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== In General ==

* [[Alternate Universe]]: It's implied by both Alex and Clear in the first movie in the scene where they are sitting in a park that they're actually living in an alternate universe from our own; where Death is not a biological state of a creature, but a sentient force of nature that has a master plan that basically trolls every human being on the planet from birth- planning to kill every person in a specific way from the moment they are born.

** Further implied in the opening titles of the second film when a man is shown on television explaining the plot of the first film as it if it were a common occurrence in their reality.

* [[Anyone Can Die]]: Though, due to the nature of the series and the genre, this is to be expected.

* [[Cruel and Unusual Death]]: This is an '''understatement'''.

* [[Death Song]]: A staple of the series; Death loves music.

''Dust in the wind...'' }}

** One of the main parts of the first film; nearly every death scene involved the song ''Rocky Mountain High'' by John Denver, someone who Alex realizes at the beginning of the film died in a plane crash.

* [[Failsafe Failure]]: The majority of deaths in the series are assisted or directly caused by electric and mechanical systems failing to a ridiculous degree. Computers will start fires, ceiling fans will not support their own weight, and if that's not enough, wait until any modern construction is placed under stress (an explosion, a large number of people, '''being activated in the first place''', etc.). Death must have killed off all the actual engineers a while ago.

** Lampshaded in part 5.

** The sunbed deaths in the third movie combine this ''and'' [[No OSHA Compliance]]

* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]

** Played straight in part 2 with the biker who flashes Dano.

** Played straight again in part 5 with Olivia.

* [[Foreshadowing]]: Often happens about the deaths, for example, in the first movie, {{spoiler|a skeleton figurine hanging in a noose is among the toys scattered about Tod's room. He is later strangled in his bathtub.}}

** This film series and [[Expanded Universe]] is all about the foreshadowing. Anything can be a reference to how someone is going to die. Fans make it a game to try and find all the foreshadowing in later viewings.

* [[Stuff Blowing Up]]: Cars, barbeques, apartments, computers, houses, malls...

* [[Tempting Fate]]

{{spoiler|'''Isaac''' (Part 5): After avoiding death by needles AND fire in a Chinese Massage Parlour he lets out an audible "Phew!" - [[Your Head Asplode|Cue heavy Buddha Statue falling from above.]]}} }}

** In fact, it's probably best to just shut up after a brush with death...

* [[Call Back]]: {{spoiler|The [[Prequel|Stealth Prequel]] ending of Final Destination 5, followed by a 3D-ized collection of the series' death scenes.}}

* [[Captain Obvious]]: Invoked hilariously.

'''Nathan''': "NO SHIT!" }}

* [[Continuity Nod]]: There are so many of these including a photo of a character standing next to Car #6 from Part 4, a roller coaster photo from Devil's Flight from Part 3, a character working at Le Cafe Miro 81 from Part 1, a truck carrying wood just as the one from Part 2 when the bus is reaching the bridge, and of course {{spoiler|the opening disaster from Part 1 ending the film.}}