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** Also in R2, with Lelouch. As Nunnally cries over his dead body, the crowd in the background is chanting Zero's name in celebration. Then again, [[Thanatos Gambit|that was exactly what he wanted.]] |
** Also in R2, with Lelouch. As Nunnally cries over his dead body, the crowd in the background is chanting Zero's name in celebration. Then again, [[Thanatos Gambit|that was exactly what he wanted.]] |
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* Nisshi's death in ''[[Gantz Abridged]]'' in a parody of the treatment of his death in the original. He was a complete [[Jerkass]], and while the characters try to mourn him, it doesn't really work since he had no redeeming qualities. The most successful attempt is to the effect that since Nisshi forgot to insult his eulogist when insulting everyone else, that makes him ok. |
* Nisshi's death in ''[[Gantz Abridged]]'' in a parody of the treatment of his death in the original. He was a complete [[Jerkass]], and while the characters try to mourn him, it doesn't really work since he had no redeeming qualities. The most successful attempt is to the effect that since Nisshi forgot to insult his eulogist when insulting everyone else, that makes him ok. |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', America actually ''[[Back From the Dead|brings England back to life]]'' by loudly declaring to ''[[The Grim Reaper|Death himself]]'' that they should drink and celebrate when England was finally offed. |
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== [[Fan Fiction]] == |
== [[Fan Fiction]] == |
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* In [[Light and Dark The Adventures of Dark Yagami |
* In [[Light and Dark - The Adventures of Dark Yagami|Light and Dark The Adventures of Dark Yagami]], this, surprisingly enough, happens to Dark the first time he dies; the girl who killed him is hailed as a hero and the only people sad are Dark's family and Misa. L is so widely hated that no one mourns his death. |
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* Invoked in the Naruto Fanfic ''Roku Naruto'', when Naruto makes Sakura trip on a rock. |
* Invoked in the Naruto Fanfic ''Roku Naruto'', when Naruto makes Sakura trip on a rock. |
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* Discord's original defeat several thousand years ago in the ''[[ |
* Discord's original defeat several thousand years ago in the ''[[Pony POV Series]]'' got this reaction from Equestria in the "Origins" Arc, including a song celebrating Celestia and Luna's victory. Considering it was a prequel and Discord was a [[Complete Monster]] who's entire reign can be summed up as [[For the Evulz]], wiped out two of the five pony races, and generally put the entire country of Equestria through a living hell for 1000 years, [[Foregone Conclusion|this was to be expected]]. |
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* There may not have been literal rejoicing when the obnoxious [[The Load|Lucky Larry]] got squashed by the machinery in ''Poseidon'', but none of the band of survivors was particularly broken up about it. Was one of the better SFX shots of the film, too. |
* There may not have been literal rejoicing when the obnoxious [[The Load|Lucky Larry]] got squashed by the machinery in ''Poseidon'', but none of the band of survivors was particularly broken up about it. Was one of the better SFX shots of the film, too. |
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* ''Revenge of [[The Pink Panther]]'' involves Inspector Clouseau surviving an assassination attempt and then [[Faking the Dead|pretending to be dead]] in order to track down the mob boss who ordered the hit. At Clouseau's "funeral", his former boss, Chief Inspector Dreyfus, is assigned to give the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P5DkZsrJN0 eulogy]...during which he keeps bursting helplessly into hysterical, gleeful laughter. He then tries to cover it by pretending to shed [[Manly Tears]], causing everyone else to weep in sympathy. |
* ''Revenge of [[The Pink Panther]]'' involves Inspector Clouseau surviving an assassination attempt and then [[Faking the Dead|pretending to be dead]] in order to track down the mob boss who ordered the hit. At Clouseau's "funeral", his former boss, Chief Inspector Dreyfus, is assigned to give the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0P5DkZsrJN0 eulogy]...during which he keeps bursting helplessly into hysterical, gleeful laughter. He then tries to cover it by pretending to shed [[Manly Tears]], causing everyone else to weep in sympathy. |
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* In the movie "[[ |
* In the movie "[[The Slipper and The Rose]]", a live-action musical based on Cinderella, Prince Charming at one point visits the royal crypt and sings "What a Comforting Thing To Know", describing his less-than-illustrious ancestors. |
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{{quote| And here lies old King Frederick<br /> |
{{quote| And here lies old King Frederick<br /> |
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He stole for forty years<br /> |
