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    The 25 Most Tragic Deaths In Geekdom

    There are some things we'll never get over. WARNING: Spoilers for a whole mess of movies, TV shows, comics, and books — this is old news for most geeks, but proceed at your own discretion.

    1. Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

    2. Jason Todd (Batman: A Death in the Family)

    3. Jin-Soo Kwon and Sun-Hwa Kwon (Lost)

    4. Boromir (The Lord of the Rings)

    5. Optimus Prime (The Transformers: The Movie)

    6. Fred Weasley (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)

    7. Yoda (Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi)

    8. Alexandra DeWitt (Green Lantern)

    9. Rue (The Hunger Games)

    10. Captain America (The Death of Captain America)

    11. Fred Burkle (Angel)

    12. Jake Chambers (The Dark Tower)

    13. Artax (The Neverending Story)

    14. Boy Blue (Fables)

    15. Ned Stark (Game of Thrones)

    16. Seymour (Futurama)

    17. Spock (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

    18. Ianto Jones (Torchwood)

    19. Wash (Serenity)

    20. Rorschach (Watchmen)

    21. Data (Star Trek: Nemesis)

    22. Agent 355 (Y: The Last Man)

    23. Alaric Saltzman (The Vampire Diaries)

    24. Newt and Corporal Dwayne Hicks (Alien 3)

    25. Gwen Stacy (Spider-Man)