Tropescilloscope: Better to Die than Be Killed

Someone commits suicide to avoid falling into enemy hands. (read more at tvtropes.org)

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Is Serious Business A Father to His Men Super Strength Obstructive Bureaucrat Death of a Child Fanservice Sanity Slippage Wretched Hive Our Zombies Are Different As Himself Posthumous Character The Brute Mr. Fanservice Shout-Out Eureka Moment Death by Adaptation Flipping the Bird The '80s Offscreen Teleportation "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue Shoot the Shaggy Dog Affectionate Parody The Film of the Book Alas, Poor Villain Word of God Obviously Evil Unspoken Plan Guarantee Adaptation Expansion The Musical Paper-Thin Disguise Dropped a Bridge on Him Manly Tears Video Credits Deliberate Values Dissonance Disappeared Dad Once More, with Clarity! 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