History SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness / VideoGames

* Characterization: RedShirt. [[GenreSavvy Carmine is even a shade of red]]. A definite 4.

The one important character to die from RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy.

* Last Words: "Curse you James McCloud. Why can't you stay dead!" 3

James McCloud:

* Genre: Brownie Brown made this. They also did a lot of work on {Mother3}. Probably 3.

Semolina in ''MagicalStarsign'':

|| ''[[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]] ||

* Genre: Conflict here. This is the FightingGame genre, where usually DeathIsCheap (see also: [[StreetFighter Bison, M.; Gouken]]; [[{{Tekken}} Mishima, Kazuya]]). However, this is also a KilledOffFOrReal considering [[Creator/KanetoShiozawa Hyo's seiyuu]] died (this reason also killed off Zato-1 of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'') and Rival Schools really hasn't had any major character deaths yet. Let's split the difference here - 2

* Average: 18.5/7=2.64, While the circumstances of his death give him fair chance of coming back, his role as a loved one and his DeathByOrginStory status definitely lower his chances.

* Reaction: It'sPersonal 2

* "Died" and come back?: Counting the other continuity's three times. 2
* Average: 18/8=2.25, Despite the circumstances of his death, Andross seems to good chance of coming back... if the franchise can manage to stay alive that is.

* Reaction: Fox vows to [[It'sPersonal take down Andross]]. 2

* Average: 18.5/7=2.64, "Curse you James McCloud. Why can't you stay dead!"

[[KnightInShiningArmor Bolvar Fordragon]] and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Saurfang jr.]]

Bolvar:

Saurfang jr.:

* Cause of Death: DeathByIrony / [[spoiler: KarmicDeath]], 4.
* Audience Expectation: DisneyDeath most likely considering [[spoiler: Scarecrow and some others appeared to have survived their apparent deaths in Arkham Asylum, and there's an established method by which characters could come back from the dead; the Lazarus Pits.]] Although LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt is in full effect, so 1 is the best answer.
* BodyFound?: Found but not buried. [[spoiler: The Joker]] gets a 3 here.
* Reaction: Believe it or not, something close to a ReallyDeadMontage, since the cutscene following [[spoiler: his]] death puts a big emphasis on the reactions of [[spoiler: Joker's]] [[spoiler: {{mooks}}]] to [[spoiler: his]] death.

* Characterization [[spoiler: The Big Bad]], 1.
* When did they die?: Difficult to say, though since Arkham City concludes its arc, same year would be the best bet. 2
* Died and Come Back: While [[spoiler: his]] ComicBook incarnation has died and come back countless times over the years, [[spoiler: the time Joker faked his own death in the Arkhamverse was to lure Batman into a false sense of security near the beginning of the game]], so a 3.
** Final Verdict: Ultimately [[spoiler: The Joker]] averages out to 2.625, so its quite possible that [[spoiler: Joker's]] body will find its way [[spoiler: Into a Lazarus Pit, [[WildMassGuessing or already has.]]]], though its completely conceivable that this is curtains for the [[spoiler: [[MonsterClown Killer Clown.]]]]

Next up is Ras Al Ghoul. Will his body find its way to a Lazarus Pit or not?:

* AudienceExpectation: [[spoiler: Ra's Al Ghul]] has LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt in [[spoiler: his]] favor, though not as much as the character above. However,[[spoiler: he has]] the added bonus of [[spoiler: having an established mechanism for coming BackFromTheDead]], so its a 1.

* Reaction: FauxDeath to some extent, not because [[spoiler: Batman]] doubts that [[spoiler: he's]] dead, but because of the aforementioned ability to [[spoiler: come BackFromTheDead using the Lazarus Pits.]] 1.
* LastWords: Technically an OhCrap, but [[spoiler: Ra's]] outlasts his "LastWords" by about 20 seconds, during which [[spoiler: he's]] completely fine physically and attempts a TakingYouWithMe. So a 3 here.
* Characterization: [[spoiler: The Other BigBad]], 1.

* Final Verdict: 1.625. We haven't seen the last of [[spoiler: Ra's Al Ghul]]!!! Though [[spoiler: he's]] probably actually dead for the time being.

* Cause of Death?: Not exactly crystal clear, but matches [[spoiler: StuffedInTheFridge or DroppedABridgeOnHim]] the most, so its a 4.
* AudienceExpectation: Since [[spoiler: She]] lacks the [[spoiler: JokerImmunity]] of the two previous characters, its quite possible that [[spoiler: Talia]] might be dead for real in the eyes of the audience. 2 because of other characters apparently cheating death.
* Body Found?: Like [[spoiler: her father's]] body [[spoiler: Talia's]] disappears during the boss fight following [[spoiler: her]] apparent death, so 2.

* LastWords: Receives wound that kills [[spoiler: her]] [[KilledMidSentence mid sentence]], but lasts long enough to deliver some last words; 3.

* Final Verdict: 2.625, about as likely as [[spoiler: The Joker]] to come back from the dead.

'''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSeries'''

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FireEmblem 4's [[spoiler:mass slaughter of the player's allies at the Battle of Barhara]]

Let's start with [[spoiler:Levin]]
* Cause: Bridge Drop. 4
* Genre: Fire Emblem is noted for it's perma death, but Jugdral is the one universe where the power to bring back the dead can be used more than once. 3
* Body Found: Not mentioned.
* Reaction: His kids are pretty miffed, 2.
* Last words:Not applied
* Character: Regular 2
* When: Over 10 years between the 2 generations. 4
* Died and come back: The player can use the Valkyrie staff on him, but that only happens if they screw up badly enough to get a [[spoiler:Holsety user]] killed, which is very rare. Not yet: 4
* 20 and 6: 3.3 [[spoiler:It takes divine intervention to get him back]]

Now someone who isn't confirmed [[spoiler:Ira]]
* Cause: Same. 4
* Genre: same. 3
* Body found: The 5th game says at least some of the women at the battle were alive... [[spoiler:and got turned to stone]]. Frozen. 2
* Reaction: again, 2nd gen is quite annoyed, 2
* Last words: ?
* Character: Unlike [[spoiler:Levin]], not a holy weapon holder, so I'd rank her a 3
* When: again, over 10 years in game AND about 10 years IRL, 4
* Come back: Again, not yet. 4
* 22 by 7: 3.142. Hey [[spoiler:Levin]] lives (and is [[spoiler:forced to abandon his children]] granted) with a higher score... Given her popularity she has a chance if an [=FE4=] (preferably combined with [=FE5=]) remake is done.

For comparison, let's do someone who has come back in the series: Michalis in [=FE1=], [=FE3=] book 1 and Shadow Dragon.
* Cause of death: Killed by Marth's army ([=FE3=] says that canonically his sister defeated him but couldn't kill him). Given that it wasn't until latter that story units got unhealable wounds instead of dieing, reaching 0 HP in Fire Emblem is pretty dead. 2?
* Genre: Anyone can die. 4
* Body found: No mention is given to what happened to it in the original, but said to be cared for by his sister in [=FE3=]. 1
* Reaction: 3 (We really need examples of what warrents what for villain deaths)
* Last words: "Aaagh… I am finished… Forgive me…my people…" 4?
* Character: Major enemy, but this is his first time actually appearing: 3.5
* When: 4 out of universe, 5 in. 3
* Deaths: Not yet 4
* [[spoiler:Back for a redemption equals death]]

Now for [[spoiler:said death]]
* Cause: 3
* Genre: 4
* Found: Yep, I think it's just abandoned given it's a battlefield. 1
* Reaction: Marth just shouts his name. 2?
* Last words: "Your highness... I leave [[spoiler:Maria]]’s fate to you..." 3?
* Character: I can say he at least somewhat counts as a "loved one" now though. 4.
* When: 6 years between the original and remake, same arc between his "death" and comeback in story. ?
* Deaths: once, 3.
* 20+ "when"'s result. Either a 3 or a 1. 2.8 or 2.6 [[spoiler:and he's back in the remake if you do it right]].

And [[spoiler:Hardin]]
* Cause: Redemeption (technically not him that was evil, but counts) 3
* Genre: 4
* Found: ?
* Reaction: Not mentioned for a bit, but Camus gives a "He's dead Jim" in the final. 3
* Character: main villain of the arc 1.
* When: Same year. 2
* Deaths: None, 4.
* 17/7 2.4 [[spoiler:he stays dead in both [=FE3=] AND [=FE12=]]].

