Originally Posted by PhilosopherJay

Sidney Carton gave up his life for Charles Darnay in "Tale of Two Cities," saying, "Tis a far far better thing I do than I have ever done."

I think Spock gave up his life to Save Captain Kirk, the Star Ship Enterprise, and the Earth in Star Trek II (although I think he did resurrect in Star Trek III.)

There's that Romeo and Juliet thing too.

And I won't even mention Rue and Katniss in "Hunger Games".

Originally Posted by Philosopher Jay

Why a fictional character giving up their life for a fictional character counts as historical evidence for a fictional character's existence is hard to understand.