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It doesn't even have to be bystanders telling the hero to [[Kill Him Already]]. It could be a particularly noble [[Hostage Situation|hostage]] telling him to [[Go Through Me]] if he has to but not let the bad guy get away with it. It could be the villain himself, realizing that if this is the end, at least he can get a satisfying [[Not So Different]] moment out of it. It's usually the speaker that determines whether the point of the situation is about the courage to do the right thing under pressure or the courage to do something unpleasant but absolutely necessary.
When [[The Hero]] objects to the situation, it's [[Get It Over With]]. Sometimes the villain will attempt to goad him into it by daring him to [[Strike Me Down
Compare [[Finish Him!]], where a superior orders it without its being necessary, or unpleasant to the superior at least, [[Kill Us Both]], where one good guy is just barely restraining the villain and tells his teammates to kill them both rather than let the villain escape, and [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?]], where it's the villains that don't take the direct approach in offing the hero when the opportunity arises. [[Opposite Tropes|Opposite]] of [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him]].
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* This is Legato's ultimate goal in ''[[Trigun]]'', and in the end he succeeds in getting Vash to pull the trigger. He really, really deserved it by that point, though.
** There are MANY examples of this trope over the course of the show, due to Vash's strict humanitarian pacifism compared to the morally questionable natures of most of the side characters.
* When Soichiro Yagami finally catches Mello in ''[[
* In ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', Seto Kaiba threatens to commit suicide if Yugi Mutou wins their duel, and Yami Yugi presses Yugi to go through with his move. (The English dub [[Dub Induced Plot Hole|attempts]] to [[Never Say "Die"|make this less clear]].)
* Son Goku from ''[[
** On the other hand he pulled a [[Kill Him Already]] when Gohan went mad and started toying with Perfect Cell.
** Oddly enough, Goku had no such reluctance to kill when he was a child. He killed Demon King Piccolo without hesitation (and in, by Dragonball standards, relatively gruesome fashion at that), and pretty much single-handedly wiped out the Red Ribbon Army. But for whatever reason he changed his ways as an adult, Goku ''benefitted'' from letting his enemies live, because [[Defeat Equals Friendship|several of them became his allies afterward]].
* In ''[[Sailor Moon]] R'', Berthier, one of the creepiest and most sadistic villains in the series, told the heroes to "Just finish her off" after she had been defeated. When they didn't, she reformed.
* ''[[Monster (
** This is actually very much like the Trigun example above, since both are cases of the villain trying to push [[Friend to All Living Things|our]] [[The Messiah|hero]] to commit an act that shatters their pacifistic idealism. Except Tenma ''doesn't'' shoot Johan. The boy's [[Papa Wolf|drunk, loser father does]] and Tenma repudiates Johan's philosophy by saving Johan's life ''again.''
* A variant of this appears in ''[[Legend of Galactic Heroes]]''. At the battle of Vermillion, Yang finally manages to break through Reinhart's defenses and scatter his fleet, bringing Reinhart's flagship within range of his guns. The battle looks won... And at that moment, orders come from [[The Federation]]'s government for Yang to stand down and lay down arms. While Yang considers what to do with these orders, Schenkopf utters that they should just [[Kill Him Already]]. Yang does not listen.
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== [[Comics]] ==
* When ''[[
** Mark soon decides that his brother is right, though the most important of the villains that he ''thought'' he killed turned out to still be alive.
* In ''[[Astro City]]'', during the "Dark Ages" story arc, a mortally wounded Black Velvet is uncontrollably releasing a [[Hate Plague]] across the city. She begs the Silver Agent to stop it by killing her.