From ''{{VideoGame/Fire Emblem Awakening}}'', [[spoiler: The Avatar, in the "Destroy Grima" ending.]]
* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice due to {{Synchronization}}. However, [[spoiler: Naga]] [[ChekhovsGun explicitly says it's possible]] s/he might survive it. 2
* Genre: ''Awakening'' still falls under AnyoneCanDie, and unlike some of the earlier games, there's no Aum staff. On the other hand [[spoiler: the Spotpass characters are all [[DisneyDeath Disney Deaths]]]], but they're dubiously canon, so I'll split the difference and call it a 3.
* Body Found: [[DisappearsIntoLight Disintegrates]] in plain sight of everyone. 4
* Reaction: A heartfelt farewell and montage with friends and loved ones, but [[HesJustHiding most everyone thinks s/he isn't dead]]. 2
* Last Words: "May we meet again, in another life..." doesn't say anything about ''this'' life. 2
* Characterization: [[spoiler: PlayerCharacter and arguably the protagonist.]] 1
* When did they die?: End of the game. Possibly the SeriesFinale if ''Awakening'' didn't do as well as it did. 4
* "Died" and come back?: Nope. Every other time [=s/he=] could have died, [[WeCannotGoOnWithoutYou it stuck]]. 4
* 22/7 = 3.14. Surprisingly high considering [[spoiler: s/he comes back right after the credits roll]].

Let's look at [[spoiler:Azura]] from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'' (''Birthright'' path)
* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice (was using powers that were CastFromLifespan, used them until it killed [[spoiler:her]]). 3.
* Genre: ''Fates'' is even more AnyoneCanDie than past games, since it not only lacks a way of bringing characters back, it's not afraid to give your party members a PlotlineDeath (as seen here). 4.
* Body Found: [[DisappearsIntoLight Evaporates]] in front of everyone. 4.
* Reaction: General shock, horror and sorrow, since it was happening so fast. 3.
* FamousLastWords: Begging the PlayerCharacter not to cry about [[spoiler:her]] dying. 3.
* Characterization: [[spoiler:The deuteragonist.]] 1.
* When did they die?": End of the game. 4.
* "Died" and come back?: Nope. 4.
* 26/8 = 3.25. [[spoiler:She]]'s not coming back, and according to the epilogue, [[spoiler:she]] doesn't.

Now a look at [[spoiler:her]] death on the ''Conquest'' path
* Cause of Death: Overuse of the same CastFromLifespan powers, though not ''quite'' a HeroicSacrifice this time. Average it out to a 2.5.
* Genre: Same as before. 4.
* Body Found: No. [[spoiler:She]] leaves so no one has to watch [[spoiler:her]] die. 1.
* Reaction: Confusion and wondering where [[spoiler:she]] went. 2.5
* FamousLastWords: A subtle goodbye speech to the protagonist. 3.
* Characterization: Same as before. 1.
* When did they die?: Same as before. 4.
* "Died" and come back?: Still the same. 4.
* 22/8 = 2.75. Well, [[spoiler:she]] has a better chance of surviving here than in ''Birthright'', but according to the epilogue no one ever saw [[spoiler:her]] again.

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''VideoGame/Persona3'':
[[spoiler: [[HelloInsertNameHere The Main Character]]]]
* Cause: HeroicSacrifice: 3.
* Genre: KilledOffForReal in the initial release of the game, but ''FES'' and ''[=P3P=]'' muddy the waters considerably. 2.5, maybe?
* Body Found: "The Answer" makes this more or less a 4.
* Reaction: "The Answer" is ''all about'' the other characters' efforts at coping. 4.
* Characterization: 1.
* Last Words: "Don't cry," or "It'll be okay." 3.
* Time of Death: End of the game. The Persona games are loosely connected rather than sharing casts or storylines, so this is almost but not quite equivalent to a Series Finale. 3.
* Died and Come Back: Had a DisneyDeath during the final battle; we'll say 3.
* Average: 23.5/8 = 2.94. Might be back. [[spoiler:''VideoGame/Persona4'' mentions that Elizabeth has gone in search of a way to save him from the burden of being the Great Seal, which gives some support to the possibility.]]


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''Franchise/DragonAge'':

Duncan

Flemeth

Cailan

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''SaintsRow'':

Lin, in ''Saints Row''
* Cause of Death: Can be seen as [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat No-one could survive being drowned in the trunk of a car.]] (2)
* Genre: KilledOffForReal (3), it happened to her and Carlos, as far as the Saints go.
* Body Found?: She's been LeftForDead (1)
* Reaction: ItsPersonal, as far as it makes Donnie hate the Rollerz(2)
* Last words: "Run, you fools!". (2)
* Characterisation: Protagonist (1)
* When?: 5 or 10 years ago by now (3)
* Come back already?: Nope. (4)
* Avg: 18/8: 2.25. She may have survived.

Shogo Akuji, in ''Saints Row 2''
* Cause of Death:[[NoOneCouldSurviveThat No-one could survive a Texas Funeral]] (2)
* Genre: KilledOffForReal (3), it happened to Lin and Carlos!
* Body Found?: Although on a literal level he has been buried, he is LeftForDead (1)
* Reaction: None, really other than '[[HesDeadJim I think Akuji's dead by now.]]'(3)
* Last words: Not really words, but there is a 'oh shit' look on his face as he realises he's about to be buried alive, and he spends most of the cutscene begging for his life. OhCrap. (4)
* Characterisation: CListFodder (3) (at my count there's 10 antagonists, and Dane Vogel would be the BigBad.)
* When?: There's been two games and several years since. (3)
* Come back already?: Nope. (4)
* Average: 23/8: 2.875. He could be back, but don't count on it.

Aisha, in ''Saints Row 2''
* Cause of Death: Pretty much StuffedInTheFridge. '''4'''
* Genre: KilledOffForReal. '''3'''
* Body Found?: DeadAndBuried. '''4'''
* Reaction: ItsPersonal. '''2'''
* Last words: KilledMidSentence. '''4'''
* Characterisation: Johnny Gat's girlfriend, so a Loved One. '''4'''
* When?: A couple years back now. '''3'''
* Come back already?: Once, through FakingTheDead. '''3'''
* Average: 27/8=3,375. She's dead.

Johnny Gat, in ''Saints Row: The Third''
* Cause of Death: Shot and stuck on a crashing plane, NoOneCouldSurviveThat. '''2'''
* Genre: Lighthearted as the series is, death tends to stick, so KilledOffForReal. '''3'''
* Body Found?: Difficult one, as while a funeral is held for him, no one specifies whether they ever actually found his body for burial. It's either DeadAndBuried or NeverFoundTheBody, so let's split the difference and say '''3'''.
* Reaction: ItsPersonal through and through. '''2'''
* Last words: KilledMidSentence, not good. '''4'''
* Characterisation: Technically a regular, but also the series' most popular character, so he's a '''1'''.
* When?: Same arc. '''1'''
* Come back already?: Been through several near-death situations, but no actual "death". '''4'''
* Average: 20/8=2,5. Pretty good odds. [[spoiler:Indeed, the sequel confirnes he survived]].


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April Ryan in ''VideoGame/DreamfallTheLongestJourney'':

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Rugal Bernstein from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'' series:

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Let's take a look at [[VideoGame/SuikodenII Luca Blight]], arguably the greatest RPG villain ever.
* Cause: Bombarded with arrows, attacked in three consecutive melee battles, bombarded with arrows ''again'', and finally defeated in one-on-one with TheHero. NoOneCouldSurviveThat=2.
* Genre: Well, it's VideoGame/{{Suikoden}}, so AnyoneCanDie. 4.
* Body: Well, his body was pretty clearly found, and was riddled with arrows to boot, but was never actually seen being disposed of in any way, so...3.5.
* Reaction: HesDeadJim. 3.
* Last Words: [[FamousLastWords "I am sublime! I am the true face of evil!"]] 3.
* Characterization: Archvillain. 1.
* When: Well, seeing as VideoGame/{{Suikoden III}} takes place 15 years later...let's just say 4, all right?
* Died Before: No, so 4.
* 24.5/8=3.0625. Pretty sure he's dead, but then, who knows what Suiko 6 may hold?

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''MagicalStarsign'':

[[spoiler:Semolina]]

[[spoiler: Magnus Muzzleflash]]

[[spoiler: Tektos]]

[[spoiler: Brie Porre]]

[[spoiler: Detective Beignet]]

[[spoiler: Biek Fowler]]

[[spoiler: Duram]]

[[spoiler: Master Chard]]

[[spoiler: Master Kale]]

[[spoiler: Miss Madeline]]

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''VideoGame/AdvanceWars'' series examples. Let's start with [[spoiler:Sturm]] in Black Hole Rising:
* Cause: mix of BridgeDrop and NoOneCouldSurviveThat (he was hit by [[spoiler:Black Storm]]) - 3
* Genre: first "death" in the series. Add the [[spoiler:clone usage]] and it's 1.5
* Body: seems to be right there, but [[spoiler:seeing as he wasn't unmasked]], let's count this as NeverFound - 3

* Last Words: OhCrap - 4
* Role: [[spoiler:Archvillain - 1]]
* When: [[right at the end]] in Black Hole Rising - 1; same year in Dual Strike - 2
* Come back before: No - 4
* Average: [[spoiler:20.5/8 = 2.5625]] in Black Hole Rising, [[spoiler:21.5/8 = 2.6875]] in Dual Strike. [[spoiler:He could come back, especially if Hawke had killed a clone.]]

