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->'''Charles Bronson''': "Is this revenge because I [[YouKilledMyFather killed your father]]?"
->'''Jan-Michael Vincent''': "You killed him? I thought he just died."
-->''TheMechanic''

->''Men must endure, their going hence even as their coming hither. Ripeness is all.''\\
---'''WilliamShakespeare'''

''Death is a [[DeathIsDramatic major event]] in television. No, now... it is a really big deal. Really. Except when it isn't.''

DeathTropes are notable for occasionally having major unmarked, unconcealed spoilers in the examples sections. There is really no way to avoid this; the mere knowledge that the trope applies to a given work is usually a spoiler in itself. Read at your own risk.

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See Also:
* DeadHerring
* HowToCheatDeath
* HowToKillACharacter
* {{Indexitis}}
* InjuryTropes
* SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness
* SortingAlgorithmOfMortality
]
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+ChoosingDeath
++HeroicSacrifices
+LastWords
+MurderTropes
+TelevisionIsTryingToKillUs]

!!Tropes:

* AccidentalMurder
* AcquittedTooLate
* AlasPoorScrappy
* AlasPoorVillain
* AlasPoorYorick
* AllDeathsFinal
* AlmostDeadGuy
* AndThereWasMuchRejoicing
* AntagonistInMourning
* AnyoneCanDie
** SacrificialLamb
* ArtifactOfDeath
* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence
* AsLongAsThereIsEvil
* AttendingYourOwnFuneral
* BackForTheDead
* BackFromTheDead
* BackupFromOtherworld
* BackupTwin
* [[{{ptitle1pl02s2z}} Balancing Death's Books]]
* BattleRoyaleWithCheese
* BedsheetGhost
* BigSleep
* BirthDeathJuxtaposition
* BitterAlmonds
* BlackComedy
* BlackDudeDiesFirst
* BlackSpot
* BloodFromTheMouth
* BloodyHilarious
* BodyOfTheWeek
* BoringImmortalHero
* BurnTheWitch
* BuryMeNotOnTheLonePrairie
* BuryYourGays
* BusCrash
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth
* ButterSideDown
* CameBackWrong
* TheCanKickedHim
* CarCushion
* CartwrightCurse
* CasualtyInTheRing
* CelestialBureaucracy
* CementShoes
* CessationOfExistence
* ChalkOutline
* ChessWithDeath
* CirclesOfHell
* CListFodder
* CometOfDoom
* ContractualImmortality
* TheCoronerDothProtestTooMuch
* TheCorpseStopsHere
* CoupDeGrace
* CruelAndUnusualDeath
* CuriosityKilledTheCast
* DatelessGrave
* DeadAllAlong
* DeadArtistsAreBetter
* TheDeadCanDance
* DeaderThanDead
* DeadExMachina
* DeadFootLeadfoot
* DeadGuyJunior
* DeadGuyOnDisplay
* DeadHatShot
* DeadlyClosingCredits
* DeadlyDistantFinale
* DeadlyGuest
* DeadlyEuphemism
* DeadManWriting
* DeadMansChest
* DeadPersonConversation
* DeadSerious
* DeadSidekick
* DeadStarWalking
* DeadToBeginWith
* [=~Deadman's Switch~=]
* DeathAmnesia
* DeathByCameo
* DeathByChildbirth
* DeathByDisfigurement
* DeathByDespair
* DeathByFallingOver
* DeathByFlashback
* DeathByGenreSavviness
* DeathByIrony
** DeadlineNews
** DeathByLookingUp
** HoistByHisOwnPetard
** KarmicDeath
*** DisneyVillainDeath
*** TheKillerBecomesTheKilled
* DeathByMaterialism
* DeathByMocking
* DeathByNewberyMedal
* DeathByOriginStory
* DeathByPragmatism
* DeathByRacism
* DeathBySex
* DeathEqualsRedemption
* DeathInTheClouds
* ADeathInTheLimelight
* DeathIsASadThing
* DeathIsCheap
* DeathIsDramatic
* DeathIsSuchAnOddThing
* DeathOfTheHypotenuse
* DeathsHourglass
* DeathTakesAHoliday
* DiedHappilyEverAfter
* DiedInYourArmsTonight
* DiesWideShut
* DisappearsIntoLight
* DisneyDeath
** IGotBetter
* TheDogBitesBack
* [[{{ptitled03zrud5}} Don't Fear The Reaper]]
* DoomedAppointment
* DoomMagnet
* DoomedContrarian
* DroppedABridgeOnHim
** LookBothWays
* DropDeadGorgeous
* DueToTheDead
* DuelToTheDeath
* DyingAlone
* DyingAsYourself
* DyingDream
* DyingMomentOfAwesome
* DyingToBeReplaced
* ElCidPloy
* EmpathyDollShot
* EndingMemorialService
* EverybodyLives
* EverybodysDeadDave
* EverythingFades
* ExitPursuedByABear
* ExplosiveDecompression
** ThrownOutTheAirlock
* FaceDeathWithDignity
* FakingTheDead
** DeathFakedForYou
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath
* FatalFamilyPhoto
* FauxDeath
* FieldOfBlades
* FinishHim
* FirstEpisodeResurrection
* FirstLawOfResurrection
* FlatlinePlotline
* FondMemoriesThatCouldHaveBeen
* FriendlyTarget
* TheFunInFuneral
* GetItOverWith
* GoIntoTheLight
* GoingDownWithTheShip
* GoodNightSweetPrince
* GoOutWithASmile
* GoryDiscretionShot
** SoundOnlyDeath
* GraveHumor
* GraveRobbing
