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* ''Literature/JurassicPark'' ends with [[spoiler:Ian Malcolm]] apparently dead, even referring to the difficulty the others are having in getting his body sent back to America for burial... But in ''Literature/TheLostWorld1995'' we learn that he survived.
* In ''[[Literature/{{Redwall}} Mossflower]]'', the big final duel ends with it looking like [[spoiler:Martin is dead since he's covered in blood as well as hundreds of cuts from Tsarmina's claws. But he]]'s just in a coma and is healed up by the last chapter.

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* ''Literature/JurassicPark'' ''Literature/JurassicPark1990'' ends with [[spoiler:Ian Malcolm]] apparently dead, even referring to the difficulty the others are having in getting his body sent back to America for burial... But in ''Literature/TheLostWorld1995'' we learn that he survived.
* ''Literature/{{Redwall}}'': In ''[[Literature/{{Redwall}} Mossflower]]'', ''Mossflower'', the big final duel ends with it looking like [[spoiler:Martin is dead since he's covered in blood as well as hundreds of cuts from Tsarmina's claws. But he]]'s just in a coma and is healed up by the last chapter.
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'''Bartman:''' -- He's alive! I should have known! He always comes back in the comics!

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'''Bartman:''' -- He's –He's alive! I should have known! He always comes back in the comics!



* ''Fanfic/{{Between Dreams and Memories|Universe}}'': Due to the fan retelling ''not'' playing on the canonical Three Lives System, adjustments to the Dream SMP canon have been made to reflect this.
** It initially appears that Tubbo is killed during the Manberg Festival by FatalFireworks-induced PublicExecution, but he is saved and nursed back to health by [[spoiler:Corpse]]. This is in stark contrast to canon, where Tubbo loses his second canon life but respawns with one remaining, and Tubbo's survival is a ForegoneConclusion due to TheStationsOfTheCanon.
** For a straighter example, [[spoiler:Schlatt's]] "canonical" death by [[spoiler:alcohol-induced heart attack]] in the Manberg-Pogtopia War turns out to be [[FakingTheDead faked]], though he eventually still dies, but [[spoiler:with only his former friend and adopted brother Wilbur at his side]].



* In two separate [[Fanfic/Swing123AndGarfieldodiesCalvinverse Calvinverse]] stories - specifically, ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheMovie'' and ''Fanfic/TroubleIsland'' - Hobbes is hit with a machine that makes ''everyone'' see him as a stuffed animal, even Calvin. Both times, he comes back.

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* In two separate [[Fanfic/Swing123AndGarfieldodiesCalvinverse Calvinverse]] stories - -- specifically, ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheMovie'' and ''Fanfic/TroubleIsland'' - -- Hobbes is hit with a machine that makes ''everyone'' see him as a stuffed animal, even Calvin. Both times, he comes back.
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* There is a very long list of people in Franchise/TheDCU who have been revived by the Lazarus Pit, discovered by ComicBook/RasAlGhul, which can revive people at death's door, or full-on bring the dead back to life. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of using the Lazarus Pit is losing your mind. Those who have been resurrected or healed from fatal injuries include [[spoiler:Ra's al Ghul, [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason Todd]], ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul, the second ComicBook/BlackCanary, [[ComicBook/BatGirl2000 Cassandra Cain]], ComicBook/LadyShiva, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, Isis, the wife of ComicBook/BlackAdam]], and more.

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* There is a very long list of people in Franchise/TheDCU who have been revived by the Lazarus Pit, discovered by ComicBook/RasAlGhul, [[Characters/BatmanRasAlGhul Ra's al Ghul]], which can revive people at death's door, or full-on bring the dead back to life. Unfortunately, one of the side effects of using the Lazarus Pit is losing your mind. Those who have been resurrected or healed from fatal injuries include [[spoiler:Ra's al Ghul, [[ComicBook/RedHood [[Characters/BatmanJasonTodd Jason Todd]], ComicBook/TaliaAlGhul, [[Characters/BatmanTaliaAlGhul Talia al Ghul]], the second ComicBook/BlackCanary, Characters/BlackCanary, [[ComicBook/BatGirl2000 Cassandra Cain]], ComicBook/LadyShiva, ComicBook/{{Bane}}, [[Characters/BatmanLadyShiva Lady Shiva]], Characters/{{Ba|tmanBane}}ne, [[Characters/ShazamBlackMarvelFamily Isis, the wife of ComicBook/BlackAdam]], Black Adam]]]], and more.



* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19465732 (Mis)communications]]'': {{Deconstructed}}. By Kalos, Ash has died at least six times since age ten and it doesn't faze him anymore, or at least so he says. But, to Alain, it's freaky and sad because people aren't supposed to die and be revived like that, especially kids.

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* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/19465732 (Mis)communications]]'': {{Deconstructed}}.{{Deconstructed|Trope}}. By Kalos, Ash has died at least six times since age ten and it doesn't faze him anymore, or at least so he says. But, to Alain, it's freaky and sad because people aren't supposed to die and be revived like that, especially kids.



* Franchise/{{Superman}} in ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeDarknessFalls''. As per [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman tradition]], he gets beaten to death by Doomsday, absorbs lots of solar radiation and finally comes back to life when he is needed the most.

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* Franchise/{{Superman}} Characters/{{Superman|TheCharacter}} in ''Fanfic/YoungJusticeDarknessFalls''. As per [[ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman tradition]], he gets beaten to death by Doomsday, absorbs lots of solar radiation and finally comes back to life when he is needed the most.



** Ginny toward the end of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' via [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness being imprisoned in the Chamber and having the life force sucked out of her]]. Harry manages to undo that by destroying [[spoiler:a Horcrux]].

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** Ginny toward the end of ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheChamberOfSecrets'' via [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness being imprisoned in the Chamber and having the life force sucked out of her]]. Harry manages to undo that by destroying [[spoiler:a Horcrux]]. Then Harry seems to be fatally wounded while stabbing the Basilisk, but Fawkes saves him with phoenix tears.



* A rather nasty example comes in Music/MichaelJackson's ''Ghosts''. His hero, Maestro, asks the mob of kids and grown-ups (the latter wanted to run him out of town) if they still want him to leave; while only the evil mayor does, Maestro agrees to go and smashes himself into the floor, crumbling into dust before the horrified crowd's eyes and reducing one of the boys to tears. The mayor is happy to be rid of him and makes to leave, but then the Maestro (in his ghoul form) appears as a giant face in the doorway, and the mayor runs away screaming, smashing through a window. Turns out Maestro just wanted to scare everybody, and the crowd is happy... except for viewers who realize the FridgeLogic that the mayor might be ''actually be dead'' or at least horribly injured, and that the hero traumatized everybody just to trick one person who (by that point) had a darn good reason for wanting him out of town -- he'd been the victim of magical torture by the Maestro.