He stole for forty years<br /> |
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They cried? They cried "Three cheers!" }} |
They cried? They cried "Three cheers!" }} |
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* ''[[Drowning Mona]]'' |
* ''[[Drowning Mona]]'' |
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* [[Scaramouche]] (1952) - Upon joining the National Assembly, Andre Moreau is set upon by the aristocratic side of the assembly, to a series of [[Duel to |
* [[Scaramouche]] (1952) - Upon joining the National Assembly, Andre Moreau is set upon by the aristocratic side of the assembly, to a series of [[Duel to the Death|duels]]. With each victory, the next day, he declares that his most recent opponent will be [[Unusual Euphemism|"Absent from the assembly"]], which proceeds to induce cheers from the commoner's half of the assembly. |
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* In ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'', when the warden ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) learns Jack Scafferty ([[Tom Sizemore]]) is dead, his reaction is basically "Meh." |
* In ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'', when the warden ([[Tommy Lee Jones]]) learns Jack Scafferty ([[Tom Sizemore]]) is dead, his reaction is basically "Meh." |
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* Invoked in [[Other |
* Invoked in [[Other People's Money]], when Larry insists that he doesn't care about being despised. |
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{{quote| "And, by the way, it pleases me that I am called 'Larry the Liquidator', because at ''my'' funeral, you'll leave with a smile on your face and a few bucks in your pocket. Now, that's a funeral worth having!"}} |
{{quote| "And, by the way, it pleases me that I am called 'Larry the Liquidator', because at ''my'' funeral, you'll leave with a smile on your face and a few bucks in your pocket. Now, that's a funeral worth having!"}} |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'': When Dorothy Gale arrives in the Munchkin village, she is appalled and apologetic to discover that her house has landed on and killed an inhabitant of Oz. The Munchkins respond by breaking into a song and dance about how happy they are that the witch, is in fact, dead, and make Dorothy a national hero. |
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** In [[The Wizard of Oz ( |
** In [[The Wizard of Oz (film)|the film version]], [[Judy Garland]]'s shocked expression throughout most of this is priceless. |
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*** The same thing happens later when she accidentally kills the ''other'' witch, and the guards respond by thanking her. |
*** The same thing happens later when she accidentally kills the ''other'' witch, and the guards respond by thanking her. |
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**** [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|Hopefully the poor girl didn't end up convinced that murdering friendless old women was the way to public acclaim.]] |
**** [[Family-Unfriendly Aesop|Hopefully the poor girl didn't end up convinced that murdering friendless old women was the way to public acclaim.]] |
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** The musical ''[[Wicked ( |
** The musical ''[[Wicked (theatre)|Wicked]]'' ''begins'' by celebration over the death of Wicked Witch of the West. The rest of said musical is a long explanation about why this is wrong: one, she's not '''that''' evil, and two, she's not dead. |
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* A room full of [[Acceptable Targets|telemarketers]] are reduced to skeletons by a demon in ''[[ |
* A room full of [[Acceptable Targets|telemarketers]] are reduced to skeletons by a demon in ''[[Good Omens]]''. This means that all the people they were due to call didn't get a little angrier, didn't curse them or spread this annoyance onwards. So in balance, these hideous deaths made the world a little better. |
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** Although not so much better that Terry didn't insist it be undone by the end of the book. |
** Although not so much better that Terry didn't insist it be undone by the end of the book. |
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* [[Ultramarines ( |
* [[Ultramarines (novel)|Ultramarines]]- Done with a building. The Tau blow up an Administratum tax bureau and the guardsmen cheer. Keep in mind these are people taught from birth that aliens are evil and want to sacrifice their babies to the Dark Gods. |
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* Odgen Nash's poem "The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus" relates the morality tale of Jabez Dawes, an [[Jerkass|unrepentant brat]] who denied the existence of Santa Claus, until Kris Kringle turned him into a jack-in-the-box in retaliation. Which leads to the following stanza: |
* Odgen Nash's poem "The Boy Who Laughed at Santa Claus" relates the morality tale of Jabez Dawes, an [[Jerkass|unrepentant brat]] who denied the existence of Santa Claus, until Kris Kringle turned him into a jack-in-the-box in retaliation. Which leads to the following stanza: |
