| 1 | [[AC: SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness]] |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Using the scientifically '''''Infallible''''' power of the SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness, who do you think is the next in line for being brought back from the great Bus in the sky? |
| 4 | |
| 5 | To use the Algorithm, simply add the Column's "Death Value", and divide by the number of applicable rows. |
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| 9 | || ''Relative deadness factor'' || '''DeaderThanDead''' || '''[[PutOnABus Maybe Back Later]]''' || '''[[InferredSurvival Be Back Soon]]''' || '''[[ContractualImmortality Death? What's That?]]''' || |
| 10 | || '''Death Value''' || '''''[[FourIsDeath 4]]''''' || '''''3''''' || '''''2''''' || '''''1''''' || |
| 11 | || ''[[JustForFun/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]] || |
| 12 | || ''[[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt Audience Expectation]]'' || AnyoneCanDie || KilledOffForReal, TonightSomeoneDies || DisneyDeath || BackFromTheDead, DeathIsCheap, NobodyCanDie || |
| 13 | || ''Body Found?'' || [[DeaderThanDead Dead]] and [[MeaningfulFuneral Buried]]\ |
| 14 | [[ChunkySalsaRule Only Bits And Pieces]] || [[WakingUpAtTheMorgue At The Morgue]] || [[NeverFoundTheBody Never Found]], [[HumanPopsicle Frozen]], [[TakenForGranite Petrified]] || LeftForDead || |
| 15 | || ''Reaction'' || [[ReallyDeadMontage Montage]], BondOneLiner || HesDeadJim || ItsPersonal || FauxDeath || |
| 16 | || ''Last Words'' || [[OhCrap Crap]], KilledMidSentence, [[SedgwickSpeech Carry on men]], HisNameIs || CatchPhrase, "Famous Last Words", FinalSpeech, ObiWanMoment || [[YouShallNotPass "Fly, you fools!"]] [[TemptingFate "Piece of cake"]] || "MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning" || |
| 17 | || ''[[{{Characters}} Characterization]]'' || RedShirt, [[DeathByOriginStory Loved One]], MauveShirt || RecurringCharacter, CListFodder || {{Regular}} || [[ContractualImmortality Protagonist, Archvillain]] || |
| 18 | || ''[[SeasonFluidity When did they die?]]'' || 10+ years ago, [[GrandFinale Series Finale]] || 5-10 years ago || Same year || [[StoryArc Same arc]] || |
| 19 | || ''[[BackFromTheDead "Died" and come back?]]'' || [[NotQuiteDead Not yet]] || Died once, but got better || [[FakingTheDead Twice]] || [[JokerImmunity I've]] [[StayingAlive lost]] [[DeathIsCheap count]] || |
| 20 | |
| 21 | If the character hasn't died yet (but seems likely to), see SortingAlgorithmOfMortality. All of this is trumped by the FirstLawOfResurrection. |
| 22 | |
| 23 | Currently, [[spoiler:The real Caulder]] from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' and [[spoiler:Teri Bauer]] from ''Series/TwentyFour'' are the only characters to have scored 4, the highest possible. And are notable for having 4 in ''every'' category. At one point, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and also scored 4, thanks in part to a special [=CLAMP=] bonus that became harder to defend as the series went on. [[spoiler:Chloe Sullivan]] from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' is currently the only character to have scored a perfect 1, in the episode ''Fracture'', with the rest of the cast not even taking her death seriously, fully expecting her return. |
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| 26 | |
| 27 | '''Baseline Example: The death of Franchise/{{Superman}}.''' |
| 28 | * Cause: HeroicSacrifice, so he's not coming back from that too quickly, or the sacrifice will be cheapened. 3. |
| 29 | * Genre: It's a comic book, so DeathIsCheap. 1. |
| 30 | * The Body: DeaderThanDead, a PietaPlagiarism too for supes sake! So no chance of FakingTheDead. 4. |
| 31 | * Reaction: ReallyDeadMontage, uh-oh. 4. |
| 32 | * Characterization: Protagonist. 1. |
