| 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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| 7 | |
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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]] [[TheyKilledKenny 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. |
| 36 | |
| 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. |
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| 50 | |
| 51 | '''Note: This sub-page is for {{Webcomics}} examples only. Please ensure that you put new examples in the correct WMG/SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness sub-page.''' |
| 52 | ---- |
| 53 | |
| 54 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 55 | |
| 56 | [[folder:''Adventurers!'']] |
| 57 | |
| 58 | Argent: |
| 59 | * '''Cause of Death:''' YouShallNotPass, followed by [[http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/20020509.html Swirling vortex of doom]]. Eh, I'll say 1. |
| 60 | * '''Audience Expectation:''' [[http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/0049.html He'll be back.]] 1 |
| 61 | * '''Body Found:''' LeftForDead, followed by the aforementioned swirling vortex. 1 |
| 62 | * '''Reaction:''' [[http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/20020510.html "Since there was no body, he's obviously still alive."]] 1 |
| 63 | * '''Last Words:''' [[http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/20020503.html As much as I'd like to converse with you about this, I'm afraid I'm a bit busy.]] 2 |
| 64 | * '''Characterization:''' EnsembleDarkhorse. 1 |
| 65 | * '''When did they die?:''' In the last mini-arc. 1 |
| 66 | * '''Died and came back?:''' Not yet. 4 |
| 67 | * Average: 1.5 - Yeah, he's coming back. [[http://adventurers.keenspot.com/d/20020607.html Pretty soon, in fact.]] |
| 68 | |
| 69 | [[/folder]] |
| 70 | |
| 71 | [[folder:''CiemWebcomicSeries'']] |
| 72 | |
| 73 | Candi Levens, at least, by the ''Ciem Tomorrow'' story arc: |
| 74 | * Cause of death: Beheaded. (Twice!) After being BroughtDownToNormal and captured. Wasn't really a HeroicSacrifice, so counts more as a bridge being dropped - 4. |
| 75 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. Granted, the first time, it turned out to be [[spoiler: an illusion created by another prisoner after stopping time, so only a projection of Candi provided Kolumn with the {{Gorn}} he sought from her demise.]] Second time, there were no [[spoiler: illusionists]] around to get involved, so the death is played much more straight. In the Gerosha universe, precious few characters ever get truly resurrected. - 4. |
| 76 | * Body found: [[spoiler: It was all just an illusion]] the first time. The second time, she was dead and buried - [[spoiler: with her head still missing, since the Hebbleskin Gang had already made her skull a museum exhibit along with the skulls of her three (also decapitated) sisters]]. - About a 3.5. |
| 77 | * Reaction: |
| 78 | ** First time: Kolumn is ecstatic; Dolly declares that ItsPersonal and nearly forfeits her soul to the [[AIIsACrapshoot Earwig suit helmet AI]] just to get revenge. |
| 79 | ** Second time: ItsPersonal! Dana is forced to keep her eyelids open and watch as her mother is beheaded right in front of her! And ''then'', they try to kill Dana ''in the exact same manner'' on ''the exact same block'' with ''the exact same blade'', without even bothering to clean up first. - 2 |
| 80 | * Characterization: Protagonist in ''Ciem 3''. Dana's mother during the ''Ciem Tomorrow'' arc. Median value of 2.5. |
| 81 | * When: |
| 82 | ** First time, [[spoiler: She was saved at the last possible second by a [[DeusExMachina space-time manipulator]], and replaced with an illusion.]] That happens ''during'' ''Ciem 3'', so same arc, so 1. |
| 83 | ** Second time around, shortly before setting of the proposed series proper. We'll call this a 2, for a score of 1.5 for When. |
