History KilledOffForReal / VideoGames

** [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2 The Toy Animatronics]] are to be scrapped shortly after the game's events. The third game shows that they weren't lying, as you can see their eyeless heads ([[OffWithHisHead and only their heads]]) in a box.
** ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys3'' kills of ''Freddy Fazbear himself'', alongside Bonnie, Chica, Foxy and Golden Freddy. 30 years before the game's events, William Afton, the Murderer himself, destroyed Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy in the [[VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys1 first game's pizzeria]]. However, the souls stayed inside the destroyed animatronics. During the game's events, the attraction is set on fire, destroying the animatronic bodies. ''Then'', Happiest Day happens, where the souls inside Freddy, Bonnie, Chica and Foxy pass on to the afterlife. Golden Freddy is never destroyed by Afton, but still passes on to the afterlife with his fellow souls.
** A few games later, ''VideoGame/FreddyFazbearsPizzeriaSimulator'' kills off [[TheDragon Scrap Baby]], [[TheHyena Molten Freddy]], [[BigGood The Puppet]], [[GreaterScopeVillain William Afton]], [[TheHero Michael Afton]] and [[GreaterScopeParagon the Cassette Man]]. The Cassette Man lured the first three into the pizzeria and set the pizzeria on fire, killing all of them. Michael was hired as the manager and was given the option to escape, [[IChooseToStay but decided to stay after the building was set on fire]]. [[spoiler:Sadly, William found a way to survive. ''Again''.]]

* ''VideoGame/DigimonSurvive'': Any member of the survivor party can die bar [[spoiler:Takuma and Minoru]], and if it happens, their Digimon (known as "monsters" or "Kemonogami") partners disintegrate. It's established that monsters in this world don't reincarnate (with the exception of [[spoiler:Renamon in the Moral Route]]) so they're killed off permanently too. And if the ones killed are [[spoiler:Saki or Miu, you are in for a ''very'' bad time.]]

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' has both Tidus and Auron die at the end of the game. Well, Auron was ''already'' dead, but he still counts, since he's gone for good from all other related material. However, the GoldenEnding of ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 FFX-2]]'' shows Tidus having been brought BackFromTheDead, with OneHundredPercentCompletion also having him and Yuna speculate on how this was possible.

* ''VideoGame/{{IMGCM}}'': Mao, a CatGirl demon who seems to be nice in the New Year [=2020=] event who becomes a recurring villain and a ManBehindTheMan for some limited-time events in [=2020=]. She always have DisneyDeath, JokerImmunity and sometimes untouched by the heroines, until the Christmas 2020 event "It's a Wonderful Reincarnation", where she's escaped with fatal injuries, but then she finally meets her demise by the hands of Hakuri and Kokuri [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness because they don't need her anymore]]. Cue {{gory discretion shot}}s.

** Zero from ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' gets killed and rebuilt/ressurected several times over. However, at the end of the ''[[VideoGame/MegaManZero Zero]]'' series, he commits his final HeroicSacrifice and stays dead, [[SoulJar technically only reappearing]] to let the next generation of heroes take up his powers in ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''. In [[VideoGame/MegaManZXAdvent the sequel]], Model Z [[spoiler:detonates the Ouroboros from the inside]].

* ''Franchise/MortalKombat''

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog''

* ''VideoGame/TalesSeries''

*** Nefarian and Onyxia have a BackFromtheDead moment in BlackWing Descent. But in the end, both fell for good by players.

** During the Shadowlands expansion, in the Sanctum of Domination, the {{Lich}} Kel'Thuzad finally has his SoulJar destroyed and is killed off by the Adventurers.

* ''VideoGame/PizzaTower'': If you play as the Noise, his boss fight with be replaced with a PaletteSwap knockoff called the Doise, who attacks with rocks instead of bombs. Upon defeating the Doise, Peddito will rush across the screen, grab him, [[KilledOffscreen and pull the Doise out out of bounds]]. Attempting to rematch the Doise will only be met with his rotting, fly-covered corpse, which grants the Noise instant victory and a zero-effort P-rank. The Doise is still a corpse at the BossRush at the end as well, making it impossible to fight him more than once.

