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Contrast [[First Episode Resurrection]], where the hero gets powers from dying him- or herself. Also see [[Someone Has to Do It]]. Related to [[Subbing for Santa]]. Sometimes applies to a [[Legacy Character]]. Can result in [[And Then John Was a Zombie]]. See also [[Power Copying]]. Compare [[Finish Him]]. See [[Finders Rulers]] for when this is affected by looting a [[MacGuffin]] off the corpse.
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== Anime and Manga ==
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** It was also implied that {{spoiler|Sakurazukamoris can only be killed by the one they love most}}
* One way to obtain possession of a ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' {{spoiler|or a world famous detective's title}} is to kill its current owner.
* Subverted in ''[[Code Geass]]'': {{spoiler|A sufficiently powerful Geass User can kill the immortal who gave them their powers, thereby becoming an immortal themselves. The subversion is that most immortals ''want'' to be killed (because [[Who Wants to Live Forever?]]?) and typically trick their partners into going through with it.}}
** Interestingly enough, {{spoiler|Lelouch becomes the Emperor of Brittania and then Suzaku becomes ''Zero'' by both killing the previous holder of those titles. These were just part of Lelouch's final [[Xanatos Gambit]] rather than a tradition, though.}}
* In ''[[Baccano (Light Novel)|Baccano]]'', an immortal who "eats" another immortal receives all of their knowledge and memories in the process. The demon who set the rules ''claims'' that it's so that he gets something out of the contract when the last immortal gets sick of living and summons him again to be devoured, but you can't help but wonder if he didn't just want to see Szilard [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity|totally lose his shit and start killing everyone]] {{smallcaps|[[For Science!]]!}} (which he does).
* The only way to get the Number One headband in ''[[Afro Samurai (Anime)|Afro Samurai]]'' is to kill the one who has it, but they have to have the Number Two headband, which is ''also'' obtained by killing whoever has it.
** The difference is that while the Number One can only be challenged by Number Two, Number Two can be challenged by ''anyone''. An episode ''does'' show more headbands (at least up to Number Seven, IIRC), but their purpose is never explicitly explained in the series.
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* The 1995 horror film ''Ice Cream Man'' ends with {{spoiler|Small Paul in an asylum after killing the killer ice cream man, hinting that he would be taking his place}}.
* In ''[[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|The Man With the Golden Gun]]'', Scaramanga shoots Hai Fat. When an assistant comes in, he simply says "Mr Fat has just resigned. I'm the new Chairman of the Board".
* In the end of the Fourth and fifth installments of ''[[Friday the
* One of the Chaos! comics has Laurie taking Michael's place after killing him in ''[[Halloween (Film)|Halloween]] H20''. This was ultimately rendered non-canon by Resurrection though.
** The ending of ''Halloween II (2009)'' on the other hand ends with Laurie becoming as crazy, evil and twisted as Michael, even briefly putting on his mask, after killing him.
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* Among the Children of the Light in the [[Wheel of Time]], there is an almost-forgotten section in their law entitled Trial by the Light. One Child claims his right to Trial by the Light to bring another to justice, then the two fight a lethal duel, and the loser's rank and property are forefit to the victor. Galad invokes this to {{spoiler|become Lord Captain Commander of the Children of the Light}}.
** There is also the tradition of Blademasters. One of the two methods of becoming a Blademaster is to kill a Blademaster in fair single combat with swords, upon which you get his rank and his sword (traditionally marked with a heron).
* The hero in the ''[[Sword of Truth]]'' series, at the end of the first book, takes control over the [[Big Bad]]'s whole country after killing him, although in this case it had more to do with Richard being {{spoiler|[[Luke, I Am Your Father|the Big Bad's son]].}}
** There's also the issue in a later book where he is attacked by thirty extremely skilled swordsmen, manages to kill them all, and has the wife of several of them (polygamist society) insist she is his wife now.
* In ''[[Dune]]'', a Fremen who kills another in honorable combat is entitled to possession of the water in his body, which is extracted prior to cremation. And gets his wife as well. He also gets the responsibility of having to take care of the wife and children.
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** And of course, one could mention that America ''killed'' the Soviet Union and ''bought'' the mujahadeen.
* In Renaissance and Enlightenment Europe, duly constituted witch hunters were permitted to confiscate the material goods of those they condemned. Some believe this may have adversely [[Unfortunate Implications|affected their objectivity.]]
** This actually dates back at least to the Code of Hammurabi (ancient Sumer/Babylon). Accuse a guy of witchcraft, and he has to go jump in the sacred river. If he dies, you can have his stuff (but if he lives, you owe him some money for the inconvenience). Good reason to [[Super Not
*** Wow. This is infinitely better then the other version - if you die, you are exonerated, and if you live, you are killed for being a witch.
** It's believed this is part of why Giles Corey just flat out refused to testify in the Salem Witch Trials - since he hasn't been convicted of Witchcraft when he died, the government can't confiscate his land so it stays in his family.
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