[inanutshellus]

That movie legit traumatized a generation of little boys.

The GI Joe movie was changed to un-kill Duke because of it.

[thwarted]

Optimus Prime has been resurrected and come back more times than Jesus.

[JasonFruit]

That's generally agreed to be once so far, so maybe not the highest bar in resurrections? Even JR Ewing matches it.

[HideousKojima]

Can't sell the new characters' toys if you don't kill off half a dozen old favorites in the first ten minutes of the movie!