** As ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' comes out, it's subverted with Xion but DoubleSubverted with Riku Replica and Eraqus (they are revealed to be alive, but the die for real) and played straight with Xehanort and his incarnation, and also likely with Dark Riku and maybe Vanitas. Also Ephmer seems to be dead before the events of the game (unsurprisingly since his debut game is set thousands years before) and speaking of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsX'' Strelitzia is very likely dead too. That's only for the original character obviously, since the Disney characters that died in the movie often do the same in the game, with few exceptions like Maleficent and her raven or Kerchak, but there are a few more deaths that are exclusive to the game, like Lady Tremaine and her daughter's death or Hans' death.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'', [[HeroicSacrifice Tellah dies]] after casting [[EleventhHourSuperpower the ultimate magic Meteo to defeat Golbez]]. In a title positively ''dripping'' with {{Unexplained Recover|y}}ies, this is more a little jarring. [[FourIsDeath It's also the fourth game in the series, and Tellah is the fourth character to join your party, and the game subverts]] an EverybodyDiesEnding with said {{Unexplained Recover|y}}ies.
*** To add insult to injury, [[SenselessSacrifice Golbez survives]].

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', Aerith is suddenly stabbed right through her back by an avatar of Jenova assuming the form of the main villain Sephiroth. Although there [[UrbanLegendOfZelda are many rumours about resurrecting Aerith in some way created by fans]], there's no legit way to bring her back. Aerith is able to communicate beyond the grave in her spirit form, however.

*** The [[BigBad Ascians]] can die, but [[DeathIsCheap they always come back]]. It's eventually explained how they cheat death and how one can kill them for good. An Ascian's soul is extremely powerful and they avoid death by hanging between the planes of life and death until they can come back. To permanently kill an Ascian, one would have to either blast them with an absurd amount of aether or kill their bodies, trap the soul in white auracite, then use a large amount of aether on the auracite to shatter it and the soul in one fell swoop. Two of the Ascians die through the auracite method, one Asican is killed when his soul gets [[YourSoulIsMine eaten]] by a primal, and another one is absolutely destroyed by using a world's worth of light aspected aether to kill him.
*** Zenos slits his own throat at the end of ''Stormblood'', but he still comes back anyway by possessing a soldier's body and regaining his old body from another Ascian who had pulled a GrandTheftMe. He does this because he's such a BloodKnight that he can't resist having one more rematch with the Warrior of Light. Once all "distractions" are removed by helping the Warrior defeat the BigBad of ''Endwalker'', Zenos is the TrueFinalBoss, [[DuelBoss a one-on-one clash, just as he wants it]]. But once the Warrior of Light wins, Zenos reflects on how things could have been different before the breath leaves his body. The Warrior of Light only escapes because their teleporter sent them back to their ship for immediate medical treatment. Zenos, meanwhile, expired without getting any help. And even if he did, he's trapped in a featureless void at the end of the universe, so there's no possible way he could have survived. Interviews with the writers also confirmed that Zenos is really dead, and that he's not coming back.

* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', Iemon, Tamara, Hencken and, Cathy are killed and later on Frings is killed by replicas. As well as the Six God Generals minus [[GainaxEnding Asch]] and [[MadeOfIron Dist]]
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'', Leon Magnus [[TheReveal spills half the game's plot]] moments before the cave the party is in fills with floodwaters. In the original version of the game, the party [[NeverFoundTheBody cannot confirm that the deluge killed him]] and speculate that he might still be alive - the confirmation of this trope is actually fighting Leon as a zombie in the lead-up to the final boss.\\
The [=PS2=] remake significantly changes elements of Leon's story. He still dies - it is a very rare story where he doesn't die - but there is no doubt that the flood kills him because he engages in a HeroicSacrifice so the rest of the party can escape. The zombie bit is no longer functional storytelling in this version and has been cut out.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'', Stella after performing a HeroicSacrifice and later [[KillTheCutie Fenimore dies too]].
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' this is both played straight ''and'' subverted all at once, due to MultipleEndings. If you pick the path where you fight Zelos, he dies and dies for real. It's subverted, though, because thanks to the OVA and especially the sequel, this is revealed to be the non-canon path; in the canon path, he lives.
** There are some minor characters who don't escape, though, including Botta.

* This happens to Harry Mason in ''VideoGame/SilentHill3''. Heather spends much of the game in the haunted mall trying to get home to Harry. But once she finally does, she kinds Harry dead. [[GoryDiscretionShot While the player doesn't get to see what kind of state Harry is in]], Heather breaks down into InelegantBlubbering in front of him, and later conversations confirm that Harry was killed by the evil cult.