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{{quote| The neighbors heard his mournful squeal;<br /> |
{{quote| The neighbors heard his mournful squeal;<br /> |
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And people drank a loving cup<br /> |
And people drank a loving cup<br /> |
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And went and hung their stockings up. }} |
And went and hung their stockings up. }} |
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* In the ''[[Night Watch ( |
* In the ''[[Night Watch (novel)|Night Watch]]'' series, in the novel ''Twilight Watch'', Witezslav, an unpleasant vampire on the Inquisition is killed, and besides the obvious lack of sympathy from those on the side of Light, his Dark colleagues were also indifferent, and for both sides, the greater concern was how someone was powerful enough to destroy him. This makes sense, since besides being a cold, unlikable person, he gained that level of power by killing children. |
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* In Moliere's ''Don Juan'', after the title character is dragged off to hell, his servant [[Bumbling Sidekick|Sgnarelle's]] only regret is that his master's death will mean that he won't receive his wages. |
* In Moliere's ''Don Juan'', after the title character is dragged off to hell, his servant [[Bumbling Sidekick|Sgnarelle's]] only regret is that his master's death will mean that he won't receive his wages. |
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* Referenced by Granny Weatherwax in ''[[Discworld |
* Referenced by Granny Weatherwax in ''[[Discworld/Carpe Jugulum|Carpe Jugulum]]'', when she's in a self-doubting mood: "It was a terrible thing to think that the only reason people would go to your funeral was to make sure you were really dead." |
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== [[Live Action TV]] == |
== [[Live Action TV]] == |
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* In one of the final episodes of ''[[Oz]]'' Beecher unknowingly kills Vern Schillinger, in a [[The Scottish Trope|staged performance of Macbeth]]. When the audience of prison inmates finds out, everyone immediately starts cheering to high heavens and pumping their fists. Granted Schillinger was a malicious Nazi rapist, who performed [[Complete Monster|a good deal of horrible actions throughout his lifetime]]. |
* In one of the final episodes of ''[[Oz]]'' Beecher unknowingly kills Vern Schillinger, in a [[The Scottish Trope|staged performance of Macbeth]]. When the audience of prison inmates finds out, everyone immediately starts cheering to high heavens and pumping their fists. Granted Schillinger was a malicious Nazi rapist, who performed [[Complete Monster|a good deal of horrible actions throughout his lifetime]]. |
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** This appears to be the response to any act of violence witnessed by the inmates. A notable exception is when Simon Adebisi, a [[Scary Black Man|feared Nigerian gangster]] who's been ruling Em City as a trustee, is killed -- the initial reaction is a shocked gasp of disbelief from both inmates and guards, as Adebisi seemed so [[Badass]] he couldn't be killed by ''anyone''. |
** This appears to be the response to any act of violence witnessed by the inmates. A notable exception is when Simon Adebisi, a [[Scary Black Man|feared Nigerian gangster]] who's been ruling Em City as a trustee, is killed -- the initial reaction is a shocked gasp of disbelief from both inmates and guards, as Adebisi seemed so [[Badass]] he couldn't be killed by ''anyone''. |
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* In an episode of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' where Sabrina uses these products to make Harvey [[Ambition Is Evil|more ambitious]], to the point where he's alienated from Sabrina and only cares about his ambitions of being a money-making businessman, she shows him what could happen if he continues (a la ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''). At the end of the montage they see a party which is Harvey's funeral. They're happy because he was a jerk who didn't spend time with his family and cut down all of the trees (except one) in Westbridge. |
* In an episode of ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]'' where Sabrina uses these products to make Harvey [[Ambition Is Evil|more ambitious]], to the point where he's alienated from Sabrina and only cares about his ambitions of being a money-making businessman, she shows him what could happen if he continues (a la ''[[A Christmas Carol]]''). At the end of the montage they see a party which is Harvey's funeral. They're happy because he was a jerk who didn't spend time with his family and cut down all of the trees (except one) in Westbridge. |
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* An episode of ''[[The Commish]]'' had two police officers agonizing endlessly over the best way to break a death notice to a man's family, only to find they're overjoyed about his death. |
