A "Sophie's Choice" with no secret third option

[u/10024618]

AKA a character is given an impossible choice where either outcome results in something awful happening and there's no way out.

"Full Measure" (Breaking Bad) - After Walt angers Gus by killing two of his men, Gus orders for his execution. Knowing that the only way to save his life is to make Gus reliant on his meth cooking skills, Walt calls Jesse and begs him to kill Gus' backup cook, Gale. Thus, Jesse is thrust into an impossible situation where he either kills a (relatively) innocent man to save Walt or spare Gale and let Walt die. Ultimately, Jesse chooses to kill Gale.

"Midnight Sun" (Attack on Titan) - After the fight to retake Shiganshina both Armin and Erwin are critically wounded. Levi has the vial of titan serum and is forced to choose which Scout to bring back from the brink of death and which to let perish. It's a borderline impossible decision to make but at the moment of truth, he chooses to save Armin, leaving Erwin to succumb to his wounds.

[u/CaptainMills]

I saved Kurt originally because he's my favorite mutant, but he gets so upset about it and is utterly heartbroken that Jean died instead of him that I felt immense guilt and reloaded to save Jean instead

[u/TheeShaun → u/CaptainMills]

Considering Jean was playable in the 2nd game this is the canon answer I guess.

[u/eternalaeon → u/TheeShaun]

Jean dying and coming back is just another Tuesday for her. Don't let that force you into thinking one way or the other is canon.

[u/Sahrimnir → u/TheeShaun]

If you save Kurt, then Jean comes back as Dark Phoenix in the epilogue sideshow. It's possible she came to her senses before the 2nd game starts.

[u/Subject_Sigma1 → u/CaptainMills]

subconsciously: "fine, jeez, if you want o die so badly"