| abstract | - A character dead from the start or killed very early is developed entirely via Flash Back. May make heavy use of Posthumous Narration. Averts We Hardly Knew Ye. Video Wills, Apocalyptic Log, suicide notes, and mention by other characters on what he or she was like may help. Expect them to appear in a Happier Home Movie, which the protagonist will watch over and over until he realizes It's All Junk. The Afterlife may be used as a Framing Device. A Dead Little Sister or The Lost Lenore is often such a character. Undead characters don't count. The effect should be that, despite a character being, you know, DEAD, they still have as large a part in what's going on as the rest of the characters, or at the very least results in the viewer getting to know the character surprisingly well. Generally this character's demise is a Plot-Triggering Death. Compare with Dead Star Walking and Dead All Along. Contrast with Forgotten Fallen Friend. See also Death By Origin Story. The Predecessor Villain is often a specific type of Posthumous Character. Examples of Posthumous Character include:
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