* An episode of ''[[The Commish]]'' had two police officers agonizing endlessly over the best way to break a death notice to a man's family, only to find they're overjoyed about his death. |
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* One episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'' sees Dr Kelso's portrait, hung on a hallway just before he goes on vacation, turned into a memorial to the deceased as a prank by [[Dr. Jerk|Dr. Cox]]. Almost everyone in the hospital walks past it and celebrates, but [[Butt Monkey|Ted the Lawyer]] later comes ''back'' to it to dance in front of it. |
* One episode of ''[[Scrubs]]'' sees Dr Kelso's portrait, hung on a hallway just before he goes on vacation, turned into a memorial to the deceased as a prank by [[Dr. Jerk|Dr. Cox]]. Almost everyone in the hospital walks past it and celebrates, but [[Butt Monkey|Ted the Lawyer]] later comes ''back'' to it to dance in front of it. |
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* Not a death, but the news of Frank Burns' arrest and subsequent transfer from the 4077th inspires whoops of joy on ''[[M*A*S*H |
* Not a death, but the news of Frank Burns' arrest and subsequent transfer from the 4077th inspires whoops of joy on ''[[M*A*S*H|M* A* S* H]]''. |
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{{quote| '''B.J. Hunnicutt:''' This reduces the enemy to just North Korea!}} |
{{quote| '''B.J. Hunnicutt:''' This reduces the enemy to just North Korea!}} |
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** At least until they discover he's been cleared, promoted, and stationed back in the States. |
** At least until they discover he's been cleared, promoted, and stationed back in the States. |
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* In ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel |
* In ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' Will blamed himself for his uncle's political opponent having a fatal heart attack (He [[I Wished You Were Dead|told him he could Drop Dead]] right before it happened). After spending the episode feeling guilty he showed up at the funeral to discover that everyone else was just there to make sure he was really dead, and was moved to give a defense of the man's life. When indignantly asked who he thought he was he said "I'm the dude that killed him" and was given a standing ovation. |
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* [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mike and the 'Bots]] have this reaction to the death of [[The Professor|Russell Johnson]]'s character, a drunken, abusive parent, in ''[[ |
* [[Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mike and the 'Bots]] have this reaction to the death of [[The Professor|Russell Johnson]]'s character, a drunken, abusive parent, in ''[[The Space Children]]''. After the man gets his mind fried by The Blob That Came From Heaven and the paramedics are wheeling his corpse out of his trailer in front of the rest of the cast: |
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{{quote| '''All''' (''as crowd''): Hooray!<br /> |
{{quote| '''All''' (''as crowd''): Hooray!<br /> |
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'''Crow''': Are you sure he's dead?<br /> |
'''Crow''': Are you sure he's dead?<br /> |
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* Similarly, in an episode of ''[[CSI New York]]'', a crowd gathered around the scene and, upon confirming who the victim was, applauded. Then Stella gives a [[Quip to Black]] about finding someone ''without'' a motive being the hard part. |
* Similarly, in an episode of ''[[CSI New York]]'', a crowd gathered around the scene and, upon confirming who the victim was, applauded. Then Stella gives a [[Quip to Black]] about finding someone ''without'' a motive being the hard part. |
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* Played with in ''[[Frasier]]'', when Frasier's hated and mean-spirited aunt passes away; while Frasier, Niles and Martin express no grief at her death, it's not exactly an opportunity for celebration either as Frasier's been burdened with writing the eulogy for the memorial service (which gives him no end of grief as he tries to find some genuine virtue he can extol about her, having stubbornly refused to lie and invent virtues the woman didn't have) and Niles has been burdened with finding a place to dispose of her ashes. |
* Played with in ''[[Frasier]]'', when Frasier's hated and mean-spirited aunt passes away; while Frasier, Niles and Martin express no grief at her death, it's not exactly an opportunity for celebration either as Frasier's been burdened with writing the eulogy for the memorial service (which gives him no end of grief as he tries to find some genuine virtue he can extol about her, having stubbornly refused to lie and invent virtues the woman didn't have) and Niles has been burdened with finding a place to dispose of her ashes. |
