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This trope usually exist in prequels and [[Interquel|Interquels]]. In them, characters from the original material usually appears on their younger ages, and like the new characters, they usually are forced to fight deadly battles against the enemy, and many of those battles are as nasty and brutal as they come, and many of them seems to result with the old characters dying and the villain laughing his ass off in triumph. But you know that whatever convincing they may try to make it look like, they're still alive and will not die since if they did die, the original stories that came first may end up with the [[Canon Dis Continuity]] stamp on their heads.

Constast [[Doomed By Canon]], when the characters are going to die no matter what because the original works said they died some time before the story takes place.

Constast [[Doomed by Canon]], when the characters are going to die no matter what because the original works said they died some time before the story takes place.

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== Literature ==

* In an interesting example of a character being [[Saved By Canon]] for the moment, but [[Doomed By Canon]] in the long run, T'Prynn in the ''[[Star Trek Vanguard]]'' novels can't die, even when she's in a coma due to [[Mind Rape]] ... because she's going to die in a transporter accident eighty years later, as shown in [[Flash Back]] in the ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine Relaunch]]'' novels.

* In an interesting example of a character being [[Saved by Canon]] for the moment, but [[Doomed by Canon]] in the long run, T'Prynn in the ''[[Star Trek Vanguard]]'' novels can't die, even when she's in a coma due to [[Mind Rape]] ... because she's going to die in a transporter accident eighty years later, as shown in [[Flash Back]] in the ''[[Star Trek Deep Space Nine Relaunch]]'' novels.

== Film ==

* In ''[[Revenge of the Sith]]'', the duel between Anakin and Obi-Wan ends with Anakin losing both his legs, savagly burned and left for death by Obi-Wan. If you watched the original ''[[Star Wars]]'' movies, you know that Anakin will survive since if he died, it would mean no Darth Vader.

* In ''[[X-Men Origins Wolverine]]'', it look like Wolverine is about slam his claws right in Sabretooth's throat. Granted, he just knock him unconscious but you already know that he wouldn't kill Sabretooth anyway since he appeared in the first movie, that takes many years after this movie.

* In ''[[X Men Origins: Wolverine]]'', it look like Wolverine is about slam his claws right in Sabretooth's throat. Granted, he just knock him unconscious but you already know that he wouldn't kill Sabretooth anyway since he appeared in the first movie, that takes many years after this movie.

* In ''[[~~Bambi (Disney)|~~Bambi]] 2'', it looks like Bambi has been killed when he fell of the cliff after the dogchase, but you already knew he survived since the first movie has him growed up to an adult. Still a [[Tear Jerker|pretty effective scene though]].

* In ''[[Bambi]] 2'', it looks like Bambi has been killed when he fell of the cliff after the dogchase, but you already knew he survived since the first movie has him growed up to an adult. Still a [[Tear Jerker|pretty effective scene though]].

* In ''[[Terminator Salvation]]'', we already knew that Kyle Reese would survive Skynet because without him, no ''Terminator'' movies. However, in the original, unused ending would've subverted this trope: {{spoiler|[[Shocking Swerve|John Connor was originally going to die, and the Terminator would graft Connor's skin to become leader of the resistance.]]}}

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* Since ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep]]'' takes place ten years before the first game, you know that most of the bosses will survive after you defeated them, especially Maleficent and Xehanort.

* In ''[[The Force Unleashed]]'', you already knew that neither Darth Vader or Emperor Palpatine would die in their duels with Galen Marek, or that none of the rebel leaders would be executed by the Imperials since the game takes place two-six years before the original trilogy.

* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'': ''[[Crisis Core]]'', Sephiroth, Aeris and Cloud are gonna survive no matter what, since if they died, then it means that the series' most successful game well might not have existed in the first place. {{spoiler|Zack}} however is [[Doomed By Canon]].

* In ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'': ''[[Crisis Core]]'', Sephiroth, Aeris and Cloud are gonna survive no matter what, since if they died, then it means that the series' most successful game well might not have existed in the first place. {{spoiler|Zack}} however is [[Doomed by Canon]].

* [[Metal Gear Solid 3]] lampshades the survival of Revolver Ocelot by calling you out on creating a [[Time Paradox]] [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?|if you actually]] [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|do kill him.]]

* [[Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater]] lampshades the survival of Revolver Ocelot by calling you out on creating a [[Time Paradox]] [[Why Don't You Just Shoot Him?|if you actually]] [[Gameplay and Story Segregation|do kill him.]]