History Main / DIsneyDeath

** ''WesternAnimation/AladdinTheSeries'' did it with Jasmine once. A HumanityOnTrial episode has the judging entity (responsible for sinking {{Atlantis}}!) rule that Agrabah must be destroyed. When Jasmine pushes a child out of the way of a falling chunk of building and is crushed herself, her sacrifice convinces the entity that Agrabah is worth sparing, and it reverses the damage... including un-squishing the princess. To ''Aladdin'' fans, the scene with Megara in ''Hercules'' seemed ''really'' familiar.

* When Basil is thrown off of Big Ben in ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', he disappears into the mist, presumably having plummeted to his doom along with the villain. The characters mourn for a moment, expecting the worst, but then Basil turns out to be okay and good times are had by all.
** This could be a reference to the [[SherlockHolmes source material]], as Holmes fell off Reichenbach Falls and was presumed dead (and was intended to be) along with Moriarty. Of course, back then it took three years for him to reappear.
* In ''Disney/BeautyAndTheBeast'', the Beast must find love before the last petal falls off of an enchanted rose. The Beast finds love from Belle, then dies, and the last petal indeed falls off the rose - but since she declared her love before he "died", thus breaking the spell, he gets back up anyway and becomes a human again.
** It was the fact that she declared her love mere seconds before the rose dropped the last petal that resulted in his re-transformation and revival. The wound was deadly, but when you have magic, why not?

* In ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'', John Smith is shot and presumably dead. But then he gets tended to and sails back home to England.

* ''Disney/{{Fantasia 2000}}'' does a rather nightmarish variant in its ''Firebird'' segment: after getting brutally attacked by the eponymous Firebird that it woke up on accident, the Nature sprite is nowhere to be found in the remains of the forest until the Elk breathes on a small patch of the ground, revealing the sprite, who is still alive - only now, she's a fraction of the size she was at the start of the segment, and looks too traumatized to try and restore the forest.

* Clever variation in ''WesternAnimation/{{WALL-E}}''. [[spoiler: The title character is almost crushed to bits in the climax, but EVE knows how to fix him; the real tension is that once she has, he doesn't remember anything about the 700 years of his life, including her. His acquired sentience appears lost. * sniff* He then gets it back a few minutes later... only after she "kisses" him]].
* Played with in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' when Zurg falls off the elevator shaft then comes back alive moments later. He's last seen having a good time with New Buzz as father and son, just to show there were no hard feelings between the two.
** The writers were originally going to have Zurg dead for real (or, at least, New Buzz assuming that's what had happened) and New Buzz's reason for staying behind being "I must bury my father and fill out the proper forms", but they must've decided that either Zurg really being dead might be disturbing to the kiddies ([[MoralGuardians remember one of the reasons why its sequel]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext doesn't have a perfect 100 on Rotten Tomatoes?]]) or they wouldn't be convinced Zurg might be still alive after hearing the aforementioned line and changed it so that Zurg is unambiguously still alive. The original outcome of the elevator shaft drop can be found in the junior novelization.

* In ''Disney/{{Mulan}} 2'', Shang takes a terrible fall and everyone believes he is dead, but he turns out to be just fine. One of the tracks on the film's soundtrack is even called "Shang Lives."

* In ''Disney/{{Tangled}}'', Flynn gets stabbed by Mother Gothel and gives up his chance to be healed so he can cut Rapunzel's hair, [[NoImmortalInertia killing Gothel]] but losing his chance to be healed. Luckily [[EleventhHourSuperpower it turns out]] [[SwissArmyTears that Rapunzel's tears can heal too]]. Cue emotional kiss and "Happily Ever After" ending montage!
* ''GnomeoAndJuliet'': Gnomeo[[spoiler: and the racer. Averted with Gnomeo's dad]].

* In ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'', after Ariel saves Prince Eric from drowning after the initial shipwreck scene. Scuttle declares him dead (it doesn't help that he is listening for a pulse in Eric's ''foot''), but Ariel sees him breathing and realizes he is only unconscious.
* Kida at the end of ''Disney/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'', just right after separating from the Crystal. Adding to this was the fact that her mother, the Queen, actually died as a result of her being exposed to the Crystal too long at the very beginning of the film.