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* An episode of ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' plays with this trope when Murphy's hated nemesis dies and leaves her in charge of the eulogy. First she plans to give an awful speech, then a heartwarming one, then an awful one when she finds out his own mother didn't like him, when finally the guy makes himself look like the [[Jerk |
* An episode of ''[[Murphy Brown]]'' plays with this trope when Murphy's hated nemesis dies and leaves her in charge of the eulogy. First she plans to give an awful speech, then a heartwarming one, then an awful one when she finds out his own mother didn't like him, when finally the guy makes himself look like the [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] from the GRAVE with the sole purpose of humiliating her. |
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* An episode of ''[[Law |
* An episode of ''[[Law & Order|Law and Order]]'' had the (first) victim of the week get chased into oncoming traffic by a particularly amoral [[Paparazzi|paparazzo]] who wanted her opinion on her husband's affair. Once he was found to not be complicit in her death, he got shot; when his death is announced at a restaurant frequented by the rich and powerful, everyone applauds. |
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* In ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' Alex freezes Stevie and Max shatters her. No one really seems to care and eventually Alex and Harper go to celebrate their friendship while Justin takes pictures of a unconscience man's body with Stevie's "pieces" all over him while Max draws a moustache on him. |
* In ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' Alex freezes Stevie and Max shatters her. No one really seems to care and eventually Alex and Harper go to celebrate their friendship while Justin takes pictures of a unconscience man's body with Stevie's "pieces" all over him while Max draws a moustache on him. |
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* When [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer |
* When [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] announces that she killed Caleb, Willow's reaction is "Well, all right!". Then again, he was a [[Sinister Minister]] in the service of the [[Ultimate Evil|First Evil]]. |
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* A ''[[3rd Rock |
* A ''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' episode has a loathsome, universally despised professor (played by John Mahoney of ''[[Frasier]]'' fame) suddenly dropping dead at a party being given in his honor. |
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{{quote| '''Dick:''' (cheerfully) Dr. Albright! You got your wish!<br /> |
{{quote| '''Dick:''' (cheerfully) Dr. Albright! You got your wish!<br /> |
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'''Harry:''' (begins clapping, stops when nobody else joins in) }} |
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* While the character doesn't actually die because the poisoning was discovered right before it killed him, the attempted murder of the Commodore in ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' is treated this way by the other characters on account of his being a lecherous racist and total jerkass. When Jimmy thinks his mother (who was impregnated by the Commodore at 14) is the poisoner, he makes a comment to the effect that he doesn't really have a problem with the Commodore being murdered, but if she's doing it for financial reasons, he doesn't want the Commodore's money. When the poisoner is discovered to be the Commodore's put-upon maid, Nucky tells her that she did wrong in actually attempting what others would only think about and gives her money to leave town and start a new life. |
* While the character doesn't actually die because the poisoning was discovered right before it killed him, the attempted murder of the Commodore in ''[[Boardwalk Empire]]'' is treated this way by the other characters on account of his being a lecherous racist and total jerkass. When Jimmy thinks his mother (who was impregnated by the Commodore at 14) is the poisoner, he makes a comment to the effect that he doesn't really have a problem with the Commodore being murdered, but if she's doing it for financial reasons, he doesn't want the Commodore's money. When the poisoner is discovered to be the Commodore's put-upon maid, Nucky tells her that she did wrong in actually attempting what others would only think about and gives her money to leave town and start a new life. |
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* Even ''[[Full House]]'' wasn't immune to this. Jesse inherited a local club from its previous owner, who died of heart failure. The funeral was (by character narration alone) done this way, but [[Justified Trope|justified]] because that was what the deceased owner wanted. |
* Even ''[[Full House]]'' wasn't immune to this. Jesse inherited a local club from its previous owner, who died of heart failure. The funeral was (by character narration alone) done this way, but [[Justified Trope|justified]] because that was what the deceased owner wanted. |
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* When [[Married |
