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5	[-[[caption-width-right:350:"We are assembled here today to pay final respects to our honored dead. [...] Of my friend, I can only say this: of all the souls I have encountered in my travels, his was the most... human."]]-]
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7	An end-of-story memorial service given by a support or surviving major character in memory of less fortunate characters. May serve as a handy explanation of what would otherwise be a GainaxEnding to wrap things up and tell you that no, the heroes are not [[HesJustHiding "just hiding"]], or merely an emotive, tragic summation on the sorry affair.
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9	See TheHeroDies and EverybodyDiesEnding for what may lead to this kind of ending being needed. May be used to prevent a GainaxEnding. {{Bittersweet Ending}}s are the most common to feature this. See also ToAbsentFriends, which is closely related.
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11	Note that this is both an EndingTrope and a {{Death Trope\|s}}, so '''expect major spoilers'''... especially since the appearance of this trope is an indication that the main character [[TheHeroDies might have bought it]].
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13	!!Examples:
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17	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
18	* ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'': The ''Mother's Rosario'' arc ends with [[spoiler:players from across ''[=ALfheim=] Online'' paying respects to Yuuki in her final moments, followed by]] a funeral for them.
19	* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has one, held for [[spoiler:Kamina]].
20	* The ''Literature/VampireHunterD'' movie ''Bloodlust'' ends with Leila's funeral 60 years later.
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23	[[folder:Comic Books]]
24	* In ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'', [[spoiler:Grace delivers one of these for Sophie,]] with strong implications that the heroes and villains will eventually find closure and move on.
25	* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}: The Seduction of the Gun'' ends with [[ComicBook/Robin1993 Tim]] and Bruce attending the service for one of the kids who was murdered at the school Tim infiltrated. It wasn't clear the character had died until then. While he had been shot, it was the girl who was shot in the head at nearly the same time whose death was established at the scene.
26	* The first ''ComicBook/{{Powers}}'' arc, "Who Killed Retro-Girl?", ended with thousands of people holding a candlelight vigil in memory of the murdered heroine.
27	* The final volume of ''ComicBook/TheSandman1989'', "The Wake", features one in which billions of beings from across the multiverse gather for the funeral of [[spoiler:the protagonist, Dream]].
28	* ''ComicBook/XWingRogueSquadron'' ends like this, looking back both at the character who died in the last arc, and more briefly the many who came before her.
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31	[[folder:Fan Works]]
32	* Excluding the epilogue, ''Fanfic/{{Between Dreams and Memories\|Universe}}'' ends with [[spoiler:Schlatt and Wilbur's]] joint funeral.
33	* The epilogue of ''Concerning Us'' takes place at [[spoiler:Janine's]] grave.
34	* The epilogue of the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fanfic ''Moments of Loss'' features a memorial service [[spoiler:for Fluttershy]].
35	* The first story arc of ''Fanfic/ThePriceOfFlight'' ends with the funeral of the four Air Witches who died fighting TheFairFolk in the skies over Lancre and the Chalk. Ten years later, the second story arc[[note]]Strife with Klatch[[/note]] begins with the annual Memorial Service for the dead of the Air Watch.
36	* Near the end of the ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch''[=/=]''Franchise/StarTrek'' fanfic ''[[FanFic/StarlightSeries Starlight]]'', [[spoiler:Jameston holds one for the fallen dead of her crew.]]
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39	[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
40	* The end credits of ''Film/AmericanSniper'' include home movie footage of Chris Kyle's funeral procession as it drives down the highway, along with news footage of a funeral ceremony for Kyle performed at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, TX.
41	%%* ''Film/Armageddon1998'' has this.
42	* ''Film/BatmanVSupermanDawnOfJustice'': [[spoiler:Superman]] has two funerals happening at the same time. One with AmazingFreakingGrace, full military honors at the capital city, and a massive mourning at a new monument for him -- [[BuryingASubstitute the coffin is actually empty]] there. A smaller, more intimate funeral happens in [[spoiler:Smallville]], with his body in the coffin this time. [[spoiler:He isn't [[DisneyDeath quite dead]] and will return in ''Film/{{Justice\|League 2017}} [[Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague League]]''.]]
43	%%* ''Film/TheBucketList''.
44	* The last scene in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' takes place at Nick Fury's grave. [[spoiler:Subverted in that Nick Fury is not dead.]]
45	* ''Film/TheLivingWake'' is all about organizing said memorial service, [[YourDaysAreNumbered since the main character knows he's dying]].
46	* In a bit of twist, ''Film/RememberTheTitans'' actually [[StartsWithTheirFuneral starts with a funeral]], but it doesn't say or show who died. The end, however, returns to the funeral and reveals that it's for [[spoiler:Gerry Bertier]].
47	* Occurs in the ending of the classic submarine movie ''Film/RunSilentRunDeep'', when Cmdr. Richardson is buried at sea.
48	%%* Brief and solemn at the end of ''Film/{{Serenity}}''. No dialog necessary.
49	* The BurialInSpace [[spoiler:of Spock]] at the end of ''Film/{{Star Trek II\|TheWrathOfKhan}}''. "Of all the souls I've encountered in my travels, his was the most ... human."
50	* ''Franchise/StarWars'':
51	** Occurs at the end of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' [[spoiler:for Qui-Gon Jinn]].
52	** Part of the ending montage in ''Film/RevengeOfTheSith'' is the funeral procession for [[spoiler:Padmé]].
53	** The end of ''Film/ReturnOfTheJedi'' shows Luke as the only attendee of [[spoiler:Darth Vader's funeral pyre]].
54	* A Filipino movie called ''Utol'' ("Brother") ended with the main character attending his friend's funeral. Then he [[PetTheDog adopts a puppy on his way home]]. Awww.
