What is the saddest death of a fictional character?

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Anonymous · Accepted Answer

I think it's 2 fold. The death of Spiderman after the snap. Followed by the death of Ironman. Let me explain.

First off I think Tom Holland is the best Spiderman to date. We forget that because Spiderman is a hero he's still just a teenager 15-17 years. old. Ironman was sort of estranged from his father. So both he and spiderman being prodigies he feels a kinship with Spiderman. And him having no children sees himself as the father figure/mentor that he felt he didn't have. So when Spiderman starts to disintegrate due the snap. You see the genuine FEAR on Peter Parker's face. And you see how it affected Tony Stark. I have NO DOUBT that this is one of things that drove Ironman to give his life to save humanity. Because in a smaller way he was fulfilling the curse of the Stark legacy. In the lead up to it when Tony travels back in time he runs into his father Howard Stark and Howard says he'd like to Spend more time with his son Tony but he has to keep the world safe for him. Something that eventually costs Howard his life. Well in a sense Tony fulfills the same curse when he sacrifices himself to save the life of his "surrogate son" Peter Parker, and humanity. And there is foreshadowing to this in the movie when Tony learns how to Time travel. And he says to Pepper he doesn't want to lose what he's got, (a family something he didn't have really growing up). An this is what makes Stark a hero. You almost sensed that he knew he was going to die. But he did it anyway.

Both scenes had me bawling like a little b*tch with skinned knee.🤣

abc3643 · Accepted Answer

Oh, gee, this is a good question. I know I must be forgetting about some others, but, off the top of my head, Spock's death in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan".
Many of us knew it was coming because there had been rumors for a long time about Leonard Nimoy not wanting to do Spock anymore. Still, when it actually happened on screen (I saw the first showing on the first day in 1982), we were all silent and in shock a bit. I think we realized we were all witnessing history, but we were also caught up in the moment.

Spock's death is considered one of the greatest death scenes in all of film history.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/fHAOWLhrxhQ

Unfortunately, the video above is badly edited.

These videos helps fill in the blanks a bit.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/eVIt0DYKssI https://www.youtube.com/embed/LXVqSa2l6mg

wiltingrosepetal · Accepted Answer

Ash Lynx from the anime Banana Fish. Lemmie just explain this one, it gets bad:

He grew up being forced into CP, getting assaulted daily. When he escaped this as an adult he became a criminal, experiencing the worst, most fcked up trauma imaginable. Bro's brother died, he was forced to kill his best friend, and when he finally met a person he could trust, he was stabbed to death RIGHT before he could run away with them. He died in a library seat, hiding onto a letter they gave him. Worst part is, the person had no idea he was stabbed, and left the country believing he rejected them. This shit is traumatising 💀

What is the saddest death of a fictional character?

Agape93 · Accepted Answer

At the moment I'm torn.

On one hand, in one of the god of war games, you use poseidons "consort" to keep a door open where she gets slowly crushed to death. So you literally killed a rape victim to keep a door from closing.

In the other, it's an unnamed character in the novel Farlander. Girl got herself gang rape by soldiers, had a small shield tied to her arm and was thrown into an arena with monsters and other fighters. Poor kid didn't last a minute before being brutally killed.

NamerOfStars · Answer

I'm tempted to say "Old Yeller", but "Where the Red Fern Grows" makes that movie look like a comedy.

WhiteSteve · Answer

Hmmm…. on pure “gahhh, you really wanted to see them make it”-factor, probably Tom Hanks’ character in Saving Private Ryan. I’d also put in a word for Ricky from Boyz N The Hood.

But I think the one that got me the most was Caine from Menace II Society. He wasn’t necessarily a good guy, but he was a sympathetic character, and juxtaposed to his crazy ass friend O-Dogg who made him look good by comparison. I guess their friend Shareef was the real victim, he was a good dude and not involved in the overall situation. But Caine was the main character and you were rooting for him to find his way out of the ‘hood for 90 minutes, all for it to end right when he was about to escape.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/36VtH0J5Bbw

AaronKrieger · Answer

Movie wise nothing competes with Million Dollar Baby. I refuse to rewatch that movie purely because of what happens to the main character, since the movie leaves you with a very depressed feeling.

As for shows, these two deaths hit like a brick in Sons of Anarchy. Tara's death doesn't specifically, but Jax's reaction to it was done really well. However, Opie's death fucking hurts.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/AlOJNDhOS94 https://www.youtube.com/embed/xU-7wc2Kh3s

Lynx122 · Answer

Hodor made me sad. The fact that he saw his death and knew what was going to happen but he continued serving the family. He was treated as a mostly boring and irrelevant character until his death by the writers and he was not appreaciated by anyone in the show either. And even afterwards most people didn't seem to care much but to me it was really impactful. I thought it was genius writing and I really felt for him and related to him. It was also the last good moment on the show as far as I remember.

Also in the Last of Us (the game) there were some sad deaths. The two brothers. When he killed himself after his little brother became infected and died it made their journey seem so hopeless, because everyone else around them just kept dying and giving up.

Simslover92 · Answer

Probably Jack Dawson from Titanic. To this day I still think she could have gotten her ass on the other end of that door or board and they fit together on it.

Static_In_The_Attic · Answer

The Wizard Of Oz still brings invisible tears to my eyes when the wonderful wicked witch of the west is murdered. Fuck you Dorothy & your red devil shoes.

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Gale Bedocker from Breaking Bad. The only reason he died is to keep Walt alive.

Ed Norton's character in American History X. Who the fuck murders someone for blowing smoke in their face? That one made me more angry than sad though.

Also, Rambo's daughter and Madeline Stowe's character in that Kevin Costner movie. They went through all that trouble to save them, only for them to die.

And James Bond of course

CrimsonAngel09 · Answer

Arthur Morgan who dies of tuberculosis.

Anonymous · Answer

The whole episode is also on YouTube if you search for Gary Dies.

Mangospacho · Answer

Goose from Top Gun. I’m still not over that. Also when Hooch died in Turner and Hooch - that’s probably why there was never a Turner and Hooch 2.

AmeerX · Answer

Saddest death was Euphemia from Lelouch of the Rebellion. I mean that twist made my bones chill and how Lelouch had to kill her.

DancingQueen16 · Answer

I'd say Bing Bong from Inside Out watching him disappear in the memory dump was really sad

Starrrboy · Answer

Lylla in guardians of the galaxy vol. 3.. that shit hit hard lol

Maddy2002_ · Answer

Dana Fairbanks from the L Word died from Breast Cancer.

saffoler · Answer

Hal 9000 in 2001: A Space Odyssey.

The-Stud · Answer

Arnold in Terminator 2

exitseven · Answer

I cried when Iron Man died.

LiamJHayden · Answer

Trevor's death in Pay It Forward

BoopBoopBeep · Answer

Aeris/Aerith

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