| 33 | * When did he die: Same year, so 2. |
| 34 | * Come Back?: This was a first, so 4. |
| 35 | * Average: So add it up... we get a pretty high score, 19! Since it's not a videogame, divide by 7, and we get... 19/7 = 2.7, meaning supes isn't coming back for at least a few months, maybe even years. In actuality the ''Death Of Superman'' happened in January 1993 and he came back some time before May 1994. |
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| 37 | ---- |
| 38 | |
| 39 | '''Now let's make a prediction with the recent death of Franchise/{{Batman}} in ComicBook/FinalCrisis.''' |
| 40 | * Cause: HeroicSacrifice, give or take. 3. |
| 41 | * Genre: Comic book, so DeathIsCheap. 1. |
| 42 | * The Body: [[DeaderThanDead Dead and buried]], but it's a little more complicated. Still, it's a 4. |
| 43 | * Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead Clark]], plus "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" probably counts as a ReallyDeadMontage. 3.5. |
| 44 | * Last Words: "Try Me." 3. |
| 45 | * Characterization: It's [[MemeticMutation The Goddamn Batman]], people. 1. |
| 46 | * When did he die: Same year, so 2. |
| 47 | * Come Back?: This would be the first time, so 4. |
| 48 | * Average: 21.5/8= 2.7. A semi-high score, and DC seems to be sticking to this one for a while. Still, he'll definitely be back, likely before the end of 2010 at the latest.[[spoiler:CORRECT!]] |
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| 50 | |
| 51 | '''Note: This sub-page is for {{Literature}} examples only. Please ensure that you put new examples in the correct WMG/SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness sub-page.''' |
| 52 | ---- |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 55 | |
| 56 | [[folder:''Artemis Fowl'']] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | Commander Julius Root, offed in the fourth book. |
| 59 | |
| 60 | * Cause of death: Disintegrated by a bomb courtesy of Opal Koboi, genuine TearJerker (and invariably saves Holly's life), so both ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill and HeroicSacrifice. 3.5 |
| 61 | * Genre: Initially, the only real death was Root (KilledOffForReal), but book 7 ups the stakes with tons more death. 3.5 |
| 62 | * Body Found?: Literally vaporized. Symbolic funeral at the end of the book makes it 4. |
| 63 | * Reaction: Holly is seriously shocked. She would grieve, but Koboi had other targets to bomb, so she hightailed out to save their lives. 3.5 |
| 64 | * Last words: To Holly, "Be well". 3 |
| 65 | * Characterization: Not too big of a character, but gets enough moments and is loved by a lot in the fandom. 2 |
| 66 | * When did they die?: About 5 years pass after his death as the series continues (to book 7). 3 |
| 67 | * "Died and came back?": Nope. 4 |
| 68 | * Average: 3.3125 - Root ain't coming back any time soon...or ever. |
| 69 | |
| 70 | [[/folder]] |
| 71 | |
| 72 | [[folder:''The Bartimaeus Trilogy'']] |
| 73 | |
| 74 | Let's take a look at Nathaniel. |
| 75 | |
| 76 | * Definitely a HeroicSacrifice for the kid. (3) |
| 77 | * AnyoneCanDie ('''4''') |
| 78 | * [[ChunkySalsaRule They'll be lucky if they find one of his teeth]] underneath all that glass and iron. (4) |
| 79 | * Kind of hard to really categorize, mostly by acceptance and moving on. (3.5) |
| 80 | * He told Bartimaeus to say hello to Kitty. (3) |
| 81 | * He's the main protagonist! (1) |
| 82 | * SeriesFinale. (4) |
| 83 | * See above, he hasn't come back yet. (4) |
| 84 | * 26.5/8 = '''3.3125''', Alas, your memory shall live on in the fanfics, Nathaniel. Farewell. |
| 85 | |
| 86 | [[/folder]] |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[folder:''Bridge to Terabithia'']] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | Leslie. |
| 91 | |
