Sequels that kill off main characters in the opening act

This is a trope that I really hate in movie sequels. You spend a whole movie getting invested into a group of characters and their development, only for the sequel to essentially retcon everything by killing them all off within minutes of the sequel.

There is one very obvious example I'm thinking of, and one lesser-known one. What movies do this, and what do you think of this trope?

Submitted November 23, 2023 at 11:08PM by InviteAromatic6124 https://ift.tt/Ak6eLj2