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** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Leomon is the leader of LaResistance against evil forces and helps the heroes on numerous occasions. [[spoiler:While making it to the Eternal Continent via [=ElDoradimon=], Leomon and his two allies, Spadamon and Falcomon, direct the attention of several lightning bolts so the [=DigiDestined=] can escape. Leomon, his allies, and [=ElDoradimon=] are [[NoBodyLeftBehind seemingly reduced to digital atoms]].]] However, [[spoiler: it becomes a SubvertedTrope as all four of them turn out to be alive and well.]]

** Despite all of the above examples, there is at least one instance where [[SubvertedTrope this trope is subverted]]: Leo, his incarnation from ''[[Manga/DigimonVTamer01 V-Tamer 01]]''. Not only does Leo manage to make it to the Ultimate level Panjyamon and even digivolve into the Mega Regulumon, but he goes up against powerful foes like [=VenomVamdemon=] and Arkadimon, the latter of which killed and absorbed a ''Piemon'' as a baby, and though he doesn't necessarily win in those encounters, he holds on long enough for Taichi and Zeromaru to pull off a BigDamnHeroes before he has the chance to bite it. For years, he was the best-known subversion before [[spoiler:''Adventure (2020)'' followed suit]].

** And then there's ''Anime/DigimonXEvolution'', where a Leomon dies in the first ''three minutes''. And because he considered the Digimon he was attacking (the main character) more '''worthy''' of being alive!

* Where to go in the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise. Many characters in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Android 17, Chiaotzu, Krillin (''especially Krillin''), and Piccolo have ''all'' died about four times, including every ''Manga/DragonBall'' anime ever. The entire population of Earth has died ''twice'' (first by Kid Buu and then by Freiza). Counting ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' the Earth was itself destroyed a third time, but in that instance they managed to get nearly everyone off the planet before it was destroyed.

* ''WebComic/OnePunchMan'' has an in-universe example in Birdbrain from the comedy show "Animal Empire", who would die in hilariously stupid ways thanks to his own stupidity, but would always turn up fine in the next episode. [[spoiler:Phoenix Man, who became a monster due to wearing a Birdman costume for so long and fusing with it, inherited this trait from the character, and is not only able to revive from death after a certain amount of time, [[CameBackStrong but get stronger from it]]]].

** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'': Löwemon and [=JagerLowemon=], the human and beast spirits of darkness, are clear expies of the Leomon line. Not helping matters is that [=JagerLowemon=]'s Japanese name is [=KaiserLeomon=]. [[spoiler:Actually being ''human'' doesn't even save him from death]] at the hands of [[{{Satan}} Lucemon]], though it turns out that [[spoiler:like Shibumi of ''Tamers'', he's actually physically in the human world and his mind is connected to the digital world, unlike the others. He's alive and well when they get home]]. Bonus points for a MonsterOfTheWeek, Panjyamon, who is an [[AnIcePerson ice-themed]] white recolor and canonical Ultimate level of Leomon. [[spoiler:He gets taken out quite easily, but since he's in Mercuremon's illusionary world, and leaves no egg behind, he may never have been real]].

** And then there's ''Anime/DigimonXEvolution'', where a Leomon dies in the first ''three minutes''. And because he considered the digimon he was attacking (the main character) more '''worthy''' of being alive!

** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Leomon is the leader of LaResistance against evil forces and helps the heroes on numerous occasions. [[spoiler:While making it to the Eternal Continent via [=ElDoradimon=], Leomon and his two allies, Spadamon and Falcomon, direct the attention of several lightning bolts so the [=DigiDestined=] can escape. Leomon, his allies, and [=ElDoradimon=] are [[NoBodyLeftBehind seemingly reduced to digital atoms]].]]

** Despite all of the above examples, there is at least one instance where [[SubvertedTrope this trope is subverted]]: Leo, his incarnation from ''[[Manga/DigimonVTamer01 V-Tamer 01]]''. Not only does Leo manage to make it to the Ultimate level Panjyamon and even digivolve into the Mega Regulumon, but he goes up against powerful foes like [=VenomVamdemon=] and Arkadimon, the latter of which killed and absorbed a ''Piemon'' as a baby, and though he doesn't necessarily win in those encounters, he holds on long enough for Taichi and Zeromaru to pull off a BigDamnHeroes before he has the chance to bite it.

* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' has the [[spoiler:Zeppeli family]], in Parts 1 and 2, which has both of their members ([[spoiler:Will A. Zeppeli and Caesar Zeppeli]]) die against one of the major enemies but managing to inspire the protagonist beyond the grave. [[spoiler: Gyro Zeppeli from Part 7 does not escape the same fate.]]
** Essentially the fate of [[spoiler:Diavolo]] at the end of Part 5, after [[spoiler:Gold Experience Requiem]] traps him in an infinite loop of being killed in various ways.