| 92 | * Cause: Bridge Drop. Well, rope drop; [[GallowsHumor the bridge wasn't there yet]]. '''4'''. |
| 93 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal (would probably be AnyoneCanDie since it's a setting totally grounded in reality, but she's the ''only'' character to die): '''3'''. |
| 94 | * Body Found: This is where it gets suspicious. Neither the reader/viewer or Jess ever sees her body, and she's cremated on ''the same day'' she's found. '''2'''. |
| 95 | * Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's dead, Jess]]. '''3'''. |
| 96 | * Famous Last Words: The death is offscreen, so no score. |
| 97 | * Characterization: Somewhere between Protagonist and Loved One, which are opposite ends of the spectrum; it's played similar to a DeathByOriginStory ''a la'' [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Ben Parker]], but it's not actually used as an origin for anything, and she's co-lead of the story. Split the difference, '''2.5'''. |
| 98 | * When did she die? 6 years since the movie, and ''35'' since the book. '''4'''. |
| 99 | * "Died" and come back? No. '''4'''. |
| 100 | * Average: 3.21. The back door is there, but still not likely, especially since she was based on a real person who actually died. |
| 101 | |
| 102 | [[/folder]] |
| 103 | |
| 104 | [[folder:''Discworld'']] |
| 105 | |
| 106 | Granny Weatherwax in ''Literature/LordsAndLadies''. |
| 107 | |
| 108 | * Cause: Resisting the Elf Queen to buy Magrat time to finish her off. Probably counts as HeroicSacrifice: 3 |
| 109 | * Reader Expectation: ''Discworld'' has repeatedly shown that death is for keeps, but is sparing about it. Call it a 3.5 |
| 110 | * Body Found?: Yep, laid out in the castle morgue: 3 |
| 111 | * Reaction: Everyone pretty much thinks she's dead, are mourning and breaking open her will. 3 |
| 112 | * Last Words: Asks Magrat if she is ready to be Queen? Probably counts as an Obi Wan Moment, so 3. |
| 113 | * Characterisation: Main character and series regular so 1. |
| 114 | * When: Same book. 1 |
| 115 | * Died and came back: Granny has been counted as dead so often she even had a sign made saying "I aten't dead" so that is a 1. |
| 116 | * Average it out and that is 1.48, back before the end of the book (and so she is). |
| 117 | |
| 118 | [[/folder]] |
| 119 | |
| 120 | [[folder:''The Dresden Files'']] |
| 121 | |
| 122 | Following the events of ''Literature/SmallFavor'', it looks like even ChessMaster Nicodemus can have a very, very bad day. Let's see if you can keep a good Fallen down. |
| 123 | |
| 124 | * Cause of death: Choked out by an invulnerability noose? DeathByIrony - 4 |
| 125 | * Genre: So far, the dead stay dead, but the core cast has been relatively safe - 3 |
| 126 | * Body found?: Dumped in a lake and immediately recovered by a subordinate? Uhoh - 1 |
| 127 | * Reaction: Not really applicable, Harry had to worry more about immediate survival. |
| 128 | * Characterization: One of the few main villains to get more than one shot. However, only two real appearances. Somewhere between recurring character and archvillain, split the difference for - 2 |
| 129 | * When did they die?: Until we know when the next story is set, this one is uncertain, but given the average let's say a year - 2 |
| 130 | * Deaths so far: One, far more ambiguous death. - 3 |
| 131 | * Average: 3.16. The Nicodemus we knew is probably dead, but his coin lives on. His next host will be different. |
| 132 | ** Except, you know, [[WordofGod Word of Jim]] says he is still alive, and has been saying since the book came out. |
| 133 | *** Nicodemus and Anduriel return with both an intact bond and an intact neck for ''Skin Game'' (though his voice is quite a bit scratchier now), and survives the events of that book too. |
| 134 | |
| 135 | Now let's check on Lash, Harry's imaginary friend. |
| 136 | |
