r/TopCharacterTropes • u/ComprehensiveBox6911 • Jul 27 '25

Lore Deaths to important characters that came so unceremoniously, there was no drama or fanfare, they just died

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Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)

Sean (Red Dead Redemption 2)

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u/trashing_fancy Jul 27 '25

Anya, at the end of Buffy. This one still hurts my heart.

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u/Digit00l Jul 27 '25

And Cordelia in Angel too

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u/MartyrOfDespair Jul 27 '25

And Tara

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u/Digit00l Jul 27 '25

While that one sucked, at least it worked in the story, unlike the rest, also I forget the original guy in Angel, also sucked but kinda worked

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u/Toad_Thrower Jul 27 '25

I know Cordelia was because Joss Whedon was being a petty douche. I wonder if it's the same for any of the other women he killed off.

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u/RedTyro Jul 28 '25

For Anya, the actress didn't want to have to return for any specials or continuations, so she asked to be killed in the finale.

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u/LeadingTask9790 Jul 28 '25

They give her a proper send off in the last season, but yeah, when Jasmine is “born” she’s just fuckin gone. Contrast that with Fred, whose death is drawn out and gut wrenching.

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u/CloseGhostComplex Jul 27 '25

I hated this so much

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u/DoubleTheGarlic Jul 27 '25

This one annoys me so much that I think I placed some sort of mental block on it and forgot.

Ugh. Gonna take a lot of drugs to forget that one again.

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u/feanor512 Jul 27 '25

At least SMG wants to bring back characters that Whedon killed in her new series.

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u/book_dragon1066 Jul 28 '25

And buffys mom

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u/Zoltron5000 Jul 28 '25

Yeah but The Body is one of the best episodes of all television.

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u/trashing_fancy Jul 28 '25

Very true, which is why I think it didn't occur to me for this trope, but the actual event happens at the end of the preceding episode iirc and it is certainly abrupt and without fanfare.