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1[[AC: SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness]]
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3Using 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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5To 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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21If the character hasn't died yet (but seems likely to), see SortingAlgorithmOfMortality. All of this is trumped by the FirstLawOfResurrection.
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23Currently, [[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 Franchise/{{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 the ''Death Of Superman'' happened in January 1993 and he came back some time before May 1994.
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39'''Now let's make a prediction with the recent death of Franchise/{{Batman}} in ComicBook/FinalCrisis.'''
40* Cause: HeroicSacrifice, give or take. 3.
41* Genre: Comic book, so DeathIsCheap. 1.
42* The Body: [[DeaderThanDead Dead and buried]], but it's a little more complicated. Still, it's a 4.
43* Reaction: [[HesDeadJim He's Dead Clark]], plus "Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" probably counts as a ReallyDeadMontage. 3.5.
44* Last Words: "Try Me." 3.
45* Characterization: It's [[MemeticMutation The Goddamn Batman]], people. 1.
46* When did he die: Same year, so 2.
47* Come Back?: This would be the first time, so 4.
48* 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.[[supersecretspoiler: CORRECT!]]
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51'''Note: This sub-page is for TabletopGames examples only. Please ensure that you put new examples in the correct WMG/SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness sub-page.'''
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58Let's analyse the God-Emperor of Mankind from the Imperium's standpoint, shall we? (If anyone feels differently, feel free to correct).
59* Cause of death? Death by irony - killed by Horus, his most trusted son/clone. 4
60* Genre? Anyone can die. 4
61* Body found? Stuck on the Golden Throne. 4
62* Reaction? Well, considering how the Eccelsiarch preaches about him, this would substitue nicely as a Really Dead Montage. 4
63* Last Words? None recorded. 4
64* Characterisation? From the Imperium's point of view, a loved one. 4
65* When did he die? Several millenias ago. 4
66* Back from the dead? Well, let's be kind on techinicality and count being comatose and stuck on a chair as being 'back' from the dead. 3
67* Algorithim result: 3.875. That Star Child legend had better be true, or humanity is screwed...
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69Now Let's do Leman Russ, missing Primarch of the Space Wolves. (This is done to evaluate the likeliness of him being dead).
70* Cause of Death: Just missing, so...yea. N/A
71* Genre: Anyone can die. 4
72* Body: If he is dead, it still has not been found. 3
73* Reaction: No body, no reaction to speak of. N/A
74* Last Words: gave a great speech before his departure. 1
75* Characterisation: Father of Space Wolves. 4
76* When: Several Millenias ago (again). 4
77* Back from the dead: N/A
78* Algorithim score: 3.2 recurring. Slightly better than The Emperor, but still...
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80And, just for fun, let's try Literature/CiaphasCain, [[FakeUltimateHero HERO OF THE]] [[DrinkingGame/TVTropes IMPERIUM]]!
81* Cause of Death: Died of old age after 200+ years of service. For Cain, that's irony. 4
82* Genre: Anyone can die. 4
83* Body: Buried with full military honors. 4
84* Reaction: Hard to say. On the one hand, there's that military funeral. However, the Imperium seems to be treating it as a FauxDeath. So... 2.5?
85* Last Words: N/A
86* Characterization: Protagonist of seven books and counting. 1
87* When: At least several years before the "Cain Archive" was released. 3
88* Back from the dead: After his first few disappearances, the Imperium just gave up and decided to leave him on the active duty roster. ''Forever''. 1
89Algorithm score: 3.083 recurring. Not good odds, but I'd bet on him before the Emperor.
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91And yet another Primarch, Vulkan this time, analyzed because his fate after [[DarkestHour Drop Site Massacre]] is a ''mess''. Feel free to correct this as ''Literature/HorusHeresy'' updates show up.
92* Cause of Death: Last known, pierced with the ultimate NoOneCouldSurviveThat weapon, fulgurite, in battle, meeting both quotas of 2.
93* Genre: Anyone can die. 4
94* Body: Found, but then lost. Currently missing. 2
95* Reaction: His troops and brothers were shocked, but the latter didn't believe it and the former adopted "Vulkan lives" as their survival mantra. 1.5?
96* Last Words: N/A
97* Characterization: Recurring in ''Literature/HorusHeresy'', but only ShroudedInMyth in main 'verse. 3.5
98* When: Like Leman, several millennias ago. 4
99* Back from the dead: His shtick as a [[FromASingleCell Perpetual]]. He did it several times just in ''Vulkan Lives''. 1
100Algorithm score: 2.571. Of everyone thus far, he's the most likely to return in foreseeable future.
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102Another Primarch, because analyzing stuff is fun. This time - Roboute Guilliman, Primarch of the Ultramarines, who's not dead as much as stuck in stopped-time field seconds before death.
103* Cause of Death: Nearly got himself beheaded by his own brother, a perfectionist like him. Combining irony and death in battle, that gives... 3?
104* Genre: Take a guess. 4
105* Body: Found, on display on Ultramar. 4
106* Reaction: Empire flat out worships him, with millions of pilgrims visiting his temple every month, so probably MeaningfulFuneral. 4
107* Last Words: Left behind a BigBookOfWar, which should count as FinalSpeech. 3
108* Characterization: Regular in ''Literature/HorusHeresy'', often mentioned in current-day Imperium. 2.5
109* When: Yet again, several millenias ago. 4
110* Back from the dead: Once survived being in space for a few hours. 3
111Algorithm score: 3,313. Only Emperor has a worse score, so Guilliman's return ain't very likely.
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