History Quotes / DeathIsCheap

(''everyone cheers, ''including Green Arrow'', [[FunnyBackgroundEvent who had been there all this time]])

'''Batman:''' Exactly! So all due respect to Green Arrow or whoever bites it next, but I'm done with your memorials, your wakes, or flying to your home planets to scatter your fucking ashes! I am done!

->''"Banner'll be back,the good ones always come back. Look at Cap, he's died more times than Kenny on'' South Park."

-->--'''[[ComicBook/{{Runaways}} Gert Yorkes]]''' ([[HilariousInHindsight who would end up resurrected some time later]]), [[https://waitingforthet.tumblr.com/post/52279982067/nicos-got-a-lot-of-loved-ones-who-probably-didnt this]] fan comic

-->-- '''Gwen Frost''', ''Literature/MythosAcademy : Touch of frost''

->It isn't too far [to the encampent]. If you freeze to death on the way, it should be simple to turn around.

'''Yamcha:''' No... Goku, no! (''sad music plays'') [[BigNo Noooooooo]]! (''falls to his knees and cries''}\\

-->-- '''Cop''', ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis''

->'''King Kai:''' Goku could not escape [[EarthShatteringKaboom the explosion]]. Namek is gone... and so is he.\\
'''Yamcha:''' No... Goku, no! (''sad music plays'') [[BigNo Noooooooo]]! (''falls to his knees and cries''}\\
'''Tien:''' (''music cuts off'') Why do you care? ''Why'' do any of you care? Are you forgetting the whole reason that they went to Namek in the first place? Now we have ''two sets of Dragon Balls''.\\
'''Yamcha:''' Well, yeah, but... you make it sound like death has no consequence.\\
'''Tien:''' It really doesn't. We're literally waiting to go back. Hell, this is Chaotzu's ''second time''.\\
'''Chaotzu:''' Next time, I get a free sundae!\\
'''Yamcha:''' Huh.\\
'''King Kai:''' Huh.\\
'''Tien:''' Yeah.
-->-- ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''

->''"Really? You're going to use Krillin as a hostage? His death is a day trip for us and [[CallBack a free ice cream sundae for him]], go ahead."''
-->--'''Gohan''', ''WebVideo/DragonBallZAbridged''

->'''Santa''': junpei i swear to fucking god im going to murder you when i next see you in person\\
'''Junpei''': that's a pretty empty threat considering i've died at least 10 times

->'''King Kai''': Goku could not escape the explosion. Namek is gone, and so is he.\\
'''Yamcha''': No... Goku, no...! [[BigNo NOOOOO!]]\\
'''Tien''': Why do you care?\\
'''Yamcha''': Ah, what?\\
'''Tien''': Why do any of you care? Are you forgetting the whole reason that they went to Namek in the first place? Now we have two sets of Dragon Balls.\\
'''Yamcha''': Well, yeah, but you make it sound like death has no consequence.\\
'''Tien''': It really doesn't. We're literally waiting to go back. Hell, this is Chiaotzu's second time.\\
'''Chiaotzu''': Next time I get a free sundae!

'''[[Franchise/GreenLantern Hal Jordan's Spirit:]]'''[[note]]At the time the Spectre's host[[/note]] I don't understand.\\

-->-- ''Comicbook/IdentityCrisis'' #4

->''"Welcome to Paradise. Lower your expectations and don't get attached to any of the Franchise/XMen up here."''

-->-- ''The Amazing Franchise/SpiderMan: [[http://www.againwiththecomics.com/2008/01/spider-man-irreversible-demise.html "Irreversible Terminal Demise"]]'', ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' #485

->''No one in comics stays dead except for [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Bucky]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Jason Todd]], and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Uncle Ben]].''

— The Black Ring

->'''Tari''': You know, for a kid, you talk about death an awful lot.\\
'''Theo''': Yeah, I die a lot.
-->--''WebAnimation/MetaRunner''

-->-- '''Chris Sims''' on ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', [[http://comicsalliance.com/the-x-men-episode-guide-4x04-proteus-part-i "Proteus, Pt. 1"]]

-->-- Comic fan wisdom. [[UpToEleven Naturally]], [[ComicBook/BuckyBarnes Bucky]] and [[ComicBook/RedHood Jason]] both came back.

[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] [[ComicBook/EmeraldTwilight was a villain for two years]], then dead for eight; regardless of his status as [[ComicBook/TheSpectre the Spectre]], still seen as a monster and villain for his actions by most people. The superheroine [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaJusticeLeagueInternational Ice]] was dead for 13 years. [[{{Characters/Batgirl}} Cassandra Cain]] was turned evil, and only got turned back due to ''immense'' fan backlash. Stephanie Brown? Dead for 4 years, only resurrected so soon afterwards due to immense fan backlash. Batman supporting-character [[Characters/BatmanAndBatFamily Orpheus]], on the other hand? Still dead after 16 years. [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] was [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths dead]] for about 23 years. [[ComicBook/BlueBeetle Dan Garrett]], the original Blue Beetle, has been dead for 54 years.\\

-''>Where's Ra's? If he's dead again, I need you to wake him up.''

