Tropescilloscope: Killed Mid-Sentence
Character unexpectedly dies before finishing a statement. (read more at tvtropes.org)
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Nice Job Breaking It, Hero!
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Adults Are Useless
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Evil Sounds Deep
What the Hell, Hero?
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You Have Outlived Your Usefulness
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