Dual Strike follows up with a couple. First, [[spoiler:the Andy clone]]:
* Cause: [[spoiler:left to die]] - 3?
* Genre: Up to this point, only [[spoiler:Sturm]] had "died", but the [[spoiler:clone usage]] is useless for lowering his score - 2.5
* Body: Right there - 4
* Reaction: ItsPersonal - 2
* Last Words: FamousLastWords - 3
* Role: I'd say RedShirt - 4
* When: same arc, late in the game - 1
* Come back before: No - 4
* Average: 23.5/8 = 2.9375. Not too likely to come back, [[spoiler:but another Andy clone may]]

And [[spoiler:Von Bolt]]:
* Cause: KarmicDeath - 4
* Genre: see above - 2
* Body: Right there again - 4
* Reaction: None given, but then he invited Karma's wrath - 4
* Last Words: [[spoiler:TakingYouWithMe -- failed miserably]] - 4
* Role: [[spoiler:Archvillain - 1]]
* When: [[spoiler:right at the end - 1]]
* Come back before: No - 4
* Average: [[spoiler:24/8 = 3. Of course, even if he does come back, he's not even in a condition to sweep any streets.]]

Now for Days of Ruin. There's a bunch of them. First, the Beast:
* Cause: [[spoiler:YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness]] - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body: Right there - 4
* Reaction: none - 4
* Last Words: OhCrap - 4
* Role: RedShirt - 4

* Come back before: No - 4
* Average: 29/8 = 3.625. [[VideoGame/BattalionWars He's had it, commander.]]

Next is Forsythe:
* Cause: BridgeDrop - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body: Right there again - 4
* Reaction: Montage - 4
* Last Words: FamousLastWords - 3
* Role: AntiVillain - 2.5
* When: Same arc - 1
* Come back before: No - 4
* Average: 26.5/8 = 3.3125. [[spoiler:May that coward Greyfield pay for what he did.]]

And of course, [[spoiler:Brenner]]:
* Cause: HeroicSacrifice, [[spoiler:could be considered RedemptionEqualsDeath in his own viewpoint]] - 3
* Genre: take a wild guess - 4
* Body: NotFound, but [[spoiler:the area got nuked]] - 3.5
* Reaction: Montage - 4
* Last Words: FamousLastWords - 3
* Role: [[spoiler:Regular]] - 2
* When: Same arc - 1
* Come back before: believed to be dead at one point, but other than that, no - 3.5
* Average: 24/8 = 3. Actually good for [[spoiler:being nuked]].

[[spoiler:Davis]] in the American version:
* Cause: DeathByIrony - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie, of course - 4
* Last Words: OhCrap - 4
* Body: LeftForDead - 1
* Reaction: none, really - 3
* Role: MauveShirt - 4
* When: Same arc - 1
* Come back before: No - 4
* Average: 25/8 = 3.125. Not looking too good for the poor guy.

[[spoiler:Greyfield]]:
* Cause: DeathByIrony - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie, naturally - 4
* Body: right there - 4
* Reaction: AndThereWasMuchRejoicing - 4
* Last Words: OhCrap - 4
* Role: DiscOneFinalBoss - 4
* When: Same arc, again - 1
* Come back before: nope - 4
* Average: 29/8 = 3.625. The moral of the story? Never [[spoiler:murder [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/POW POW]]s]], or [[spoiler:nuke your own people to kill the idealist commander of an AntiHero subordinate]].

[[spoiler:The Mayor]]:
* Cause: KarmicDeath - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body: right there - 4
* Reaction: none, really; can be considered AndThereWasMuchRejoicing for the audience - 4
* Last Words: OhCrap - 4
* Role: recurring character - 3
* When: same arc, but becomes a year past soon afterwards - 2.5
* Come back before: no - 4
* Average: 29.5/8 = 3.6875. He's toast.

[[spoiler:Cyrus]]:
* Cause: HeroicSacrifice - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body: right there again - 4
* Reaction: Montage - 4
* Last Words: FamousLastWords - 3
* Role: recurring character - 3
* When: same arc, but becomes a year past soon afterwards - 2.5
* Come back before: no - 4
* Average: 28.5/8 = 3.5625. May he rest in peace.

[[spoiler:The real Dr. Caulder]]
* Cause: DeathByIrony - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body: [[spoiler:A passing reference that he was in a plane crash hints at this in the first place, and his murderer--the clone that was running around--watched him die]] - 4
* Reaction: [[spoiler:His clone found "watching yourself die" [[CatchPhrase fascinating]]]] - 4
* Last Words: none, but no shown speaking role - 4
* Role: [[spoiler:creator and victim of the BigBad]] - 4
* When: before the start of the game, quite possibly before the meteors - 4
* Come back before: no, and [[spoiler:there barely any hint that the Caulder you fight is a clone]] - 4
* Average: 32/8 = 4. You got first place.

And finally, [[spoiler:Dr. Caulder himself, or rather, the clone]]:
* Cause: DeathByIrony (hey, I think I'll not try to escape the player who just turned my ScrappyLevel into a joke so that he toys with me and doesn't blow up the last of the lasers right away to destroy the level when he can easily do so any time he pleases, because [[spoiler:[[NotSoDifferent he must find it]]...[[CatchPhrase fascinating]]]]) - 4
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body: LeftForDead - 1
* Reaction: none, really - 4
* Last Words: OhCrap - 4
* Role: BigBad in an AnyoneCanDie game - 4
* When: same arc, but a year passes after his death - 2.5
* Come back before: no - 4 [[spoiler:(no, being a clone who killed your own creator doesn't lower your score, Caulder)]]
* Average: 27.5/8 = 3.4375. Very unlikely, but could come back.

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[[spoiler:[[KnightInShiningArmor Bolvar Fordragon]] and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Saurfang jr.]]]] from WorldOfWarcraft

[[spoiler: Bolvar]]:
* Cause: Dropped a few barrels filled with a deadly disease (that destroys living beings and undead alike) on him. [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat No one survived that]]: 2
* Genre: For player Characters, [[DeathIsCheap Death may be cheap]], but when they make a cinematic showing you die, then you usually stay dead ([[TheUndead with or without prefix]]): 3
* Body: either the disease rotted his flesh away, or he got burned by the breath of the red dragons. Either way, The Body's gone: 4
* Reaction: ItsPersonal for King Wrynn, and causes a major War between the Alliance and the Horde: 2
* Characterization: [[spoiler:Former Boss of Stormwind]] and major Character in Wrath of the Lich King: 2
* When: Same year: 2
* Died and come back: nope: 4
* Average: 19/7 = 2.71. Will probably come back in one of the next patches (possibly as a Boss in [[SupervillainLair Icecrown Citadel]])

[[spoiler: Saurfang jr.]]:
* Cause: Got his soul sucked out of him by the games trademark [[ArtifactOfDoom Artifact of Doom]]: 2
* Genre: See above: 3
* Body: See above: 4
* Reaction: [[ItsPersonal Its Personal]]. The Horde ain't to happy about his death.: 2
* Characterization: Recurring Character: 3
* When: Same year: 2
* Dead and back: Again, no: 4
* Average: 20/7= 2.85. A bit deader than the above, but still likely to be a future boss encounter.

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For kicks, I'll do some counting on Creator/{{Capcom}} FightingGame deaths....

Hyo Imawano, ''Project Justice (VideoGame/RivalSchools 2)''
* Cause: Body ravaged by being possesed by his dad's spirit. Considering that point in the story he's trying to undo his dad's influence on his views, this is DeathByIrony. 4
* Genre: Conflict here. This is the FightingGame genre, where usually DeathIsCheap (see also: [[StreetFighter Bison, M.; Gouken]]; [[{{Tekken}} Mishima, Kazuya]]). However, this is also a KilledOffFOrReal considering [[Creator/KanetoShiozawa Hyo's seiyuu]] died (this reason also killed off Zato-1 of ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'') and Rival Schools really hasn't had any major character deaths yet. Let's split the difference here - 2
* Body: Pretty much dies in Kyosuke's arms, but like his twin himself, the body has seemingly disappeared. Unless a future RS game shows a funeral, we'll split the difference again. 3.5
* Reaction: HesDeadJim from Batsu. 3
* Last Words: FamousLastWords to Kyosuke. 3
* Characterization: He's Kyosuke's beloved twin brother, so LovedOne. 4
* When he died: Since ''Project Justice'' is the most recent game in the series so far and was released close to a decade ago - 4
* Died and come back: The series' first and only major death so far, and no third game yet to see if it happens. 4.
* Average: 3.4375. His hopes of coming back are as likely as a ''Rival Schools 3'' happening.

