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* CoD: Shot [[spoiler:by Avon when he thought he switched sides to the Federation]], so Death By Irony. 4

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* CoD: [=CoD=]: Shot [[spoiler:by Avon when he thought he switched sides to the Federation]], so Death By Irony. 4



* CoD: [[spoiler:Surrounded by Federal troops.]] Therefore, Overkill. 4

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* CoD: [=CoD=]: [[spoiler:Surrounded by Federal troops.]] Therefore, Overkill. 4



* CoD: Surrounded, Overkill. 4

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* CoD: [=CoD=]: Surrounded, Overkill. 4



* CoD: [[spoiler:Trapped in an underground base, it explodes, no-one goes through the rubble to check on her.]] No One Could Survive That! 2

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* CoD: [=CoD=]: [[spoiler:Trapped in an underground base, it explodes, no-one goes through the rubble to check on her.]] No One Could Survive That! 2



* CoD: Apparently killed while [[spoiler:blockade running]] off-screen [[spoiler:between the Season 2 and Series finales]]. Sounds like a Bridge Drop to me. 4

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* CoD: [=CoD=]: Apparently killed while [[spoiler:blockade running]] off-screen [[spoiler:between the Season 2 and Series finales]]. Sounds like a Bridge Drop to me. 4
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'''Baseline Example: The death of {{Superman}}.'''

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'''Baseline Example: The death of {{Superman}}.Franchise/{{Superman}}.'''
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Kill Em All was renamed Everybody Dies Ending due to misuse. Dewicking


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

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|| ''[[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt Audience Expectation]]'' || AnyoneCanDie, KillEmAll AnyoneCanDie || KilledOffForReal, TonightSomeoneDies || DisneyDeath || BackFromTheDead, DeathIsCheap, NobodyCanDie ||
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* Last Words: 3

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* Last Words: "Famous Last Words" 3



* Last Words: 3

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* Last Words: "Famous Last Words" 3



* Last Words: 3

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* Last Words: "Famous Last Words" 3
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|| ''Last Words'' || [[OhCrap Crap]], KilledMidSentence, [[SedgwickSpeech Carry on men]], HisNameIs || CatchPhrase, FamousLastWords, FinalSpeech, ObiWanMoment || [[YouShallNotPass "Fly, you fools!"]] [[TemptingFate "Piece of cake"]] || "MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning" ||

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



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

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



* LastWords: FamousLastWords - 3

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* LastWords: FamousLastWords - LastWords: 3



* LastWords: FamousLastWords. "EXTERMINATE!" "I kinda figured that." 3.

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* LastWords: FamousLastWords. "EXTERMINATE!" "I kinda figured that." 3.



* Last Words: [[spoiler:FamousLastWords Lucie Bloody Miller!]] - 3

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* Last Words: [[spoiler:FamousLastWords Lucie [[spoiler:Lucie Bloody Miller!]] - 3



* Last Words: FamousLastWords: 3

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* Last Words: FamousLastWords: 3



* Last Words: FamousLastWords, "[[spoiler:Not Penny's Boat]]" (written on his palm), 3

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* Last Words: FamousLastWords, "[[spoiler:Not Penny's Boat]]" (written on his palm), 3



* Last Words: Nikki gets a pretty FamousLastWords: the whole "Paolo Lies"/"Paralyzed" thingy. 3

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* Last Words: Nikki gets a pretty FamousLastWords: the whole "Paolo Lies"/"Paralyzed" thingy. 3



* Last Words: FamousLastWords: 3

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* Last Words: FamousLastWords: 3



* Last Words: FamousLastWords. 3

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* Last Words: FamousLastWords. 3



* Last Words: FamousLastWords. 3

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* Last Words: FamousLastWords. Words: 3
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[[folder:''Sesame Street'']]

Let's start with the big one: Mr. Hooper.
* Cause of Death: Bridge drop. 4
* Audience expectation: Tonight someone dies. 3
* Body Found?: Died offscreen. N/A
* Reaction: A lot of crying, but nothing that can fit in one of the categories.
* Last Words: N/A
* Characterisation: Recurring character. 3
* When did he die?: 10+ years ago. 4
* "Died" and come back?: No. 4
* Final score: 14/5 = 2.8 Could go either way, but considering he died to teach kids about death, probably not.

