Disney Death: Difference between revisions

* On the topic of ''[[The Lion King]]'', the sequel smashes Kovu's brother, Nuka, with lots and lots of logs. Their mother, Zira, fell from the top of the dam that collapsed on her son and hit a raging river, where she is apparently drowned or slammed into something. But seeing as this movie is ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' with lions, ''someone'' had to die for real.

* Disney's ''[[Tarzan (Disney film)|Tarzan]]''. Not only does Clayton accidentally {{spoiler|hang himself}} in the finale, when Kerchack {{spoiler|is shot}}, he lives for just long enough to {{spoiler|apologize, name Tarzan his successor, and call him "son"}}.

* The seldom-seen Disney short ''John Henry'' stays true to the original legend by having {{spoiler|the titular character work himself to death}}.

* The short ''The Little Match Girl'' (Yes, '''that''' [[The Little Match Girl|Little Match Girl]]), stays true to the original story by {{spoiler|having the aforementioned match girl freeze to death. It's even more [[Tear Jerker|heart wrenching]] when you think they pulled off this trope, but it's the soul of her grandmother taking her with her.}}

** In that same episode, {{spoiler|Nemo sacrifices himself to ensure everyone's escape. (This is actually a subversion.)}}

* In the ''[[Gash Bell]]'' manga, {{spoiler|Kiyomaro honest to goodness dies. But he is revived by the juice of Faudo, which seems to have that effect on people, and [[Took a Level In Badass|takes a level in badass]], gaining Answer Talker eyes and a crapload of new spells}}.

** Another sort of example occurs in an earlier arc when Ryōga is throttled to death by a super-strong [[Giant Mook]] and is so depressed by what he sees in the afterlife he musters up the [[Heroic Resolve]] to come back to life.

* In the anime of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', this is both proven and subverted. Practically over and over. First, {{spoiler|Envy stabs Ed through the stomach, killing him in a delightfully bloody and dramatic manner.}} Afterward, {{spoiler|Alphonse, being the Philosopher's Stone, sacrifices himself to pull Ed's soul back from the Gate and let him live.}} And then, of course, to fill the role of [[Heroic Sacrifice]] as he is required, {{spoiler|Ed sacrifices ''himself'' to bring back Al, complete with his human body (instead of the armor), and Ed goes to live on the other side of the Gate (a.k.a. our world).}} They both end up living in the end--even when you swear they're both dead.

* ''[[Geist]]'' does this twice with the same character. The first time, he is swallowed whole by a boss monster, then escapes from its stomach when you kill the boss monster, causing it to burst open. The second time, his helicopter is shot down, but he appears at the end of the game with no explanation of how he survived.

* In ''[[Tales of Symphonia]]'', {{spoiler|this happens to your ''entire party'' at one point. They all supposedly sacrifice themselves to allow Lloyd to get to Colette, but [[Multiple Endings|either Zelos or Kratos]] shows up to save each and every one of them}}

** This also pops up in the post-game in a more serious fashion, where it turns out that {{spoiler|TEC survives having his hard drive deleted and then blowing up, and Grodus survives having his head and body destroyed separately}}. No clue how on either one of those.

*** When talking to {{spoiler|TEC}} after beating the final boss, he mentions that he saw a bright light and heard {{spoiler|Princess Peach's voice}} before being resurrected. It is possible that {{spoiler|Peach, while breaking temporarily free from the Shadow Queen's grasp to send Mario her power, also uses a portion of her power to save TEC}}. This is actually what many fans believe. No clue about the other one, though. Another Disney Death case is {{spoiler|Lord Crump}} who is literally blown into space.

** When did Jun return, other than in the non-canon ''Tag Tournament''? [[Word of God]] says [[Killed Off for Real]].

*** Yeeeeaaaah''[[Ha Ha Ha No|no]]''. The only ones that have been confirmed as [[Killed Off for Real]] are King I and Armor King I. Jun has only been confirmed as "[[He's Just Hiding|missing]]", and has returned with a brand new look and moveset in the upcoming ''Tekken Tag Tournament 2'', which opens up possibilities for her to be in future games.

* "DEAD" status in the ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' series shows that characters are ''really killed'' by having you tow their coffins around. But all of them can be resurrected at a church for a small to high medium fee. [[Plotline Death]] includes a loss of body or death from old age, and dead residents of a [[Doomed Hometown]] do not gain this perk, however.

* Marian stays [[Killed Off for Real]] in the arcade version of ''[[Double Dragon]] II'', but is revived in the NES version's [[Revised Ending]].