Sorting Algorithm of Deadness
Using the scientifically Infallible power of the Sorting Algorithm of Deadness, who do you think is the next in line for being brought back from the great Bus in the sky?
To use the Algorithm, simply add the Column's "Death Value", and divide by the number of applicable rows.
If the character hasn't died yet (but seems likely to), see Sorting Algorithm of Mortality. All of this is trumped by the First Law of Resurrection.
Currently, Shirley from Code Geass and the real Caulder from Advance Wars: Days of Ruin have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in every category instead of getting the CLAMP bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but Davros and The Master are joint leaders in the death defying derby at 1.75, even beating South Park's Kenny.
Baseline Example: The death of Superman.
Cause: Heroic Sacrifice, so he's not coming back from that too quickly, or the sacrifice will be cheapened. 3.
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.
Now let's make a prediction with the recent death of Batman in Final Crisis.
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.
Note: This sub-page is for Real Life examples only. Please ensure that you put new examples in the correct Sorting Algorithm Of Deadness sub-page.
Adolf Hitler
Last Words: He left one last "will" which pretty much as his last anti-Jewish screed, and a last-ditch attempt to defend his conduct in the war. So, Final Speech — 3
Read Brain in a Jar. If someone has saved a brain in a jar, there's a 1/5 chance it's Hitler's
While we're on real life examples, Let's do Michael Jackson, cause, let's face it, if anyone's coming back from the dead, it'll be the dude who was already almost a zombie anyway (and recorded Thriller!):
Cause: Heart Attack shortly before a comeback tour. I guess either Death by Irony or Bridge Drop - 4
Cause: Overkill tinged with Death by Irony — a diet with more cholesterol and fried foods than even Jabba could stomach, mixed with an amount of drugs that would make John Belushi wary? Ain't walking away from that. - 4
Body Found: Preserved in Moscow and still on display. Though how much of it is still his body is anyone's guess after close to 100 years. - 4
Reaction: They put his body on public display like a relic. This was a government that had, no, still has, a hard time facing up to the fact that Vlad had to meet his maker. - 4
Final words: Shortly before his death, he left behind a note that begged the Communist Party to not let Joseph Stalin anywhere near the reins of power (Lenin, who was pretty bloodthirsty though Stalin was too unhinged to be leadership material). The note was conveniently lost. - 3
Characterizaton: Depending on which side you were on, either an archvillain or The Messiah, either way it still boils down to 1.
When: 1924, so . - 4
Come Back: Never. - 4
24/7=3.4. Probably staying dead, but if you're in Moscow, stay alert for any rumblings of "Grrr! Must crush capitalism! Grrr!" from the direction of Lenin's Tomb. Just in case.
Reaction: Both Octavian and Marc Antony took it as a pretty major It's Personal. It was also one for Caesar himself, as Brutus, who historians theorize was his illegitimate son, was one of the assassins.- 2
Last Words: "Et tu, Brute? or [[Kai sou, Teknon?]], depending on whether or not you want to go with Shakespeare or History... - 3
Characterizaton: All over the map. Either conquering hero or irredeemable Archvillain. And, he was deified after his death. - 1
When: Well over 2,000 years ago. - 4
Come Back: Never. - 4
26/8=3.25. We come not to praise Caesar, but to bury him.
At the same time, he does kinda live on, as his great-nephew and adopted son, Octavian/Augustus, would build the Roman Empire that spread Roman civilization and ideals across the known world.