->Nova managed to defeat the Sphinx with the help of some heroes from other time periods, and assures me that the Sphinx won't be returning. But how many times have the Avengers said that about Kang, or Ultron, or Dr. Doom?

->Oh, no, you don't! We know how it goes: you take the body, then he's back in a week!
-->-- Cop, ''ComicBook/IdentityCrisis''

->Death has lost its meaning. The doorway between life and death has been cracked open for years. Ever since Superman came back to us. And then Oliver Queen, Hal Jordan, Jason Todd.

->Thus died Thor. For the ninth time that could be remembered. Three days later, he rose again.

->Sometimes it seems that in mutant heaven there are no pearly gates, but instead revolving doors.

->The recidivism here [in heaven], it's shocking. I sometimes think me and Bruce Wayne's parents are the only ones with a permanent parking space.

->(''slightly annoyed sigh'') Am I dead ''again?''

->Well, Frank's ''dead'' again...

->You boys die more than anybody I ever met.

->Go ahead, Roy, [[StrikeMeDown do it]]. But I’m going to warn you, when I come back I’m going to be [[UnstoppableRage pissed]].

-->-- ''The Amazing Franchise/SpiderMan: [[http://www.againwiththecomics.com/2008/01/spider-man-irreversible-demise.html "Irreversible Terminal Demise"]]'', ''[[Magazine/{{MAD}} #485

->My return is a mystery\\

And I've already planned your demise.

->She said "I had the strangest dream,\\

'Cause I couldn't bear to kill you again.

->But I stopped reading ''Ultra-Powerful Guy'' the ninth or tenth time he died and came back.

->Where's Ra's? If he's dead again, I need you to wake him up.

->Yes, I live once more. I'm very hard to kill and really, you did a sloppy job.

->Ha ha! I died again!

->How many times have you died? I'm actually getting impressed.

->Oh, no. {{Creator/Blizzard|Entertainment}} killed your favorite character. Well, don't fret! Odds are they'll be returning in an expansion or two! [[VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft Trust me, I know!]]

->God damnit! [[MediumAwareness Why won't anyone just die in this fucking comic]]?!

->Oh, dear. I seem to have died. This is very inconvenient.

->The old "bring her family back from the ''grave''" gambit? Have you no ''shame?''

->We're just going to ''kill'' you, and then you'll be ''fine!''

->Moving for me is a multi-annual tradition, much like killing [[spoiler:John]] has become.

->IMAGINE WHAT SORT OF MESS THE UNIVERSE WOULD BE IN IF WE KEPT SENDING PEOPLE BACK FROM THE DEAD ON FLIMSY PREMISES.

->It's an interesting thing, death in ScienceFiction. With technology so advanced, if the author wants to make sure the reader won't think the character will be brought back to life, the author can't just shoot or dismember the character, the character really needs to be disintegrated.\\

->Oh gosh I forgot to honor our fallen heroes. In my line of work everyone just comes back in a couple months.

->In our last episode, Morph made his return to the series, having undergone treatment at Moira [=MacTaggert=]'s Muir Island facility to recover from... well, ''death'', primarily, but also the far-more-nebulous "being evil." These, I should point out, are two things that are pretty notoriously difficult to cure, but they pulled it off.

->Death isn't something to fear anymore in ''Series/DoctorWho'', it is to be laughed at, because it is a state that simply cannot be obtained.

->You'll want to stay off your feet and drink plenty of liquids, but otherwise, rising from the dead can be handled on an outpatient basis.

->Lana Lang saw her own death in bed in "Hourglass." Lana Lang also died in "Crisis" when shot by Adam Knight. [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong Through miraculous time travel]], she survived. Lana later died to become a Vampire in "Thirst," only to be brought back to life. Finally, she died in "Reckoning," only to be resurrected. How? You guessed it. [[ResetButton Through miraculous time travel]]. Furthermore, in "Void," she died once off camera (we know) and once on camera (we know) to see her parents, though it is assumed she had done it multiple times [[FantasticDrug and developed a dependence]]. To be kind, I'll call that three deaths. Then, to be thorough, we saw her die in "Lexmas," in Lex's hallucination/coma. And in "Labyrinth," in Clark's hallucination, she literally bought the farm. But wait! Lana's not done dying yet! In 6x20, "Noir," she died in Jimmy's fantasy world. But she ain't done croaking for drama yet! In 6x22, she flat-out exploded, [[FleetingDemographicRule stealing Chloe's riff]]! In 7x15, Lana is placed into [[ConvenientComa an IRREVOCABLE COMA]]!''

