->''"Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,\\
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,\\
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum\\
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come."''
-->-- '''Creator/WHAuden'''

->''"No one stays dead except [[Characters/MarvelComicsBuckyBarnes Bucky]], [[Characters/BatmanJasonTodd Jason Todd]] and [[DeathByOriginStory Uncle Ben.]]"''
-->-- An old comic book mantra. [[HilariousInHindsight Not long after]] it came into existence, [[DeathIsCheap they resurrected Bucky and Jason as the Winter Soldier and Red Hood, respectively.]] Uncle Ben is still dead.

->'''Thunderbolt:''' So, how do I make my [[DisneyDeath shockingly unexpected and triumphant return?]]\\
'''Lightning:''' You don't.\\
'''Thunderbolt:''' What do you mean, I don't?\\
'''Lightning:''' You ''don't'' make a shockingly unexpected and triumphant return. You die. You're dead. You never come back.\\
'''Thunderbolt:''' N-not even for a ReunionShow?\\
'''Lightning:''' Not even for [[RemakeCameo a cameo in the remake]].
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansIIPatchsLondonAdventure'' (lampshading/parodying the DisneyDeath trope)

->''"In case there's any doubt, well... R.I.P. Sirleck, basically."''
-->-- '''[[http://egscomics.com/comic/2018-03-23 Dan Shive]]''' , ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive''

->''"In any world, real or virtual, once you're dead, you're gone."''
-->-- '''Akihiko Kayaba''' on the 4,000 players who died before Kirito cleared SAO, ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', Episode 14, ''The End of the World''

->''"An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again, but one that crumbles from within, that's dead... forever."''
-->-- '''Helmut Zemo''', ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''

->''"This time, it's forever."''
-->--'''Darkman/Dr. Peyton Westlake after blowing up Robert G. Durant with a car bomb''', ''Film/DarkmanIITheReturnOfDurant''

->''"There are no continues, my friend."''
-->-- '''Revolver Ocelot''' on if Snake dies in the torture/interrogation segment in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid''

->'''Rocket:''' So... dead brother, huh? That could be annoying.\\
'''Thor:''' Well, he's been dead before. But this time... I think it really might be true.
-->-- ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

->''"No resurrections this time."''
-->-- '''Thanos''' after killing [[spoiler:Loki]], ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar''

->''"The cycle of nature and your stupid plan don't mean a thing! Aerith is gone. Aerith will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry or get angry."''
-->-- '''Cloud Strife''' to Sephiroth over [[ItWasHisSled one of the most famous examples of this trope in gaming]], ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''

->''"[[spoiler:[[EvilDoppelganger v-dub]]]] is dead\\
for real this tim\\
[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyAdvancedWarfare press f to paye renpsects]]"''
-->--''Supra Binyot Lande'', a ''WebVideo/{{Vinesauce}}'' fangame

->''"My foolish child, twice now, I have struck you down. But I promise you, no amount of sleep will bring you back from this moment. This time, your defeat is FINAL."''
-->-- [[spoiler:'''Sombron''' to Alear as they die from severe wounds taking Sombron’s attack to protect Veyle]], ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage''

->''"There’s no waking up again this time…"''
-->-- '''[[spoiler: Alear]]''', lampshading this trope after finding themself in an AfterlifeAntechamber, ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage''

->''"[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Oiik9jxx3Y Heihachi Mishima is completely dead.]]"''
-->-- '''Katsuhiro Harada''', confirming that Heihachi Mishima will not be returning to ''VideoGame/Tekken8'' after his CharacterDeath in ''VideoGame/Tekken7''
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