Charlie Nash, ''VideoGame/StreetFighterAlpha 3''
* Cause: According to Guile's A3 ending, holding back M. Bison long enough to allow explosives set up by Guile and Charlie to blow up Shadaloo's base. Mix of NoOneCouldSurviveThat and HeroicSacrifice. 2.5
* Genre: This is StreetFighter, so DeathIsCheap. 1
* Body: Never found, confirmed by Guile's SF IV intro. 3
* Reaction: ItsPersonal for Guile. 2
* Last Words: Telling Guile that he'll finish off Bison and to get out of the base. Something of a mix of "Run!" and FamousLastWords, so 2.5
* Characterization: His presence in the Alpha series is there to give impetus to Guile's story, so DeathByOriginStory. 4
* When He Died: 10+ years ago. 4
* Died and come back: Twice prior his Alpha 3 appearance. Both times were declared CanonDisContinuity by WordOfGod, but they still happened. 2
* Average: 2.625. Dead, and unlikely to come back. As noted above, though, that hasn't stopped Capcom before.

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Beatrice from ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry''
* Cause: Honestly? PuffOfLogic. Not sure it's listed, but the fight had some similarity to redemption, so I'll give it - 3
* Body: She disappeared in a PuffOfLogic; what do you think? NeverFoundTheBody - 3
* Reaction: ItsPersonal - 2
* Genre: KillEmAll... over and over and over again. Does that make this DeathIsCheap? I'll give it - 1.5
* LastWords: A thank you to Battler for having fun with her during their game. I'll call it a FinalSpeech, I guess - 3
* Characterization: Archvillain for whom the main character is TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou. And he didn't - 1
* Died and came back: Once - 3
* When: Last arc - 2
* 17.5/8 = 2.1875 She's probably coming back in an arc or two.
** [[spoiler: Beatrice was resurrected in Ep 6, ''but'' she was based of Battler's memories of her, the original Beatrice III/Yasu died filled with regret.]]

[[spoiler: Yasu]] at the end of the series.
* Cause: RedemptionEqualsDeath through suicide - 3
* Body: NeverFoundTheBody due to jumping overboard into the sea - 2
* Reaction: [[spoiler: Battler]] jumped after so let's say a 2
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie [[spoiler: since no one but Battler, Eva and Yasu survived the massacre]] - 4
* LastWords: LastKiss, can that count as a FinalSpeech? In that case a 3
* Characterization: As confusing as it is [[spoiler: Yasu]] counts as a protagonist - 1
* Died and came back While the series is built on a GroundhogDayLoop, this scene shows the real Rokkenjima - 4
* When: The body wasn't found before the DistantFinale - 4
* 23/8=2,875, probably dead but there's still a possibility that the WMG is true and that [[spoiler: Yasu survived and changed his/her name to Ikuko Hachijō]]
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[=GLaDOS=] from VideoGame/{{Portal}}

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[[spoiler:Lucca]] from ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', who was apparently [[spoiler:killed by Lynx]] in ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''...

* '''Cause''': SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome, and pretty gratuitous as well, going from being able to [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu punching out Cthulhu]] to getting killed by some panther furry. I'd say that counts as a Bridge Drop. 4.
* '''Genre''': Well, judging from the first game, DeathIsCheap, but ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' tries to establish an AnyoneCanDie sort of mood, so we'll just average 4 and 1 and say 2.5.
* '''Body''': Never Found. 3.
* '''Reaction''': Definitely It's Personal for Kid. 2.
* '''Last Words''': We never actually hear them, but she does leave a parting letter, so... Final Speech. 3.
* '''Characterization''': One of the three main protagonists of the last game, though it could also count as a loved one. This time, I'll lean toward Protagonist and say 1.
* '''When Did They Die?''': More than ten years before the start of ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''... 4. Uh oh.
* '''Came Back?''': Not yet... 4.
* '''Total''': 23.5/8 = just under 3. That's pretty high, but it doesn't totally rule out a return for ''Chrono 3''... if they ever get around to making it.

* While we're at ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', let's try [[spoiler:Crono's PlotlineDeath]] in the first game.
* '''Cause:''' HeroicSacrifice = 3
* '''Genre:''' ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' is very idealistic, so I'd say = 2.5
* '''Body:''' Vaporized = Never found? = 3
* '''Reaction:''' Average reaction from the other characters. I'd say = 2.5
* '''Last Words:''' None... [[spoiler: unsurprisingly, since he never speaks]] = N/A
* '''Characterization:''' [[spoiler:Protagonist = 1]].
* '''When:''' Same game = same arc I'd say. = 1
* '''Came back?:''' Never really died before. = N/A
* Result: 2.17 = Probably Back Quite Soon. [[spoiler:And if you bother to resurrect him, he indeed comes back fairly quickly.]]

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Let's try a couple of ''Battalion Wars'' examples:

In the first game, we have [[spoiler:Tsar Gorgi]]:
* Cause of death: Bridge Drop ([[spoiler:he was thrown off a bridge by Ubel right after a battle that his forces had won]]) - 4
* Genre: first non-mook casualty so hard to say without information from the second game - 2
* Body Found: right there, [[spoiler:as he was talking with his son]] - 4
* Reaction: ItsPersonal - 2
* Last Words: FinalSpeech - 3
* Characterization: [[spoiler: Regular - 2]]
* When: same arc, becomes same year before it is bothered with again - 1.5
* "Died" and come back: nope - 4
* Average: [[spoiler: 22.5/8 = 2.81. Of course, the sequel ups the score by 1 for Genre (KilledOffForReal; he's even a ghost there), 2 for Reaction (Montage, being buried at the Gorgisburg Mausoleum), and 1.5 for When, totaling 27/8 = 3.37. He's not coming back.]]

And next up is the second game's death victim [[spoiler:A-Qira]]:
* Cause of death: Bridge Drop ([[spoiler:his drink was poisoned by Vlad]]) - 4
* Genre: thanks to [[spoiler:Tsar Gorgi]], KilledOffForReal - 3
* Body Found: LeftForDead - 1
* Reaction: none given, just doesn't appear in the ending - 2.5
* Characterization: Regular, although [[spoiler:[[ProudWarriorRaceGuy proud]]]] - 2.5
* Last Words: OhCrap ([[spoiler:"Poison! Treachery!"]]) - 4
* When: same arc, same year by the end of the game - 1.5
* "Died" and come back: nope - 4
* Average: 22.5/8 = 2.81. Assuming we don't see him pull a [[spoiler:Tsar Gorgi]] in the next game if it is made, there's still hope for our good [[spoiler:admiral]]. Though his last words reduce his chances.

[[spoiler:Countess Ingrid]] from the first game:
* Cause of death: Hard to call. The character was beyond salvation, so I guess it would be redemption - 3
* Genre: As stated before, KilledOffForReal - 3
* Body Found: LeftForDead - 1
* Reaction: None per se - 3
* Characterisation: Regular - 2
* Last Words: FamousLastWords ([[spoiler:"You have made a grave error in coming here, Empress!"]]) - 3
* When: Same year - 2
* "Died" and came back: No - 4
* Average: 21 points, or 2.625. Given the fact that [[spoiler:she's entombed with the Iron Legion, essentially]], it's not too farfetched to see this character coming back.
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Alright, now that ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' been out for a while, it's time to fill the deadness algorithms for the killed of characters.
* First and foremost, we have [[spoiler: The Joker]] [[spoiler: him]]self: Spectacular [[AvertedTrope Aversion]] of [[spoiler: JokerImmunity]] or a DoubleSubversion of it?
* Cause of Death: DeathByIrony / [[spoiler: KarmicDeath]], 4.
* Audience Expectation: DisneyDeath most likely considering [[spoiler: Scarecrow and some others appeared to have survived their apparent deaths in Arkham Asylum, and there's an established method by which characters could come back from the dead; the Lazarus Pits.]] Although LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt is in full effect, so 1 is the best answer.
* BodyFound?: Found but not buried. [[spoiler: The Joker]] gets a 3 here.
* Reaction: Believe it or not, something close to a ReallyDeadMontage, since the cutscene following [[spoiler: his]] death puts a big emphasis on the reactions of [[spoiler: Joker's]] [[spoiler: {{mooks}}]] to [[spoiler: his]] death.
* Last Words: Difficult to say, though FamousLastWords fits best, 3.
* Characterization [[spoiler: The Big Bad]], 1.
* When did they die?: Difficult to say, though since Arkham City concludes its arc, same year would be the best bet. 2
* Died and Come Back: While [[spoiler: his]] ComicBook incarnation has died and come back countless times over the years, [[spoiler: the time Joker faked his own death in the Arkhamverse was to lure Batman into a false sense of security near the beginning of the game]], so a 3.
** Final Verdict: Ultimately [[spoiler: The Joker]] averages out to 2.625, so its quite possible that [[spoiler: Joker's]] body will find its way [[spoiler: Into a Lazarus Pit, [[WildMassGuessing or already has.]]]], though its completely conceivable that this is curtains for the [[spoiler: [[MonsterClown Killer Clown.]]]]

