"What would have happened in [show/era] if [person] wasn't assassinated?"

That massively relies on *how* they weren't assassinated. There's a massive difference between failed assassination and no plot at all.

@rockario right like it usually wasn't the first attempt

@skysailor Like the probably disappointing answer to "what if [blank] hadn't killed [blank]?" is sometimes "The backup plan"

Or "doesn't matter, the coup would have happened anyway."