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Where a major character is killed, and is not restored by a [[Reset Button]], or the death was not [[All Just a Dream]], or any of the other resurrection plot devices.
This can be used as vengeance against a recalcitrant actor (see [[Dropped a Bridge on Him]]) or just a dramatic way of writing off a departing one (see [[McLeaned]]), especially on soaps such as ''[[Coronation Street]]'' or ''[[Days of Our Lives]]''.
Despite what the trope title may suggest, being Killed Off For Real is still no guarantee that a character won't come [[Back From the Dead]] far into the future; the [[First Law of Resurrection]] makes sure of that. Creators are gradually replaced over a work's run, and they have different ideas on who should or shouldn't be alive. Even when the same creator sticks around, she can always change her mind later on. And even if such a death occurs in the [[Grand Finale]], they may still be subject to being [[Uncanceled|revived along with the show]].
May lead into [[Personal Effects Reveal]], [[Meaningful Funeral]], [[To Absent Friends]], and [[Dead Guy, Junior]]. See also: [[Tonight Someone Dies]], [[Disney Death]], [[Not-So-Small Role]], [[Really Dead Montage]].
'''<big>As a [[Death Trope]] (quite likely the biggest one, in fact), all spoilers will be unmarked ahead. Beware.</big>'''▼
▲See also: [[Tonight Someone Dies]], [[Disney Death]], [[Not-So-Small Role]], [[Really Dead Montage]]. The [[Video Game]] version would be [[Final Death]].
▲'''As a [[Death Trope]] (quite likely the biggest one, in fact), all spoilers will be unmarked ahead. Beware.'''
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