Line #117 SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness/ComicBooks


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3	Using the scientifically '''''Infallible''''' power of the SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness, who do you think is the next in line for being brought back from the great Bus in the sky?
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5	To use the Algorithm, simply add the Column's "Death Value", and divide by the number of applicable rows.
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9	\|\| ''Relative deadness factor'' \|\| '''DeaderThanDead''' \|\| '''[[PutOnABus Maybe Back Later]]''' \|\| '''[[InferredSurvival Be Back Soon]]''' \|\| '''[[ContractualImmortality Death? What's That?]]''' \|\|
10	\|\| '''Death Value''' \|\| '''''[[FourIsDeath 4]]''''' \|\| '''''3''''' \|\| '''''2''''' \|\| '''''1''''' \|\|
11	\|\| ''[[JustForFun/HowToKillACharacter Cause of death]]'' \|\| [[DeathByIrony Irony]], [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bridge Drop]], [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill Overkill]], StuffedInTheFridge, RetGone \|\| [[RedemptionEqualsDeath Redemption]], [[HeroicSacrifice Sacrifice]], BusCrash, MortalWoundReveal \|\| NoOneCouldSurviveThat, just plain killed in battle \|\| [[SuicidalGotcha Jumping]] \|\|
12	\|\| ''[[LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt Audience Expectation]]'' \|\| AnyoneCanDie, \|\| KilledOffForReal, TonightSomeoneDies \|\| DisneyDeath \|\| BackFromTheDead, DeathIsCheap, NobodyCanDie \|\|
13	\|\| ''Body Found?'' \|\| [[DeaderThanDead Dead]] and [[MeaningfulFuneral Buried]]\
14	[[ChunkySalsaRule Only Bits And Pieces]] \|\| [[WakingUpAtTheMorgue At The Morgue]] \|\| [[NeverFoundTheBody Never Found]], [[HumanPopsicle Frozen]], [[TakenForGranite Petrified]] \|\| LeftForDead \|\|
15	\|\| ''Reaction'' \|\| [[ReallyDeadMontage Montage]], BondOneLiner \|\| HesDeadJim \|\| ItsPersonal \|\| FauxDeath \|\|
16	\|\| ''Last Words'' \|\| [[OhCrap Crap]], KilledMidSentence, [[SedgwickSpeech Carry on men]], HisNameIs \|\| CatchPhrase, FinalSpeech, ObiWanMoment \|\| [[YouShallNotPass "Fly, you fools!"]] [[TemptingFate "Piece of cake"]] \|\| "MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning" \|\|
17	\|\| ''[[{{Characters}} Characterization]]'' \|\| RedShirt, [[DeathByOriginStory Loved One]], MauveShirt \|\| RecurringCharacter, CListFodder \|\| {{Regular}} \|\| [[ContractualImmortality Protagonist, Archvillain]] \|\|
18	\|\| ''[[SeasonFluidity When did they die?]]'' \|\| 10+ years ago, [[GrandFinale Series Finale]] \|\| 5-10 years ago \|\| Same year \|\| [[StoryArc Same arc]] \|\|
19	\|\| ''[[BackFromTheDead "Died" and come back?]]'' \|\| [[NotQuiteDead Not yet]] \|\| Died once, but got better \|\| [[FakingTheDead Twice]] \|\| [[JokerImmunity I've]] [[StayingAlive lost]] [[DeathIsCheap count]] \|\|
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21	If the character hasn't died yet (but seems likely to), see SortingAlgorithmOfMortality. All of this is trumped by the FirstLawOfResurrection.
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23	Currently, [[spoiler:The real Caulder]] from ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars: Days of Ruin'' and [[spoiler:Teri Bauer]] from ''Series/TwentyFour'' are the only characters to have scored 4, the highest possible. And are notable for having 4 in ''every'' category. At one point, [[spoiler:Shirley]] from ''Anime/CodeGeass'' and also scored 4, thanks in part to a special [=CLAMP=] bonus that became harder to defend as the series went on. [[spoiler:Chloe Sullivan]] from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' is currently the only character to have scored a perfect 1, in the episode ''Fracture'', with the rest of the cast not even taking her death seriously, fully expecting her return.
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27	'''Baseline Example: The death of Comicbook/{{Superman}}.'''
28	* Cause: HeroicSacrifice, so he's not coming back from that too quickly, or the sacrifice will be cheapened. 3.
29	* Genre: It's a comic book, so DeathIsCheap. 1.
30	* The Body: DeaderThanDead, a PietaPlagiarism too for Supes' sake! So no chance of FakingTheDead. 4.
31	* Reaction: ReallyDeadMontage, uh-oh. 4.
32	* Characterization: Protagonist. 1.
33	* When did he die: Same year, so 2.
34	* Come Back?: This was a first, so 4.
35	* Average: So add it up... we get a pretty high score, 19! Since it's not a videogame, divide by 7, and we get... 19/7 = 2.7, meaning Supes isn't coming back for at least a few months, maybe even years. In actuality ''Comicbook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' happened in January 1993 and he came back some time before May 1994.
