History SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness / Literature

Akari Tokito at the end of volume five '''Major Spoilers!'''

* Result: 1.6667 She'll be back.

* Characterization: Somewhere between Protagonist and Loved One, which are opposite ends of the spectrum; it's played similar to a DeathByOriginStory ''a la'' [[Franchise/SpiderMan Ben Parker]], but it's not actually used as an origin for anything, and she's co-lead of the story. Split the difference, '''2.5'''.

* "Died" and Come Back?: Not yet - 4
* '''Grand total:''' 28/8 = 3.5. He's kicked the bucket, but anything is possible.

* Reaction: BoldOneLiner ("[[spoiler:We need a shroud," "A shroud for the son of Hermes.]]") - 5

'''Baseline Example: The death of {{Superman}}.'''

* Audience Expectation: KillEmAll. '''4'''.

* Audience Expectation: KillEmAll. '''4'''.

* Genre: AnyoneCanDie / KillEmAll: '''4'''.

|| ''[[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt Audience Expectation]]'' || AnyoneCanDie, KillEmAll || KilledOffForReal, TonightSomeoneDies || DisneyDeath || BackFromTheDead, DeathIsCheap, NobodyCanDie ||

* Genre: KillEmAll. '''4'''.

* Reaction? [[HesDeadJim, He's Dead, George]] '''4'''.

* Reaction? HesDeadJim '''4'''.

* Average: 3.85. Very dead.

* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's Dead, Jim]]: 3

|| ''Last Words'' || [[OhCrap Crap]], KilledMidSentence, [[SedgwickSpeech Carry on men]], HisNameIs || CatchPhrase, FinalSpeech, ObiWanMoment || [[YouShallNotPass "Fly, you fools!"]] [[TemptingFate "Piece of cake"]] || "MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning" ||

* Last Words: "Try M]." 3.

* Last words: - 3

|| ''Last Words'' || [[OhCrap Crap]], KilledMidSentence, [[SedgwickSpeech Carry on men]], HisNameIs || CatchPhrase, FamousLastWords, FinalSpeech, ObiWanMoment || [[YouShallNotPass "Fly, you fools!"]] [[TemptingFate "Piece of cake"]] || "MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning" ||

* Last Words: "[[FamousLastWords Try Me]]." 3.

* Last Words: FamousLastWords: 3

* Last words: FamousLastWords - 3

Granny Weatherwax in ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies''.

Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[spoiler:Teri Bauer]] from ‘’LiveActionTV/24’’, and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

* Average? 3.75. [[DeaderThanDisco Deader than Dobby]].

* Average: 3.5. DeaderthanDisco.

* Average: 3.38 - Ding dong the witch is DeaderThanDisco!

|| ''[[HowToKillACharacter Cause of death]]'' || [[DeathByIrony Irony]], [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bridge Drop]], [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Overkill]], StuffedInTheFridge, RetGone || [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption]], [[HeroicSacrifice Sacrifice]], BusCrash, MortalWoundReveal || NoOneCouldSurviveThat, just plain killed in battle || [[SuicidalGotcha Jumping]] ||

* Characterization: Somewhere between Protagonist and Loved One, which are opposite ends of the spectrum; it's played similar to a DeathByOriginStory ''a la'' [[{{Spider-Man}} Ben Parker]], but it's not actually used as an origin for anything, and she's co-lead of the story. Split the difference, '''2.5'''.

[[folder:Uncle Tom's Cabin]]

[[folder:''Sherlock Holmes'']]

Sherlock Holmes.

* Heroic Sacrifice = 3
* Killed off for real = 3
* Never found = 3
* The collection of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4
* Protagonist = 1
* 10 year gap = 4
* Never come back = 4
* 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take RealLife pressure into consideration.

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Commander Julius Root from ''Literature/ArtemisFowl'', offed in the fourth book.

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Jack West from ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly The Six Sacred Stones]]''
* Cause: Sacrifice: 3
* Genre: Killed off for Real: 3
* Body: Fell into a bottomless pit: 3
* Reaction: Reactions from entire cast: 4
* Last Words: [[OhCrap You're not...]]: 4
* Role: Protagonist: 1
* When: 2 years ago: 2
* Come back before: twice: 2
* Average: 2.75 Funny. His contractual immortality is the reason I don't have this series as AnyoneCanDie...

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Here's an attempt for the highest natural score, without arbitrarily adding constants. I'm looking at you [[spoiler:Shirley]].

Elizabeth Gant from ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly Scarecrow]]''
* Cause: Guillotine in a SharkPit: 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie: 4
* Body: Head leaves body. Described in detail. 4
* Reaction: Montage. Protagonist tries to kill himself. 4
* Last Words: FamousLastWords: 3
* Role: Recently upgraded to loved one: 4
* When: 6 years ago: (A little confusing, but this seems to be a 4)
* Come back before: Never: 4
* Avg. 3.875. It's a shame the bad guys were nice enough to let her finish, or she would have reached a perfect 4.

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Chewbacca in ''Franchise/StarWars''
* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice - 3
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body Found: No - 3
* Reaction: The literary equivalent of a montage - 4
* Characterization: Regular - 2
* When: Ten years ago, RL time
* "Died" and come back? No - 4
* Average: 23/7=3.285714. In pace requiescat.

