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Killer Finale

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In various forms of media, main characters are killed off from time to time. This usually happens in the middle of a work, but not always.
Sometimes, to further the story along and make a lasting impact, a main character is killed at the very end. This leaves the consumer emotionally impacted for years to come.
Sub-trope of Grand Finale. Not to be confused with Deadly Distant Finale.
As this is a Death Trope and an Ending Trope, unmarked spoilers abound. Beware.
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Big Love: Bill was killed off via Dropped a Bridge on Him after the Time Skip in Season 5.
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Banana Fish: The show ends with Ash getting stabbed by Lao and bleeding to death in the library. And this is just after he decides to see Eiji go home to Japan.
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In Desperate Housewives, Mike Delfino gets shot by gangsters who wanted to assault Renee's boyfriend in Season 8.
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One Foot in the Grave is perhaps notable for being a rare example of a sitcom killing off its main character in its final episode, with Victor becoming the victim of a hit-and-run incident.
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Subverted in BoJack Horseman, where the penultimate episode was about BoJack's Dying Dream, but the final episode reveals that he survived.
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The final season of Arrow builds up to the death of Green Arrow, which occurs TWICE during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover event. First to buy the residents of Earth-38 more time to escape, and the second to destroy the Anti-Monitor once and for all with the powers of The Spectre and create a new multiverse.
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Barry: Both Barry and Noho Hank die in the final episode.
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Dexter: The female lead, Debra, died in the Season 8 finale after getting shot but surviving long enough to be declared brain dead. The original ending was initially going to end with Dexter's death via lethal injection, too, but this ended up not happening. He is instead murdered (though it's only done to spare him of such a fate) by his son Harrison in the finale of New Blood, the sequel miniseries.
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White Collar: Subverted. Neal is carted off to the hospital in pretty bad shape, and a Time Skip suggests he died. However, Peter eventually figures out he survived. The show ends on Neal living in Paris, having just pulled off the greatest trick he'll ever commit.
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The penultimate episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012)'s fourth season, fittingly named “Requiem�, shows Master Splinter being murdered in cold blood by the Super Shredder, and the following episode begins with his funeral before the Turtles and their allies decide to avenge Splinter by defeating Shredder once and for all.
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In the run-up to Young Justice and Titans (1999) ending, Donna Troy and Omen from the Titans, and Slobo and Secret from Young Justice, were all killed; the former two were killed by Indigo and a rogue Superman robot, while Slobo and Secret were both killed by Darkseid (although, since Secret was already technically dead, she actually reverted to being Greta Hayes, the girl she was before her death.)
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The final few episodes of RWBY's third volume features the deaths of three major characters almost one after the other, that being Penny Polendina, Roman Torchwick, and Pyrrha Nikos. Penny got better in Volume 7, only to be killed off again in Volume 8 and this time permanently.
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Assassination Classroom: The main objective of the series is for Class 3-E to kill Korosensei. Mostly because his unstable cells will blow up the planet. The class manage to find out that won't be the case, but circumstances have Korosensei trapped in a force field that will kill him regardless. After a final battle with Shiro, the scientist who was responsible for his powers, he requests the class Mercy Kill him rather than the military to which they reluctantly carry out after a tearful goodbye.
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Power Rangers in Space ends the storyline that started in Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers with Big Good Zordon telling Andros to destroy his containment tube that will unleash an energy wave to defeat the United Alliance of Evil once and for all.
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In the series finale of Supernatural, Dean dies after being impaled (for good this time). By the end of the episode, Sam has died of old age.
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Cowboy Bebop: Spike and Vicious square off in a final battle and manage a Mutual Kill, through Spike does manage to kill him first. Spike later drops from his wounds.
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The Strain (TV series) had no fewer than four deaths in rapid succession. First, Quinlan and The Master (in Palmer's body) engaged in combat which ended with Quinlan mortally wounding The Master. In his dying throes, The Master then savagely beats Quinlan to death and tries to transfer his consciousness to Zach. Eph intervenes and becomes The Master's new host instead, effectively dying as a result. Zach then sets off the nuclear bomb which kills both him and The Master.
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Darth Vader dies after betraying Emperor Palpatine in Return of the Jedi.
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The Dark Knight Trilogy ends with Batman sacrificing himself to save Gotham City from a nuclear bomb attack in the climax of The Dark Knight Rises. Subverted when it's revealed Bruce faked his death to retire with Selina Kyle.
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Marvel Cinematic Universe: In the climax of Avengers: Endgame (which serves as the finale of the Infinity Saga), Tony Stark dies after using the Infinity Gauntlet to wipe out Thanos and his army.