* Next up is [[spoiler: Ras Al Ghoul]]. Will [[spoiler: his]] body find its way to a [[spoiler: Lazarus Pit]] or not?
* Cause of Death: A failed attempt at TakingYouWithMe, the best bet is a 2 because of the failure.
* AudienceExpectation: [[spoiler: Ra's Al Ghul]] has LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt in [[spoiler: his]] favor, though not as much as the character above. However,[[spoiler: he has]] the added bonus of [[spoiler: having an established mechanism for coming BackFromTheDead]], so its a 1.
* BodyFound: We see the body, but it quickly goes missing, so its a 2.
* Reaction: FauxDeath to some extent, not because [[spoiler: Batman]] doubts that [[spoiler: he's]] dead, but because of the aforementioned ability to [[spoiler: come BackFromTheDead using the Lazarus Pits.]] 1.
* LastWords: Technically an OhCrap, but [[spoiler: Ra's]] outlasts his "LastWords" by about 20 seconds, during which [[spoiler: he's]] completely fine physically and attempts a TakingYouWithMe. So a 3 here.
* Characterization: [[spoiler: The Other BigBad]], 1.
* When Did They Die: A 2 here for the same reasons as the above character.
* Died And Come Back?: Once on screen, countless times in backstory: 1.
* Final Verdict: 1.625. We haven't seen the last of [[spoiler: Ra's Al Ghul]]!!! Though [[spoiler: he's]] probably actually dead for the time being.

* On a similar note, next up we have [[spoiler: Talia Al Ghul.]]
* Cause of Death?: Not exactly crystal clear, but matches [[spoiler: StuffedInTheFridge or DroppedABridgeOnHim]] the most, so its a 4.
* AudienceExpectation: Since [[spoiler: She]] lacks the [[spoiler: JokerImmunity]] of the two previous characters, its quite possible that [[spoiler: Talia]] might be dead for real in the eyes of the audience. 2 because of other characters apparently cheating death.
* Body Found?: Like [[spoiler: her father's]] body [[spoiler: Talia's]] disappears during the boss fight following [[spoiler: her]] apparent death, so 2.
* Reaction: ItsPersonal, 2.
* LastWords: Receives wound that kills [[spoiler: her]] [[KilledMidSentence mid sentence]], but lasts long enough to deliver some last words; 3.
* Characterization: Loved One, 4.
* When Did They Die?: 2 for the same reasons as the above characters.
* Died and Come Back?: Nope, 4.
* Final Verdict: 2.625, about as likely as [[spoiler: The Joker]] to come back from the dead.
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Here's a comparison to see whether [[spoiler:Luke]] or [[spoiler:Asch]] made it back in the ending of Tales of the Abyss.

[[spoiler:Asch]]
* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice - 3
* Genre: KilledOffForReal - 3
* Body Found? Not by anyone else, but shown on screen after death - 4
* Reaction: HesDeadJim - 3
* Characterization: Regular, almost protagonist - 1.5
* When Did He Die?: Three years ago in-universe, otherwise inapplicable
* Died and came Back? No - 4
* Average: 3.08

[[spoiler:Luke]]
* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice - 3
* Genre: KilledOffForReal - 3
* Body Found? No. - 3
* Reaction: Characters believe he will be back - 1
* Characterization. Protagonist. - 1
* When Did He Die?: Three years ago in-universe, otherwise inapplicable
* Died And Came back? No - 4
* Average: 2.5

The results favor [[spoiler:Luke]].

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After 15 years, ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'' subverts JokerImmunity and finally lets you fight and kill series BigBad [[spoiler: Albert Wesker]]. Will he stay dead?

Alternate result: once you take into account that [[spoiler: Wesker]] was assumed to ''already'' be dead by the main character after a plot-relevant encounter inbetween games, the average comes out slightly differently: (2 + 2.5 + 3 + 1 + 2)/5 = '''2.1''' - Not much difference though, the only question is ''how'' long he'll actually be out of commision.

Steve

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VideoGame/MegaManX:

Sigma, ''VideoGame/MegaManX1'' (SNES)
* Cause: You blow up his body, which is then in an exploding base, which then crashes into the ocean NoOneCouldSurviveThat. 2.
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie, for those with characterization 3.
* Body: NeverFoundTheBody. 3.
* Reaction: "War is over...credits...Oh h* !l." 1
* Characterization: BigBad. 1.
* When did he die?: Same game, so..1?
* Revival Count: 4 (first game test, remember that his head pops off and gets grafted onto the giant robot for the first transformation.)
* Average: 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 4 = 15, 15/7 = 2.14, high for a villain that announces after the credits he lives, but fits.

Sigma, ''X8'' ([=PS2=])
* Cause: Killed, body left beaten. 4
* Genre: Anyone can die, unless your name is X, Zero or Sigma. 1.
* Body: Deader than dead, doesn't even have the decency to explode. 4.
* Reaction: Keeping arms guns raised, and then told Sigma was being used and sacrificed 4.
* Characterization: More of a regular, red herring big bad than the big bad. 2.
* When did he die?: Same game. 1?
* Revival Count: 1
* 4+1+4+4+1+2+1=17, 2.428. Back next episode. If there is a next one.

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VideoGame/{{Myst}}

A'Gaeris.
* Cause of Death: DeathByIrony. 4
* Genre: KilledOffForReal. 3
* Body Found: [[NeverFoundTheBody No body left to find]]. 3
* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Gehn]]. 3
* Characterization: BigBad. 1
* When: 10+ Years ago. 4
* Died and Come Back: Never. 4
* Conclusion: 22/7 = 3.142857. Good riddance.

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Just for kicks, Wild Dog from ''Time Crisis''.
* Cause Of Death: Blows himself up in a massive explosion at the end of each game. In the latest game, ''Time Crisis 4'', he had a ton of metal debris dropped on his head before blowing himself up. NoOneCouldSurviveThat. '''2'''
* Genre: KilledOffForReal for all the series' other characters. However, for Wild Dog himself, DeathIsCheap. Oh so very much. '''1'''
* Body Found?: The heroes never bother to look. After all, the guy just exploded. NeverFoundTheBody. '''3'''
* Reaction: None (it's an arcade game, not Shakespeare). No score.
* Characterization: Although nominally TheDragon, he's the series' only recurring character and has sort of become the series' mascot, so I'll go ahead and list him as the Arch-Villain. '''1'''
* When Did They Die?: The last game, and based on his rate of aging there seems to be a 5-10 year gap between each game, so I'll go with that. '''4'''.
* Died and Came Back?: Yes, to put it mildly. '''1'''.
* Average = '''2'''. Honestly, this should be lower, but still it's no surprise Wild Dog will just keep coming back for more. Interestingly, he's visibly aging with each game, so I suppose eventually Father Time will do what countless bullets to the face and several massive explosions have failed to do so far.

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''Starcraft'':
[[spoiler:Fenix's second death]]:

[[spoiler:Edmund Duke.]]

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The one important character to die) of RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy. (Note: I wasn't sure which genre the game falls into. If someone can recalculate this with genre included, it would be appreciated.)
* Cause: NoOneCouldSurviveThat and HeroicSacrifice by satellite blowing up. That's a 5.
* Genre: (I don't know, needs calculation)
* Body: Not sure where to put this one, see cause of death.
* Reaction: Felt like an ItsPersonal to me. So 2.
* Characterization: I would call him a Regular. 2.
* When: Towards the end, I'd call that... same arc? 1?
* Died and Came Back: Nope, so 4.
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Kaidan/Ashley on Virmire, in ''Franchise/MassEffect''
* Cause: HeroicSacrifice by way of a multi-kiloton nuke, 3
* Genre: The whole Virmire incident seems to say that AnyoneCanDie, so a 4
* Body: Never Found, 3
* Reaction: Between montage and He's dead, 3.5
* Characterization: The border between Mauve shirt and Regular, so I'll give 'em a 2.5
* When? By Mass Effect 2 it'll be into "Same Year" territory. 2
* Died and come back? Nope. 4, that's not good!
* I got a straight up 3, for back next season. Trumped by WordOfGod, which says that they're [[KilledOffForReal staying dead]].

For that matter, Saren ([[spoiler:The first time]])
* Cause: Redemption - 3
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4
* Body: 1.5 - would have been LeftForDead, but one of your team members shoots him again to make sure.

