Heroic Sacrifice/Quotes
"You say that your one life and the remaining tens of thousands of lives have equal worth?
One life has only the worth of that one life itself, and is no more or less than that."
Don't be so conceited, human.—Fuhrer President King Bradley, Fullmetal Alchemist
"Then out spake brave Horatius,
And the temples of his Gods"
The Captain of the Gate:
"To every man upon this earth
Death cometh soon or late.
And how can man die better
Than facing fearful odds,
For the ashes of his fathers,—Thomas Babington Macaulay, Horatius
"It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again, who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause, who at best knows achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat."
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to, than I have ever known."—Sydney Carton, A Tale of Two Cities
"Trunks, Bulma. I do this for you. And yes, even for you, Kakarot."—Vegeta, Dragonball Z
Rita: Would you die for me?
Rita's Husband: Well then I would yeah. But I'm not just going to die for your entertainment.
Rita's Husband: Well, what are the circumstances? You mean like to save your life?
Rita: Yeah, exactly.—Just For Laughs
The Transcendent One: Does he really matter to you?
The Transcendent One: Then... die.
Annah: He matters to me more than life!
"It appears we will both be giving our lives for your people."—Mitth'ras'safis, Outbound Flight
Gav: Does it count as a selfless sacrifice if you clone yourself before your suicide mission?
Kevyn: I'm putting it on my resume and hoping nobody asks.
The Doctor: We beam all the people out of the data core, the computer will reset and stop the countdown. Difficult, Charlotte doesn't have enough memory space left to make the transfer. Easy! I'll hook myself up to the computer and she can borrow my memory space!
The Doctor: Yeah, it's easy to criticise.
River Song: Difficult! It'll kill you stone dead!—Doctor Who, "Forest of the Dead"
Spock: Do not grieve, Admiral. It is logical. The needs of the many outweigh...
Spock: Or the one.
Kirk: The needs of the few.
Taurus Bulba: No doubt you keep such poor company to have someone to listen to your dismal diatribes and declarations. But tell me, are you willing to die for them?
Darkwing: Gladly.—Darkwing Duck, "The Duck Knight Returns"
"This is bullshit! Why did you die for me?"—Ragna the Bloodedge, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
Freudia: (on self inflicted injuries) I seem to have overdone it a little, but I will be fine... Tia, you need to go after Iris!
Freudia: Leave Karl to me. I shall take care of everything here, so rest assured. I have no time to explain, but you are the only one who has a chance of defeating Iris.
Spiritia: But... I can't just leave you here. I have to release Karl, too.
Cielo, Digital Devil Saga
"When it goes off, I'll be fine. It only affects AIs, right? And I am a motherfucking ghost."—Church, Red vs. Blue
"Superman..."—The Iron Giant, The Iron Giant
"Death need not be the end of hope!"—Leonard, Drakengard
Schmendrick: Not all the magic in the world can help her now.
Lir: Of course. That's exactly what heroes are for. (He runs out and Takes the Bullet for his love)
Molly: Then what is magic for?! What is the use of wizardry if it cannot save a unicorn?
Schmendrick: (sadly) That's what heroes are for.
Peter Pettigrew: You don’t understand! He would have killed me, Sirius!
Sirius Black: THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED! DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!
Commander Shepard: I'm sorry.
Mordin Solus: I'm not. Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong.
Victory. At any cost.
Lordgenome: My soul once drowned in a sea of despair and weariness, but has reawakened! If this body can create a tomorrow for all spiral life, I will gladly give it.—Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann