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| rdfs:comment | - A good character willingly takes all blame for certain disastrous events, making everyone believe in his Face Heel Turn, then usually dies for his "sins", purportedly not clearing his name. It is usually much later (if at all) that the others realize that the Silent Scapegoat actually performed an elaborate Heroic Sacrifice or Zero-Approval Gambit. Subtrope of The Scapegoat and What You Are in the Dark. Examples of Silent Scapegoat include:
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| abstract | - A good character willingly takes all blame for certain disastrous events, making everyone believe in his Face Heel Turn, then usually dies for his "sins", purportedly not clearing his name. It is usually much later (if at all) that the others realize that the Silent Scapegoat actually performed an elaborate Heroic Sacrifice or Zero-Approval Gambit. Anyone who successfully pulls this off on a considerably large scale may be considered an Ubermensch. Often this is the result of Alternate Character Interpretation of real Villains. If the character did perform hideous crimes in addition to those for which he only took the fall, this doubles as Redemption Equals Death. Subtrope of The Scapegoat and What You Are in the Dark. Examples of Silent Scapegoat include:
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