Basic Trope: A character's Alternate Self has died at some point.
- Straight: Bob travels to an alternate universe and Alice's Alternate Self informs that his alternate counterpart is dead.
- Exaggerated:
- With the exception of Bob himself, all his Alternate Selves are dead.
- Bob travels to an alternate universe where everyone is dead.
- Bob travels to an alternate universe where he never existed.
- Downplayed: Bob finds out that his Alternate Self was hospitalized after a fight.
- Justified:
- In the main universe, Bob manages to escape a building that was going to explode. Bob's Alternate Self didn't escape and he died from that event.
- (for exaggerated #3) Bob's alternate parents didn't do the deed on that day.
- Inverted: Bob from the main universe is dead while his Alternate Self is still alive.
- Subverted: It turns out that Bob's Alternate Self faked his death.
- Double Subverted:... until Bob's Alternate Self got himself killed by a falling rock.
- Parodied: ???
- Zigzagged': ???
- Averted: Both Bob and his Alternate Self are alive.
- Enforced: "What if there was another reality where Bob never interferes, because he was already dead. With alternate Bob dead, we can focus on developing and exploring the new reality with the main Bob."
- Lampshaded: ???
- Invoked: Bob makes a plan to assassinate his Alternate Self.
- Exploited: After Bob screws up his life beyond repair, he jumps into an alternate universe where his alternate self is dead and takes his place.
- Defied: Bob goes to rescue his Alternate Self from peril.
- Discussed: “I’m dead here?!”
- Conversed: ???
- Implied: At the end of the heroes’ time in the Alternate Universe, everyone is shown except alternate universe Bob. When he is asked about, alternate universe Alice simply winces.
- Played for Drama: Alternate Universe Bob was the only person able to save his universe. So, Bob from the main universe has to carry the responsibilities of himself in both universes.
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