the-wandering-whumper:

Self Sacrifice

I’ve been thinking a lot about this trope lately. Especially when it comes to whumpees offering themselves up as the sacrificial lamb:

• The whumpee who distracts and taunts the villian so they will go after them instead of their friends
• The leader of the team who pushes the youngest one out of the way and takes the bullet/arrow/gets stabbed
• The hero who tricks their friends into staying behind so they can go off and face the villian alone
• The team memeber who surrenders and distracts the enemy just long enough for the rest of the team to get away
• The companion who skips their ration of food/water so an injured member doesn’t have to suffer further
• “I’m fine. Help the others first”

It’s my favoite kind of whump.