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[[File:Stuffed_in_the_Fridge_2016Stuffed in the Fridge 2016.png|link=Green Lantern|frame|[[Dull Surprise|"Well, there goes my appetite."]]]]

A character is killed off in a particularly gruesome manner and left to be found just to offend or insult someone, or to cause someone serious anguish. The usual victims are those [[Friendly Target|who matter to the hero]], specifically [[Heterosexual Life Partners|best buddies]], [[Shallow Love Interest|love interests]], and [[Sidekick|sidekickssidekick]]s.

* The original [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] incident was fueled by [[Executive Meddling]]: The scene, as originally drawn, showed Kyle Rayner's girlfriend, Alexandra DeWitt, completely intact, but still dead. DC editors thought this was too gruesome, so mandated a redraw, that showed the partially open door with the arm sticking out of it, suggesting dismemberment.

** Kyle even has this happen with friends. Terry Berg, his assistant (who happened to be gay), was horribly gay-bashed and beaten into a coma. Like in your standard [[Stuffed Into the Fridge]] story line, the story focused more on Kyle's angst that someone could do this to a friend of his, rather than Terry dealing with the trauma himself. He terrorizes the thugs responsible, then takes a leave of absence from Earth because he's despairing for the state of humanity. [[What the Hell, Hero?|While his friend is still bedridden.]]

* In the ''Death of the [[New Gods]]'' series, this happened in the first few pages to freaking ''Big Barda''. Granted, the assassin was targeting all of the New Gods, but her death is what motivates her husband Mr. Miracle's actions, such as using the Anti-life Equation -- somethingEquation—something he once swore he would never do in the past. To add insult to injury, she was killed with no signs of a struggle and her body was found in -- youin—you guessed it -- theit—the kitchen.

* Every [[GL Red Lantern Corps/Characters|Red Lantern]] seen so far {{spoiler|except [[Lobo]] who has a ring but isn't officially a Red Lantern - his entire race ''was'' brutally murdered, but since Lobo himself did that as a child, it may not count}} had people close to them brutally murdered -- themurdered—the rage they felt over these deaths is what draws the red power rings to them in the first place. Among them are an alien whose mate was eaten by Sinestro Corp member Arkillo, a [[Winged Humanoid]] woman who was kidnapped, repeatedly raped, and had her wings torn off by the Sinestro Corp member who murdered her mother (other Sinestro Corp members also abused her, so she hates the entire Corp as a result) and a housecat from Earth whose owner was murdered by a burglar. Their leader Atrocitus has the worst case -- ''his entire space sector'', including his family, was killed by the Guardians' rogue Manhunters. His entire reason for living is to kill the Guardians. The rage that Mera felt over losing her husband ([[Aquaman]]) and her son in addition to the rest of the crap she's had to deal with over the years and her own rather short temper was strong enough to make her a deputy Red Lantern during ''[[Blackest Night]]''. Guy Gardner briefly became a Red Lantern when Kyle Rayner was killed (he got better). Yes, the guy whose girlfriend was the [[Trope Namer]] got stuffed in the fridge himself.

* This has happened at least twice in ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', first to Ratchet--whileRatchet—while Arcee didn't actually die, having your memory completely wiped is still pretty bad. Next episode we find out that Optimus' friend (and Sentinel's implied girlfriend) Elita was eaten alive by giant spiders. {{spoiler|Or so they thought. But as Blackarachnia, she fared little better, being a [[Faux Action Girl]] who wound up the [[Damsel in Distress]] every time she appeared.}}