History Main / TheLostLenore

* Subverted in ''{{Vertigo}}'' [[spoiler: in an increasingly disturbing manner]].

* ''{{Bleach}}'': Hisana Kuchiki, of the [[PosthumousCharacter Type I]] variety. Without her, much of this manga would never have unfolded the way it did as it's the reason for the Byakuya/Rukia [[AloofBigBrother relationship]] and all the [[KnightTemplarBigBrother consequences]] that have come from that. Even Byakuya's conflicting vows stem from the fact he married Hisana in the first place because it was the rebellion he caused to both marry her and then adopt Rukia (on her request) that led to his second vow and the start of all his problems that led to the Soul Society arc unfolding the way it did.

* Hisana Kuchiki, of the [[PosthumousCharacter Type I]] variety. Without her, much of this manga would never have unfolded the way it did as it's the reason for the Byakuya/Rukia [[AloofBigBrother relationship]] and all the [[KnightTemplarBigBrother consequences]] that have come from that. Even Byakuya's conflicting vows stem from the fact he married Hisana in the first place because it was the rebellion he caused to both marry her and then adopt Rukia (on her request) that led to his second vow and the start of all his problems that led to the Soul Society arc unfolding the way it did.

* [[spoiler: DeadSpace and its [[DeadSpace2 sequel]].]] It's a major plot point in both games.

* DeathByChildbirth - see Marni in 'Repo! The Genetic Opera', Chani in 'Dune', Lilias in 'The Secret Garden'.

* Although not confirmed to have died, the original Katsura sister's parents in ''HayateNoGotoku'' are this to Hinagiku after they abandoned her and her sister before the story started. It's part of the reason that she's so hesitant to acknowledge her true affections for anyone, including her love interest, is because of how much their loss hurt and she's afraid of having to suffer loss again because of it.

* In ''GunnerkriggCourt'', both Surma Stibnite and Jean are this, to a degree.

* Mary Magdalene is TheLostLenore of not just [[FailureKnight Chrono]] (of whom she's also the Gwen Stacy), but also [[TheObiWan Father]] [[SexyPriest Remington]]. Nearly every twist and turn of this trope is played out in the manga--Chrono meets Rosette and he can't help but be reminded of Mary (and she's hinted to even be a reincarnation of her in the anime), it ends up playing out as a sort of love triangle (in the anime he tells Mary's ghost mournfully that "Rosette's covering your place in my heart"), she's a major driving force behind Chrono's character development, and at one point in the manga Chrono and Remington even end up in a duel where Remington seems to take out his anger over Mary's death on Chrono.

* In FalloutNewVegas, one of your companions, Boone, recently lost his wife after she was captured by Slavers. He's haunted by his failure to protect her and by the fact that he [[spoiler: [[MercyKill killed her himself.]]

* Hari in ''{{Solaris}}''. The prime mover of the story is Kris' guilt over her death, and her doppelganger's reaction to the knowledge of it.

* Sura in ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlelr67penz]]Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' is almost the most classic example of this trope in a TV series since Shelly Webster in ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven''. Even before the titular hero knows for sure she's actually dead she appears in flashbacks and dream sequences, and after she [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his arms]] the closest he comes to a subsequent love interest is a slave he chivalrously does not sleep with, who bears more than a passing resemblance to Sura.
* ''* The fact that he couldn't save his wife from a car wreck is what spurns David Banner to gamma experiments in ''TheIncredibleHulk'' (the TV series).

* In Hideyuki Kikuchi's ''Invader Summer'', the main character's abiding love for his deceased not-my-girlfriend is the only thing which keeps him from falling under the [[MoreThanMindControl spell]] of the titular invader, unlike every other male who sees her.

* '''Type B''': Dies during the course of the story.

It is not uncommon for characters who lost Lenore to become involved in other relationships, particularly if she is a PosthumousCharacter or the story is part of an ongoing series. However, in order to qualify for this trope it must be clear that the character who lost Lenore [[TheMourningAfter still grieves for her]], and that subsequent love interests never entirely replace her. It can go all the way to a LoveTriangle.

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* Shelly in ''TheCrow'' is pretty much THE iconic comic book example of this trope.

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* A rare male example is Kate's dead husband in ''AKnightsTale''.
* Another male example: [[ItWasHisSled Surprise!]] Malcolm in ''TheSixthSense'' is his wife's Lost Lenore.

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* Sura in ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Ptitlelr67penz]]Spartacus: Blood and Sand'' is almost the most classic example of this trope in a TV series since Shelly Webster in ''The Crow: Stairway to Heaven''. Even before the titular hero knows for sure she's actually dead she appears in flashbacks and dream sequences, and after she [[DiedInYourArmsTonight dies in his arms]] the closest he comes to a subsequent love interest is a slave he chivalrously does not sleep with, who bears more than a passing resemblance to Sura.

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* Lilias Craven in the musical adaptation of ''TheSecretGarden''.

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* In ''GunnerkriggCourt'', both Surma Stibnite and Jean are this, to a degree.

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