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39	'''Baseline Example for high scores: [[ComicBook/SpiderMan Uncle Ben]].'''
40	* Cause: Bridge drop, shot by mugger: 4
41	* Genre: It's a comic book. 1.
42	* The Body: Long since buried: 4
43	* Reaction: Montage, significant grief: 4.
44	* Characterization: LovedOne: 4
45	* When did he die: Decades ago: 4
46	* Come Back?: Never: 4
47	* Average: 4. A famous comic book saying goes "nobody stays dead in comice except for Uncle Ben." The saying used to be, "nobody stays dead in comics except Bucky and Jason Todd...and then 2004-2005 happened.
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52	'''Now let's make a prediction with the recent death of Franchise/{{Batman}} in ComicBook/FinalCrisis.'''
53	* Cause: HeroicSacrifice, give or take. 3.
54	* Genre: Comic book, so DeathIsCheap. 1.
55	* The Body: [[DeaderThanDead Dead and buried]], but it's a little more complicated. Still, it's a 4.
56	* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead Clark]], plus "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" probably counts as a ReallyDeadMontage. 3.5.
57	* Characterization: It's [[MemeticMutation The Goddamn Batman]], people. 1.
58	* When did he die: Same year, so 2.
59	* Come Back?: This would be the first time, so 4.
60	* Average: 21.5/8= 2.7. A semi-high score, and DC seems to be sticking to this one for a while. Still, he'll definitely be back, likely before the end of 2010 at the latest. (Sure enough, ''The Return of Bruce Wayne'' started in May 2010.)
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63	'''Note: This sub-page is for ComicBooks examples only. Please ensure that you put new examples in the correct WMG/SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness sub-page.'''
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68	[[folder:''Asterix'']]
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70	'''Laurensolivius''' from ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}} and the Cauldron'':
71	* Cause of death: Sentenced to be thrown to the lions. NooneCouldSurviveThat - 2
72	* Genre: KilledOffForReal, but death is rare - 2.5?
73	* Last known words: Telling Asterix and Obelix that he's excited over being "booked" for a "performance" - 3
74	* Characterization: {{Redshirt}} - 4
75	* When: ''Asterix and the Cauldron'' came out in 1969 - 4
76	* Died and come back: No - 4
77	* Result: 19.5/3.25
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81	[[folder:DC Comics]]
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83	In the pages of ComicBook/GreenLantern Corps, the death of Kyle Rayner:
84	* Cause: [[spoiler:Truly spectacular sacrifice to a.) contain a Power Battery gone nuclear, b.) destroy the Black construct that was draining the Central Power Battery, and c.) wipe out all the Black Lanterns.]] 3.
85	* Genre: DeathIsCheap medium, AnyoneCanDie story arc. Let's average to a 2.5.
86	* Body: He's right there. [[spoiler:His ring even declared him dead]]. 4.
87	* Reaction: Yet to be seen, but [[spoiler:solicitations indicate a RoaringRampageOfRevenge on Guy Gardner's part]]. 2
88	* Last Words: FinalSpeech. 3
89	* Role: [[spoiler:Protagonist]]. 1
90	* When: Just last issue. 1
91	* Come back before: Not from anything quite this bad. 3
92	* Average: 19.5/8 = 2.44. Pretty high for [[spoiler:someone who's on the cover of an issue two months from now]].
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94	Lian Harper in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueCryForJustice'':
95	* Cause of death: [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Bridge Drop]], StuffedIntoTheFridge - 4
96	* Genre: It's the DC Universe, so DeathIsCheap - 1
97	* Body found: [[MeaningfulFuneral Large funeral held]] - 4
98	* Reaction: ItsPersonal - 2
99	* Last words: Not heard, but presumably OhCrap - 4
100	* Characterization: Loved one of [[spoiler:Roy Harper]] - 4
101	* When did they die: Same year - 3
102	* Died and come back: Not yet - 4
103	* Result: 26/8 = 3.25, not looking good.
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105	Bruce Wayne's Parents, Thomas and Martha Wayne
106	* Cause of Death: Bridge Drop, essentially: 4
107	* Genre: Death is Cheap: 1
108	* Body: Dead and buried: 4
109	* Reaction: Montage, generally: 4
110	* Last Words: Thomas: Killed Mid-Sentence: 4 Martha: Calling for help, so let's go with Crap: 4
111	* Characterization: Loved Ones: 4
112	* Come Back?: No: 4
113	* When did they die?: More than ten years before Bruce started fighting crime: 4
114	* Total: 29/8 = 3.625, They ain't coming back, being too important to Batman's backstory. (if it wasn't for the medium, they would've been straight fours, even)
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118	[[folder:Marvel Comics]]
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120	'''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'''
121	* Cause: DroppedABridgeOnHim via assassination shot to the head. 4.
122	* Genre: Comic book, and Marvel has a higher resurrection rate to boot, so DeathIsCheap. 1.
123	* The Body: Again, DeaderThanDead, not lost. 4.