| 137 | * Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice ''and'' [[RedemptionEqualsDeath redemption]]. - 3 |
| 138 | * Genre: Again, dead are dead. - 3 |
| 139 | * Body found: This one is tricky. Nonphysical being, so there is no body to be found. Let's leave this one out. |
| 140 | * Reaction: Physical holes in his brain where she used to be, confirmed by an MRI qualify as a HesDeadJim - 3 |
| 141 | * Characterization: Despite some gaps, definitely a {{Regular}}. - 2 |
| 142 | * When: Over a year, but not quite ten years: - 2 |
| 143 | * Died and come back: Not yet - 4 |
| 144 | * 3.4. Actually worse than Nicodemus. If she's going to come back, it will be in ''Turn Coat''. Otherwise, she's gone for good. |
| 145 | ** ''Update:'' No appearance in ''Turn Coat'', but WordOfGod says Lasciel's story isn't done yet... |
| 146 | *** [[WordofGod Word of Jim]] alleges that Lash reappears in ''Ghost Story'' under a different name. Whoever that may be, due to [[WhoDunnitToMe the nature of]] [[UnfinishedBusiness this installment]], it's probably not one of the living ones, so her death probably stuck. |
| 147 | *** Lasciel returns for ''Skin Game'' along with Nicodemus, trying to claim Lash and Harry's literal brainchild, Bonea. Lash is most likely dead for good. |
| 148 | |
| 149 | [[/folder]] |
| 150 | |
| 151 | [[folder: ''The Executioner and Her Way of Life'']] |
| 152 | Mitsuki Motou |
| 153 | * Cause: Bridge drop via Menou stabbing him in the head: 4 |
| 154 | * Body found: Left for dead, pretty much: 1 |
| 155 | * Reaction: An apology, of all things. Bond one liner fits best: 4 |
| 156 | * Last words: Killed Mid-sentence, while gloating about his newfound powers: 4 |
| 157 | * Characterization: Set up to be the protagonist until being killed: 1 |
| 158 | * When: over a year: 2 |
| 159 | * Died and come back: no: 4 |
| 160 | * Result: 2.8. May be back later, but unlikely. |
| 161 | |
| 162 | Akari Tokito after her first meeting with Menou: |
| 163 | * Cause of death: Stabbed in the head, bridge drop: 4 |
| 164 | * Body found: Left for dead: 1 |
| 165 | * Reaction: Bond One Liner: 4 |
| 166 | * Last words: Killed mid-sentence while calling for Menou: 4 |
| 167 | * Characterization: Established as important but not how yet: 2 |
| 168 | * When: same arc: 1 |
| 169 | * Died and come back: Nope: 4 |
| 170 | * Result: 2.8: Revives in a couple of seconds due to her time powers. |
| 171 | |
| 172 | Akari Tokito at the end of volume six '''Major Spoilers!''' |
| 173 | * Cause of Death: Salt sword fragment stuck into her heart, falling best under No One Could Survive That: 2 |
| 174 | * Body found: Left for dead: 1 |
| 175 | * Reaction: Faux death: 1 |
| 176 | * Last words: Was in the process of turning into a human error, and not in any position to speak: N/A |
| 177 | * Characterization: Protagonist alongside Menou: 1 |
| 178 | * When: Same Arc: 1 |
| 179 | * Died and come back: With Momo having killed her a couple times, she falls under I lost count: 1 |
| 180 | * Result: 1.6667 She'll be back. In fact, Menou is towing her "corpse" around in a suitcase. |
| 181 | [[/folder]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | [[folder:''Harry Potter'']] |
| 184 | |
| 185 | Harry Potter. |
| 186 | |
| 187 | * Cause: Sacrifice, definitely. '''3'''. |
| 188 | * Body Found: LeftforDead, essentially. '''1'''. |
| 189 | * Reaction: FauxDeath. '''1'''. |
| 190 | * Last Words: "Stay close to me." '''3'''. *sniff sniff |
| 191 | * Characterization: Kick-butt protagonist. '''1'''. |
| 192 | * When did they die? I'd say SeriesFinale. '''4'''. |
| 193 | * "Died" and come back? Well. . . .he survived the Killing Curse a few times. So I'm going with '''2'''. |
| 194 | * Average: 2.38 ''Be Back Soon!'' |
| 195 | |
| 196 | Dobby. |
| 197 | |