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'''Ricky Tan:''' All he asked for, seconds before I pulled the trigger, was that I promised not to kill you. Oh, it was so pathetic. <br />
'''Carter:''' Aw, hell no, he done gone too far. You better shoot his ass, Lee, shoot his '''ass'''! }}
* In ''[[Transformers:
* Parodied in ''[[Loaded Weapon 1]]'' when Mr. Jigsaw takes Wes Luger hostage. With Luger screaming "Shoot him!", Colt suddenly starts to convulse. The scene then flashes back several years when Colt is frozen with terror while his old partner screams "Shoot him!" while being held hostage by...''a mime pointing his fingers like a gun''.
* Played straight in the first Darkman movie, when Darkman was holding Strack (the evil exec) over the edge of the building, looking like he would drop him to his death, the following exchange occurs. Made even better because Strack was acting all genre savvy, assuming the hero will never do something as straightforward as this:
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** In ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'', [[A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing|Palpatine]] urges Anakin [[Finish Him!|to kill Count Dooku after defeating him.]] {{spoiler|He does by beheading.}}
** In ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'', however, he does the same thing to Luke after defeating {{spoiler|Darth Vader}}, [[If You Kill Him You Will Be Just Like Him|but he refuses.]]
** Also from ''[[Return of the Jedi]],'' a rare variation: [[Strike Me Down
* Anna in ''[[Van Helsing]]'' tells Aleera this after staking her, calling her out on her stupidity of giving a [[Hannibal Lecture]] rather than quickly killing her prey.
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== Live Action TV ==
* On ''[[
* ''[[Law and Order Special Victims Unit]]'' uses the [[Hostage Situation]] scenario in the episode "Fault," when the perp uses Elliot as a [[Human Shield]] in a stand-off against Olivia. Having realized earlier this episode that he and Olivia care more about each other than their duty, Elliot repeatedly tells Olivia, "Shoot him! Don't make the same mistake I made. Pull the trigger. Olivia, ''pull it!''"
* ''[[Are You Afraid of the Dark?]]?'': In ''The Tale of Cutter's Treasure,'' after Russ Keegan saves his little brother from the ghost of pirate Jonas Cutter, Dr. Vink instructs to complete the [[Because Destiny Says So|prophecy]] and stab Cutter with the magic dagger. Cutter encourages the hesitant Russ to do the same. At the last minute, he remembers the riddle from the ghost of his grandfather and realizes this is all an [[Evil Plan]] because if he completes the prophecy, Cutter's spirit will be released from [[Ironic Hell|an eternity of guarding his now-useless treasure]].
* Plenty of duels in ''[[Highlander the Series]]'' end with the defeated Immortal telling Duncan "Just do it, Highlander." And Duncan does it.
* In ''[[
* Michael got a lot of this during season 3 of ''[[Burn Notice]]'', mostly with regards to Larry and Gilroy.
** This is [[Ax Crazy|Fiona's]] suggested solution to basically everything. Ironically, she and Sam are both genuinely surprised when Michael agrees they should do this to Gilroy's boss once he shows himself.
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== Webcomics ==
* [[
** Claudita at one point, had [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119581 her sword right at the neck of the demon-possessed child]. She couldn't kill him because angels don't kill humans.
** Fr. Jose gets the mount on the demon-possessed young girl. [http://mag-isa.thecomicseries.com/comics/pl/119525 He couldn't beat her cuz he's a good guy].
* Mitzi McNinja in ''[[
** Although that one was partially justified in that her son had been possessed by a Ghost Wizard at the time, and in the heat of the moment she was afraid that she was going to be put in a position where ''she'' would have to do kill her own son.
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'''Batman''': Yeah...I do. }}
** [[Your Mileage May Vary|Depending on how you view the scene]], this is also an example of Batman using [[Batman Gambit|His Gambit]]. He does know Superman and knows that he would regret this action, but might go too far in the heat of the moment. Batman's words make Superman think through the decision very carefully, whereupon Superman decides to back off.
* In ''[[Transformers]]: [[
{{quote| '''Rattrap''': Oh, [[Hold Your Hippogriffs|for bootin' up cold]], will you just shoot him?}}
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