| 84 | * Died and Came Back: Her first death was [[spoiler: just an illusion]], so she got better. Pushes the second one definitely into the direction of a 4. |
| 85 | * Average score: 2.375. She may have narrowly avoided fulfilling Arfaasian prophecy the first time around due to being [[ContractualImmortality necessary to let live]] so Dana could be born after the ''Ciem 3'' arc. But once Dana was clearly ready to take over the franchise, her mother lost her ContractualImmortality and became quite dead. On the other hand, if the hands of Heaven allow it, Phaelite AppliedPhlebotinum could drag her soul back into her body. Still, they'd need to recover the head and reattach it to truly bring Candi back. |
| 86 | |
| 87 | By the ''Ciem Tomorrow'' arc, her sisters are all pretty much dead, with an average score of about 3.375. |
| 88 | |
| 89 | [[/folder]] |
| 90 | |
| 91 | [[folder:''College Roomies from Hell!!!'']] |
| 92 | |
| 93 | Mike: |
| 94 | * Cause of death: HeroicSacrifice (he was trying to keep April from stabbing Marsha). 3 |
| 95 | * Genre: Debatable. In-comic events would indicate BackFromTheDead; WordOfGod is KilledOffForReal. Call it 3. |
| 96 | * Body found: Dead and buried. 4 |
| 97 | * Reaction: HesDeadJim. 3 |
| 98 | * Characterization: Protagonist. 1 |
| 99 | * When did he die: A year ago. 2 |
| 100 | * Died and come back: This is his second death. 3 |
| 101 | * Average: 19/7 = 2.7. He'll be gone for a while. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[/folder]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | [[folder:''Drowtales'']] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | Sene'kha: |
| 108 | * Cause of death: KarmicDeath, [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Overkill]] - 4 |
| 109 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4 |
| 110 | * Body found: [[OffWithHisHead Lost her head]] ''and'' had her [[KillItWithFire body burned]] - 4 |
| 111 | * LastWords: Last minute bargaining with captors - 3 |
| 112 | * Reaction: A warning to her clansmen from her killers - 4 |
| 113 | * Characterization: Recurring character - 3 |
| 114 | * When did they die: Same year - 2 |
| 115 | * Died and come back: Not yet - 4 |
| 116 | * Result: 28/4 = 3.5. Yeah. Pretty dead. |
| 117 | |
| 118 | Naal'suul: |
| 119 | * Cause of death: Demon seed take over, NoOneCouldSurviveThat - 2 |
| 120 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4 |
| 121 | * Body found: LeftForDead - 1 |
| 122 | * Last words: "Farewell... my... friend" - 3 |
| 123 | * Reaction: HesDeadJim - 3 |
| 124 | * Characterization: Regular - 2 |
| 125 | * When did they die: Same arc - 2 |
| 126 | * Died and come back: Not yet - 4 |
| 127 | * Result: 19/8 = 2.37 She might come back, but it doesn't look good. |
| 128 | |
| 129 | Syphile: |
| 130 | * Cause of death: DeathByIrony, TooDumbToLive - 4 |
| 131 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie - 4 |
| 132 | * Body found: Presumably buried - 3 |
| 133 | * Reaction: HesDeadJim - 3 |
| 134 | * Last words: CallingTheOldManOut - 3 |
| 135 | * Characterization: Regular - 2 |
| 136 | * When did they die: Same year - 2 |
| 137 | * Died and come back: Not yet - 4 |
| 138 | * Result: 24/8 = 3 Pretty unlikely. |
| 139 | |
| 140 | [[/folder]] |
| 141 | |
| 142 | [[folder:''General Protection Fault'']] |
| 143 | |
| 144 | The end of the To Thine Own Self arc of ''Webcomic/GeneralProtectionFault'' featured a few deaths that are up in the air: |
| 145 | |
| 146 | The Gamester: |
| 147 | * Cause of Death: BridgeDrop. Suddenly killed off without the reader seeing it - 4 |
| 148 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal - 3 |
| 149 | * Body Found? Initially thought to have been, but later mistaken - 3 |
| 150 | * Reaction: HesDeadJim - 3 |
