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** DisposableDecoyDoppelganger: A clone being created and used up for the sole purpose of acting as a distraction.
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* IrrelevantImportance: Important items cannot be discarded even after having served their purpose.
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* IrrelevantImportance: Important items cannot be discarded even after having served their purpose.
* JoggersFindDeath: Someone going out for a run or walk either stumbles upon a deadbody, body or become one themselves.
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** SymbolicCastFadeout: A staple trope to use in a work with anyone can die in order to let the audience keep track of the status of the cast.
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** {{Mooks}}: Generic EvilMinions serving under the BigBad, who are usually much less likely to make it through the story unscathed than their boss.
*** FacelessGoons: If they're wearing face-concealing masks or helmets, then they'll have even less of a unique identity to spare them from death.
*** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
** RedShirt: Similar to Mooks but on the good guys' side, they often find themselves dying in place of the main protagonists.
*** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
*** RedShirtArmy: An entire group of nameless troops get wiped out by the enemy.
** WeHaveReserves: As long as the underlings can be quickly and easily replaced, the boss doesn't care if any of them die.
*** FacelessGoons: If they're wearing face-concealing masks or helmets, then they'll have even less of a unique identity to spare them from death.
*** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
** RedShirt: Similar to Mooks but on the good guys' side, they often find themselves dying in place of the main protagonists.
*** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
*** RedShirtArmy: An entire group of nameless troops get wiped out by the enemy.
** WeHaveReserves: As long as the underlings can be quickly and easily replaced, the boss doesn't care if any of them die.
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* {{Mooks}}: Generic EvilMinions serving under the BigBad, who are usually much less likely to make it through the story unscathed than their boss.
** FacelessGoons: If they're wearing face-concealing masks or helmets, then they'll have even less of a unique identity to spare them from death.
** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
** FacelessGoons: If they're wearing face-concealing masks or helmets, then they'll have even less of a unique identity to spare them from death.
** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
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* RedShirt: Similar to Mooks but on the good guys' side, they often find themselves dying in place of the main protagonists.
** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
** RedShirtArmy: An entire group of nameless troops get wiped out by the enemy.
** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
** RedShirtArmy: An entire group of nameless troops get wiped out by the enemy.
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* WeHaveReserves: As long as the underlings can be quickly and easily replaced, the boss doesn't care if any of them die.
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* ComMons: Weak, expendable {{mons}} found early in a game, intended to serve as generic enemies or be used by beginners.
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* NominalImportance: Nameless extras tend to have a higher mortality rate than even minor characters who do have a known name.
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** TheHeroDies: When even the story's main protagonist fails to survive.
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** TargetedToHurtTheHero: The villain kills the hero's loved one just for the sake of tormenting them.
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** WeHaveReserves: As long as the underlings can be quickly and easily replaced, the boss doesn't care if any of them die.
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* WeHaveReserves: As long as the underlings can be quickly and easily replaced, the boss doesn't care if any of them die.
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* CannonFodder: Generic minor characters, typically footsoldiers of some sort given little or no unique characteristics, who exist primarily to be exposed to terrible dangers instead of the major characters.
** {{Mooks}}: Generic EvilMinions serving under the BigBad, who are usually much less likely to make it through the story unscathed than their boss.
*** FacelessGoons: If they're wearing face-concealing masks or helmets, then they'll have even less of a unique identity to spare them from death.
*** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
** RedShirt: Similar to Mooks but on the good guys' side, they often find themselves dying in place of the main protagonists.
*** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
*** RedShirtArmy: An entire group of nameless troops get wiped out by the enemy.
* CListFodder: One-shot or minor recurring characters are killed off on the grounds that it's unlikely many people will be upset about their deaths.
** {{Mooks}}: Generic EvilMinions serving under the BigBad, who are usually much less likely to make it through the story unscathed than their boss.
*** FacelessGoons: If they're wearing face-concealing masks or helmets, then they'll have even less of a unique identity to spare them from death.
*** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
** RedShirt: Similar to Mooks but on the good guys' side, they often find themselves dying in place of the main protagonists.
*** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
*** RedShirtArmy: An entire group of nameless troops get wiped out by the enemy.
* CListFodder: One-shot or minor recurring characters are killed off on the grounds that it's unlikely many people will be upset about their deaths.
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* {{Mooks}}: Generic EvilMinions serving under the BigBad, who are less likely to make it through the story unscathed than their boss.
** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
* RedShirt: The only reason this character exists is so that they can get killed in lieu of the important characters.
** CannonFodder: An entire army whose sole purpose is to get killed so that the leader doesn't have to.
** CListFodder: Minor characters are killed off on the grounds that it's unlikely many people will be upset about their deaths.
** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
** RedShirtArmy: An entire army of nameless characters die.
** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
* RedShirt: The only reason this character exists is so that they can get killed in lieu of the important characters.
** CannonFodder: An entire army whose sole purpose is to get killed so that the leader doesn't have to.
** CListFodder: Minor characters are killed off on the grounds that it's unlikely many people will be upset about their deaths.
** MauveShirt: A character who seems like they're in danger of becoming another expendable underling is developed enough that they're somewhat safer from being killed off.
** RedShirtArmy: An entire army of nameless characters die.
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* DeadlineNews: A journalist falls victim to whatever dangerous situation they're reporting on.
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* AssholeVictim: A [[HateSink loathsome]] {{jerkass}} is or villain gets killed off off, just so that we can see someone die without feeling too sorry for them.
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** PlutoIsExpendable: Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet rather than a ''true'' plsnet, Pluto can be blown up in lieu of any of the larger bodies of the Solar System.
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** PlutoIsExpendable: Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet rather than a ''true'' plsnet, planet, Pluto can be blown up in lieu of any of the larger bodies of the Solar System.
