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* In ''Series/Fallout2024'', they do this with ''an entire faction''. The New California Republic, who is a major faction from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'', ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' gets destroyed and dismantled offscreen with little fanfare, earning a lot of longtime fans' ire. Similarly, New Vegas itself seems to be abandoned, leading many of the same fans to think that Bethesda and/or the writers had something against ''New Vegas''.

* In ''Series/Fallout2024'', they do this with ''an entire faction''. The New California Republic, who is a major faction from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'', ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' gets destroyed and dismantled offscreen with little fanfare, earning a lot of longtime fans' ire. Similarly, New Vegas itself seems to be abandoned, leading many of the same fans to think that Bethesda and/or the writers had something against ''New Vegas''.

* In ''Series/Fallout2024'', they do this with ''an entire faction''. The New California Republic, who is a major faction from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'', ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' gets destroyed and dismantled offscreen with little fanfare, earning a lot of longtime fans' ire. Similarly, New Vegas itself seems to be abandoned, leading many of the same fans to think that Bethesda and/or the writers had something against ''New Vegas''.

* In ''Series/Fallout2024'', they do this with ''an entire faction''. The New California Republic, who is a major faction from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'', ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' gets destroyed and dismantled offscreen with little fanfare, earning a lot of longtime fans' ire. Similarly, New Vegas itself seems to be abandoned, leading many of the same fans to think that Bethesda and/or the writers had something against ''New Vegas''.

* In ''Series/Fallout2024'', they do this with ''an entire faction''. The New California Republic, who is a major faction from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'', ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' gets destroyed and dismantled offscreen with little fanfare, earning a lot of longtime fans' ire. Similarly, New Vegas itself seems to be abandoned, leading many of the same fans to think that Bethesda and/or the writers had something against ''New Vegas''.

* In ''Series/Fallout2024'', they do this with ''an entire faction''. The New California Republic, who is a major faction from ''VideoGame/Fallout1'', ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' gets destroyed and dismantled offscreen with little fanfare, earning a lot of longtime fans' ire.

* ''{{Series/CSINY}}'' crossed it with StuffedInTheFridge with Aiden. Mac fired her at the beginning of Season 2 for starting to tamper with evidence. At the end of the season, her return was hyped, but she was only seen onscreen in flashback, having been killed and left to incinerate in a burning car for the team to find.

* ''{{Series/CSINY}}'' crossed it with StuffedInTheFridge with Aiden. She quit the lab to avoid Mac firing her in season 2's beginning. At the end of the season, her return was hyped, but she was only seen onscreen in flashback, having been killed and left to incinerate in a burning car for the team to find.

* Crossed with ChuckCunninghamSyndrome for ''Anime/YuGiOh'' and Miho Nosaka. Miho was once one of Yugi's friends at school in the manga and was a major character in the [[Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries Toei anime]], but in the [=NAS=] anime she is never heard from once, that is until ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', when it's revealed she was one of Trueman's victims and was sent to the World of Darkness.

* In ''Series/CriminalMinds'', [[TeamDad Jason Gideon]], having left the BAU in "In Name and Blood" in Season 3, becomes the VictimOfTheWeek in Season 10
s "Nelson's Sparrow" when the [=UnSub=] murders him in his cabin. It counts as this trope instead of BackForTheDead because the actual murder is never shown onscreen; all we see of Gideon in the episode is his corpse.

** Poochie, [[TheScrappy the much-hated third character]] from ''[[ShowWithinAShow The Itchy and Scratchy Show]]'', is to be removed through ExecutiveMeddling because the viewers hate him. After a passionate speech by Homer (Poochie's voice actor) to save the poor dog, he is nevertheless literally pulled out of the cartoon with the deadpan "I have to go, my planet needs me," followed by a scribbled note that "Poochie died on the way to his home planet" ''and then'' Krusty comes up stating that they have made a legally binding contract to make sure Poochie never, ever returns. That didn't stop him from making a cameo in another ''Itchy and Scratchy'' episode during Scratchy's funeral, though.

