10 More Insulting Ways Characters Were Killed Off Between Movies

10. Tank Dies Of His Wounds From The First Movie - The Matrix Reloaded

The curious case of Tank (Marcus Chong) in The Matrix is a rare example of a character being injured in the first movie and then unexpectedly dying from those same injuries prior to the sequel.

Tank was the operator of the Nebuchadnezzar in the first Matrix and an immediate fan favourite character, enough that he was quite reasonably expected to return for The Matrix Reloaded.

However, the sequel fleetingly reveals that Tank died between movies, implied to be a result of injuries sustained during his fight with Cipher (Joe Pantoliano) in the original film, with new character Link (Harold Perrineau) serving as the replacement operator.

As for why actor Marcus Chong got the boot? He allegedly had a salary dispute with Warner Bros. and the Wachowskis while negotiating his role in the sequels, leading him to make threatening calls to the filmmaker siblings who in turn rescinded their offer to him.

While there's absolutely nothing wrong with the Wachowskis ditching a problematic cast member, did they have to kill his character too? Isn't it much nicer to think that Tank's just off elsewhere in Zion?