QUOTE(McBadgere @ Dec 25 2011, 01:21 PM)

Damned them annoying necessary character things...I went in, let Delphine and Esbern whine at me for a short while...Saved the game, then simply KIWWED THE BWAAADES!!!...huh-huh-huh...

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Sadly they came back to life again..

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Idjots...Not a happy bunny...
You could try opening the console, selecting each of them in turn, and typing disable. I am not sure if they will respawn when the cell resets though.