| 151 | * Characterization: Regular - 2 |
| 152 | * When Did He Die? Over a year ago - 2 |
| 153 | * Died and Came Back? No - 4 |
| 154 | * Average: 21/7 = 3 Somewhat unlikely to return despite the HopeSpot of resurrecting him. |
| 155 | |
| 156 | Mischief: |
| 157 | * Cause of Death: BridgeDrop - 4 |
| 158 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal - 3 |
| 159 | * Body Found? [[EverythingFades Fading]] in [[spoiler:Todd]]'s arms - 4 |
| 160 | * Reaction: ItsPersonal - 3 |
| 161 | * Characterization: Regular - 2 |
| 162 | * When Did She Die? Over a year ago - 2 |
| 163 | * Died and came Back? No - 4 |
| 164 | * Average: 23/7 = 3.28. Probably dead. [[spoiler:She's back]]. |
| 165 | |
| 166 | [[/folder]] |
| 167 | |
| 168 | [[folder:''Girl Genius'']] |
| 169 | |
| 170 | Klaus Wulfenbach: |
| 171 | * Cause of death: NoOneCouldSurviveThat - 2 (the hospital he was convalescing in exploded while under attack) |
| 172 | * Audience Expectation: BackFromTheDead - 1 (people are regularly brought back to life if the head is intact, and many people are enhanced and very hard to kill) |
| 173 | * Body found: Never Found - 2 (someone was looking for him in the hospital ''before'' it exploded, and couldn't find him) |
| 174 | * Reaction: FauxDeath - 1 (His son specifically comments, "Surely you have more faith in my father than that. Have they found his body?") |
| 175 | * Last words: None, it all happened off-camera. |
| 176 | * Characterization: Major antagonist, call it 2. |
| 177 | * When did they die: Same (very long!) arc - 1 |
| 178 | * Died and come back: Very likely, given the elaborate scars on his body and the milieu, but not explicitly stated. Call it a 3 at the ''very'' highest. |
| 179 | * Result: 12 / 7 = 1.7 (at the most). Okay, who thinks he's dead? Yeah, didn't think so either. |
| 180 | |
| 181 | [[/folder]] |
| 182 | |
| 183 | [[folder:''Homestuck'']] |
| 184 | |
| 185 | Dream Jade: |
| 186 | * Cause of Death: Overkill: 4 |
| 187 | * Genre: Killed off for Real: 3 |
| 188 | * Body Found?: Found and taxidermy'd: 4 |
| 189 | * Reaction:'Oh Crap': 4 |
| 190 | * Characterization: Protagonists: 1 |
| 191 | * When did they Die?: Last Act: 2 |
| 192 | * Died and came back?: Nope: 4 |
| 193 | * Total: 22 |
| 194 | * 22/7=3.14 (--> 413!) May be back later, but that's unlikely. |
| 195 | * [[spoiler:And there she goes... The dreamself girl... has returned in sprite form. Another victory for the infallible Algorithm.]] |
| 196 | ** [[spoiler: Doubly so when she actually merges with Jade becoming God-Tier]]. |
| 197 | |
| 198 | Bro: |
| 199 | * Cause of Death: Killed in a duel. I'll go with 3 |
| 200 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal: 3 |
| 201 | * Body Found?: Yeah, it's lying around. 3 |
| 202 | * Reaction: Very understated. 3 |
| 203 | * Characterization: A recurring character. 3 |
| 204 | * When did they die?: Same act. 1 |
| 205 | * Died and came back?: No. 4 |
| 206 | * Total: 20 |
| 207 | * 20/7=2.86: May be back, but don't bet on it. |
| 208 | * [[spoiler: No, he's still not back. PSYCHE]] |
| 209 | ** [[spoiler:Now there's a version of Bro in the post-scratch session. Might not count, since it isn't the same Bro.]] |
| 210 | |
| 211 | Aradia Megido: |
| 212 | * Cause of Death: Boom. 4 |
| 213 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal: 3 |
| 214 | * Body Found?: What body? 4 |
| 215 | * Reaction: TearJerker. 2 |
| 216 | * Last Words: A touching fare 3 |
| 217 | * Characterization: A regular. 2 |
| 218 | * When did they die?: Same act. 1 |
| 219 | * Died and came back?: Yep, once. 3 |
| 220 | * Total: 22 |
| 221 | * 22/8=2.75: May be back. Though recent updates [[spoiler:BRING HER BACK yeah.]] |
| 222 | |
| 223 | Tavros Nitram: |
| 224 | * Cause of Death: Death by irony; [[spoiler: The Page of Breath was impaled through his lungs]]. 4 |
