* [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/4976232.html The Tenth Doctor's (canon) death]] and his [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/4978131.html goodbye]]. [[spoiler:Don't worry, he's getting better. After all, [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/5130222.html The Doctor]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E8SilenceInTheLibrary has been]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E9ForestOfTheDead saved]].]]
* [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/5103601.html?thread=385836017#t385836017 The death of the Holy Roman Empire during the Time Warp virus.]]
* The deaths of community members are always sad, but it's even worse when their players choose not to find a way to bring them back to life. Examples include:
** [[Manga/DeathNote Mello]]-- [[http://gonnabe1st.livejournal.com/8714.html here]]
** [[Manga/{{Pluto}} Gesicht]]-- [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/4354670.html here]]
** [[Literature/TheLovelyBones Susie Salmon]]-- [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/4940224.html here]]
** [[Literature/TheHungerGames Rue]]-- [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/4758138.html here]]
** [[ComicBook/VForVendetta V]]-- [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/3759724.html here]]
* [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/2612929.html Sorata's death]]. [[spoiler:He got better too.]]
* Christmas time seems to be a magnet for misery on the community, first proven with the [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]] cast for the end of the first season. What with all [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/2557848.html the]] [[http://community.livejournal.com/dramadramaduck/2566286.html dying]].
** [[http://nonesodangerous.livejournal.com/8858.html Tieria's letter]] needs its own note for succeeding in going right into [[ManlyTears Manly Tears]] territory, reducing many a community member to bawling their eyes out. The comments make it worse.
* Nooooooooooooooo!vember.
* Phoenix [[http://samriprosecutor.livejournal.com/41040.html almost confesses]] to Edgeworth during the first [[RedStringOfFate Red String]] virus.