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Who Dies In 'Fourth Wing' And How Does It Impact The Plot?
Spoilers ahead for Rebecca Yarros's 'Fourth Wing' please—can't handle the character deaths after bonding with them. How do those losses shape Violet's survival arc?
2025-06-26 13:16:42
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Melot Layon Chua
I expected more from the major deaths in Fourth Wing, particularly Liam’s. His death did serve as catalyst to Violet’s realizing the leadership in this war is corrupt and to ask more questions, but that was the extent of it. Instead, a similar feel to the loss of a close ally in a situation where they were betrayed by a system to die could have been given to the story would have been Flying Death. In that particular story, the main character’s struggle to survive is in attempting to outmaneuver his many rivals at the deadly flight academy in which every test can kill. This story is a relentless survival story, following the protagonist from the very beginning of the book.
2026-07-31
Noah
The story of ‘Fourth Wing’ takes a dramatic turn following the tragic events of Seraphina’s demise during a hostage rescue attempt. Her indomitable will and feisty personality had made her the heartbeat of the team, and her passing had an equally stark impact on the squad’s camaraderie. Silences were replacing good natured banter, the novel’s hero undertaking dangerous missions in a vain attempt to salve his guilt, and getting occasional glimpses of the deceased warrior woman in the heat of battle – something that fills the protagonist with regret of his inability to protect her. Instead, the woman’s passing would serve to bring to light a conspiracy and the bodies of the hostages who had been the bait to lure Seraphina and her team to this location. In the latter half of the novel readers will discover the extent of this large-scale plot, with Seraphina’s memory playing a huge role in all of the hero’s strategic decisions – the full impact of her sacrifice to the greater war.
2025-06-27
Malcolm
In the continuing story 'Fourth Wing' by Christos Gage the death of Commander Varga will have a profound impact on the direction of the comic book. A tactician and the moral compass for the new team of soldiers he led, Varga’s absence leaves a gaping hole that threatens to tear the team apart. Particularly his protégé Kai who begins to question every decision he makes as Varga is not there to offer guidance.
The personal fall out for Lira, Varga’s adopted child, is intense. In his memory she gives up her sharp shooting to become a tracker searching for Varga’s killer. But in the end all her searching finds out was that there were hidden betrayals in their midst. Varga had unknowingly trusted a traitor among them and the news of his death is met with shock and pain. The death of Commander Varga changes the dynamics between the characters forcing them to search within themselves as to how they can continue to fight for a cause that is becoming more and more personal for each of them as the war wages on in each following chapter.
The personal fall out for Lira, Varga’s adopted child, is intense. In his memory she gives up her sharp shooting to become a tracker searching for Varga’s killer. But in the end all her searching finds out was that there were hidden betrayals in their midst. Varga had unknowingly trusted a traitor among them and the news of his death is met with shock and pain. The death of Commander Varga changes the dynamics between the characters forcing them to search within themselves as to how they can continue to fight for a cause that is becoming more and more personal for each of them as the war wages on in each following chapter.
2025-06-27
Nora
Jaxon dies in ‘Fourth Wing’ saving his twin brother from an explosion. The immediate result of Jaxon’s death is that his brother, Drake, switches from his role as a medic with a medics kit to that of a soldier with a rifle. In his anger Drake has ‘gone to finish Jaxon’s war’ almost getting himself killed in the process. Also, the humor of Jaxon is greatly missed and his absence leads to many more argument between the team members than before. Another plot point is opened up by the letters that Jaxon had written to his brother before he died. They reveal a long held secret of Jaxon and Drake’s, that their parents were not killed in battle but had been assassinated, paving the way for a revenge story in the next book.
2025-06-29
Eva
In the quiet tragedy of Lysander’s ‘Fourth Wing’ death, a great deal is quietly lost with much to resonate from his quiet passing from a poisoned blade. Most deaths are found on battlefields in explosive events but not here. Instead this aids others to ask a very big and difficult question of diplomacy. In his meticulous journals to the protagonists who survived him, he recorded key information about enemy weaknesses. In the main action, the means of battling would be transferred from brute force to highly analytical strikes. Back in the main plot though, a great deal would be extracted from his quiet death too. His lover, Mara, is inspired to forge the very agreements that Lysander had so been hoping for and there is much politics and much action.
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