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* A rather nasty example comes in Music/MichaelJackson's ''Ghosts''.''[[Film/MichaelJacksonsGhosts Ghosts]]''. His hero, Maestro, asks the mob of kids and grown-ups (the latter wanted to run him out of town) if they still want him to leave; while only the evil mayor does, Maestro agrees to go and smashes himself into the floor, crumbling into dust before the horrified crowd's eyes and reducing one of the boys to tears. The mayor is happy to be rid of him and makes to leave, but then the Maestro (in his ghoul form) appears as a giant face in the doorway, and the mayor runs away screaming, smashing through a window. Turns out Maestro just wanted to scare everybody, and the crowd is happy... except for viewers who realize the FridgeLogic that the mayor might be ''actually be dead'' or at least horribly injured, and that the hero traumatized everybody just to trick one person who (by that point) had a darn good reason for wanting him out of town -- he'd been the victim of magical torture by the Maestro.
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-->-- ''[[ComicBook/TheSimpsons Bartman]]'' issue #3, "The Final Collision!"
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->''"Yeah, boo hiss. I know, look, I hate it too. In movies, where the studio gets all paranoid about a downer ending so the guy shows up, he's magically alive on crutches? I hate that. I mean, shit, why not bring them all back?"''
-->-- '''Harry Lockhart''', ''Film/KissKissBangBang''
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* ''Literature/HarrysMad'': After Madison[=/=]Mad escapes his birdnapper, he's found outside by a couple of garbagemen who think, because of his bedraggled appearance (having escaped up a sooty chimney and been caught in the rain), that he's dead. He quickly proves himself to be alive though, and one of the men takes him home to recuperate.
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* ''Literature/LittleWomen'': While Jo and Meg are watching over the sleeping, scarlet fever-racked Beth through the night while also waiting for their mother to come home, a change suddenly comes over Beth – her fever flush fades away and her face turns peaceful. For a few moments, Jo thinks her sister has died. But then their housekeeper Hannah check her vital signs and reveals that just the opposite is true – her fever has finaly broken and she's on the road to recovery. [[spoiler: Sadly, she never ''fully'' recovers and [[KilledOffForReal really does die]] several years later.]]

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* ''Literature/LittleWomen'': While Jo and Meg are watching over the sleeping, scarlet fever-racked Beth through the night while also waiting for their mother to come home, a change suddenly comes over Beth – her fever flush fades away and her face turns peaceful. For a few moments, Jo thinks her sister has died. But then their housekeeper Hannah check checks her vital signs and reveals that just the opposite is true – her fever has finaly finally broken and she's on the road to recovery. [[spoiler: Sadly, she never ''fully'' recovers and [[KilledOffForReal really does die]] several years later.]]

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* The eponymous robot in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' is shown reassembling himself after a HeroicSacrifice against an incoming nuclear missile. (A rare example of a ''good'' Robot Disney Death, meaning both that it is very satisfying to the audience and that it was set up properly -- the Giant's self-repair ability [[ChekhovsGun was demonstrated earlier in the film]].)
* ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'' . [[spoiler:Gune]] saves Stith from [[spoiler:a bomb Preed placed on her wrist, only for it to detonate and leave him wounded]] and he mutters "I'll just take a little nap", before collapsing. Later, just when the Drej are about to destroy the Titan, [[spoiler:Gune]] arrives to the rescue and hangs a {{lampshade|Hanging}} on the trope.
-->'''Gune:''' I finished my nap!
* Diego, in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' straddles somewhere between this trope and UnexplainedRecovery with an ambiguous "[[CatsHaveNineLives Nine lives, baby]]" after [[TakingTheBullet taking a killing blow]] meant for Manny.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps2ZartogStrikesBack'': Zartog uses a de-particle-izer to zap all the scientists out of existence. They're brought back at the end.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'', [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are dried up to death in the Shell City gift shop and then revived a minute later when their tears short out an electrical outlet and activate the sprinkler system.
* In ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', [[spoiler:after the explosion of their helicopter, Kadaj throws to Rufus the bloodstained ID badges of Tseng and Elena. Later, they catch him in a net after he jumps off a building, thus averting his death as well]].
** To be fair, Vincent mentions that [[spoiler:he found them horribly tortured and healed them the best he could, even if he didn't know it was enough]].

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* The eponymous robot There's a ''very'' brief one in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}''. After defeating the BRAIN, 9 tries to run away as the machine breaks down and is nearly crushed. At one point, it really does look like he got killed, but he wakes up about two seconds later.
* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/AllCreaturesBigAndSmall'', Finny the Nestrian
is shown reassembling himself to drown after failing to climb onto the ark. Turns out his species can breathe in water just fine.
* Kate from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'' gets hit in a stampede, and is unresponsive. The two wolf packs howl in unity over her loss, and this brings her back.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'', Dmitri is hit in the head with a stone in the climax and appears to have died from the blow. But he's okay -- he was just knocked out.
* This happens in ''WesternAnimation/{{Antz}}'' when protagonist Z appears to have drowned before being resuscitated by Bala.
* Astro in ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' -- twice! The first time, Dr. Tenma removes his Blue Core, but has a change of heart in time to revive him, acknowledge him as his son, and allow him to escape at Tenma's own risk. The second time, Astro pulls
a HeroicSacrifice against to defeat Peacekeeper, only to be revived by Zog.
* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10SecretOfTheOmnitrix'' has two. [[spoiler:Hoverboard's pilot Gludo is blown to pieces by Vilgax, and Gwen is eaten by
an incoming nuclear missile. (A evil plant.]] Both are rare example examples of a ''good'' Robot actually ''convincing'' Disney Death, meaning both that it is very satisfying Deaths, thanks in no small part to the audience and fact that it was set up properly -- they [[NeverSayDie actually use the Giant's self-repair ability [[ChekhovsGun was demonstrated earlier word "dead"]] in reference to both characters.
* This happens to ''both'' of
the film]].)
* ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'' . [[spoiler:Gune]] saves Stith from [[spoiler:a bomb Preed placed on her wrist, only for it to detonate and leave him wounded]] and he mutters "I'll just take a little nap", before collapsing. Later, just when the Drej are about to destroy the Titan, [[spoiler:Gune]] arrives to the rescue and hangs a {{lampshade|Hanging}} on the trope.
-->'''Gune:''' I finished my nap!
* Diego,
main characters in ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' straddles somewhere between this trope and UnexplainedRecovery with an ambiguous "[[CatsHaveNineLives Nine lives, baby]]" after ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}: Mask of Light'': first, Jaller [[TakingTheBullet taking a killing blow]] meant for Manny.
* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps2ZartogStrikesBack'': Zartog uses a de-particle-izer
sacrifices himself to zap all save his partner]] Takua, allowing him to don the scientists out titular MaskOfPower and become Takanuva. Then, Takanuva [[FusionDance merges]] with [[BigBad Makuta]] and sacrifices part of existence. They're their life-force to bring Jaller back, but at the cost of the fusion breaking up and him disappearing. Takanuva is brought back by the other characters through a sort of ritual conducted over a weird gizmo built into the floor -- it's confusing, and never explained. The {{Novelization}} rewrites the scene by having Takanuva walk out of the split fusion alive.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'':
** One bite from Xibalba's snake causes this, [[spoiler:as Manolo finds out the hard way]].
** In the climax, [[spoiler:Manolo appears to die again after trapping himself and Chakal under a church bell to contain an explosion that would have destroyed San Angel. He's saved by Joaquin giving him the Medal of Everlasting Life beforehand]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'', it seems that Snatcher was successful in crushing the boxtrolls to death, but it turns out they escaped in the middle of Eggs' speech, and they return in time to save the day.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'', Ginger gets a rather brief one in the climactic escape scene.
* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' has this
at the end.
end of the movie. [[spoiler:Everyone thinks Flint died from stopping the machine, but a few moments later, he's carried down by his [[ChekhovsArmory Ratbirds]], looking no worse for wear too.]]
* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'' the were-rabbit [[spoiler:(Wallace)]] appears to die after a nasty fall from the top of a building. Gromit is able to bring him around [[spoiler:with a hunk of Stinking Bishop cheese]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'', [=SpongeBob=] ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'', [[spoiler:the trope was deconstructed. Both Ed and Patrick are dried up Eddy appeared to death be sinking in quicksand, but it was only just mud that happened to looked like quicksand, and it was one of the Shell City gift shop many jokes they pulled after they went to the gag factory. This ticks off Edd, and then revived a minute later when their tears short out an electrical outlet almost left the other two to faced the consequences over the NoodleIncident that led to the events of the movie. This made Eddy realize how serious the situation actually was, and activate the sprinkler system.
that he probably had gone too far]].
* In ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', [[spoiler:after ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'':
** [[spoiler:After
the explosion of their helicopter, Kadaj throws to Rufus the bloodstained ID badges of Tseng and Elena. Later, they catch him in a net after he jumps off a building, thus averting his death as well]].
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well.]] To be fair, Vincent mentions that [[spoiler:he found them horribly tortured and healed them the best he could, even if he didn't know it was enough]].



