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10	[[quoteright:350:[[ComicBook/TheSpectre https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/snip_3336.jpg]]]]
11	[[caption-width-right:350:If he was a cut above the rest, he'd have picked rock.]]
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13	->''"The Council decided to have you hung by your entrails and your corpse paraded through the city. But ultimately, the terms of your execution are up to me."''
14	-->-- '''The High Prophet of Truth''', ''VideoGame/Halo2''
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16	Some people die of old age, or gradually succumb to one of a number of illnesses. When death comes, the lucky among us will go out peacefully with dignity. Some of us might go out fighting the good fight, saving the lives of some unfortunate person whom our consciences cannot ignore and force us to help. They'll all die "good deaths" (and in some cases, heroic deaths).
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18	[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope This trope is not about those people.]]
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20	Some deaths not only suck, they suck beyond the telling of it. These deaths are extremely painful, particularly gruesome, and morbidly embarrassing, so horrific that they leave the deceased absolutely no chance to retain any sort of dignity, forever. These deaths transcend from being merely "bad" into the realm of being "ugly."
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22	This trope isn't about just any unpleasant death. Sure, it's bad to get shot in the head -- your blood spills all over the floor and [[NoDeadBodyPoops you may void your bladder or your bowels]]. But compared to... oh, ''being eaten alive from the inside out'', getting shot is a walk in the park. It is worth noting that for the most part, creators reserve these events for use as villainous {{karmic death}}s (where the level of horror involved with the death is often part of the karmic punishment) and to get rid of unpleasant people who are [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Hoist by Their Own Petards]]... especially the [[UndignifiedDeath embarrassing type]]. If this is done to a sympathetic character, on the other hand, it is usually the point where the killer crosses the MoralEventHorizon, if he or she is not on the other side of it already. If someone kills people like this on a regular basis, chances are they're a CompleteMonster.
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24	There isn't necessarily a correlation between the [[SoundOnlyDeath visible gruesomeness of the death and the actual nature of the character's death]], [[GoryDiscretionShot some deaths that fall under this trope happen offscreen]], and it's the very '''''idea''''' of it that makes it horrific. Deaths with a high horrible factor with less visible content can just as easily fall into scary, though.
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26	Deaths like this tend to fall into two categories: The first one is where the victim is a HateSink and/or rather sadistic villain [[AssholeVictim who deserves it]], who you really aren't going to feel sorry for (well, [[EveryoneHasStandards maybe a little...]]). The second one is where the killer fits that description, and the intent is to show the viewers how sadistic they are. Occasionally, the two situations happen in the same work of fiction, with the killer in the second type becoming a victim in the first, which is very much a KarmicDeath. Both parties will often FaceDeathWithDespair.
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28	Compare ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and UndignifiedDeath. For when this happens in works aimed towards children, see FamilyUnfriendlyDeath.
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30	'''A Administrivia/{{No Recent Examples\|please}} rule applies to RealLife examples of this trope'''. Real life examples shouldn't be added until '''150 years''' after the death.
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32	'''Warning: Many of the examples below contain some serious NightmareFuel and NauseaFuel, with a liberal dosage of {{Squick}}. Read at your own risk.'''
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34	!!As this is a {{Death Trope\|s}}, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff unmarked spoilers abound]]. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned Beware]].
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37	!!Example subpages:
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39	[[index]]
40	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/AnimeAndManga
41	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
42	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/ComicBooks
43	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/FanWorks
44	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/AllForLuz''
45	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/JurassicWorldTheGeekyZoologist''
46	* [[CruelAndUnusualDeath/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
47	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/{{Saw}}''
48	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/{{Scream}}''
49	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/{{Literature}}
50	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/AlexRider''
51	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/ASongOfIceAndFire''
52	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/LiveActionTV
53	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/ASongOfIceAndFire'' (''Series/GameOfThrones'' and ''Series/HouseOfTheDragon'')
54	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/{{Chucky}}'' (a series spun off from the ''Franchise/ChildsPlay'' film series)
55	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/TheWalkingDeadTelevisionUniverse''
56	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/TabletopGames
57	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/VideoGames
58	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/FiveNightsAtFreddys''
59	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/VisualNovels
60	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/{{Danganronpa}}''
61	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/{{Webcomics}}
62	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/{{Unsounded}}''
63	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/WebOriginal
64	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/DeathBattle''
65	** ''CruelAndUnusualDeath/SCPFoundation''
66	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/WesternAnimation
67	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/OtherMedia
68	* CruelAndUnusualDeath/RealLife
69	[[/index]]
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