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* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': After faking his death in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and posing as Odin, Loki has commissioned a gigantic, golden statue of himself. In his [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue play]] ''The tragedy of Loki of Asgard'', he makes it look as if the statue was his [[LastRequest dying wish]].
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* ''Film/ThorRagnarok'': After faking his own death in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' and posing as Odin, Loki has commissioned a gigantic, golden statue of himself. In his [[HerCodeNameWasMarySue play]] ''The tragedy of Loki of Asgard'', he makes it look as if the statue was his [[LastRequest dying wish]].
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': After being killed by Cinder in the season three finale, a large statue of Pyrrha Nikos was built in Argus in memory of her.
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* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'': When in [[spoiler: Hyrule Castle]], a statue of an older incarnation of Link can be found in the center of the main room. This is supposedly the same incarnation of Link from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime''.
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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': The Zoras and Gorons erected monuments of their respective Champions in the hundred years since their deaths during the Calamity, both placed in such a location that they are always visible within the city limits. The Zoras placed an ornate statue of Mipha within in the center of Zora's Domain , while the Gorons carved Daruk's likeness in northern the cliff side overlooking Goron City. Seeing them is what triggers Link's memories for each of them.
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** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild'': The Zoras and Gorons erected monuments of their respective Champions in the hundred years since their deaths during the Calamity, both placed in such a location that they are always visible within the city limits. The Zoras placed an ornate statue of Mipha within in the center of Zora's Domain , while the Gorons carved Daruk's likeness in northern the cliff side overlooking Goron City. Seeing them is what triggers Link's memories for each of them.
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* In the Mount Pajamaja portion of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', you can run into several statues dedicated to the Muscle Lords. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Their life stories etched into the statues are nothing short of hilarious]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' episode "Starscream's Brigade" features a pair of Autobots attending the unveiling of a statue explicitly identified as the "Optimus Prime ''Memorial'' Statue". It actually served as a bit of grim foreshadowing as this episode was aired 8 months before Optimus actually died in TheMovie, and was canonically set almost 20 years before to the events of the film.
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* In ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'' the capital city has a statue commemorating [[TheProtagonist Vin and Elend]] from ''Literature/MistbornTheOriginalTrilogy''. She is known as the Ascendant Warrior and he as the Last Emperor and the whole crew from the original trilogy are remembered as heroes.
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* In ''Literature/HarryPotterAndTheDeathlyHallows'' Harry visits the house he lived in as a baby with his parents. The place is marked with a statue of the family. Supporters of Harry have left encouraging messages on it.
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* After King Harold's death in ''WesternAnimation/ShrekTheThird'', a statue for him was made. In frog form.
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* In ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', the Hokkan Empire has erected a memorial dedicated to ''their'' [[HeroOfAnotherStory Priestess]], who lived and died about 200 years [[Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden (in the book, not the "real" world)]] before Miaka arrived.
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* ''VideoGame/TheSims3'': The Into The Future expansion includes a set of these in the future city of Oasis Landing, based on people who made massive achievements in the development of the future. One of these is of [[SdrawkcabName Emit Relevart]], the other four are randomly generated characters. Your own Sim can perform these achievements themselves, and have a statue of them replace the other characters.
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* At the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'', [[{{Beatnik}} Dean McCoppin]] erects a statue in memory of the titular robot that sacrificed himself by colliding with a nuclear missile before it dropped to Earth.
* Part of the ending to ''Anime/Interstella5555'' features a statue built for Shep, who died to help the alien band stop [[BigBad Earl de Darkwood]] and return to their homeworld.
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A character is dead, either before the story has started or they died during the story. To honor their memory, other characters raise a statue to them so they will always be remembered.
The reasons for the statue being raised can vary. The character may have [[HeroicSacrifice heroically died saving somebody else]], [[TheCape dedicated their lives to the greater good]], [[OurFounder created a successful organization]] or something else.