| 225 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal: 3 |
| 226 | * Body Found?: Yes. Complete with a WrittenSoundEffect...[[CrossesTheLineTwice that says]] [[UnsoundEffect "Dead"]]. 4 |
| 227 | * Reaction: For now, HesDeadJim since the story promptly focused on someone else. 3 |
| 228 | * Characterization: A regular, more or less. 2 |
| 229 | * When did they die: Same act. 1 |
| 230 | * Died and came back?: Nope. 4 |
| 231 | * Total: 21 |
| 232 | * 21/7=3. And the character's life pretty much sucked, too. |
| 233 | |
| 234 | Feferi Peixes: |
| 235 | * Cause of Death: Death by irony; [[spoiler: Killed by her former companion Eridan. Plus, the Witch of Life is dead]]. 4 |
| 236 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal. 3 |
| 237 | * Body Found?: See above. Same UnsoundEffect. 4 |
| 238 | * Reaction: ItsPersonal. [[spoiler: Kanaya]] is there and gets pissed at the one who caused it [[spoiler: since she made the murder weapon]]. 2. |
| 239 | * Characterization: I guess a regular? The character is actually a bit less focused on than some of the other characters. 2.5 |
| 240 | * When did they die: Same act. 1 |
| 241 | * Died and came back?: Not really? [[spoiler: She appears in Jade's dream after she died, but this might not be so much a return to life as a last message]]. 3.5 |
| 242 | * Total: 18 |
| 243 | * 20/7=2.86. Same odds as some of the others on this list. |
| 244 | |
| 245 | Kanaya Maryam: |
| 246 | * Cause of Death: Death by irony. Multiple sources of irony actually. 4 |
| 247 | * Genre: Originally KilledOffForReal, but with this death it may have shot up to AnyoneCanDie. 3.5 |
| 248 | * Body Found?: [[MemeticMutation IT JUST KEEPS HAPPENING!]] 4 |
| 249 | * Reaction: [[spoiler: Karkat]]'s reaction is probably enough to make this a 4. |
| 250 | * Characterization: Actually a pretty important character. 1.5 |
| 251 | * When did they die: Same act. 1. |
| 252 | * Died and came back?: No. 4 |
| 253 | * Total: 22 |
| 254 | * 22/7 ~= 3.14 [[ArcNumber That number again.]] Same odds as Dream Jade, so... |
| 255 | ** [[spoiler: Has come back as a rainbow drinker. However, this may not entirely count, since she's not alive, just undead]]. |
| 256 | *** [[spoiler: Her personality has survived intact. It counts.]] |
| 257 | |
| 258 | Equius Zahhak: |
| 259 | * Cause of Death: Death by irony. [[spoiler: Strangled by a broken bow]]. 4 |
| 260 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 261 | * Body Found? Yes. 4 |
| 262 | * Reaction: ItsPersonal from an onlooker. 2 |
| 263 | * Characterization: 2 |
| 264 | * When did they die?: Same act. 1. |
| 265 | * Died and came back?: Nope. 4 |
| 266 | * Total: 21 |
| 267 | * 21/7 = 3. Ouch.... |
| 268 | |
| 269 | Nepeta Leijon |
| 270 | * Cause of Death: SenselessSacrifice. 3 |
| 271 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 272 | * Body found?: She was LeftForDead. However, recently her decapitated body was found floating in a tube. So 4. |
| 273 | * Reaction: 3 |
| 274 | * Characterization: 2 |
| 275 | * When did they die?: By now, same year. 2 |
| 276 | * Dies and came back?: No. 4 |
| 277 | * Total: 22 |
| 278 | * 22/7 = 3.14 |
| 279 | |
| 280 | Eridan Ampora: |
| 281 | * Cause of Death: ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill: [[spoiler: HalfTheManHeUsedToBe.]] 4. |
| 282 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 283 | * Body Found? Yup. 4 |
| 284 | * Reaction: A pair of sunglasses that flew up into the air lands on the killer; count this as a BondOneLiner. 4 |
| 285 | * Characterization: Let's say 2. |
| 286 | * When did they die?: Same act. 1 |
| 287 | * Died and came back?: Nope. 4 |
| 288 | * Total: 23 |
| 289 | * 23/7 ~ 3.29. Good riddance. |
| 290 | |
| 291 | Dad and Mom: |
| 292 | * Cause of Death: Arguably StuffedInTheFridge. 4 |
| 293 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 294 | * Body Found? Yup. 4 |
