character death
Story's fatal ending
Character death is the killing off of a fictional character in a story, film, game, or other narrative.
The term appears most often in fan communities, where it may be flagged as a content warning: The fic contains major character death.
In fanfiction tagging, it signals that a beloved character dies, allowing readers to avoid emotional distress if they choose.
- tragicCausing great sorrow
- mortalityState of eventual death
- farewellLeave-taking expression
- griefIntense sorrow from loss
- lossBeing without something
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- tearjerker elementstearjerker, tragedy, loss, grief, heartbreak
- Tropeschosen one, hero's journey, red herring, deus ex machina, damsel in distress
- spoilersspoiler alert, spoiler warning, plot twist, twist ending, villain reveal
- angst ficwhump, hurt/comfort, tearjerker, sad ending, emotional trauma
- deathficfatal injury, deathbed scene
- fanfictionfanfiction, fan fiction, fic, fanfic, slash
character deathsurvival
Remaining alive against odds
resurrection · revival · escape · rescue · plot armor
character deathhappy ending
Story concludes well
redemption · triumph · salvation · healing · recovery
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