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* The second episode of ''Literature/{{Baccano}}!'' ends with the SacrificialLamb being murdered in this fashion.

* ''{{NCIS}}'' did this with [[WhamEpisode Kate's death]]. In fact, it's DoubleSubverted-- she jumps in front of a bullet to save Gibbs' life, but then it's revealed that she was wearing a bullet-proof vest. Then, while they're laughing it off, ''[[TwistEnding she gets shot in the head]]''.

* ''{{Criminal Minds}}'': season 4's finale "... And Back" ended like this.

* {{NCIS}} did this with [[WhamEpisode Kate's death]]. In fact, it's DoubleSubverted-- she jumps in front of a bullet to save Gibbs' life, but then it's revealed that she was wearing a bullet-proof vest. Then, while they're laughing it off, ''[[TwistEnding she gets shot in the head]]''.

* Subversion: In the ''{{Futurama}}'' episode, "War is the H-Word", a bomb planted in Bender's chest explodes BehindTheBlack, followed by Bender's remark of "I'm okay!"

* This happens during ''GrandTheftAutoIII''. Although, when you consider that the whole reason you went on the mission was to save Maria, it seems pretty stupid to kill her at the end just for being annoying.

Warning: Nowadays, this trope is just as likely to be subverted as it is played straight. As the death literally happens BehindTheBlack, it isn't uncommon for the the next episode to [[FalseGunshot reveal that the "dead" character came away relatively unscathed]], making it a case of OurHeroIsDead. In fact, it might be revealed that the ''killer'' is [[BulletHolesAndRevelations the poor sod who bit it instead]].

* The second episode of ''{{Baccano}}!'' ends with the SacrificialLamb being murdered in this fashion.

* ''{{Supernatural}}'': the episode "Heart" ends with Sam shooting a friend with offscreen, to stop her turning into a werewolf

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* The ''SengokuBasara'' anime does this with both Nagamasa and Oichi. In the first case it's played straight, though Nagamasa does technically last until the next episode. Oichi's is the classic "killer gets killed instead" subversion.

* Two books of ASongOfIceAndFire have had epilogues, and both epilogues ended with the death of the narrating character. The series also inverts this trope, with any character who narrates a prologue biting it either in the prologue or very shortly after.

* In {{Durarara}} by the same studio, we see [[spoiler: Shizuo]] getting shot and lying in a pool of blood just before credits roll. [[spoiler: Though being [[MadeOfIron Shizuo]], he ends up just walking away.]]

* MacrossFrontier , ep. 24: "SCATTER TO THE ENDS OF THE GALAXY!" ,[[spoiler: Alto! But of course, he is NotQuiteDead...]]
* TigerAndBunny, episode 11. [[spoiler: Poor, poor Origami Cyclone. He ''barely'' manages to subvert the trope and live.]]

* This happens during GrandTheftAutoIII. Although, when you consider that the whole reason you went on the mission was to save Maria, it seems pretty stupid to kill her at the end just for being annoying.

* In IWannaBeTheGuy, you can [[PressXToNotDie die during the ending]] [[spoiler:by failing to dodge that last failing delicious fruit.]]

!!'''As a DeathTrope, all Spoilers will be unmarked ahead. Beware.'''

* The final moments of BlakesSeven: [[KillEmAll The crew is gunned down]], save Avon, who is quickly surrounded by Federation troops. He straddles Blake's corpse, raises his gun, puts on his best SlasherSmile...fade out, the sound of shooting, roll credits.

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* Two books of ASongOfIceAndFire have had epilogues, and both epilogues ended with the death of the PoV character. The series also inverts this trope, with any character who narrates a prologue biting it either in the prologue or very shortly after.

* In ''HighlanderTheSeries'', Duncan [=MacLeod=] rescues his girlfriend Tessa from an immortal then, just when it seems that the day is saved, she's killed by a random mugger.

* "A Stitch In Time", one of the better episodes of TheOuterLimits revival, ended like this, with a newly-forged time-traveling KnightTemplar gunning down a serial-killer-to-be.

Now, [[spoiler:Olan]] did. [[spoiler:Ramza, his party, and Alma]] may have.

* In IWantToBeTheHuy, you can [[PressXToNotDie die during the ending]] [[spoiler:by failing to dodge that last failing delicious fruit.]]

** In {{Durarara}} by the same studio, we see [[spoiler: Shizuo]] getting shot and lying in a pool of blood just before credits roll. [[spoiler: Though being [[MadeOfIron Shizuo]], he ends up just walking away.]]

* "A Stitch In Time", one of the better episodes of the OuterLimits revival, ended like this, with a newly-forged time-traveling KnightTemplar gunning down a serial-killer-to-be.