* In Season 5 premiere of ''Series/{{Community}}'', Pierce is stated to have left the school after being banned for sexual harassment. Later in the episode "Basic Intergluteal Numismatics", the remaining members of the group find out that Pierce has passed away.

* In ''Series/CriminalMinds'', [[TeamDad Jason Gideon]], after leaving the team for 8 years, becomes the VictimOfTheWeek when the [=UnSub=] murders Gideon in his cabin.

** At the end of ''Film/JurassicParkIII'', a trio of ''Pteranodon'' are shown having escaped the Aviary and [[RidingIntoTheSunset flying into the sunset]]. The ViralMarketing website for ''Film/JurassicWorld'' reveals that they were killed over Canada that same year (2001) by [[BigBad Vic Hoskins]], whose skill and professionalism during the incident convinced Simon Masrani to hire him as head of security for the new park on Isla Nublar.
** The ''Spinosaurus'' from ''III'' is never actually killed. As with the ''Pteranodon'', it's said to be put down offscreen. Its skeleton was preserved and can be seen in several shots of the Jurassic World park.
** On a similar note, the sick ''Triceratops'' from [[Film/JurassicPark1993 the first movie]]. She's still sick the last time we see her. According to promotional material for ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'', she died sometime afterwards, and her body was eaten by Rexy.
** John Hammond has been dead for years by the time ''Jurassic World'' starts. The last we saw him in ''Film/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'', he is clearly ill and bedridden, so it's somewhat of a ForegoneConclusion that he is dead 18 years later. Creator/RichardAttenborough was still alive during filming but had been retired for several years. He passed away a few weeks after filming wrapped up.

* In the ''Franchise/JurassicPark'' franchise, Gennaro, who survives in [[Literature/JurassicPark the novel]] but dies in [[Film/JurassicPark the film]], is mentioned as having died from medical causes in the sequel novel, ''Literature/TheLostWorld1995'', neatly bringing the novels and films somewhat more in line.

* When Creator/{{Toonami}} came back, it came back with a version of TOM 3, TOM 3.5, hosting and no sign of TOM 4. Sometime later, though TOM 4 made a brief appearance, making it clear he and Tom 3.5 were separate entities, but outside of a mention of a story happening between them, that was it--until ''WesternAnimation/TheIntruderII'' where WesternAnimation/TheIntruder comes back and gloats about killing TOM 4.

* When Creator/{{Toonami}} came back, it came back with a version of TOM 3, TOM 3.5, hosting and no sign of TOM 4. Sometime later, though TOM 4 made a brief appearance, making it clear he and Tom 3/5 were separate entities, but outside of a mention of a story happening between them, that was it--until ''WesternAnimation/TheIntruderII'' where WesternAnimation/TheIntruder comes back and gloats about killing TOM 4.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'', many characters returning from the other DC eras will not survive the event. The Justice Riders are killed at the beginning of the ''Convergence: Nightwing/Oracle'' series.
* In ''Time Runs Out'' Marvel Comics is cramming various elements of their main universes together to create a streamlined, merged setting. As they state outright they are taking many pieces off the board and sticking the remainder in a larger world, many characters and both the Ultimate and -616 universes will be Bus Crashed or KilledOffForReal, solely depending on if they show it "onscreen" or not.
* In ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DCComics}}'', when [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica "Justice League Detroit"]] was PutOnABus following their failure to take down Brimstone, most of the members of that team either retired from active duty or were killed off by Professor Ivo's robotic copies, with only J'onn J'onnz [[TheBusCameBack returning to the main mini-series]] to help what would become the new Justice League take down Glorious Godfrey and his Warhound minions.
* ''ComicBook/MarvelMysteryComics'' had this right out of the gate. The Human Torch story in issue #1 introduced Professor Horton and his creation The Human Torch. At the end of the story The Torch is tired of everyone, including the professor, of using him for their own personal gain. As a result, he escapes Professor Horton's lab by burning a hole through the roof, leaving the professor behind staring in shock at what happened. The Human Torch story in issue #2 starts with recap of the events in the first story with the addition of us being told that Professor Horton was now dead, though apparently he still had the presence of mind to type up his experience while his house burned down around him. Though he would later be revived (briefly) in the 1970s, this would be his only living appearance during the Golden Age Timely/Atlas era.
* ''ComicBook/XMenBlue'' revealed that [[Characters/MarvelComicsMilesMorales Miles Morales]] and [[ComicBook/UltimateFantasticFour The Maker]] weren't the only survivors of the destruction of the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe--[[ComicBook/UltimateXMen Jimmy Hudson]], Guardian, and Mach II, and the Ultimate versions of Quicksilver and Armor did, too. However, the Ultimate versions of Storm, Rogue, and Iceman did as well -- only for Miss Sinister to get them and kill them.

