human self-sacrifice theme
A character helps another character, or does something for a worthy cause, at a significant cost or risk to themself.
39 total · 3 choice · 9 major · 27 minor
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| movie: Master of the Shadowless Kick: Wong Kei-Ying (2016) | choice | countless variations |
| voy1x01/02 | choice | future Harry for Voyager crew |
| voy2x26 | choice | Chakotay for his apparent son |
| ldr2019e3x08 | major | In one interpretation of the story, Harper sacrificed herself by gouging out her eyes and cutting off her ears to prevent the evil entity from getting out of its underground prison. |
| movie: Assassin 33 AD (2020) | major | Much was made of Jesus sacrificing himself on the cross to atone for the sins of humankind. |
| movie: District 9 (2009) | major | Wikus risks his life fighting paramilitary force in orer to save Christopher and his son |
| movie: Phoenix 2772 (1980) | major | The film concluded with Godo willingly giving his life to revitalize the Earth. |
| movie: SpiderMan: No Way Home (2021) | major | Peter was faced with this decision in a big way: Should he erase himself from everyone's memories, including those of his lover and best friend, to protect the multiverse from falling into chaos? |
| movie: Sunshine (2007) | major | The lion's share of the eight astronauts sacrificed themselves in one way or another to deliver their nuclear payload into the sun. |
| movie: The Last Temptation of Christ (1988) | major | The story builds up to and concludes with Jesus dying willingly on the cross to save humankind from their manifold sins. |