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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', the death of Gold Roger
* ''[[Code Geass]]'': The murder of Lelouch's mother Marianne is the initial trigger of the series' plot.
* ''[[Gurren Lagann]]''; although not at the start of the plot, the death of Kamina (a quarter of the way in) was the key trigger to the character development of Simon throughout the rest of the series
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* In ''[[I, Robot (film)|I Robot]]'', Dr. Alfred Lanning uses his own death to set Detective Spooner on the trail of a conspiracy only he knew about.
* ''[[Ordinary People]]''. In both the film and the novel the death of the family's eldest son in a sailing accident sets into motion the emotional crisis which the family has only outwardly recovered from at the start of the narrative.
== [[Interactive Fiction]] ==
* The death of Marshall Robner (who was found dead in his locked study before the game properly begins) sets in motion the plot of [[Infocom]]'s first whodunnit, ''[[Deadline]]''.
* At the beginning of ''[[Anchorhead]]'', the protagonist and her husband are drawn to Anchorhead to inherit a mansion previously belonging to the husband's distant cousin who committed suicide in the town's mental institution.
* Infocom's ''[[Hollywood Hijinx]]'' begins with the player character's Aunt Hildegarde apparently having passed away and left her estate to the one who can find all of the treasures hidden on her estate.
* The similarly named Foggywood Hijinx begins with a family attending a video will reading of the now-deceased Uncle Foggy, who has a posthumous surprise for the family.
* Adam Cadre's ''[[Varicella]]'' begins with the King dead, and the main character (the Palace Minister) planning on seizing the opportunity to become the Regent by disposing of his rivals.
* [[Infocom]]'s second whodunnit, ''The Witness'' has a plot triggered not by the case's main victim, but by the suicide of Mrs. Linder. Her death influences the actions of most of the characters in the story.
* The death of Lord Dimwit Flathead and his siblings due to the Curse of Megaboz sets in motion the events of the ''[[Zork]]'' prequel, ''Zork Zero''.
== [[Literature]] ==
* Used recurrently in [[Dan Brown]]'s novels.
* In ''[[True Grit]]'' The murder of Mattie Ross's father by Tom Chaney sets in motion the revenge quest that drives the story.
* In ''[[
* The death of {{spoiler|King Brion Haldane}} at the start of ''[[Deryni|Deryni Rising]]'', which begins the multi-volume saga of King Kelson Haldane's rule as well as the specific challenges of getting him safely crowned king.
* ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'' doesn't have a single inciting death, but it uses them for the initiation of individual plotlines:
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* Henry Archer's death in ''[[Atlanta Nights]]''. Nearly all characters in the book are in some way connected with him.
== [[Live
* In the first season of ''[[The Killing]]'', Rosie Larsen's murder is what brings all of the characters into the plot.
* ''[[Veronica Mars]]'' had some seasons begin with the death(s) of important characters to stimulate the season long story arc or A-plot.
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