* In one issue of ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'', the team meets up with the former pilots of the team the ComicBook/ShogunWarriors, who piloted ''Marvel Universe'' versions of the super robots Anime/CombattlerV, Anime/{{Raideen}} and Anime/PlanetRoboDanguardAce. While the pilots lived, it was revealed their robots were destroyed prior to their reappearance by a fourth Shogun Warrior, an unfinished unit called the "Samurai Destroyer." This was likely for legal reasons, as ''Shogun Warriors'' was a licensed comic [[MerchandiseDriven based on a toy line]] featuring imported Japanese anime robots. When Creator/{{Mattel}} cancelled the line and eventually lost the various licenses, Marvel was able to keep the human pilots (who were created exclusively for the American comics and did not originate in the Japanese cartoons), but had to [[ExiledFromContinuity get rid of the robots]].
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline ''ComicBook/TheStrangeRevengeOfLenaLuthor'', when [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda Danvers]] meets up with Lena, her friend mentions her husband Jeffrey Colby -who had not appeared on panel in years- has passed away.
* During the period where Jane Foster was generally OutOfFocus in ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'', she dated and married her new partner Dr. Keith Kincaid (only to eventually divorce him), and had a son with him named Jimmy. When Creator/JasonAaron brought Jane back during his run on ''Thor'', her family status wasn't addressed until a flashback in issue #704, where it was revealed that Keith and Jimmy both died in a car accident.
* In ''ComicBook/GodzillaRulersOfEarth'', Mothra was badly injured helping Godzilla defeat Destroya and retreats to Infant Island to heal. Many issues later, it's revealed that Mothra was killed offscreen by Battra.
* In the first issue of the ''WesternAnimation/MegaManFullyCharged'' comic, Breaker Knight is revealed to have been killed by Skull Man before events of the comic.

* ''Film/TheExpendables'' has Creator/BruceWillis character Mr. Church killed off by [[Film/TheExpendables3 the third film]]. Creator/HarrisonFord mentions a line to Barney Ross that "Mr. Church is out of the picture." This is due to [[RealLifeWritesThePlot Bruce Willis having a salary dispute with the film's producers]].

** In the final episode of ''Atlantis'' it is revealed that General Hammond, who got promoted out of the show after series 7 of ''SG-1'' and from then on had occasional guest appearances, died of a heart attack [[RealLifeWritesThePlot (just like Don S. Davies)]]. They promptly rename a spaceship in construction after him. The operational spaceship appears in ''Series/StargateUniverse''.

** Marla [=McGivers=], Khan's lover from "[[Recap/StarTrekS1E22SpaceSeed Space Seed]]", was killed offscreen by the [[BrainSlug Ceti Eels]] in ''Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan''. While she appears in earlier drafts of the movie, her role progressively dwindled further into the writing process until director Creator/NicholasMeyer decided to kill her off to give Khan a stronger motivation for his revenge (''not'' [[https://www.facttrek.com/blog/rhue because of actress Madlyn Rhue’s multiple sclerosis,]] as popularly believed). Rather than simply wanting revenge on Kirk because "You defeated me," it now becomes "You killed my wife."