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean kills almost the entire main cast before resetting the universe, allowing for the next part, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Steel Ball Run to serve as a Continuity Reboot.
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Farscape's finale miniseries had Jool be blown up by a Scarran attack, D'Argo is fatally wounded and makes a Last Stand so the others can escape, and Harvey auto-deletes himself after Einstein removes the wormhole knowledge from Crichton's head.
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In the last episode of Choujin Sentai Jetman, the "Where Are They Now?" Epilogue seems to have shown that the heroes have done well for themselves three years after the Final Battle against the Big Bad, with two of them getting married. It ends up becoming bittersweet when one of the heroes, Gai, tries to protect a woman from a mugger, only to get a fatal stab wound for the trouble. Gai end up having one last meeting with his friends at the wedding, while hiding that he was now Secretly Dying.
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Fooly Falls: The second story in the series, Fooly Falls 2: Ride on Shooting Star, ends with the death of Grunkle Stan, though he's able to return as a ghost.
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John Marston is killed by a firing squad in Red Dead Redemption. You play the epilogue as his son, Jack Marston, but you're not given any story missions (only one stranger mission) and you're allowed to just roam around and finish any business you had and 100% complete the game.
The prequel, Red Dead Redemption 2 does the same thing: Arthur Morgan dies at the end (either gets killed or succumbs to his illness), while you play the epilogue as John Marston, the protagonist from the first game.
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Death Note: The ending has Light outed as Kira and arrested (manga) or on the run and wounded (anime) with Ryuk writing Light's name into the titular notebook, resulting in him dying.
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In the Season 13 finale of Red vs. Blue, which ended The Chorus Trilogy, Church is Killed Off for Real when he essentially destroys himself to power the Meta's armor so the Reds and Blues can survive their last stand against Charon Industries.
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Many named characters are killed in the finale of The Wheel of Time, which is unsurprising as the series has a huge cast, but among them is Egwene, who has been one of the main characters since the start.
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Wonder Woman Vol 1: In the final issues, which tie into Crisis on Infinite Earths, a whole slew of supporting characters are killed off including Lauren Haley and Antiope who had each crept their way into being part of the main ensemble over the years.
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In The Good Place, the humans finally have made it to the Good Place where they have newly implemented a door that will allow people to end their existences in order to give their afterlives meaning. Over the course of the episode, everyone in the main four, save Tahani, choses to exit through the door after spending eternity together.
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In the finale of Dark (2017) every single major character we've met over the course of the series gets Ret Goned by the correction of the timelines. In the final scene we meet a bunch of new versions of the few characters whose existence wasn't the result of the multiple time loops in the show, and even they are different people.
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Regular Show: Pops, being the ultimate good of the universe, has repeatedly been forced to battle with his brother, Anti-Pops, the ultimate evil. Each battle ended in a tie, which would reset the universe each and every time. To prevent the universe from being reset again, Pops performs a Heroic Sacrifice by launching his brother and himself into the sun.
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The first half of One Piece ends after the deaths of Portgas D. Ace and Whitebeard before the second half opens after a two-year Time Skip.
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Code Geass: Emperor Lelouch vi Britannia dies in the hands of his best friend, Suzaku Kururugi, who is dressed as the former's alter-ego, Zero. Though the two actually planned this so that the world would finally be reunited as one against the tyrant.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power:
Sadoc Burrows dies in the first season finale.
Isildur is also presumed to be dead after going missing.
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Each film in the sequel trilogy has a major member of the original trilogy's cast dying, with Kylo Ren killing Han Solo in The Force Awakens, Luke Skywalker in The Last Jedi, and Leia dying in The Rise of Skywalker.
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Game of Thrones: Daenerys is killed by Jon in the series finale after she goes over the edge and wants to "liberate" the rest of the world by force.
House of the Dragon: The first Season Finale sees the death of Lucerys Velaryon, kickstarting the Civil War of the Dance of the Dragons.
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Logan, an Alternate Timeline Distant Finale to the X-Men Film Series, features the death of its titular titular character, with much emphasis given as to how this is his final chronological appearance in the series and the final time he would be played by Hugh Jackman. Subverted when he was brought back for Deadpool & Wolverine, which takes place before Logan in the timeline. Charles Xavier is a similar case, with this being Patrick Stewart's final time as the character before he was brought back as an alternate version of Xavier in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
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Critical Role: Vox Machina: Vax'ildan's bargain for his temporary resurrection comes due when the Big Bad is defeated in the penultimate episode. In the finale, he has enough time to enjoy the party's victory, then vanishes with a manifestation of the Raven Queen.
