Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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A character intentionally dies to save others.
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Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
167
No
9
10
howdywrites
Technically yes, a line cook does
TV Show • 2023 Report
Yes
125
No
25
11
cetacn
episode two: [ spoiler ] tess sacrifices herself in order to save joel and ellie. she sets fire to the capitol building to eliminate the infected. she is inside when this happens. it happens at around 50:00.
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
123
No
2
6
KamiSteele
There is a scene where two elderly folks ritualistically jump off a cliff, with one not dying on impact and needing to be euthanized with a mallet. The context is that, past a certain age, traditionally villagers opt to die for religious reasons. There's a later scene with two villagers volunteering to be ritualistically sacrificed via immolation as part of their culture's traditions, but later shots imply they regretted their decision before death.
Movie Report
Yes
107
No
0
TV Show • 2022 Report
Yes
94
No
9
8
Anonymous
they don't die, but wednesday is shot with an arrow to protect someone
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
81
No
1
13
Smiliey
Deadpool and wolverine in the end, but they both survive
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
78
No
5
17
KARINdipity
[SPOILERS]
I saw the ending as the main character sacrificing herself so she doesn’t hurt another character
I saw the ending as the main character sacrificing herself so she doesn’t hurt another character
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
73
No
27
4
thriceinarow
S2
E2
A child sacrifices themselves at the end of episode 6
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
72
No
3
5
biirthdaybread
It's debated whether it was suicide or a sacrifice
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
71
No
1
14
onlycallisto
The main female character
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
68
No
5
TV Show • 2016 Report
Yes
65
No
1
4
Mike attempts to sacrifice himself to save Dustin but is saved
Movie • 2024 Report
Yes
65
No
1
10
JustJessee
The woman who sacrifices herself is not shown dying, it is implied.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
64
No
10
7
Vitya
S6
E6
This is Supernatural, someone always sacrifices themself
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
56
No
17
3
tinyturtle
It appears as if Jake is going to sacrifice himself, but he is interrupted
Video Game • 2024 Report
Yes
53
No
0
1
KamiSteele
It's revealed that Curly's injuries are not the result of him deliberately crashing the ship, but trying to get them back on course after Jimmy sabotaged the autopilot in a murder-suicide attempt.
Daisuke climbs into a vent he was told was dangerous to reach Anya after she locks herself inside the medbay with Curly, only to discover her post-suicide body and dying shortly after. However, that is less 'sacrificing yourself' and more 'being sacrificed through coercion.'
The game ends with Jimmy shoving a heavily mutilated Curly into the last working cryopod, then shooting himself just offscreen as it begins to activate. However, this is one of the few cases in fiction where it's actually treated as a villainous act, as Jimmy severely abused multiple people, including Curly, and is attempting to die with a clean conscience and a delusion of being a 'hero' who 'fixed everything' rather than deal with the consequences of his actions. Curly's fate is unknown after this, but it looks bleak.
Daisuke climbs into a vent he was told was dangerous to reach Anya after she locks herself inside the medbay with Curly, only to discover her post-suicide body and dying shortly after. However, that is less 'sacrificing yourself' and more 'being sacrificed through coercion.'
The game ends with Jimmy shoving a heavily mutilated Curly into the last working cryopod, then shooting himself just offscreen as it begins to activate. However, this is one of the few cases in fiction where it's actually treated as a villainous act, as Jimmy severely abused multiple people, including Curly, and is attempting to die with a clean conscience and a delusion of being a 'hero' who 'fixed everything' rather than deal with the consequences of his actions. Curly's fate is unknown after this, but it looks bleak.
TV Show • 2010 Report
Yes
48
No
17
2
Anonymous
a character who is already terminally bit allows himself to be eaten alive to buy another character time
TV Show • 2020 Report
Yes
48
No
0
3
MaskedCorvid
S3
E3
There's only one time where a character sacrifices themself and dies, Season 3 episode 1
There's also several scenes where a character tries to sacrifice themselves: the last 2 episodes of season 1, Season 2 Episode 7, Season 2 episode 19, and Season 2 episode 21.
There's also several scenes where a character tries to sacrifice themselves: the last 2 episodes of season 1, Season 2 Episode 7, Season 2 episode 19, and Season 2 episode 21.
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
48
No
0
5
Kiki_the_cat
The main character sacrifices themselves to safe the city
TV Show • 2021 Report
Yes
47
No
8
8
bonkersbinch
They don't die, but they offer themselves up to a character to take out her frustration and is beaten to a pulp
Movie • 2018 Report
Yes
46
No
5
11
Everyman
SPOILERS: One character asks another to set fire to an artifact which they believe will save the family. The second character refuses, and the first burns the artifact, inadvertently killing the other.
Movie • 1997 Report
Yes
42
No
3
2
saste12
In a way, yes. Some characters choose to embrace death and just drown rather than try to get on the life boats.
Video Game Report
Yes
42
No
0
4
fadedecho
ranboo in hitting on sixteen, tommy in his finale streams
Movie • 2001 Report
Yes
42
No
0
5
Pantalones
There are two separate instances of self-sacrifice.
The first is Harry's parents dying to protect him from Voldemort.
The second is during a life-sized game of chess, a character sacrifices himself so his friends can win the game. He is knocked out but not killed.
The first is Harry's parents dying to protect him from Voldemort.
The second is during a life-sized game of chess, a character sacrifices himself so his friends can win the game. He is knocked out but not killed.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
41
No
3
3
Invalidbeast
Multiple times
Podcast Report
Yes
41
No
0
5
Kriz
Multiple characters sacrifices themselves or others, as well as the topic offhandedly mentioned throughout the story
Movie • 2019 Report
Yes
40
No
2
3
NepetaLeijon
In the season 1 finale
Movie • 2023 Report
Yes
39
No
35
7
icallitjustice
Actually, yes. The young boy clearly throws himself at both his mum and his older sister to save his younger sister, which consequentially leads to him being killed instead of the little sister.
TV Show • 2005 Report
Yes
39
No
9
4
cjamie71
in one of the early seasons, a character sacrifices himself to save someone else from being hit by a bus
Movie • 2022 Report
Yes
37
No
6
10
malovela
Not completely. Two persons try to rescue someone else, knowing that they're risking their own life to a greater or lesser extent: one of them by going back into a terrifying and dangerous place after escaping; the other by helping someone to escape, thus slowing themselves down somewhat. Neither dies as a direct result of their semi-sacrifice.