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* Lara, the little girl who secretly rebuilt the battered robot paratrooper Mongrol in ''ABC Warriors''. Her death, compounded with the electric torture that fully returned him to live, took such a toll on his psyche that he was left a single-mindedly violent monster who knows only rage and confusion. According to the narration, in his broken mind he sees and hears Lara always, encouraging his quest for vengeance against the enemy forces that killed her.

* The most recent version of [[Shazam|Black Adam's]] origin story features the deaths of his wife and children sending him over the edge.

* ''[[Flash]]'' villain Captain Cold has always been, as the name implies, a cold-hearted, merciless SOB. He's become even more so since his younger sister, the Golden Glider, was murdered. In one issue, {{spoiler|he tracks down, tortures, and murders her killer. A few panels later, he's at home, tears running down his face, saying, "Much as I hate it, my heart's not always cold."}}

* Various retellings of [[Doctor Strange]]'s origin story give him one to explain how he became [[Dr. Jerk]]. (In the first version he didn't have any real excuse; he was just an ass.)

** Something similar in the case of Julius Caesar, who lost [[Daddy's Girl|his beloved daughter Julia]] through [[Death by Childbirth]].

* The death of Oscar Wilde's little sister Isola was reportedly a major catalyst for much of his darker literature, including his poem for her, "Requiescat".

** Maybe not in the household, but they do sometimes bring her up for the PR. The Barbara Bush library in Texas has a statue of Robin in the entrance with a dedication supposedly written by her older brother.

* John Fitzgerald Kennedy had his dead older brother Joseph, who died in [[World War Two]]. Not to mention, both he and Joseph Jr. were Dead Older Brothers to Bobby and Ted, and sadly, JFK, RFK, and Joe Jr. '''all''' were Dead Older Brothers to Ted, the only one who lived a full life.