Kirk Thornton

Kirk Thornton (1956 - )
==Film Deaths==
*The Castle of Cagliostro (Rupan sansei: Kariosutoro no shiro) (1979) [Count Cagliostro]: Crushed to death between two giant clock hands. (Thornton voiced "Count Cagliostro" in the second English version; he voiced "Gustav" in the first English version, who survives the film.) (See also Taro Ishida in the Japanese version and Michael McConnohie in the first English version.)
*Barefoot Gen (1995; anime) [Daikichi Nakaoka]: Burned to death along with his son (Brianne Siddall), and daughter (Wendee Lee) when their house collapses on them and catches on fire following the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima.
*Ninja Scroll (1995; anime) [Hanza/Mujuro Utsutsu]: Hanza, on top of his arms being torn off by Tessai (Kevin Seymour) earlier, gets turned into a living bomb by Zakuro (Riva Spier), being blown up in a vain attempt to kill Kagero (Wendee Lee). Utsutsu dies upon being impaled by Jubei (Dean Wein) after his strike gets blocked by Kagero. (For the Japanese versions of Hanza's and Utsutsu's deaths, see Katsuji Mori and Norio Wakamoto).
*Mobile Suit Gundam II: Soldiers of Sorrow (1999; anime) [Ortega]: Killed when his Dom gets blown to pieces by Sayla (Josette Prevost) with the Core Booster's laser cannons.
*Oldboy (Oldeuboi) (2003) [Mr. Han]: Shot in the back of the head by Crispin Freeman while trying to strangle Michael McConnohie. (Kirk overdubbed Byeong-ok Kim in the English-language version of the film; he does not physically appear.)
*K: Missing Kings (2017; anime) [Daikaku Kokujōji]: Passes away from natural causes with Shiro (Sam Riegel) by his side.
==Television Deaths==
*Mighty Morphin Alien Rangers
*Power Rangers Zeo
*Power Rangers in Space
*3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Beast: The Return (Kikan no shō) (1995) [Benares / Chōkai]: Playing a dual role, Benares is destroyed by Rebecca Forstadt's powers. Chōkai explodes after being hit by Eddie Frierson's powers. (See also Akio Ōtsuka in the original Japanese version and Earl Boen in the second English version for Benares and Yuusaku Yara in the original Japanese version and Ralph Lister in the second English version for Chōkai.)
*Bastard!!: The Explosive Wizard (1998; anime) [Kebidabu]: Turned into ash by Dark Schneider (Daran Norris) using dark magic.
*Fist of the North Star: The Fist of Lingering Regret and Certain Death!! The Future is Sighted in the Barren Wasteland!! (1999; anime) [Spade]: Blown to pieces as a result of Kenshiro (Lex Lang) using the Hokuto Shin Ken technique North Star Fist of Remaining Regrets.
*Fist of the North Star: The Devil's Hit List! Find the Man with the Seven Scars (1999; anime) [The Major]: Strangled to death with his own whip as a result of Kenshiro (Lex Lang) hitting a power point with the Tendon Pull Willing Kick.
*Trigun: Fifth Moon (2000; anime) [Rai-Dei the Blade]: Shot to death by Nicholas D. Wolfwood (Jeff Nimoy) after Vash (Johnny Yong Bosch) inadvertently destroys Augusta City with his Angel Arm.
*Fist of the North Star: There Is No Looking Back! Only Hating Evil, And Striking Toki Down!! (2000; anime) [Amiba]: Due to having his hands blown off in a botched attempt to power himself up, he gets attacked by an angry Kenshiro (Lex Lang) using the Burden of Regret Walk Fist technique, causing him to walk backwards to the roof of his castle. Completely panicking, he tries to press his pressure points with the stumps to no avail. Once he falls, he calls out for Raoh (John Snyder) as he explodes into bloody pieces.
*Digimon Adventure 02: Oikawa's Shame (2001; anime) [Mummymon]: Melted to death by MaloMyotismon (Richard Epcar) with his Crimson Mist attack after a vain attempt to avenge Aukenimon (Mari Devon).
*Cowboy Bebop: Asteroid Blues (2001; anime) [Asimov Solenson]: Heavily overdosed on the Bloody Eye drug, he gets shot in the head by Katia Moraes.
*Digimon Tamers: Guilmon Comes Alive (2001; anime) [Maildramon]: Destroyed when DarkTyrannomon, digivolved into MetalTyrannomon as a result of making contact with Calumon (Brianne Siddall), crushes him with his right hand.
*Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory: A Storm Raging Through (2002; anime) [Anavel Gato]: Crashes the heavily-damaged Neue Ziel mobile armor into a Federation Salamis cruiser in a kamikaze run, killing himself along with the crew of the Salamis cruiser as they both explode.
*Digimon Frontier: The Dark Heart of Friendship (2003; anime) [Karatenmon]: Struck by KendoGarurumon's (Steve Staley) Lupine Laser and was later scanned for purification.
*Gungrave: Die (2004; anime) [Brandon Heat]: Shot several times by Harry McDowell (Tony Oliver), then shot through his left eye before being pushed out the elevator window. Since the event occurred in flashback, by the time the series began, Brandon was resurrected by Dr. Tokioka (William Knight) with necrotechnology as Beyond the Grave.
