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1To use the Sorting Algorithm of Mortality, simply add the '''Scream Score''' for each applicable row, then divide by the number of applicable rows (at this point, [[ThirteenIsUnlucky 13]] or fewer). Remember: this is a relative score, so you need at least 3 characters from the same movie or series to establish a baseline. The original article is [[SortingAlgorithmOfMortality here]]. For characters who have already snuffed it, see SortingAlgorithmOfDeadness.
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4|| '''Likelihood of death''' || '''[[JustForFun/HowToKillACharacter So dead]]''' || || '''Average life expectancy''' || || '''[[JustForFun/HowToCheatDeath Die? Me? Ha!]]''' ||
5|| '''[[color:maroon: Scream Score!]]''' || '''5''' || '''4''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || '''1''' ||
6|| ''Age'' || OlderAndWiser || [[OpenMindedParent Parent]], [[TeensAreMonsters Clueless teens]] || [[EverybodyIsSingle Single adult]] || [[DawsonCasting Protagonist teens]] || [[ImprobableInfantSurvival Child]] ||
7|| ''Sexual Orientation'' || [[SexSignalsDeath Slut]], Bisexual, [[VirginityMakesYouStupid Innocent Virgin]] || [[BuryYourGays Gay]] || [[HeterosexualLifePartners Straight]] || [[HotLibrarian Reluctant]] || [[CelibateHero Celibate]] ||
8|| ''LoveInterests by Genre'' || RichBitch, ''[[SlasherMovie Horror Genre]]'' || HookerWithAHeartOfGold, [[TemporaryLoveInterest Temporary]] || [[SatelliteLoveInterest Shallow]], ''[[LoveHurts Romance show]]'' || ShrinkingViolet || DamselInDistress, ''ActionSeries'' ||
9|| ''[[{{Characters}} Role]]'' || {{Villains}}, FacelessGoons, [[WhatMeasureIsAMook Mooks]], RedShirt, TheMentor , TheBigGuy || [[IneffectualLoner Loners]], PluckyComicRelief, MauveShirt, [[StuffedIntoTheFridge Long-lost Friend]], TheSmartGuy || TheLancer, HeroOfAnotherStory, [[{{Sidekick}} The Sidekick]], TheScrappy || IgnoredExpert,\
10ThoseTwoGuys, TheHeart, SupportingProtagonist || [[ContractualImmortality Hero]], CreatorsPet ||
11|| ''[[EthnicScrappy Race]]'' || [[BlackDudeDiesFirst Black]], [[TwoferTokenMinority Twofer's]], [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} Leomon]] || [[SouthOfTheBorder Mexican]] || [[FarEast Asian]] || [[NobleSavage Indian]]/[[MagicalNativeAmerican Native American]] || [[MightyWhitey Caucasian]] ''or'' The Same As The Writer ||
12|| ''[[GenderIsNoObject Gender]]'' || [[VasquezAlwaysDies Tough]] [[{{Bifauxnen}} Girl]], AmbiguousGender, || [[DudeLooksLikeALady Feminine]] [[CampGay Man]] || [[MenAreTheExpendableGender Male]] || TokenGirl || ActionGirl, FinalGirl ||
13|| ''[[BeautyEqualsGoodness Aesthetics]]'' || [[TheGrotesque Ugly]] || [[FatBastard Fat]] || [[HollywoodHomely "Average"]] || [[GoodScarsEvilScars Fashionably Scarred]] || TheCutie ||
14|| ''[[CharactersAsDevice Personality]]'' || StrawNihilist, CrazySurvivalist, [[TooGoodForThisSinfulEarth Innocent]], [[DeathByPragmatism Pragmatic]] || JerkJock, TheDitz, InsufferableGenius || JerkWithAHeartOfGold || TheCaptain, TheWatson || AllLovingHero, FriendToAllLivingThings ||
15|| ''[[FatalFlaw Flaws]]'' || TooDumbToLive, [[AgentScully Skeptical]], GenreBlind, DirtyCoward, [[DeathByMaterialism Greedy]] || [[BeleagueredChildhoodFriend Fell astray]], TheStoner, ButtMonkey ([[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism gritty]]), [[DeathByMocking Smartass]] || [[BlindWithoutEm Wears Glasses]] || [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Crippling Phobia]] || [[DumbIsGood Mentally Handicapped]] ||
