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{{quote|''Nobody ever DIES in Nintendo. They're either "defeated" or they turn into an item and float away.''|''[[The Angry Video Game Nerd (Web Video)|The Angry Video Game Nerd]]''}}
 
{{quote|'''Ingrid:''' She had a very important mission assigned to her. Her mission was to take him out. <br />
'''Carmen:''' On a date? <br />
'''Ingrid:''' No. Uh, take him... <br />
'''Carmen:''' Oh, you mean... ''(makes a cutting sound and motion to her neck)'' <br />
'''Ingrid:''' I shouldn't be telling you this.|''[[Spy Kids]]''}}
 
{{quote|Good thing there were no people in that building. |''[[Power Rangers]]''}}
 
{{quote|'''Tails:''' Sonic! Dead end!<br />
'''Sonic:''' Hey, Sonic the Hedgehog never says dead!|''[[Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog]]''}}
 
{{quote|''"YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE [[Averted Trope|DEAD]]. GAME OVER."''|''[[Friday the 13th (Videovideo Gamegame)|Friday the 13 th]]'' (NES game)}}
 
{{quote|''But she... she wanted to ''destroy'' us!''|'''Cole''', ''[[Goosebumps]]'', book ''Chicken Chicken''}}
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{{quote|''Death is such a ''nasty'' word...''|'''Snapdragon''', ''Kabuki''}}
 
{{quote|'''Alexa''': We were almost-<br />
'''Ian''': But you weren't. Timing is everything.|''[[Barbie]] and the Diamond Castle''}}
 
{{quote|'''Yami''': "I thought you wanted to kill me"<br />
'''Marik''': "Yes I- Wait No! I don't want to ''kill'' you! I just want to ''destroy'' you a little! Geez! Talk about overreacting!"|''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series]]''}}
 
{{quote|''I, Garland, will knock you all down!''|'''Garland''', ''[[Final Fantasy I (Video Game)|Final Fantasy I]]''}}
 
{{quote|'' I didn't just get hurt, I went down!''|'''Aang''', ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''}}
 
{{quote|'''SpongeBob''': "I don't know quite how to say this, but I'm afraid our dear pal Squidward is... is pushing up daisies."<br />
'''Patrick''': "Oh, I thought he was dead."|''[[SpongebobSpongeBob SquarePants]]''}}
 
{{quote|'' '''DIE''', n. The singular of "dice." We seldom hear the word, because there is a prohibitory proverb, "Never say die." ''|'''Ambrose Bierce''', ''The Devil's Dictionary''}}
 
{{quote|'''Dexter:''' Charmander: The best of the three starter Pokémon in ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Red]]'' and ''[[Pokémon Red and Blue (Video Game)|Blue]]''. If the flame on its tail goes out, it'll die.<br />
'''Ash:''' Die? What does that mean?<br />
'''Dexter:''' I'm sorry, did I say, "die"? Uh...I meant, "go to sleep, for a really long time." Yeah.<br />
'''Brock:''' Ash, the thing looks like it could di-er, go to sleep any second now! Catch it and we'll take it to the Pokémon Center.|''[[Pokémon: theThe Abridged Series (Fanfic)|Pokémon the Abridged Series]]''}}
 
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Latest revision as of 22:56, 7 August 2014


Nobody ever DIES in Nintendo. They're either "defeated" or they turn into an item and float away.

Ingrid: She had a very important mission assigned to her. Her mission was to take him out.
Carmen: On a date?
Ingrid: No. Uh, take him...
Carmen: Oh, you mean... (makes a cutting sound and motion to her neck)

Ingrid: I shouldn't be telling you this.
Good thing there were no people in that building.

Tails: Sonic! Dead end!

Sonic: Hey, Sonic the Hedgehog never says dead!
"YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS ARE DEAD. GAME OVER."
Friday the 13 th (NES game)
But she... she wanted to destroy us!
Cole, Goosebumps, book Chicken Chicken
Death is such a nasty word...
Snapdragon, Kabuki

Alexa: We were almost-

Ian: But you weren't. Timing is everything.
Barbie and the Diamond Castle

Yami: "I thought you wanted to kill me"

Marik: "Yes I- Wait No! I don't want to kill you! I just want to destroy you a little! Geez! Talk about overreacting!"
I, Garland, will knock you all down!
Garland, Final Fantasy I
I didn't just get hurt, I went down!

SpongeBob: "I don't know quite how to say this, but I'm afraid our dear pal Squidward is... is pushing up daisies."

Patrick: "Oh, I thought he was dead."
DIE, n. The singular of "dice." We seldom hear the word, because there is a prohibitory proverb, "Never say die."
Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Dexter: Charmander: The best of the three starter Pokémon in Red and Blue. If the flame on its tail goes out, it'll die.

Ash: Die? What does that mean?

Dexter: I'm sorry, did I say, "die"? Uh...I meant, "go to sleep, for a really long time." Yeah.

Brock: Ash, the thing looks like it could di-er, go to sleep any second now! Catch it and we'll take it to the Pokémon Center.