** ''Anime/DigimonSavers'': [=SaberLeomon=] is a "good but misguided" type who believes humans are bad due to the bad actions of one guy. [[spoiler:''His'' death is particularly special.]] See, in all Digimon series but ''Tamers'', Digimon revert to an egg state and begin life again, never truly dying. However, [[MadScientist Kurata]] figures out a way to corrupt a Digimon's data so that it can never be revived. [[spoiler:[=SaberLeomon=] is the first Digimon in this show to get hit with this method, making him the first ''permanent'' onscreen casualty.]] Also, [=BanchoLeomon=] turns out to be holding [[spoiler:the spirit of the lead character's father. Naturally, he dies too. When the reformed BigBad gives Daddy back, ''nothing is said about [=BanchoLeomon=].'']] Harsh.

** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Leomon is the leader of a resistance against evil forces and helps the heroes on numerous occasions. [[spoiler:While making it to their next destination via [=ElDoradimon=], Leomon and his two allies, Spadamon and Falcomon, direct the attention of several lightning bolts so the [=DigiDestined=] can escape. Leomon, his allies, and [=ElDoradimon=] are [[NoBodyLeftBehind seemingly reduced to digital atoms]].]]

** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': [[spoiler:Leomon eats a blast meant for Mimi, and after helping vanquish the villain, bites it. Since this shares continuity with Anime/DigimonAdventure02 this is also why he isn't present to die there]].

** The Ropunmatsus. He seems to exist to explode and then be replaced like nothing happened in the next episode.

** Strangely enough, he's the only servant to be the butt of this joke, despite the fact that every other Servant except for 3[[note]]said 3 being Saber, who [[spoiler: dies in the Heaven's Feel Route, but lives in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works]]; Rider, [[spoiler: who dies in the routes Saber lives in, but lives in the Heaven's Feel route]], and True Assassin, who isn't summoned in the first two routes[[/note]] share his fate of dying on every route - the only route he actually dies early on in is the final route, Heaven's Feel[[note]]and even then, he outlasts False Assassin[[/note]]. In the Fate route, he's the second to last Servant to be killed,[[note]]the last would be Gilgamesh[[/note]] whereas in the Unlimited Blade Works Route, he outlasts Caster, Rider, and Berserker. This is likely due to the fact that he's generally OutOfFocus in most routes (everyone else gets at least one route where they're a major player), and never really gets to show his full strength despite being a powerhouse on paper (not to mention his [[BornUnlucky E-rank Luck]]).

** Strangely enough, he's the only servant to be the butt of this joke, despite the fact that every other Servant except for 3[[note]]said 3 being Saber, who [[spoiler: dies in the Heaven's Feel Route, but lives in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works]]; Rider, [[spoiler: who dies in the routes Saber lives in, but lives in the Heaven's Feel route]], and True Assassin, who isn't summoned in the first two routes[[/note]] share his fate of dying on every route - the only route he actually dies early on in is the final route, Heaven's Feel[[note]]and even then, he outlasts False Assassin[[/note]]. In the Fate route, he's the second to last Servant to be killed,[[note]]the last would be Gilgamesh[[/note]] whereas in the Unlimited Blade Works Route, he outlasts Caster, Rider, and Berserker.

** Despite all of the above examples, there is at least one instance where [[SubvertedTrope this trope is subverted]]: his incarnation from ''[[Manga/DigimonVTamer01 V-Tamer 01]]''. Not only does this version of Leomon manage to make it to the Ultimate level Panjyamon and even digivolve into the Mega Regulumon, but he goes up against powerful foes like [=VenomVamdemon=] and Arkadimon, the latter of which killed and absorbed a ''Piemon'' as a baby, and though he doesn't necessarily win in those encounters, he holds on long enough for Taichi and Zeromaru to pull off a BigDamnHeroes before he has the chance to bite it.

** ''Anime/DigimonSavers'': [=SaberLeomon=] is a "good but misguided" type who believes humans are bad due to the bad actions of one guy. [[spoiler:Not only does he die,]] but... in all Digimon series but ''Tamers'', Digimon revert to an egg state and begin life again, never truly dying. However, Kurata figures out a way to corrupt a Digimon's data so that it can never be revived. [[spoiler:[=SaberLeomon=] is the first Digimon in this series to die ''permanently.'']] Also, [=BanchoLeomon=] turns out to be holding [[spoiler:the spirit of the lead character's father. Naturally, he dies too. When the reformed BigBad gives Daddy back, ''nothing is said about [=BanchoLeomon=].'']] Harsh.

** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'': Löwemon and [=JagerLowemon=],the human and beast spirits of darkness, are clear expies of the Leomon line. Not helping matters is that [=JagerLowemon=]'s Japanese name is [=KaiserLeomon=]. [[spoiler:Actually being ''human'' doesn't even save him from death]] at the hands of [[{{Satan}} Lucemon]], though it turns out that [[spoiler:like Shibumi of ''Tamers'', he's actually physically in the human world and his mind is connected to the digital world, unlike the others. He's alive and well when they get home]]. Bonus points for a MonsterOfTheWeek, Panjyamon, who is an [[AnIcePerson ice-themed]] white recolor and canonical Ultimate level of Leomon. [[spoiler:He gets taken out quite easily, but since he's in Mercuremon's illusionary world, and leaves no egg behind, he may never have been real]].

*** He comes back to life in ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'', also in the same continuity with the other "Adventure" titles, thanks to the Digital World's reincarnation cycle. [[spoiler: But he's killed off for good when Meicoomon tears him to shreds in the Real World. Preventing him from coming back.]]

** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'': [=JagerLowemon=]'s Japanese name? [=KaiserLeomon=]. [[spoiler:Actually being ''human'' doesn't save him from death]] at the hands of [[{{Satan}} Lucemon]], though it turns out that [[spoiler:like Shibumi of ''Tamers'', he's actually physically in the human world and his mind is connected to the digital world, unlike the others. He's alive and well when they get home]]. Bonus points for a MonsterOfTheWeek, Panjamon, who is a white recolor of Leomon. [[spoiler:He gets taken out quite easily, but since he's in Mercuremon's illusionary world, and leaves no egg behind, he may never have been real]].

** ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'': [=MadLeomon=] is a villain general. The first one. As he's a WarmUpBoss, he's offed very quickly. And he's not the only one; later on there's Apollomon, who while not sharing the name is definitely leonine. He dies ''twice'', but is revived at the end of the series.

** Strangely enough, he's the only servant to be the butt of this joke, despite the fact that every other Servant except for 3[[note]]said 3 being Saber, who [[spoiler: dies in the Heaven's Feel Route, but lives in the Fate and Unlimited Blade Works]]; Rider, [[spoiler: who dies in the routes Saber lives in, but lives in the Heaven's Feel route]], and True Assassin, who isn't summoned in the first two routes[[/note]] share his fate of dying on every route - the only route he actually dies early on in is the final route, Heaven's Feel. In the Fate route, he's the second to last Servant to be killed,[[note]]the last would be Gilgamesh[[/note]] whereas in the Unlimited Blade Works Route, he outlasts Caster, Rider, and Berserker.

* Where to go in the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' franchise. Many characters in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Android 17, Chiaotzu, Krillin, and Piccolo have ''all'' died about four times, including every ''Manga/DragonBall'' anime ever. The entire population of Earth has died ''twice'' (first by Kid Buu and then by Freiza). Counting ''Anime/DragonBallGT'' the Earth was itself destroyed a third time, but in that instance they managed to get nearly everyone off the planet before it was destroyed.

* ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'', a parody series of the {{Franchise/Nasuverse}}, spoofs how Lancer dies in every route of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' by having him killed in almost every episode. Some of his deaths include getting struck by lightning on a clear day, being caught in a bus crash just before the episode even began, getting eaten by [[ImAHumanitarian Saber in a lion suit]], hit in the face by a volleyball, etc. As a ShoutOut, most of his deaths are accompanied with cries of "You bastards!" just like ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' [[note]]In Japanese, "koto hitodenashi!". Often given as "You aren't human!" in English due to a [[BlindIdiotTranslation fansub mistranslation]] parsing "hitodenashi" as "hito de nashi" when it's just one word.[[/note]] But the penultimate episode of the series presents him with the chance to avoid all his incoming deaths, [[spoiler:and he ultimately succeeds.]]

* ''Anime/CarnivalPhantasm'', a parody series of the {{Franchise/Nasuverse}}, spoofs how Lancer dies in every route of ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' by having him killed in almost every episode. Some of his deaths include getting struck by lightning on a clear day, being caught in a bus crash just before the episode even began, getting eaten by [[ImAHumanitarian Saber in a lion suit]], hit in the face by a volleyball, etc. As a ShoutOut, most of his deaths are accompanied with cries of "You aren't human!", the Japanese localization of ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'''s "You bastards!" But the penultimate episode of the series presents him with the chance to avoid all his incoming deaths, [[spoiler:and he ultimately succeeds.]]

* Leomon from ''{{Franchise/Digimon}}'' is a special case. Every series but the second and seventh is a hard {{reboot}}, and all {{Mon}}s of a type are identical, so there are several guys named Leomon or [=SomethingLeomon=] who are not the same guy, or even AlternateContinuity versions of the same guy. And what happens to them?