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* BigDumbBody: Someone takes over a big person to use as their new body.
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** MookHorrorShow: A OneManArmy slaughters their way through a large group of enemy mooks.
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YouHaveFailedMe: An EvilMinion will find out that their life is forfeit if they disappoint their boss through severe incompetence.
*YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulnessYouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: A villain's henchman learns that their services (and life) are no longer needed after they've (successfully) completed their final task.
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* ExpendableAlternateUniverseExpendableAlternateUniverse: An AlternateTimeline/[[AlternateUniverse Universe]] undergoes an apocalyptic catastrophe, to give us an idea of what could happen to the story's "main" universe without destroying that one.
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* SacrificialPlanetSacrificialPlanet: An entire planet or other astronomic body is destroyed, in order to prove there's a world-ending threat which could do the same to Earth if they wanted to.
** PlutoIsExpendable: Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet rather than a ''true'' plsnet, Pluto can be blown up in lieu of any of the larger bodies of the Solar System.
** PlutoIsExpendable: Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet rather than a ''true'' plsnet, Pluto can be blown up in lieu of any of the larger bodies of the Solar System.
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** SacrificialLion: A very important, major character dies to prove there's a mortal threat to the rest of the main cast.
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** SacrificialLion: A very important, major character dies gets killed in order to prove there's a mortal threat to the rest of the main cast.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: The protagonist's loved one is killed off in order to motivate them to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
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* StuffedIntoTheFridge: The protagonist's Someone's loved one is killed off in order to motivate them to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
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** SacrificialLamb: A fairly important (yet otherwise minor) character is killed off to advance the plot.
** SacrificialLion: A very important, major character dies to prove there's a mortal threat to the rest of the main cast.
** SacrificialLion: A very important, major character dies to prove there's a mortal threat to the rest of the main cast.
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DisposableIntern: TheIntern or other low-ranking employee is sent off to do a dangerous job.
*DisposablePilotDisposablePilot: A vehicle's driver is killed or otherwise incapacitated while transporting people.
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* ImmortalLifeIsCheap: A character can't be killed at all, which others use as an excuse to not care about doing anything to them that could cause serious harm.
* JoggersFindDeath: Someone going out for a run or walk either stumbles upon s dead body, or become one themselves.
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* ImmortalLifeIsCheap: A character can't be killed at all, which others use as an excuse to not care about doing anything to them that could cause serious harm.
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* HumanShield
HumanShield: Grabbing a hostage and threatening to kill them to dissuade enemies from attacking you.
**BulletproofHumanShield
BulletproofHumanShield: Someone gets used as a live meat shield to suffer the brunt of gunfire or damage, protecting their captor from such harm.
* ImmortalLifeIsCheap: A charactercan't be killed at all, is unable to (permanently) die, which others use as an excuse to not care about doing anything to them that could cause serious harm.
* JoggersFindDeath: Someone going out for a run or walk either stumbles upons a dead body, or become one themselves.
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* ImmortalLifeIsCheap: A character
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StuffedIntoTheFridge: The protagonist's loved one is killed off in order to motivate them to go on a RoaringRampageOfRevenge.
**DisposableWomanDisposableWoman: The victim of this plot device is often a female LoveInterest.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: A one-shot antagonist who is typically killed, captured, incapacitated, or otherwise defeated after their first appearance. If they reappear to cause more trouble, then they get to join the RoguesGallery of recurring villains.
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* VictimOfTheWeek: An InnocentBystander (or AssholeVictim) gets attacked and killed (and killed) by the VillainOfTheWeek to prove the threat they pose.
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* JoggersFindDeathJoggersFindDeath: Someone going out for a run or walk either stumbles upon s dead body, or become one themselves.
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* MonsterMunch: Character only exists to be a victim of the MonsterOfTheWeek.
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* VictimOfTheWeek: An InnocentBystander (or AssholeVictim) gets attacked and killed by the VillainOfTheWeek to prove they're threatening.
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** BodyOfTheWeek
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* VictimOfTheWeek: An InnocentBystander (or AssholeVictim) gets attacked and killed by the VillainOfTheWeek to prove they're threatening.
the threat they pose.
**BodyOfTheWeekBodyOfTheWeek: Their corpse is at the focus of the latest murder mystery for the heroes to solve.
** MonsterMunch: This character only exists to be preyed upon by the MonsterOfTheWeek.
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** MonsterMunch: This character only exists to be preyed upon by the MonsterOfTheWeek.
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* BattleThrallsAssholeVictim: A [[HateSink loathsome]] {{jerkass}} is killed off just so that we can see someone die without feeling too sorry for them.
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* ComMons
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* VictimOfTheWeek: An InnocentBystander (or AssholeVictim) gets attacked and killed by the VillainOfTheWeek to prove they're threatening.
** BodyOfTheWeek
* WeHaveReserves: As long as the underlings can be quickly and easily replaced, the boss doesn't care if any of themdie.die.
* YouHaveFailedMe
** BodyOfTheWeek
* WeHaveReserves: As long as the underlings can be quickly and easily replaced, the boss doesn't care if any of them
* YouHaveFailedMe
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* OurPhlebotinumChildPlutoIsExpendable: Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet, works are okay with depicting Pluto being destroyed.
* SacrificialPlanet
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!!Related Tropes
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy
* PlutoIsExpendable: Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet, works are okay with depicting Pluto being destroyed.
* SacrificialPlanet
* ThrowawayCountry
!!Related Tropes
* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy
* PlutoIsExpendable: Since Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet, works are okay with depicting Pluto being destroyed.
* SacrificialPlanet
* ThrowawayCountry