As a DeathTrope, there will be unmarked spoilers ahead. Proceed with caution
Compare with WarMemorial, which focuses more on the event rather than specific individuals who died. Contrast DishonoredDead, where the dead person is condemned rather than remembered fondly.
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* In the ending of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', Flit gets a statue erected after decades of service in fighting the Vagan. Unlike most examples on this list, he lives to a ripe old age and dies of natural causes.
* Downplayed in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''. A status of All Might gets erected after the Kamino incident where he used the last of his power to rescue Bakugou and defeat All For One a second time. However, All Might survives the battle and says that he can't die until he's finished teaching Midoriya. Instead, the memorial signifies his last act as a hero, marking the end of the era of All Might.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has a statue of Kamina built up when Simon rebuilt civilization, to commemorate his devotion to the cause.
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* ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'': [[spoiler:After his HeroicSacrifice to save humanity from the Combines, John Freeman]] receives a statue in his honor, bearing the message "[[spoiler:John Freeman]] Saver of Humens" ''[[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sic]]]''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'': At the end, [[spoiler: a memorial in Stoick's likeness is carved into the mountains of Berk]].
* Jonathan Brisby was mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' as the mouse who unlatched the last barrier that allowed the uplifted rats to escape the lab. In the sequel, ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH2TimmyToTheRescue'', Jonathan has a memorial statue erected in the rats' Thorn Valley village. His son Timmy gets one as an addendum to his father's memorial.
* After his HeroicSacrifice during the ''WesternAnimation/BattleForTerra'', Lieutenant Jim Stanton has a memorial erected in the human settlement on Terra. Jim isn't quite OurFounder, but he was the one who demonstrated that coexistence with the native Terrans was workable.
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* ''Film/JurassicWorld'': Since Creator/RichardAttenborough died before the movie came out, [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim John Hammond is revealed to have died before Jurassic World opened]]. The park has a statue of him front and center in his memory.
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* In ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019'', there is a statue of the deceased Ben/Number Six in the Hargreeves estate's courtyard.
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* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneAmnesty'': Ned Chicane, killed in episode 28, has a memorial statue to him raised in the epilogue of the final episode.
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* ''{{Toys/BIONICLE}}'': After Matoro's HeroicSacrifice, a statue of him was constructed on Metru in honor of his sacrifice.
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* The single-player campaign ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' ends with the dedication of a giant statue to [[spoiler:Lars Halford]], who was killed by Emperor Doviculus half-way through the game. The dedication speech also serves to showcase that [[PlayerCharacter Eddie]], being a true roadie, has distanced himself from all glory, instead attributing many of his victories to other characters.
* In the Mount Pajamaja portion of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', you can run into several statues dedicated to the Muscle Lords. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Their life stories etched into the statues are nothing short of hilarious]].
* At the end of ''Videogame/RiseOfTheBloodElves'', a giant statue of [[spoiler:Alessandra]] is built to commemorate her sacrifice.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'':
** After completing "While Guthix Sleeps", statues are made for [[spoiler:the characters who are killed in the ill-fated battle against Lucian]]. Statues of each of the fallen are erected in Falador, while separate statues are placed in locations relevant to their history: [[spoiler:The two fallen Slayer Masters have ones placed near the Slayer Tower, the two associated with the Warrior's Guild are placed at the Guild's entrance, and Hazelmere the Gnome Mage has a memorial erected in the Tree Gnome Stronghold.]]
** After completing "The Lord of Vampyrium", the player unlocks a side-quest to build memorial statues in honour of [[spoiler:the members of [[LaResistance the Myreque]] who had been slain (or at least went missing and are presumed dead) over the course of the quest arc]] near the Temple of Paterdomus. [[RuleOfSymbolism The statues are erected around a giant sundial, with each statue placed at every hour mark]] [[spoiler:with the exception of 11 and 12, leaving space for the two surviving members (not including the PlayerCharacter) to be memorialized once they die. Ironically, the next quest in the arc revealed that one of the fallen [[DeathFakedForYou wasn't as dead as the other survivors thought]], though his statue is not removed afterwards.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': After being killed by Cinder in the season three finale, a large statue of Pyrrha Nikos was built in Argus in memory of her.
