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* Kid Eternity had just joined the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' during Sean [=McKeever=]'s run, but was quickly and unceremoniously written out in a following arc by Bryan Q.Miller. Eternity was kidnapped by the Calculator, as apparently it was felt by editorial that he was too "overpowered" of a character and would interfere with the Blackest Night event. His status remained vague and up in the air until it was later revealed that the Calculator had tortured him into constantly summoning his dead son's spirit, and then when his powers burnt out, brutally beat him to death. To make the death even more ridiculous, the Titans would not express any concern for their teammate or remember his existence until a much later arc in JT Krul's run, where the Calculator reveals Eternity's death to them.

** The original Hobgoblin later had a bridge dropped on him as well. After being bugged to bring him back for 12 years, the writers brought him back for one issue, at which point he was promptly beheaded so that his gear could be stolen and his killer could turn into the new Hobgoblin. This is the subject of quite a bit of FanonDiscontinuity.
*** And recent solicitations reveal that he is indeed coming back, so the bridge missed him for now.
** Toxin (or more specifically his host, Patrick Mulligan) was murdered by [[Comicbook/GhostRider Blackheart]] and the Toxin was conficated, only to be forced onto Eddie Brock by Crime Master

** Played straight with Jack Monroe (the former 50's Bucky and later the costumed AntiHero Nomad). After wallowing in ComicBookLimbo for years, he showed up for a few pages in EdBrubaker's ''CaptainAmerica'' run just to be shot and killed by the Winter Soldier. The same fate befell The Red Skull's former lover, Mother Night.
*** Though Monroe at least later got to be the subject of ADayInTheLimelight issue focusing on the days leading up to his murder.

* A big reason why ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'' is such a BaseBreaker is this happening to... pretty much everyone who dies. Juston, Mettle, and Red Raven all get killed after having barely any focus and are mainly used as plot devices. {{ComicBook/Darkhawk}} got it the worst; a long-running and beloved superhero who's lived through an all sorts of crime bosses, gangs, and supervillains and how does he die? He gets randomly shot by a mind-controlled Deathlocket after losing his armor. It also ''reeks'' of DeusExitMachina; all of said characters are powerful enough that the only way the plot could function is to get them out of the way before they curb-stomp Arcade into dust.

* CrisisCrossover series, especially at DC, are notorious for killing off characters who've been around a long time in awkward, RedShirt like ways, just to show how bad the BigBad is. These characters are lucky if they get more than one or two lines of dialogue. Some examples include the Losers, Dove of Hawk and Dove, and the original Mirror Master in ''CrisisOnInfiniteEarths'', Justice Society members Atom (Al Pratt) and Dr. Mid-Nite in ''Zero Hour'' (Hourman also died, but he got better), and most of the Freedom Fighters (Phantom Lady, Human Bomb, Doll Man) in ''Infinite Crisis''.

* Eric O'Grady aka ComicBook/AntMan III got violently [[KillAndReplace Killed And Replaced]] [[LegacyImplosion right around the time Marvel brought his predecessor]], Scott Lang, BackFromTheDead in ''Comicbook/TheChildrensCrusade''. O'Grady at least got to pull a HeroicSacrifice and DyingMomentOfAwesome, but some fans have noted that it seems like he was thrown under the bus simply so readers wouldn't be confused by two Ant-Men running around. ''Especially'' since Scott Lang is heavily rumored to be featured in the upcoming ''Ant-Man'' film.

* In ''{{Robotech}}:Prelude To Shadow Chronicles'', Breetai is killed along with the Regent when General Edwards fires on the Regent's flagship. And this was in the middle of Breetai's duel with the Regent. Therefore, Breetai is killed by what is technically supposed to be still friendly fire at this point, but then again, Edwards is already known for his general dislike of non-humans. Exedore is killed aboard the Deukalion (confirmed in the [[RobotechTheShadowChronicles animated followup]]). The Neutron-S missiles are not what they seem to be and Exedore chooses that moment to remember just what these weapons are and where he has seen them. Mirya is strongly suggested (and believed by fans) to have died in childbirth while giving birth to Maia. The behind the scenes reason for these deaths is highly suspected to be Harmony Gold's move to phase out usage of the Zentraedi and other recognizably ''{{Macross}}'' elements from ''Robotech'' canon due to licencing issues.

* ComicBook/TransformersLastStandOfTheWreckers: Many of the deaths were intentionally written as this. Rotorstorm is unceremoniously shot just as they arrive, Pyro attempts a HeroicSacrifice but only ends up getting ripped to shreds without getting a shot off, and Ironfist dies of unrelated injuries after the action settles down. Kickoff gets torn apart offscreen. The death given the most ceremony is Topspin and Twin Twist as Topspin heroically sacrifices himself to stop Twin Twists torture and both go out with a battle cry. As Pyro points out the death was to [[PoweredByAForsakenChild turn on a computer.]] On the bad guys side, Wingblazer and Skyquake get shot by Overlord because he was annoyed.