| 295 | * Reaction: [[spoiler: "You have just murdered an innocent family. What will you do?"]] 3 |
| 296 | * Characterization: 3 |
| 297 | * When did they die?: Same act. 1 |
| 298 | * Died and came back?: Nope. 4 |
| 299 | * Total: |
| 300 | * 23/7 ~ 3.29. Best hope for [[StableTimeLoop WEIRD TIME SHIT]]. |
| 301 | ** [[spoiler:Alternate-universe versions of both are now alive. This may or may not count.]] |
| 302 | |
| 303 | Vriska Serket: |
| 304 | * Cause of Death: I'm calling it Redemption. 3 |
| 305 | * Genre: By now, AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 306 | * Body Found?: DEAD. 4 |
| 307 | * Reaction: Fanbase - 2X BaseBreakingCharacter COMBO!!!!!!!! In-universe: I'll go 3, but maybe a 4. |
| 308 | * Characterization: Troll = 2, no? |
| 309 | * When did they die?: A couple of updates ago. 1 |
| 310 | * Died and came back?: Yup ^_^ 3. |
| 311 | * Total: |
| 312 | * 20/7 = 2.86. I suppose we can only hope... |
| 313 | |
| 314 | Another argument: |
| 315 | * Cause of Death: It's basically a HeelFaceDoorSlam. 3.5 |
| 316 | * Genre: 4 |
| 317 | * Body Found?: 4 |
| 318 | * Reaction: 3 |
| 319 | * Last Words: That final pesterlog counts. 3. |
| 320 | * Characterization: 1.5 due to being one of the more important characters. |
| 321 | * When did they die?: 1 |
| 322 | * Died and came back?: 3. |
| 323 | * Total: 23/8 = 2.875. Okay, so not much difference.. |
| 324 | |
| 325 | Doc Scratch: |
| 326 | * Cause of Death: ...it had something to do with [[BreakingTheFourthWall the author]] 1.5. |
| 327 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 328 | * Body Found?: Repurposed, actually. 4. |
| 329 | * Reaction: 3. |
| 330 | * LastWords: [[spoiler: Suckers]]. 1. |
| 331 | * Characterization: Major Villain. Also narrator. 1. |
| 332 | * When did they die: 2, due to some confusion over whether he actually died or not. |
| 333 | * "Died" and came back?: Not yet. 4. |
| 334 | * Total: 20.5/8 = 2.5625. [[spoiler: He mentioned alternate versions of himself existed.]] |
| 335 | |
| 336 | White King/ Writ Keeper: |
| 337 | * Cause of Death: Bridge Drop. 4 |
| 338 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 339 | * Body Found?: Head chopped off. And [[spoiler: the universe was destroyed.]] 4 |
| 340 | * Reaction: 3 |
| 341 | * Characterization: MauveShirt, I guess, though it seems odd. 4 |
| 342 | * When did they die?: At the end of the last act. 2 |
| 343 | * "Died" and came back?: We assumed he was dead for a while. 3 |
| 344 | * Total: 27 |
| 345 | * 27/7 ~ 3.86. WeHardlyKnewYe... |
| 346 | |
| 347 | White Queen/ Windswept Questant: |
| 348 | * Cause of Death: Bridge Drop. 4 |
| 349 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 350 | * Body Found?:[[spoiler: She was LeftForDead, but then the universe was destroyed.]] 4 |
| 351 | * Reaction: 3 |
| 352 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 353 | * When did they die?: SeriesFinale. 4 |
| 354 | * "Died" and came back?. Not yet. 4 |
| 355 | * Total: 26 |
| 356 | * 26/7 ~ 3.71. Probably not. |
| 357 | |
| 358 | Aimless Renegade/ Armaments Regent: |
| 359 | * Cause of Death: Bridge Drop, but could be considered a failed sacrifice. Still, 4 |
| 360 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 361 | * Body Found?: Head chopped off, and [[spoiler: the universe was destroyed.]] 4 |
| 362 | * Reaction: PM tries to avenge him. ItsPersonal. 2 |
| 363 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 364 | * When did they die?: SeriesFinale. 4 |
| 365 | * "Died" and came back?. Not yet. 4 |
| 366 | * Total: 26 |
| 367 | * 25/7 ~ 3.57. |
| 368 | |
| 369 | Wayward Vagabond/ Wastelandic Vindicator: |
| 370 | * Cause of Death: Bridge Drop. 4 |
| 371 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 372 | * Body Found?: LeftForDead. 1 |
