Forum:Regarding "unconfirmed" deaths

I'm seeing a trend in lists, character articles and trivia sections that show an obsession over whether or not a character is actually dead. To end this disagreement, I wish to propose the following motion:

Assume that they're dead.

Characters can and do die. Call of Duty isn't a Disney film. If someone gets a throwing knife through the eye; or a soldier rams through bulletproof glass to go out with a bang; or a relatively minor support character gets his The Enemy of My Enemy, they are most likely dead.

It's not unreasonable to assume that when the game presents a character in a deadly situation in a series that shows no qualms about killing off women, they're going to die. Anyone who is familiar with non-Hollywood injuries will know that not all explosions or bullet-wounds are lethal. But Call of Duty is an on-the-rail Hollywood-style action flick. Just because you don't see them die does not mean they're potentially alive; just as not every major character who gets hit isn't necessarily killed, but you can make a very good assumption that their wounds are mortal.

Basically, let's agree to assume that if a character goes out with a with a bang, they're dead. It's not a legitimate argument when someone puts up, "But it's not stated he's dead. He might come back with a missing eye or he might have escaped or he regenerated his health like Wolverine". Unless the series later releases content that confirms a character is still alive or retcons a previous storyline, let's establish that the character is indeed dead.

An example of character who is proven to be not dead is Dimitri Petrenko, who was seriously wounded in the last scene of Downfall (campaign). We couldn't make any assumptions about his actual fate, but he does make an appearance later in the series. Captain Price, on the other hand, is never physically seen getting shot on the battleship, but given that he's lying on the deck lifeless is most likely a sign that he is dead and not wounded, unconscious or later interred and brainwashed by the Nazis.

Common sense should apply, but I don't want to see articles lose integrity because of editors insisting on putting an MIA/WIA tag on characters who are probably dead. --Scottie theNerd 12:01, January 23, 2011 (UTC)