Saddest Fictional Death

[Jazzyjazz2323]

Godwyn Fischig in the Eisenhorn books, of course John Marston and John Coffey, but another one that did it for me was the death of Fredo at the end of the second godfather.Not because i thought he would live but of how the scene was set up and the relationship he had with his nephew.

 

[GrinningManiac]

Pay'j (or Pey'j) from Beyond Good and Evil

Yes, I know he comes back, but it's still really, REALLY f*cking sad those few minutes you didn't know that, right?

 

[smeghead25]

A certain character from Matthew Reilly's Scarecrow series.

CHUNK.

 

[GriZZlyWulF]

Spike Speigel at the end of cowboy bebop
Sniper wolf MGS1
Aeris FF7
Tidus FF10

aand many mores

 

[Soushi]

The race on the PLanet who's sun is going Nova in the Star Trek Next Generation Episode, "The Inner Light". The one where Picard plays the flute, it gets me every single time *sniff*

That, and Lockon Stratos from Gundam 00, the Haro coming back crying like a broken toy. *double sniff*

 

[minarri]

The one that had me crying for hours when I read it was this:

Spoiler: The Outcast of Redwall

Skarlath from The Outcast of Redwall by Brian Jacques.

Granted I was in middle school at the time but I get a bit teary-eyed just thinking about it even now.

Edit: Come to think of it, when the picture book of The Lion King came out before the movie--what, in 1993 or so?--I remember having my dad trying for the longest time to stop me from crying about Mufasa. That seriously tore me up. I must have been 6 or 7.

 

[KSarty]

Kamina from Gurren Lagann
Spike from Cowboy Bebop (even though it was part of the greatest ending of all time)
Boss from MGS3


But the first one that came to mind for me was Emma Sheen from Gundam Z, which really made me pretty depressed and angry. She was the 'normal' person hero of the series, no newtype powers to speak of and really nothing special as a pilot but she was still a strong character. The spectacle of the whole situation didn't help. An entire battleship is sacrificed trying to save her and then she still dies, in severe pain, in the main character's arms.

 

[jumb]

The horse from Shadow of the Colossus. It was so unexpected and I'd grown quite attached to it.

Admittedly though, my first thought was "Noooo, now how will I get around quickly?"

Edit: also, as has been said, Jurassic Bark from Futurama. Easily the closest I've been to tears since watching the Lion King as a child.

 

[Unia]

Spoiler: Song of Ice and Fire Series

Pretty much the entirety of the Stark clan, Eddard Stark gets introduced and killed in the first book of the series, framed for treason and beheaded as his daughters watch, then about the third book Eddard's son, Rob Stark, gets his head taken off and Rob's pet wolf's head nailed onto the stump, at his uncle's wedding, also this is where Katelyn (rob's mother) also gets killed and these are just the MAIN CHARACTERS! the "good guys" the people you follow through the story, and over half of them get offed in horrible, mean ways... which is why this series is so goddamned good.

I like that the author's willing and able to kill off characters, but man, vicious...

My personal fictional death I still grieve is from the same series.

Spoiler

Sandor Clegane, alias The Hound. Although the death is never described as much, and still not 100% certain to me. Considering Martin's track record though...

 

[Jedoro]

I'm a leaf on the wind, watch how I -gurk-

This, many times over.

That fucking pissed me off.

 

[shadyh8er]

Spoiler: Fullmetal Alchemist

Lt. Hughes's death by Envy's hands. The guy had a family dammit!

EDIT:

Spoiler: Resident Evil 4

LUIIIIIS!

Spoiler: Harry Potter 7

Damn near everyone! Even that kid w/ the camera Colin Creevy! What did he do to deserve a death? And Dobby...poor Dobby!

Has anyone said Mufasa yet?

 

[CardinalPiggles]

Seventh book of Harry Potter as a whole. I mean I really liked the series.

same, i felt quite sad for dumbledore.

 

[jultub]

AREITH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Indeed. Her theme song still gives me shivers.
Also Kamina, from Gurren Lagann. I almost cried manly tears when he died.

Incredibly manly tears though. Kamina was awesome :/

 

[AnthonTheSkabot]

Lucy from Elfin Lied

 

[Zenoss]

ARTAX!!!! NOOOOOOOO!!!!

I know it's been said already, but i just had a massive flashback. And it hurt.