| 373 | * Reaction: ItsPersonal for PM. 2 |
| 374 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 375 | * When did they die?: SeriesFinale. 4 |
| 376 | * "Died" and came back?. Not yet. 4 |
| 377 | * Total: 23 |
| 378 | * 22/7 ~ 3.14. Not looking too good... |
| 379 | ** [[spoiler: Turns out he didn't die after all!]] |
| 380 | |
| 381 | Snowman: |
| 382 | * Cause of Death: So overkill it [[spoiler: destroyed the universe]]. 4 |
| 383 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 384 | * Body Found?: Yes. 4 |
| 385 | * Reaction: 3. |
| 386 | * Last Words: "Draw, [[spoiler: Spades]]". Probably a 1.5, actually. |
| 387 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 388 | * When did they die: SeasonFinale. 3.5 |
| 389 | * "Died" and came back?: No. 4. |
| 390 | * Total: 23 |
| 391 | * 23/8 = 2.875. [[spoiler: It's pretty much inevitable than she'll have an AlternateUniverse counterpart show up.]] |
| 392 | *** It looks like [[spoiler: said AlternateUniverse counterpart has been killed off-screen.]] |
| 393 | |
| 394 | Spades Slick: |
| 395 | * Cause of Death: [[spoiler:The universe exploded]]. 4 |
| 396 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 397 | * Body Found?: LeftForDead, actually. 1. |
| 398 | * Reaction: WordOfGod says that he's taking care of him. 1. |
| 399 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 400 | * When did they die: SeasonFinale. 3.5 |
| 401 | * "Died" and came back?: No. 4. |
| 402 | * Total: 20.5 |
| 403 | * 20.5/7 ~ 2.93. [[spoiler: Worse odds than Snowman, strangely.]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | Jane Crocker: |
| 406 | * Cause of Death: Holy sudden explosions, Batman! 4. |
| 407 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 408 | * Body Found?: We have no idea if she really died. 1. |
| 409 | * Reaction: 3, due to sudden cliffhanger. |
| 410 | * Characterization: New protagonist. 1. |
| 411 | * When did they die: Same arc. 1. |
| 412 | * "Died" and came back?: Not yet. 4. |
| 413 | * Total: 18/7 ~ 2.57. [[spoiler: Very possible she'll become a ghost.]] |
| 414 | ** [[spoiler: Turns out she never died at all!]] |
| 415 | |
| 416 | Sollux Captor: |
| 417 | * Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice. 3. |
| 418 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 419 | * Body Found?: Yup. 4. |
| 420 | * Reaction: 3. |
| 421 | * Characterization: 2. |
| 422 | * When did they die: Let's say 3; it happened in the SeasonFinale and was heavily {{Foreshadowed}}, but we only saw his actual death later. |
| 423 | * "Died" and came back?: Once 3. |
| 424 | * Total: 22/7 ~ 3.14. [[spoiler: The Sollux that came out of the dream bubble is his replacement. Go figure..]] |
| 425 | |
| 426 | Dirk Strider |
| 427 | * Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice. 4. |
| 428 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4. |
| 429 | * Body Found?: Death witnessed and confirmed onscreen. 3. |
| 430 | * Reaction: ItsPersonal. 2. |
| 431 | * Last Words: CatchPhrase. 3. |
| 432 | * Characterization: Loved One. 4. |
| 433 | * When did they die: Series finale. 4. |
| 434 | * "Died" and came back?: He cut his head off on Earth and died on his God bed, so twice. 2. |
| 435 | * Total: 26/8=3.25, it's possible to come back, but his body is looking pretty cold. |
| 436 | |
| 437 | [[/folder]] |
| 438 | |
| 439 | [[folder:''[=MegaTokyo=]'']] |
| 440 | |
| 441 | Miho: |
| 442 | * Cause of death: NoOneCouldSurviveThat. A lot of circumstantial evidence but we never saw the impact. '''2''' |
| 443 | * Genre: DeathIsCheap or DisneyDeath. Ed has come back dozens of times, but always as a running joke. '''1.5''' |
| 444 | * Body: No. '''3''' |
| 445 | * Nobody has reacted, so I'll skip this line. |
| 446 | ** Incorrect: check the page after the one on which said apparent death occurred. |