* When [[Married... with Children|Al Bundy]]'s neighbors thought that he'd died, they all began singing Ding Dong The Shoe Man's Dead and dancing in the streets. Later, when Al moved out of the neighborhood, they held a parade to celebrate. |
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* Jaimie Lannister offed [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|The Mad King]] seventeen years before the beginning of [[Game of Thrones]]. As The Mad King's [[Kill It |
* Jaimie Lannister offed [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|The Mad King]] seventeen years before the beginning of [[Game of Thrones]]. As The Mad King's [[Kill It with Fire|idea of fun included burning people to death]], no-one much minded. (Although Lannister was stuck with the reputation of being an [[Honor Before Reason|oathbreaker]], as he had once promised to guard the king with his life.) |
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* ''[[Seinfeld]]'': When George's fiancee Susan dies, he is more relieved than anything else. This is later used as evidence against him at the trial in the series finale. |
* ''[[Seinfeld]]'': When George's fiancee Susan dies, he is more relieved than anything else. This is later used as evidence against him at the trial in the series finale. |
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* This has happened several times on ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', with the remaining teams all celebrating the elimination of a hated/feared team: |
* This has happened several times on ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', with the remaining teams all celebrating the elimination of a hated/feared team: |
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** As is Hefner's "The Day That Thatcher Dies", complete with a [[Kids Rock|children's choir]] singing "[[The Wizard of Oz|Ding dong, the wicked witch is dead]]!" |
** As is Hefner's "The Day That Thatcher Dies", complete with a [[Kids Rock|children's choir]] singing "[[The Wizard of Oz|Ding dong, the wicked witch is dead]]!" |
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* "Ringo" by Lorne Greene (of ''[[Bonanza]]'' fame). The spoken-word narrative, which reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1964, is a first-person account of an ex-outlaw-turned-Western lawman, and his encounters and relationship with the title character and antagonist, a notorious gunfighter who spread terror as he engages in a crime spree in the Old West. Toward the end of the song, the two meet (for the first time in several years) and engage in a gunfight. Ringo -- remembering a time the main protagonist saved is life -- shows a rare ounce of mercy to his old friend, but when he turns to walk away, he is met by a spray of gunfire and killed. As the trope-fitting lyrics point out after Ringo is declared dead, "''The town began to shout and cheer/Nowhere was there shed a tear for Ringo''." |
* "Ringo" by Lorne Greene (of ''[[Bonanza]]'' fame). The spoken-word narrative, which reached No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1964, is a first-person account of an ex-outlaw-turned-Western lawman, and his encounters and relationship with the title character and antagonist, a notorious gunfighter who spread terror as he engages in a crime spree in the Old West. Toward the end of the song, the two meet (for the first time in several years) and engage in a gunfight. Ringo -- remembering a time the main protagonist saved is life -- shows a rare ounce of mercy to his old friend, but when he turns to walk away, he is met by a spray of gunfire and killed. As the trope-fitting lyrics point out after Ringo is declared dead, "''The town began to shout and cheer/Nowhere was there shed a tear for Ringo''." |
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* [[They Might Be Giants (band)|They Might Be Giants]] anticipate this kind of end—up to and including bank holidays—for the unnamed "you" of "When Will You Die?" |
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* In ''[[Fallout 3]]'', [[Large Ham Radio|Three Dog]] will react positively to the death of President Eden should the player kill him |
* In ''[[Fallout 3]]'', [[Large Ham Radio|Three Dog]] will react positively to the death of President Eden should the player kill him |
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{{quote| '''Three Dog''': Ding dong! The sanctimonious, self-righteous, self-proclaimed Presidential asshole is ''DEAD''!}} |
{{quote| '''Three Dog''': Ding dong! The sanctimonious, self-righteous, self-proclaimed Presidential asshole is ''DEAD''!}} |
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* In ''[[Fallout New Vegas]]'', many characters will congratulate you if you kill [[Complete Monster|Cook-Cook]]. |
* In ''[[Fallout: New Vegas]]'', many characters will congratulate you if you kill [[Complete Monster|Cook-Cook]]. |
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** Many will also rejoice if the player kills Caesar. |