->"Hey!" you exclaim, "Wasn't Sean Connery killed in the first movie? He can't possibly appear in this one!" Oh, but he can! You just lack the powers of terrible screenwriting!

->[I]t's kind of hard to be moved by death on this show, because, all too often, they just don't stick. So instead of feeling sad about Kevin's demise, or even annoyed that it was entirely too contrived in a shameless effort to evoke emotion, I instead wonder how long it will be before he's brought back. If he later proves to be really and truly dead, and not just pining for the fjords, only then will it be bothersome, because he will have been cheated out of a meaningful character death by all the meaningless ones that came before.

->Remember when Scully [[spoiler:was having a baby despite having no ova]]? Or when Mulder died? Or that other time Mulder died? Or that other, other time Mulder died?

->When your plot establishes magical resurrection, all the stakes and drama immediately collapse. Where's the meaning in self-sacrifice if we can just get resurrected? Oh, the villain was motivated by her dead babies? NEVER MIND! *PBTH!* THEY'RE ALIVE AGAIN, BE MORE CAREFUL THIS TIME! [[DeathIsCheap ACTUALLY DON'T!]] WHO CARES? HERE'S THREE MORE BABIES, FUCK IT! I complain because it undermines the emotional impact, you see, [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial not 'cause I'm psychotic and I want everything to die.]] (Not ''just'' because of that anyway...)

->So some of you may be wondering, especially in light of everything I've talked about with these events this year: why do I even care when heroes get killed? Why do I get passionate about [[HeelFaceTurn heroes that are turned evil]]? Won't it just get undone? Won't they be heroic again? Won't the dead just rise again?

->Well, here's the thing: [[SubvertedTrope Danny Chase is still dead]].

->Oh, don't you remember him? He was the telekinetic kid in the ''[[ComicBook/TeenTitans New Teen Titans]]''. [[TheScrappy Abrasive little brat. Got on the fans', and his fellow team members', nerves.]] He's my favourite super-hero of all time. He died in 1992, and aside from being turned into a zombie minion once or twice, he has not come back to life in 28 years.

->[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Hal Jordan]] [[ComicBook/EmeraldTwilight was a villain for two years]], then dead for eight; regardless of his status as [[ComicBook/TheSpectre the Spectre]], still seen as a monster and villain for his actions by most people. The superheroine [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmericaJusticeLeagueInternational Ice]] was dead for 13 years. [[{{Characters/Batgirl}} Cassandra Cain]] was turned evil, and only got turned back due to ''immense'' fan backlash. Stephanie Brown? Dead for 4 years, only resurrected so soon afterwards due to immense fan backlash. Batman supporting-character [[Characters/BatmanAndBatFamily Orpheus]], on the other hand? Still dead after 16 years. [[ComicBook/TheFlash Barry Allen]] was [[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths dead]] for about 23 years. [[ComicBook/BlueBeetle Dan Garrett]], the original Blue Beetle, has been dead for 54 years.

->My point, in case it is not clear: sometimes they ''don't'' come back. And if they do, it's only because people ''demand'' they come back. And sometimes people are turned evil, and it lasts a ''looong'' time, unless people demand it be changed. I joke about this stuff because death only seems to matter [[CListFodder if nobody in charge cares about them]]. And in that case... it doesn't matter.

->Will [[Characters/GreenArrow Roy Harper]] be back? Probably; I'd say he has enough fans in charge. But Hotspot? Gnarrk? Lagoon Boy? Probably not.

->That's why I care when [[Creator/DCComics DC]] and [[Creator/MarvelComics Marvel]] kill their characters: [[WhamLine because they don't]].

->I've been to your funeral like twenty-five times.

->I was determined to save their lives, even though [[LampshadeHanging nobody ever]] ''[[LampshadeHanging really]]'' [[LampshadeHanging dies]]. Observe.

->Nobody ever dies in science fiction.

->The coward dies a thousand deaths; the brave man dies but once; the [[Series/XenaWarriorPrincess Warrior Princess]] dies about once a season, to keep in practice.

->No one in comics stays dead except for [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Bucky]], [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Jason Todd]], and [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Uncle Ben]].

-->--''All-New ComicBook/TheInvadersMarvel''

'''Sora:''' Crap, you’re right!

-->--'''Interlude: The Investigator''', ''Literature/TheExpanse''[[/folder]]

->'''Rachel:''' Marco, I think it's time to get over this fantasy of yours. We are not superheroes. This is not a comic book.

-->--''All-New ComicBook/TheInvadersComicBook''