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Stories in which the main character/hero is killed off

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ProfJohn said:
One of my favorite Japanese comics books is one from the early 90s and in the second to last frame the hero of the story is killed off. Completely unexpected and you have no clue who killed him or why.

So I am looking for other similar stories where the main character is killed off before or at the end of the story. And it can't be an instance where the character sacrifices themselves to help others.


I am thinking about writing a story in which the person we think is the prophecy filling hero is NOT the hero and instead dies near the end of the story where we learn that someone else is actually the true 'hero.' Thought it would be an interesting twist as the reader goes back and looks at all the clues in the book and adds it all up again.

Thoughts?
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South Park already did that story

Mint Berry CRUNCH!
 
In the anime Noir, the two main characters are leaving the place where their finale battle is and the screen turns to black then you hear two gunshots.
 
I don't want to print any spoilers here but The Departed by Scorsese fits this perfectly. Great great movie, and IMO pretty funny toward the end.
 
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Narse said:
Mistborn trilogy
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Was actually going to suggest this too. The entire basis of the story, from the beginning (without spoilers) is "what would happen if the prophesized hero failed and a dark lord rose to take his place". Great trilogy.
 
Layer Cake. Good movie which not a lot of people saw, which I've now thoroughly ruined for everyone. You're welcome.
 
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Matrix doesn't count because Neo comes back to life.


Now if Neo died and we learned that Morpheus was actually the one then it would work.
 
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