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57	[[folder:Literature]]
58	* ''Literature/CityOfNoEnd'': The first book of the series ends with the funeral of Lord Kavin Norn.
59	* Creator/IsaacAsimov's ''Literature/ForwardTheFoundation'': The epilogue contains a ''[[EncyclopediaExposita Encyclopedia Galactica]]'' entry for Hari Seldon, giving the official details about his death and burial.
60	* ''Literature/HumboldtsGift'': Ends with Humboldt being disinterred from a potter's field and reburied, after the scenario that he wrote with Charlie was turned into a lucrative movie.
61	* ''Literature/InCryptid'': The final entry in the Jonathan and Frances short stories, "The Star of New Mexico", is about [[spoiler:Frances Healy]]'s funeral.
62	* ''Literature/TheMysteriesOfPittsburgh'' ends with [[spoiler:Cleveland's]] funeral and Art reflecting on the summer past and how the various characters have dealt and are dealing with it.
63	* ''Literature/TheWildBoy'': The resolution of the novel contains a memorial service for Ilox and Phlarx.
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66	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
67	* ''Series/TheBrittasEmpire'': "[[Recap/TheBrittasEmpireS5E8TheLastDay The Last Day]]" ends with Brittas' funeral after he is crushed to death by a falling water tank, although it is ultimately {{subverted\|Trope}} when he comes back to life partway through it.
68	* Parodied by ''Series/CanadasWorstDriver'' in its Season 7 finale, which gave a funeral to TheAllegedCar.
69	* Season 1 of ''Series/CombatHospital'' ends with a memorial being interrupted by new wounded coming in and medical staff leaving to deal with it.
70	* Season 8 of ''Series/CriminalMinds'' ends with [[spoiler:Strauss's]] funeral and the memorial in Rossi's house.
71	* ''Series/DoctorWho'':
72	* The ''Series/DoctorWho'' episode "The Family of Blood" ends with a memorial service attended by Timothy – a young boy for the majority of the two-parter, but now seen nearly a hundred years later, reflecting on UsefulNotes/WorldWarI.
73	** At the end of the Fifth Doctor episode "Black Orchid", it is said, though not shown, that the Doctor and his Companions had stayed around to attend the funerals of [[spoiler:George Cranleigh and the two men he killed]].
74	** The end of the Seventh Doctor episode "Remembrance of the Daleks" shows the Doctor, Ace and other surviving characters at the door of a church for [[spoiler:Mike Smith's]] funeral. While the others go in, the Doctor and Ace hang back, then leave.
75	* The ''Series/StargateSG1'' two-parter "Heroes" ends with the funeral for [[spoiler:Dr. Frasier]], where Samantha Carter reads a list of names belonging to people whom the departed has saved.
76	* ''Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay'' ends with a funeral for [[spoiler:Esther]].
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79	[[folder:Music]]
80	* The song "The Festival of Death" in Music/TheResidents Album ''Music/{{Eskimo}}''.
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83	[[folder:Video Games]]
84	* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', if your [[PlayerCharacter Grey Warden]] sacrificed themselves to stop the Archdemon then you'll get to see their memorial service.
85	* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Yuna delivers this at a memorial blitzball tournament, reminding everyone of the sacrifices made by certain characters to bring peace to Spira.
86	* ''VideoGame/FullThrottle'' ends with a memorial service held for [[CoolOldGuy Malcolm Corley]], who is killed early in the story. The "biker priest" Father Torque reads the elegy.
87	* At the end of ''VideoGame/Halo3'', Earth's commander gives a memorial service in memory of those who died in the final battle, including [[spoiler:Master Chief]]. Subverted in the fact that [[spoiler:Master Chief isn't quite dead yet]].
88	* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
89	** At the end of ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', if you lose squadmates on the SuicideMission, you will see Shepard standing over a group of coffins, one for each teammate lost. Averted if you work your hardest to [[NoOneGetsLeftBehind get everyone out alive]].
90	** After the Crucible fires in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', the surviving crew of the ''Normandy'' has one for [[spoiler:Shepard and Anderson]]. Subverted if you choose [[spoiler:to destroy the Reapers, where whoever puts their name on the memorial wall decides not to, hoping that Shepard might be alive.]]
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93	[[folder:Web Videos]]
94	* In ''WebVideo/MonsterIslandBuddies'', "Gamera Returns" ends with Baragon's funeral after Cloverfield murders him.
95	* ''WebVideo/PiratesSMP'': Scott's Day 132 (December 8th) livestream has an epilogue taking place a week after the main events of the livestream, where he makes a memorial for [[spoiler:his late younger brother, Acho]], who died in the climax of the stream, and [[spoiler:adopts Acho's dog Dipper as per stars LastRequest]].
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98	[[folder:Western Animation]]
99	* The ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' episode "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheTalesOfBaSingSe The Tales of Ba Sing Se]]" was split into several sub-stories, with most of the major characters getting their own little vignette. Iroh's Tale ending with a [[TearJerker heart-crushing]] song about a boy going off to war, while the old-general cried over his son's memorial. To make it even worse, it counts as an ''actual'' [[InMemoriam memorial]] to Mako, Iroh's original voice actor who had just passed away.
100	* The second episode of ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers Galaxy Rangers]]'' ends with Eliza being put into stasis. It's not a funeral in the sense she's dead, but she might as well be. Complete with RousingSpeech by [[FourStarBadass Commander Walsh]], PerpetualSmiler Zozo openly weeping, and Eliza's husband making his HeroicVow to restore her to life, no matter what it takes.
101	* ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'': The second-to-last scene from "The Return of Chef" takes place at Chef's memorial service.
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