16|| ''[[StockAesops "Virtues"]]'' || HolierThanThou, [[CuriosityKilledTheCast Curious]], [[DeathByPragmatism Pragmatic]], [[AmbitionIsEvil Ambitious]] || [[EmotionlessGirl Quiet Girls]] and [[GentleGiant Quiet Guys]] || [[{{Geek}} Smart]], GenreSavvy[[note]]In a Deconstruction or Parody, [[DeathByGenreSavvy increase to 5]][[/note]] || {{Determinator}} || ThePollyanna, TheFool ||
17|| ''[[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman Species]]'' || [[MechaMooks Robots (non-living)]], [[TheUndead Undead]], [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent Snakes]], [[BigCreepyCrawlies Arthropods]] || [[CatsAreMean Cats]], Clones, MechanicalLifeforms || [[ThouShaltNotKill Human]], HumanAliens || [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe Pretty Aliens]] || [[PetTheDog Dogs]] [[DeathByNewberyMedal (except in literature) (or Disney)]] ||
18|| ''[[NoOSHACompliance Occupation]]'' || [[{{Retirony}} Retiring Law Officer]], VillainByDefault, [[FatalFamilyPhoto Happy Family Man]], [[VasquezAlwaysDies Competent secondary female]] || [[GeneralRipper Military Commander]], [[RedshirtArmy Anyone Serving Under Him]], [[FriendlyTarget Hero's Best Friend]], [[MentorOccupationalHazard Mentor]] || [[MorallyAmbiguousDoctorate Scientist With Questionable Ethics]], InnocentBystander || AdventurerArchaeologist, [[HotTeacher Teacher]] || SuperHero, [[NobleProfession Nun]] ||
19|| ''[[EvilGloating Prognosis]]'' || YouAreAlreadyDead, TakeAMomentToCatchYourDeath, PostMortemOneLiner, LastStand || YourDaysAreNumbered, PreMortemOneLiner, YouShallNotPass || PrepareToDie, HeDidntMakeIt, TimeBomb, PreAssKickingOneLiner, JumpScare || YouHaveNoChanceToSurvive, IfMyCalculationsAreCorrect || BadassBoast, MillionToOneChance, IneffectualDeathThreat ||
20|| ''[[CriticalExistenceFailure Health]]'' || ChunkySalsaRule, IncurableCoughOfDeath || OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank, SoapOperaDisease || ICanStillFight, MadeOfPlasticine, LittlestCancerPatient || MadeOfIron, OnlyAFleshWound, DelicateAndSickly || NighInvulnerable, HealingFactor, [[VictorianNovelDisease Consumption]] ||
21|| || '''5''' || '''4''' || '''3''' || '''2''' || '''1''' ||
22|| ''[[NeverTellMeTheOdds Pool predictions]]'' || KilledMidSentence || [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Drop A Bridge On Him]] || SacrificialLion, StuffedIntoTheFridge || SacrificialLamb, DeadStarWalking || PlotArmor, TheWorfEffect ||
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25Example Cast:
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27[[AC: Series or Film Name]]
28Description of who's who and why they're likely to snuff it.
29* '''''Character A:'''''
30** '''Row 1:''' Value 5-1
31** '''Row 2:''' Value 5-1
32** '''Row 3:''' Value 5-1
33*** '''Total divided by rows:''' Final score and witty pun
34* '''''Character B:'''''
35** '''Row 1:''' Value 5-1
36** '''Row 2:''' Value 5-1
37** '''Row 3:''' Value 5-1
38*** '''Total divided by rows:''' Final score and witty pun
39* '''''Character C:'''''
40** '''Row 1:''' Value 5-1
41** '''Row 2:''' Value 5-1
42** '''Row 3:''' Value 5-1
43*** '''Total divided by rows:''' Final score and witty pun
44----
45
46[[AC:Film/JamesBond]] Someday there'll be that ''one'' bullet, knife, poison dart, or killer shoe that gets him......