* The ''WildCATs''[=/=]''Franchise/{{Alien}}s'' crossover from 1998 had most of the members of the WildStorm team ''{{Stormwatch}}'' killed off this way. WordOfGod from writer WarrenEllis is that he only took the job so he could get rid of the artifact characters to pave the way for a new title with the characters he created during his ''Stormwatch'' run (''TheAuthority'').

** As of 2012 [[spoiler: Wasp is found alive and sane in a miniature dimension. In which, most of the founding Avengers went to save her. They succeed and bring her back to their reality, and is currently part of the Comicbook/UncannyAvengers]]

* BuckyBarnes, Cap's replacement, showed up out of nowhere in ''Comicbook/FearItself'' only to be manhandled by the new RedSkull. She slaps him around with his own severed bionic arm before being impaled by a magic hammer.

* After the ''HouseOfM'' event in the MarvelComics universe, many mutants lost their powers. The ones who got it the worse were probably a set of young student ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'', mostly minor characters in the series, who were literally PutOnABus... then the bus was hit by a missile. Every one of them died.

* Eric O'Grady aka {{Ant-Man}} III got violently [[KillAndReplace Killed And Replaced]] [[LegacyImplosion right around the time Marvel brought his predecessor]], Scott Lang, BackFromTheDead in ''Comicbook/TheChildrensCrusade''. O'Grady at least got to pull a HeroicSacrifice and DyingMomentOfAwesome, but some fans have noted that it seems like he was thrown under the bus simply so readers wouldn't be confused by two Ant-Men running around. ''Especially'' since Scott Lang is heavily rumored to be featured in the upcoming ''Ant-Man'' film.

* Marvel's ''{{Ultimatum}}'' is infamous for this trope, as it kills off over half the cast of Marvel's Ultimate Universe in brutal, violent, pointless ways similiar to many of the above DC examples. The most infamous is the Blob's gruesome murder of the Wasp.

* Same thing happened to TheVision from ''YoungAvengers'' during the above-mentioned ''Children's Crusade''. He got unceremoniously destroyed in the final issue (and his friends [[WhatTheHellHero refused to even TRY and rebuild him]]), right around the time BrianBendis decided to bring back the original Vision.

* BuckyBarnes, Cap's replacement, showed up out of nowhere in ''Comicbook/FearItself'' only to be manhandled by the new Red Skull. She slaps him around with his own severed bionic arm before being impaled by a magic hammer.

** As of 2012 [[spoiler: Wasp is found alive and sane in a miniature dimension. In which, most of the founding Avengers went to save her. They succeed and bring her back to their reality, and is currently part of the Uncanny Avengers]]

* [[DoctorOctopus Dr. Octopus]] died during TheCloneSaga. His death happened thusly: He's sitting in a police car. And then Kaine comes and kills him. And then Kaine jumps away.

* Kid Eternity had just joined the ''ComicBook/TeenTitans'' during Sean [=McKeever=]'s run, but was quickly and unceremoniously written out when he was kidnapped by the Calculator, as apparently it was felt he was too "overpowered" of a character and would interfere with the Blackest Night event. His status remained vague and up in the air until it was later revealed that the Calculator had tortured him into constantly summoning his dead son's spirit, and then when his powers burnt out, brutally beat him to death. To make the death even more ridiculous, the Titans would not express any concern for their teammate or remember his existence until a much later arc in JT Krul's run, where the Calculator reveals Eternity's death to them.

* In the ''Runaways'' arc "Home Schooling", [[spoiler:someone fired a missle at the Runaways' home, killing Old Lace and triggering a violent episode from Klara. Later, Old Lace's partner Chase gets hit by a car.]] Apparently, the story arc was supposed to end with [[spoiler:the resurrection of Gertrude Yorkes]], but it would seem someone at Marvel was displeased with the increasingly dark tone of the arc, so the whole series was put on a hiatus, and the events were later minimized.

* In the ''[[Runaways]]'' arc "Home Schooling", [[spoiler:someone fired a missle at the Runaways' home, killing Old Lace and triggering a violent episode from Klara. Later, Old Lace's partner Chase gets hit by a car.]] Apparently, the story arc was supposed to end with [[spoiler:the resurrection of Gertrude Yorkes]], but it would seem someone at Marvel was displeased with the increasingly dark tone of the arc, so the whole series was put on a hiatus, and the events were later minimized.