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* In ''SomethingPositive'': [[spoiler: Faye's death. Justified since she died in her sleep and Fred doesn't realize at first that she is dead. It takes him (and the readers) a few panels to realize the sad truth.]]

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* Subverted in ''I Remember Mama''. "Are you still asleep? Y'old sleepy cat. Wake up. S'morning..." [[spoiler: And he does!]]


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* Lakotah warrior and holy man Black Elk said he saw a baby trying to nurse from its dead mother at the Wounded Knee massacre.
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* Averted in {{Christopher Moore}}'s ''A Dirty Job'' wherein Charlie's daughter Sophie [[spoiler: cries and tells him not to go when he leaves to fight the Morrigan but after it is finally officially revealed that she is the Luminatus (aka Big Death) simply says "Goodbye, Daddy" as Charlie passes on.]] Most. Tearjerking. Scene. Ever. [[spoiler: He got better. Kind of.]]

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* Averted in {{Christopher Moore}}'s ''A Dirty Job'' ''ADirtyJob'' wherein Charlie's daughter Sophie [[spoiler: cries and tells him not to go when he leaves to fight the Morrigan but after it is finally officially revealed that she is the Luminatus (aka Big Death) simply says "Goodbye, Daddy" as Charlie passes on.]] Most. Tearjerking. Scene. Ever. [[spoiler: He got better. Kind of.]]
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* Averted in Christopher Moore's ''A Dirty Job'' wherein Charlie's daughter Sophie [[spoiler: cries and tells him not to go when he leaves to fight the Morrigan but after it is finally officially revealed that she is the Luminatus (aka Big Death) simply says "Goodbye, Daddy" as Charlie passes on.]] Most. Tearjerking. Scene. Ever. [[spoiler: He got better. Kind of.]]

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* Averted in Christopher Moore's {{Christopher Moore}}'s ''A Dirty Job'' wherein Charlie's daughter Sophie [[spoiler: cries and tells him not to go when he leaves to fight the Morrigan but after it is finally officially revealed that she is the Luminatus (aka Big Death) simply says "Goodbye, Daddy" as Charlie passes on.]] Most. Tearjerking. Scene. Ever. [[spoiler: He got better. Kind of.]]
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->''"Why won't you ''move'', Mister Bubbles?"''
-->-- '''A Little Sister''', after [[YouBastard you]] gun down a [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass Big]] [[PapaWolf Daddy]] in ''BioShock''
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* This is Albert Lions' reaction to finding Augustus "Dougal" MacDougal's corpse in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''.

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* This is Albert Lions' reaction to finding Augustus "Dougal" MacDougal's [=MacDougal's=] corpse in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''.
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* This is Albert Lions' reaction to finding Augustus Dougal's corpse in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''.

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* This is Albert Lions' reaction to finding Augustus Dougal's "Dougal" MacDougal's corpse in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''.

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* This is Albert Lions' reaction to finding Augustus Dougal's corpse in ''SurvivalOfTheFittest''.
--->'''Albert''': DUDE! CUT IT OUT NOW! [[ThisisSparta WAKE! THE HELL! UP!]]
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* In his flashback in the manga version, Zoro does this when Kuina dies, albeit in a way that's much more angry and hurt. Deeply in denial, he screams at her for abandoning their promise (implied that it's more because he felt she was abandoning HIM). It took an adult man and another boy around his age to hold him back.

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* OnePiece: In his flashback in the manga version, Zoro does this when Kuina dies, albeit in a way that's much more angry and hurt. Deeply in denial, he screams at her for abandoning their promise (implied that it's more because he felt she was abandoning HIM). It took an adult man and another boy around his age to hold him back.
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*In his flashback in the manga version, Zoro does this when Kuina dies, albeit in a way that's much more angry and hurt. Deeply in denial, he screams at her for abandoning their promise (implied that it's more because he felt she was abandoning HIM). It took an adult man and another boy around his age to hold him back.
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** It's really a shock to see him have this reaction, compared to [[JerkAss how he normally acts.]]
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* In the second-to-last or last chapter of the manga ''Absolute Boyfriend'', Riiko says this when Night stops working. Like Zoe below, less of being a kid and more he was her emotional anchor. In this case, her first real boyfriend. Also, since he was an artificial human, it was harder to accept his death since he often didn't function the same way as a real man.

