Death is the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include biological aging (senescence), predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, murder and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death.
In human societies, the nature of death has for millennia been a concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical inquiry. This may include a belief in some kind of resurrection (associated with Abrahamic religions), reincarnation (associated with Dharmic religions), or that consciousness permanently ceases to exist, known as oblivion (associated sometimes with atheism, but also included in various other religions, such as some forms of Christianity, like Annihilationism).
The response after death includes various feelings of grief or emotional suffering one feels when something or someone the individual loves is taken away. Commemoration ceremonies after death may include various mourning or funereal practices. The physical remains of a person, commonly known as a corpse or body, are usually interred whole or cremated, though among the world's cultures there are a variety of other methods of mortuary disposal. In the English language, blessings directed towards a deceased person include rest in peace, or its initials RIP.
The most common cause of human deaths in the world is heart disease, followed by stroke and other cerebrovascular diseases, and on the third place lower respiratory infections.
Given the ambiguous nature of Transformer physiology, there is very little consistency regarding what is fatal to a Transformer, even within a single storyline. Damage that one Transformer might shrug off can prove fatal to another, or even to the same character in a different story. Sometimes just a laser blast or two will do the trick. Other times, characters survive being melted, crushed into cubes, and even utterly disintegrated. It does not take a terribly cynical viewer to conclude that the threshold of survival is generally determined by the needs of the plot.
| “ | "How can you all be so cold and unfeeling? He died a hero!" "Don't you even have mechanical hearts?" "The humans don't understand! Our form of life is vastly different from theirs!" |
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—Spider-Man, Sparkplug Witwicky, and Optimus Prime, "Prisoner of War!" | ||
FC Death
It’s been a while since we’ve posted about this subject, and things have changed since the heyday of MUing. Many, many FCs go unplayed, and so we’ve been more willing to kill a few off for dramatic purposes along the way. So, updated rules regarding FC Death:
· You can’t kill an FC you’re only temping. It’s not yours to kill.
· You must ask permission before you kill an FC. If they are needed for an upcoming plot, we reserve the right to say no.
· Ideally, give some ambiguity to the FC’s death, if possible. The body is never found. The core/spark was recovered but is damaged. Whatever fits the scene.
· If you kill an FC for which you’ve apped, you’re allowed, and these days there are no OOC consequences aside from you of course losing that FC as a playable character. HOWEVER, be aware that a future applicant might find a way to retcon your character’s death, so don’t whine if your dramatic farewell to Ice-Cream Soldier gets undone by a potential candidate that comes back as his long-lost time-displaced twin clone from another universe.
· OC death is still final – no one else can app for your dead character.
· Address any further questions to staff.
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