| 447 | * Characterization: Can make a good case for being the main character. '''1''' |
| 448 | * When: Yesterday. '''1''' |
| 449 | * 8.5 / 5 is 1.7. Seems the only question is ''how'' will she come back. |
| 450 | |
| 451 | [[/folder]] |
| 452 | |
| 453 | [[folder:''minus'']] |
| 454 | |
| 455 | We all knew this was coming... |
| 456 | |
| 457 | Everyone on Earth: |
| 458 | * '''Cause of death:''' The Bridge Drop to end all Bridge Drops. 4. |
| 459 | * '''Audience expectation:''' In ''this'' comic? DeathIsCheap. 1. |
| 460 | * '''Body found?:''' Oh, so tricky... There are no bodies, but we see [[spoiler:everyone]] in the Spirit World. 4. |
| 461 | * '''Reaction:''' The whole next arc can be considered the montage. 4. |
| 462 | * '''Last words:''' [[spoiler:"Who do you want me to bring back to life?" "How about everyone."]] 3. |
| 463 | * '''Characterization:''' More than one person, so does not apply. N/A. (However [[spoiler:the protagonist is among them. 1.]]) |
| 464 | * '''When did they die?:''' Same arc. 1. |
| 465 | * '''"Died" and come back?:''' Some did. 1. |
| 466 | * '''Average:''' 18/7 (or [[spoiler:19]]/8) =2.571429, or =2.375. Make of this what you will. |
| 467 | |
| 468 | [[/folder]] |
| 469 | |
| 470 | [[folder:''The Order of the Stick'']] |
| 471 | |
| 472 | Kubota: |
| 473 | * Cause of death: Does being disintegrated and haveing your ashes blown away count as a bridge drop? I say yes. 4 |
| 474 | * Audience Expectation: The afterlife is literally a revolving door. 1 |
| 475 | * Body found?: Deader than dead. 4 |
| 476 | * LastWords : KilledMidSentence - 4 |
| 477 | * Reaction?: HesDeadJim best fits. 3 |
| 478 | * Characterization?: Main villan of an arc, so regular. 2 |
| 479 | * When did he die?: This arc. 1 |
| 480 | * Ever died and come back?: No. 4 |
| 481 | * '''Total:''' 23/8 = 2.875. Incorporeal undead, ''at best''. |
| 482 | |
| 483 | For comparison Roy (who it is widely accepted will come back): |
| 484 | * Cause of death: I think a meteor swarm followed by that kind of drop qualifies as "no one could survive that". 2 |
| 485 | * Audience Expectation: Death is VERY cheap 1 |
| 486 | * Body found: Dead and now turned into a golem 4 |
| 487 | * LastWords: KilledMidSentence - 4 |
| 488 | * Reaction: I think this counts as a 3 |
| 489 | * Characterization: Protagonist, so 1 |
| 490 | * When did they die: Same year (in-comic time at any rate), so 2 |
| 491 | * That gives us 17/7 = 2.4. Given he's been dead for the equivalent of a season I'd say fairly accurate. |
| 492 | ** [[spoiler:He's back]]. |
| 493 | |
| 494 | Lord Shojo: |
| 495 | * Cause of death: Nearly bisected. 2 |
| 496 | * Audience Expectation: Death is cheap. 1 |
| 497 | * Body found: Dead and buried. 4 |
| 498 | * LastWords: 3 |
| 499 | * Reaction: HesDeadJim. 3 |
| 500 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 501 | * "Died" and came back?: No. 4 |
| 502 | * 20 divided by 7 is approximately 2.86. |
| 503 | |
| 504 | Thog (after the arena arc): |
| 505 | * Cause of death: NoOneCouldSurviveThat. 2 |
| 506 | * Audience Expectation: Death is cheap. 1 |
| 507 | * Body found: Not yet. 2 |
| 508 | * Reaction: BondOneLiner. 4 |
| 509 | * LastWords: OhCrap. 4 |
| 510 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 511 | * When did he die?: This arc. 1 |
| 512 | * "Died" and came back?: No. 4 |
| 513 | * 21/8 = 2.625. |
| 514 | |
| 515 | Nale: |
| 516 | * Cause of Death: Irony. 4 |
| 517 | * Audience Expectation: Death is Cheap. 1 |
| 518 | * Body found: Deader than Dead. 4 |
| 519 | * Reaction: BondOneLiner. 4 |
| 520 | * LastWords: Final Speech. 3 |
| 521 | * Characterization: RecurringCharacter. 3 |
| 522 | * When did he die?: This arc. 1 |
| 523 | * "Died" and came back?: No. 4 |
| 524 | * 24/8 = 3 |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[/folder]] |
| 527 | |
| 528 | [[folder:''Parallel Dementia'']] |
