Saiyuki: Kanan smiles as she kills herself in front of Gonou (Hakkai), she was trying to smile for his benefit presumably. Yaone would have done exactly the same thing if she'd gone through with it. Hakkai himself when he thinks he's going to be killed smiles, very creepily, as he pulls out his own eye.

Pictures of a young Argentinian nun – smiling and serene though dying from a devastating battle with cancer – have erupted on social media, with thousands sharing the images and heartfelt prayers. Her approach was very unique, he said. “I've never heard of any kind of film like this, that explores the spiritual side." Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team has Ginias Sakhalin, who goes out with a particularly creepy and detached Psychotic Smirk. You are feeling disbelief or are experiencing denial of the current death related situation, and your laughter is serving as a protective factor from feeling a more intense emotion.

The Fourth Hokage Minato and Uzumaki Kushina, die smiling. It's more bittersweet than usual in that they know they've basically doomed their son to a life of pain and woe, but are comforted in the fact that they'll be able to help him when the time comes, and have given him the means to overcome the trials that lie ahead. Alucard gives his sanest, most sincere smile in the entire series as he fades away after absorbing Schrodinger.

The same thing happened when Naruto took out Itachi with a giant Rasengan, but he smiled because that wasn't Itachi, just a duplicate with a fraction of his power.

Notes

A chilling version in Gunslinger Girl. Brainwashed cyborg Henrietta has a smile on her face as she's lying dead after carrying out her Suicide Pact with her beloved handler Jose. Valhalla's Colosseum: A massive, multi-level colosseum built for players to test their mettle against each other in a safe zone. There are ten levels and over 500m tall. To be able to book a floor, whether for sports use or training, three people are necessary (party or not). The Archangel Michael and the Heavenly Host operate Valhalla's Colosseum. ] Cross Ange: Alektra, or rather, "Jill", dies with a smile on her face after having made up with Salia, who had just returned to the side of good. This is despite the fact that her earlier attempt to kill Embryo was All for Nothing, instead choosing to be glad that Salia didn't remain Embryo's pawn. Kazi read it twice. "Wow…a billion dollars!? How would that even work? You can't just plop a billionaire into the real world without raising a billion eyebrows."

I'm seeing a vascular surgeon on Wednesday as my carotid artery (left) has stenosed and I am going to have surgery ASAP to get blood to my brain. The big problem is that I've had a massive stroke following another endarterectomy so... But I'm not particular frightened; I trust G-d to help me get through without negative effects and I also trust my vascular surgeon; he has implanted stents in my coronary arteries. So I'm in great hands. I just hope I get out in time for the Holidays. As for my speech problems, it is Dystonia that is connected to my monoclonal spasms. I appreciate you and your willingness to pray for me, you're very sweet! Joy Boy understood death is what makes us human. Joy Boy knew that to start existing, you must stop existing. That's the contract you signed when you took your first breath. Joy Boy ain't about this immortality shit. "Death is what completes a person." Tal, the founder of Tiferet Filmworks in Passaic, New Jersey, met Gershan fourteen months ago and was immediately intrigued by her story. “She was full of energy and very animated." This is not hell nor heaven. This is the world beyond. High above, beyond the scope of the universe, we are here. Angels, gods, demons. All of us exist. Divided in our realms and united at the advent of the Heavenly Games."Whereas, of course, it is literally possible to die with a smile on one's face - this may be a matter of character and circumstances and the ability to apply minimal muscle effort to produce the expression - it should be infered from the above You can't prevent adversity. You actually shouldn't even try to because it is during those bad times that we find our strength and grow. This doesn't mean you shouldn't grieve a loss. It only means you shouldn't allow that grief to take control and blind you to the path to happiness.

In Code Geass, both Euphemia li Britannia, Lelouch's loving, sweet half-sister, and Shirley Fenette, his head-over-heels in love friend from school (and one of his primary love interests), die with smiles on their faces. I am Proximo! I will be closer to you in these next few days, which will be the last days of your miserable lives, than that bitch of a mother who first brought you screaming into this world! I did not pay good money for your company, I paid it so I could profit from your deaths! And just as your mother was there at your beginning, so I shall be there at your end. And when you die — and die you shall — your transition will be to the sound of … [claps his hands] Gladiators, I salute you.

Coping Patterns

The Third Hokage dies with a smile on his face, because he believes despite his death, Konoha will be fine as long as the villagers have the 'Will of Fire'. She takes viewers into her private life, following her to chemo sessions, carpool, discussions with family members and friends, and meetings with alternative practitioners. One segment which drew hearty laughs from the audience was her appointment with a wigmaker, in which she tried on numerous wigs and made quips about them, including a blond number which made her look in the mirror and wince, “This makes me look like Rod Stewart!” After graduating as a nurse at 26 years of age, Sister Cecilia Maria made her first vows as a discalced Carmelite. In 2003, she made her final profession. Six months ago, she was diagnosed with cancer of the tongue and the disease metastasized into her lungs.