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* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': The Order of the Scribble erected a [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0276.html statue]] of their comrade Kraagor after he died {{seal|edEvilInACan}}ing away the [[EldritchAbomination Snarl]]... and then hid the incident because knowledge of the Snarl was too dangerous. [[spoiler:Xykon [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1039.html defaces]] the statue while trying to take control of the Snarl.]]
-->'''Lirian:''' ''[At the memorial]'' Dearest Kraagor... your brave sacrifice will not be forgotten.
-->'''Girard:''' Actually, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what will happen.
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* ''WebVideo/FistOfTheB0rfStar II'''s epilogue takes place at a statue of [[spoiler:Garfielf erected at his grave, post-HeroicSacrifice]].
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* In the finale of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' it's revealed [[spoiler: Finn and Jake will each get one, and very large ones at that.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'':
** After Pops saved the universe by doing a HeroicSacrifice in the finale, his friends commemorated him by raising a statue with the words:
--> ''He chased butterflies''
--> ''He loved to laugh''
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--> ''He was our friend.''
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* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': After Entrapta is thought to be dead following the raid on the Horde capital, Perfuma creates a plant statue of her in Entrapta's honor. No answers to whether it got taken down after [[spoiler:Entrapta turned out to have not only lived but defected to the Horde.]]
* The TimeSkip at the end of ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' gives this treatment to [[spoiler:Princess Allura in the restored Altea]] in remembrance of the character's heroics -- including a HeroicSacrifice.
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The reasons for the statue being raised can vary. The character may have [[HeroicSacrifice heroically died saving somebody else]], [[TheCape dedicated their lives to the greater good]], [[OurFounder created a successful organization]] or something else.
As a DeathTrope, there will be unmarked spoilers ahead. Proceed with caution
Compare with WarMemorial, which focuses more on the event rather than specific individuals who died. Contrast DishonoredDead, where the dead person is condemned rather than remembered fondly.
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!!Examples:
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* In the ending of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamAGE'', Flit gets a statue erected after decades of service in fighting the Vagan. Unlike most examples on this list, he lives to a ripe old age and dies of natural causes.
* Downplayed in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''. A status of All Might gets erected after the Kamino incident where he used the last of his power to rescue Bakugou and defeat All For One a second time. However, All Might survives the battle and says that he can't die until he's finished teaching Midoriya. Instead, the memorial signifies his last act as a hero, marking the end of the era of All Might.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has a statue of Kamina built up when Simon rebuilt civilization, to commemorate his devotion to the cause.
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* ''FanFic/HalfLifeFullLifeConsequences'': [[spoiler:After his HeroicSacrifice to save humanity from the Combines, John Freeman]] receives a statue in his honor, bearing the message "[[spoiler:John Freeman]] Saver of Humens" ''[[[RougeAnglesOfSatin sic]]]''.
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* ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon2'': At the end, [[spoiler: a memorial in Stoick's likeness is carved into the mountains of Berk]].
* Jonathan Brisby was mentioned in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH'' as the mouse who unlatched the last barrier that allowed the uplifted rats to escape the lab. In the sequel, ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretOfNIMH2TimmyToTheRescue'', Jonathan has a memorial statue erected in the rats' Thorn Valley village. His son Timmy gets one as an addendum to his father's memorial.
* After his HeroicSacrifice during the ''WesternAnimation/BattleForTerra'', Lieutenant Jim Stanton has a memorial erected in the human settlement on Terra. Jim isn't quite OurFounder, but he was the one who demonstrated that coexistence with the native Terrans was workable.
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* ''Film/JurassicWorld'': Since Creator/RichardAttenborough died before the movie came out, [[TheCharacterDiedWithHim John Hammond is revealed to have died before Jurassic World opened]]. The park has a statue of him front and center in his memory.
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* In ''Series/TheUmbrellaAcademy2019'', there is a statue of the deceased Ben/Number Six in the Hargreeves estate's courtyard.
