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|| ''Relative deadness factor'' || '''[[Deader Than Dead]]''' || '''[[Put On a Bus|Maybe Back Later]]''' || '''[[Inferred Survival|Be Back Soon]]''' || '''[[Contractual Immortality|Death? What's That?]]''' ||▼
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|| '''Death Value''' || '''''[[Four Is Death|4]]''''' || '''''3''''' || '''''2''''' || '''''1''''' ||▼
▲|| ''Relative deadness factor'' || '''[[Deader Than Dead]]''' || '''[[Put Onon a Bus|Maybe Back Later]]''' || '''[[Inferred Survival|Be Back Soon]]''' || '''[[Contractual Immortality|Death? What's That?]]''' ||
|| ''[[How to Kill A Character|Cause of death]]'' || [[Death By Irony|Irony]], [[Dropped a Bridge On Him|Bridge Drop]], [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Overkill]], [[Stuffed in The Fridge]], [[Ret Gone]] || [[Redemption Equals Death|Redemption]], [[Heroic Sacrifice|Sacrifice]], [[Bus Crash]], [[Mortal Wound Reveal]] || [[No One Could Survive That]], just plain killed in battle || [[Suicidal Gotcha|Jumping]] ||▼
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|| ''[[Like You Would Really Do It|Audience Expectation]]'' || [[Anyone Can Die]], [[Kill'Em All]] || [[Killed Off for Real]], [[Tonight Someone Dies]] || [[Disney Death]] || [[Back From the Dead]], [[Death Is Cheap]], [[Nobody Can Die]] ||▼
▲|| '''Death Value''' || '''''[[Four Is Death|4]]''''' || '''''3''''' || '''''2''''' || '''''1''''' ||
|| ''Body Found?'' || [[Deader Than Dead|Dead]] and [[Meaningful Funeral|Buried]]<br />[[Chunky Salsa Rule|Only Bits And Pieces]] || [[Waking Up At the Morgue|At The Morgue]] || [[Never Found the Body|Never Found]], [[Human Popsicle|Frozen]], [[Taken for Granite|Petrified]] || [[Left for Dead]] ||▼
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|| ''Reaction'' || [[Really Dead Montage|Montage]], [[Bond One-Liner]] || [[He's Dead, Jim]] || [[It's Personal]] || [[Faux Death]] ||▼
▲|| ''[[How to Kill Aa Character|Cause of death]]'' || [[Death Byby Irony|Irony]], [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him|Bridge Drop]], [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|Overkill]], [[Stuffed in The Fridge]], [[Ret -Gone]] || [[Redemption Equals Death|Redemption]], [[Heroic Sacrifice|Sacrifice]], [[Bus Crash]], [[Mortal Wound Reveal]] || [[No One Could Survive That]], just plain killed in battle || [[Suicidal Gotcha|Jumping]] ||
|| ''Last Words'' || [[Oh Crap|Crap]], [[Killed Mid-Sentence]], [[Sedgwick Speech|Carry on men]], [[His Name Is]] || [[Catch Phrase]], [[Famous Last Words]], [[Final Speech]], [[Obi-Wan Moment]] || [[You Shall Not Pass|"Fly, you fools!"]] [[Tempting Fate|"Piece of cake"]] || "[[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]" ||▼
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|| ''[[Characters|Characterization]]'' || [[Red Shirt]], [[Death By Origin Story|Loved One]], [[Mauve Shirt]] || [[Recurring Character]], [[C List Fodder]] || [[Regular]] || [[Contractual Immortality|Protagonist, Archvillain]] ||▼
▲|| ''[[Like You Would Really Do It|Audience Expectation]]'' || [[Anyone Can Die]], [[Kill'Em All]] || [[Killed Off for Real]], [[Tonight Someone Dies]] || [[Disney Death]] || [[Back Fromfrom the Dead]], [[Death Is Cheap]], [[Nobody Can Die]] ||
|| ''[[Season Fluidity|When did they die?]]'' || 10+ years ago, [[Grand Finale|Series Finale]] || 5-10 years ago || Same year || [[Story Arc|Same arc]] ||▼
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|| ''[[Back From the Dead|"Died" and come back?]]'' || [[Not Quite Dead|Not yet]] || Died once, but got better || [[Faking the Dead|Twice]] || [[Joker Immunity|I've]] [[Staying Alive|lost]] [[Death Is Cheap|count]] ||▼
▲|| ''Body Found?'' || [[Deader Than Dead|Dead]] and [[Meaningful Funeral|Buried]]<br />[[Chunky Salsa Rule|Only Bits And Pieces]] || [[Waking Up At the Morgue|At The Morgue]] || [[Never Found the Body|Never Found]], [[Human Popsicle|Frozen]], [[Taken for Granite|Petrified]] || [[Left for Dead]] ||
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▲|| ''Reaction'' || [[Really Dead Montage|Montage]], [[Bond One-Liner]] || [[He's Dead, Jim]] || [[It's Personal]] || [[Faux Death]] ||
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▲|| ''Last Words'' || [[Oh Crap|Crap]], [[Killed Mid-Sentence]], [[Sedgwick Speech|Carry on men]], [[His Name Is--]] || [[Catch Phrase]], [[Famous Last Words]], [[Final Speech]], [[Obi-Wan Moment]] || [[You Shall Not Pass|"Fly, you fools!"]] [[Tempting Fate|"Piece of cake"]] || "[[My Death Is Just the Beginning]]" ||
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▲|| ''[[Characters|Characterization]]'' || [[Red Shirt]], [[Death Byby Origin Story|Loved One]], [[Mauve Shirt]] || [[Recurring Character]], [[C -List Fodder]] || [[Regular]] || [[Contractual Immortality|Protagonist, Archvillain]] ||
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▲|| ''[[Season Fluidity|When did they die?]]'' || 10+ years ago, [[Grand Finale|Series Finale]] || 5-105–10 years ago || Same year || [[Story Arc|Same arc]] ||
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▲|| ''[[Back Fromfrom the Dead|"Died" and come back?]]'' || [[Not Quite Dead|Not yet]] || Died once, but got better || [[Faking the Dead|Twice]] || [[Joker Immunity|I've]] [[Staying Alive|lost]] [[Death Is Cheap|count]] ||
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If the character hasn't died yet (but seems likely to), see [[Sorting Algorithm of Mortality]]. All of this is trumped by the [[First Law of Resurrection]].
 
