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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Illyria:''' Try not to die. You are not unpleasant to my eyes.
'''Gunn:''' Uh, thanks. You... try not to die too.
|''[[Angel]]'', "Not Fade Away"}}
When heroes are about to go [[Storming the Castle]], or facing impossible and deadly odds,
Compare [[How Dare You Die on Me!]]
{{examples}}
== Advertising ==
* This was the basis of an ad campaign for cellular phones, where one character would be in the process of dropping dead, while someone else would be standing over him, ''berating him for dying'' because the new phone was about to come out and he'd miss it (along the lines of, "What are you stupid, having a heart attack before they release this phone?"), ending with the tag line, "Try Not to Die."▼
== Anime and Manga ==
* ''[[Death Note]]'': L has one in the "Bang!" scene.
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** Also the main gist of the prayer/oath that Renji chants when he, Ichigo, Rukia, Ishida and Chad split up during the beginning of the Hueco Mundo arc.
* Also invoked by Misato in the last line of the first episode of ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]].''
* In ''[[
** "So how did the revenge go?" [[Funny Moments (Sugar Wiki)|"I died!"]]
* [[Kiddy Grade]] - {{spoiler|Éclair}} to her troops in a flashback: "one final order: don't get killed."
* This is said to Guts a couple of times in ''[[Berserk]]'', most notably when {{spoiler|Guts gives Casca a path to escape from an ambush by an enemy army}} and Casca tells Guts that she would return with help, but until then...
{{quote|'''Casca''': "...DON'T DIE!"}}
* In ''[[
{{quote|'''Misaka:''' It's about the [[Wager Slave|penalty game]]!
'''Touma:''' You said what!?
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* The ''[[Runaways]]'' have ''"Try Not To Die"'' as their [[Catch Phrase|team motto]].
==
▲* This was the basis of an ad campaign for cellular phones, where one character would be in the process of dropping dead, while someone else would be standing over him, ''berating him for dying'' because the new phone was about to come out and he'd miss it (along the lines of, "What are you stupid, having a heart attack before they release this phone?"), ending with the tag line, "Try Not to Die."
* Just before the [[Storming the Castle|Battle of Canterlot]] in ''[[Ponies Make War]]'', Twilight orders Sir Unimpressive to survive no matter what, so [[Crazy Prepared|he can take over in case she dies herself.]]
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== Literature ==
* ''[[Discworld]]'':
* The three rules of the Borogravian army in ''[[Discworld/Monstrous Regiment|Monstrous Regiment]]'', as explained by [[Sergeant Rock|Sergeant Jackrum]]:▼
** In ''[[
{{quote|"One obey orders, two give it to the enemy good and hard, three don't die! I intend to assist you in the execution of all three!"}}▼
▲** In ''[[Discworld/Feet of Clay|Feet of Clay]]'', Vimes orders Corporal Littlebottom to ''not'' let go of the slippery pole she's clinging to and fall in the giant vat of molten candle wax down below.
** In another Watch novel, Lady Sybil says to Vimes "Try not to get hurt", and he replies with something like "I always do, dear. The criminals don't always co-operate, though."
▲** The three rules of the Borogravian army in ''[[
▲{{quote|"One obey orders, two give it to the enemy good and hard, three don't die! I intend to assist you in the execution of all three!"}}
* In ''[[The Wheel of Time]],'' the Aiel's standard way to say good night is "Sleep well and wake." (As in, live long enough to wake up tomorrow.)
* In [[David Gemmell]]'s ''Legend'', as the [[Zerg Rush|unstoppable horde]] reaches the thin line of defenders, the reluctant hero asks [[Badass Grandpa]] Druss: "Any last words of advice?"
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* Haymitch's repeated line of "advice" for how to survive ''[[The Hunger Games]]'': "Stay alive."
== Live
* The exchange quoted above, during the series finale of ''[[Angel]]''.
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] to Faith:
{{quote|"First rule of being a slayer? '''Don't die!'''"}}
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** [http://schlockmercenary.com/d/20040128.html It's also their first priority]: To survive long enough to get paid. Naturally, ''getting'' paid is a very close number two.
*** [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/d/20000804.html Sometimes survival comes in second.] It probably depends on how broke they are.
* Phrased as "Don't die" in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605001957/http://noneedforbushido.com/2007/comic/285/ this] ''[[No Need for Bushido]]'' comic.
** Not to mention Ken's [https://web.archive.org/web/20130817150631/http://noneedforbushido.com/2009/comic/342/ advice on war], which ends up turning into a [[Survival Mantra]] -- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130605002626/http://noneedforbushido.com/2010/comic/392/ "Don't stop not dying!"]
* In ''[[Girly]]''
{{quote|'''Officer Hipbone''': Just don't go getting yourself ''killed'', okay?
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