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** Along with [[Everybody's Dead, Dave|the entire]] [[The End of the World as We Know It|human race.]]
* Though inconclusive, the nameless Gun God, the main character of ''[[Angel Notes]]'', which is part of the [[Nasuverse]], is possibly dead.
* In ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'', the titular Chrono's source of his powers is [[Cast
** The anime version still uses this trope, but in a different way - due to having used up so much of her life during the final battle, Rosette's life span is shortened to the point where she only has months to live. Rosette and Chrono both go into hiding, getting their own log cabin to live the rest of their short lives together in peace before dying. Leaving the series here would have made is a [[Bittersweet Ending]] - however, it's then revealed that the villain may still be alive after all...
* ''[[Phantom of Inferno]].'' In the anime, both Reiji and Ein die at the very last scene.
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== Film ==
* Ellen Ripley in ''[[Alien (franchise)|Alien]] 3''. [[Back
* Neo and Trinity die at the end of the last ''[[The Matrix|Matrix]]'' film, though it isn't a downer ending, since he fulfilled his purpose successfully.
* Nada (played by Rowdy [[Roddy Piper]]) from ''[[They Live!]]''. At the end, he dies giving the camera the finger. Arguably a metaphor for the whole movie.
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* In The Last Chancers last novel, Kage, possessed by a Slaaneshi daemon, decides to commit his first ever act of altruism and jumps off a cliff to his death, taking the corrupt governor with him.
* Parrish dies at the end of ''[[Parrish Plessis]]'', commiting suicide when she realizes even her [[Heroic Willpower]] isn't able to hold off [[The Corruption]] any longer.
* David dies at the end of the third ''Dragons'' book, ''Firestar,'' by Chris D'Lacey. Initially, this looked like it would be the end of the series, making it an unusually harsh ending for a book aimed at the 8-12 bracket. The series ''did'' [[Trilogy Creep|creep on,]] and David came [[Back
* Nathaniel dies in the third and final book of the ''[[The Bartimaeus Trilogy]]'', resulting in a [[Bittersweet Ending]], [[Tear Jerker]] and [[Heroic Sacrifice]] all in one.
* ''[[Uncle Tom's Cabin]]'': Tom is whipped to death by the plantation owner.
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* Jack Shephard dies in the final scene of ''[[Lost]]'', and we even get to see him moving on to the afterlife.
* [[Xena]], after "dying" several times throughout the series, dies for the [[Killed Off for Real|final time]] in the series finale.
* [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]] died at the end of the Season 5 episode "The Gift." The next season, they [[Back
** A minor example—in the [[Alternate Universe]] episode "The Wish," Cordelia Chase, the episode's central character and [[Be Careful What You Wish For|the one who wished the universe into existence]], is killed halfway through. The rest of the main character (besides Oz and Giles) are later [[Kill'Em All|killed in quick succession]] before the original universe is restored.
* When Flower died on ''[[Meerkat Manor]]'', the show was completely shattered. Next Generation with Rocket Dog just wasn't/isn't the same... She was their star and the pillar that held the show up.
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* ''[[Earth: Final Conflict]]'' is a rare case where the hero died at the end of the first season, but the show still continued without him.
* ''[[Torchwood]]'':<!-- Rhys' temporary death in series 1 doesn't qualify, as he doesn't even know about Torchwood at that point, let alone being a hero of the story. -->
** Captain Jack. [[Back
** Owen Harper is shot by the leader of The Pharm, Aaron Copley, is made undead, and presumably dies again after being trapped in a nuclear plant control room flooded by radiation.
** Toshiko Sato is shot by Jack's brother Gray.
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* Those who have played ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' will know [[Doomed by Canon|how things will end]] for Zack in in the prequel game ''[[Crisis Core]]''.
** Was supposed to happen to Terra in [[Final Fantasy VI]], but was left out of the final game.
* ''[[Jade Empire]]''. [[Back
* Zero makes yet another [[Heroic Sacrifice]] at the end of ''[[Mega Man Zero]] 4''. This time, [[Killed Off for Real|it's permanent]]. [[Mega Man ZX|Mostly]].
