So, recently I started watching the anime series RWBY. By the end of season 1, I got attached to Pyrrha Nikos. And by the end of season 3, I was made super sad. =(
So, with that said, it got me thinking of other characters I've taken a liking to in the past that didn't make it nearly as long as I had hoped they would. And what other people have as their top 5 list! I'll go from #5 to #1.
My Top 5 Saddest Fictional Deaths
#5 : Shadow - Final Fantasy VI
Though you could speculate that perhaps he doesn't die, all evidence would appear to point to Shadow not making it out of Kefka's Tower. Leaving behind his trusty friend and ultimate badass dog Interceptor and the daughter he never knew in Relm, Shadow's already sad tale comes to a sadder end. Also he's a ninja. That's extra sad.
#4 : Igneel - Fairy Tail
The King of Red Dragons and father figure to Natsu Dragneel, Igneel returns to assist the Fairy Tail wizards in their second encounter with the dreaded Agnalogia. However, before Igneel gets to fulfill his promise to Natsu to tell him the whole tale of his disappearance, his life is cut short by the evil dark dragon. Leaving Natsu now officially with no known family to him, his tragic end was both forseen and sad.
#3 : Pietro Maximoff - Avengers : Age of Ultron
The Marvel universe is divided between two companies, ABC and FOX. Due to this, Quicksilver (having both been an Avenger and an X-Man) sees screenplay time in both movie universes. This version is not a mutant, but is instead an "enhanced" human with super human speed. Beyond the origin of his powers, his ties to his sister Wanda (the Scarlet Witch) still remain, and the unfortunate demise at the hands of Ultron in a confiscated Quinjet left her emotionally reeling and, likewise, left you equally saddened in his quick passing.To this point, he is the only Avengers member to be killed in the movie adaptations.
#2 : Pyrrha Nikos - RWBY
The star student of Beacon Academy, Pyrrha had it all even before her training as a Huntress...and never asked or craved the attention of being so exceptional. All she ever wanted was to make friends. And as member of team JNPR, she did just that. Her extreme fondness for her team's leader, Jeane Arc, is what makes her death exceptionally tragic. Before her final confrontation with the villain Cinder Fall, she displays her affections with a passionate kiss before shoving him into a nearby pod to be jetted to safety.
What makes this death even more tragic is the video Jeane uses to motivate himself to become even stronger. In it, she nearly admits her feelings to him, but hesitates. The now unrequited love of the sensational warrior with the "lovable loser" shall sadly never come to pass. Also she was my favorite character by the end of season 1, as I really liked her development.
And that brings me to the top.
#1 : Aerith Gainsborough - Final Fantasy VII
The light to Sepiroth's darkness, this innocent flower girl bumps into Cloud Strife and gets swept into an adventure to help save the planet from his ploy to summon the devastating Meteor to wipe the planet away of all life. Possessing the counter to Sepiroth's Black Materia, Aerith, Cloud, and their companions make it to their destination of the Forgotten Capitol, and Aerith uses her holy magic to activate the White Materia...and then finds herself tragically cut down with Sepiroth's Masamune. This is listed as one of the most tragic deaths in video game history, and as my name may entail, hit me extra hard because she was my healer! I had to use Yuffie as a healer after that. Double sadness. =*(
So, that's my list. What's yours?