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* ''Podcast/TheAdventureZoneAmnesty'': Ned Chicane, killed in episode 28, has a memorial statue to him raised in the epilogue of the final episode.
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[[folder:Toys]]
* ''{{Toys/BIONICLE}}'': After Matoro's HeroicSacrifice, a statue of him was constructed on Metru in honor of his sacrifice.
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* The single-player campaign ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend'' ends with the dedication of a giant statue to [[spoiler:Lars Halford]], who was killed by Emperor Doviculus half-way through the game. The dedication speech also serves to showcase that [[PlayerCharacter Eddie]], being a true roadie, has distanced himself from all glory, instead attributing many of his victories to other characters.
* In the Mount Pajamaja portion of ''VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiDreamTeam'', you can run into several statues dedicated to the Muscle Lords. [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments Their life stories etched into the statues are nothing short of hilarious]].
* At the end of ''Videogame/RiseOfTheBloodElves'', a giant statue of [[spoiler:Alessandra]] is built to commemorate her sacrifice.
* ''VideoGame/RuneScape'':
** After completing "While Guthix Sleeps", statues are made for [[spoiler:the characters who are killed in the ill-fated battle against Lucian]]. Statues of each of the fallen are erected in Falador, while separate statues are placed in locations relevant to their history: [[spoiler:The two fallen Slayer Masters have ones placed near the Slayer Tower, the two associated with the Warrior's Guild are placed at the Guild's entrance, and Hazelmere the Gnome Mage has a memorial erected in the Tree Gnome Stronghold.]]
** After completing "The Lord of Vampyrium", the player unlocks a side-quest to build memorial statues in honour of [[spoiler:the members of [[LaResistance the Myreque]] who had been slain (or at least went missing and are presumed dead) over the course of the quest arc]] near the Temple of Paterdomus. [[RuleOfSymbolism The statues are erected around a giant sundial, with each statue placed at every hour mark]] [[spoiler:with the exception of 11 and 12, leaving space for the two surviving members (not including the PlayerCharacter) to be memorialized once they die. Ironically, the next quest in the arc revealed that one of the fallen [[DeathFakedForYou wasn't as dead as the other survivors thought]], though his statue is not removed afterwards.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': After being killed by Cinder in the season three finale, a large statue of Pyrrha Nikos was built in Argus in memory of her.
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* ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'': The Order of the Scribble erected a [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0276.html statue]] of their comrade Kraagor after he died {{seal|edEvilInACan}}ing away the [[EldritchAbomination Snarl]]... and then hid the incident because knowledge of the Snarl was too dangerous. [[spoiler:Xykon [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots1039.html defaces]] the statue while trying to take control of the Snarl.]]
-->'''Lirian:''' ''[At the memorial]'' Dearest Kraagor... your brave sacrifice will not be forgotten.
-->'''Girard:''' Actually, I'm pretty sure that's exactly what will happen.
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* ''WebVideo/FistOfTheB0rfStar II'''s epilogue takes place at a statue of [[spoiler:Garfielf erected at his grave, post-HeroicSacrifice]].
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* In the finale of ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' it's revealed [[spoiler: Finn and Jake will each get one, and very large ones at that.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'':
** After Pops saved the universe by doing a HeroicSacrifice in the finale, his friends commemorated him by raising a statue with the words:
--> ''He chased butterflies''
--> ''He loved to laugh''
--> ''He saved the universe''
--> ''He was our friend.''
** Many years later, a statue of Mr. Mallard was raised beside his son's.
* ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'': After Entrapta is thought to be dead following the raid on the Horde capital, Perfuma creates a plant statue of her in Entrapta's honor. No answers to whether it got taken down after [[spoiler:Entrapta turned out to have not only lived but defected to the Horde.]]
* The TimeSkip at the end of ''WesternAnimation/VoltronLegendaryDefender'' gives this treatment to [[spoiler:Princess Allura in the restored Altea]] in remembrance of the character's heroics -- including a HeroicSacrifice.
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