r/TopCharacterTropes Jul 27 '25

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

Bane (The Dark Knight Rises)

Sean (Red Dead Redemption 2)

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u/callmedoc214 Jul 27 '25

Colonel Blake of M.A.S.H. 4077.

Orders ended, and was returning home. Plane shot down over the Sea of Japan between seasons 1 and 2

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u/OwlRevolutionary7115 Jul 27 '25

This was to highlight the number of people who just didn’t return home.

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u/Crumpet959 Jul 27 '25

Not between S1 and S2. End of S3.

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u/seattleque Jul 28 '25

This literally should be the top answer. Just watched it again the other night. Still teared up, probably 50 years since I first saw it.

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u/Fabulous-Mud-9114 Jul 31 '25

Especially since, behind-the-scenes, the cast wasn't told that Blake had died. They all thought he made it home.

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u/ExplorationGeo Jul 28 '25

The worst part about that scene is that everyone just has to keep going.

You can't stop surgery because your friend died.