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Both should be removed.
Author Existence Failure has this line in its description (emphasis added): "Please note that this trope applies when a creator (writer, director, etc.) ceases work on a project, not a participant (actor, well... mostly actors) unless they had significant input." This makes the "examples" straight misuse of the trope as the actors are not the creators of the show.
The characters the actors played have not been stated to have died, which means the "examples" of The Character Died with Him are speculation at best, and thus are not valid.
Edited by homogenized
I'll get started on the removals and link back to here in edit reasons
I also support removing the examples, since all of the Power Rangers works to this day have not been interrupted because of a participant's death (such as actors, etc.), to the best of my knowledge.
Also, shall I give an example? Carrie Fisher, an actress who was significantly involved in the Star Wars franchise, died in 2016 and that caused some problems with the production of the last film, The Rise of Skywalker. For additional reference, this trope can also happen with "individuals who play a major role in creating a group work; for instance, actors or directors." In short, the example might count as an AEF. But I could be wrong.
Edited by gjjones He/His/Him. No matter who you are, always Be Yourself.
A number of pages relating to Power Rangers has Author Existence Failure for actors that have passed away, but my issue is that while the show as a whole is ongoing the seasons they were a part of are long over and with seasons more or less self contained now, there's very little chance of their character coming back anyways so listing this trope seems pointless.
Another issue is the addition of The Character Died with Him too, with Power Rangers Never Say "Die" in place it's very unlikely any character (especially those from older seasons) would ever be revealed to have passed on so again it seems like an unnecessary trope to have.
So should these tropes be deleted, edited in some way, or just left alone?
Edited by AkibaPurple