Elmo's uncle Jack:
* Cause of Death: Seeing as the episode was meant for military kids, let's say died in battle. 2
* Audience Expectation: Tonight someone dies. 3
* Body Found?: N/A; died offscreen.
* Reaction: N/A; just normal grief.
* Last Words: Never said anything. N/A
* Characterisation: Loved one. 4
* When did he die?: Exactly ten years ago. 4
* "Died" and come back?: Nope. 4
* Final score = 17/5. 3.4 Maybe Back Later, but probably not.

And for the heck of it, let's do "Bubbles", Elmo's one-shot goldfish
* Cause of Death: N/A
* Audience Expectation: Killed off for real. 3
* Body Found?: Died offscreen. N/A
* Reaction: Elmo could tell he was dead by looking apparently. 3
* Last Words: N/A
* Characterisation: Goldfish always die in stories, so redshirt. 4
* When did he die?: 10+ years ago. 4
* "Died" and come back?: No. 4
* Final score: 18/5 3.6. Probably a goner.
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Belle (holo-Doc's daughter)
* Cause of death: She's a hologram, who usually don't die, so I'll put irony. 4
* Audience expectation: That's a toughie. Star Trek characters usually die permanently, especially kids of protagonists, but not holograms. I'll put 3.5
* Body found?: Died onscreen. 3
* Reaction: ???
* Last words: N/A
* Characterisation: Loved one. 4
* When did she die?: 10+ years ago. 4
* "Died" and came back?: No. 4
* Average = 23/6 = 3.83. Probably gone.
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[[Series/StarTrekVoyager Seska]]
* Cause of death: Died on her old ship, so irony. 4
* Audience expectation: Killed Off for Real. 3
* Body found?: Death seen onscreen. 3
* Reaction: N/A
* Last words: N/A
* Characterisation: Villain. 1
* When did she die?: 10+ years ago. 4
* "Died" and came back?: No (assuming holo-Seska doesn't count). 4
* Average: 19/6 3.17. Almost a 50/50, but leaning towards "definitely dead".

Suder
* Cause of death: Sort of a sacrifice. 3
* Audience expectation: Killed off for real. 3
* Body found?: Died onscreen. 3
* Reaction: People looked solemn, but that's about it. N/A
* Last words: N/A
* Characterisation: Anti-villain, so 1.5
* When did he die?: 10+ years ago. 4
* "Died" and came back?: No. 4
* Average: 18.5/6= 3.08. Average chance.
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* Characterization [[RunningGag (of Rassilon)]]: BiggerBad, indirect because of the presence of the Master - 3

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* Characterization [[RunningGag (of Rassilon)]]: BiggerBad, GreaterScopeVillain, indirect because of the presence of the Master - 3
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* Genre: KilledOffForReal, but Angela was revealed to be Main/OnlyMostlyDead. 2.5

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* Genre: KilledOffForReal, but Angela was revealed to be Main/OnlyMostlyDead.OnlyMostlyDead. 2.5



* Last Words: [[Main/TemptingFate Declares that illusions cannot harm him.]] 2

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* Last Words: [[Main/TemptingFate [[TemptingFate Declares that illusions cannot harm him.]] 2



* When did they die?: [[Recap/StarTrekS1E15ShoreLeave Shore Leave]], an Main/InUniverse Main/BizarroEpisode. 1

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* When did they die?: [[Recap/StarTrekS1E15ShoreLeave Shore Leave]], an Main/InUniverse Main/BizarroEpisode.InUniverse BizarroEpisode. 1



* Average: 19.5/8=2.4375. [[spoiler: Turns out he's Main/OnlyMostlyDead thanks to The Caretaker.]]

