human self-sacrifice theme
A character helps another character, or does something for a worthy cause, at a significant cost or risk to themself.
37 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 26 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: 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. |
| movie: Virus (1980) | major | Dr. Yoshizumi and Captain McCloud took it upon themselves to travel to the United States mainland to prevent an automated nuclear weapons strike on the former Soviet Union knowing it would most likely result in them contracting the MM88 virus. |