* Last words: FinalSpeech - 3
* Characterization: Archvillan initially (except he actually isn't) - 1.5
* When: Same arc - 1
* Died and come back: No - 4
* Overall: 3. [[spoiler:He comes back immediately after.]]
** [[spoiler: Well, not so much ''him'' as the implants that Sovereign gave him. By that point, Saren's either [[DeaderThanDead already gone]] or in an AndIMustScream situation.]]

And, just for fun since [[ItWasHisSled we know]] [[BackFromTheDead the outcome]], the first time Commander Shepard dies at the beginning of [[VideoGame/MassEffect2 [=ME2=]]].
* Cause: Do they ''make'' bridges big enough to drop on entire ships? That said, Shepard died trying to save Joker, so maybe we could count this as a HeroicSacrifice, as well. 3.5
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie, as seen above. 4
* Body: ''Eventually'' found years later by [[spoiler: Liara]]. Still very much dead. 3.5
** I'd call that frozen; his helmet was intact, and the planet it landed on was well below the temperature needed to preserve the head inside.
* Reaction: Got a trope named after it: WeWereYourTeam. 4
* Last Words: "Get the hell out of here, Joker!" 2
* Characterization: Main character. 1
* When: Start of the game count as same arc? 1
* Died and Came Back: Maybe once if you count that DisneyDeath at the end of [=ME1=]. 3
* So 22/8 gives us 2.75. Pretty high score for a main character, and I was being light on some of them.

Let's do Shepard again, this time for ''really'' screwing up the suicide mission. WordOfGod is that you can't import a save where Shepard died into 3, so let's keep that in mind.
* Cause: Looks like a HeroicSacrifice to me. Joker probably would've kept on trying to hold off the Collectors and gotten killed either by them or the explosion that takes out the Collector Base, [[BringNewsBack no news would've been brought back]]. 3.
* Genre: [=ME2=] is reasonably far into AnyoneCanDie territory, so 4.
* Body: Depending on your choice in the endgame (destroying the Collector Base or handing it over to Cerberus), he either fell a huge distance and then got nuked, or just fell a huge distance. 3?
** nuked either way, the question is whether it's a giant bomb or just a giant radiation pulse intended to kill everything but leave their tech.
* Reaction: Get the feeling this is a 3. Judging by the ending, Joker is pretty crushed.
* Last Words: "Joker, you have to tell them!" Putting this as a 2.5.
* Characterization: THE hero, pretty much. 1
* When: A bit more than two years ago, but at the very beginning of [=ME2=]. Putting this as 1.5.
* Died and Came Back: Once, so 3. They do make a big deal out of how people do NOT come back from the dead, and how reviving Shepard is an insane exception, however.
* 2.625. Could come back again, but it'd cheapen his/her first resurrection. WordOfGod denies it, so let's assume [[EpilepticTrees s/he does with so many modifications to his/her body this time that s/he owns all the Reapers bare-handed]].

One last run of Shepard, this time at the end of ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' if the destroy ending is taken.
* Cause: Shepard was sacrificing him/herself to to save the galaxy, making it a 3.
* Genre: This a a game where entire races can be wiped out, guaranteeing a 4.
* Body found: Never found the body, Judging by Tali's reaction, so 2.
* Reaction: Montage. 4.
* Last Words: Obi-Wan moment fits best here, so 3.
* Characterization: Protagonist. 1.
* When did they die: Same arc. 1.
* Died and came back: Once, thanks to the Illusive Man. 3
* 2.625. The developers have said that this is not the last we will hear of Shepard, so it is possible that Galaxy's greatest hero will return from the dead.

Here's a fun one: Legion.
* Cause: Sacrificing itself to give its race sentience. 3
* Genre: AnyoneCanDie, mixed with the knowledge that geth platforms can return to the main hub and cheat death. Heavier leaning to the former. 3
* Body found: Non-applicable for geth.
* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Shepard-Commander]]. 3
* Last Words: "I know, Tali. But thank you. Keelah se'lai." An excellent FinalSpeech. 3
* Characterization: Squadmate, but it's closer to RecurringCharacter than the likes of Tali or Garrus. 2.5
* When did they die: Same arc. 1
* Died and came back: As an individual, no.. which is what Legion was when it died/deactivated. Oddly, arguable as either 4 or 1. The game hints much more heavily at 4, though.
* Average: 2.714. The Geth did create the Geth VI to replace Legion if it died in Omega-4 as well, so some rendition of Legion may indeed be coming back.
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Sgt. Johnson's death from the very end of the ''Halo'' Trilogy.
* Cause of Death: He makes it to the very end of the trilogy, only to be killed off completely out of left field by Guilty Spark to set up the final battle. Sounds a lot like they DroppedABridgeOnHim, but he also uses his last shot to save Master Chief from Spark, so it might count as a HeroicSacrifice instead. I'll give him a '''3.5'''.
* Genre: Nominally KilledOffForReal, although by the end pretty much ''everyone'' is dead except for Chief, Cortana, and Arbiter, so might count as AnyoneCanDie also. Again, I'll split the difference and give it a '''3.5'''.
* Body Found?: Died in Master Chief's arms. Chief never bothered to take a pulse, but I'll assume he's not an idiot and had some way of knowing Johnson had expired and not simply passed out. And then the Halo he died on blew up, although see below... So, DeaderThanDead. '''4'''.
* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Jim]]. '''3'''.
* Characterization: Started out as a RedShirt in ''Halo'', but was made a series Regular in ''Halo 2''. '''2'''.
* When did they die?: Doesn't really count, since the series ends after his death. No score.
* Died and came back?: There was that little matter of being on a giant Ringworld just as it gets blown up in a massive explosion, yet coming back alive and well for the sequel. So a definite yes, he's done it before. '''3'''.
* Average = '''3.17'''. Rest in Peace, Sarge. "You were one hard-core son of a bitch".

Cortana:
* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice / NoOneCouldSurviveThat. Shields the Master Chief from a nuke. 2.5
* Genre: KillEmAll. Earth's colonies burn, and Earth's own population is reduced to 200 million. Capable, sympathetic people like Sgt. Johnson, Capt. Keyes, and his daughter, Lt. Commander Keyes are killed. Reach is a game in which all of your friends are killed and then you sacrifice yourself. Only Sgt. Johnson has been brought back from apparent death. 4
* Body Found?: NeverFoundTheBody. Cortana herself told John she would not survive the explosion, though. 2.5
* Reaction: He's Dead, Jim. Lasky consoles the Chief on his loss. 3
* Last Words: ObiWanMoment. Cortana uses the last of her strength to say goodbye. 3
* Characterization: Protagonist/Regular. Easily the second-most important character. 1.5
* When Did They Die?: Same year, relative to Halo 5. 2
* "Died" and came back?: Left behind surrounded by enemies on High Charity. 3.5
* Average: 2.75. Probably replaced by "another Cortana model".

Didact:
* Cause of Death: Jumping after taking a grenade to the chest. 1.5
* Genre: KilledOffForReal. 343 Guilty Spark survived the destruction of his installation, but the Prophets stayed dead. 3
* Body Found?: Left for Dead, then nuked. 1.5
* Reaction?: He's Dead, Jim. Cortana congratulates the Chief for saving the day as always. 3
* Last Words: FamousLastWords / FinalSpeech. Attacked by Cortana, he tells her that "Your compassion for mankind is misplaced." "I'm not doing this for mankind," she replies. Voiceover explanation of his motives on the epilogue. 3
* Characterization: Archvillain. A lot of lore has gone into setting up the Didact/Librarian story. 1
* When Did They Die?: Same year, relative to Halo 5. 2
* "Died" and came back?: Once as the Ur-Didact, once as Bornstellar. 2
* Average: 2.13. The Chief hasn't seen the last of him.

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A fun contrary example: Private Antony Carmine from ''GearsOfWar''.
* Cause of Death: Got sniped in the head because a) he was wearing a helmet (and thus lacked peripheral vision), and b) he was dumb enough to stand up in the middle of a firefight. Definitely DeathByIrony. 4.
* Genre: Not really AnyoneCanDie, as the only characters ''to'' die are the ones expected to (the RedShirt, the Squad Leader, and the BigBad). Otherwise, though, death is handled realistically, so, KilledOffForReal. 3.
* Body Found?: We see his head burst (or at least blood splatter), but the actual body is left behind for dead (the squad was being shot at and chased off at the time), so somewhere between NeverFoundTheBody and DeaderThanDead. I'd say 3.5.
* Reaction: No real reaction other than brief surprise, since the surviving squad members are busy being shot at. I'm gonna say not applicable.
* Characterization: RedShirt. [[GenreSavvy Carmine is even a shade of red]]. A definite 4.
* When did they die?: Gears of War 2 takes place, what, a year after the original game? 2.
* Died and came back?: Nope. Realistically, this is a KilledOffForReal genre. 4.
* '''Average:''' 3.42. He ''should'' be just another forgotten dead RedShirt. And yet WordOfGod is that he's coming back in the sequel... How's that for accuracy, folks?
* Although "a" Carmine joined Fenix's gang in Gears of War 2, it was not the original Carmine; it was his brother.

