History Main / DeathOfTheHypotenuse

* Filipino prime time drama, where this is so [[DeadHorseTrope overdone]], [[spoiler: recently brought us''Tayong Dalawa'' (lit. The Two of Us), which a very ambiguous title. It could either mean the two half-brothers, or one of them and the girl. It gets hyped up in a TonightSomeoneDies preview, and is nicely (in a narrative sense) subverted when the girl dies. This underscores the point of the series, which is about the two brothers putting aside their differences becoming family.]]

** The movies, meanwhile [[spoiler: [[InvertedTrope invert this]]. The "hypotenuse" is the only one left standing, while her rival is in coma (but probably will make it, though)) and the object of attraction is missing, and [[NoOneCouldSuviveThat probably dead]]. ]]

* The HIVESeries: ''Zero Hour'' resolves the [[spoiler: Otto/Laura/Lucy]] love triangle by having [[spoiler: Lucy heroically TakingTheBullet for Otto soon after their relationship begins to develop]].

* TheHIVESeries: ''Zero Hour'' resolves the [[spoiler: Otto/Laura/Lucy]] love triangle by having [[spoiler: Lucy heroically TakingTheBullet for Otto soon after their relationship begins to develop]].

* In ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'', Cyclops making it out with Emma Frost -- almost literally on his dead wife's grave. In this case, the dead wife made them do it with her psychic powers, or rather, the future resurrected her did it, but still a major WallBanger, since [[FridgeLogic there were plenty of other ways she could have made Scott stay]] that were a lot less tacky.

* Implied in FridgeHorror fashion in ''MyFairLady''. The films end and Freddy is a solider...about to go off to war...in 1912.

* In ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'', Cyclops making it out with Emma Frost -- almost literally on his dead wife's grave. In this case, the dead wife made them do it with her psychic powers, or rather, the future resurrected her did it, but still a major WallBanger, since Jean [[FridgeLogic there were plenty of other ways she could have made Scott stay]] that were a lot less tacky.

* ''FinalFantasyVII'': The LoveTriangle between Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa ends when [[ItWasHisSled Aeris dies]]. Amazingly enough, there's ''still'' ShippingWars between Cloud x Aeris fans and Cloud x Tifa fans, arguing who Cloud should end up with. This is ignoring the fact that Cloud would have to be a [[MummiesAtTheDinnerTable necrophiliac]] to still end up with Aeris...

** A storyline that many fans hated because Bridget and Declan were always portrayed as [[HappilyMarried happily married and madly in love]].

* Subverted in the ''HarryPotter'' books. [[spoiler:In ''HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire'', Harry is in a love triangle with Cedric Diggory and Cho Chang. At the end of the book, Cedric dies, leaving Cho free. In [[HarryPotterAndTheOrderOfThePhoenix the next book]], Harry and Cho hook up for about twelve seconds before their relationship implodes and we never hear from Cho again after that.]]

* [[Dollhouse Mellie loves Paul]]. Mellie leaves. Paul loves Echo. Echo loves Paul. Mellie returns - Paul loves Mellie too. Mellie dies. Paul and Echo can be together! [[spoiler: Well, until ''he'' dies.]]

* ''FinalFantasyVII'': The LoveTriangle between Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa ends when [[ItWasHisSled Aeris dies]]. Amazingly enough, there's ''still'' ShippingWars between Cloud x Aeris fans and Cloud x Tifa fans, arguing who Cloud should end up with. This is ignoring the fact that Cloud would have to be a [[MummiesAtTheDinnerTable necrophiliac]] to still end up with Aeris...

-> "The vicious baronet is sure to be killed in a duel, and the tedious husband dies in his bed requesting his wife, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy as a particular favour to him]], to marry the man she loves best"

* ''FinalFantasyVII'': The LoveTriangle between Cloud, Aeris, and Tifa ends when [[YouShouldKnowThisAlready Aeris dies]]. Amazingly enough, there's ''still'' ShippingWars between Cloud x Aeris fans and Cloud x Tifa fans, arguing who Cloud should end up with. This is ignoring the fact that Cloud would have to be a [[MummiesAtTheDinnerTable necrophiliac]] to still end up with Aeris...

--> '''Haruna''': Here are other examples of love triangles in famous literature. There's death in this one. And in this one. Actually, characters die in most of them.\\

--> "The vicious baronet is sure to be killed in a duel, and the tedious husband dies in his bed requesting his wife, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy as a particular favour to him]], to marry the man she loves best"
-->-- GeorgeEliot, ''Silly Novels by Lady Novelists.''

* It happens to [[spoiler:the wolf Gavin, who dies heroically]] in ''[[{{Discworld}} The Fifth Elephant]]''. Inferred that narrativium was working heavily in favour of the suitor that survived.