"the black parade is dead!" is mcr's final performance as their onstage characters, the "black parade". "the black parade" centres around a dying character called "the patient", who reflects on events in his life while he is confronted by death in the form of his fondest memory, that of his father bringing him to see a marching band. this is based on frontman gerard way's belief that death comes to a person in the form of their fondest memory. the band is seen in their "black parade" uniforms throughout the performance, and during the first song "the end", gerard way is seen taking the role of "the patient", before tearing off his hospital gown to reveal his uniform. behind the band is the backdrop seen on the video for "welcome to the black parade" and the poster seen within the black parade cd case. on bob bryar's drums, the gas mask of the character mother war can be seen. way states in the track "the black parade is dead!" that the performance in mexico was the "last performance by the black parade forever." the show is decorated with various lights and confetti. fire is used during the performance of "mama" and "famous last words". the film ends with a credit sequence featuring the hidden track from the black parade, "blood."