Lonely Funeral: Difference between revisions

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So, you have this character that's important to the story. Maybe a [[Tragic Hero]], or a [[Friendly Target|family member or friend]], [[The Rival]], or a major antagonist. They're [[Killed Off for Real]], and there's a [[Meaningful Funeral|funeral]]. [[Due to the Dead|With three people attending]]. For added pathos, [[It Always Rains At Funerals|it may be raining]]. Seems only the [[True Companions]] care enough to be there.

This can be used to show how the person had pushed everyone away until he had a [[~~Zero-Percent~~ Approval Rating]], or how trivial and shallow his life was, or how fair-weather his so-called-friends were, or how [[Hero with Bad Publicity]] lasted after death, or [[What You Are in the Dark]] resulted in his death with no one knowing the truth.

This can be used to show how the person had pushed everyone away until he had a [[0% Approval Rating]], or how trivial and shallow his life was, or how fair-weather his so-called-friends were, or how [[Hero with Bad Publicity]] lasted after death, or [[What You Are in the Dark]] resulted in his death with no one knowing the truth.

Distinct from [[And There Was Much Rejoicing]] in that the reaction needn't be positive, only largely indifferent except for a select few, and usually [[Played for Drama]] instead of [[Played for Laughs|laughs]].

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* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': Only a handful of mourners turn up to The Comedian's funeral. As Ozymandias observes earlier in the story, "The Comedian made a lot of enemies, even amongst his friends." Aside from the small number of fellow vigilantes who attend the funeral, the only other mourner is [[Antagonist in Mourning|one of The Comedian's arch enemies]].

{{quote|'''Rorschach:''' "Is that what happens to us? No time for friends, only our enemies leave roses? Violent lives ending violently."}}

* During the events of the miniseries ''[[~~Fifty Two~~]]'', [[Booster Gold]] appeared to have been killed; no one came to his funeral (even the heroes who carried his coffin were a bunch of [[Super Zeroes]] who were paid to do it.) Turns out he had faked his own death as part of a plan against a villain; whether the funeral was part of that or really represented the regard people had for him is unclear.

* During the events of the miniseries ''[[52]]'', [[Booster Gold]] appeared to have been killed; no one came to his funeral (even the heroes who carried his coffin were a bunch of [[Super Zeroes]] who were paid to do it.) Turns out he had faked his own death as part of a plan against a villain; whether the funeral was part of that or really represented the regard people had for him is unclear.

** However, in [[Booster Gold]]'s case this trope has special meaning: He needs his time-traveling life to be a [[Stable Time Loop]], which means he ''can't'' be remembered after death, because he knows he wasn't famous in the future. If he had a lonely funeral, it's because he spent his whole life ensuring it'd be that way.