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A scene where a character is so obsessed with their target and/or are gonna die anyway, that they keep trying to reach it even though their body is breaking down around them -- usually because whatever side doesn't want them to reach the switch/button/Instant Win Condition/Keystone begins unloading a massive payload of bullets. Robots are prone to walking their way through a wall of bullet fire; whether their charge fulfills this trope or not depends really on if their limbs blow up/fall off, or they sustain very heavy damage. If not... it's probably more like Made of Iron taken literally. If The Juggernaut and The Hero have a final showdown, this is likely how it will play out. Usually takes one of three common forms:

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  • A scene where a character is so obsessed with their target and/or are gonna die anyway, that they keep trying to reach it even though their body is breaking down around them -- usually because whatever side doesn't want them to reach the switch/button/Instant Win Condition/Keystone begins unloading a massive payload of bullets. Robots are prone to walking their way through a wall of bullet fire; whether their charge fulfills this trope or not depends really on if their limbs blow up/fall off, or they sustain very heavy damage. If not... it's probably more like Made of Iron taken literally. If The Juggernaut and The Hero have a final showdown, this is likely how it will play out. Usually takes one of three common forms:
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  • A scene where a character is so obsessed with their target and/or are gonna die anyway, that they keep trying to reach it even though their body is breaking down around them -- usually because whatever side doesn't want them to reach the switch/button/Instant Win Condition/Keystone begins unloading a massive payload of bullets. Robots are prone to walking their way through a wall of bullet fire; whether their charge fulfills this trope or not depends really on if their limbs blow up/fall off, or they sustain very heavy damage. If not... it's probably more like Made of Iron taken literally. If The Juggernaut and The Hero have a final showdown, this is likely how it will play out. Usually takes one of three common forms: 1. * If it's a villain, usually the villain will have their legs blown off somehow and end up crawling toward their target before being put out of their misery by the hero. In most cases, the villain NEVER reaches the target unless it's a Self-Destruct Mechanism... in which case it's a Taking You with Me kind of thing. 2. * If it's a hero, the hero will begin their dash but be mowed down before reaching the target, dooming their teammates and on occasion, the whole world in the process. Usually this is done for a Downer Ending. 3. * Alternatively, the hero will make it to their target. The hero will then either quietly die while being unable to move or be found by their teammates at the brink of death and taken to the super doctor. Related to Rasputinian Death, may be a form of Heroic Sacrifice, or not, depending on how it goes. Basically You Shall Not Pass from the other guy's point of view. Contrast with Foe-Tossing Charge, where the charge isn't quite so self-destructive. Usually a Death Trope, and therefore frequently a Dying Moment of Awesome. Examples of Self-Destructive Charge include:
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