** Also in ''A New Hope'' in the scene where Obi-Wan Kenobi finds Luke after the Tusken Raiders attack him. The camera cuts to show C-3PO's detached arm on the ground, and for a few seconds the audience is led to think that Threepio has been destroyed.
** Threepio does get destroyed in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' after walking in on some Stormtroopers, but Chewbacca manages to get him functioning again and reassembles him offscreen much later.

** Lampshaded before the celebration scene, when Luke assures C-3PO that R2 will be all right after Threepio offers to donate some of his own parts.

-->'''Drakken:''' You were [[MyWorthyOpponent a worthy foe]]. You were indeed [[CatchPhrase all that]]. Farewell, Kim Possible.\\

* In ''OnceUponATime'' Regina bakes up a "special" apple turnover (she's the Wicked Queen from Snow White) to get rid of Emma, the biological mother of Regina's adopted son. Henry (the son) prevents Emma from eating it, and succumbs to the effects. Cue both his mothers freaking out and [[EnemyMine making a truce]] to try and save the kid... which doesn't work. In the end, Emma's farewell kiss beings the kid back ''and'' breaks the curse holding the entire town!

* {{Zigzagged}} with ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]'' Jaga. TheObiWan and CourtMage of Thundera, initially performs a YouShallNotPass, seemingly dying in the attempt, allowing Thundera's young king Lion-O and his allies to flee as the city is invaded by the forces of BigBad Mumm-Ra. Jaga is soon revealed to instead be Mumm-Ra's prisoner, tortured for information on a mystical GreatBigBookOfEverything's location. Mumm-Ra eventually forces the issue by performing a YourSoulIsMine, imprisoning TheDisembodied Jaga in a SoulJar that will lead them to the book. In a last-ditch effort to prevent Mumm-Ra from getting it, Jaga performs a magical HeroicSacrifice that shatters his soul jar, dissipates him, and sends Mumm-Ra fleeing, leaving Jaga's allies to grieve his loss ''again''. Soon after, when Lion-O closely examines the book, it is revealed as {{Magitek}} that draws Lion-O's soul inside, where he meets Jaga, now serving as a SpiritAdvisor[=/=]VirtualGhost. When Lion-O asks if he's alive, Jaga gives an [[CrypticConversation opaque non-answer]].

* In Disney's AffectionateParody of its own canon, ''{{Enchanted}}'', Giselle takes a bite of a poison apple and "dies". The only way she can be resurrected is through TrueLovesKiss, and before [[WhenTheClockStrikesTwelve the clock strikes 12]]. Prince Edward happily goes over to kiss Giselle, but it doesn't work. [[spoiler:It takes Robert's kiss to awake her. But there's still a climactic battle before the movie ends.]]

-->--'''Harry''', ''KissKissBangBang''

** As revealed in ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'', Agent Coulson was out for all of eight seconds after being run through by Loki, and Nick Fury faked his death and sent him on vacation in Tahiti.

* Danny from ''HotFuzz'' gets shot and is caught in an explosion. The movie tries to make you think he's dead, but it's really his mother's grave.
* Played with in ''KissKissBangBang'' when Gay Perry stays alive after getting shot in the chest. [[LemonyNarrator Harry]] then [[LampshadeHanging comments how he hates it when]] [[ExecutiveMeddling movie studio executives]] change a death into a Disney Death to force [[FocusGroupEnding a happy ending]], and they might as well [[EverybodyLives bring back everyone who died]] (and then all of the dead characters, plus Elvis and Abraham Lincoln, walk into the hospital room), but [[ThisIsReality in this case]], Perry did survive.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheSpongebobSquarepantsMovie'', [=SpongeBob=] and Patrick are dried up to death in the Shell City gift shop and then revived a minute later when the sprinkler system goes off.

* In ''OnceUponATime'' Regina bakes up a "special" apple turnover (she's the Wicked Queen from Snow White) to get rid of Emma, the biological mother of Regina's adopted son. Henry (the son) prevents Emma from eating it, and succumbs to the effects. Queue both his mothers freaking out and [[EnemyMine making a truce]] to try and save the kid... which doesn't work. In the end, Emma's farewell kiss beings the kid back ''and'' breaks the curse holding the entire town!

** Also [[spoiler:Agent Coulson]], if what Creator/JossWhedon has stated about the upcoming TV series ''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.'' is anything to go by.

* ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'':
** Harry is struck by a Killing Curse, but does not really die due to unknowingly becoming an extra Horcrux. However, his friends back at Hogwarts do not know this at first and fear that their hero is gone for good.
** [[spoiler:Hagrid]] gets a Killing Curse in the Battle of Hogwarts - he appears to succumb to an acromantula attack, but later turns up with the Death Eaters in the Forbidden Forest as a prisoner.

* The first season finale of ''Series/RobinHood'', where [[spoiler:Marian is mourned, avenged, and then discovered to be still alive.]] (Setting the scene for a major audience shock when [[spoiler:she was died in the second season finale.)]]

Named after its frequent use in the DisneyAnimatedCanon, though even Disney likes to [[KilledOffForReal kill 'em off for real]] now and then.

** The writers were originally going to have Zurg KilledOffForReal (or, at least, New Buzz assuming that's what had happened) and New Buzz's reason for staying behind being "I must bury my father and fill out the proper forms", but they must've decided that either Zurg really being dead might be disturbing to the kiddies ([[MoralGuardians remember one of the reasons why its sequel]] [[ItMakesSenseInContext doesn't have a perfect 100 on Rotten Tomatoes?]]) or they wouldn't be convinced Zurg might be still alive after hearing the aforementioned line and changed it so that Zurg is unambiguously still alive. The original outcome of the elevator shaft drop can be found in the junior novelization.

* Disney's version of ''JohnnyTremain'' gives one to the title character, possibly to make up for Rab not getting KilledOffForReal like in the novel. Following the battle scene, Cilla sees Johnny lying in straw, assumes he must be dead and reacts accordingly even though she had absolutely no reason to not think he was just resting.

* In the StarWarsTheCloneWars Season 3 Episode, Altar of Mortis, [[spoiler: Ahsoka, who was possessed by the Son of Mortis, was [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness killed after she gives him the Dagger of Mortis]], but she doesn't [[KilledOffForReal remain dead]], as she is brought back to life when the Daughter (who was stabbed by the Son when taking the stab intended for the Father) transfers her remaining life force into Ahsoka, using Anakin as medium]].

* Another nice exception: ''Disney/TheLionKing''. Pulling a Disney Death wouldn't make sense in a movie about the cycle of life and death (and inspired by ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'', which is about [[YouKilledMyFather avenging death]]); as a result, Mufasa gets killed in a massive stampede near the middle of the film, and when he dies, he [[KilledOffForReal dies for real]]. Though [[SpiritAdvisor he does come back in spirit]].

* ''Disney/ThePrincessAndTheFrog''. [[spoiler: Ray gets KilledOffForReal and gets a funeral to drive the point home. But, [[DiedHappilyEverAfter he gets to be with his beloved Evangeline]] afterward, so he's fine]].

* Ram dies for real in ''Film/{{Tron}}''. What? It was a Disney movie!
** [[Film/TronLegacy The sequel]] kills off [[spoiler: Kevin Flynn and Tron]]. Though, [[NeverFoundTheBody it may not stick]] on that second one.
*** Or even the first one, since it happened [[spoiler: to a digitized version, so if any back-up copies exist...]]
* Nothing's been confirmed yet, but if HarrisonFord reprises his role as Han Solo in ''StarWars VII'', hints have been dropped that he'll most likely be KilledOffForReal.

** She actually had a lot going against her. She was hit so hard she flew hundreds of feet in the air, and then hit the ground after falling back the same distance! Then she was trampled (not actually shown, but it's unlikely that EVERY ONE OF THEIR FEET MISSED HER, so the trampling can be assumed) by the giant "ohm" bugs. This all happened before they finally stopped their stampede. She was ''DeaderThanDead'' but somehow the ohm's power revived her, thus averting a ''KilledOffForReal''.