Currently, {{spoiler|Shirley}} from ''[[Code Geass]]'' and {{spoiler|the real Caulder}} from ''[[Advance Wars]]: Days of Ruin'' have scored 4, the highest possible. The latter is more notable by having 4 in ''every'' category instead of getting the CLAMP bonus that the former got. No characters have got the lowest possible score of 1 yet, but [[Doctor Who (TV)|Davros and The Master]] are joint leaders in the death defying derby at 1.75, even beating [[South Park]]'s Kenny.
 
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* Cause: [[Heroic Sacrifice]], so he's not coming back from that too quickly, or the sacrifice will be cheapened. 3.
* Genre: It's a comic book, so [[Death Is Cheap]]. 1.
* The Body: [[Deader Than Dead]], a [[PietaPietà Plagiarism]] too for supes sake! So no chance of [[Faking the Dead]]. 4.
* Reaction: [[Really Dead Montage]], uh-oh. 4.
* Characterization: Protagonist. 1.
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'''Baseline Example for high scores: [[Spider -Man|Uncle Ben]].'''
* Cause: Bridge drop, shot by mugger: 4
* Genre: It's a comic book. 1.
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'''Now let's make a prediction with the recent death of [[Batman (Comic Book)|Batman]] in [[Final Crisis]].'''
* Cause: [[Heroic Sacrifice]], give or take. 3.
* Genre: Comic book, so [[Death Is Cheap]]. 1.
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'''[[Captain America (comics)]]'''
* Cause: [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him]] via assassination shot to the head. 4.
* Genre: Comic book, and Marvel has a higher resurrection rate to boot, so [[Death Is Cheap]]. 1.
* The Body: Again, [[Deader Than Dead]], not lost. 4.
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* Average: 15.5/6, We have a pretty high score here too, 2.58, but there's still deader. Odds are he returns in a year or two. (I mean, ''Bucky'' just came back, if he can do it, how hard can it be for Cap?). If you acknowledge Fallen Son as a montage, it increases to 16/6 or 2.67. Adding the fact that he's died (or at least been frozen in the Arctic for decades) gives 19/7 or 2.71.
* {{spoiler|If TPTB are telling the truth, he'll be coming back in July 2 1/2 years after his death}}
** Well, the BBC has confirmed the 5 issue series where Captain America comes back is on July 1st1. Making it April 2007 to July 2009, so 26 months, pushing ''just'' past 2 years compared to Superman's 17 months. Hmm, the algorithm could perhaps be fine tuned...
* As of Captain America: Reborn (July '09) Cap was never dead in the first place. "The gun used on him instead transported him to a fixed position in space and time."
 
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* Cause: ''[[Heroic Sacrifice]]''/''[[No One Could Survive That]]'' - 2.5 (it's on the line, people!)
* Genre: C'mon. it's X-men. ''[[Death Is Cheap|'Nuff Said]]'' - 1
* Body Found: ''[[Left for Dead|Left For Dead]]'' - 1 She's {{spoiler|on a bullet plunging through intergalactic space, probably merged with it.}}
* Reaction: ''[[He's Dead, Jim]]'' - 3
* Last Words: "Give me strength." a solid 2 - 2
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In ''[[Ultimate Marvel|Ultimatum]]'', the death of {{spoiler|Peter}}:
* Cause of Death: [[Heroic Sacrifice]]. 3.
* Genre: ...This is really hard to call. Ultimate Marvel started out as a 3, except in X-Men where it was 2 and then very freaking 1. And the [[Crisis Crossover]] which it was a tie-in for is a [[Wham! Episode]] advertised as [[Anyone Can Die]], but who knows if they'll stick to that. Um, let's leave this one out and move on.
* Body Found: It seems to have been [[Never Found the Body]]. 3.
* Reaction: 4. Okay, a montage hasn't happened yet, but solicits indicate it will.
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'''[[Justice League]]: [[Cry for Justice]]''' {{spoiler|Lian Harper}}
 
* Cause of death: [[Dropped a Bridge Onon Him|Bridge Drop]], [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] - 4
* Genre: It's the DC Universe, so [[Death Is Cheap]] - 1
* Body found: [[Meaningful Funeral|Large funeral held]] - 4
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* Characterization: Regular/protagonist. 1.5.
* When did they die?: Uh...same arc, I guess. 1(?).
* "Died" and come back?: Do [[Alternate Universe|Alternate Universes]]s count? If so, 3; if not, 4.
* Result: Either 19 / 10 = 1.9, or 20 / 10 = 2. Very good odds.
 
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[[Category:Sorting Algorithm of Deadness/WMG]]
[[Category:ComicSorting BooksAlgorithm of Deadness]]
[[Category:Sorting Algorithm Of Deadness]]
[[Category:oldtable]]
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