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!Sayori in Doki Doki Literature Club!<. Hot Dam did that hit like a brick wall

2B from Nier: Automata...

Athelstan from Vikings.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood spoiler:

Wash's, in "Serenity". It was just so unexpected and abrupt, and it served to generate a sense of unease in the viewer; after Wash's death, no character seemed to be protected by plot armor. Granted, Shepherd Book bit it before Wash did, but the movie seemed to set him up to be separate from the rest of the crew. I loved that Whedon played with this concept of fragility in the ensuing battle, with Kaylee getting darted, Zoe getting sliced up, and Simon getting shot. And then, Mal's battle with the agent... I thought the misdirect was masterfully done.

I've been affected by character deaths before and since, but Wash's death was the only death I've seen in media that has made me worry for the safety of the other characters. It made a lot of sense outside of the movie, too, as "Serenity" was more or less a tribute to some IP that was never going to get resurrected. While watching the movie for the first time, I was left thinking: "what if Whedon just said 'fuck it'?"

"Dogmeat has died".

Oh no he fucking has not. Reload.

Rob and Catelyn Stark in the Red Wedding. So traumatizing!

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I probably haven't seen The Neverending Story in 25 years, but I still think about Artax from time to time. Fuckin' Swamp of Sadness…

Sirius Black in Harry Potter. I had to go back and reread the paragraph several times, then put the book down. Seemed just so unfair.

Joyce Summers. That episode of Buffy was a masterpiece.

Jesus, because no one ever shuts up about it

Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner

Bridge to Terabithia

!Leslie!<

First time I saw Wash die in firefly was brutal.

More recently, after watching better call Saul I am heartbroken over Mike's death. Particularly for Stacey and Kaylee.

I think, due to lack of diagnosis and medication, plus age - I was barely double digits - Aeris/Aerith in FF7.

I had no spoilers. And it wasn't so much the death itself, it was the fact that I had fucking FARMED shit for her. She's healer coded? I already had a history with RPGs, and healers are worth their weight in gold.

I think all that time and effort invested really solidified it.

Also, I had phoenix downs. WTF?

Robin Williams as the Bicentennial Man. The movie was okay; his performance was amazing. I've struggled with mortality for a while, like I expect a lot of people do, and to see him as a character who started their existence immortal, and to choose mortality. His death in the movie hit me much, much harder than I expected. I haven't watched the movie again since my first viewing because I'm honestly afraid of going through that again.

Optimus Prime was a real shock for sure. For me it’s any animal death.

• Artax from The Neverending Story
• The dogs from Where the Red Fern Grows
• There’s a scene in the Sci-fi novel Armor where a puppy falls in a well and its owner, a child, unable to rescue it ,has to kill it by dropping stones on it to spare it drowning. I read that a long time ago, probably in the 80s, and it still haunts me.

Breaking bad spoilers

Grave of fireflies. Just... Yeah.

Mordin Solus from Mass Effect.

"Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong"

Aerith. Do I need to say more?

BT in titanfall 2, one of the only scenes that made my shed a tear

Bambi's mother.

Runner-ups:

• Carl's wife from Up
• The mother in Violet Evergarden
• Ghost and Roach from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Big dan and little anne from where the red fern grows. Fucked me up at like age 10

Cyberpunk 2077 spoiler:

Ka'Dargo in "Farscape Peacekeeper War". They were on their way for Moya to pick them up. The worst of the fighting was over and BAM.

At least he went out as a warrior.