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* Kaiba in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]].'' But it's subverted in a way. The Pharaoh doesn't care! He would have gone ahead and knocked Kaiba off of the rooftop if not for Yugi's intervention. The fact that the Pharoh is willing to go so far to win promptly puts Yugi in a [[Heroic BSOD]].

* In an early episode of ''[[Code Geass]]'', Lelouch threatened suicide when C.C. tried to stop him from walking into an [[Obvious Trap]] -- he couldn't threaten her since she has a [[Healing Factor]]. He's also managed to convince people to follow his orders in a similar fashion.

* In the first ''[[Vampire Hunter D]]'' movie, the female lead threatens to bite out her tongue and bleed to death unless the villains leave her brother and the town doctor alone.

* In ''[[Trigun]]'' Wolfwood seems to do this, to provide a visual example on how someone's chosen action will lead to the death of hundreds. It is quickly revealed however, that he never intended to put himself in any danger, and was using an empty clip.

== Films -- Live-Action ==

* ''[[Blazing Saddles]]''. See the above picture. "Back off or this nigger gets it!" What makes this especially [[Crowning Moment of Funny|funny]] and [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|awesome]] is that the townspeople who were about to ''lynch'' him moments before are suddenly saying things like "Won't someone help that poor man?".

* ''[[The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy (film)|The Hitchhikers Guide to The Galaxy]]''

* ''[[John Q]]'': A borderline case, in that his death would actually accomplish something.

* Will does this in the first ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' movie. Initially, however, it only really leaves Barbossa and his men confused, and Will has to explain who he is and why they should care whether he dies - they need his blood to lift their curse.

* In Chris Hiemerdinger's ''Feathered Serpent'', part 2, Melody threatens to kill herself if King Jacob kills a few of his men (who made a mess up) seeing as he needs her alive to convince her uncle to help him, he agrees. Granted, she doesn't have a gun, she uses a knife.

* In the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' novel ''The Shattered Alliance'', Lim-Dul comments on this trope after pulling a [[Grand Theft Me]] on {{spoiler|Jaya Ballard}}.

* In ''[[Shatterpoint]]'', Mace Windu takes himself hostage to coerce {{spoiler|his renegade padawan Depa}}, referring to himself as "the only hostage a Jedi could legally take". He comments on it, later:

'''Mace:''' "I was the only one available." }}

* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'': In ''Grave Peril'', Harry gets past Leanansidhe by {{spoiler|poisoning himself. His friend has the antidote}}, which he'll exchange for Lea's word that she'll leave Harry alone for a year and a day.