I posted this in a movies sub and a few Redditors mentioned video games.
GTA V has Trevor kill Johnny from the previous game early on
The Last of Us Part 2 (which I haven’t played) kills off Joel at the start
Honorable mention: Mass Effect 2 has Commander Shepard die at the beginning but he’s instantly resurrected
What other games do this?
In the God of War series Kratos dies and then climbs his way out of Hades
Twice
Three times even, but the first time is late in the game