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Death trope; all spoilers unmarked.


* Happens to Nono Motoe in {{Blood-C}}. Or better said, we see her legs after she and her twin sister Nene are ''horribly'' eaten alive in front of their friend Saya Kisaragi. [[spoiler: And then it's subverted: it was all an act. They ''do'' get killed off again... [[{{Gorn}} and ir's much worse]].]]

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* Happens to Nono Motoe in {{Blood-C}}. Or better said, we see her legs after she and her twin sister Nene are ''horribly'' eaten alive in front of their friend Saya Kisaragi. [[spoiler: And then it's subverted: it was all an act. They ''do'' get killed off again... [[{{Gorn}} and ir's it's much worse]].]]
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* When [[spoiler: the Doctor]] [[DeaderThanDead dies permanently]] in the [[Series/DoctorWho episode "Turn Left"]], his body is covered with a sheet, but his limp hand fall into view and drops the sonic screwdriver.

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* When [[spoiler: the Doctor]] Doctor [[DeaderThanDead dies permanently]] in the [[Series/DoctorWho ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "Turn Left"]], Left", his body is covered with a sheet, but his limp hand fall into view and drops the sonic screwdriver.
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* Happens to [[spoiler: Nono Motoe]] in {{Blood-C}}. Or better said, we see [[spoiler: her feet after she and her twin Nene are ''horribly'' eaten alive.]]

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* Happens to [[spoiler: Nono Motoe]] Motoe in {{Blood-C}}. Or better said, we see [[spoiler: her feet legs after she and her twin sister Nene are ''horribly'' eaten alive.alive in front of their friend Saya Kisaragi. [[spoiler: And then it's subverted: it was all an act. They ''do'' get killed off again... [[{{Gorn}} and ir's much worse]].]]
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* Happens to [[spoiler: Nono Motoe]] in {{Blood-C}}.

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* Happens to [[spoiler: Nono Motoe]] in {{Blood-C}}.
{{Blood-C}}. Or better said, we see [[spoiler: her feet after she and her twin Nene are ''horribly'' eaten alive.]]
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* Happens to [[spoiler: Nono Motoe]] in Blood-C.

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* Happens to [[spoiler: Nono Motoe]] in Blood-C.
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* Happens to [[spoiler: Nono Motoe]] in Blood-C.
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* William Wallace after his execution at the end of ''{{Braveheart}}''.

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* William Wallace after his execution at the end of ''{{Braveheart}}''.
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* After Neil kills himself in [[DeadPoetsSociety Dead Poets Society]] ... though the drama is ruined somewhat by the subsequent slo-mo shot.
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* In the ''SchoolDays'' HQ-exclusive bad ending ([[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unoeytu3SIA seen here]]), Kotonoha is pushed by Sekai onto train tracks and is killed by the arriving train. Right after the train hits, the scene cuts to Makoto holding her [[AnArmAndALeg torn-off]] [[DeadHandShot hand]]
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* Happens in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist: The Conquer of Shamballa'', mixed with an EmpathyDollShot. We hear a scream, see a gust of wind, then cue a hand underneath a pile of debris right next to a teddy bear.

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* Happens in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist: The Conquer of Shamballa'', mixed with an EmpathyDollShot. We hear a scream, see a gust of wind, then cue a hand underneath a pile of debris right next to a teddy bear.
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* In ''DragonBall Z'', as Vegeta draws his final breath on Namek, his tear-blurred vision fades from his point of view, and we next see a close-up of his gloved hand falling onto the ground, followed by a shot of his body shivering with his eyes closed before becoming still and lifeless, followed by a gust of wind blowing on his body.
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* When [[spoiler: the Doctor]] [[DeaderThanDead dies permanently]] in the [[DoctorWho episode "Turn Left"]], his body is covered with a sheet, but his limp hand fall into view and drops the sonic screwdriver.

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* When [[spoiler: the Doctor]] [[DeaderThanDead dies permanently]] in the [[DoctorWho [[Series/DoctorWho episode "Turn Left"]], his body is covered with a sheet, but his limp hand fall into view and drops the sonic screwdriver.
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* At near end of ''TheRealAdventuresOfJonnyQuest'' episode, "Undersea Urgency", Jonny and other survivors of a doomed undersea base (overrun by {{CHUD}}-like creatures awakened by a a seaquake), one of surviving scientists tries to go back for one of the dead creatures (ForScience!). Turns out the creature (and it's inhuman maw full of razor-sharp teeth) is NotQuiteDead. Cue DeadHandShot.
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* Happens to a school girl that VampirePrincessMiyu bit and accidentally killed by draining her from her whole blood in the fourth OVA. First there's a ScreamDiscretionShot to the school building as another girl finds her and screams, then a while later we see the girl's hand and some strands of her long hair. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-SurjGcU4 Happens around 0:36]]

