Lonely Funeral: Difference between revisions

So, you have this character that's important to the story. Maybe a [[Tragic Hero]], or a [[Friendly Target|family member or friend]], [[The Rival]], or a major antagonist. They're [[Killed Off for Real]], and there's a [[Meaningful Funeral|funeral]]. [[Due to the Dead|With three people attending]]. For added pathos, [[It Always Rains At Funerals|it may be raining]]. Seems only the [[True Companions]] care enough to be there.

 

 

Distinct from [[And There Was Much Rejoicing]] in that the reaction needn't be positive, only largely indifferent except for a select few, and usually [[Played for Drama]] instead of [[Played for Laughs|laughs]].

* ''[[Watchmen (comics)|Watchmen]]'': Only a handful of mourners turn up to The Comedian's funeral. As Ozymandias observes earlier in the story, "The Comedian made a lot of enemies, even amongst his friends." Aside from the small number of fellow vigilantes who attend the funeral, the only other mourner is [[Antagonist in Mourning|one of The Comedian's arch enemies]].

{{quote|'''Rorschach:''' "Is that what happens to us? No time for friends, only our enemies leave roses? Violent lives ending violently."}}

** However, in [[Booster Gold]]'s case this trope has special meaning: He needs his time-traveling life to be a [[Stable Time Loop]], which means he ''can't'' be remembered after death, because he knows he wasn't famous in the future. If he had a lonely funeral, it's because he spent his whole life ensuring it'd be that way.