** Many will also rejoice if the player kills Caesar. |
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** A less positive example: When Carla Boone was kidnapped by the Legion, she was hardly missed by the citizens of Novac (though they still believe this a horrifying fate for anyone) Manny Vargas was pretty much overjoyed. This however led to her husband Craig to bear a grudge against the citizens of Novac and pretty much destroyed his friendship with Manny (who is heavily hinted to be [[Incompatible Orientation|in love with him]]). |
** A less positive example: When Carla Boone was kidnapped by the Legion, she was hardly missed by the citizens of Novac (though they still believe this a horrifying fate for anyone) Manny Vargas was pretty much overjoyed. This however led to her husband Craig to bear a grudge against the citizens of Novac and pretty much destroyed his friendship with Manny (who is heavily hinted to be [[Incompatible Orientation|in love with him]]). |
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* The first Dark Brotherhood quest in ''[[ |
* The first Dark Brotherhood quest in ''[[The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim]]'' involves killing [[Asshole Victim|a nasty old lady who runs an orphanage]]. You can kill her right in front of the kids, and not only will they ''not'' report you to the guards, they'll ''cheer'' her demise. The only person who actually gets scared is her assistant, who while not particularly liking Grelod herself is still freaked out that she just got killed in cold blood. |
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* Arisdel in ''[[Dumnestors Heroes]]''. She wasn't killed, but nobody was broken up when she left the game. |
* Arisdel in ''[[Dumnestors Heroes]]''. She wasn't killed, but nobody was broken up when she left the game. |
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* Pretty much anyone in ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' is ambivalent, at best, about seeing allies (apparently) die. They usually don't stay dead, though. |
* Pretty much anyone in ''[[8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|Eight Bit Theater]]'' is ambivalent, at best, about seeing allies (apparently) die. They usually don't stay dead, though. |
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* Subverted in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0246.html this strip] of ''[[Order of the Stick |
* Subverted in [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0246.html this strip] of ''[[The Order of the Stick|Order of the Stick]]''. |
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** The only subversion is that Miko's still alive. Maybe Elan wouldn't have specifically celebrated, but no one would've been sorry to see her go (she's routinely sent off on missions that keep her out of the country for years at a time, because not even her fellow paladins like her). |
** The only subversion is that Miko's still alive. Maybe Elan wouldn't have specifically celebrated, but no one would've been sorry to see her go (she's routinely sent off on missions that keep her out of the country for years at a time, because not even her fellow paladins like her). |
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** Ironically, when she ''did'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0464.html die], [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|no one celebrated]]. |
** Ironically, when she ''did'' [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0464.html die], [[Alas, Poor Scrappy|no one celebrated]]. |
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* The cast threw a party to celebrate Kairi's death in ''[[ |
* The cast threw a party to celebrate Kairi's death in ''[[Ansem Retort]]''. They even had yummy 'Hooray Kairi's Dead' cake. |
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* ''[[Sequential Art (webcomic)|Sequential Art]]'' had this when Kat accidentally gives her old [[Sadist Teacher]] a fatal heart attack. Kids leaving the classroom were singing ''[[The Wizard of Oz|Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead]]''. |
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* In ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'', Tagon's Toughs had this reaction to Xinchub's death. He had spent several arcs as the personally nastiest of the Tough's rogues gallery (or, in his own words, "the biggest ace-hole in the game"), and his death caused happy-dances throughout the major cast. |
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== Web Original == |
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* The cast of ''[[Kickassia]]'' cheer when they've beaten [[ |
* The cast of ''[[Kickassia]]'' cheer when they've beaten [[The Nostalgia Critic]] to death ([[Disney Death|he's really just unconscious]]), and then they fight over who gets his hat and therefore, get to be the ruler of the nation. Big on [[Gray and Gray Morality]] that special. |
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* A bit of a subjective case, but the fact that ''Encyclopedia Dramatica'' was shut down made some users rejoice. Or, to put it better, the [[Troll]] [[Hatedom]]<ref> [[Justified Trope|(a justified hatedom at that)]]</ref> [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|rejoiced.]] |