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Dr. Breen in ''Half Life 2''
* Cause: Last seen trapped in a teleporter device about 50 feet below the epi-center of a massive explosion, so definitely NoOneCouldSurviveThat. 2.
* Genre: No major characters have died yet (Eli's fate is still in limbo until Episode 3 comes out). Alyx was pretty much dead, but brought back to life by the Vortigaunts, so BackFromTheDead. 1.
* Body Found?: Nope. See Cause. 3.
* Reaction: Almost none at all, actually. The protagonists don't celebrate (or even really remark on) his death, although one civilian does miss his show (he used to have jugglers!). No score.
* Characterization: Main antagonist (although ultimately he was just a tool of the Combine), so 1.
* When did they die: Technically, ''Episodes'' are expansion packs to ''Half Life 2'', so Same Arc. 1.
* Died and Come Back?: Never happened, because no one's died yet. 4.
* '''Average:''' An even 2. I guess we'll be seeing him in ''Episode 3'', so literally Back Next Episode. There's good money that the Combine Advisor in ''Episode 2'' is his new "host body".

Eli Vance, last seen being cranium-raped by a giant alien slug in the DownerEnding of ''Episode 2''.
* Cause: Well, he gave Gordon his final orders, then attacked the Advisor to distract it, so a HeroicSacrifice. 3.
* Genre: Same series, so 1 (see above).
* Body Found?: ''Episode 2'' fades out just as you reach his body, so there hasn't been time to check for a pulse, but he really looks DeaderThanDead. 4.
* Reaction: The game fades out with Alyx's hearfelt sobs over her father's body. This is obviously ItsPersonal, to get us in the mood to kick Advisor ass in ''Episode 3''. The rather down mood also kind of makes it HesDeadJim, too. I'll say 2.5.
* Characterization: [[DeathByOriginStory Loved One]]. AND WiseOldMentor to boot. Definitely a 4.
* When Did They Die?: The story is currently right up to his death, so definitely same arc. 1.
* Died and Come Back?: Nope. 4.
* '''Average:''' 2.79. I suppose he could just be a vegetable...

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For the hell of it, let's do [[spoiler:Adam]] from Metroid: Other M
* Cause of Death: Sacrifice: 3
* Genre: Anyone can Die (save Ridley): 4
* Body Found?: No: 2
* Reaction: It's Personal? 2
* Last Words: Final Speech: 3
* Characterization: I'm calling loved one: 4
* When did they die: Same Arc: 1
* Died and Come back?: I'm not counting computer Adam, so no: 4
23/8=2.875, so pretty dead.

And Now Ridley from the same game
* Cause of death: Overkill: 4
* Genre: Anyone can Die: 4
* Body Found: At he morgue pretty much: 3
* Reaction: he's dead Jim: 3
* Last Words: If Ridley could talk, he would've said Oh Crap: 4
* Characterization: Arch-Villian: 1
* When did they die?: Same Arc: 1
* Died and Come back?: I lost count: 1
21/8=2.625, and yet he makes his grand, cloned return in Fusion

One more from the game, just for fun: Anthony
* Cause of death: Jumping, pretty much: 1
* Genre: Anyone can die: 4
* Body Found: No: 2
* Reaction: It's personal?: 2
* Last Words: C'mon. I'll call it a 2
* Characterization: C list fodder: 3
* When did they die: Same Arc: 1
* Died and come back: No: 4
2.375. And yet, he comes back.

[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Sephiroth]]
* Cause of death: Overkill (How many swords did Cloud use, please?). 4
* Genre: Back from the dead. 1
* Body Found: [[GrandTheftMe Didn't really have an actual body this time.]]
* Reaction: It's personal. Geostima? Didn't actually need it, just wanted to mess with Cloud. 2
* Last Words: [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning "I'll never be a memory."]] 1
* Characterization: Archvillian. 1
* When did they die: Same Arc. 1
* Died and come back: Twice. 2
1.7142. Mama's boy is coming back, did ''anyone'' doubt it?
* He won against the Master ''and'' Davros. Yes, he IS that awesome.

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[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Fang and Vanille]]
* Cause of death : HeroicSacrifice. 3
* Genre : Well, DeathIsCheap is the choice here, since all the "dead" main characters but Nora Estheim come back. 1
* Body Found : Analogous to Frozen. 2
* Reaction : Their part of the ending cutscene and the novella episode i could count as a Montage. 4
* Last Words : They talk to the others after their death and tell them they'll watch them or something, counts as a FinalSpeech. 3
* Characterization : Two protagonists. 1
* When : A little more than a year ago, so… let's say same year. 2
* "Died" and came back : Well, they already went to crystal stasis and came back, so… Once and got better. 3
2,375. They should be back in ''[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 XIII-2]]''.

While we're on the subject, let's talk about [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2 Serah]]
* Cause of death : Knew that she would die if she continued her journey, but did so anyway, so it's a sacrifice. 3
* Genre : As above, DeathIsCheap. 1
* Body Found : Not applicable, as it happens in front of her companions.
* Reaction : HesDeadJim occurs at the time, while the ''Requiem Of The Goddess'' DLC makes it a montage. 3.5
* Last Words : Manages a strained and short FinalSpeech before death. 3
* Characterization : Protagonist. 1
* When : The Ending. 4
* "Died" and came back : Crystal Stasis in the first game. 3
Average of 2.643, so she'll be back sometime soon (assuming there's another sequel of course).
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[[VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment The Nameless One]] (non finale)
* Cause: Jumping onto a trap to set it off and the like: 1
* Genre: Even for other people, in D&D, DeathIsCheep: 1
* Body Found: Most places you use it it counts as LeftForDead 1
* Reaction: The party member reactions don't really fall under anything, but they are mostly sighs of "here we go again": 1
* Last Words: I forget what his death quotes are, I '''think''' they are mostly that dieing still hurts: 1 (though not to sure here)
* Character: Protagonist 1
* When: Same Arc 1
* How many times: I've lost count 1
Score: 1: It doesn't even take him an hour!
Hey! Isn't this our first straight "1" guy?

Getting flayed
* Cause: The Lady is overkill: 4
* Genre: 1
* Body: We don't see it, but flayed bodies remain: 4
* Reaction: none in-game, but typical Sigil would be "Oh look, another sod got himself flayed!" 3
* Last words: None
* Character: 1
* When: 1
* Alreddy: 1
15/7 2.1 Suprisingly low for flaying.


Anyone care to do the endings?
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[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIIIMorrowind Almalexia]]
* Cause: just plain killed in a duel by the player character. I think that's about 3.
* Genre: High Fantasy. Technically in this universe death isn't cheap, but godlike beings tend to pop back into existence more or less often. Let's give her a 2.
* Body Found: Left for dead in the Clockwork City. A clear-cut 1.
* Reaction: No one believed she's dead. 1
* Last Words: a "Piece of cake" speech about how she's going to off Nerevarine. 2
* Character: archvillainess / fallen heroine. 1
* When: In Skyrim's times it's about 200 years after her death. 4
* How many times: Not yet. 4
Score: 2.57. Something between "Be back soon" and "Maybe back later".
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[[spoiler: Hades]] from VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising
* Cause:[[spoiler: Overkill including but not limited to getting his torso chopped off, his head ripped off his body, and getting blasted to ashes]], 4
* Genre:[[spoiler: DeathIsCheap when it comes to gods]], 1
* Body:[[spoiler: Got blasted into dust by a giant laser beam during the FinalBattle; Hades even said he isn't even sure if he can get his body back]], 4
* Reaction:[[spoiler: Pit does a VSign after he won; that could count as a BondOneLiner]], 4
* Last Words: [[spoiler: Hades said FamousLastWords as he was dying]], 3
* Characterization: [[spoiler: Serves as the BigBad of the last two-thirds of the game]], 1
* When: [[spoiler: He just died]], 1
* Died and Come Back: [[spoiler: As far as we know, this is the first time Hades died]], 4
Score: 22/8 = 2.75 [[spoiler: Hades may come back since he probably has at least 25 years before the next game comes out; that's plenty of time to figure out a way to come back.]]
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[[spoiler:Revan]] in Star Wars: The Old Republic
* Cause of Death: Defeat in battle. 2.
* Audience Expectation: Killed Off for Real seems to be the norm for SW characters. 3.
* Body Found: Nope, vanished in a puff of light. 2.
* Reaction: Generally assumed to be dead. 3.
* Last Words: Echoes Malak's dying words. 3.
* Characterization: A former protagonist and one of the most popular SW EU characters. 1.
* When did he die?: Not quite sure how to sort this. Let's say 2.
* Died and come back?: Twice. 2.
Average: 2.25. Even if the SWTOR people don't already plan to bring him back, someone else will.
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Seth in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', using the events of Juri's ending.
* Cause of Death: Hm... Technically he was simply killed in battle, but it's kind of DeathByIrony that he failed to stop his traitorous henchwoman before she killed him. Let's say... '''2.5'''.
* Audience Expectation: For Street Fighter final bosses, DeathIsCheap. '''1'''.
* Body Found: He [[HesDeadJim lies there twitching onscreen]] with [[ChunkySalsaRule his crucial Tandem Engine implant smashed to bits]] (the pothole is justified given how vital it is to him). '''3.5'''.
* Reaction: 'Goodnight sweet prince. Rust in peace.' That's a BondOneLiner, and that's a '''4'''.
* Last Words: Gives a FinalSpeech to Juri about how he knew she was going to betray him (that case [[FridgeLogic why didn't he just kill her first?]]). '''3'''.
* Characterisation: Technically the {{Archvillain}} for ''SSFIV'', but in terms of the whole series he's more CListFodder. '''3'''.
* When Did They Die: The version we're using came out in 2010 so that's, uh, '''2.5''' let's say.
* Died And Come Back: Nope, first time. '''4'''.
Let's see... 23.5/8 equals... '''2.94'''. Chances have it, Seth is staying dead. Bonus points should probably be added on the grounds that the fanbase disliked him as a whole (seriously, we need some sort of constant that can be added to account for that).
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Greygnarl is ''Dragon Quest IX''.

