Needs Help: Anyone Can Die

It's a picture of a bunch of dead people. Nothing to indicate that they're main characters. Hell, I've seen Firefly a dozen times and I had no idea who they were since it's a comic book panel and Firefly's best known for being a live action series. And it's not even an example.

To be honest, I'm not sure how this can be illustrated. It's tough to convey "main characters being killed" but they definitely need to be more recognizable than a comic book panel based off of a live-action show.

edited 3rd May '13 8:04:49 AM by Larkmarn

Previous thread. Didn't reach a consensus then.

Not making a point with that; just noting it so we're all up to speed.

I was pretty sure there had been one before but couldn't find it. Thanks.

Honestly, I lean towards yanking it (and along with it, deleting the Firefly example from comic books since it's not an example).

Pull.

As a replacement, inspired by the awesome picture for Fisher King chosen a while ago, how about dead Mufasa and mourning Simba? It's well known enough, and everyone has seen it, right, so not very spoilerific.

Dead Mufasa and Simba◊. I'm totally not choking up right now.

I don't know about replacement, but the current picture? How are we supposed to know if they are remotely important characters?

Pierce its mouth with a rusty hook and pull.

edited 3rd May '13 10:39:13 AM by dRoy

Might be a slightly unorthodox approach but could this pic of a headstone work? [1]◊

I like it

Not too bad.

An alternative, with a made-up Famous Last Words. [1]◊

Either is a huge improvement.

I prefer the former. Less overlap with The Hero Dies.

ANYONE

THEN — NOW

"What the—?!"

edited 3rd May '13 12:08:42 PM by Willbyr

?

I think Willbyr finally snapped

It's supposed to be what goes on the gravestone...I'm not where I can access the generator right now.

How about this?

That just shows the default text.

... so it does. Anyway, it's the same as what Willbyr said, but the quote was "I have Plot Armo-"

I vote pull as well. I've seen Firefly and read some of the comics, but not this one. It is certainly non-canon, since among the dead is Wash, who is an example of this trope, but not in this case and is a spoiler. I'm not sure Mufasa really sets up the Anyone Can Die mood, since no other characters besides Scar die. Mufasa's death marks the start of a time of death for Pride Rock, just not for the main characters. So far though, it's my favorite suggestion. I'm not big on the gravestone idea.

Actually, that's pretty funny

edited 3rd May '13 2:50:11 PM by Rethkir

How's this◊? I took away the url at the bottom.

Works for me.

I'm not a fan. I prefer 6.1.

Perhaps

Birth - Death

might work better?

I like "Anyone" a bit better than "<Insert Name>", and I like the epitaph for 6 better than the others.

edited 3rd May '13 5:52:11 PM by helterskelter

"Birth" - "Death" works a little better. I'm not really crazy about the epitaph in 6.1.

Here's another couple of takes:

edited 3rd May '13 6:49:59 PM by Willbyr

I vote #6. That is hilarious and awesome.

I think #6 is the best one. The "Anyone" suggestions are essentially just repeating the trope name.