Quotes / Killed Off for Real

"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."

— W. H. Auden

"No one stays dead except Bucky, Jason Todd and Uncle Ben."

— An old comic book mantra. Not long after it came into existence, 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 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 Reunion Show?
Lightning: Not even for a cameo in the remake.

— 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure (lampshading/parodying the Disney Death trope)

"In case there's any doubt, well... R.I.P. Sirleck, basically."

— Dan Shive , El Goonish Shive

"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, Sword Art Online, 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, Captain America: Civil War

"This time, it's forever."

—Darkman/Dr. Peyton Westlake after blowing up Robert G. Durant with a car bomb, Darkman II: The Return of Durant

"There are no continues, my friend."

— Revolver Ocelot on if Snake dies in the torture/interrogation segment in Metal Gear Solid

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.

— Avengers: Infinity War

"No resurrections this time."

— Thanos after killing Loki, Avengers: Infinity War

"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 one of the most famous examples of this trope in gaming, Final Fantasy VII

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—Supra Binyot Lande, a 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."

— Sombron to Alear as they die from severe wounds taking Sombron’s attack to protect Veyle, Fire Emblem Engage

"There’s no waking up again this time…"

— Alear, lampshading this trope after finding themself in an Afterlife Antechamber, Fire Emblem Engage

"Heihachi Mishima is completely dead."

— Katsuhiro Harada, confirming that Heihachi Mishima will not be returning to Tekken 8 after his Character Death in Tekken 7

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