** And then there's Rufus, who turns up alive in the movie after being last seen in the game getting blown up real good. Particularly irritating is that Cloud rather rudely shuts up his explanation of how he survived, the one piece of exposition in the film that fans of the game were actually interested in.
*** It turns out, according to the ExpandedUniverse novellas that [[{{Handwave}} there was some sort of secret "escape hatch" hidden under his desk]] that Rufus [[ChekhovsGun suggested be put in there in the first place]] while his father was still in charge of Shinra Inc.... Yeah, we're not buying it either.
* Played with in the Spanish animated film ''WesternAnimation/{{Nocturna}}''. [[spoiler:The Cat Shepard]] appears to die after fending off the evil shadow, and Tim accepts his death by saying he'll always live on in his heart. Right before the end of the movie, we see [[spoiler:a herd of cats run by, with the Cat Shepard's familiar legs and gait among them.]] Tim doesn't, though.
* An alternate version of ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' has Zip survive his self-sacrifice to save Omar from the demon.
* The Disney-esque film ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'' has one of these near the end, where the characters and the audience believe for a moment that Michelle has succumbed to her chlorine gas-induced sickness. A teardrop from her uncle revives her.
* [[spoiler:Fly]] gets one of these in ''WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish!'' [[spoiler:Everyone thinks that he's failed to turn back into a human, and [[HeroicBSOD Chuck is frantic in trying to save his cousin]], even trying to suggest ludicrous things like brewing up a new potion or using time travel as the Professor and Aunt Anna tries to calm him down and explain there's nothing that can be done. In the commotion Chuck slips and Fly goes into the air, Aunt Anna tries to catch him, drops him and steps wrong. Cue SickeningCrunch and gasps from the horrified family. Then Fly calls out offscreen and sticks a hand out of the tank. Turns out he really did turn back and he's still alive (albeit still hurt from where Crab nicked him) and the fish was just the stuffed fish model from earlier. Cue HappyEnding.]]
* At the end of ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'', Nemo takes a rather big fall while defeating the Nightmare King, and dies. Or, not. This was meant to be the culmination of a plot point where it was possible Nemo could die after using the royal scepter to defeat the Nightmare King because of it being too much power for his body to handle, but since scenes pertaining to that were edited from the VHS due to NeverSayDie, it made this feel much more out of place.
* This happens ''twice'' to the heroine of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' films. The first film has her saved by a declaration of love from her prince. The third has her ''vaporized'' by a bolt of black magic. When her now-husband prince burns the copy of the spell that summoned it so that its powers can never be used again, she materializes from the resultant flames. Also, Jean-Bob is knocked out at the climax of II and brought back as a side effect of the spell that turns Odette into a swan and back.
** The first film also averted this trope rather surprisingly: after a very long opening number which establishes the relationships between all of the major players (not only the love/hate relationship of Odette and Derek, but the extremely close friendship of King William and Queen Uberta), King William is abruptly killed. This seems to have no repercussions on any of the other characters.
* In the 1999 animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TheKingAndI'', this happens to the King after his hot air balloon goes down.
* Astro in the 2009 ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' film -- twice! The first time, Dr. Tenma removes his Blue Core, but has a change of heart in time to revive him, acknowledge him as his son, and allow him to escape at Tenma's own risk. The second time, Astro pulls a HeroicSacrifice to defeat Peacekeeper, only to be revived by Zog.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'' has one near the end. After the final battle, [[spoiler:the other vikings look for Hiccup, but the only one who can be found is Toothless. That combined with the dragon's forlorn look is taken as a Very Bad Sign. But then Toothless reveals he's been shielding Hiccup with his wings, but the tension remains until Stoick checks for a heartbeat. And finds one]]. However, [[spoiler:Hiccup does leave the film's climax minus the lower half of his leg]].
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' plays around with this a bit. After his fight with Tai Lung, Po returns to the temple to find [[spoiler:Shifu lying on the ground, still injured from his fight with Tai Lung. As Po rushed to his side to comfort him Shifu thanked Po for bringing peace to the valley and himself, closing his eyes. Afraid that he was succumbing to his wounds, Po calls to Shifu begging him to not die, to which Shifu replies "I'm not dying you idiot!" Turns out he was just resting.]]
* Heather the possum, in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'', who gets kicked against a wall by antagonist Gladys Sharp and appears to be killed upon impact, much to the horror of her father [[spoiler:the twist being that she's a possum, and is merely faking]].
* Both [[spoiler:Stanley]] and [[spoiler:Rosie]] in Creator/DonBluth's ''WesternAnimation/ATrollInCentralPark''.
* There's a ''very'' brief one in ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'' After defeating the BRAIN, 9 tries to run away as the machine breaks down, and is nearly crushed. At some point it really does look like he got killed, but he wakes up about two seconds later.