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* In the second-to-last or last chapter of the manga ''Absolute Boyfriend'', ''AbsoluteBoyfriend'', Riiko says this when Night stops working. Like Zoe below, less of being a kid and more he was her emotional anchor. In this case, her first real boyfriend. Also, since he was an artificial human, it was harder to accept his death since he often didn't function the same way as a real man.
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** After talking to him, if you only press the action button one, Jade will just stand there, waiting for him to answer. As you might have guessed, he won't.
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* [[{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]: The climax of the first movie. [[spoiler:Ash, having been hit by Mew and Mewtwo's attacks, is turned to stone (which, as anyone who has ever played a JRPG knows, means he is ''dead''). Pikachu runs up to him and desperately tries to shock him back to wakefulness, wearing himself out in the process. [[TearJerker Amazingly poignant]] for what is ostensibly a kid's movie, as at first Pikachu seems confused, playing this trope to the letter, and then in denial, continuing to try and shock Ash awake even when it's apparent that its efforts are useless. Ash gets better, but it takes the tears of a small army of Pokemon to do it.]]

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* [[{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]: The climax of the first movie. [[spoiler:Ash, having been hit by Mew and Mewtwo's attacks, is turned to stone (which, as anyone who has ever played a JRPG knows, means he is ''dead''). Pikachu runs up to him and desperately tries to shock him back to wakefulness, wearing himself out in the process. [[TearJerker Amazingly poignant]] for what is ostensibly a kid's movie, as at first Pikachu seems confused, playing this trope to the letter, and then in denial, continuing to try and shock Ash awake even when it's apparent that its efforts are useless. [[IGotBetter Ash gets better, better,]] but it takes the tears of a small army of Pokemon to do it.]]
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* In one of the fourth-season {{tearjerker}} episodes of {{Futurama}}, "Sting," Fry says this phrase to Leela repeatedly foreshadowing {{TheReveal}}.
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* Played devastatingly straight in the episode of TheSimpsons entitled "Mona Leaves-a". Homer's mother returns again, and Homer calls her out on her constant abandonment and goes to bed angry. with some wise words from Marge, he decides to apologize, making his mom a card. He goes downstairs, where she's sitting in a chair:
---> '''Homer:''' ''(sweetly)'' Mom, are you asleep? ''(a little worriedly, then tearfully, looking at her)'' Asleep with your eyes open?...[[TearJerker Mom?...MOM?]]
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* In ''HeavyRain'', this is Shaun's reaction if Ethan dies at the old warehouse.

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* ''{{Kuroshitsuji}}'': Ciel when [[spoiler: Sebastian died]], and he kept repeating things like, "Sleeping on the floor doesn't look that comfortable to me," and "Get up". Subverted because it ended up being a [[spoiler: fake death]], but Ciel's reactions were still particularly heart-wrenching.
** Alois to Luca in season 2.

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* Used briefly in Avril Lavigne's song, Slipped Away (which is dedicated to her grandfather):

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* In {{Homestuck}}:[[spoiler: [[HeroicBSOD PLEASE TELL ME THAT'S]] [[AlienBlood JUST HONEY]].]]
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** [[{{Tearjerker}} In what universe is that suposed to be even remotely funny?]]
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Even adult characters sometimes exhibit this behavior when someone TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth dies.

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Even adult characters sometimes exhibit this behavior under stress, or when someone TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth dies.
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* Tom Paxton's song "Jimmy Newman", about a dying soldier:
-->''Get up Jimmy Newman they won't take my word''
-->''I said you sleep hard but they're shaking their heads''
-->''Get up Jimmy Newman and show them you heard''
-->''Jimmy just show them you're sleeping''
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* {{s-CRY-ed}} Has one that's phenomenally brutal in its simplicity. Kimishima has been severely injured amidst his CrowningMomentOfAwesome . So Kazuma carries him back home. Somewhere along the way, Kimishima stops talking. When they get home, Kaname realizes what's happened, and starts to cry. But [[IdiotHero Kazuma]]...