Cause of Death: Makes a HeroicSacrifice to protect his hometown. '''3'''.

Audience Expectation: KilledOffForReal more than anything else. '''3'''.

Body Found?: When the blast of light fades after he is hit by the enormous attack, [[NeverFoundTheBody he's disappeared]]. '''2'''.

Reaction: Not much of one, to be honest, although the characters mention avenging him as another reason to stop the bad guys, which is close enough to ItsPersonal for this algorithm. '''2'''.

Last Words: Gives his FamousLastWords to the hero before giving himself up. '''3'''.

Characterisation: Eh... In the grand scheme of things, CListFodder. '''3'''.

When did they die?: Dragon Quest games tend to be self-contained, so it's effectively the same arc. '''1'''.

'Died' and came back?: No, not that we know of. '''4'''.


That comes to 21, which divided by 8 gives '''2.63'''. Surprisingly low, given the number of threes that he got, but the game would have you believe that he's snuffed it for good. [[spoiler: You should therefore all be rather surprised to discover that he is an extra grotto boss later on.]]
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Fawful in ''Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story''

Cause of Death: Villainous Sacrifice, if we have that - he blew himself up in a last-ditch attempt to kill the Mario Bros. '''3.'''

Audience Expectation: Although Mario baddies don't often stay down (just ask Bowser), the [=RPGs=] tend to get rid of theirs at the end of each game. '''3.'''

Body Found: When he explodes you see the globs of darkness that was all his reduced body consisted of by that stage. Probably comes under ChunkySalsaRule. '''4.'''

Reaction: Celebrations that he's gone, so that's HesDeadJim. '''3.'''

Last Words: FinalSpeech. '''3'''.

Characterisation: The recurring villain of the Mario & Luigi series. So a cross between 3 and 1 is... '''2.'''

When did they die?: Closer to 2 than it is to 3. '''2.'''

Died and come back?: Fawful has been shown to survive implausible circumstances that should lead to his death before (at the ending of ''Superstar Saga''), but there's a difference between a vague shot of him falling out of Bowser's flying Castle (and remember, he has flying headgear) and actually exploding into little bits. So if we go off time alone then it's '''4.'''


24/8='''3'''. So chances are he's gone for good, but there's ''just'' enough leeway for Alphadream to bring back probably their most popular character in the future. Remember, he may have been blown to bits but Bowser spat all those bits out in the air, so no-one knows what happened after that.

Let's pull out all the stops here. How about the King of the Koopas himself?

* '''Cause of death''': Mario defeats him every time. 2.
* '''Audience expectation''': This is ''[[JokerImmunity Bowser]]'' we're talking about. 1.
* '''Body found''': Not usually. 2.5.
* '''Reaction''': He kidnapped the princess. Of course ItsPersonal for Mario. 2.
* '''Last words''': Usually, nobody talks in Mario games. N/A.
* '''Characterization''': ''The'' archvillain. 1.
* '''When did they die?''': He is defeated in every game. 1.
* '''"Died" and come back?''': Oh, hell yeah. 1.
* '''Death value''': 10.5/7 = 1.5. We have a new record.

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[[spoiler:Lee Everett]] from ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDead''

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Surprise, surprise! They killed off [[spoiler:Yuuki Terumi]] in ''VideoGame/BlazBlueChronophantasma''! How likely is he gonna come back?
* '''Cause of death''': [[spoiler:Died anticlimatically with Time Killer, having all his time before his natural death destroyed. Thus Bridge Drop. 4]]
* '''Audience expectation''': AnyoneCanDie. 4.
* '''Body found''': [[spoiler:He fell off to the nearest body with Platinum and his body is never found, or no one bothers to. 2]]
* '''Reaction''': Unclear as it is a bit vague. Will get back to this, but for now, discounted.
* '''Last words''': [[spoiler:"If I'm dead, I'm taking you (Platinum) with me!" Very close to 'Crap!'. 4.]]
* '''Characterization''': [[spoiler:He's the ArchVillain... or so he thinks. But he's a pretty major character. Not to mention the fanbase LOOOOVES him! 1.]]
* '''When did they die?''': [[spoiler:Now this is very confusing. He died in the most recent arc, so it should be 1. However, Chronophantasma is very much the climax of the story and nearing the GrandFinale, so it should be 4. Let's take the center and make it 2.5]]
* '''"Died" and come back?''': [[spoiler:Was once killed on purpose by Relius and then still came back. We'll say... just once and got better. 3]]
* '''Death value''': [[spoiler:20.5/7: 2.93. Above average, so I think if Terumi wants to come back, wait until another arc that is not about the tales of Ragna.]]

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Let's try [[spoiler:Desmond]] from ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedIII''.

* '''Cause of death:''' Straightforward HeroicSacrifice. 3.
* '''Audience expectation:''' Not quite KillEmAll territory, but main characters have died before, and ThePurge of the Assassins is described in [[AllThereInTheManual background material]]. Let's call it a 3.
* '''Body status:''' Recovered by Abstergo; about equivalent to "at the morgue". 3.
* '''Reaction:''' A ReallyDeadMontage-like...thing from [[spoiler:Juno]], plus a post-credits cutscene showing that his sacrifice has [[spoiler:saved the world]]. 4.
* '''Last words:''' N/A.
* '''Characterization:''' [[spoiler:Protagonist]]. 1.
* '''When did they die?:''' Two years of real time, putting it between 2 and 3 for a 2.5.
* '''"Died" and come back?:''' Never, unless you count [[spoiler:his coma in the Animus in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations''. 3.
* '''Death value:''' 2.79. We might see him again later, but probably not for a while.

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.

* Cause of Death: Hm... Technically he was simply killed in battle, but it's kind of DeathByIrony that he failed to stop his ReliableTraitor henchwoman before she killed him. Let's say... '''2.5'''.

Let's take a look at [[SuikodenII Luca Blight]], arguably the greatest RPG villain ever.

* Genre: Well, it's {{Suikoden}}, so AnyoneCanDie. 4.

* When: Well, seeing as {{Suikoden III}} takes place 15 years later...let's just say 4, all right?

[[PlanescapeTorment The Nameless One]] (non finale)

''{{Persona 3}}'':

* Average: 23.5/8 = 2.94. Might be back. [[spoiler:''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'' mentions that Elizabeth has gone in search of a way to save him from the burden of being the Great Seal, which gives some support to the possibility.]]

* 14/5 = 2.8 He's unlikely to come back. Given that he's in the same possibly-canon ending as GLaDOS, if she survives that means he probably does. Of course, that doesn't mean it would actually show him.

* Characterization: TheObiWan. 4.

* Characterization: [[spoiler: BigGood / TheObiWan]] 1

Beatrice from UminekoNoNakuKoroNi

* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice (was using powers that were CastFromLifespan, used them until it killed [[spoiler:her]]. 3.

* 22/8 = 2.75. Well, [[spoiler:she]] has a better chance of surviving here, but according to the epilogue no one ever saw [[spoiler:her]] again.

* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice due to {{Synchronization}}. However, [[spoiler: Naga]] [[ChekovsGun explicitly says it's possible]] s/he might survive it. 2

'''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.

''AdvanceWars'' series examples. Let's start with [[spoiler:Sturm]] in Black Hole Rising:

* Died and came back While the series is built on GroundHogDay, this scene shows the real Rokkenjima - 4

* 20/7 = 2.85. Surprisingly high considering [[spoiler: s/he comes back right after the credits roll]].