Faking the Dead: Difference between revisions

 

A play on the common turn of phrase "waking the dead." Contrast [[He's Just Hiding]]. Not to be confused with [[Fake Weakness]].

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* In ''[[JoJo's Bizarre Adventure|Jojo's Bizarre Adventure]]'', Jotaro is forced to do this during his fight with Dio, as he had just been struck with dozens of knives and can't survive another attack. He even goes as far as temporarily ''stopping his own heartbeat''. Needless to say, Dio receives quite a surprise when he approaches the "corpse", only to get his skull smashed in with a wicked punch.

* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' - {{spoiler|Revealed in Minagoroshi-hen that Takano Miyo, the villain mastermind, has been faking her own death for every Hinamizawa to appear as a victim of the curse.}}