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* In ''[[Super Dimension Century Orguss]]'' Sley, the protagonist Kei's rival in love, is presumably lost in battle about mid way through the series, with it left unknown whether he survived or died. Some time later, Sley reunites with the crew and, within that same episode, performs a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to allow the heroes to get away from the enemy.
* In the ''[[D.Gray-man]]'' manga, General Cross is brought
* 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 in ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]! The Second Raid''. Kinda a weird example, since he was already assumed to be dead at the end of the first series.
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* 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.
** However, this is pretty much what happens to Leomon when he returns in the latter half of ''[[Digimon Adventure]].''
*** Eh, at least Leomon got two episodes and managed to take out MetalEtemon. The beginning of the Dark Masters saga, on the other hand, saw two in one
* In ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'', Kenshiro's thought-to-dead fiancee Yuria is revealed to be the Last General of Nanto, which was followed by a rather extensive [[Retcon]] of her previous death scene which explained how she survived and why Shin lied to Ken about her death. However, we later find out that Yuria is suffering from a terminal illness and even though Kenshiro is reunited with her, we later find out in the next story arc that Yuria has passed away in the years afterward.
* After running out of regeneration power, Gluttony from [[Fullmetal Alchemist]] is absorbed into Father during Volume 14. In Volume 21, he returns.....Only to be killed off by Pride by the end of the Volume.
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** There's also the Cigarette Smoking Man, who was killed off at the end of the seventh season. Two years later he was revealed to still be alive in the series finale, and then proceeded to get blown up by a missile.
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek the Next Generation]]'' gave Tasha Yar a pretty crummy death in Season 1's "Skin of Evil". The character returned in the alternate timeline episode "Yesterday's Enterprise" [[Sacrificial Lion|to die in a]] [[Heroic Sacrifice]], which would reset the timeline to the one in which she was dead anyways. She actually survived the intended [[Heroic Sacrifice]] and had a [[Half-Human Hybrid]] daughter Sela with a Romulan before being executed for trying to escape. Sela surfaced as a villain and [[Uncanny Family Resemblance|looked just like Mom,]] other than [[Pointy Ears|being half-Romulan]].
* The character of Carey from ''[[Star Trek: Voyager|Star Trek Voyager]]'' is a weird example of
** The writer of that episode wanted to kill someone off, and was given the choice of Vorik or Carey. He thought Carey would have more impact, since fans would relate to a human more than a Vulcan. Bad choice. He was obviously unaware of how much fans liked Vorik, and of how fans already thought Carey was dead. Furthermore, rumour has it that Carey's odd treatment was because the writers were for a long time confusing him with Lt. Hogan, who had indeed been killed off in Season 2.
* Lieutenant Ford from ''[[Stargate Atlantis]]'' was almost killed by Wraith and managed to leave hopped up on the Wraith enzyme (a nasty drug) in the season 1 finale. In the season 2 midseason two-parter Ford comes back, and ends up on a Wraith vessel as it explodes.
* Similarly, in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', Martouf was a frequently recurring character in season 3, representing the Tok'ra in dealings with the SGC (along with Jacob/Selmak). In season 4, there is a new representative and Martouf is not seen until the episode of his death.
** Martouf did come
* In ''[[Stargate Universe]]'', everyone who was left behind on Eden suddenly showed up with bodies that had been "improved" by [[Sufficiently Advanced Aliens]]. It turns out that the improvements were only temporary. One by one, each person reverted back to the state they were in when the aliens found them, i.e., dead.
* Charlie DiSalvo from ''[[Highlander (TV series)|Highlander]]'' falls into this. Charlie gets sort of [[Put on a Bus]]: he falls in love with a revolutionary and leaves everything to fight for her cause. He returns for one episode, where he describes how they were set up by an immortal arms dealer who intentionally sold them defective weapons and killed his girl. Charlie comes hunting for revenge, but as he doesn't know about immortals and his opponent is one, he winds up dying.
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* [[Parodied Trope|Parodied]] on ''[[Scrubs]]'' during one of J.D.'s daydreams: Turk and Carla have a son, but due to a mix-up they misplace him and end up with a pumpkin instead. They decide to [[Rule of Funny|raise the pumpkin as their child]], and we're treated to a lengthy growing-up [[Montages|Montage]]. Then, on the day the pumpkin is graduating from college, the son reappears. "Mom? ''Dad?''" "Son?" He starts to run towards them for an embrace... and is hit by a bus. Cue [[Big No]].
** Played straight with Ben Sullivan.
* For the first several seasons of ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', Marshall's father is a minor character who rarely appears. Come the Season 6 premiere, not only do we start seeing him more often, but his role in Marshall's life is
* Daniel Dickinson in ''[[Warehouse 13]]'' was initially part of the primary cast. After the first season ended, he disappeared until the ninth episode of the second-in which he was murdered before the opening credits rolled.
* ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' had a [[Yank the Dog's Chain]] example of this. Shawn's father reappears for the first time in about a year and a half and promises that he will stay around this time. He prompty dies from a heart attack.
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