Pre the Seizing of the Sword the Hero separates ideologically and physically, often from allies. Post the Seizing of the Sword (or the Rebirth through Death) those allies and that ideology converge again. This is where the Shape Shifter's True Nature becomes most apparent.
a) In Gladiator (2000), Lucilla comes back to Maximus.
b) In Star Wars (1977), Han thinks about "leaving this party."
c) In The Departed (2006), Dignam leaves.
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