| 198 | * Cause: Irony. He wouldn't be there if he wasn't trying to save Harry, contrasting the long line of Purebloods who had owned him. '''4'''. |
| 199 | * Genre: [[AnyoneCanDie Everyone Will Die]]. '''4'''. |
| 200 | * Body Found: Dead and Buried. *sob* '''4'''. |
| 201 | * Reaction: ReallyDeadMontage. '''4'''. |
| 202 | * Last Words: "Harry. . . Potter. . ." '''3'''. |
| 203 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter '''3'''. |
| 204 | * When did they die? Well, DH is the last book so - Series Finale '''4'''. |
| 205 | * "Died" and come back? '''4'''. |
| 206 | * Average? 3.75. Deader than Dobby. |
| 207 | |
| 208 | Remus Lupin. |
| 209 | |
| 210 | * Cause of Death: I have no idea. Probably ''Avada Kedavra''. ''2''. |
| 211 | * Body Found? Dead and Buried. '''4'''. |
| 212 | * Reaction: Its Personal ''2''. |
| 213 | * Last Words: Not sure. ''2.5''. |
| 214 | * Characterization: Regular. ''2''. |
| 215 | * When did they die? Series Finale. '''4'''. |
| 216 | * "Died" and come back? '''4'''. |
| 217 | * Average is 3.0625. MaybeBackLater. |
| 218 | |
| 219 | Fred Weasley. |
| 220 | |
| 221 | * Cause of Death: Technically, [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Exploded A Wall On Him]]. '''4'''. |
| 222 | * Body Found?: Dead and Buried. '''4'''. |
| 223 | * Reaction? [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, George]], '''4'''. |
| 224 | * Last Words: KilledMidSentence. Aw, Perce. '''4'''. |
| 225 | * Characterization: Regular. '''2'''. |
| 226 | * When did they die? Final battle. '''4'''. |
| 227 | * "Died" and come back yet? I wish. '''4'''. |
| 228 | * Average: 3.75 We'll miss you, Fred! |
| 229 | |
| 230 | Sirius Black. |
| 231 | |
| 232 | * Cause: Kind of a bizarre one, but we're told NoOneCouldSurviveThat, so '''2'''.(Since very little is known about it, fans have been exploiting it.) |
| 233 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. '''4'''. |
| 234 | * Body found: Never Found, but since it's an unusual case of it, '''2.5'''. (And this bit) |
| 235 | * Reaction: ItsPersonal. '''2'''. |
| 236 | * Last Words: KilledMidSentence (or mid-spell, rather), so '''4'''. |
| 237 | * Characterization: Regular. '''2'''. |
| 238 | * When: 5 years ago (2003). '''3'''. |
| 239 | * Died and Came Back: No. '''4'''. |
| 240 | * Average: 2.93. Maybe Back Later...but probably not. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | Albus Dumbledore. |
| 243 | |
| 244 | * Cause: HeroicSacrifice. '''3''' |
| 245 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. '''4'''. |
| 246 | * Body found: Buried. '''4'''. |
| 247 | * Reaction: '''3'''. |
| 248 | * Characterization: Regular. '''2'''. |
| 249 | * When: Not too long ago. '''2.5'''. |
| 250 | * Died and Came Back: No. '''4'''. |
| 251 | * Average: 3.214287..... Not too likely to come back. |
| 252 | |
| 253 | Severus Snape. |
| 254 | |
| 255 | * Cause: RedemptionEqualsDeath / HeroicSacrifice: '''3'''. |
| 256 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie: '''4'''. |
| 257 | * Body found: LeftForDead: '''1'''. (Don't think the fans haven't been exploiting this loophole.) |
| 258 | * Reaction: '''4'''. (A [[ReallyDeadMontage montage]] composed by the Prince, no less.) |
| 259 | * Characterization: Snape had been a complicated presence/antagonist throughout Harry's life (and Lily's before that): '''1'''. |
| 260 | * When: In the final book: '''4'''. |
| 261 | * Died and Came Back: No. '''4'''. (''The Tales of Beedle the Bard'' underscores the Potterverse principle that Dead is DEAD.) |
| 262 | * Average: 3.00 (PutOnABus). Snape could come back ("He had a [[EyeOfNewt bezoar]] up his sleeve!" "He had been [[AcquiredPoisonImmunity dosing himself with snake venom]] in case something like this happened!" "Fawkes the Phoenix appeared just in time to [[HealingHands shed his tears]] on the bite!"), but it would completely devalue the sacrifices he made throughout the series. |