* A bit of a subjective case, but the fact that ''Encyclopedia Dramatica'' was shut down made some users rejoice. Or, to put it better, the [[Troll]] [[Hatedom]]<ref> [[Justified Trope|(a justified hatedom at that)]]</ref> [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|rejoiced.]] |
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* During his review of ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'', [[ |
* During his review of ''[[A Troll in Central Park]]'', [[The Nostalgia Critic]] cheered when [[The Scrappy|Stanley]] was [[Taken for Granite]] near the end of the movie. |
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** During the funeral for Homer's mother, Abe commented that he'd imagined himself dancing on it but no longer had the mood. (He was wearing tap shoes during the funeral) |
** During the funeral for Homer's mother, Abe commented that he'd imagined himself dancing on it but no longer had the mood. (He was wearing tap shoes during the funeral) |
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** In the Season 8 episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show," the introduction of the character [[The Poochie|Poochie]] (a dog "with an attitude") as an attempt to regain falling viewershp is universally panned, save for Homer (who coincidentally is Poochie's voice). The Poochie character is such a spectacular failure that the production company is forced to immediately abandon the character and hastily write him out before his second cartoon. When that cartoon airs -- another voiceover artist inserts the line "I have to go, my planet needs me" into a poorly edited cartoon -- Krusty the Clown (on whose show the "Itchy & Scratchy" cartoons air) gleefully announces that Poochie died on his way home, to which the audience ''wildly cheers''. (Incidentally, the edits are made after Homer deliberately goes against the script, instead improvising a plea for the character's reprieve.) |
** In the Season 8 episode "The Itchy & Scratchy & Poochie Show," the introduction of the character [[The Poochie|Poochie]] (a dog "with an attitude") as an attempt to regain falling viewershp is universally panned, save for Homer (who coincidentally is Poochie's voice). The Poochie character is such a spectacular failure that the production company is forced to immediately abandon the character and hastily write him out before his second cartoon. When that cartoon airs -- another voiceover artist inserts the line "I have to go, my planet needs me" into a poorly edited cartoon -- Krusty the Clown (on whose show the "Itchy & Scratchy" cartoons air) gleefully announces that Poochie died on his way home, to which the audience ''wildly cheers''. (Incidentally, the edits are made after Homer deliberately goes against the script, instead improvising a plea for the character's reprieve.) |
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* In ''[[The Smurfs]]'' episode "For The Love Of Gargamel", Gargamel and Azrael get [[Taken for Granite|turned to stone]] by [[Hoist |
* In ''[[The Smurfs]]'' episode "For The Love Of Gargamel", Gargamel and Azrael get [[Taken for Granite|turned to stone]] by [[Hoist by His Own Petard|the very potion]] the evil wizard intended to use on the Smurfs. The Smurfs take advantage of Gargamel's demise by having a celebration. Of course, Papa Smurf, realizing that they would be no better than Gargamel for leaving him and his cat in such a frozen state, does not join in the celebration, but rather has the Smurfs [[Save the Villain|gather ingredients for a potion to unfreeze Gargamel and Azrael]]. Of course, [[Ungrateful Bastard|Gargamel still rants and raves about getting even with the Smurfs]] after he and his cat are de-petrified. |
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** In the Season 2 intro, the Smurfs do a merry circle dance around a staked-down Gargamel and Azrael. |
** In the Season 2 intro, the Smurfs do a merry circle dance around a staked-down Gargamel and Azrael. |
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* In ''[[The Black Cauldron]]'', after the Horned King is absorbed by the Cauldron, his put-upon toadie Creeper, after a moment of mourning, starts laughing maniacally. |
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* On ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]: The Curse of the Were-rabbit'', everyone thinks the Were-Rabbit has been killed, and the Vicar turns to Lady Tottington and reassures her that they feel her pain. The minute he turns his back, he and the rest of the villagers start rejoicing. |
* On ''[[Wallace and Gromit]]: The Curse of the Were-rabbit'', everyone thinks the Were-Rabbit has been killed, and the Vicar turns to Lady Tottington and reassures her that they feel her pain. The minute he turns his back, he and the rest of the villagers start rejoicing. |
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* On more than one occasion, Squidward starts party preparations whenever it looks like [[SpongeBob]] is going to move away for good. |
* On more than one occasion, Squidward starts party preparations whenever it looks like [[SpongeBob]] is going to move away for good. |