* ''Manga/DragonBall'' (and its various sequels) is rather notable for this trope, probably even more so than Disney. This is done with General Blue, where he survived an underwater cavern collapsing on top of him, as well as survive even being launched all the way to Egypt before finally meeting his end at the hands of Mercenary Tao. Mercenary Tao had a similar fate to General Blue, as it was later revealed that he had survived Goku deflecting his grenade back at him, although he required extensive surgery to become a Cyborg as a result. The Trunks Saga also had Frieza being rebuilt as a cyborg, similar to Mercenary Tao, although unlike Tao, he ended up being [[KilledOffForReal killed for good]] after he resurfaced. The Cell Saga also had Android 18's survival (as Krillin noted when Cell regurgitated 18 that he thought she was a goner), as well as Cell's "revival" through Piccolo's Cells and Frieza's cells when he self destructs, killing off Goku, King Kai, Bubbles (and in the anime, Gregory) and implicitly Android 17. Majin Buu is blown to pieces repeatedly. Goku succumbed to this in the Piccolo Jr., Frieza, Majin Buu, Baby and Shadow Dragon sagas, where he's presumed dead prior to gaining the upper hand. It's also happened with Movie villains such as Broly and Cooler. That's not even counting revivals via the Dragon Balls.

** Piccolo himself went through this trope twice, even without the Dragon Balls reviving him: During the Frieza Saga, he either took Frieza's Death Beam for Goku, or was the direct target of it, depending on the Anime or the Manga's depiction, and yet he survived the attack albeit wounded. Similarly, during the Cell Saga, while attempting to get Android 17 to flee and holding off the eponymous villain, he ended up being punched by Cell with enough force to knock him back and apparently break his neck, and then Cell fired a beam clean through Piccolo's torso at point blank range, and then hurling his body into the ocean. When Goku had to save Tien Shinhan from being killed by Cell's Semi-Perfect form (who himself came very close to becoming KilledOffForReal by attempting to spam Tri-Beam with the intention of delaying Cell long enough to have Androids 18 and 16 escape from the island), he also sensed Piccolo's ki (the little of it he had left, anyways) and saved him as well.

* Several times in ''Anime/CodeGeass R2''. The show seems to be a series where AnyoneCanDie and characters get KilledOffForReal, which does tend to happen, but a few others get what looks like a death scene and may somehow turn up fine episodes later, at most with a couple of bandages.

* Invoked but ultimately subverted in the ''{{Tintin}}'' series. Because of ExecutiveMeddling, creator Hergé was forced to imply the possibility of survival in the suicide note of astronaut Frank Wolff in ''Explorers on the Moon'', who stepped out of his space shuttle into space to [[HeroicSacrifice save oxygen for the remaining passengers]]. WordOfGod, after the fact, confirmed that there was [[KilledOffForReal obviously no way]] Wolff survived.

** 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 KilledOffForReal. This seems to have no repercussions on any of the other characters.

* [[spoiler:Astro]] in the 2009 ''WesternAnimation/AstroBoy'' film -- twice! [[spoiler: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.]]

* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Discworld/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 KilledOffForReal, 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?

* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'', Harry is struck by a Killing Curse, but [[spoiler:does not really die due to unknowingly becoming an extra Horcrux. However, his friends back at Hogwarts do not know this at first and fear that their hero is gone for good.]]
** [[spoiler:Hagrid]] also gets one in the Battle of Hogwarts - he appears to succumb to an acromantula attack, but later turns up with the Death Eaters in the Forbidden Forest as a prisoner.
** Ginny also gets this 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]].

* Cruelly played with in ''Deeper'' of the ''{{Tunnels}}'' series. [[spoiler: The hero's brother Cal appears to [[DroppedABridgeOnHim get a bridge dropped on him]] halfway through. However, he is later discovered to be OnlyMostlyDead and is able to recover. He rejoins the other heroes for the climax... only to be KilledOffForReal in a hail of bullets at the end.]]

* [[CruelTwistEnding Rather mean subversion]] in ''Series/GhostWhisperer'': At the end of season one, Melinda's best friend (and the only main character other than Melinda at this point) realizes that she, not her brother, is the ghost and she was killed in the plane crash earlier in the episode. The season two premiere reveals that she was merely in a coma, thus allowing her spirit to wander (as has happened at least once before) and she has a very good chance of recovery. Then Melinda wakes up; it was a dream and her friend really ''is'' dead. She has [[KilledOffForReal remained dead]] ever since.

* The first season finale of ''Series/RobinHood'', where [[spoiler:Marian is mourned, avenged, and then discovered to be still alive.]] (Setting the scene for a major audience shock when [[spoiler:she was KilledOffForReal in the second season finale.)]]

* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' this is what happens to the named characters in most narratives accompanying games - they are knocked out, sent through accidental warp portals, teleported away just before death, badly wounded but recovered by medics after the battle, temporarily banished to the Realm of Chaos or any number of fates that can be recovered from. It even makes it clear in the rules that casualties don't automatically equate to dead. When a character is KilledOffForReal it's usually a major event or storyline progression and doesn't stop them being used in historical refights, but this is strongly tempered with StatusQuoIsGod (as well as the fact that if the characters stay alive, people will [[CrackIsCheaper keep buying the models]]),

** Every death in ''Assault'' other than [[spoiler: the Aparoid Queen]] ends up being this. Even [[spoiler: Pigma and Oikonny]], who were seemingly KilledOffForReal, came back in ''VideoGame/StarFoxCommand''.

*** In fact, despite the large number of {{Plotline Death}}s, only two characters are ever KilledOffForReal. Many of the others don't rejoin the party, but even the pair that gets [[TakenForGranite turned to stone]] makes an appearance by the end.

** Also, Shadow has one of these after [[spoiler:Kefka kills Leo]]. Rather than being unconscious, though, he's gone missing [[spoiler: (to the DiscOneFinalDungeon to take on the baddies, even though he is injured, because he is a {{Badass}} {{Ninja}})]] and, since his dog Interceptor is injured, your party assumes he is dead. Serves as revenge fuel against the Empire, as if there wasn't already enough of that. He will [[spoiler: [[KilledOffForReal die for real]] if you don't wait for him during the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Apocalypse]].]]

* Any time ''VideoGame/MegaManX's'' Zero gets blown to pieces. Don't expect it to last long. [[spoiler: Then he actually does get KilledOffForReal at the end of ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 4''.]]

* Originally subverted in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' (Either you or a NPC had to die to finish the main quest), but the ''Broken Steel'' DLC changed this sacrifice into a 2 weeks coma. However, Sarah still [[KilledOffForReal dies for real]] if you send her in to activate it.

** In season 3, a slight subversion. [[spoiler: In the final episode, Max becomes a giant monster and eventually has to be destroyed. Sam wanders around the city aimlessly mourning the loss of his best friend all the way through the end credits. Then suddenly, a Max from an alternate timeline (from the previous season) appears, and reveals that in his universe the same events happened although in his world Sam was the one that became a monster and died. This Max then takes the previous one's place. So although the Max of this world actually is dead, we technically still have him since the alternative universe is the same character with just a few slightly different experiences.]]
*** Also in the final episode of Season 3, [[spoiler:Sal the Cockroach dies inside monster Max's body, but during the post-credits scene as the camera pans upward to the sky, you can see a giant cockroach crawling up a building if you look closely. Could this mean that Sal somehow survived?]]
* Unless you screw up quite royally, this is Nanako's fate in {{Persona 4}}. If you do screw up, [[KilledOffForReal well...]]

** Speaking of Franz Hopper, all evidence gathered (and Jérémie's rude remarks to Aelita) says that Franz killed himself saving Aelita in said incident above, [[spoiler:''until'' Season 4, when he suddenly lives again as a ball of glittery purple and pink energy. Apparently he can't stay out of the Digital Sea for too long (even though the Digital Sea is supposed to ''delete'' everything thrown into it), or else he'll get attacked by XANA real fast.]] [[KilledOffForReal He eventually dies in the Series Finale]]

*** Happens to Optimus at least once in most films and series. Semi-averted with ''Generation 1'', where he stayed dead for a whole season. By the time they brought him back, it was too late to save the show. At the beginning of the Japanese fourth season, ''The Headmasters'', he is KilledOffForReal.
* Death seems cheap in the series ''AceLightning'', at least for the "videogame" characters. Also subverted in one episode when Ace is surprised to learn from Mark that when humans die they ''can't'' come back in a similar fashion.
** This also this does not make Sparx's "death" any less traumatic...

** The aversion: In season four, [[spoiler:Nabu sacrifices himself to close a dark abyss the Wizards have created to suck up the fairies of Earth.]] Aside from a couple animation goofs, [[spoiler:Nabu]] doesn't return at the end of the season, so it looks like [[spoiler:he is]] [[KilledOffForReal dead for real]]. This hasn't sat well with the fans.
*** And it also created some FridgeLogic, since Bloom seems to have [[PlotInducedStupidity forgotten her healing powers]].

