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* In a ''Series/LateNightWithSethMeyers'' sketch, a parody trailer for a gritty drama taking place in Boston features pretty much every character in the film getting shot in the back of the head.
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* Happens to Johan Liebert from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' twice. Lampshaded by Martin mocking a gunman for ''not shooting someone in the head''. That someone is him.

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* Happens to Johan Liebert from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'' ''Manga/Monster1994'' twice. Lampshaded by Martin mocking a gunman for ''not shooting someone in the head''. That someone is him.
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** In Episode 13, "Arzenal Burns", [[spoiler:Chris gets shot in the head while she's about to take off with Rosalie and Hilda. She gets better thanks to Embryo, who immediately heals her]].

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** In Episode 13, "Arzenal Burns", [[spoiler:Chris Chris gets shot in the head while she's about to take off with Rosalie and Hilda. She gets better thanks to Embryo, who immediately heals her]]. her.



** [[spoiler:Celebrity Jocelyn Grace was sniped in the head by one of Mr. Calaveras' men before she could reveal the truth about The Beauty to her viewers.]]

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** [[spoiler:Celebrity Celebrity Jocelyn Grace was sniped in the head by one of Mr. Calaveras' men before she could reveal the truth about The Beauty to her viewers.]]



* ''ComicBook/KidColt2009'': When the body of [[spoiler:'Colt' (actually bounty hunter Sherman Wilks)]] is handed in for the bounty, the face is almost entirely gone. [[spoiler:'Wilks' (actually Colt's sidekick Hawk)]] explains that he was shot in the face during their [[QuickDraw duel]], which [[KilledOffscreen isn't directly shown in the comics]]. [[spoiler:Colt and Hawk later discuss the widow they're wiring the bounty to, who was named in Wilks's papers. There's a hole through the papers, suggesting that Wilks was actually shot in the chest, with the headshot a post-mortem tactic to disguise the corpse]].

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* ''ComicBook/KidColt2009'': When the body of [[spoiler:'Colt' 'Colt' (actually bounty hunter Sherman Wilks)]] Wilks) is handed in for the bounty, the face is almost entirely gone. [[spoiler:'Wilks' 'Wilks' (actually Colt's sidekick Hawk)]] Hawk) explains that he was shot in the face during their [[QuickDraw duel]], which [[KilledOffscreen isn't directly shown in the comics]]. [[spoiler:Colt Colt and Hawk later discuss the widow they're wiring the bounty to, who was named in Wilks's papers. There's a hole through the papers, suggesting that Wilks was actually shot in the chest, with the headshot a post-mortem tactic to disguise the corpse]].corpse.



* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12490736/1/Come-Together Come Together]]", when the Howling Commandos (''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'') accompany Tom Riddle (''Franchise/HarryPotter'') on the final assault on Grindlewald, while Tom wears Grindlewald down in a duel, ultimately [[spoiler:Grindlewald is killed when Peggy Carter is revealed to have been hiding under the invisibility cloak and shoots Grindlewald in the head after Tom's worn him down]].

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* In "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12490736/1/Come-Together Come Together]]", when the Howling Commandos (''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'') accompany Tom Riddle (''Franchise/HarryPotter'') on the final assault on Grindlewald, while Tom wears Grindlewald down in a duel, ultimately [[spoiler:Grindlewald Grindlewald is killed when Peggy Carter is revealed to have been hiding under the invisibility cloak and shoots Grindlewald in the head after Tom's worn him down]]. down.



* ''WesternAnimation/NightOfTheAnimatedDead'': Plenty of undead get bullets to their heads when Ben brings out the rifle. [[spoiler:It takes three bullets to kill the zombified Harry.]]

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* ''WesternAnimation/NightOfTheAnimatedDead'': Plenty of undead get bullets to their heads when Ben brings out the rifle. [[spoiler:It It takes three bullets to kill the zombified Harry.]]



* ''Film/KildTV'': The crew finally manage to kill [[spoiler:Adel]] with a bullet to the head.

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* ''Film/KildTV'': The crew finally manage to kill [[spoiler:Adel]] Adel with a bullet to the head.



* ''Film/RedwoodMassacreAnnihilation'': The soldier accompanying the government official at the end of the movie kills [[spoiler:Laura and Gus]] with one bullet to [[spoiler:each of their heads, as can be indicated by the bullet hole in each of their foreheads afterwards]]>

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* ''Film/RedwoodMassacreAnnihilation'': The soldier accompanying the government official at the end of the movie kills [[spoiler:Laura Laura and Gus]] Gus with one bullet to [[spoiler:each each of their heads, as can be indicated by the bullet hole in each of their foreheads afterwards]]>afterwards>



** [[spoiler:Alberto]] gets shot in the head by Tony and then his brains are [[GunsDoNotWorkThatWay splattered all over the passenger's side of the car window]].
** [[spoiler:Hector]] is shot in the head by Tony.
** [[spoiler:Nick the Pig]] gets killed by The Skull this way in the climax.
** [[spoiler:Frank]] gets shot in the face by Manny Ribera with a suppressed pistol on the orders of Tony Montana after the latter [[ExactWords promised that he would not kill him.]]

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** [[spoiler:Alberto]] Alberto gets shot in the head by Tony and then his brains are [[GunsDoNotWorkThatWay splattered all over the passenger's side of the car window]].
** [[spoiler:Hector]] Hector is shot in the head by Tony.
** [[spoiler:Nick Nick the Pig]] Pig gets killed by The Skull this way in the climax.
** [[spoiler:Frank]] Frank gets shot in the face by Manny Ribera with a suppressed pistol on the orders of Tony Montana after the latter [[ExactWords promised that he would not kill him.]]



* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': At the climax of their battle in ''The Final Trumpet'', [[spoiler:Jormungandr swallows Thor whole, but the god calls down a bolt of lightning that spears through the serpent's head and causes its skull and brain to explode]].

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* ''TabletopGame/InNomine'': At the climax of their battle in ''The Final Trumpet'', [[spoiler:Jormungandr Jormungandr swallows Thor whole, but the god calls down a bolt of lightning that spears through the serpent's head and causes its skull and brain to explode]].explode.
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* Happens several times in ''Film/Scarface1983''.
** [[spoiler:Alberto]] gets shot in the head by Tony and then his brains are [[GunsDoNotWorkThatWay splattered all over the passenger's side of the car window]].
** [[spoiler:Hector]] is shot in the head by Tony.
** [[spoiler:Nick the Pig]] gets killed by The Skull this way in the climax.
** [[spoiler:Frank]] gets shot in the face by Manny Ribera with a suppressed pistol on the orders of Tony Montana after the latter [[ExactWords promised that he would not kill him.]]
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* The titular ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' gets shot in the head courtesy of some fellow Nazis who she thought were there to rescue her after she gets ChainedToABed by Wolfe.

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* The titular ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' gets shot in the her [[YourHeadASplode head courtesy of blown off]] by some fellow Nazis who she thought were there to rescue her after she gets ChainedToABed by Wolfe.


* ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' goes out this way courtesy of some fellow Nazis who she thought were there to rescue her after she gets ChainedToABed by Wolfe.

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* The titular ''Film/IlsaSheWolfOfTheSS'' goes out this way gets shot in the head courtesy of some fellow Nazis who she thought were there to rescue her after she gets ChainedToABed by Wolfe.

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