RED SHIRT

A character in any movie that is obviously not making it out alive. From the Star Trek original series in which Kirk, Spock, and Liutenant O'Malley would beam down to a planet, with O'Malley wearing a red shirt. Who isn't boldly going anywhere after this planet? That's right. Lt. Red Shirt. Example: The blond at the beginning of _Scream_ was clearly a Red Shirt.