[[Recap/StarTrekS1E21TheReturnOfTheArchons Landru]] [[spoiler: or rather, the computer he created.]]
* Cause of death: [[spoiler: Main/LogicBomb]]. 2

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* Average: 19.5/8=2.4375. [[spoiler: Turns [[spoiler:Turns out he's Main/OnlyMostlyDead OnlyMostlyDead thanks to The Caretaker.]]

[[Recap/StarTrekS1E21TheReturnOfTheArchons Landru]] [[spoiler: [[spoiler:...or rather, the computer he created.]]
* Cause of death: [[spoiler: Main/LogicBomb]].[[spoiler:LogicBomb]]. 2



* Last Words: Main/OhCrap. 4
* Characterization: Main/MonsterOfTheWeek. 3

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* Last Words: Main/OhCrap.OhCrap. 4
* Characterization: Main/MonsterOfTheWeek.MonsterOfTheWeek. 3



* "Died" and Come Back?: No, [[spoiler: his creator doesn't count as a first 'death'.]] 4
* Average: 23/8=2.875

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* "Died" and Come Back?: No, [[spoiler: his [[spoiler:his creator doesn't count as a first 'death'.]] 4
* Average: 23/8=2.875
875.



* Cause of death: An intentional Main/DroppedABridgeOnHer. 4

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* Cause of death: An intentional Main/DroppedABridgeOnHer.DroppedABridgeOnHer. 4



* Reaction: Main/ItsPersonal. 2
* Last Words: Main/KilledMidSentence 4
* Characterization: Main/GirlOfTheWeek. 3

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* Reaction: Main/ItsPersonal.ItsPersonal. 2
* Last Words: Main/KilledMidSentence KilledMidSentence. 4
* Characterization: Main/GirlOfTheWeek.GirlOfTheWeek. 3



* Average: 28/8=3.5

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* Average: 28/8=3.5
5.



* Cause of death: Main/SenselessSacrifice... which revealed a weakness that was later used use to destroy the machine. 3

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* Cause of death: Main/SenselessSacrifice... SenselessSacrifice... which revealed a weakness that was later used use to destroy the machine.machine, so it counts as a HeroicSacrifice in the long run. 3



* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead. 4

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* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead.DeaderThanDead. 4



* Last Words: Main/FamousLastWords. 3
* Characterization: Main/MauveShirt 4

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* Last Words: Main/FamousLastWords.FamousLastWords. 3
* Characterization: Main/MauveShirt MauveShirt 4



* Average: 28/8=3.5

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* Average: 28/8=3.5
5.



* Cause of death: Main/HeroicSacrifice. 3

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* Cause of death: Main/HeroicSacrifice.HeroicSacrifice. 3



* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead. 4

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* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead.DeaderThanDead. 4



* Last Words: Main/ObiWanMoment. 3
* Characterization: Main/VillainOfTheWeek. [[Main/RedemptionEqualsDeath At first.]] 3

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* Last Words: Main/ObiWanMoment.ObiWanMoment. 3
* Characterization: Main/VillainOfTheWeek. [[Main/RedemptionEqualsDeath VillainOfTheWeek. [[RedemptionEqualsDeath At first.]] 3



* Average: 28/8=3.5

[[Recap/StarTrekS2E14WolfInTheFold Hengist]] [[spoiler: AKA Redjac/Jack The Ripper]]
* Cause of death: [[spoiler: Main/AndIMustScream.]] 4

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* Average: 28/8=3.5

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[[Recap/StarTrekS2E14WolfInTheFold Hengist]] [[spoiler: Redjac]], AKA Redjac/Jack [[spoiler:Hengist/Jack The Ripper]]
* Cause of death: [[spoiler: Main/AndIMustScream.[[spoiler:AndIMustScream.]] 4



* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead. 4

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* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead.DeaderThanDead. 4



* Last Words: Main/OhCrap. 4
* Characterization: [[spoiler: Main/MonsterOfTheWeek.]] 3

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* Last Words: Main/OhCrap.OhCrap. 4
* Characterization: [[spoiler: Main/MonsterOfTheWeek.]] MonsterOfTheWeek. 3



* Average: 28/8=3.5
* [[spoiler: He came back in both the DC and WildStorm comics.]]

