The 100's 10 Most Heartbreaking Deaths Of All Time, Ranked

With just a few days before Clarke & Co. fight their final battle on The 100, TVLine is pouring one out for the friends they lost along the way. (And seriously hoping we don't lose anyone else in the series finale!)

Ever since this sci-fi gem premiered on The CW in 2014, it's been a show about survival. And while we've always been confident about some characters' fates — Clarke, for example, feels somewhat untouchable — there have been plenty of unexpected tragedies thrown at fans over the years.

SPOILER ALERT: It should go without saying that this list, which looks back at the The 100's most devastating deaths, is a spoiler minefield. If you aren't fully caught up, you'll want to turn back now.

Scroll down to peruse our list of the 10 deaths from The 100 that we're still not over, then drop a comment with your own additions below. Which character(s) would you most like to... meet again?

Season 6, Episode 9 ("What You Take With You")

Any moment heartbreaking enough to reduce stone-cold Indra to tears is worthy of inclusion here. Kane's noble sacrifice in the show's sixth season was surprisingly painful to watch, a reminder that sometimes characters grow on you without you even noticing.

Season 4, Episode 11 ("The Other Side")

We spent much of the show's fourth season worrying about Jasper's mental wellbeing, especially with the looming threat of another nuclear apocalypse, but nothing could have prepared us for the impact of his suicide.

Season 3, Episode 9 ("Stealing Fire")

We figured that Ricky Whittle's character wasn't long for this world when the actor joined the cast of American Gods, but that didn't take any sting out of his death at Pike's hand.

Season 7, Episode 10 ("A Little Sacrifice")

Ivana Milicevic's character was never meant to become a mainstay, much less someone viewers would grow to care about. And yet we were crushed when she sacrificed herself to save her daughter midway through the show's final season.

"I think it's an amazingly beautiful — literally and story-wise — death for Diyoza," Milicevic told TVLine at the time. "It was really fitting, and I was really honored to have such a good one."

Season 7, Episode 15 ("The Dying of the Light")

We might be jumping the gun by including Clarke's daughter, since she's technically still in the midst of dying, but the final scene in the show's penultimate episode was devastating enough to earn Madi a spot on this list. From Octavia's offer to shoot her to the single tear that streamed down Madi's face, the whole experience was pure torture for everyone involved.

(And by the looks of that series finale promo, the agony isn't over yet.)

Season 5, Episode 13 ("Damocles, Part Two")

It's hard not to look at Jordan's face without thinking about these two bundles of joy, whose final years were captured on video for Clarke & Co. to see upon waking from their 125-year nap.

"Monty wanted to get back to space," showrunner Jason Rothenberg told TVLine at the time. "He was happy in space. He did not want the war. So he found a way to live an entire happy, long life with the woman he loves, and to create a family. It felt like something we hadn't done before, and I knew it was going to be emotionally devastating."

(In fact, Monty's bittersweet final speech was enough of an emotional gut-punch to nab Christopher Larkin a spot as one of TVLine's Performers of the Week.)

Season 6, Episode 12 ("Adjustment Protocol")

Given how hard Clarke's mother fought to survive for six seasons, it felt a little anti-climactic for her death to come in the form of a mind wipe. And the fact that Clarke didn't even get to say goodbye — but instead had to send Abby's Prime-possessed body shooting into space — made the whole situation even more devastating.

"[Paige Turco] kind of knew that we were ending the show next season, so she knew she wouldn't be missing out on a longer run," showrunner Jason Rothenberg told TVLine at the time. "We hadn't announced the ending officially, but I'd been pushing for it for a while, so that made it slightly easier. But it was very emotional. It's always emotional."

Season 7, Episode 13 ("Blood Giant")

We try to look for the silver lining in every character's death — heroic sacrifices, necessary plot devices, etc. — but we're really struggling with this one, folks. The fact that he died at Clarke's hand... that Clarke didn't even recover the sketchbook after shooting him... that Bellamy's final living act was one of betrayal against his friends and family... it was all just terrible.

"We knew Bellamy's death had to go to the heart of what the show was all about: Survival. Who you're willing to protect. And who you're willing to sacrifice," showrunner Jason Rothenberg said of this polarizing sendoff.

Added actor Bob Morley, "What a wild and life changing ride it has been. I am deeply grateful to all that have been involved in this production over 7 long years. And I want to thank the FANS that have gone along this journey with all of us. I have forged memories on and off set and at conventions that will burn brightly for the rest of my life. Farewell Bellamy, it's time for the big sleep, rest easy. You are finally free."

Season 3, Episode 7 ("Thirteen")

Despite the show's modest effort to provide closure for Clarke and Lexa, the pain of the latter's senseless demise is still felt within the show's fandom. The immediate outcry even led to many TV writers signing The Lexa Pledge, a promise to treat LGBT romances with care and to avoid employing harmful tropes.

"Lots of factors went into this, No. 1 being that Alycia Debnam-Carey is a series regular on [Fear the Walking Dead]," showrunner Jason Rothenberg told TVLine at the time. "I had to beg, borrow and steal to get AMC to allow us to use her for as many episodes as we did."