** One of the major fan complaints about ''Film/StarTrek2009'' was the implication that the time-travel shenanigans in that film had done this to the ''entire original timeline'' (with Spock Prime being the only survivor). The ''Star Trek Relaunch'' series of novels shows that the Prime continuity still "exists" as a separate timeline. Because time travel is funny like that.
*** There are clues in the movies to this effect, Scotty's exile posting being due to a transporter experiment causing '''Admiral Archer's''' dog Porthos the Fourth to be beaming... somewhere. Scotty says he'll be fine when he ''eventually'' rematerializes. (The novel of the movie has this happen on the Enterprise bridge in the epilogue.) On the face of that alone, it's clear the reboot is happening in the near-parallel timeline established in ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''.

** In ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheDialOfDestiny'', Indy's illegitimate son Mutt Williams is revealed to have died in the Vietnam War between movies, despite ''Crystal Skull'' ending with a hint towards Indy PassingTheTorch to Mutt. May also qualify as PutOnABusToHell as Mutt's character was [[TheScrappy poorly received by fans]], and his actor Shia [=LaBeouf=] had caused behind-the-scenes friction by publically criticising the previous movie.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact'', [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamCharsCounterattack Chan Agi]] mentions [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Gihren Zabi and Kishiria Zabi]] were assassinated off-screen in the intermission after scenario 10 "Cruel Fairy Tale". However, since these two characters died in their original series, hitting them with this trope isn't as big as it is with other notable examples within the franchise.

*** Filio's case may have been a necessity, as his accidental death in the back-story of ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha 2]]'' was the catalyst for [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha Ibis Douglas]] and her HeroicBSOD in that game, to which she doesn't get hit with it the ''Second Original Generation''.

** Most of the cast during the sixth game is just gone (as in "missing in action" or otherwise PutOnABus[=/=]ending up a SequelNonEntity) or retired. Kilik was thought to have died due to his status as an "ill-fated character", but it turns out that he's also alive during ''SCV''.
*** Likewise, Amy is said to have gone missing after ''Soulcalibur IV''. All signs point to her becoming the amnesiac fortune teller known as Viola, though nothing is conclusively stated in-game or [[AllThereInTheManual elsewhere]].

* In ''WebAnimation/RedVsBlue'' the last time we see Sister is at the start of season 6. Later in season 7 when Lopez shows up, he claims to have killed her before leaving Blood Gulch. Grif doesn't believe it, but Lopez gives no indication that he is lying.
** Turns out to be a [[SubvertedTrope subversion]], as the second to last episode of Season 13 reveals that Sister is still alive and well in Blood Gulch. Apparently, Lopez only choked her until she passed out, which Sister recalls as being "[[TooKinkyToTorture kinda hot]]".

* ''Roleplay/SurvivalOfTheFittest'' v4 has an example with the escape group gathered by STAR. According to a broadcast by the terrorists, they all died in the attempt. However, subverted! They turn out to be alive and well, currently in a hospital somewhere in Canada.
** This was also believed to be the case in v3 when a large number of characters, including v1 winner Adam Dodd, suddenly disappeared and were declared dead. After a while, it was revealed that they got their collars off and were plotting an escape.

** On a similar note, the sick ''Triceratops'' from [[Film/JurassicPark the first movie]]. She's still sick the last time we see her. According to promotional material for ''Film/JurassicWorldFallenKingdom'', she died sometime afterwards, and her body was eaten by Rexy.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', Absalom was one of the villains in the Thriller Bark arc, who kidnapped Nami to make her his bride before getting the crap kicked out of him by Sanji. Although he didn't make further appearances in the flesh, he's been offhandedly mentioned a couple times, until the Wano arc revealed that the Blackbeard Pirates captured and killed him to get his Devil Fruit.