10 Movie Characters Killed Early In The Sequel

These characters just couldn't make it out of the first act.

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Marvel Studios

The sequel is a staple of the film industry and just about any movie that does well at the box office will have a part two. Even if, like Suicide Squad, the movie wasn't particularly well received. Whether it comes along a couple of years after the original, as most would or if we have to wait fourteen years for Brad Bird to bring us more Incredibles, they are always going to happen.

This, in theory, gives us a chance to see our favourite characters in new situations, growing and evolving into new or better people than they were before. Sometimes, however, we see them killed off almost immediately.

This can be effective, especially in a sequel, because we have already spent an entire movie (or more) getting to know the character, and have cared about them for years. So when they are killed off early in a sequel, aside from furthering the plot or giving another character a reason to fight, it can have a huge emotional payoff.

Other times, a character from the first movie just doesn't fit into the sequel, and they are taken out of the equation early simply just to tie up a loose end. Either way, there are plenty of characters who never make it out of a sequel's first act.

10. Irene Adler - Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows

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Warner Bros.

There was always a special relationship between Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler, and one that stretches back before the beginning of the first movie. Though obviously very fond of each other, Adler can never commit to being on the same side as Holmes.

In the sequel, A Game of Shadows, Adler is working for Moriary against Sherlock, being used as a middle man between the two. After a "date" between Adler and Holmes, Moriarty decides that she is too close to his adversary, and poisons the American.

This demonstrates the ruthlessness of Professor Moriarty, showing such indifference in killing someone that means so much to Sherlock Holmes, setting the tone for Jared Harris' incredible portrayal of the villain.

For the rest of the movie, Sherlock has to face Moriarty with a psychological disadvantage, knowing how little regard his nemesis has for anyone who gets in his way.

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