* In ''KamenRiderDragonKnight'' the term venting is used to describe the disintegration of the losing Rider at the end of a battle. By saying that the Riders were trapped in a void instead of dead, it enabled lost Riders to be pulled back in for the climactic battle at the end of the series.

* The eponymous robot in ''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 was [[ChekhovsGun demonstrated earlier in the film]].)

* In ''FrightNight2011'', [[spoiler:Charlie seemingly dies after [[BroughtDownToNormal bringing Jerry's victims back to normal]] with a special stake through Jerry's heart. However, it turns out he just passed out after burning Jerry alive with the stake.]]

* Philomena from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' burns to ashes in front of shocked Fluttershy before it is revealed that she is actualy a [[ThePhoenix phoenix]] that was just about to rise from her own ashes.

* ''TheBraveLittleToaster'' ends with Toaster jumping inside an industrial conveyor belt in order to save The Master. It was virtually crushed to pieces, but within a few minutes is repaired by The Master.

* When Basil is thrown off of Big Ben in ''TheGreatMouseDetective'', he disappears into the mist, presumably having plummeted to his doom along with the villain. The characters mourn for a moment, expecting the worst, but then Basil turns out to be okay and good times are had by all.

* A similar situation to Basil's example happens in ''AGoofyMovie''; Goofy falls down a waterfall into the mist of censorship. There's a pause and some tense music, but then it's revealed that his son Max has caught him by the britches with a fishing hook. Well...Goofy cartoons never do run on logic.
* In ''{{Pocahontas}}'', John Smith is shot and presumably dead. But then he gets tended to and sails back home to England.

* ''[[Disney/{{Fantasia}} Fantasia 2000]]'' does a rather nightmarish variant in its ''Firebird'' segment: after getting brutally attacked by the eponymous Firebird that it woke up on accident, the Nature sprite is nowhere to be found in the remains of the forest until the Elk breathes on a small patch of the ground, revealing the sprite, who is still alive - only now, she's a fraction of the size she was at the start of the segment, and looks too traumatized to try and restore the forest.

* Played with in ''FunAndFancyFree'' during the "Bongo" segment. Bongo and rival Lumpjaw both wind up going over a waterfall during their confrontation, leading Lulubelle to start crying after it looks like Bongo's been killed. However, unlike most examples here, the audience clearly sees Bongo manage to escape the waterfall to safety, so only the characters in the film assume he's dead..

* Tom in ''BabesInToyland'', although it was hoaxed.

* ''[[TheChroniclesOfNarnia The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]'' film has Lucy seemingly being swept away by a raging icy river, before showing up seconds later unharmed. Later Edmund is stabbed and it seems like Lucy's [[HealingPotion healing cordial]] isn't administered in time, but a few seconds after he goes motionless he coughs and wakes up. Aslan dies for real, but gets better.

* HayaoMiyazaki's ''NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'' pulls this with Nausicäa ''herself'', who dies being launched into the air by a stampede of monstrous insects.. before said insects realize she was trying to tell them she had safely returned their lost baby, began empathizing with her and healed her, inducing a trippy hallucination/resurrection scene in which Nausicäa manages to get back to life.

* ''MawaruPenguindrum'' loved this trope, the most notable example being Himari, who [[spoiler: died at least 3 times but was brought back each time and ultimately lived in the end. Masako also died twice only to be brought back both times, and Kanba was severely injured by bullets in episode 21, but was okay with a few bandages by episode 22.]]

** Its source material, ''Series/{{Engine Sentai Go-onger}}'', also features an example: [[spoiler:in [=GP35=], Yogostein turns Sousuke [[TakenForGranite into a bronze statue]], seemingly killing him off... until the next episode, where he's revived and defeats Yogostein in a one-on-one duel.]]

* In ''TensouSentaiGoseiger'', [[spoiler: Buredoran embodies this trope and is a rare villainous example. Not counting his reappearances in movies, he seemingly dies twice. First as Buredoran of the Comet and second as Buredoran of the Chupercabra when he's revived as [=BuredoRUN=] after being OnlyMostlyDead. He's finally killed for good, ...for the time being, after his reveal as Brajira of the Messiah]].