History Main / EndingMemorialService

[[caption-width-right:350:"We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. [...] Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human."]]

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* The BurialInSpace [[spoiler:of Spock]] at the end of ''Film/{{Star Trek II|The Wrath of Khan}}''. "Of all the souls I've encountered in my travels, his was the most ... human."
* ''Film/StarWars'':

* The burial-in-space [[spoiler:of Spock]] at the end of ''Film/{{Star Trek II|The Wrath of Khan}}''. "Of all the souls I've encountered in my travels, his was the most ... human."

An end-of-story memorial service given by a support or surviving major character in memory of less fortunate characters. May serve as a handy explanation of what would otherwise be a {{Gainax Ending}} to wrap things up and tell you that no, the heroes are not [[HesJustHiding "just hiding"]], or merely an emotive, tragic summative on the sorry affair.

See {{The Hero Dies}} and {{Kill Em All}} for what may lead to this kind of ending being needed. May be used to prevent a {{Gainax Ending}}. {{Bittersweet Ending}}s are the most common to feature this. See also {{To Absent Friends}}, which is closely related.

Note that this is both an {{Ending Trope}} and a {{Death Trope}}, so expect major spoilers... especially since the appearance of this trope is an indication that the main character [[TheHeroDies might have bought it.]]

So read on at your own risk.

* ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has one, held for [[spoiler:Kamina]].
* The ''VampireHunterD'' movie Bloodlust ends with Leila's funeral 60 years later.

* Occurs at the end of ''{{Star Wars}}: {{The Phantom Menace}}'' [[spoiler:for Qui-Gon Jinn]].
** Part of the ending montage in ''RevengeOfTheSith'' is the funeral procession for [[spoiler: Padme]].
** The end of ''ReturnOfTheJedi'' shows Luke as the only attendee of [[spoiler: Darth Vader's funeral pyre]].

* Occurs in the ending of the classic submarine movie ''Film/RunSilentRunDeep''.

* Occurs at the end of ''{{Star Wars}}: {{The Phantom Menace}}''
** Part of the ending montage in RevengeOfTheSith is the funeral procession for [[spoiler: Padme]].
** The end of ReturnOfTheJedi shows Luke as the only attendee of [[spoiler: Darth Vader's funeral pyre]].

* The end credits of ''Film/AmericanSniper'' shows home movie footage of Chris Kyle's funeral procession as it drives down the highway, along with news footage of a funeral ceremony for Kyle performed at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX.

* ''Film/TheLivingWake'' is all about organizing said memorial service, [[YourDaysAreNumbered since the main character knows he's dying]].

* Parodied by ''CanadasWorstDriver'' in its season 7 finale, which gave a funeral to TheAllegedCar.

* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Family of Blood" ends with a memorial service attended by Timothy- a young boy for the majority of the two-parter, but now seen nearly a hundred-years later, reflecting on WorldWarI.

* At the end of ''{{Halo}} 3'', Earth's commander gives a memorial service in memory of those who died in the final battle, including [[spoiler:Master Chief]]. Subverted in the fact that [[spoiler:Master Chief isn't quite dead yet]].
* In ''FinalFantasyX'', Yuna delivers this at a memorial blitzball tournament, reminding everyone of the sacrifices made by certain characters to bring peace to Spira.

* ''FullThrottle'' ends with a memorial service held for [[CoolOldGuy Malcolm Corley]], who is killed early in the story. The "biker priest" Father Torque reads the elegy.

* Occurs in the ending of the classic submarine movie ''RunSilentRunDeep''.
* ''{{Armageddon}}'' has this.

* Occurs in the ending of ''Film/{{Star Trek II|The Wrath of Khan}}''.

* The ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheTalesOfBaSingSe The Tales of Ba Sing Se]]" was split into several sub-stories, with most of the major characters getting their own little vignette. Iroh's Tale ending with a [[TearJerker heart crushing]] song about war, while the old-general cried over his son's memorial. To make it worst, it counts as an ''actual'' memorial to Mako, Iroh's voice actor who had just passed away.

* In ''VideoGame/DragonAge Origins'', if your [[PlayerCharacter Grey Warden]] sacrificed themselves to stop the Archdemon then you'll get to see their memorial service.

** After the crucible fires in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' the surviving crew of the Normandy has one for [[spoiler: Shepard]]. Subverted if you choose [[spoiler:to destroy the Reapers, where whoever puts his name on the memorial wall decides not to, hoping that he might be alive.]]

* At the end of ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', [[spoiler:if you lose squadmates on the ''SuicideMission'' you will see Shepard standing over a group of coffins, one for each teammate lost. Averted if you work your hardest to [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind get everyone out alive]]. ]]