* TheGwenStacy
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe
* TheHeroDies
* [[{{ptitle9rtxkf3o}} He's Dead Jim]]
** {{Flatline}}
* [=~He's Just Hiding~=]
* HisNameIs
* HollywoodHeartAttack
* HospitalSurprise
* HowDareYouDieOnMe
* [[{{ptitleflzi48go}} How Many Times Must I Kill You?]]
* ICannotSelfTerminate
* IfYouDieICallYourStuff
* [[{{ptitlegelaly18}} I'm Cold... So Cold...]]
* [[{{ptitleb1tr71kq}} I'm Dying, Please Take My MacGuffin]]
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice
* InferredSurvival
* InformalEulogy
* InTheBack
* InverseDialogueDeathRule
* InvoluntaryBattleToTheDeath
* ItAlwaysRainsAtFunerals
* IWishedYouWereDead
* JacobMarleyApparel
* JokerImmunity
* KilledMidSentence
* KilledOffForReal
* KillEmAll
* KillHimAlready
* KillTheCutie
* KillTheOnesYouLove
* KingInTheMountain
* KissOfDeath
* KlingonPromotion
* LastBreathBullet
* LastDayToLive
* TheLastDance
* LastKiss
* LastRequest
*LastStand
* LeaveBehindAPistol
* LeftForDead
* LegacyImmortality
* LetThemDieHappy
* LibationForTheDead
* LikeYouWereDying
* LiterallyShatteredLives
* LittleDeadRidingHood
* TheLivingDead
* LivingOnBorrowedTime
* LoadBearingHero
* LosingYourHead
* LucaBrazziSleepsWithTheFishes
* MadeOfPlasticine
* MakeItLookLikeAnAccident
* MarkedToDie
* [[{{ptitlegslcv1hq}} Mary Kelly's Kidney]]
* MatterOfLifeAndDeath
* McLeaned
* MeaningfulFuneral
* MenAreTheExpendableGender
* MentorOccupationalHazard
* MilesToGoBeforeISleep
* AMillionIsAStatistic
* MistakenForDying
* MomentOfSilence
* MonsterMisogyny
* MoreExpendableThanYou
* MoreHeroThanThou
* MurderDotCom
* MutualKill
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning
* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes
* MyRevengeIsMercy
* NearDeathExperience
* NeckSnap
* NecroNonSequitur
* NeverFoundTheBody
* NeverGotToSayGoodbye
* NeverSayDie
* NeverSayGoodbye
* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead
* NeverSuicide
* NoBodyLeftBehind
* NoLongerWithUs
* NoOneCouldSurviveThat
* NotQuiteDead
* NotQuiteSavedEnough
* NotSoInvincibleAfterAll
* TheNothingAfterDeath
* ObiWanMoment
* OffingTheOffspring
* OffWithHisHead
* OneLastSmoke
* OneWayTrip
* OnlyMostlyDead
* OurHeroIsDead
* OutOfContinues
* OutWithABang
* PartlyCloudyWithAChanceOfDeath
* PersonalEffectsReveal
* PlayerPunch
* PleaseWakeUp
* PlotlineDeath
* ThePlotReaper
* ThePoppy
* PopsicleSplat
* PosthumousCharacter
* PosthumousNarration
* PrettySpryForADeadGuy
* PsychicAssistedSuicide
* UsefulNotes/{{Psychopomps}}
** TheGrimReaper
** {{Shinigami}}
* RasputinianDeath
* RedemptionEqualsDeath
* RedShirt
** MauveShirt
* ReleasedToElsewhere
* ReportsOfMyDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated
* RescuedFromPurgatory
* {{Retirony}}
* RewardedAsATraitorDeserves
* RiseFromYourGrave
* RocksFallEveryoneDies
* {{Ryona}}
* SacrificialLamb
* SacrificialLion
* [[{{ptitlepaqbnqdq}} Schrödinger's Cat]]
* TheScourgeOfGod
* SecondLawOfMetafictionalThermodynamics
* {{Self-Destructive Charge}}
* {{Self-Disposing Villain}}
* SenselessSacrifice
* ShootTheMessenger
* ShootTheShaggyDog
* ShotAtDawn
* SilentCredits
* SilentScapegoat
* SlashedThroat
* SmolderingShoes
* SnowMeansDeath
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy
* SoulTrain
* StakingTheLovedOne
* StartsWithASuicide
* StayingAlive
* StrippedToTheBone
* StuffedIntoTheFridge
* {{Stupicide}}
* StupidSacrifice
* SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome
* SuicideNotMurder
* SuicidePact
* SuperPowerMeltdown
** ShapeShifterSwanSong
* SurvivorGuilt
* TagTeamSuicide
* TakingTheBullet
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath
* TalkingToTheDead
* TearsOfBlood
* ThanatosGambit
* ThatPoorPlant
* TheyKilledKenny
* TimeDelayedDeath
* ToAbsentFriends
* TogetherInDeath
* TonightSomeoneDies
* {{Tontine}}
* TooCoolToLive
* TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth
* TouchOfDeath
* TragicFuneral
* TragicKeepsake
* TurbineBlender
* UnexpectedSuccessor
* UnwantedRevival
*VorpalPillow
* WakingUpAtTheMorgue
* WalkingWasteland
* WaxMuseumMorgue
* WeekendAtBernies
* WeHardlyKnewYe
* [[{{ptitle4bqbdjkr}} Where There's A Will, There's A Sticky Note]]
* WhiteShirtOfDeath
* WhodunnitToMe
* [[{{ptitle8gti69rvj2oq}} Why Don't Ya Just Shoot Him]]
* TheWildHunt
* WringEveryLastDropOutOfHim
* YouKillItYouBoughtIt
* YourDaysAreNumbered
* YourHeadASplode
* YouShallNotPass
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