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[[File:iwillstandherewhileyouc_5363iwillstandherewhileyouc 5363.jpg|frame|[[Tanz Derder Vampire|Magda]] is having a rather emotionally confusing day.]] A catchall term for the often confused reactions characters may have after losing someone close to them - or [[Antagonist in Mourning|perhaps even an enemy]].

* The Tachikoma in ''[[Ghost in Thethe Shell]]'', as robots whose memories are constantly backupedbacked up, are completely unable to comprehend death and are highly fascinated by what they consider the greatest philosophical mystery. Even when facing permanent dismantling or risking the destruction of their backup databases, they are unable to feel fear or sadness, and even seem to get a little giddy about the closest thing they can experience to death.

* Orlando Bloom said in the commentaries for the extended edition of ''[[The Lord of the Rings (Filmfilm)|The Lord of the Rings]]'' films that what he was trying for, when the camera had its closeup on his face in the [[One-Woman Wail]] montage after Gandalf fell, was coming to grips with what death was, as an elf whose only experience with it previously had been seeing enemies die in battle.

* A mild version shows up in ''[[Howl's Moving Castle (Literaturenovel)|Howl's Moving Castle]]'' (the book, not the movie), where Sophie reacts to {{spoiler|Mrs. Pentstemmon's murder}} by first being shocked that the passing was so sudden, and then realizing that "that's how it was, wasn't it? People are alive right up until they die."

* The [[Kill'Em All]] ending of ''[[The Underland Chronicles]]'' leaves Gregor in a state of emotional distress about many characters, many of whom were absolute [[Jerkass|jerkassesjerkass]]es toward him. On a smaller scale, the [[True Companions]] have a very confused, not-quite-stunned reaction to the death of Tick in the first book.

* Despite having been [[Conditioned to Accept Horror]], Paul in ''[[All Quiet On the Western Front (Literature)|All Quiet Onon the Western Front]]'' isn't able to fully comprehend how the world can still be working and at the same time Kat can be dead.

{{quote| [[Tear Jerker|Do I walk? Have I feet still? I raise my eyes, I let them move round, and turn myself with them, one circle, one circle, and I stand in the midst. All is as usual. Only the Militiaman Stanislaus Katczinsky has died.]]}}

* Anya's speech in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'': one of the most touching moments from her, where she explains her thought process, coming from immortality to mortality and being unprepared to deal with {{spoiler|Buffy's mother, Joyce,}} being suddenly dead. And how she really doesn't know how to act, and human society makes it taboo to even ''ask'' how to act, so....

{{quote| But I don't ''understand!'' I don't understand how this all happens, how we go through this., I mean - I knew her, and then she's..., there's just a body, and I don't understand why she just can't get back in it and not be dead, anymore! Itit's stupid!, Itit's mortal and stupid! And... and, Xander's crying and not talking, and... and I was having fruit punch, and I thought, "Well,that {{spoiler|Joyce}} willwould never have any more fruit punch - ever, and she'lld never have eggs, or yawn, or brush her hair, not ever," and no one will explain to me ''why.''..}}

* This is a large part the premise of ''[[Six Feet Under]]''.

* ''[[Tanz Der Vampire|Tanz der Vampire]]'' is the [[Trope Namer]]: this trope shares a (translated) title with a song Magda sings as she vents her unhappiness that a rowdy man who constantly harassed her [[Peaceful in Death|can look peaceful and calm in death]], and her mixed feelings of "good riddance" and suddenly missing him.

{{quote| ''Regret and remorse are strange emotions. They really bring out the hammiest actors in people.''}}

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