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[[File:Suicide.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]
[[File:Suicide.jpg|right|thumb|350px]]
Suicide is a common occurrence in [[Lain]]'s world. The first suicide the viewer sees is the death of [[Yomoda Chisa]] by jumping from a building at the very beginning of [[Layer 01]]. The most common reason for doing so is to "abandon the flesh" and pursue an existence on the [[Wired]] alone.
Suicide is a common occurrence in [[Lain Iwakura]]'s world. The first suicide the viewer sees is the death of [[Chisa Yomoda]] by jumping from a building at the very beginning of [[Layer 01]]. The most common reason for doing so is to "abandon the flesh" and pursue an existence on the [[The Wired|Wired]] alone.
After the members of the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]] are exposed in [[Layer 10]], they either commit suicide or are assassinated by the [[Men in Black]].
After the members of the [[Knights of the Eastern Calculus]] are exposed in [[Layer 10]], they either commit suicide or are assassinated by the [[Men in Black]].
[[Masami Eiri]] appears to have committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in order to become [[God]] in the Wired.
[[Masami Eiri]] appears to have committed suicide by jumping in front of a train in order to become [[God]] in the Wired.
It is debatable whether Lain herself can be considered to have committed suicide at the end of the [[anime]]. She erases her own existence, including her past, in order to fix all the damage she has dealt to the world, but she still clearly exists in the Wired and, at one point, manifests in front of a grown-up [[Alice]].
It is debatable whether Lain herself can be considered to have committed suicide at the end of the [[Serial Experiments Lain (anime)|anime]]. She erases her own existence, including her past, in order to fix all the damage she has dealt to the world, but she still clearly exists in the Wired and, at one point, manifests in front of a grown-up [[Alice Mizuki]].
In the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|game]], Lain commits suicide by shooting herself through her mouth.
In the [[Serial Experiments Lain (game)|game]], Lain commits suicide by shooting herself through her mouth.
