Chacters I've played in games of Pathfinder, and Tragic Heroes

I have played several games of Pathfinder/D&D, and my characters will sometimes meet fates I didn't intend for them. Upon analyzing the "tragic hero" archetype I learned in class, I was able to realize several of my characters ended up falling in the same category as a tragic hero, all without my intervention

The first one who falls in this category, (who was also my character ever), was a chaotic evil skeleton named Calibri. Throughout the campaign, many beings met their demise by this character's bony hands, most importantly, a young gnome boy. Later on, one of the people he traveled with suddenly attacked a town after losing some money through gambling (this character was actually played by Dante). During this encounter, he unknowingly defended the citizens of the city. By doing this, he learned that saving lives was enjoyable then taking them. From this point on, he sight his sights on obtaining a wish to bring back the people he has killed and to right his wrongs. At point, he met with the father of the gnome he had killed, and promised him his son back. Upon obtaining the wish, before he was able to declare his demands, his friend rushed in, and wished instead to turn Calibri into a human again, greatly angering him. The misfortune he experienced here was done for the amusement of another.

The second character was a high ranking member of a military unit, who was often described as a "one man army" or "trump card". His name was Darwin, and through some rather tragic events, met a young thief named Lugh (this character was played by Dan F.). These two character's lost their families/friends, and were all each other had. Further down the campaign, Darwin met a woman who he immediately fell in love with, and Lugh met up with his long lost sister Vera, who is a phoenix, and was presumed dead. However, the circumstance of their meeting was disheartening, as Darwin was forced to choose to join Lugh and his sister in committing an act of terrorism toward the corrupt ruler of a city (who was actually the father of Lugh and Vera), or staying with the woman he loved to guard the city. Darwin stayed with the woman he loved, and hoped to change the radical ideals of his friend. Luckily for him, he did, then the pair went to finish off the corrupt ruler, which would have fulfilled both their goals. But before they were able, Vera transformed into a radiant phoenix, and incinerated Darwin and Lugh's father. In the moment he died, Darwin shielded Lugh from the blast saving his life.

The final and most recent character, was a former member to a mafia leader. His name is Shiva, and he served as the right hand man of the mafia leader. He fell in love with a woman, had children, and left the mafia life to raise his family. Years later, the mafia leader, (who's name was Orville), kidnapped Shiva's family and held them for ransom unless Shiva would help him in a quest given to him by a letter. Shiva had no choice but to comply. Further into the campaign, it's discovered that outside forces seek to destroy the enter universe. At this point Orville decides to release Shiva's family, and then prepares himself to be killed my Shiva. Shiva, however, realizes that a new, much more threatening enemy has showed itself. Shiva now wishes to defeat this great evil, and to live a happy life with his family. However, things don't go his way. In the final battle with an immensely powerful being named Nyarlathotep, Shiva and his party discovered that the being was immortal. Shiva, taking fate into his own hands, jettisoned himself and Nyarlathotep out of the universe, dooming them both to an eternity of floating in nothingness. While Shiva did defeat the great evil threatening his world, he wasn't able to celebrate his victory with his friends or family.