47
48# '''Row 1''': Age: [[EverybodyIsSingle SingleAdult]]. There was his ten-second marriage in Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService, but yeah. '''3.'''
49# '''Row 2''': Sexual Orientation: Definitely straight. That bit with him [[SexySurfacingShot emerging from the sea]] in ''Film/CasinoRoyale2006'' does ''not'' count. '''3.'''
50# '''Row 3''': Love Interests by Genre: Temporary. [[[BondGirl BondGirls]]] and everything......'''4'''.
51# '''Row 4''': Role: The Hero. '''1.'''
52# '''Row 5''': Race: Caucasian, obviously. '''1'''.
53# '''Row 6''': Aesthetics: [[[GoodScarsEvilScars FashionablyScarred]]]. There's one on his face and another on his hand, but neither prevent all them Bond Girls from wanting to get into his pants...'''2'''.
54# '''Row 7''': Personality: Tough one. He's a mix between TheCaptain and a CrazySurvivalist. Average: '''4'''.
55# '''Row 8''': Flaws: None of them really. '''1''' I guess....
56# '''Row 9''': Virtues: Smart and GenreSavvy at times. '''3.'''
57# '''Row 10''': Species: Human. '''3.'''
58# '''Row 11''': Occupation: Adventurer is the closest. '''2.'''
59** '''Total divided by rows''': 27/11 = '''2.45'''. He'll live for now.
60
61[[AC:''Avengers: Infinity War'']]
62* '''''Iron Man:'''''
63** '''Row 1:''' Age: He has gradually become OlderAndWiser. '''5.'''
64** '''Row 2:''' Sexual Orientation: Slut. '''5.'''
65** '''Row 3:''' Role: TheHero. '''1.'''
66** '''Row 4:''' Race: White. '''1.'''
67** '''Row 5:''' Gender: Male. '''3.'''
68** '''Row 6:''' Aesthetics: Fashionably Scarred in the chest and the arm. '''3.'''
69** '''Row 7:''' Personality: InsufferableGenius. '''4.'''
70** '''Row 8:''' Flaws: The most snarky [[DeathByMocking Smartass]] of them all. '''4.'''
71** '''Row 9:''' Virtues: [[{{Geek}} Incredibly smart]]. '''3.'''
72** '''Row 10:''' Species: Human. '''3.'''
73** '''Row 11:''' Occupation: SuperHero. '''1.'''
74*** '''Total divided by rows:''' 33/11 = '''3.0'''. Maybe work on that armor for this time.
75* '''''Loki:'''''
76** '''Row 1:''' Age: Single adult. '''3.'''
77** '''Row 2:''' Sexuality: Straight. '''3.'''
78** '''Row 3:''' Role: The Villain of ''Thor'' and ''The Avengers'' who continued to betray his brother well into ''The Dark World'' and ''Ragnarok''. '''5.'''
79** '''Row 4:''' Race: Quite white. '''1.'''
80** '''Row 5:''' Gender: Male. '''3.'''
81** '''Row 6:''' Aesthetics: Average? '''3.'''
82** '''Row 7:''' Personality: JerkWithAHeartOfGold really buried under all that evil. '''3.'''
83** '''Row 8:''' Flaws: The brother of Thor who [[BeleagueredFormerFriend fell into villainy]]. '''4.'''
84** '''Row 9:''' Virtues: Exemplifies EvilVirtues, including the ever-fatal [[AmbitionIsEvil Ambition]]. '''5.'''
85** '''Row 10''': Species: Asgardians are aliens who are visually identical to humans. '''3.'''
86*** '''Total Divided by Rows''': 22/10 = '''2.2'''.
87* '''''Hawkeye:'''''
88** '''Row 1:''' Age: Middle-aged parent. '''4.'''
89** '''Row 2:''' Sexuality: Straight. '''3.'''
90** '''Row 3:''' Role: His experience has made him TheMentor to Wanda. '''5.'''
