Deadly Euphemism: Difference between revisions

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=== '''As a [[Death Trope]], all Spoilers will be unmarked ahead. Beware.''' ===

== Anime and Manga ==

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== Film ==

* Used repeatedly in ''[[Brazil (Film)|Brazil]]''. "Information retrieval" is jargon for "interrogation by [[Electric Torture|electric]] [[Cold Blooded Torture|torture]]" (which the interrogated party is ''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|charged]]'' for, no less). When somebody dies, each bureau uses a different euphemism, such as "deleted", "inoperative", "excised" or "completed".

* Used repeatedly in ''[[Brazil (Film)|Brazil]]''. "Information retrieval" is jargon for "interrogation by [[Electric Torture|electric]] [[Cold-Blooded Torture|torture]]" (which the interrogated party is ''[[Incredibly Lame Pun|charged]]'' for, no less). When somebody dies, each bureau uses a different euphemism, such as "deleted", "inoperative", "excised" or "completed".

* Replicants in ''[[Blade Runner]]'' are "retired".

* ''[[Idiocracy]]'' uses ''Rehabilitation'' as the name of a demolition derby show - and as a euphemism for execution in said show, no less.

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*** This is a common assassin trait - usually, the person paying for the assassination is called the "contractor".

* ''[[The Giver]]'' uses the term "released," which is short for [[Released to Elsewhere]]. Subverted in that nobody knows it is a euphemism save the Giver (and later his successor, the Receiver) because nobody save him has any ''concept'' of death.

* ''[[Nineteen Eighty Four]].'' "Unperson" is the Newspeak term for a person who must be erased from history, making it look like they never existed at all ... usually because the person has been arrested and executed. The Ministry of Truth edits newspaper and broadcast archives to remove all mention of such a person.

* ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]].'' "Unperson" is the Newspeak term for a person who must be erased from history, making it look like they never existed at all ... usually because the person has been arrested and executed. The Ministry of Truth edits newspaper and broadcast archives to remove all mention of such a person.

** And the OldSpeak (English) term for what happens is, the person is "vaporized" (he vanishes like vapor). At the time, probably a riff on the Soviet term, "liquidated". Alas, it sounds cheesy now, because in a Sci Fi context, the term "vaporized" is often used literally.

*** There's actually a point where "vaporized" '''is''' said to be a literal use: O'Brientells Winston that "we shall turn you into gas and pour you into the stratosphere."

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* ''[[Bones]]'' has an episode in which Booth and Brennan are unsure of whether a murder actually occurred or not. To avoid letting any of the potential victim's family members know of their suspicions, they continually refer to him as having been "translated."

* On ''[[The West Wing]]'', President Bartlet has to have it explained to him why they're sending in a "[[CIA]] wet team" for an operation in a landlocked country.

* On the short-lived series ''[[Kidnapped]]'', the assassin used by the bad guys is referred to as The Accountant, and they routinely order him to "close the account" on a particular person.

* On the short-lived series ''[[Kidnapped (TV)]]'', the assassin used by the bad guys is referred to as The Accountant, and they routinely order him to "close the account" on a particular person.

* ''[[Father Ted]]'' did the "take care of" variant, when Ted realised exactly how his psychotic friend was going to ''take care'' of a large quantity of rabbits.

* [[Lampshaded]] by the Garak of the Mirror Universe in ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine (TV)|Star Trek Deep Space Nine]]''. He tells Kira that tomorrow the Intendant (Kira's double from the Mirror Universe) will be "gone." "Gone?" asks Kira and Mirror-Garak repeats "gone" and then comments "Please don't make me use some foolish euphemism." A bit later, he tells Kira that he doesn't go along with her plan, then her doctor-friend (Julian Bashir) will instead be "gone."

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* [[Starcraft|Protoss]] don't annihilate planets, they ''purify'' them.

* [[Dwarf Fortress]]: [[Total Party Kill|Los]][[Rocks Fall Everyone Dies|ing]] [[Pointless Doomsday Device|is]] [[Dug Too Deep|fun!]]

** Also, if you find [[Unobtanium|cotton candy]] it might lead you to the [[Physical Hell|circus]] where [[The Legions of Hell|clowns]] will [[Kill Em All|entertain]] all your dwarves!

** Also, if you find [[Unobtanium|cotton candy]] it might lead you to the [[Physical Hell|circus]] where [[The Legions of Hell|clowns]] will [[Kill'Em All|entertain]] all your dwarves!

* In the ''[[Crusader (Video Game)|Crusader]]'' games, the summary execution of a WEC official on the orders of a more senior official was termed 'Early Retirement'.

* Whenever the [[Asura's Wrath|Seven Deities]] go out "saving souls," they're slaughtering humans for their Mantra, when they undergo an "exorcism," they're taking out their own ships to destroy a threat on board, and when they attempt a "purification," they're straight up killing someone.

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== Web Original ==

* The immortal elves in ''[[Tales of MU]]'' don't like to talk about dying. The pale-skinned surface "take leave" when [[Who Wants to Live Forever|ennui sets in]]. Their dark-skinned cousins "greet the goddess".

* The immortal elves in ''[[Tales of MU]]'' don't like to talk about dying. The pale-skinned surface "take leave" when [[Who Wants to Live Forever?|ennui sets in]]. Their dark-skinned cousins "greet the goddess".

* The [[SCP Foundation (Wiki)|SCP Foundation]] does not kill. It "terminates". Sometimes people get killed. Their [http://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/how-to-write-an-scp#toc5 style guide] explains the difference.