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The Hero and The Big Bad have had their climactic battle. The Hero wins but chooses to spare the Big Bad, be it to prove he is better or because he doesn't want to kill (mostly also because the Big Bad was begging for his life). As the hero turns and walks away, triumphant, the villain lets out a scream of rage and charges after the hero, attempting to stab him in the back. The Hero decides that one chance to change was enough; he won't give the villain a second. He either kills the Big Bad or disarms the villain entirely. Examples of Backstab Backfire include:

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  • The Hero and The Big Bad have had their climactic battle. The Hero wins but chooses to spare the Big Bad, be it to prove he is better or because he doesn't want to kill (mostly also because the Big Bad was begging for his life). As the hero turns and walks away, triumphant, the villain lets out a scream of rage and charges after the hero, attempting to stab him in the back. The Hero decides that one chance to change was enough; he won't give the villain a second. He either kills the Big Bad or disarms the villain entirely. Examples of Backstab Backfire include:
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  • The Hero and The Big Bad have had their climactic battle. The Hero wins but chooses to spare the Big Bad, be it to prove he is better or because he doesn't want to kill (mostly also because the Big Bad was begging for his life). As the hero turns and walks away, triumphant, the villain lets out a scream of rage and charges after the hero, attempting to stab him in the back. The Hero decides that one chance to change was enough; he won't give the villain a second. He either kills the Big Bad or disarms the villain entirely. Often sub-trope of Karmic Death; here it is not Karma but the Hero who did the killing. The hero often uses an Offhand Backhand in this situation. Thematically related to Never Bring a Knife to A Fist Fight: By showing his lack of moral integrity, the villain dooms himself to defeat. It also allows the hero to kill the villain without the hero killing the villain in cold blood, because that would be unheroic. Unless the hero is a Combat Pragmatist who doesn't have a problem with taking the most sensible but morally questionable course of action. Compare Self-Disposing Villain. It should not be confused with Taking You with Me, which is where a character after being spared attempts to kill his enemy with full knowledge and/or intentions of his/her own death as a result. Examples of Backstab Backfire include:
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