%%* This happens to Harry Mason in ''VideoGame/SilentHill3''.

* ''VideoGame/SteelBattalion'' does this WITH THE PLAYER. The game is so determined to present the most realistic mecha combat simulation possible, that there is no way to resume a game after you die; when your mech is close to blowing up, you are given ample chances to eject. If you don't, and your character dies, it ERASES YOUR SAVE.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXVI'' has Cidolfus dying partway through the game during the raid on Oriflamme, protecting Clive from Typhon. His mantle of "Cid" being taken over by TheHero, Clive. Even Clive's little brother Joshua, who was [[DeathOfAChild seemingly killed at the beginning of the game]], doesn't stay down, since he survived the raid that apparently killed him. Cidolfus, however, is gone for good once he kicks the bucket.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' sets you up to think this is going to happen to Yuna. In the end, Yuna lives (obviously, since she's the star of the sequel), but both Tidus and Auron really do die for real. Well, Auron was ''already'' dead, but he still sorta counts. Although, the perfect ending of both ''FFX'' and ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2 FFX-2]]'' shows Tidus apparently alive and well. The FFX-2 one even shows Yuna reuniting with him.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'', General Leo is killed in a cutscene after the first and only time you get to use him in battle. Shadow will die for real if you don't wait for him on the Floating Continent, and Professor Cid will likewise die if Celes doesn't take good care of him.
** The most memorable of such deaths happened in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', when Aerith is suddenly stabbed right through her back by an avatar of Jenova assuming the form of the main villain Sephiroth. Although there [[UrbanLegendOfZelda are many rumours about resurrecting Aerith in some way created by fans]], the only way to do so is through some cheating device (which invariably messes up your game anyway). May be spoilers, but [[ItWasHisSled surely you've heard of this by now]]. Aerith is able to communicate beyond the grave, however, in her spirit form. She can even use Limit Breaks beyond the grave. And cure cancer. Zack and Angeal similarly are dead for good, though only the former can communicate beyond the grave.

* While most of the original characters' deaths in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' have been {{Disney Death}}s, thanks to the way hearts work in that universe, there have been a few notable exceptions: [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories the Riku Replica]], [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2 Xion]] and [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Eraqus]]. Roxas and Naminé by the end of ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' and Vanitas in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Birth by Sleep]]'' might also count, depending on how you view their respective situations. Of the entire lot, though, Eraqus, Xehanort and "Repliku" look like they might be the only ones who are almost assuredly going to remain this trope.

* It is strongly implied that [[BigBad Lysandre]] is, indeed, killed in ''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY''; he fires the death ray of the Ultimate Weapon at his own base in blind rage after being defeated by the player, causing it to collapse. The heroes escape, and Lysandre doesn't. Some believe that he may have became immortal in the ''Pokémon X'' version, but that would be [[AndIMustScream even worse]]...
** However, the title of the first character (or, actually, ''characters'') in a main Pokémon game (even the DarkerAndEdgier ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'', ironically), to canonically, and ''unambiguously,'' die goes to Professor Sada or Turo in ''VideoGame/PokemonScarletAndViolet''. [[HeroicSacrifice They lose their lives protecting the player's Koraidon or Miraidon, depending on the game, from being attacked by another one of its kind]], and they were replaced with an AI duplicate with their memories, who is the one that informs the player of it. Unfortunately, even the AI won't be safe from this trope, and the final battle with them (while they are controlled by the Paradise Protection Protocol, which stops them from turning off the time machine that the original professor(s) made that is responsible for the [[FishOutOfTemporalWater Paradox Pokémon appearing in Paldea in the first place]]) ends with them having to go to the past (Sada) or future (Turo) in order to keep the time machine functional enough for the player to turn it off, something that the AI states will essentially kill them too, as they won't be in the presence of the Tera Crystals, and, of course, the time machine, as both of them were crucial in keeping them alive. Fortunately, the Tera Crystals that now cover parts of their bodies from the last battle might be able to keep them functioning...[[LivingOnBorrowedTime for a while, at least]].

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'', Exdeath kills Galuf in a duel. Levelling him up all this time is not in vain, as he imparts all his knowledge to the character who takes his place.