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** And then there's Rufus, who turns up alive in the movie after being last seen in the game getting blown up real good. Particularly irritating is that Cloud rather rudely shuts up his explanation of how he survived, the one piece of exposition in the film that fans of the game were actually interested in.
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in. It turns out, according to the ExpandedUniverse novellas that [[{{Handwave}} [[HandWave there was some sort of secret "escape hatch" hidden under his desk]] that Rufus [[ChekhovsGun suggested be put in there in the first place]] while his father was still in charge of Shinra Inc.... Yeah, we're not buying it either.
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* Played ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie'': The character in question is Duke, by impaling. In fact, he actually ''was'' supposed to die (and they were even planning to drop him from the available toy line to go with in it), but after seeing how heartbroken all the Spanish kids were about Optimus Prime's death in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', they added in a last-minute line stating that Duke simply went into a coma.
* In the final fight sequence of the ''ComicBook/{{Golddigger}}''
animated film ''WesternAnimation/{{Nocturna}}''. [[spoiler:The Cat Shepard]] appears to die after fending off film, Brittany is roasted by the evil shadow, dragon Dreadwing. As Gina sobs over her presumably fallen sister, Brittany groans and Tim accepts his death by saying he'll always live on in his heart. Right before the end of the movie, we see [[spoiler:a herd of cats run by, with the Cat Shepard's familiar legs and gait among them.]] Tim doesn't, though.
* An alternate version of ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' has Zip survive his self-sacrifice to save Omar from the demon.
* The Disney-esque film ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'' has one of these near the end, where the characters and the audience believe for a moment that Michelle has succumbed to her chlorine gas-induced sickness. A teardrop from her uncle revives her.
sits up.
* [[spoiler:Fly]] gets one of these in ''WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish!'' ''WesternAnimation/HelpImAFish''. [[spoiler:Everyone thinks that he's failed to turn back into a human, and [[HeroicBSOD Chuck is frantic in trying to save his cousin]], even trying to suggest ludicrous things like brewing up a new potion or using time travel as the Professor and Aunt Anna tries to calm him down and explain there's nothing that can be done. In the commotion Chuck slips and Fly goes into the air, Aunt Anna tries to catch him, drops him and steps wrong. Cue SickeningCrunch and gasps from the horrified family. Then Fly calls out offscreen and sticks a hand out of the tank. Turns out he really did turn back and he's still alive (albeit still hurt from where Crab nicked him) and the fish was just the stuffed fish model from earlier. Cue HappyEnding.]]
* At In ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'', it momentarily looks like Oh was crushed by the end of ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'', Nemo takes a rather big fall while defeating the Nightmare King, and dies. Or, not. This Gorg's machine, but there was meant an indentation in it large enough for him to be the culmination of a plot point where it was possible Nemo could die after using the royal scepter to defeat the Nightmare King because of it fit without being too much power for his body to handle, but since scenes pertaining to that crushed.
-->'''Tip:''' You're alive! But you scared me so bad!\\
'''Oh:''' You
were edited from the VHS due to NeverSayDie, it scared? [[ToiletHumour I almost made this feel much more out of place.
* This happens ''twice'' to the heroine of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'' films. The first film has her saved by
a declaration of love from her prince. The third has her ''vaporized'' by a bolt of black magic. When her now-husband prince burns the copy of the spell that summoned it so that its powers can never be used again, she materializes from the resultant flames. Also, Jean-Bob is knocked out at the climax of II and brought back as a side effect of the spell that turns Odette into a swan and back.
** The first film also averted this trope rather surprisingly: after a very long opening
number which establishes the relationships between all of the major players (not only the love/hate relationship of Odette and Derek, but the extremely close friendship of King William and Queen Uberta), King William 3]]. ''[Tip hugs him]'' Not too hard. It is abruptly killed. This seems to have no repercussions on any of the other characters.
still a possibility.
* In the 1999 animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TheKingAndI'', this happens to the King after his hot air balloon goes down.
* Astro in the 2009 ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' film -- twice! The first time, Dr. Tenma removes his Blue Core, but has a change of heart in time to revive him, acknowledge him as his son, and allow him to escape at Tenma's own risk. The second time, Astro pulls a HeroicSacrifice to defeat Peacekeeper, only to be revived by Zog.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}''
''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2010'' has one near the end. After the final battle, [[spoiler:the other vikings look for Hiccup, but the only one who can be found is Toothless. That combined with the dragon's forlorn look is taken as a Very Bad Sign. But then Then Toothless reveals he's been shielding Hiccup with his wings, but the tension remains until Stoick checks for a heartbeat. And heartbeat -- and finds one]]. However, [[spoiler:Hiccup does leave the film's climax minus the lower half of his leg]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/IceAge1'', Diego straddles somewhere between this trope and UnexplainedRecovery with an ambiguous "[[CatsHaveNineLives Nine lives, baby]]" after [[TakingTheBullet taking a killing blow]] meant for Manny.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the realistic emotional toll of such an event. Bob spends an entire night in despair thinking that Syndrome shot down the plane killing Helen and the kids. This sends him into a grieving rage after Mirage frees him and he's quite willing to kill her. She is saved only because she reveals his family is still alive. Later, we see that the plane incident has left Bob emotionally raw. He is irrationally adamant about facing the Omnidroid alone since he cannot deal with possibility of losing his family again.
* The eponymous robot in ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' is shown [[PullingThemselvesTogether reassembling himself]] after a HeroicSacrifice against an incoming nuclear missile. (A rare example of a ''good'' Robot Disney Death, meaning both that it is very satisfying to the audience and that it is set up properly -- the Giant's self-repair ability [[ChekhovsGun is demonstrated earlier in the film]].)
* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestVersusTheCyberInsects'' has a particularly silly example. During a space battle caused by Jonny recklessly charging into the midst of some enemy fighters, an exploding control panel somehow injures Race in such a way that his heart stops beating. Not even two scenes later, Race inexplicably revives with no ill effects. The scene does serve a narrative purpose though -- it's a rather sobering moment for Jonny, who blames himself, and after this is when he starts acting like less of a selfish, impulsive {{Jerkass}}.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheKingAndI'', this happens to the King after his hot air balloon goes down.
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' plays around with this a bit. After his fight with Tai Lung, Po returns to the temple to find [[spoiler:Shifu lying on the ground, still injured from his fight with Tai Lung. As Po rushed to his side to comfort him Shifu thanked Po for bringing peace to the valley and himself, closing his eyes. Afraid that he was succumbing to his wounds, Po calls to Shifu begging him to not die, to which Shifu replies "I'm not dying you idiot!" Turns out he was just resting.resting]].
* Petrie does this in ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', getting seemingly devoured by Sharptooth just before drowning.
* This happens to two of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic'', one with an electrocuted mouse and another one with an octopus, who didn't move out of the way from under the ship after he couldn't hold it up any longer.
* At the end of ''Anime/LittleNemoAdventuresInSlumberland'', Nemo takes a rather big fall while defeating the Nightmare King and dies... or not. This was meant to be the culmination of a plot point where it was possible Nemo could die after using the royal scepter to defeat the Nightmare King because of it being too much power for his body to handle, but scenes pertaining to that were edited from the VHS due to NeverSayDie, making this feel much more out of place.
* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005'' with [[spoiler:Zebedee]] and [[spoiler:Florence]]:
** [[spoiler:Zebedee ends up trapped on a cliff by Zeebad who then collapses it, causing Zebedee to plummet into the abyss where he was presumed dead much to their grief and dismay of Dougal and the gang and the delight by Zeebad. Fortunately, after Zeebad gets re-imprisoned, it is revealed that Zebedee had survived the fall, but is still trapped in the ice until he is able to break free when it starts to melt.
]]
* Heather the possum, in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'', who gets kicked against a wall by antagonist Gladys Sharp and ** [[spoiler:Florence appears to be killed upon impact, have died from hypothermia after being trapped in the frozen roundabout throughout the film much to the horror of Dougal's grief. Luckily to Dougal's relief, she was only unconscious where he continues licking her father [[spoiler:the twist being that she's a possum, and face to wake Florence up until she is merely faking]].
* Both [[spoiler:Stanley]] and [[spoiler:Rosie]] in Creator/DonBluth's ''WesternAnimation/ATrollInCentralPark''.
* There's a ''very'' brief one in ''WesternAnimation/{{Nine}}'' After defeating the BRAIN, 9 tries to run away as the machine breaks down, and is nearly crushed. At some point it really does look like he got killed, but he wakes up about two seconds later.
fully conscious.]]



* This trope is used in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' when [[spoiler:the Sandman dies but is later resurrected during the climatic battle]].
* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' has this at the end of the movie. [[spoiler:Everyone thinks Flint died from stopping the machine, but a few moments later, he's carried down by his [[ChekhovsArmory Ratbirds]], looking no worse for wear too.]]
* Insectosaurus, the giant insect in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'', looks dead when blasted by an alien spaceship and wrapped lifeless and unmoving in a cocoon. But he was simply metamorphising into a butterfly, and later comes BackFromTheDead just in time to be used as a DeusExMachina to save the day.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie''. The character in question: Duke, by impaling. In fact, he actually ''was'' supposed to die (and they were even planning to drop him from the available toy line to go with it). But after seeing how heartbroken all the kids were about Optimus Prime's death in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', they added in a last-minute line stating that Duke simply went into a coma.
* Like [[FollowTheLeader most Disney film tropes at the time]], this happens to both title characters of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.