| 263 | |
| 264 | Voldemort. |
| 265 | |
| 266 | * Cause: His own rebounding curse. '''4'''. |
| 267 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. '''4'''. |
| 268 | * Body found: Buried. '''4'''. |
| 269 | * Last words: None, but his face is frozen in an OhCrap expression. '''4'''. |
| 270 | * Reaction: '''3'''. |
| 271 | * Characterization: [[BigBad And how]]. '''1'''. |
| 272 | * When: '''4''' for the in-universe timeline. |
| 273 | * Died and Came Back: Sort of. '''3'''. |
| 274 | * Average: 3.85. He's dead for good. |
| 275 | |
| 276 | James Potter. |
| 277 | |
| 278 | * Cause: I'd say sacrifice. '''3'''. |
| 279 | * Genre: Anyone can/Everyone will die. '''4'''. |
| 280 | * Body Found: Only bits and pieces. '''4'''. |
| 281 | * Reaction: ItsPersonal. '''2''' |
| 282 | * Last Words: "I'll hold him off!" '''3'''. |
| 283 | * Characterization: Loved One. '''4'''. |
| 284 | * When did they die? Actually, 11 years ago. . . '''4'''. |
| 285 | * "Died" and come back? Nope. '''4'''. |
| 286 | * Average: 3.5. |
| 287 | |
| 288 | Cedric Diggory. |
| 289 | |
| 290 | * Cause: Avada Kedavra curse, so NoOneCouldSurviveThat: '''2'''. |
| 291 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie: '''4'''. |
| 292 | * Body Found: Yes, and it was mourned, so '''4'''. |
| 293 | * Reaction: Sort of a combo of ItsPersonal and ReallyDeadMontage, so averages to '''3'''. |
| 294 | * Famous Last Words: None, although when the wand-welding revived him he said "Take my body back", so probably a '''3'''. |
| 295 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter, as he wasn't a part of the main cast but was important enough to affect the storyline from time to time, so '''3'''. |
| 296 | * When did he die? In the middle of the series, so '''3'''. |
| 297 | * "Died" and come back? No. '''4'''. |
| 298 | * Average: 3.25. ''Probably'' not coming back. |
| 299 | |
| 300 | We're not leaving so many of the villains out, are we? |
| 301 | |
| 302 | Bellatrix Lestrange. |
| 303 | |
| 304 | * Cause: DeathByIrony or Overkill: 4. |
| 305 | * Expectation: AnyoneCanDie: 4 |
| 306 | * BodyFound: Yes: 4 |
| 307 | * Reaction: [[HesDeadJim She's Dead, Molly]]: 3 |
| 308 | * LastWords: TemptingFate: 2 |
| 309 | * Character: Regular by this point: 2 |
| 310 | * Time: The final book: 4 |
| 311 | * "Died" and come back? Nope: 4 |
| 312 | * Average: 3.38 - Ding dong the witch is dead! |
| 313 | |
| 314 | Peter Pettigrew. |
| 315 | |
| 316 | * Cause: DeathByIrony: 4 |
| 317 | * Expectation: AnyoneCanDie: 4 |
| 318 | * Body Found: Yes: 4 |
| 319 | * Reaction: OhCrap: 4 |
| 320 | * Characterization: REgular: 2 |
| 321 | * Time: Final book: 4 |
| 322 | * "Died" and come back? Yes - he was presumed to be dead and it turned out he faked his death to frame Sirius, so: 3 |
| 323 | * Average: 3.13 - Maybe back later, most likely not. |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[/folder]] |
| 326 | |
| 327 | [[folder:Matthew Reilly Novels]] |
| 328 | |
| 329 | Jack West from ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly The Six Sacred Stones]]''. |
| 330 | |
| 331 | * Cause: Sacrifice: 3 |
| 332 | * Genre: Killed off for Real: 3 |
| 333 | * Body: Fell into a bottomless pit: 3 |
| 334 | * Reaction: Reactions from entire cast: 4 |
| 335 | * Last Words: [[OhCrap You're not...]]: 4 |
| 336 | * Role: Protagonist: 1 |
| 337 | * When: 2 years ago: 2 |
| 338 | * Come back before: twice: 2 |
| 339 | * Average: 2.75 Funny. His contractual immortality is the reason I don't have this series as AnyoneCanDie... |
| 340 | |
| 341 | Here's an attempt for the highest natural score, without arbitrarily adding constants. I'm looking at you Shirley. |
| 342 | |
| 343 | Elizabeth Gant from ''[[Creator/MatthewReilly Scarecrow]]''. |
| 344 | |
| 345 | * Cause: Guillotine in a SharkPit: 4 |