* ''[[Betrayal at Krondor]]'' ends with the [[Heroic Sacrifice]] of Gorath, who, if not necessarily the ''main'' protagonist, is still undeniably ''the'' hero of the story.
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** It's been implied that the bad ending of ''Silent Hill 2'' (James driving his car into the lake) actually ''is'' the canon ending.
* One possible ending of ''[[Dragon Age]] Origins'' involves the [[Player Character|Grey Warden]] performing a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to kill the [[Big Bad|archdemon]].
* ''[[Mass Effect 2]]'', twice, [[Back
** {{spoiler|This also happens in [[Guide Dang It|most]] endings of ''[[Mass Effect 3]]''.}}
* You literally go into ''[[Lufia]] 2: Rise of the Sinestrals'' [[Doomed Protagonist|KNOWING that Selan and Maxim will die at the end of]], [[Doomed by Canon|due to it being a prequel]] of Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, which starts off with a 100 years in the past flashback of their deaths.
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* The final story mission of ''[[Red Dead Redemption]]'' has John Marston walk out to face his doom at the bullets of an army, [[Heroic Sacrifice|in order to give his wife and son a chance to escape and live better lives]]. Widely considered to be a [[Dying Moment of Awesome]].
* Ash Crimson, the protagonist of ''[[The King of Fighters]] XIII'', [[Ret-Gone|erased himself from existence]] when he eliminated the [[Final Boss]], his ancestor Saiki.
** This deserves more of an elaboration. Ash Crimson, being an [[Gorgeous George|effeminate]] [[Bishonen|pretty boy]] who was toted as the new protagonist of the current saga (The Tales of Ash, which began with ''KOF 2003'') [[Replacement Scrappy|did not hold well with the fandom]] ([[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|the Japanese notwithstanding]]). [[It Got Worse]] when Ash started upstaging '''EVERYONE''', not by means of skill, but by having better flame powers than anyone else and giving ''zero'' effect in battle. He simultaneously hit [[Villain Protagonist]] and [[Creator's Pet|Creator's Pet-dom]] [[Brought Down to Normal|by stealing the powers]] of Chizuru and Iori. Then came ''XIII'', where it's revealed that he's a [[Fake Defector]] [[Guile Hero]] with a [[Jerkass Facade]] whose plans were carried out to protect [[The Rival|Elisabeth]], his older sister figure and the ''one person'' he cared about. With his [[Go Out with a Smile|smile-wearing]] [[Heroic Sacrifice]], he's gone... ''[[Cosmic Retcon|for good]]''. In a series where only the main villains die. [[Wham! Episode|No one was expecting it to end this way]]. ''No one''. Ash got an [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]] treatment from the majority of the fanbase, earning him some major [[The Woobie|Woobie]] points and possibly [[Rescued
* Noble Six dies in a [[Last Stand]] at the end of ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
* ''[[Medal of Honor]] 2010'': Rabbit is captured by the terrorists and mortally wounded, and his rescuers encourage him to hang on while the rescue chopper arrives, with the first person view periodically blacking out, but he ultimately expires.
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* Martin Septim from Oblivion dies to summon the God Akatosh in order to kill Dagon. He may not be the player, but Martin is arguably [[The Hero]].
* The silent protagonist Anon from [[Tron Evolution]] died protecting Quorra from a huge falling aircraft.
* In ''[[
* In [[The 3rd Birthday]], depending on how you look at it, {{spoiler|Aya Brea was revealed to be Eve all along throughout the whole game that you play as her. In the ending, Aya and Eve switched bodies, with Aya in Eve's body doing a [[Heroic Sacrifice]] to be gun down to prevent dooms day, leaving Eve alive using Aya's body. Aya was the protagonist from the first 2 [[Parasite Eve]] games while Eve was the heroine of the 3rd game, thus the outcome kinda [[Mind Screw|mind screws]] you regarding this trope}}
* Ending D of [[Nie R]] has the player character [[Heroic Sacrifice|sacrificing]] his entire existence in order to bring [[Action Girl|Kainé]] back to life after the Shade Tyrann takes over her body.
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