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* This trope is used in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' when [[spoiler:the Sandman dies but is later resurrected during In ''WesternAnimation/{{Minions}}'', it seems as if [[spoiler:Kevin exploded after swallowing Scarlet's bomb]]. However, the climatic battle]].
* ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' has this at the end of the movie. [[spoiler:Everyone thinks Flint died from stopping the machine, but a few moments later, he's carried
[[spoiler:explosion]] only [[spoiler:shrunk him back down by to his [[ChekhovsArmory Ratbirds]], looking no worse for wear too.]]
normal size]] (minus his [[spoiler:overalls]]).
* Insectosaurus, the giant insect in ''WesternAnimation/MonstersVsAliens'', looks dead when blasted by an alien spaceship and wrapped lifeless and unmoving in a cocoon. But cocoon, but he was simply metamorphising into a butterfly, and later comes BackFromTheDead just in time to be used as a DeusExMachina to save the day.
* ''WesternAnimation/GIJoeTheMovie''. The character Twilight has one in question: Duke, by impaling. In fact, he actually ''was'' supposed ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyTheMovie2017'' when [[spoiler:she, along with the Storm King, are sucked into a raging storm and presumed dead. Turns out, she reclaimed the [[MacGuffin Staff of Sacanas]] and manages to make it back on her hooves in one piece. Unfortunately, the Storm King ''also'' survives and attempts to take out the heroes with an [[TakenForGranite Obsidian Orb]], but a [[HeelFaceTurn reformed]] Tempest Shadow makes a HeroicSacrifice (and Disney Death of her own) to make sure his demise sticks]].
* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/{{Nocturna}}''. [[spoiler:The Cat Shepard]] appears
to die (and after fending off the evil shadow, and Tim accepts his death by saying he'll always live on in his heart. Right before the end of the movie, we see [[spoiler:a herd of cats run by, with the Cat Shepard's familiar legs and gait among them]]. Tim doesn't, though.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'', it seems as if [[spoiler:Surly has died after sacrificing himself to save his friends by falling down a big waterfall. When Precious and Buddy find Surly's motionless body, the latter lays down beside his unmoving friend and says his first two words: "best... friend". When all hope seems lost, Surly suddenly wakes up and hugs his rat friend tightly]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob2NuttyByNature'', Buddy is [[spoiler:knocked unconscious when he falls seemingly many stories off a balcony of the antagonist's home. Surly and Precious bring Buddy's lifeless body to Andie, who helps Surly carry Buddy into the ruined nut shop remains, and
they were even planning to drop both lay him on a big slab. Surly mourns greatly for his friend, and so do the other animals. When Precious licks Buddy as appreciation for saving her from the available toy line evil mayor's daughter, he suddenly moves. The pug licks Buddy twice more, enough to go with it). But after seeing how heartbroken all miraculously awaken him. Cue happy music, cheering, and hugs of relief]].
* ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAForest'' has one of these near
the kids were about Optimus Prime's death in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', they added in a last-minute line stating that Duke simply went into a coma.
* Like [[FollowTheLeader most Disney film tropes at
end, where the time]], this happens to both title characters and the audience believe for a moment that Michelle has succumbed to her chlorine gas-induced sickness. A teardrop from her uncle revives her.
* In ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'', Eliot appears to have been shot by Shaw's gun while saving Boog. He gets better.
* Heather the possum, in ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'', who gets kicked against a wall by antagonist Gladys Sharp and appears to be killed upon impact, much to the horror
of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.her father [[spoiler:the twist being that she's a possum, and is merely faking]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePebbleAndThePenguin'', [[spoiler:Rocko appears to have been swept away by a wave, only to appear in the middle of the climax very much alive]].
* There are two in ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheSuperAdventure''. First, Wolffy is eaten by Cha Cha, only for him and Weslie to be pooped back out when the latter uses some of Mr. Slowy's medicines on Cha Cha. Then, Weslie himself ends up stuck in Cha Cha's flooded headquarters, but comes back completely fine later after he is deposited in the toxins from Granny Snail and uses some enlargement pills left behind by Wolffy to return himself back to his normal size.
* Some villagers from ''Animation/TheReturnOfHanuman'', including Minku's father and Maruti's father, are thrown into a volcano by the village gangsters. By the end of the movie, Maruti turns into {{Superhero}} Hanuman and releases all of the victims after he defeats a monster formed out of the volcano.
* [[spoiler:Nigel]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'', sort of. [[spoiler:Even though he's a villain, it's really upsetting when he is ''sucked in an airplane's propeller'', showing feathers flying out, too]], and is thought to be dead until the ending, where he is [[spoiler:stripped of his feathers on the forest floor, and Mauro (the Monkeys' leader) takes embarrassing pictures of him naked]], leading into the credits.
* This trope is used in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians'' when [[spoiler:the Sandman dies but is later resurrected during the climactic battle]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' gives [[spoiler:Edmund one. He appears to have been strangled to death in the climax, but gets better and turns back into a boy]].
* An alternate version of ''WesternAnimation/RockAndRule'' has Zip survive his self-sacrifice to save Omar from the demon.



* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'', [[spoiler:the trope was deconstructed. Both Ed and Eddy appeared to be sinking in quicksand, but it was only just mud that happened to looked like quicksand, and it was one of the many jokes they pulled after they went to the gag factory. This ticks off Edd, and almost left the other two to faced the consequences over the NoodleIncident that led to the events of the movie. This made Eddy realize how serious the situation actually was, and that he probably had gone too far]].
* In Creator/DonBluth's ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'', Dmitri is hit in the head with a stone in the climax and appears to have died from the blow. But he's okay -- he was just knocked out.
* In another triumph for Don Bluth, Petrie does this in ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', getting seemingly devoured by Sharptooth just before drowning.
* Also thanks to a good DeusExMachina, this is what becomes of Mrs. Brisby's family in Bluth's ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' when her cinderblock house falls and sinks into the mud... before the jewel glows and restores everything back to normal.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePebbleAndThePenguin'', [[spoiler: Rocko appears to have been swept away by a wave, only to appear in the middle of the climax very much alive]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' gives [[spoiler: Edmund one. He appears to have been strangled to death in the climax, but gets better and turns back into a boy]].
* In the final fight sequence of the ''ComicBook/{{Golddigger}}'' animated film, Brittany is roasted by the dragon Dreadwing. As Gina sobs over her presumably-fallen sister, Brittany groans and sits up.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'', Ginger gets a rather brief one in the climactic escape scene.
* It happens to two of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic'', one with an electrocuted mouse and another one with an octopus, who didn't move out of the way from under the ship after he couldn't hold it up any longer.
* Some villagers from ''Animation/TheReturnOfHanuman'', including Minku's father and Maruti's father, were thrown into a volcano by the village gangsters. By the end of the movie, Maruti turned into {{Superhero}} Hanuman and released all of the victims after he defeated a monster formed out of the volcano.
* [[spoiler:Nigel]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'', sort of. [[spoiler:Even though he's a villain, it's really upsetting when he is ''sucked in an airplane's propeller'', showing feathers flying out, too]], and is thought to be dead until the ending, where he is [[spoiler:stripped of his feathers on the forest floor, and Mauro (the Monkeys' leader) takes embarrassing pictures of him naked,]] leading into the credits.
%%* Kate from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega''.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddysBigPictureShow'', [[spoiler:the trope was deconstructed. Both Ed and Eddy appeared to be sinking in quicksand, but it was only just mud that happened to looked like quicksand, and it was We get a brief one of the many jokes they pulled after they went to the gag factory. This ticks off Edd, and almost left the other two to faced the consequences over the NoodleIncident that led to the events of the movie. This made Eddy realize how serious the situation actually was, and that he probably had gone too far]].
* In Creator/DonBluth's ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'', Dmitri is hit
in the head with second ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmother'' movie, ''The Revenge of Jimmy'', when it looks like the house fell on Scary Godmother and crushed her. Skully and Bug-a-Boo are crying, while Harry rejoices. Soon enough, Scary Godmother re-appears (having merely lost her leggings before the house came down), commenting on how sweet it is that Skully and Bug-a-Boo miss her.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'', there's
a stone double example. [[spoiler:Abbot Cellach locks his nephew Brendan and fellow monk Brother Aidan in the climax scriptorium to protect them during a Northmen attack. It doesn't work, and appears when Cellach sees the scriptorium burning, he rushes to have died save them only to be attacked and left bleeding and unconscious on the ground. Brendan and Aidan manage to escape the building, but when they see Cellach lying in the snow, they believe him to be dead, and flee Kells. Cellach wakes up to see Northmen pouring from the blow. But he's okay -- he was just knocked out.
* In another triumph for Don Bluth, Petrie
building, and assumes his nephew is dead. The film then jumps 20 years forward to when uncle and nephew are finally reunited]]. Averted in that [[spoiler:nearly every other character really does this perish in ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'', getting seemingly devoured by Sharptooth just before drowning.
the Northmen attack]].
* Also thanks Thanks to a good DeusExMachina, this is what becomes of Mrs. Brisby's family in Bluth's ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' when her cinderblock house falls and sinks into the mud... before the jewel glows and restores everything back to normal.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ThePebbleAndThePenguin'', [[spoiler: Rocko appears to have been swept away by a wave, only to appear in the middle of the climax very much alive]].
* ''WesternAnimation/RockADoodle'' gives [[spoiler: Edmund one. He appears to have been strangled to death in the climax, but gets better and turns back into a boy]].
* In the final fight sequence of the ''ComicBook/{{Golddigger}}'' animated film, Brittany is roasted by the dragon Dreadwing. As Gina sobs over her presumably-fallen sister, Brittany groans and sits up.
* In ''WesternAnimation/ChickenRun'', Ginger gets a rather brief one in the climactic escape scene.
* It happens to two of the characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfTheTitanic'', one with an electrocuted mouse and another one with an octopus, who didn't move out of the way from under the ship after he couldn't hold it up any longer.
* Some villagers from ''Animation/TheReturnOfHanuman'', including Minku's father and Maruti's father, were thrown into a volcano by the village gangsters. By the end of the movie, Maruti turned into {{Superhero}} Hanuman and released all of the victims after he defeated a monster formed out of the volcano.
* [[spoiler:Nigel]] from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'', sort of. [[spoiler:Even though he's a villain, it's really upsetting when he is ''sucked in an airplane's propeller'', showing feathers flying out, too]], and is thought to be dead until the ending, where he is [[spoiler:stripped of his feathers on the forest floor, and Mauro (the Monkeys' leader) takes embarrassing pictures of him naked,]] leading into the credits.
%%* Kate from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega''.
normal.