| 346 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie: 4 |
| 347 | * Body: Head leaves body. Described in detail. 4 |
| 348 | * Reaction: Montage. Protagonist tries to kill himself. 4 |
| 349 | * Last Words: 3 |
| 350 | * Role: Recently upgraded to loved one: 4 |
| 351 | * When: 6 years ago: (A little confusing, but this seems to be a 4) |
| 352 | * Come back before: Never: 4 |
| 353 | * Avg. 3.875. It's a shame the bad guys were nice enough to let her finish, or she would have reached a perfect 4. |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[/folder]] |
| 356 | |
| 357 | [[folder:''Percy Jackson and the Olympians'']] |
| 358 | |
| 359 | Bianca di Angelo. |
| 360 | |
| 361 | * Cause of death: Death by giant robot commandeering = bridge drop. 4 |
| 362 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal. 3 |
| 363 | * Body found?: Not technically, but there were a few encounters with her ghost. 4 |
| 364 | * Reaction?: ItsPersonal fits best. Nico was ''not'' happy. 2 |
| 365 | * Characterization?: MauveShirt, because she didn't live long enough to become a reg, but lived long enough to not be a RedShirt. 3 |
| 366 | * When did she die?: Same arc (it's a book series, so this is a guess). 1 |
| 367 | * Died and come back?: Nope. 4 |
| 368 | * '''Grand total:''' 21/7 = 3. Might make a surprise comeback in Book 5, but she's most likely day-ud. |
| 369 | |
| 370 | Luke Castellan. |
| 371 | |
| 372 | * Cause: [[spoiler:Redemption and sacrifice]] - 4 |
| 373 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal - 4 |
| 374 | * Body Found?: Dead [[spoiler:and buried]] - 5 |
| 375 | * Reaction: BondOneLiner ("[[spoiler:We need a shroud," "A shroud for the son of Hermes.]]") - 5 |
| 376 | * Last Words: FinalSpeech ("[[spoiler:Ethan. Me. All the unclaimed. Don’t... Don’t let it happen again.]]") - 4 |
| 377 | * Characterization: Archvillain (BigBad of books 1 & 2, TheDragon of 3 & 4, TheHeavy for all 5 books) - 1 |
| 378 | * When They Died: Same arc (''The Last Olympian'') - 1 |
| 379 | * "Died" and Come Back?: Fakes it in ''The Titan's Curse'' - 2 |
| 380 | * '''Grand total:''' 26/8 = 3.25. He's kicked the bucket, but there's a teeny chance for revival. |
| 381 | |
| 382 | [[/folder]] |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[folder:''Sherlock Holmes'']] |
| 385 | |
| 386 | Sherlock Holmes. |
| 387 | |
| 388 | * Heroic Sacrifice = 3 |
| 389 | * Killed off for real = 3 |
| 390 | * Never found = 3 |
| 391 | * The collection of Strand short stories is stated in the last story to have been the Montage = 4 |
| 392 | * Protagonist = 1 |
| 393 | * 10 year gap = 4 |
| 394 | * Never come back = 4 |
| 395 | * 24/7 = 3.42. The return was unexpected, but the algorithm fails to take RealLife pressure into consideration. |
| 396 | |
| 397 | [[/folder]] |
| 398 | |
| 399 | [[folder:''A Song of Ice and Fire'']] |
| 400 | |
| 401 | Sandor Clegane, AKA the Hound. |
| 402 | |
| 403 | * Left to die of his wounds (2). |
| 404 | * [=ASOIAF=] is notorious for its AnyoneCanDie premise (4). |
| 405 | * LeftForDead, but severely wounded (1). |
| 406 | * One character in the next book claims to have buried him without witnesses, so there's a chance of BedouinRescueService (1). |
| 407 | * Not a POV character, but one of the most popular and complex ones (1.5). |
| 408 | * He "died" in the third book, almost '''8''' years ago (4). |
| 409 | * 13.5/6 = 2.25. HesJustHiding. |
| 410 | |
| 411 | For contrast, Robb Stark. |
| 412 | |
| 413 | * Death by Bridge Drop (4). |
| 414 | * Again, AnyoneCanDie (4). |
| 415 | * Body was mutilated (4). |
| 416 | * Pretty obviously dead (3). |
| 417 | * Not a POV character (2). |
| 418 | * Died 8 years ago (4). |
| 419 | * 21/6 equals... '''3.5'''. Fandom has moved on. |
| 420 | |
| 421 | And one of the first POV characters to die, Ned Stark. |
