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** Volume 11: [[spoiler:Viessa is killed by Arthur during his mission to Nirmala]].

!!As a DeathTrope, contains many spoilers. Tread with care.

* ''Literature/TheSquire'sTales'' becomes this towards the end, especially in the last book, beginning with the murder of kindly old Sir Bedivere. By the end of the series, almost every one of the dozens of named characters is dead, including most of the protagonists of previous books and [[TheHeroDies the eponymous squire]], Terence. The only survivors are Dinadan, Brangienne, Palomides, Luneta, Rhience, Guinglain, Guinevere and Lancelot, of whom only Dinadan and Luneta were protagonists.

* ''Literature/TheSquire'sTales'' becomes this towards the end, especially in the last book, beginning with the murder of kindly old Sir Bedivere. By the end of the series, almost every one of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters dozens]] of named characters is dead, including most of the protagonists of previous books and [[TheHeroDies the eponymous squire]], Terence. The only survivors are Dinadan, Brangienne, Palomides, Luneta, Rhience, Guinglain, Guinevere and Lancelot, of whom only Dinadan and Luneta were protagonists.

* ''Literature/TheSquire'sTales'' becomes this towards the end, especially in the last book, beginning with the murder of kindly old Sir Bedivere. By the end of the series, almost every one of the [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters dozens]] of named characters is dead, including most of the protagonists of previous books and the eponymous squire, Terence. The only survivors are Dinadan, Brangienne, Palomides, Luneta, Rhience and Lancelot.

* In ''Literature/SpaceMarineBattles'', unless [[MerchandiseDriven you have an in-game miniature]], your chances of survival are low indeed. Perhaps 5% of character rooster survives to the end of every novel.

* ''Literature/TheBeginningAfterTheEnd'': Due to being DarkerAndEdgier than most {{Isekai}} works, quite a few main and side characters bite the dust over the course of the story. This is especially apparent once the War Arc starts and the CerebusSyndrome kicks in.

** Volume 4: The attack on Xyrus Academy sees many students and faculty get killed, among which are Arthur's fellow Disciplinary Committee members Doradrea Oreguard and Theodore Maxwell (the latter's fate only being revealed in Volume 6). {{Averted}} by Claire Bladeheart, who is last seen having been ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice but is later revealed to have survived in subsequent volumes (though at the cost of losing her mana core, rendering her unable to participate in the war).

** Volume 6: Adam Krensch gets KilledOffscreen at the start of the volume as it turns out there were more mana beasts in the dungeon that Arthur had just been to as Adam had been forced to sacrifice himself to buy the Dicathians time to escape the carnage. In addition, Olfred Warend is revealed to be a traitor in league with the Vritra and gets killed for his treachery by Aya Grephin.

** Volume 9: During the Victoriad, Arthur finally manages to slay Cadell. However, his triumph there and return back to Dicathen is soured by Taci's rampage in the Djinn Sanctuary causing a considerable amount of casualties among the Dicathians. Aya is forced to drain her mana core to trick Taci into thinking he killed the remaining Lances, which costs her her life. Meanwhile, Rinia, who had been forced to continuously tap into her CastFromLifespan [[{{Seers}} divination powers]] since the start of the war, is struck down by Taci and eventually expires once Arthur returns and slays Taci. The following volume reveals that [[ShooOutTheClowns Albold and Feyrith were among the casualties]] of his rampage.

* Edmond Barrett's ''Literature/NamelessWar'' sees a mix of both character deaths and maimings.