* In ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'', [[spoiler:when Puss is trying to save his friend Humpty, the Golden Goose and the goose's mother, Puss is holding on to Humpty by only a thin rope on a broken bridge, while the Golden Goose is dangling above the distant ground with its mother, close to falling to their death. Humpty sacrifices himself to save the Golden Goose, its mother, and the town, while Humpty supposedly fell to death and cracked open. However, in the credits, it is revealed he came out alright.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]] ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestVersusTheCyberInsects'' has a particularly silly example. During a space battle caused by Jonny recklessly charging into the midst of some enemy fighters, an exploding control panel somehow injures Race in such a way that his heart stops beating. Not even two scenes later, Race inexplicably revives with no ill effects. The scene does serve a narrative purpose though - it's a rather sobering moment for Jonny, who blames himself, and after this is when he starts acting like less of a selfish, impulsive JerkAss.
* Happens to ''both'' of the main characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}: Mask of Light'': first, Jaller [[TakingTheBullet sacrifices himself to save his partner]] Takua, allowing him to don the titular MaskOfPower and become Takanuva. Then, Takanuva [[FusionDance merges]] with [[BigBad Makuta]] and sacrifices part of their life-force to bring Jaller back, but at the cost of the fusion breaking up and him disappearing. Takanuva is brought back by the other characters through a sort of ritual conducted over a weird gizmo built into the floor -- it's confusing, and never explained. The {{Novelization}} rewrites the scene by having Takanuva walk out of the split fusion alive.
* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'' the were-rabbit [[spoiler:(Wallace)]] appears to die after a nasty fall from the top of a building. Gromit is able to bring him around [[spoiler:with a hunk of Stinking Bishop cheese]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'', it seems that Snatcher was successful in crushing the boxtrolls to death, but it turns out they escaped in the middle of Eggs' speech, and they return in time to save the day.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'':
** One bite from Xibalba's snake causes this, [[spoiler:as Manolo finds out the hard way.]]
** In the climax, [[spoiler:Manolo appears to die again after trapping himself and Chakal under a church bell to contain an explosion that would have destroyed San Angel. He's saved by Joaquin giving him the Medal of Everlasting Life beforehand.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'', it momentarily looks like Oh was crushed by the Gorg's machine, but there was an indentation in it large enough for him to fit without being crushed.
-->'''Tip:''' You're alive! But you scared me so bad!
-->'''Oh:''' You were scared? [[ToiletHumor I almost made a number 3.]] ''(Tip hugs him)'' Not too hard. It is still a possibility.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the realistic emotional toll of such an event. Bob spends an entire night in despair thinking that Syndrome shot down the plane killing Helen and the kids. This sends him into a grieving rage after Mirage frees him and he's quite willing to kill her. She is saved only because she reveals his family is still alive. Later, we see that the plane incident has left Bob emotionally raw. He is irrationally adamant about facing the Omnidroid alone since he cannot deal with possibility of losing his family again.
* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Minions}}'', it seems as if [[spoiler:Kevin exploded after swallowing Scarlet's bomb]]. However, the [[spoiler:explosion]] only [[spoiler:shrunk him back down to his normal size]] (minus his [[spoiler:overalls]].)
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'', there's a double example. [[spoiler:Abbot Cellach locks his nephew Brendan and fellow monk Brother Aidan in the scriptorium to protect them during a Northmen attack. It doesn't work, and when Cellach sees the scriptorium burning, he rushes to save them only to be attacked and left bleeding and unconscious on the ground. Brendan and Aidan manage to escape the building, but when they see Cellach lying in the snow, they believe him to be dead, and flee Kells. Cellach wakes up to see Northmen pouring from the building, and assumes his nephew is dead. The film then jumps 20 years forward to when uncle and nephew are finally reunited]]. Averted in that [[spoiler:nearly every other character really does perish in the Northmen attack]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'', it seems as if [[spoiler:Surly has died after sacrificing himself to save his friends by falling down a big waterfall. When Precious and Buddy find Surly's motionless body, the latter lays down beside his unmoving friend and says his first two words: "best...friend". When all hope seems lost, Surly suddenly wakes up and hugs his rat friend tightly]].
** In ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob2NuttyByNature'', Buddy is [[spoiler:knocked unconscious when he falls seemingly many stories off a balcony of the antagonist's home. Surly and Precious bring Buddy's lifeless body to Andie, who helps Surly carry Buddy into the ruined nut shop remains, and they both lay him on a big slab. Surly mourns greatly for his friend, and so do the other animals. When Precious licks Buddy as appreciation for saving her from the evil mayor's daughter, he suddenly moves. The pug licks Buddy twice more, enough to miraculously awaken him. Cue happy music, cheering, and hugs of relief]].
* Near the end of ''[[Creator/DingoPictures Wabuu the Cheeky Raccoon]]'', when Wabuu chops down a tree to use as a bridge, a bird's egg falls out of its nest to the ground and causes the parents to call him a "child murderer", though the hatchling emerges unharmed. Then we find out that the tree also accidentally fell on Wuschel the squirrel, and the mole declares him dead. Wabuu, however, finds out otherwise and frees him from under the fallen tree.
* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/AllCreaturesBigAndSmall'', Finny the Nestrian is shown to drown after failing to climb onto the ark. Turns out his species can breathe in water just fine.
* We get a brief one in the second ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmother'' movie, ''The Revenge of Jimmy'', when it looks like the house fell on Scary Godmother and crushed her. Skully and Bug-a-Boo are crying, while Harry rejoices. Soon enough, Scary Godmother re-appears (having merely lost her leggings before the house came down), commenting on how sweet it is that Skully and Bug-a-Boo miss her.
* There are two in ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheSuperAdventure''. First, Wolffy is eaten by Cha Cha, only for him and Weslie to be pooped back out when the latter uses some of Mr. Slowy's medicines on Cha Cha. Then, Weslie himself ends up stuck in Cha Cha's flooded headquarters, but comes back completely fine later after he is deposited in the toxins from Granny Snail and uses some enlargement pills left behind by Wolffy to return himself back to his normal size.
* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/AntZ'' when protagonist Z appears to have drowned before being resuscitated by Bala.
* Eliot in ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'' appears to have been shot by Shaw's gun while saving Boog. He gets better.
* Kate from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'' gets hit in a stampede, and is unresponsive. The two wolf packs howl in unity over her loss. This brings her back.
* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005'' with [[spoiler:Zebedee]] and [[spoiler:Florence]]:
** [[spoiler:Zebedee ends up trapped on a cliff by Zeebad who then collapses it, causing Zebedee to plummet into the abyss where he was presumed dead much to their grief and dismay of Dougal and the gang and the delight by Zeebad. Fortunately after Zeebad gets re-imprisoned, it is revealed that Zebedee had survived the fall, but is still trapped in the ice until he is able to break free when it starts to melt.]]
** [[spoiler:Florence appears to have died from hypothermia after being trapped in the frozen roundabout throughout the film much to Dougal's grief. Luckily to Dougal's relief, she was only unconscious where he continues licking her face to wake Florence up until she is fully conscious.]]