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The first season finale of Hazbin Hotel features Sir Pentious getting Killed Off for Real by Adam before he can make a Heroic Sacrifice, though it’s subverted when later in the episode, Sir Pentious ascends to Heaven.
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House of the Dragon: The first Season Finale sees the death of Lucerys Velaryon, kickstarting the Civil War of the Dance of the Dragons.
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Every series of Blackadder ends with this trope.
The first series ends with the entire royal family being poisoned, including the main character.
The last episode of the second series ends with a stinger in which the entire main cast is supposedly killed off by prince Ludwig the Indestructible.
The third series ends with the death of the original prince regent and Blackadder himself taking his place.
The fourth series ends with a famous Downer Ending in which the main characters are sent over the top into No man's land with the implication that they wouldn't have a chance to survive.
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Star Wars Rebels: Kanan Jarrus dies in the final season episode "Jedi Night" to save the other heroes from an explosion caused by Governor Pryce.
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Person of Interest: As Season 5 draws to a close, it isn't a question of who will be killed off, but who won't. In the end, John Reese is the only main character who dies in the series finale. Barely averted with Root, who is killed three episodes before.
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The three-part Grand Finale of Transformers: Animated features the deaths of Prowl and Starscream, with Prowl sacrificing himself to reassemble the Allspark from pieces all around Detroit, including the shard that Starscream was using to stay alive.
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The Battlestar Galactica (2003) series finale pulled no punches:
Racetrack and Skulls die what a stray asteroid hits their raptor.
Helo shoots Boomer dead in a Heel–Face Door-Slam.
Tyrol beats Tory to death when he discovers she murdered his wife.
Cavil commits suicide when his plans unravel.
Anders flies Galactica into the sun.
President Roslin's cancer kills her before she can settle on the new Earth.
And Starbuck turns out to have been Dead All Along since the previous season, and vanishes.
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In the final episode of Oz, Schillinger is stabbed to death by Beecher and Keller commits suicide. It's barely averted by Said and Glynn, who die only a few episodes beforehand.
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Warrior Cats:
The Darkest Hour, the last book of the first arc, ended with the deaths of the main villain Tigerstar and several recurring characters: Darkstripe, Stonefur, Whitestorm, and Gorsepaw.
Sunrise, the final book in the Power of Three arc, ends with Hollyleaf seemingly dying when a tunnel collapses on her.
The Last Hope, the last book of the Omen of the Stars arc, involves the death of several major characters and supporting side characters, such as the original main character Firestar, Power of Three protagonist Hollyleaf (who returned only the book prior), the ThunderClan cats Ferncloud and Sorreltail, and the spirits of Spottedleaf, Tigerstar, Hawkfrost, and Brokenstar.
The final Dawn of the Clans book, Path of Stars, ends with the death of the main character Gray Wing.
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The prequel, Red Dead Redemption 2 does the same thing: Arthur Morgan dies at the end (either gets killed or succumbs to his illness), while you play the epilogue as John Marston, the protagonist from the first game.
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The Doom Patrol (2019) Grand Finale ''Done Patrol" ends with Rita Farr dying of old age due to it being too late for Immortus to restore her longevity and Cliff Steele fatally succumbing to Parkinson's in spite of his restored longevity after he visits his family during his grandson's first birthday.
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The fifth season finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer ends with Buffy sacrificing herself to protect Dawn, and it was almost the final episode of the series before it was renewed. The first episode of the following season features Buffy coming Back from the Dead.
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The finale of Firefly occurred in Serenity and culminated with Wash's death and funeral.
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In the finale of Angel Beats!, the main characters are the only ones left in purgatory and hold a graduation ceremony to say goodbye to each other before they move on. Everyone is able to disappear except Otonashi, who remains trapped in the afterlife, alone. That is, however, if you decide to ignore the potential implication of reincarnation that The Stinger has...
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Subverted for the Series Finale of House of Anubis, the Made-for-TV Movie "Touchstone Of Ra". From the very beginning of the movie, Eddie told the audience they'd be dying. Then the climax came, and they made their Heroic Sacrifice...and survived. It turned out the only "death" was of the Osirian, not Eddie himself.
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Padme Amidala dies of childbirth at the climax of Revenge of the Sith.
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Breaking Bad: The last episode ends with Walt dying from a bullet wound he took Taking the Bullet for Jesse after killing all the Neo-Nazis, although his imminent death was a Foregone Conclusion either way due to his advancing cancer.
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