Main Characters

Some series kill off the main character/s. This is especially common in Shakespearean tragedies and some horror movies. On occasion they are revived.

Alien

• Ellen Ripley - Jumped into the furnace to kill the new xenomorph queen inside her. (Alien; Aliens; Alien 3)

A Nightmare on Elm Street

• Nancy Thompson - Stabbed by Freddy with his clawed glove. (A Nightmare on Elm Street; Killed in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3)
• Kristen Parker - Thrown into a furnace by Freddy. (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3; Killed in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4)
• Alice Johnson
• Lori Campbell
• Will Rollins

Beast Wars/Beast Machines

• Optimus Primal - Fell into the core of Cybertron along with Megatron, destroying them both.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

• Buffy Summers - Bitten by the Master and drowned in a small pool of water. Revived by Xander with CPR
• Buffy Summers - Jumped into a demon portal, sacrificing herself to close all the portals opened by Glory. Her body was left intact and her soul went to Heaven. She was later revived by Willow

Charmed

• Prue Halliwell - Blasted through a wall by Shax, and died of blood loss. (Seasons 1-3)

This is the only permanent death of a Charmed One; for instances where they were revived, they have their own page.

Dead Zone

• Johnny Smith - Shot by a security guard

Donnie Darko

• Donnie Darko - Killed by a falling jet engine. (Donnie Darko)

Dragonball Z

• Goku - Killed by Piccolo's Special Beam Canon while holding Raditz in place, sacrificing himself to make sure Raditz was killed. He was later wished back with the Dragonballs
• Goku - Killed by Cell's selfdestruct. He was later revived by Old Kai giving him his life

Epic Movie

• Peter, Susan, Edward, and Lucy - Run over by Jack with the Pirates of the Caribbean wheel

Friday the 13th

• Alice Hardy - Stabbed in the head by Jason with an ice pick. (Friday the 13th; Killed in Friday the 13th Part 2)
• Crazy Ralph - Strangled by Jason with barbed wire. (Friday the 13th; Killed in Friday the 13th Part 2)
• Rennie Wickham
• Steven Freeman
• Jessica Kimble
• Lori Campbell
• Will Rollins

Game of Thrones

• Ned Stark - Decapitated by Ser Ilyn, on Joffrey's orders. (Season 1)

Gladiator

• Maximus - Mortally wounded by Commodus

God of War

• Kratos - Impaled by Ares throwing a pillar at him. He escaped from Hades with the help of the Gravedigger (implied to be Zeus)

Halloween

• Laurie Strode - Stabbed in the back by Michael, who then pulls the knife out and lets her fall to her death. (Halloween; Halloween II; H20; Killed in Halloween Resurrection)
• Jamie Lloyd - Impaled on a corn thresher by Michael. (Halloween 4; Halloween 5; Killed in Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers)
• Rachel Carruthers - Stabbed by Michael Myers
• Sheriff Ben Meeker - Shot by Dr Terence Wynn

Hamlet

• Hamlet - Wounded by Laertes with a poisoned sword

Macbeth

• Macbeth - Killed in a duel by Macduff. (protagonist villain)

Mario

• Mario - Trapped in a magic box and blown up by Dimentio. Revived (Paper Mario series)

The Matrix

• Neo Anderson - Killed when the Deus Ex Machina sent energy through him to destroy Agent Smith.

Men in Black

• Agent Kay - Killed by Boris the Animal, who travelled back in time. This was later prevented by Jay, restoring the timeline.

Oblivion

• Jack Harper - He and Beech blew themselves up with a bomb to destroy Sally

Phantom of the Paradise

• Winslow Leach - Stabbed himself with a knife. He survived due to his contract with Swan, but when he killed Swan, he was no longer immortal and died of the injury.

Pinocchio

• Pinocchio - Killed when Monstro rammed into a wall while he was protecting Gepetto. He was revived when the Blue Fairy turned him human.

Pirates of the Caribbean

• Captain Jack Sparrow - Eaten by the kraken and taken to Davy Jones's Locker. He was later rescued from the locker, effectively reviving him.

Pokemon

See Ash Ketchum

Prison Break

• Michael Scofield - Killed offscreen before the epilogue of the final episode

Romeo and Juliet

• Romeo - Drank poison because he thought Juliet was dead
• Juliet - Stabbed herself with a knife. (In the 1996 version, she shoots herself)

Saw

• Adam Stanheight - Suffocated by Amanda with plastic wrap. (Saw; Death shown in Saw III)
• Detective Eric Matthews - Head crushed between two blocks of ice triggered by Rigg opening the door before the timer was up. (Saw II; Killed in Saw IV)
• Jeff Reinhart - Shot by Strahm when he waved his gun in a threatening manner. (Saw III; Killed in Saw IV)
• Lt. Daniel Rigg - Shot by Eric Matthews and died of blood loss. (Saw IV)
• Special Agent Peter Strahm - Crushed by walls closing in triggered by throwing Hoffman into the glass box. (Saw V)
• William Easton - Injected with hydrofluoric acid triggered by Brent activating a switch as revenge for his father's death. (Saw VI)

Scary Movie

• Cindy Campbell - Hit by a car. She inexplicably returns from the dead for the sequels.
• Brenda Meeks - Stabbed to death by angry movie goers, somehow returns from the dead for the sequel. Killed by Tabitha, off screen, again returns to life in sequel. (Killed in Scary Movie; Scary Movie 2; Killed in Scary Movie 3; Scary Movie 4)

Sin City

• Marv - Executed by electric chair for killing Cardinal Roark.
• John Hartigan - Shot himself in the head to protect Nancy from Senator Roark.

Sonic the Hedgehog

• Sonic the Hedgehog - Killed when Mephiles shot an energy wave through him. He was later revived by Elise, and the events of the game were later undone.

Spartacus

• Spartacus - Impaled by three Roman soldiers with spears.

Star Trek

• Captain Kirk - Metal structure he was on fell a great distance during the fight with Soran. (Original series; Killed in Generations)

Star Wars

• Obi-Wan Kenobi - Struck down by Darth Vader with his lightsaber. (Prequel trilogy; Killed in A New Hope)
• Anakin Skywalker - Electrocuted by Palpatine while in the process of throwing him into the main reactor. (Prequel trilogy; Killed in Return of the Jedi)

Supernatural

See Sam Winchester and Dean Winchester

The Terminator

• Kyle Reese - Killed in explosion of a pipe bomb he tried to kill the Terminator with. (The Terminator)
• The Terminator - Lowered into a pool of lava by Sarah at his request. (Terminator II)
• Sarah Connor - Died of leukemia sometime before Termintor III. (The Terminator)
• The Terminator - Blew himself up with a bomb to kill the TX. (Terminator III)
• John Connor - In the future, will be killed by the Terminator featured in Terminator III before he was reprogrammed. (Terminator II; Terminator III)

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

• Lt. Lefty Enright - Blown up by Drayton with a grenade, along with most of the cannibals. (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2)

Timeline

• Andre Marek - Chose to stay in the past, and the presumed cause of death is old age, as it is said he and Claire lived a full joyous life together.

West Side Story

• Tony - Shot by Chino.

Zelda

• Link - The Links of Skyward Sword, The Minish Cap, Four Swords, Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask, The Wind Waker/Phantom Hourglass, and Twilight Princess will be dead of old age by the time of Spirit Tracks (Adult timeline) and Four Swords Adventure (Child timeline).