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* ** In ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots'', ''WesternAnimation/PussInBoots2011'', [[spoiler:when Puss is trying to save his friend Humpty, the Golden Goose and the goose's mother, Puss is holding on to Humpty by only a thin rope on a broken bridge, while the Golden Goose is dangling above the distant ground with its mother, close to falling to their death. Humpty sacrifices himself to save the Golden Goose, its mother, and the town, while Humpty supposedly fell to death and cracked open. However, in the credits, it is revealed he came out alright.]]
* The ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' [[MadeForTVMovie TV movie]] ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestVersusTheCyberInsects'' has a particularly silly example. During a space battle caused by Jonny recklessly charging into the midst of some enemy fighters, an exploding control panel somehow injures Race in such a way that his heart stops beating. Not even two scenes later, Race inexplicably revives with no ill effects. The scene does serve a narrative purpose though - it's a rather sobering moment for Jonny, who blames himself, and after this is when he starts acting like less of a selfish, impulsive JerkAss.
* Happens to ''both'' of the main characters in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}}: Mask of Light'': first, Jaller [[TakingTheBullet sacrifices himself to save his partner]] Takua, allowing him to don the titular MaskOfPower and become Takanuva. Then, Takanuva [[FusionDance merges]] with [[BigBad Makuta]] and sacrifices part of their life-force to bring Jaller back, but at the cost of the fusion breaking up and him disappearing. Takanuva is brought back by the other characters through a sort of ritual conducted over a weird gizmo built into the floor -- it's confusing, and never explained. The {{Novelization}} rewrites the scene by having Takanuva walk out of the split fusion alive.
* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheCurseOfTheWereRabbit'' the were-rabbit [[spoiler:(Wallace)]] appears to die after a nasty fall from the top of a building. Gromit is able to bring him around [[spoiler:with a hunk of Stinking Bishop cheese]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheBoxtrolls'', it seems that Snatcher was successful in crushing the boxtrolls to death, but it turns out they escaped in the middle of Eggs' speech, and they return in time to save the day.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheBookOfLife'':
** One bite from Xibalba's snake causes this, [[spoiler:as Manolo finds out the hard way.]]
** In the climax, [[spoiler:Manolo appears to die again after trapping himself and Chakal under a church bell to contain an explosion that would have destroyed San Angel. He's saved by Joaquin giving him the Medal of Everlasting Life beforehand.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/Home2015'', it momentarily looks like Oh was crushed by the Gorg's machine, but there was an indentation in it large enough for him to fit without being crushed.
-->'''Tip:''' You're alive! But you scared me so bad!
-->'''Oh:''' You were scared? [[ToiletHumor I almost made a number 3.]] ''(Tip hugs him)'' Not too hard. It is still a possibility.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructs]] the realistic emotional toll of such an event. Bob spends an entire night in despair thinking that Syndrome shot down the plane killing Helen and the kids. This sends him into a grieving rage after Mirage frees him and he's quite willing to kill her. She is saved only because she reveals his family is still alive. Later, we see that the plane incident has left Bob emotionally raw. He is irrationally adamant about facing the Omnidroid alone since he cannot deal with possibility of losing his family again.
* In ''{{WesternAnimation/Minions}}'', it seems as if [[spoiler:Kevin exploded after swallowing Scarlet's bomb]]. However, the [[spoiler:explosion]] only [[spoiler:shrunk him back down to his normal size]] (minus his [[spoiler:overalls]].)
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfKells'', there's a double example. [[spoiler:Abbot Cellach locks his nephew Brendan and fellow monk Brother Aidan in the scriptorium to protect them during a Northmen attack. It doesn't work, and when Cellach sees the scriptorium burning, he rushes to save them only to be attacked and left bleeding and unconscious on the ground. Brendan and Aidan manage to escape the building, but when they see Cellach lying in the snow, they believe him to be dead, and flee Kells. Cellach wakes up to see Northmen pouring from the building, and assumes his nephew is dead. The film then jumps 20 years forward to when uncle and nephew are finally reunited]]. Averted in that [[spoiler:nearly every other character really does perish in the Northmen attack]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob'', it seems as if [[spoiler:Surly has died after sacrificing himself to save his friends by falling down a big waterfall. When Precious and Buddy find Surly's motionless body, the latter lays down beside his unmoving friend and says his first two words: "best...friend". When all hope seems lost, Surly suddenly wakes up and hugs his rat friend tightly]].
** In ''WesternAnimation/TheNutJob2NuttyByNature'', Buddy is [[spoiler:knocked unconscious when he falls seemingly many stories off a balcony of the antagonist's home. Surly and Precious bring Buddy's lifeless body to Andie, who helps Surly carry Buddy into the ruined nut shop remains, and they both lay him on a big slab. Surly mourns greatly for his friend, and so do the other animals. When Precious licks Buddy as appreciation for saving her from the evil mayor's daughter, he suddenly moves. The pug licks Buddy twice more, enough to miraculously awaken him. Cue happy music, cheering, and hugs of relief]].
* Near the end of ''[[Creator/DingoPictures Wabuu the Cheeky Raccoon]]'', when Wabuu chops down a tree to use as a bridge, a bird's egg falls out of its nest to the ground and causes the parents to call him a "child murderer", though the hatchling emerges unharmed. Then we find out that the tree also accidentally fell on Wuschel the squirrel, and the mole declares him dead. Wabuu, however, finds out otherwise and frees him from under the fallen tree.
* Near the end of ''WesternAnimation/AllCreaturesBigAndSmall'', Finny the Nestrian is shown to drown after failing to climb onto the ark. Turns out his species can breathe in water just fine.
* We get a brief one in the second ''WesternAnimation/ScaryGodmother'' movie, ''The Revenge of Jimmy'', when it looks like the house fell on Scary Godmother and crushed her. Skully and Bug-a-Boo are crying, while Harry rejoices. Soon enough, Scary Godmother re-appears (having merely lost her leggings before the house came down), commenting on how sweet it is that Skully and Bug-a-Boo miss her.
* There are two in ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheSuperAdventure''. First, Wolffy is eaten by Cha Cha, only for him and Weslie to be pooped back out when the latter uses some of Mr. Slowy's medicines on Cha Cha. Then, Weslie himself ends up stuck in Cha Cha's flooded headquarters, but comes back completely fine later after he is deposited in the toxins from Granny Snail and uses some enlargement pills left behind by Wolffy to return himself back to his normal size.
* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/AntZ'' when protagonist Z appears to have drowned before being resuscitated by Bala.
* Eliot in ''WesternAnimation/OpenSeason'' appears to have been shot by Shaw's gun while saving Boog. He gets better.
* Kate from ''WesternAnimation/AlphaAndOmega'' gets hit in a stampede, and is unresponsive. The two wolf packs howl in unity over her loss. This brings her back.
* Happens in ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicRoundabout2005'' with [[spoiler:Zebedee]] and [[spoiler:Florence]]:
** [[spoiler:Zebedee ends up trapped on a cliff by Zeebad who then collapses it, causing Zebedee to plummet into the abyss where he was presumed dead much to their grief and dismay of Dougal and the gang and the delight by Zeebad. Fortunately after Zeebad gets re-imprisoned, it is revealed that Zebedee had survived the fall, but is still trapped in the ice until he is able to break free when it starts to melt.]]
** [[spoiler:Florence appears to have died from hypothermia after being trapped in the frozen roundabout throughout the film much to Dougal's grief. Luckily to Dougal's relief, she was only unconscious where he continues licking her face to wake Florence up until she is fully conscious.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/SpaceChimps2ZartogStrikesBack'': Zartog uses a de-particle-izer to zap all the scientists out of existence. They're brought back at the end.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongeBobSquarePantsMovie'', [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are dried up to death in the Shell City gift shop and then revived a minute later when their tears short out an electrical outlet and activate the sprinkler system.
* This happens ''twice'' to the heroine of ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess''. The first film has her saved by a declaration of love from her prince. The third has her ''vaporized'' by a bolt of black magic. When her now-husband prince burns the copy of the spell that summoned it so that its powers can never be used again, she materializes from the resultant flames. Also, Jean-Bob is knocked out at the climax of II and brought back as a side effect of the spell that turns Odette into a swan and back. The first film also averted this trope rather surprisingly: after a very long opening number which establishes the relationships between all of the major players (not only the love/hate relationship of Odette and Derek, but the extremely close friendship of King William and Queen Uberta), King William is abruptly killed. This seems to have no repercussions on any of the other characters.
* ''WesternAnimation/TitanAE'': [[spoiler:Gune]] saves Stith from [[spoiler:a bomb Preed placed on her wrist, only for it to detonate and leave him wounded]] and he mutters "I'll just take a little nap", before collapsing. Later, just when the Drej are about to destroy the Titan, [[spoiler:Gune]] arrives to the rescue and hangs a {{lampshade|Hanging}} on the trope.
-->'''Gune:''' I finished my nap!
* Like [[FollowTheLeader most Disney film tropes at the time]], this happens to both title characters of ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.
%%* Both [[spoiler:Stanley]] and [[spoiler:Rosie]] in ''WesternAnimation/ATrollInCentralPark''.
* Near the end of ''Wabuu the Cheeky Raccoon'' from Creator/DingoPictures, when Wabuu chops down a tree to use as a bridge, a bird's egg falls out of its nest to the ground and causes the parents to call him a "child murderer", though the hatchling emerges unharmed. Then we find out that the tree also accidentally fell on Wuschel the squirrel, and the mole declares him dead. Wabuu, however, finds out otherwise and frees him from under the fallen tree.



