History Main / DeathByTransceiver

This trope is often used in place of a ViolenceDiscretionShot, though many times the violence on the victim's end ''is'' actually shown. See also SoundOnlyDeath and DisconnectedByDeath.

This trope is often used in place of a ViolenceDiscretionShot, though many times the violence on the victim's end ''is'' actually shown. See also SoundOnlyDeath.

* A subverted example from ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales'', "[[Recap/DuckTalesS1E4WhereNoDuckHasGoneBefore Where No Duck Has Gone Before]]". After Courage abandons the boys and Launchpad, Scrooge is angrily watching him on the radio when the Kronk ship goes chasing after him and eventually catches the ''Phoenix''. This disrupts the transmission. However, given that it's Launchpad driving the Kronk ship, Courage doesn't get anything more than a bad scare.

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* ''MetroidOtherM'' had "Samus! What's going on? Respond! RESPOO---"

This trope is often used in place of a ViolenceDiscretionShot, though many times the violence on the victim's end ''is'' actually shown.

* Strangely inverted and parodied in ''DoomRepercussionsOfEvil'' as John is somehow turned into a zombie by talking into his radio.

* The same story was covered in {{Peter Schilling}}'s "Major Tom (Coming Home)". Subverted on this version as the next verse implies that the Major AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.

* Strangely inverted and parodied in "[[DoomRepercussionsOfEvil Doom: Repercussions of Evil]]" as John is somehow turned into a zombie by talking into his radio.

* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Obsession". Rizzo's party has encountered the vampire cloud.

* "Space Oddity" by David Bowie.

* The same story was covered in Peter Schilling's "Major Tom (Coming Home)". Subverted on this version as the next verse implies that the Major AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.

* The introduction level of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} 3'' has the player character listening to people die over his radio every ten seconds after the hell invasion begins. There is even a console video depicting a scientist having his neck snapped by a zombie before cutting to static.

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* Subverted in ''HyakujitsuNoBara'', after Klaus and a young cadet accidentally get caught in the enemy line just as it advances for battle, they steal a radio to make contact with their own troops. By the time they get ahold of the Murakumo crew, Yamamoto is panicking and yelling about how the captain is hurt until suddenly there are several gunshots and Yamamoto's screams. After a prolonged static-y silence Taki (on the receiving side) begins to freak out himself before Klaus comes on the line and says everything's under control and they're heading their way.

* An early example PlayedForLaughs shows up in ''TheatreOfBlood'': a cop hiding in the trunk of a car in an attempt to follow Lionheart ends up parked on train tracks. We hear him over the walkie-talkie to the other cops:

* An early example PlayedForLaughs shows up in ''TheatreOfBlood'':a cop hiding in the trunk of a car in an attempt to follow Lionheart ends up parked on train tracks. We hear him over the walkie-talkie to the other cops:

* ''JonnyQuest'' episode "The Invisible Monster". Dr. Quest receives a frantic ham radio message.

* Subverted in ''{{Tremors}}''. The other survivors are talking with Burt and Heather Gummer over a CB radio when a Graboid breaks into the Gummers' basement and attacks them. Burt yells "Jesus Christ!" into the radio and the other survivors look at each other sadly, believing that they're as good as dead. Then they hear gunfire coming from the Gummers' house, and we see them blow the Graboid away with high power firearms.

* The beginning of ''{{Congo}}'' with the killer gorillas.

* Strangely inverted and parodied in ''[[DoomRepercussionsOfEvil Doom: Repercussions of Evil]]'' as John is somehow turned into a zombie by talking into his radio.

** Subverted while the crew are in the alien ship. Kane goes exploring by himself and finds the eggs, all the time talking to the other party members on his spacesuit radio. After the egg opens and an immature xenomorph attacks him, his radio goes dead. However, the other crew members rescue him.

** Captain Dallas goes into the air ducts to try to drive the xenomorph into an airlock and blow it into space. He carries a radio with him to talk to the rest of the crew. They use a tracking device to let him know the alien is getting closer and closer, until it attacks and kills him.

* ''Space Oddity'' by David Bowie.

* The same story was covered in Peter Schilling's "Major Tom (Coming Home)." Subverted on this version as the next verse implies that the Major AscendedToAHigherPlaneOfExistence.

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* ''{{Alien}}''.

* Done again in ''{{Aliens}}'', with the Colonial Marines' video cameras. The crew left behind see and hear the last moments of several Marines before the screens turn to static.

*** Except they [[NightmareFuel keep talking]].

* ''MetalGearSolid'' and the ever-popular "Snake?! ''SNAAAAAAKE!!''"

* ''TheDarkKnight'': Harvey and Rachel get to share this, with Harvey hearing Rachel's death. Of course, this is the whole reason they had transceivers in the first place.

* ''StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' episode "Obsession". Rizzo's party has encountered the vampire cloud.

-->Can you hear me, Major Tom?

* The introduction level of ''{{Doom}} 3'' has the player character listening to people die over his radio every ten seconds after the hell invasion begins. There is even a console video depicting a scientist having his neck snapped by a zombie before cutting to static.