| 422 | |
| 423 | * Cause of death: Sacrifice (3) |
| 424 | * And yet again, AnyoneCanDie (4) |
| 425 | * Decapitated in front of a crowd, head left to rot on a spike (4) |
| 426 | * Skeleton sent back to Winterfell (4) |
| 427 | * Last words: kind of a final speech (3) |
| 428 | * DecoyProtagonist (2) |
| 429 | * Died in the first book (4) |
| 430 | * And hasn't died and came back before that (4) |
| 431 | * That's 28/8 = '''3.5'''. RIP, Ned. |
| 432 | |
| 433 | And the last to "die", Jon Snow. |
| 434 | |
| 435 | * Stabbed 4 times, NoOneCouldSurviveThat (2) |
| 436 | * Still [=ASOIAF=], 4 |
| 437 | * Last seen falling down (3) |
| 438 | * Reaction: "He didn't feel the fourth stab. Only cold." - FauxDeath, (1) |
| 439 | * Last words: "Ghost..." (2.5) |
| 440 | * The closest the series has to a protagonist (1) |
| 441 | * We haven't visited the Wall since his death (1) |
| 442 | * Has yet to come back (4) |
| 443 | * 18.5/8 = '''2.3125''', he'll be back in [=TWoW=]. |
| 444 | |
| 445 | For the record, the books can surprise us a lot with resurrections. Let's see Cat. |
| 446 | |
| 447 | * The same wedding as Robb, (4) |
| 448 | * 4 |
| 449 | * Last seen: rotting dead at the bank of the river, three-days dead (3.5) |
| 450 | * Reaction, by Arya: acceptance of her death (3) |
| 451 | * Last words: OhCrap (4) |
| 452 | * Regular, POV (1.5) |
| 453 | * Died in the same book as she was resurrected (2) |
| 454 | * Hasn't come back before that (4) |
| 455 | * 26/8 = '''3.25''', it would be pretty high, except that she [[CameBackWrong came back]]. |
| 456 | |
| 457 | [[/folder]] |
| 458 | |
| 459 | [[folder:''Star Wars Legends'']] |
| 460 | |
| 461 | Chewbacca. |
| 462 | |
| 463 | * Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice - 3 |
| 464 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4 |
| 465 | * Body Found: No - 3 |
| 466 | * Reaction: The literary equivalent of a montage - 4 |
| 467 | * Characterization: Regular - 2 |
| 468 | * When: Ten years ago, RL time |
| 469 | * "Died" and come back? No - 4 |
| 470 | * Average: 23/7=3.285714. In pace requiescat. |
| 471 | |
| 472 | Tenn Graneet. |
| 473 | |
| 474 | * Cause of Death: RedemptionEqualsDeath - 3 |
| 475 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4 |
| 476 | * BodyFound: Not much left to find - 3 |
| 477 | * Reaction: Effectively LeftForDead - 1 |
| 478 | * Characterization: {{Mook}} MauveShirt - 3 |
| 479 | * When: The original movie - 4 |
| 480 | * "Died and come back? Never - 4 |
| 481 | * Average: 22/7=3.124857. |
| 482 | |
| 483 | Feltipern Trevagg. |
| 484 | |
| 485 | * Cause: Seduction GoneHorriblyRight, so DeathByIrony - 4 |
| 486 | * Expectation: AnyoneCanDie - 4 |
| 487 | * BodyFound: With ''no possibility whatsoever'' of OnlyMostlyDead - 4 |
| 488 | * Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Balu]] - 3 |
| 489 | * Characterization: One-shot douchebag - 4 |
| 490 | * When: ''Literature/TalesFromTheMosEisleyCantina'' - 4 |
| 491 | * "Died" and come back: Never - 4 |
| 492 | * Average: 27/7=3.857124... - Good riddance |
| 493 | |
| 494 | [[/folder]] |
| 495 | |
| 496 | [[folder:''Uncle Tom's Cabin'']] |
| 497 | |
| 498 | Tom |
| 499 | |
| 500 | * Cause: He died to give Cassy and Emmeline their chance to escape, so that's a HeroicSacrifice - 3 |
| 501 | * Expectation: The book was written to underscore the horrors of slavery, so that's AnyoneCanDie - 4 |
| 502 | * BodyFound: Dead and buried - 4 |
| 503 | * Reaction: "[[HesDeadJim You have got all you ever can of him]]." - 3 |
| 504 | * Last words: "Famous Last Words" - 3 |
| 505 | * Characterization: Protagonist - 1 |
| 506 | * When: 19th century - 4 |
| 507 | * Died and come back: Never - 4 |
| 508 | * Average: 26/8=3.25... "[H]e's gone to a better country." |
| 509 | [[/folder]] |
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