Reminds me of Terry Prattchett’s dedication at the beginning of “Guards! Guards!”:

They may be called the Palace Guard, the City Guard, or the Patrol. Whatever the name, their purpose in any work of heroic fantasy is identical: it is, round about Chapter Three (or ten minutes into the film) to rush into the room, attack the hero one at a time, and be slaughtered. No-one ever asks them if they wanted to.
“This book is dedicated to those fine men.”