Category:Death Tropes
Death is a major event in stories. No, now... it is a really big deal. Really. Except when it isn't.
Obviously, there will be lots of spoilers. Due to the nature of these tropes, the spoilers are unmarked to avoid having to highlight them constantly.
Subcategories
This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 16 total.
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- Afterlife Tropes (33 P)
- Apocalyptic Index (72 P)
Pages in category "Death Tropes"
The following 200 pages are in this category, out of 650 total.
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- C-List Fodder
- Came Back Strong
- Came Back Wrong
- Camping a Crapper
- The Can Kicked Him
- Can't Stop the Signal
- Car Cushion
- Cartwright Curse
- Casualty in the Ring
- Cement Shoes
- Cessation of Existence
- Chalk Outline
- The Character Died with Him
- Chess with Death
- Chronically-Killed Actor
- Chunky Salsa Rule
- Circles of Hell
- Climactic Battle Resurrection
- Cold Equation
- Coming and Going
- Contractual Immortality
- Convenient Terminal Illness
- Conversation Casualty
- The Coroner Doth Protest Too Much
- The Corpse Stops Here
- Coup De Grace
- Cradling Your Kill
- Cruel and Unusual Death
- Cryonics Failure
- Curiosity Killed the Cast
- Cut the Safety Rope
- Cyanide Pill
D
- Damaged Soul
- Darkened Building Shootout
- Darkness Equals Death
- Dateless Grave
- Dead All Along
- Dead Artists Are Better
- Dead Ex Machina
- Dead Guy on Display
- Dead Guy Puppet
- Dead Guy, Junior
- Dead Hand Shot
- Dead Hat Shot
- The Dead Have Names
- Dead Herring
- Dead Line News
- Dead Man Writing
- Dead Man's Chest
- Dead Partner
- Dead Person Conversation
- Dead Serious
- Dead Sidekick
- Dead Star Walking
- Dead to Begin With
- Dead-Man Switch
- Deader Than Dead
- Deadfoot Leadfoot
- Deadly Change-of-Heart
- Deadly Closing Credits
- Deadly Distant Finale
- Deadly Euphemism
- Deadly Fireworks Display
- Deadly Graduation
- Deadly Hug
- Deadly Nosebleed
- Deadly Rotary Fan
- Trope Workshop:Deanimated Object
- Death Amnesia
- Death as Comedy
- Death by Adaptation
- Death by Ambulance
- Death by Cameo
- Death by Childbirth
- Death by Despair
- Death by Disfigurement
- Death by Falling Over
- Death by Flashback
- Death by Genre Savviness
- Death by Gluttony
- Death by Irony
- Death by Looking Up
- Death by Materialism
- Death by Mocking
- Death by Newbery Medal
- Death by Origin Story
- Death By Pragmatism
- Death by Racism
- Death by Recognition
- Death by Secret Identity
- Death by Sex
- Death by Transceiver
- Death by Woman Scorned
- Death Equals Emotion
- Death Equals Redemption
- Death Faked for You
- Death in the Clouds
- A Death in the Limelight
- Death Is a Sad Thing
- Death Is Cheap
- Death Is Dramatic
- Death Is Not Permanent
- Death Is Such an Odd Thing
- Death Montage
- Death Notification
- Death of the Hypotenuse
- Death of the Old Gods
- Death Row
- Death Seeker
- Death Takes a Holiday
- Death Tropes/Quotes
- Death Wail
- Death's Hourglass
- Death-Activated Superpower
- Decapitated Army
- Decapitation Presentation
- Decapitation Required
- Deceased Parents Are the Best
- Defiant to the End
- Departure Means Death
- Desert Skull
- Destination Host Unreachable
- Devour the Dragon
- Did You Die?
- Die Laughing
- Died Happily Ever After
- Died in Your Arms Tonight
- Died Standing Up
- Dies Wide Open
- Dig Your Own Grave
- Disappears Into Light
- Disconnected by Death
- Disney Death
- Disney Villain Death
- Disposable Pilot
- Disposable Sex Worker
- Disposable Woman
- Disposing of a Body
- Distracted From Death
- Divorce Requires Death
- Do with Him as You Will
- The Dog Bites Back
- Don't Fear the Reaper
- Doom Magnet
- Doomed Appointment
- Doomed by Canon
- Doomed Contrarian
- Doomed Moral Victor
- Dragged Off to Hell
- Driven to Suicide
- Drop-Dead Gorgeous
- Dropped a Bridge on Him
- Due to the Dead
- Duel to the Death
- Dwindling Party
- Dying Alone
- Dying as Yourself
- Dying Declaration of Love
- Dying Dream
- Dying for Symbolism
- Dying Moment of Awesome
- Dying to Be Replaced
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F
- Face Death with Dignity
- Facing the Bullets One-Liner
- Fake Kill Scare
- Faking the Dead
- Family-Unfriendly Death
- Famous Last Words
- Fatal Family Photo
- Faux Death
- Fed to Pigs
- Fed to the Beast
- Final Death
- Final Solution
- Final Speech
- Finally Found the Body
- Finger in the Mail
- Finish Him!
- Flatline
- Flatline Plotline
- Fond Memories That Could Have Been
- Forgiveness Requires Death
- Friendly Target