124	* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead Jim]], some ReallyDeadMontage. 3.5.
125	** Not quite true - Jeph Loeb's Fallen Son is an extended five-issue montage about the Marvel heroes dealing with Cap's death.
126	* Characterization: Protagonist, so that helps. 1.
127	* When did he die: Same year, so 2.
128	* Average: 15.5/6, We have a pretty high score here too, 2.58, but there's still deader. Odds are he returns in a year or two. (I mean, ''Bucky'' just came back, if he can do it, how hard can it be for Cap?). If you acknowledge Fallen Son as a montage, it increases to 16/6 or 2.67. Adding the fact that he's died (or at least been frozen in the Arctic for decades) gives 19/7 or 2.71.
129	* [[spoiler:If TPTB are telling the truth, he'll be coming back in July 2 1/2 years after his death]]
130	** Well, the BBC has confirmed the 5 issue series where Captain America comes back is on July 1st. Making it April 2007 to July 2009, so 26 months, pushing ''just'' past 2 years compared to Superman's 17 months. Hmm, the algorithm could perhaps be fine tuned...
131	* As of Captain America: Reborn (July '09) Cap was never dead in the first place. "The gun used on him instead transported him to a fixed position in space and time."
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133	Gertrude Yorkes from ''Runaways'':
134	* Cause: Stabbed by Geoffrey Wilder while saving Chase: HeroicSacrifice: 3 .
135	* Genre: Marvel Comics: DeathIsCheap: 1.
136	* Body: Buried under the Hollywood sign: 4.
137	* Reaction: ItsPersonal for Chase: 2.
138	* Last words: Cut-off-mid-sentence-final-speech: 3.
139	* Characterization: Regular or protagonist... To be conservative, 2.
140	* When: Two years ago: 2.
141	* Died and come back: On the way back? 3.
142	* Average: 21/8 = 2.6. She's actually back.
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144	Kitty Pryde, Shadowcat (or Ariel or Sprite, girl had a lot of crappy hero-ing names) of the ComicBook/XMen, last seen saving Earth from a Giant Bullet:
145	* Cause: ''[[HeroicSacrifice Heroic Sacrifice]]''/''[[NoOneCouldSurviveThat No One Could Survive That]]'' - 2.5 (it's on the line, people!)
146	* Genre: C'mon. it's X-Men. ''[[DeathIsCheap 'Nuff Said]]'' - 1
147	* Body Found: ''[[LeftForDead Left For Dead]]'' - 1 She's [[spoiler:on a bullet plunging through intergalactic space, probably merged with it.]]
148	* Reaction: ''[[HesDeadJim He's Dead, Jim]]'' - 3
149	* Last Words: "Give me strength." a solid 2 - 2
150	* Characterization: {{Regular}}/Main - 1.5 but she was the Main Character of the Whedon arc in which she was offed.
151	* When: Same Year - 2
152	* Come Back: - 3 Well she's been ghosted once but she ''[[UnexplainedRecovery she came back]]'', and this is freaking ComicBook/XMen.
153	* 16/8 = 2 That's an impressive score from the Girl from Deerfield. ''[[HesJustHiding So Not Dead]]''. Especially when you figure in her massive 1.81 [[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality Mortality Score]] Jean Grey and Captain America are deader than her.
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155	In ''ComicBook/{{Ultimatum}}'', the death of Peter:
156	* Cause of Death: HeroicSacrifice. 3.
157	* Genre: ...This is really hard to call. Ultimate Marvel started out as a 3, except in X-Men where it was 2 and then very freaking 1. And the CrisisCrossover which it was a tie-in for is a WhamEpisode advertised as AnyoneCanDie, but who knows if they'll stick to that. Um, let's leave this one out and move on.
158	* Body Found: It seems to have been NeverFoundTheBody. 3.
159	* Reaction: 4. Okay, a montage hasn't happened yet, but solicits indicate it will.
160	* Characterization: 1.
161	* When: There's going to be a TimeSkip after Ultimatum is over, so 2.
162	* Come back: Not yet. 4.
163	* 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 4 / 6 = 2.83. Probably coming back after a little bit, which is good considering what a bad idea it is.
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165	'''Kurt Wagner''', AKA '''Nightcrawler''', from the ''ComicBook/XMen'' comics:
166	* Cause of death: HeroicSacrifice, and since Kurt was brutally stabbed through the chest, NoOneCouldSurviveThat. 2.5.
167	* Genre: It's Marvel comics, so DeathIsCheap. 1.
168	* Body found?: Yes; [[DeaderThanDead dead]] and [[MeaningfulFuneral buried]]. 4.
169	* Reaction: Basically boiled down to HesDeadJim. 3.
170	* Characterization: Regular/protagonist. 1.5.
171	* When did they die?: Uh...same arc, I guess. 1(?).
172	* "Died" and come back?: Do {{Main/Alternate Universe}}s count? If so, 3; if not, 4.
173	* Result: Either 19 / 10 = 1.9, or 20 / 10 = 2. Very good odds.
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