*Gungrave: Dusk of the Destroyers (2004; anime) [Brandon Heat/Grave]: Shot dead by Harry McDowell (Tom Wyner) whilst shooting Harry at the same time, with both musing on getting back to the old days.
*Cyborg Soldier 009: When You Wish Upon A Shooting Star (2004; anime) [Jet Link/Cyborg 002]: Dies alongside Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009 (Joshua Seth) when they burn up on re-entry.
*Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG: IN: Return to Patriotism - Endless Gig (2006; anime) [Hideo Kuze]: Killed with nanomachines by American Empire agents. As he dies, he looks at his origami crane and says that he's going on ahead, implying that his ghost is still venturing into the net.
*MÄR: Babbo Version Three: Gargoyle (2006; anime) [Orco]: Turned into glass and shattered by Phantom (Derek Stephen Prince).
*Fate/stay Night (2006; anime) [Kiritsugu Emiya]: Died several years before the start of the series; his only appearances are in flashbacks.
*Gun X Sword: Tuxedo Blowing in Tomorrow (2007; anime) [The Claw]: Cut in half by an enraged Van (David Vincent) as revenge for killing his bride.
*Monster: Downfall (2009; anime) [Dr. Oppenheim]: Poisoned by Johan Liebert (Keith Silverstein).
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Tipping Points (2012; animated) [Sanjay Rash]: Killed by General Kalani (Gregg Berger) with a blaster shot to the chest when he protested against Count Dooku's (Corey Burton) decision to pull the droid army back to Agamar.
*Fate/Zero: Distant Memories (2013; anime) [Norikata Emiya]: Shot to death by his son (Marianne Miller), after being stabbed by him.
*Fate/Zero: The Last Command Seal (2013; anime) [Norikata Emiya]: Shot to death by his son (Matthew Mercer) in an illusion created by Aŋra Mainiiu.
*Digimon Fusion: When Worlds Collide (2014; anime) [Tactimon]: Destroyed by Omni Shoutmon (Ben Diskin) with his Doom Drillpress, being impaled on the chest as a result of the attack.
*One-Punch Man: The Strongest Man (2016; anime) [Fukegao]: Accidentally crushed by the hand of his brother (Bryce Papenbrook) after being mistaken for Saitama (Max Mittelman). Note: This was an English dub of a scene in which Takuma Suzuki played Fukegao.
*JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Phantom Blood: Bloody Battle! JoJo vs. Dio (2016; anime) [Doobie]: Melted after having Hamon injected into him by one of his snakes, after Jonathan (Johnny Yong Bosch) turned it against him.
*Hunter × Hunter: Restraint × And × Vow (2017; anime) [Dalzollene]: Impaled through the back by Phinks (David Vincent) while guarding Uvogin (Patrick Seitz).
*Hunter × Hunter: Strengthen × And × Threaten (2017; anime) [Puhat]: Killed by Genthru's (Todd Haberkorn) Little Flower ability; his severed head is then delivered to his allies as a warning.
*Demon Slayer: My Own Steel (2019; anime) [The Hand Demon]: Decapitated by Tanjiro's (Zach Aguilar) Water Surface Slash, with his body then disintegrating.
*Demon Slayer: A Forged Bond (2020; anime) [Confident Demon Slayer]: Cut to pieces by Rui (Billy Kametz).
*Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War: I Am the Edge (2023; anime) [Rōjūrō "Rose" Ōtoribashi]: Killed (off-screen), alongside Kensei (Aaron LaPlante), by Gremmy (A.J. Beckles); he is brought back to life as a zombie by Giselle Gewell (Casey Mongillo) in the episode Marching Out the Zombies 2.
==Video Game Deaths==
*Persona 4 (2008) [Kinshiro "King Moron" Morooka]: Killed (off-screen) when Kyle Hebert sends him to the TV World; his body is shown being placed upside down.
*Silent Hill: Shattered Memories (2009) [Harry Mason]: Dies (off-screen) of a car accident that took place before the events of the game; he appears as a mental manifestation created by Cheryl Heather Mason.
*Friday the 13th: The Game (2017) [Mitch Floyd]: Killed by Kane Hodder in various ways if the player controlling Kirk is defeated by the player controlling Kane; he survives the game otherwise.
==Gallery==
Rai-Dei's death (Trigun).png|His corpse in Trigun: Fifth Moon
MummymonDeath.png|His anime death in Digimon Adventure 02: Oikawa's Shame
Asimov Solensan's death (Cowboy Bebop).png|His anime death (right, below) in Cowboy Bebop: Asteroid Blues
BrandonDeath.jpg|His anime death before being revived in Gungrave: Die
BrandonDying.jpg|Moments before his anime death in Gungrave: Dusk of the Destroyers
13-P4-00077.jpeg|His video game death in Persona 4
Norikata's Death (Fate Zero).jpg|His anime death in Fate/Zero: Distant Memories
Doobie's death (Phantom Blood).png|His anime death (left) in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Phantom Blood: Bloody Battle! JoJo & Dio
Fukegao's death (One Punch Man).png|His 1st character's death in One-Punch Man: The Strongest Hero
The Subterranean King's death (One Punch Man).png|His 2nd character's death in One-Punch Man: The Strongest Hero
Hand Demon's death.png|His anime death in Demon Slayer: My Own Steel
Askeladd's death.png|His anime death in Vinland Saga: End of the Prologue
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