** In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/MovingPictures'', Gaspode the Wonder Dog makes a HeroicSacrifice to save the Disc from the Things from the Dungeon Dimensions. In the first draft he was killed, but this was rewritten following reader feedback, and Gaspode went on to become a recurring character. Given the theme of the book, and the method used to revive Gaspode... possible LampshadeHanging?

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** In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Literature/MovingPictures'', ''Literature/{{Moving Pictures|Discworld}}'', Gaspode the Wonder Dog makes a HeroicSacrifice to save the Disc from the Things from the Dungeon Dimensions. In the first draft he was killed, but this was rewritten following reader feedback, and Gaspode went on to become a recurring character. Given the theme of the book, and the method used to revive Gaspode... possible LampshadeHanging?
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* ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'': The tie-in miniseries focusing on the [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Crime Syndicate]] and their fight with [[ComicBook/DCOneMillion Justice Legion Alpha]] has the Syndicate appear to fail in their efforts to rescue their teammate Superwoman from electrocution, but she later appears alive and well to rescue Owlman from the Wonder Woman of the 853rd century. Superwoman explains that when everyone's powers were restored by the dome rising and being ordered by Telos to fight, this included her immortality and enabled her to come back to life after she was given the chair.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has one near the end. After the final battle, [[spoiler:the other vikings look for Hiccup, but the only one who can be found is Toothless. That combined with the dragon's forlorn look is taken as a Very Bad Sign. But then Toothless reveals he's been shielding Hiccup with his wings, but the tension remains until Stoick checks for a heartbeat. And finds one]]. However, [[spoiler:Hiccup does leave the film's climax minus the lower half of his leg]].
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' plays around with this a bit. After his fight with Tai Lung, Po returns to the temple to find [[spoiler:Shifu lying on the ground, still injured from his fight with Tai Lung. As Po rushed to his side to comfort him Shifu thanked Po for bringing peace to the valley and himself, closing his eyes. Afraid that he was succumbing to his wounds, Po calls to Shifu begging him to not die, to which Shifu replies "I'm not dying you idiot!" Turns out he was just resting.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' ''WesternAnimation/{{How to Train Your Dragon|2010}}'' has one near the end. After the final battle, [[spoiler:the other vikings look for Hiccup, but the only one who can be found is Toothless. That combined with the dragon's forlorn look is taken as a Very Bad Sign. But then Toothless reveals he's been shielding Hiccup with his wings, but the tension remains until Stoick checks for a heartbeat. And finds one]]. However, [[spoiler:Hiccup does leave the film's climax minus the lower half of his leg]].
* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'' ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' plays around with this a bit. After his fight with Tai Lung, Po returns to the temple to find [[spoiler:Shifu lying on the ground, still injured from his fight with Tai Lung. As Po rushed to his side to comfort him Shifu thanked Po for bringing peace to the valley and himself, closing his eyes. Afraid that he was succumbing to his wounds, Po calls to Shifu begging him to not die, to which Shifu replies "I'm not dying you idiot!" Turns out he was just resting.]]
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-->'''Oh:''' You were scared? [[ToiletHumor I had almost made a number 3.]] ''(Tip hugs him)'' Not too hard. It is still a possibility.

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-->'''Oh:''' You were scared? [[ToiletHumor I had almost made a number 3.]] ''(Tip hugs him)'' Not too hard. It is still a possibility.
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-->'''Tip:''' You're alive! But you scared me so bad!
-->'''Oh:''' You were scared? [[ToiletHumor I had almost made a number 3.]] ''(Tip hugs him)'' Not too hard. It is still a possibility.
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-->-- '''Harry''', ''Film/KissKissBangBang''

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-->-- '''Harry''', '''Harry Lockhart''', ''Film/KissKissBangBang''

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