In Memoriam: Difference between revisions

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This is related to [[Meaningful Funeral]], which memorializes a character from the show. They can overlap when a show is based on [[Real Life]].

== Film ==

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** To this day, it is considered extremely bad form to kill Izchak the Shopkeeper. Even in extinctionist games, where the goal is to kill every creature in the game 120 times.

* At the start of the credits roll in ''[[Left 4 Dead]]'', the 'film' will be dedicated to any players who died during the finale.

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'' was dedicated in the memory of Wayne Allwine, [[Mickey Mouse]]'s previous voice actor, who died in May 2009, before the game's release.

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'' was dedicated in the memory of Wayne Allwine, [[Mickey Mouse]]'s previous voice actor, who died in May 2009, before the game's release.

* There is a tribute photo of Owen Hart shown at the end of the intro of ''WWF Attitude''.

* In ''[[World of Warcraft]]'', a few small dedications are scattered throughout the continents. Names include: Jesse Morale, Michael Koiter ([[Blizzard Entertainment]] employees), Anthony Ray Stark (a friend of an employee), and the discontinued ''[[Starcraft]]: Ghost'' game.

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* The ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants (Animation)|SpongeBob SquarePants]]'' episode "Karate Island" ended with a dedication to Master Udon's late voice actor, Pat Morita. This troper thought it was a ''very'' depressing end to such a silly episode. Oddly enough, it's been removed from later airings here in the US.

* Disney's ''[[Beauty and The Beast (Disney)|Beauty and The Beast]]'' contains possibly one of the loveliest dedications in Hollywood history at the end of its closing credits, in honor of lyricist Howard Ashman, who died of AIDS before the completion of the film: "To our friend Howard, who gave [[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|a mermaid]] her voice and a beast his soul, we will be forever grateful." This dedication also appears in the packaging of the soundtrack album.

* A ''[[Blues Clues]]'' episode focusing on a neighborhood picnic was dedicated to [[Mister Rogers Neighborhood (TV)|Fred Rogers]].

* A ''[[Blues Clues]]'' episode focusing on a neighborhood picnic was dedicated to [[Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (TV)|Fred Rogers]].

* [[Adult Swim]] always makes a single [[Moment of Silence]] bump in their usual black and white format for any and all people who have played a direct impact or influence in the lives of the staff or culture in general simply by stating their name and years they were alive.

* ''[[Robot Chicken]]'' parodies the dedicated-to-the-memory-of trope with [http://www.adultswim.com/video/?episodeID=8a2505951cbd41dc011cbeb958ae00a1 "In Memoriam"].

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* The ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' episode "Partners" was dedicated to [[Peter Cullen]]'s older brother Larry, who was buried two days before broadcast.

* The Blu-Ray version of ''[[Fantasia (Disney)|Fantasia 2000]]'' includes a dedication to executive producer Roy E. Disney (who had lived to see the movie premiere in theaters, but died about 11 months before it came to Blu-Ray).

* The ''[[Avengers ~~Earths~~ Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' episode "Michael Korvac" is dedicated to its director, Boyd Kirkland, (also the producer of ''[[X-Men Evolution (Animation)|X-Men Evolution]]''), "Friend, Father, Director, Avenger."

* The ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (Animation)|Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' episode "Michael Korvac" is dedicated to its director, Boyd Kirkland, (also the producer of ''[[X-Men Evolution (Animation)|X-Men Evolution]]''), "Friend, Father, Director, Avenger."