91** '''Row 4:''' Race: Quite white. '''1.'''
92** '''Row 5:''' Gender: Male. '''3.'''
93** '''Row 6:''' Aesthetics: Average? '''3.'''
94** '''Row 7:''' Personality: Pragmatic enough to do whatever dirty trick wins a fight. Risks DeathByPragmatism. '''5.'''
95** '''Row 8:''' Flaws: ButtMonkey. '''4.'''
96** '''Row 9:''' Virtues: Pragmatic. '''5.'''
97** '''Row 10:''' Species: A human among aliens. '''3.'''
98** '''Row 11:''' Occupation: HappyFamilyMan. '''5.'''
99*** '''Total divided by rows:''' 41/11 = '''3.727'''. He might as well wear a bullseye for Thanos.
100* '''''Groot'''''
101** '''Row 1:''' Age: [[KidHero Hero teen]]. '''2.'''
102** '''Row 2:''' Sexuality: As a plant, he's probably an example of [[UsefulNotes/{{Asexual}} asexuality]]. '''2.'''
103** '''Row 3:''' Role: PluckyComicRelief. '''4.'''
104** '''Row 4:''' Gender: Male. '''3.'''
105** '''Row 5:''' Aesthetics: TheCutie. '''1.'''
106** '''Row 6:''' Personality: As of his whiny teenage years, Groot's become a JerkWithAHeartOfGold. '''3.'''
107** '''Row 7:''' Flaws: [[DeathByMocking Smartass]] enough to mimic everything Quill said in his one teenage scene. '''4.'''
108** '''Row 8:''' Virtues: TheFool. '''1.'''
109** '''Row 9:''' Species: A humanoid alien with a lot of strange tree-like traits. '''3.'''
110** '''Row 10:''' Occupation: Mainly aligns with the Guardians because of his friendship with Rocket, making him a likely FriendlyTarget. '''4.'''
111*** '''Total divided by rows:''' 27/10 = '''2.7.'''
112* '''''The Vision:'''''
113** '''Row 1:''' Age: Technically a child. '''1.'''
114** '''Row 2:''' Sexual Orientation: Implicitly straight. '''3.'''
115** '''Row 3:''' Love Interests by Genre: Love interest to Scarlet Witch in an ActionSeries. '''1.'''
116** '''Row 4:''' Role: With his Infinity Stone, he is TheBigGuy of the post-''Ultron'' Avengers. '''5.'''
117** '''Row 5:''' Race: Artificially white, sometimes. '''1.'''
118** '''Row 6:''' Gender: Male. '''3.'''
119** '''Row 7:''' Aesthetics: Average? '''3.'''
120** '''Row 8:''' Personality: Innocent enough to be worthy of Thor's hammer. '''5.'''
121** '''Row 9:''' Flaws: Smartass? '''4.'''
122** '''Row 10:''' Virtues: HolierThanThou. '''5.'''
123** '''Row 11:''' Species: A robot, one that can be rebuilt. '''5.'''
124** '''Row 12:''' Occupation: Superhero. '''1.'''
125*** '''Total divided by rows:''' 37/12 = '''3.083'''. Didn't see that one coming.
126* '''''Spider-Man:'''''
127** '''Row 1:''' Age: [[KidHero Protagonist teen]]. '''2.'''
128** '''Row 2:''' Sexual Orientation: Straight. '''3.'''
129** '''Row 3:''' Role: TheHero. '''1.'''
130** '''Row 4:''' Race: White. '''1.'''
131** '''Row 5:''' Gender: Male. '''3.'''
132** '''Row 6:''' Aesthetics: "Average." '''3.'''
133** '''Row 7:''' Personality: A nerd who builds lego Death Stars and obsesses over the Avengers. '''3.'''
134** '''Row 8:''' Virtues: An unabashed {{Geek}}. '''3.'''
135** '''Row 9:''' Species: Human. '''3.'''
136** '''Row 10:''' Occupation: SuperHero. '''1.'''
137*** '''Total divided by rows:''' 23/10 = '''2.3'''. Peter's sticking around for a few more movies.
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