Random Anime Sacrifices That Were Done In Vain (16 items)

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  (#8) Apocalymon Fails To End The World In 'Digimon Adventure'

  The final conflict of Digimon Adventure is resolved after the main villain makes an utterly pointless sacrifice. Apocalymon, the final boss of the series, decides to take out both the Real World and the Digital World with an explosive attack called Total Annihilation.

  The explosion is largely contained by the children's Digivices, and so Apocalymon only succeeds in killing himself. 
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  (#10) Kōsetsu Urabe Doesn't Realize His Opponent Can Stop Time In 'Code Geass'

  In an effort to take down the seemingly invincible Rolo Lamperouge, Kōsetsu Urabe decides to make his Knightmare Frame self-destruct. The mecha's explosion kills Urabe, but it doesn't put a dent in his adversary.

  Unbeknownst to Urabe, his opponent possesses the ability to stop time, so he has no trouble escaping the explosion. Urabe's sacrifice wasn't totally in vain, since it allowed Lelouch and Kallen to get away, but it didn't yield the result he was aiming for. 
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  (#12) Vanessa Rene Dies Protecting An Invulnerable Woman In 'Madlax'

  If you're going to sacrifice your life for someone, you should first make sure they can actually feel pain. When a talented sniper takes aim at Madlax, Vanessa, the hero's lover, dives in front of the bullet without a second thought.

  Vanessa dies from the resulting injuries, which is a shame, as Madlax would have been totally fine. 

  Thanks to her recently awakened supernatural abilities, Madlax is basically invulnerable, so there's no reason she couldn't have taken a bullet. Vanessa's sacrifice only causes her partner emotional pain. 
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  (#1) Deidara

  While in the heat of battle, it's usually a bad idea to base decisions on pride, and Deidara learns this the hard way when he squares off against Sasuke Uchiha.

  While Deidara thinks of his explosive attacks as an art form, Sasuke doesn't feel the same way. To prove the hero wrong, Deidara unleashes his most powerful attack, which turns his body into a massive bomb. He dies when it detonates, but he hopes to take Sasuke out with him.

  Even though Sasuke is exhausted, he still manages to survive the blast by summoning the giant snake Manda to serve as a shield. After this, Sasuke teleports to safety, making Deidara's final sacrifice utterly fruitless. 
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  (#6) The Tsumegeri Guards Take A Fatal Power-Up In 'One Piece'

  Hero Water is the perfect ingredient for anyone looking to become a human sacrifice. This dangerous substance gives users superhuman strength, but also kills them within five minutes of consumption.

  While this sounds like a terrible trade-off, the Tsumegeri Guards seem to disagree, as they happily drink Hero Water in an attempt to take down the all-powerful Crocodile.

  Their plan might have worked if Crocodile was actually willing to take them on, but instead, he simply avoids their attacks. After five minutes passed, all the guards drop dead, and Crocodile continues on his merry way. 
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  (#7) Kazuma Saves A Girl From A Slow-Moving Tractor In 'KonoSuba'

  This sacrifice takes the cake for being the most humiliating and pointless death ever. While walking outside, Kazuma mistakenly thinks a truck is going to run over a girl on the street. But in the next scene, it is revealed that the girl was never in danger since the "truck" was actually a slow-moving tractor that was going to stop anyway. Instead of dying because he heroically pushed a girl out of harm's way, Kazuma died out of pure shock and fear. Apparently, he even wet his pants. Poor Kazuma.

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