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* Happens to a school girl schoolgirl that VampirePrincessMiyu bit for blood and accidentally killed by fully draining her from her whole blood in the fourth OVA. First there's a ScreamDiscretionShot to the school building and a bunch of students as another girl finds her and screams, her, then a while later we see the girl's body from a long distance, and last but not least we're shown her hand and some strands of her long hair. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-SurjGcU4 Happens around 0:36]]
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* Happens in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist: The Conquer of Shamballa'', mixed with an EmpathyDollShot. We hear a scream, see a gust of wind, then cue a hand underneath a pile of debris right next to a teddy bear.
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* The second ''[[TMNT2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' cartoon ''loved'' this trope. Standouts include Splinter (who in reality wasn't seriously hurt, although that didn't stop producers from using the shot to suggest it in the episode's promo), Tang Shen (who did).
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** It even carries over to his/her Caravan card in the special edition. A gloved hand bursting out of the ground.
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* ''ThePlagueDogs'': The scene where the dog shoots the hunter in the head.

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* ''ThePlagueDogs'': ''Literature/ThePlagueDogs'': The scene where the dog shoots the hunter in the head.
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* ''ThePlagueDogs'': The scene where the dog shoots the hunter in the head.
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* This is how the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2f96hKqkY_Y intro]] for {{Warcraft 3}} ends.
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* During a flashback in ''ProfessorLaytonAndTheUnwoundFuture'', Claire's hand is the only part of her body that's exposed amidst the rubble following the catastrophic explosion that killed her and several other people.
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* William Wallace after his execution at the end of ''{{Braveheart}}''.
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* The horror movie ''{{House}}'', starring WilliamKatt.

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* The horror movie ''{{House}}'', starring WilliamKatt.William Katt.
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* When [[spoiler: the Doctor]] [[DeaderThanDead dies permanently]] in the [[DoctorWho episode "Turn Left"]], his body is covered with a sheet, but his limp hand fall into view and drops the sonic screwdriver.
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This is a stock type of camera shot that is also popular for [[FilmPosters posters and cover art]]. The story typically has death or murder as a central element, but featuring a corpse front and center, especially a very maimed one, prominently on the box art is usually not considered a good way to sell. So a compromise is used, an artfully and limply shown dead hand is show, perhaps holding (or dropping) an important object. Of course, the hand may be [[AnArmAndALeg separate from the body]] or itself badly damaged.

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This is a stock type of camera shot that is also popular for [[FilmPosters posters and cover art]]. The story typically has death or murder as a central element, but featuring a corpse front and center, especially a very maimed one, prominently on the box art is usually not considered a good way to sell. So a compromise is used, an artfully limp and limply shown dead bloody hand is show, shown, perhaps holding (or dropping) an important object. Of course, the hand may be [[AnArmAndALeg separate from the body]] body]], or itself badly damaged.
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* One of the very few images of Courier 6 from FalloutNewVegas is of a very sad-looking hand, [[http://images.wikia.com/fallout/images/6/61/Courier_buried.jpg poking up out of a shallow grave.]]
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* Happens to a school girl that VampirePrincessMiyu bit and accidentally killed by draining her from her whole blood in the fourth OVA. First there's a ScreamDiscretionShot to the school building as another girl finds her and screams, then a while later we see the girl's hand and some strands of her long hair. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_h-SurjGcU4 Happens around 0:36]]
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* ''Disney/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs'', complete with dropped apple. Of course, it's only "sleeping death".
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* The ending of the 1930 film version of ''AlllQuietOnTheWesternFront''.

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* The ending of the 1930 film version of ''AlllQuietOnTheWesternFront''.
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* The ending of the 1930 film version of ''AlllQuietOnTheWesternFront''.

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[[caption-width:330:Buried in a salt field; a very bitter end.]]

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!!'''As a DeathTrope, all Spoilers will be unmarked ahead. Beware.'''
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* The image comes from the Mexican film ''Bajo la Sal'' (Under the Salt). The movie itself also uses this shot several times to depict the murdered women found this way.
* ''{{Brick}}'' uses this for the protagonist's dead ex-girlfriend in the beginning.

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* The image comes from the Mexican film ''Bajo la Sal'' (Under ([[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3640956672/tt1110207 Under the Salt).Salt]]). The movie itself also uses this shot several times to depict the murdered women found this way.
* ''{{Brick}}'' uses this [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4137652736/tt0393109 on the poster]] and in the film for the protagonist's dead ex-girlfriend in the beginning.



* The poster for the first ''{{Saw}}'' movie had this.

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* [[http://beauchampcollegemedia2011.wordpress.com/2010/08/04/249/ The poster poster]] for the first ''{{Saw}}'' movie had this.



* The box art for ''DeadSpace''.
* ''Left4Dead's'' cover art is of a dead hand-- it's in the opening movie as such.

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* [[http://www.giantbomb.com/dead-space/61-20800/all-images/52-179977/dead_space_cover/51-851818/ The box art art]] for ''DeadSpace''.
* ''Left4Dead's'' [[http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/904/766043-left4dead_windows_cover_large.jpg cover art art]] is of a dead hand-- it's in the opening movie as such.

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