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'''Buffy''': [[Kill'Em All|Everyone gets horribly killed]] except [[Hair of Gold|the blonde girl]] in the nightie who finally kills the monster with a machete but it's not really dead.

'''Jennifer''': Oh my God. Is that true?

 

The simplest definition of this is "[[Dwindling Party|the last character]] [[Sole Survivor|left alive]] to confront the killer" in a slasher flick. The character in question tends to follow a certain set of characteristics. The most obvious one is being (almost) [[Always Female]]. She'll also [[Token Wholesome|almost certainly be a virgin]], avoiding [[Death by Sex]], and probably won't [[The Scourge of God|drink alcohol, smoke tobacco or take drugs]], either. Finally, she'll probably turn out to be more intelligent and resourceful than the other victims, occasionally even evolving into a type of [[Action Girl]] by the movie's end. Looking at the [[Sorting Algorithm of Mortality]], you could say that the Final Girl is a combination of [[The Hero]], [[The Cutie]] and the [[Damsel in Distress]] - which obviously gives her a very low deadness score. The Final Girl is usually but not always brunette, often in contrast to a [[Slashers Prefer Blondes|promiscuous blonde who traditionally gets killed off]].

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