They may be the main characters in a series where Plot Armor applies, or the work may be a prequel to another work featuring the same characters. There are also times when actually killing off the characters ( and having them stay dead) isn't an option. Of course, it's also possible that their superiors or the authorities force them to go back to help rescuers against their will. And thanks to the Inverse Ninja Law, odds are they'll win. What follows is their rage fueled quest for revenge on whoever (or whatever) killed the rest of the group. Then again, whoever said someone should survive? A Downer Ending where everyone dies throws the Sorting Algorithm of Mortality out the window.Īnother twist is to use this trope before or near the beginning of a story, leaving the Hero as the last survivor of their squad/family / camping trip. It's also frequently used as The Cavalry by revealing one of the "expendable" characters survived and came back to help. While usually it's The Hero or Final Girl (plus Love Interest and/or Side Kick) who survive to the end, sometimes the last survivor(s) aren't the ones you'd come to expect, but more the "expendable" characters. However, it carries a few "common" twists that are often used to keep it fresh. This is a pretty common trope in these genres. The bad guys of the story whether it be a Nebulous Evil Organisation, Quirky Miniboss Squad, group of Professional Killers, a group of Frontline Generals to an evil Empire or anything else try to kill the heroes but they just end up being killed or captured one by one.
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