History Main / KilledOffscreen

* In Fanfic/TheDearSweetieBelleContinuity, while it has not yet been acknowledged in-story outside of a brief vision, WordOfGod is that [[spoiler:Pinkie Pie]] has died by the end of "Paternally Yours", from unspecified natural causes.

** Mr. Vole, the strong defender of the smaller creatures' rights, also dies off-screen during the winter.

* ''Film/AVeryBradySequel'': At the end of the movie, a dog – identified as Tiger – is running through a yard where a party is happening. A little boy, later referred to as CousinOliver, runs after the dog … and then there are sounds of what's implied to be a collision between the boy and a car. Bobby and Cindy, who witness the crash, simply shrug their shoulders and are unfazed.

* In Fanfic/TheDearSweetieBelleContinuity, while it has not yet been acknowledged in-story outside of a brief flash-forward, WordOfGod is that [[spoiler:Pinkie Pie]] has died by the end of "Paternally Yours", from unspecified natural causes.

* In Fanfic/TheDearSweetieBelleContinuity, while it has not yet been acknowledged in-story outside of a brief flash-forward, WordOfGod is that [[spoiler:Pinkie Pie]] has died by the time "Paternally Yours" takes place, from unspecified natural causes.

* WordOfGod is that this will happen prior to the concluding trilogy of FanFic/TheDearSweetieBelleContinuity [[spoiler:to one of the Mane Six]].

* WordOfGod is that this will happen prior to the concluding trilogy of ''FanFic/TheDearSweetieBelleContinuity'' [[spoiler:to one of the Mane Six]].

* This happens alarmingly often in ''Literature/{{Worm}}''. Examples include the Siberian, Phir Se, Heartbreaker, Raymancer, and Taylor's father Danny.

* ''TwoPintsOfLagerAndAPacketOfCrisps'': Donna's mother, Flo, was run over by a truck sometime between the third and fourth seasons.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': [[spoiler:Sophia]] is killed offscreen, later appearing as a walker.

See also TheCharacterDiedWithHim. BusCrash is when this happens to a character who'd previously been [[PutOnABus written out of the series in a non-lethal manner]].

** In ''Threat of Satanic Commonism'', this, surprisingly enough, happens to DiscOneFinalBoss [[MyNameIsNotDurwood John]] [[Music/TheBeatles Lennon]]; Mary arrives with a gun, kills Annabeth's opponent, and then points it at John Lennon, only for the next chapter to begin with her talking to her husband Jerry, and a mention that John Lennon is dead.

** Everyone who is assimilated by the thing has to die this way, otherwise we'd already know who was a thing. For the record, it's [[spoiler: Palmer, Norris and Blair. You might even be able to count Mac and Childs as dying off screen, as it's implied they'll freeze. Bennings could count as well, which means that 75 percent of the cast died off screen, taking this trope UpToEleven. Of course, it's entirely possible Mac and Childs survived.]]

* ''Film/TheThing1982'': Both Fuchs and Nauls die offscreen. Only Fuchs' burnt corpse is found.

* ''Series/TheWalkingDead'': [[spoiler:Sophia]] is killed offscreen, later appearing as a walker.

** In ''Battle with the Witches'', Ebony kills HarryPotter offscreen, and this is revealed when Ron walks in and finds his body.

See also TheCharacterDiedWithHim.

** In ''Threat of Satanic Commonism'', this, surprisingly enough, happens to DiscOneFinalBoss [[MyNameIsNotDurwood John]] [[TheBeatles Lennon]]; Mary arrives with a gun, kills Annabeth's opponent, and then points it at John Lennon, only for the next chapter to begin with her talking to her husband Jerry, and a mention that John Lennon is dead.

'''Killed Off-Screen''' is the term used to describe the occurence of a character dying outside of the audience's view. The character's corpse may be seen later, or confirmation may be given by another character, who witnessed the death/found the corpse.

* Double Header, of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, was said to have been killed by Earth-Man, prior to ActionComics' "Superman and the ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}" storyline.

* Double Header, of the Legion of Substitute Heroes, was said to have been killed by Earth-Man, prior to ActionComics' "Superman and the LegionOfSuperHeroes" storyline.

* ''TheThing1982'': Both Fuchs and Nauls die offscreen. Only Fuchs' burnt corpse is found.

* During the ''HarryPotter'' series, Igor Karkaroff, Remus Lupin, Tonks, and Fred Weasley were all killed while the reader's focus was elsewhere.