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[[File:horatiuscropped 2549.jpg|link=Ancient Rome|frame|Horatius suggesting to the Etruscans that bridge-crossing and Rome-sacking isn't happening.<ref>As recounted in the ''Lays of Ancient Rome''.</ref>]]
{{quote|''"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! '''[[Trope Namer|YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!]]'''"''|'''Gandalf'''
▲{{quote|''"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udûn. Go back to the Shadow! '''[[Trope Namer|YOU! SHALL NOT! PASS!]]'''"''|'''Gandalf''', ''[[The Lord of the Rings (film)|The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring]]''}}
A specific kind of [[Heroic Sacrifice]].
Things are looking real bad for Our Heroes. [[Ultimate Evil]] has run amok, civilization is crumbling around them, and an endless army of monsters is hot on their heels, with the [[Hero-Killer]] leading the charge. Things are looking truly grim, when one character (sometimes two), usually one of [[The Obi-Wan|the older]] [[The Big Guy|or stronger ones]], falls behind—possibly [[More Hero Than Thou|insisting that the others go on]]. In order to allow the other heroes to escape/reach their destination/
In extreme cases, where they ''must'' [[Bring News Back]], one character gets sent on and everyone else stays to give him time to escape.
May overlap with [[Last Stand]], where the characters want to make the opposing forces pay. On the other hand, in [[Last Stand]], if they can maximize their damage by a suicidal action, they will do so; in '''You Shall Not Pass''', the characters try to maximize the time even if they inflict fewer casualties that way. (When the aims don't conflict, a character can do both.)
If the character is wounded, they may say [[I Will Only Slow You Down]] and [[Go On Without Me]]. This may allow an exception to the rule [[No One Gets Left Behind]], but often, the other characters are driven on only when it is impossible to return, or the character is dead.
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* "[[Obi-Wan Moment|I've gone as far as I can go]]. Keep going! I will hold them off as long as I can."
* Leader: "Where's so-and-so?!" Protagonist: ''(silently shakes head)'' or "[[He Didn't Make It]]"
* "[[Taking You with Me|I'll take a few of them with me]] before it's done!"
See [[Self-Destructive Charge]], which is a similar situation but from the view of the one not allowed to pass.
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Frequently a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] (especially [[Dying Moment of Awesome]].) Contrast with [[The Rest Shall Pass]]. If [[Hero Secret Service|enough]] of [[In the End You Are on Your Own|the cast]] get [[Battle Royale With Cheese|in on this]], it results in a [[Dwindling Party]]. See also [[Stand Your Ground]].
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[[Category:Death Tropes]]
[[Category:Dying Moment of Awesome]]▼
[[Category:Military and Warfare Tropes]]
▲[[Category:Heroic Sacrifices]]
[[Category:This Index Is in The Way]]
▲[[Category:Dying Moment of Awesome]]
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