Tenn Graneet
* Cause of Death: RedemptionEqualsDeath - 3
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* BodyFound: Not much left to find - 3
* Reaction: Effectively LeftForDead - 1
* Characterization: {{Mook}} MauveShirt - 3
* When: The original movie - 4
* "Died and come back? Never - 4
* Average: 22/7=3.124857.

Feltipern Trevagg
* Cause: Seduction GoneHorriblyRight, so DeathByIrony - 4
* Expectation: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* BodyFound: With ''no possibility whatsoever'' of OnlyMostlyDead - 4
* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Balu]] - 3
* Characterization: One-shot douchebag - 4
* When: ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'' - 4
* "Died" and come back: Never - 4
* Average: 27/7=3.857124... - Good riddance

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Following the events of ''Literature/SmallFavor'', it looks like even ChessMaster Nicodemus can have a very, very bad day. Let's see if you can keep a good Fallen down:

Now let's check on Lash, Harry's imaginary friend:

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Harry Potter:

Dobby:

* Remus Lupin:

* Fred Weasley:

Sirius Black:

Albus Dumbledore:

Severus Snape:

Voldemort:

James Potter:

Cedric Diggory:

Bellatrix Lestrange:

Average: 3.38 - Ding dong the witch is DeaderThanDisco!

Peter Pettigrew:

Average: 3.13 - Maybe back later, most likely not.
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Bianca di Angelo from ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians''

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Sherlock Holmes.
* Heroic Sacrifice = 3
* Killed off for real = 3
* Never found = 3
* The collection of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4
* Protagonist = 1
* 10 year gap = 4
* Never come back = 4
* 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take RealLife pressure into consideration.

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''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'':

And one of the first POV characters to die, Ned Stark:

And the last to "die", Jon Snow:

For the record, the books can surprise us a lot with resurrections. Let's see Cat:

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Let's take a look at Nathaniel from Literature/TheBartimaeusTrilogy:

* Definitely a HeroicSacrifice for the kid. (3)
* AnyoneCanDie ('''4''')
* [[ChunkySalsaRule They'll be lucky if they find one of his teeth]] underneath all that glass and iron. (4)
* Kind of hard to really categorize, mostly by acceptance and moving on. (3.5)
* He told Bartimaeus to say hello to Kitty. (3)
* He's the main protagonist! (1)
* SeriesFinale. (4)
* See above, he hasn't come back yet. (4)
* 26.5/8 = '''3.3125''', Alas, your memory shall live on in the fanfics, Nathaniel. Farewell.

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''Literature/BridgeToTerabithia'''s Leslie:

* Cause: Bridge Drop. Well, rope drop; [[GallowsHumor the bridge wasn't there yet]]. '''4'''.
* Genre: KilledOffForReal (would probably be AnyoneCanDie since it's a setting totally grounded in reality, but she's the ''only'' character to die): '''3'''.
* Body Found: This is where it gets suspicious. Neither the reader/viewer or Jess ever sees her body, and she's cremated on ''the same day'' she's found. '''2'''.
* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's dead, Jess]]. '''3'''.
* Famous Last Words: The death is offscreen, so no score.
* Characterization: Somewhere between Protagonist and Loved One, which are opposite ends of the spectrum; it's played similar to a DeathByOriginStory ''a la'' [[{{Spider-Man}} Ben Parker]], but it's not actually used as an origin for anything, and she's co-lead of the story. Split the difference, '''2.5'''.
* When did she die? 6 years since the movie, and ''35'' since the book. '''4'''.
* "Died" and come back? No. '''4'''.
* Average: 3.21. The back door is there, but still not likely, especially since she was based on a real person who actually died.

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''Franchise/{{Discworld}}''

Granny Weatherwax: ''Discworld/LordsAndLadies'':
* Cause: Resisting the Elf Queen to buy Magrat time to finish her off. Probably counts as HeroicSacrifice: 3
* Reader Expectation: ''Discworld'' has repeatedly shown that death is for keeps, but is sparing about it. Call it a 3.5
* Body Found?: Yep, laid out in the castle morgue: 3
* Reaction: Everyone pretty much thinks she's dead, are mourning and breaking open her will. 3
* Last Words: Asks Magrat if she is ready to be Queen? Probably counts as an Obi Wan Moment, so 3.
* Characterisation: Main character and series regular so 1.
* When: Same book. 1
* Died and came back: Granny has been counted as dead so often she even had a sign made saying "I aten't dead" so that is a 1.
* Average it out and that is 1.48, back before the end of the book (and so she is).

Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

* Average: 21.5/8= 2.7. A semi-high score, and DC seems to be sticking to this one for a while. Still, he'll definitely be back, likely before the end of 2010 at the latest.[[supersecretspoiler: CORRECT!]]

'''Now let's make a prediction with the recent death of Franchise/{{Batman}} in FinalCrisis.'''

Currently, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''CodeGeass'' and [[spoiler:the real Caulder]] from ''AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the [=CLAMP=] bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Bowser]] is the leader of the death-defying derby at 1.5, even beating WesternAnimation/SouthPark's Kenny.

* Lets crunch those numbers:
** 3+3.5+3+3+3+1+1=18.5 average it out and that is 1.48
*** Back before the end of the book.