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* Average: 28/8=3.5
5.
* [[spoiler: He [[spoiler:He came back in both the DC and WildStorm Creator/Wildstorm comics.]]



* Last Words: [[Main/DefiantToTheEnd MURDERERS!]] [[Main/YouShallNotPass If you want death, FIGHT ME!]] 2
* Characterization: Main/MauveShirt 4

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* Last Words: [[Main/DefiantToTheEnd MURDERERS!]] [[Main/YouShallNotPass [[DefiantToTheEnd MURDERERS]]! [[YouShallNotPass If you want death, FIGHT ME!]] ME]]! 2
* Characterization: Main/MauveShirt MauveShirt. 4



* Average: 27/8= 3.375

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* Average: 27/8= 3.375
375.



* Cause of death: [[spoiler: Main/RedemptionEqualsDeath.]] 3

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* Cause of death: [[spoiler: Main/RedemptionEqualsDeath.RedemptionEqualsDeath.]] 3



* Last Words: [[spoiler: Starship, lock in on this. [[Main/KilledMidSentence Three to beam-]]]] 4
* Characterization: Main/VillainOfTheWeek. 3

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* Last Words: [[spoiler: Starship, lock in on this. [[Main/KilledMidSentence [[KilledMidSentence Three to beam-]]]] 4
* Characterization: Main/VillainOfTheWeek.VillainOfTheWeek. 3



* Average: 28/8=3.5

[[Recap/StarTrekS3E9TheTholianWeb Kirk's 'first death']]

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* Average: 28/8=3.5

28/8= 3.5.

[[Recap/StarTrekS3E9TheTholianWeb Kirk's 'first death']]first 'death']]



* Body Found?: [[Main/DeaderThanDead Faded out of existence.]] 4

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* Body Found?: [[Main/DeaderThanDead [[DeaderThanDead Faded out of existence.]] 4



* Last Words: Main/FamousLastWords. 3

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* Last Words: Main/FamousLastWords.FamousLastWords. 3



* Average: 22/8=2.75

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* Average: 22/8=2.75
22/8= 2.75.



* Cause of death: [[Main/DroppedABridgeOnHer Blown up as a demonstration]]. 4

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* Cause of death: [[Main/DroppedABridgeOnHer [[DroppedABridgeOnHer Blown up as a demonstration]]. 4



* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead. 4
* Reaction: N/A. [[spoiler: She betrayed Garth and [[Main/{{Yandere}} tried to kill Kirk]]]], so it could count as Main/ItsPersonal. 2
* Last Words: If she was able to say anything, it would be 'Main/OhCrap'. 4
* Characterization: Main/GirlOfTheWeek. 3

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* Body Found?: Main/DeaderThanDead.DeaderThanDead. 4
* Reaction: N/A. [[spoiler: She [[spoiler:She betrayed Garth and [[Main/{{Yandere}} [[{{Yandere}} tried to kill Kirk]]]], so it could count as Main/ItsPersonal.ItsPersonal. 2
* Last Words: If she was able to say anything, it would be 'Main/OhCrap'.'OhCrap'. 4
* Characterization: Main/GirlOfTheWeek.GirlOfTheWeek. 3



* Average: 28/8=3.5

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* Average: 28/8=3.5
28/8= 3.5.



