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* The heroes of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'' are dogged by this trope, between being unable to [[Nuke'Em|stop the nuke from being fired successfully]] to failing to prevent a [[Colony Drop]]. |
* The heroes of ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory]]'' are dogged by this trope, between being unable to [[Nuke'Em|stop the nuke from being fired successfully]] to failing to prevent a [[Colony Drop]]. |
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** Even worse, [[Zeta Gundam|Jamitov Hymem and Bask Ohm use the entire incident as justification for the formation of the Titans]]. Everyone losses. |
** Even worse, [[Zeta Gundam|Jamitov Hymem and Bask Ohm use the entire incident as justification for the formation of the Titans]]. Everyone losses. |
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* Played a straight in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|End of Evangelion]]'', where Shinji arrives too late to save Asuka from being eaten alive, and as a result, gets to see the remains of her Evangelion Unit-02 being thrown on the ground. He is subsequently crucified by the MP |
* Played a straight in ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion|End of Evangelion]]'', where Shinji arrives too late to save Asuka from being eaten alive, and as a result, gets to see the remains of her Evangelion Unit-02 being thrown on the ground. He is subsequently crucified by the MP EVAs. |
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** Subverted in the Manga version, where Shinji ''does'' arrive in time to save Asuka from being eaten alive. He still gets crucified, though, and this time both Shinji and EVA-01 get giant holes in their hands. |
** Subverted in the Manga version, where Shinji ''does'' arrive in time to save Asuka from being eaten alive. He still gets crucified, though, and this time both Shinji and EVA-01 get giant holes in their hands. |
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*** And played with in Rebuild 2.22, where Kaworu arrives too late to prevent Shinji from initiating Third Impact and thus the end of the world, but arrives just in time to stop Shinji from letting it progress too far. Apparently, though, an alien piloting a giant alien in robot armor is able to throw a spear from above planetary orbit... |
*** And played with in Rebuild 2.22, where Kaworu arrives too late to prevent Shinji from initiating Third Impact and thus the end of the world, but arrives just in time to stop Shinji from letting it progress too far. Apparently, though, an alien piloting a giant alien in robot armor is able to throw a spear from above planetary orbit... |
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