| 529 | |
| 530 | David Shizukana: |
| 531 | * Cause: Either Overkill or NoOneCouldSurviveThat. I'll go with 3 |
| 532 | * Genre: KilledOffForReal. 3 |
| 533 | * Body: LeftForDead, at least so far. 1 |
| 534 | * Reaction: Montage, through Fall's internal monologue. 4 |
| 535 | * Last Words: Looked a lot like KilledMidSentence. 4 |
| 536 | * Role: An member of the team, but kind of on the background. I'll go with Regular. 2 |
| 537 | * When: Same Arc. 1 |
| 538 | * Come back before: No. 4 |
| 539 | * Average: 22/8 = 2.75 Not looking good, sadly. |
| 540 | |
| 541 | [[/folder]] |
| 542 | |
| 543 | [[folder:''Sleepless Domain'']] |
| 544 | |
| 545 | The Alchemicals (Gwen, Sylvia, and Sally) |
| 546 | * Cause of Death: {{Sacrificial Lion}}s abruptly killed off by a monster, eventually revealed to [[spoiler:have been more or less TargetedToHurtTheHero]]. 4 |
| 547 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 548 | * Body found?: Dead, buried, and we've seen their funeral. 4 |
| 549 | * Reaction: Their deaths effectively serve as Undine's motivation to keep fighting alone. 2 |
| 550 | * Characterization: Protagonists, or at least some very convincing {{decoy|Protagonist}}s. 1 |
| 551 | * When did they die?: Approximately five years ago. 3 |
| 552 | * Dies and came back?: Nope. 4 |
| 553 | * Total: 3.14. Given [[PlotTriggeringDeath their role in kick-starting the plot]] and in the story's central themes of MovingBeyondBereavement, seeing any of them again seems highly unlikely. |
| 554 | |
| 555 | Cassidy Tailor |
| 556 | * Cause of Death: Cornered alone and killed by the very same DarkSecret that [[DeathByIrony she had been trying to uncover]]. 4 |
| 557 | * Genre: AnyoneCanDie. 4 |
| 558 | * Body found?: No body, she simply [[NoBodyLeftBehind fades away]]. 2 |
| 559 | * Reaction: So far, none -- no one knows yet that she's gone. |
| 560 | * Characterization: Major side character. 2 |
| 561 | * When did they die?: Same arc. 1 |
| 562 | * Dies and came back?: The nature of [[SelfDuplication her powers]] allows her to "die" and reform regularly. 1 (Though that's not taking the GeminiDestructionLaw into account...) |
| 563 | * Total: 2.00, on the dot -- looks like at this point, it's still anybody's guess. |
| 564 | |
| 565 | [[/folder]] |
| 566 | |
| 567 | [[folder:''Sluggy Freelance'']] |
| 568 | |
| 569 | Zoë: |
| 570 | * Cause of death: DroppedABridgeOnHim [[spoiler: more like dropped a fireball on her]] - 4 |
| 571 | * Genre: Hard to decide, has elements of KilledOffForReal and DeathIsCheap. Average - 2 |
| 572 | * Body found: Pulled a DiedInYourArmsTonight with [[spoiler: Riff]], body was not found later - 3 |
| 573 | * Reaction: HesDeadJim - 3 |
| 574 | * Last Words: OhCrap - 4 |
| 575 | * Characterization: Protagonist and LoveInterest - 2 |
| 576 | * When did he die: About a year ago - 2 |
| 577 | * Died and come back: Not yet - 4 |
| 578 | * Result: 24/8 = 3.0 things don't look good for her |
| 579 | ** [[spoiler:She's alive, but not exactly feeling [[KillItWithFire her]] [[AndIMustScream best]]]] |
| 580 | |
| 581 | Steve Hereti: |
| 582 | * Cause of death: NoOneCouldSurviveThat - 2 |
| 583 | * Genre: Uncertain, likely KilledOffForReal - 3 |
| 584 | * Body found: [[NeverFoundTheBody Not Found]] - 2 |
| 585 | * Reaction: HesDeadJim - 3 |
| 586 | * Last Words: Famous Last Speech - 3 |
| 587 | * Characterization: Because of what he [[BrainwashedAndCrazy did]] [[{{Yandere}} to]] [[StalkerWithACrush Oasis]], he could be seen as a BigBad. On the safe side he's at - 2 |
| 588 | * When did he die: 10+ Years Ago - 4 |
| 589 | * Died and come back: Not yet - 4 |
| 590 | * Result: 23/8 = 2.875 He might be back [[spoiler: and it would really help explain once and for all what the heck Oasis is]] |
| 591 | |
| 592 | [[/folder]] |
| 593 |
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