* Cause of death: Main/TakingYouWithMe. 3

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* Cause of death: Main/TakingYouWithMe.TakingYouWithMe. 3



* Body Found?: Main/LeftForDead 1
* Reaction: A Main/ReallyDeadMontage before they stranded themselves on Cheron. 4
* Last Words: Main/ShutUpKirk. 3
* Characterization: Main/PoliticallyIncorrectHero/[[Main/PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Villain]]. 3

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* Body Found?: Main/LeftForDead LeftForDead. 1
* Reaction: A Main/ReallyDeadMontage ReallyDeadMontage before they stranded themselves on Cheron. 4
* Last Words: Main/ShutUpKirk. ShutUpKirk 3
* Characterization: Main/PoliticallyIncorrectHero/[[Main/PoliticallyIncorrectVillain PoliticallyIncorrectHero/[[PoliticallyIncorrectVillain Villain]]. 3



25.8/8=3.125

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* Average: 25.8/8=3.125
8/8= 3.125.



* Cause of death: Main/DeathByIrony. [[spoiler: Flint created her to be able to experience emotions, which causes her to malfunction and die.]] 4

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* Cause of death: Main/DeathByIrony.DeathByIrony. [[spoiler: Flint created her to be able to experience emotions, which causes her to malfunction and die.]] 4



* Last Words: Main/KilledMidSentence. 4
* Characterization:Main/GirlOfTheWeek. 3

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* Last Words: Main/KilledMidSentence.KilledMidSentence. 4
* Characterization:Main/GirlOfTheWeek.Characterization:GirlOfTheWeek. 3



29/8=3.625

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29/8=3.625
* Average: 29/8= 3.625.



* Cause of death: Dropped a bridge. 4
* Audience expectation: killed off for real. 3

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* Cause of death: Dropped a bridge.DroppedABridgeOnHer. 4
* Audience expectation: killed off for real.KilledOffForReal. 3



* Reaction: She's dead, Benjamin. 3
* Last words: N/A

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* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's dead, Benjamin.Benjamin]]. 3
* Last words: N/AN/A.



* When did she die?: Not sure when [=DS9=] was made, so I'll just put N/A.

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* When did she die?: Not sure when [=DS9=] was made, so I'll just put N/A.10+ years ago. 4



* Average: 3.3 recurrent. So, she might come back, but don't get your hopes up.

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* Average: 24/7= 3.3 recurrent.429. So, she might come back, but don't get your hopes up.



* Cause of death: Dropped a bridge. 4
* Audience expectation: Killed off for real. 3

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* Cause of death: Dropped a bridge.DroppedABridgeOnHer. 4
* Audience expectation: Killed off for real.KilledOffForReal. 3



* Reaction: She's dead, Jean-luc. 3
* Last words: A speech. 3

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* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's dead, Jean-luc.Jean-luc]]. 3
* Last words: A speech.FinalSpeech. 3



* When did she die?: Not sure when TNG was made either, so N/A.

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* When did she die?: Not sure when TNG was made either, so N/A.10+ years ago. 4



* Average: A long number that's approximately 3.14 but not pi. Average chance of being dead.

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* Average: A long number that's approximately 3.14 but not pi. Average chance of being dead.
26/8= 26.



* Cause of death: Old age, so N/A.
* Audience expectation: Killed off for real. 3
* Body found?: N/A, his body was not discussed.
* Reaction: They were just informed of his death, so maybe He's Dead, Jean-luc? 3

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* Cause of death: Old age, so N/A.
which usually means that someone is dead for good in fiction. 4
* Audience expectation: Killed off for real.KilledOffForReal. 3
* Body found?: N/A, his His body was not discussed.
discussed, but it's unlikely that he wasn't buried. 4
* Reaction: They were just informed of his death, so maybe [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Jean-luc? Jean-luc]]? 3



* When did he die?: Unknown, N/A.

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* When did he die?: Unknown, N/A.10+ years ago. 4



* Average: 3.25, average chance of being dead.

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* Average: 25/7= 3.25, average chance of being dead.
571.

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