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* {{s-CRY-ed}} Has one that's [[TearJerker phenomenally brutal brutal]] in its simplicity. Kimishima has been severely injured amidst his CrowningMomentOfAwesome . So Kazuma carries him back home. Somewhere along the way, Kimishima stops talking. When they get home, Kaname realizes what's happened, and starts to cry. But [[IdiotHero Kazuma]]...
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* {{s-CRY-ed}} Has one that's phenomenally brutal in its simplicity. Kimishima has been severely injured amidst his CrowningMomentOfAwesome . So Kazuma carries him back home. Somewhere along the way, Kimishima stops talking. When they get home, Kaname realizes what's happened, and starts to cry. But [[IdiotHero Kazuma]]...
--> "Hey, now you hold on or you're gonna fall! Kimishima are you listenin'? Hey! Kimishima? Heh heh, say something. Kimishima I am not in the mood to fool around. This isn't funny. Hey, Kaname, what's wrong?...Hey, wait. Kimishima?"
--> '''Screen cuts to black'''
-->" Come on, wake up. Kimishima..."
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* [[{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]: The climax of the first movie. [[spoiler:Ash, having been hit by Mew and Mewtwo's attacks, is turned to stone (which, as anyone who has ever played a JRPG knows, means he is ''dead''). Pikachu runs up to him and desperately tries to shock him back to wakefulness, wearing himself out in the process. [[TearJerker Amazingly poignant]] for what is ostensibly a kid's movie, as at first Pikachu seems confused, playing this trope to the letter, and then in denial, continuing to try and shock Ash back to wakefulness even when it's apparent that its efforts are useless. Ash gets better, but it takes the tears of a small army of Pokemon to do it.]]

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* [[{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]: The climax of the first movie. [[spoiler:Ash, having been hit by Mew and Mewtwo's attacks, is turned to stone (which, as anyone who has ever played a JRPG knows, means he is ''dead''). Pikachu runs up to him and desperately tries to shock him back to wakefulness, wearing himself out in the process. [[TearJerker Amazingly poignant]] for what is ostensibly a kid's movie, as at first Pikachu seems confused, playing this trope to the letter, and then in denial, continuing to try and shock Ash back to wakefulness awake even when it's apparent that its efforts are useless. Ash gets better, but it takes the tears of a small army of Pokemon to do it.]]
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* [[{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]: The climax of the first movie. [[spoiler:Ash, having been hit by Mew and Mewtwo's attacks, is turned to stone (which, as anyone who has ever played a JRPG knows, means he is ''dead''). Pikachu runs up to him and desperately tries to shock him back to wakefulness, wearing himself out in the process. Ash gets better, but it takes the tears of a small army of Pokemon to do it.]]

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* [[{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]: The climax of the first movie. [[spoiler:Ash, having been hit by Mew and Mewtwo's attacks, is turned to stone (which, as anyone who has ever played a JRPG knows, means he is ''dead''). Pikachu runs up to him and desperately tries to shock him back to wakefulness, wearing himself out in the process. [[TearJerker Amazingly poignant]] for what is ostensibly a kid's movie, as at first Pikachu seems confused, playing this trope to the letter, and then in denial, continuing to try and shock Ash back to wakefulness even when it's apparent that its efforts are useless. Ash gets better, but it takes the tears of a small army of Pokemon to do it.]]
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* In ''Cirque du Freak'' by DarrenShan when Darren fakes his own death, at his wake his sister Annie is heard screaming for him to "stop playing around and wake up". He's not actually dead but still...
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Contrast TalkingToTheDead.

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The most common outcome of AndCallHimGeorge. Contrast TalkingToTheDead.
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* The Cameron trifecta comes in ''{{Titanic}}'', where Rose, excited about a lifeboat coming back, tries to wake Jack up...for a full minute...and then breaks down to the point where the boat passed her by...

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