Returns
Both words in one sentence
- Max Shreck asks the Penguin to take him instead of his son in Batman Returns, convincing him that he hates him more than anyone else.
Source: Take Me Instead - Subverted in Final Fantasy II: after the heroes kill the Emperor, the Dark Knight tries to take his place...but then the Emperor returns from hell to take back his throne.
Source: Dragon Ascendant - In the first part, he betrays a woman and sells her into sexual slavery, and she returns in the second part to take revenge in this style.
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