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Essentially, this boils down to when a creator wants to convey some symbolism, and in order to do so someone either dies, is severely injured, falls ill, etc. It can apply to any character who happens to symbolize something. Insane character sacrifices themselves, means sanity is restored. Optimistic character falls into a coma, means optimism is wearing very thin, and so on. Death is often a popular option, due to being a somewhat safe bet to make an impact while not requiring being totally original. The character may die in the [[Crucified Hero Shot]], often when their death represents something positive. I don't know why, but it seems like whenever symbolism needs to be conveyed, someone simply has to be attacked or killed.
Examples often symbolize something of the work or an aspect of it, be it an event, change in character, or even the franchise itself, though it can reach outside these boundaries. They are deliberate as well, so don't look to far into works lest you find faux-examples as in [[What Do You Mean
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== Anime & Manga ==▼
* ''[[End of Evangelion]]'' Really, all of these are up to anybody's guess, but {{spoiler|Kaworu's death possibly represents the death of Shinji's sanity, Asuka's death could mean the death of Shinji's hope, Misato's death could represent the death of Shinji's love (Gendou might count), and the god-like Rei's death at the end is symbolic of who knows what.}} This movie is virtually the definition of Mind Screw, so you may have a different interpretation.
* Slightly more literal in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' - the characters ''are'' the nations, so the death of a character is the fall of a nation (e.g. Rome). If the nation gets into dire straits (economic crisis, social strife etc.), the nation gets sick.
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== [[Theatre]] ==
* In Shakespeare's ''[[Macbeth]]'', Banquo is more conscientious than Macbeth and tends to point out what Macbeth ought to be doing. After Macbeth
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]'' Solid Snake's advanced aging and {{spoiler|terminal illness (ending the game knowing he will die in a few months),}} is used to hammer home the creator's message that the series is a Franchise Zombie.
* In ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' {{spoiler|Marston's death is there to reflect the end of the Wild West and the inevitable turn towards civilization.}}
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