Heroic Sacrifices

Variation of the Heroic Sacrifice. Frequently a Dying Moment of Awesome.

Examples of characters sacrificing themselves to save others:

• Cut the Safety Rope
• Heroic Suicide
• Jumping on a Grenade
• Self-Destructive Charge (This can sometimes be played as an Heroic Sacrifice.)
• Self-Sacrifice Scheme
• Silent Scapegoat
• Someone Has to Die
• Suicide Mission
• Take Me Instead!
• Taking the Bullet
• You Shall Not Pass

Examples of this failing due to bad writing:

• Negate Your Own Sacrifice
• Senseless Sacrifice
• Stupid Sacrifice

See also:

• Going Down with the Ship (An Heroic Sacrifice for the sake of honor, rather than saving lives, usually.)
• I Don't Want to Die (Commonly found attached to the examples above, in particular "Someone Has to Die".)
• Not Afraid to Die (Can be the aversion to I Don't Want to Die, or it can be partnered with it.)
• Obi-Wan Moment (Too many Heroic Sacrifices to count.)
• Sealed Evil in a Duel (An Heroic Sacrifice, where the hero doesn't technically die.)
• Taking You with Me (You're dead meat anyway, but dammit you're going to save the world. Or, doom it, if you're the villain.)