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12	->''"So the mother wiped the axe and laughed."''
13	-->-- ''Literature/TheRoseTree''
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15	Normally, death is kept well away from children's sensitive eyes. If it can't be [[NeverSayDie avoided all together]], it is made family friendly. Heroes make [[DisneyDeath miraculous recoveries]], villains [[DisneyVillainDeath expire off-screen]], and [[BloodlessCarnage never a drop of blood is seen]].
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17	Sometimes though, writers break this rule in the grand style, depicting deaths so gruesome they leave adults shaken, and children quivering wrecks. It's a risky move by the writers, and runs the risk of being [[MoodWhiplash done incorrectly]] or in poor taste.
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19	Sometimes caused by [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForKids unrealistic expectations]]. Those familiar only with {{Bowdlerise}}d {{Fairy Tale}}s -- and still more {{Disneyfi\|cation}}ed ones -- may find the more explicit versions of fairy tales shocking. The HappilyEverAfter often lavishes considerably more detail on the death of the WickedStepmother, EvilChancellor or other villains than on the happiness of the hero and heroine. Psychologists hypothesize this is a way of assuring the children that the villain really is DeaderThanDead. (On the other hand, it does not necessarily preclude BackFromTheDead for heroes.) Often used with major villains.
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21	This is one type of NightmareFuel. For violence without death, see FamilyUnfriendlyViolence. For examples that come from less-than-family friendly fare, see CruelAndUnusualDeath and NoKillLikeOverkill. Obviously TruthInTelevision.
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23	!!As this is a {{Death Trope\|s}}, [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff unmarked spoilers abound]]. [[Administrivia/YouHaveBeenWarned Beware]].
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25	!!Examples:
26	[[index]]
27	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/AnimeAndManga
28	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/ComicBooks
29	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/FairyTales
30	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/FanWorks
31	* [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/AnimatedFilms Films — Animated]]
32	* [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/LiveActionFilms Films — Live-Action]]
33	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/{{Literature}}
34	** ''FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/WarriorCats''
35	** ''FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/WingsOfFire''
36	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/LiveActionTV
37	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/VideoGames
38	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/WesternAnimation
39	* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath/OtherMedia
40	[[/index]]

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