Canonical survivors and the Survival score

[Paper Jam]

I apologize for bumping my previous topic; I did not realize that this subject was too different from that one.

I'd like to make a list of all the characters who, for lore-related reasons, can't actually die in FE7, and why not (excluding the Lords, of course, since it's Game Over if they fall in battle, and also excluding Merlinus, since it has been established that destroying his tent or wagon does not count against the Survival ranking).

Rebecca: To have Wolt*

Marcus: To be present in FE6 and to give the Tactician Reports in Eliwood's tale

Bartre: To have Fir and to be present in FE6

Oswin: To give the Tactician Reports in Hector's tale

Ninian: Important story reasons

Rath: To have Sue

Pent**: To have Klein and Clarine

Louise**: To have Klein and Clarine

Karel: To be present in FE6

Nino: To have Lugh and Raigh

Nils: Important story reasons (although you can't deploy him if Ninian has already fallen during gameplay, can you?)

Karla: To have Fir

While it's not really an example, I thought I would also mention...

Athos: Whether it's during the final chapter or immediately after, his death is inevitable.

Do the "deaths" of the above count against your Survival score?

* I've heard that there is a continuity error if Rebecca falls in battle, as it will say that she died even though her son is not yet born.

** If Pent falls, Louise will leave the battle, and vice versa; does this count once or twice against your Survival score?

Edited January 2, 2016 by Paper Jam