Back for the Dead: Difference between revisions

* In the ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' manga, General Cross is brought back -- only to end up dead or [[Put on a Bus|missing forever]].

* In ''[[Transformers Headmasters]]'', Ultra Magnus appears in the first few episodes, then drops off the radar as the action moves away from Earth. When he reappears, it's only to be killed by Sixshot in the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|appropriately titled]] episode "The Death of Ultra Magnus".

** Gauron had been "assumed dead" at least 3-or-4 times in the past (and twice in the first season) before the second season. Every time he and Main Character Sōsuke cross paths, something happens that should have killed him (for example, the first time Sōsuke shot him in the head), only for him to reappear later with some excuse as to how he survived (He had a metal plate in his skull from an earlier wound). However, Sōsuke kills him for good in the second season.

* Averted in ''[[Digimon Savers]]''. Daimon Suguru is your typical shounen [[Disappeared Dad]], whose fate is left uncertain for most of the series. However, it's revealed that Suguru's body is possessed by [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Yggdrasil]], and his consciousness inhabits the group's mentor, BanchouLeomon. In the end, it seems Suguru is destroyed body and soul, but after being defeated in his true form, Yggdrasil resurrects Suguru and returns him to his family.

** Technically, Brad already showed up dead as [[Guide Dang It|a hidden zombie enemy]] in ''[[Resident Evil 2]]''. His death in ''Nemesis'' was a [[Continuity Nod]] to that.

* ''Robo'' from ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', or at least his program (as he is a robot), show up for approximately two <s>minutes</s> in ''[[Chrono Cross]]'' just to be immediately deleted. He didn't even get to keep the name we knew him by. One has to wonder if it was done in order to make you actually have a beef against FATE, who apart from that was only doing what it was programmed to.

* In ''[[Illusion of Gaia]]'', Kara's pet pig, Hamlet, gets separated from her early on in the game, namely when Kara decides to [[Rebellious Princess|leave her castle]], but later manages to join up with the party. However, very soon after, the party is captured by cannibals, and are only saved when Hamlet sacrifices himself to be food for the cannibals instead of the party.

* Ortega, the hero's father in ''[[Dragon Quest III]]'' is missing and presumed dead for the bulk of the game. In the very last dungeon, you encounter him fighting one of the penultimate bosses and watch him get killed.