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Dropped a Bridge on Him is about a sudden unexpected death. Undignified Death is about a humiliating or embarrassing death.
A character's death could very easily be both (especially if it is also a Karmic Death or Death by Irony), but either trope works equally well individually.
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Also, Dropped a Bridge on Him is kind of a messy semi-YMMV thing - it's widely used as "complaining about deaths you didn't like".
That's misuse, though.
Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving. -Terry Pratchett
I think it's misuse stemming from a fundamental problem with the definition (as exemplified by the name), though.
My point is that Undignified Death doesn't have any of those issues; it's just an ordinary trope. Whereas Dropped a Bridge on Him should be approached with extreme caution.
Edited by nrjxll
I'm actually with nrjxll. What makes a death anti-climactic or mundane is pretty gray. There are some obvious examples, sure, but what makes an example "mundane" is pretty murky. About the only thing that's consistent is that the character dies suddenly.
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What is the difference of Undignified Death and Dropped a Bridge on Him?