Top 20 Movies Where the Villain Kills the Hero

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To me, the _Rogue One_ crew, those Rebel Fleet Troopers on the _Profundity,_ Han Solo, Logan (even though I’m not an _X-Men_ fan, which may change when the titular team makes their Marvel Cinematic Universe debut), and everyone Thanos killed were Shocking with an uppercase S.

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0:51 300 1:40. Rogue one 2:30 Gran Tarino 4:09. Road To Perdition 4:59 The Wicker Man 5:50 The Cowboys 6:51 Arlington Road 8:42 Promising Young Woman 9:38 The Force Awakenes 10:38 Saving Private Ryan 11:27 Boys Don't Cry 12:29 Braveheart 13:12 Leon The Professional 14:06 The Departed 14:58 Logan 15:53 Pans Labyrinth 17:00 Avengers Endgame 17:57 Gladiator

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What is Advengers?

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@@LordofMovies91 sorry avengers

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[@Dayman90]

The Wicker Man never fails to leave me unsettled. One of the best endings ever.

[@johnconnor4040]

Also a good lesson, GET THE HELL outta isolated places, once you learn that they are in2 pagan rituals

[@LOLrigole]

So true, I watched it only about a year ago for the first time. I‘d heard so much about it by then, so I already knew what was going to happen, but even then I was still shocked und disturbed by it when it happened. Just like the main character you simply can‘t believe it would really be happening to him.

[@johnconnor4040]

@@LOLrigole I had never heard of the Wicker Man, until I saw it at my local blockbuster. Had no idea how it would end and I'd admit it, that I thought Sgt. Howie was going to save the day, like most movies. Ed Woodward's performance was perfect, when he first reacts to seeing the actual Wicker Man!!!

[@SDChargersFreak]

@@johnconnor4040 He did try to return to the mainland to get more cops, but his plane and radio had been tampered with. However, he didn't do that right off the bat (as in, the very next day) as perhaps he should have.

[@johnconnor4040]

@@SDChargersFreak Agreed, thinking about it, after getting nowhere with questioning the locals, Sgt. Howie should have gotten out of there that night and came back with a search party. Also, the food sucked

[@madman00774]

"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain" - Harvey Dent, 2008

[@elenarodriguez7809]

Well they all died a hero, so 2Face was correct!

[@TUM_Toons]

There is only one death I cried watching. Nancy in Nightmare on Elm Street 3. She's a legacy character, and she got one hit in before she died. And Kristen cradling her head saying "I won't let you die" is just heartbreaking

[@Mac_Vixen]

:(

[@michaelvino8679]

Same! RIP Nancy

[@Zacman1123]

Yeah that hurt me too.

[@dickinson509]

She was back again in the seventh one they did though

[@mattg177]

Gary Oldman’s role as Stansfield in the Professional is SO underrated. It was a masterclass in acting. The way that Oldman could change personalities on the fly after taking that narcotic is mesmerizing to watch. Definitely an Oscar worthy performance in my opinion.

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Dude everybody loves that performance. Its not underrated

[@mbryson2899]

Drexl Spivey was beyond convincing, too.

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@@stefansibbes2440 "EVERYONE!"

[@LoveHandle4890]

“The villain is the hero of their own story.”

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Top Ten Most Unnecessary Deaths in Movies

[@robbob5302]

According to Thanos, all deaths are necessary.

[@isaaccollins4533]

The few I can think of for unessesary deaths in movies are, Admiral Ackbar in Last Jedi, all the solviates (sorry if misspelled) in Age of Ultron who lost their lives because of Ultron, that Lucario that who owned in that Pokemon movie where Lucario belonged to some ancient human who I forgot his name, and Count Dooku in Revenge of the Sith.

[@daveothompson4466]

Dizzy from starship troopers. No point what so ever.

[@robbob5302]

@@daveothompson4466 I thought that was kinda a good one. (Though the scene itself was shallow as hell, I admit.)

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@@daveothompson4466 should’ve been Carmen

[@colinswartz6022]

Both Man On Fire and Gladiator end with Lisa Gerrard's voice, and your montage honored that, so thank you.

[@sgt.marcusstacker]

Good list, except like always, WatchMojo missed at least one obvious choice. This one being No Country For Old Men. The protagonist Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin) is killed offscreen by either the antagonist Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem) or the cartel. Chigurh then kills Moss’ wife and gets away with everything. While it’s true that the death did take place off screen, it definitely should’ve been on this list since it was A: A villain killing the hero AND his wife. B: It was a very shocking death. C: The villain gets away at the end. D: The movie won 4 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

[@KeithElliott-zd8cx]

Unless these things get super long, not like they can list them all. There's always shit that doesn't make the list, even if it's like top 50.

[@namor3607]

@@KeithElliott-zd8cx It certainly deserved a place in the list compared to Force Awakens, which was a lousy film.

[@KeithElliott-zd8cx]

@@namor3607 eh, did it? It's not a list about quality, so 'x is better', doesn't really hold up as a reason.

[@earlleeruhf3130]

Are you sure the wife was killed? Chigurh flipped his coin then we see him leave the house. It is up to us to decide if she died or not.

[@ItsFireTiger]

*off screen death If there's not a body, then there's potential that the person is still alive

[@aarontaylor1688]

The whole team being killed in beginning of the first Mission: Impossible movie always gets me.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

Well, not the whole team or that would have been a very short film.

[@DerangedVoices]

I would add Fallen, starring Denzel Washington and John Goodman, to this list. Really good movie with an interesting ending.

[@cappyjones]

One of my favorites!

[@alorindanya]

I came here to say that. I was thinking it would be #1 when I didn't see it on the list. I can't believe Fallen wasn't included!

[@mikerryan85]

Cue “Time is On My Side” 🎤

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@@mikerryan85 Yes it is 🎶

[@LordofMovies91]

"Let me tell you about the time I almost died"

[@TheImaginator972]

I always consider both "Braveheart" and "Gladiator" as my most favorite EPIC film as they both have a sad ending when an villain have killed the hero but have free a nation.

[@dreamguardian8320]

I agree.

[@stevetheduck1425]

Gladiator has a historical addition: the real incident where Commodus died, resulted in 80 years of Civil War in Rome, numerous pretender emperors, and the whole Empire nearly feel into dust. All because a childish, immature inadequate would not obey his father, the wisest man Rome had ever had at that time.

[@joshdelagarza231]

Optimus Prime by Megatron - Transformers 1986. To my knowledge the only time the protagonist has ever been killed off in an animated childrens film. Qui-gon Jinn by Darth Maul - The Phantom Menace Dr. McCallister by the Shark - Deep Blue Sea James Sandin by the gang leader - The Purge Duke Hauser by the rogue US Military - GI Joe: Retaliation

[@lupinvash3]

It’s all Hot Rod’s fault

[@cappyjones]

"You got the touch!" 🎶

[@michaelnally2841]

Well actually they were originally going to kill Duke off in the animated GI joe film but because of the backlash of Optimus Prime’s death they chickened out of it.

[@PaganMin-1966]

One shall stand, one shall fall

[@BattleAngelRamona]

James Bond indirectly by Lyutsifer Safin - No Time To Die

[@BigFella117]

“No matter how hard we try, good doesn’t always win.” - My uncles thoughts on his time in the Vietnam war

[@wuzzleone]

Nobody was good in that war 🤷🏿‍♂️

[@atom2493]

@@wuzzleone same goes with every single war in history

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@@atom2493 do you not know anything abt history?

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we all know u made that up or stole it from smth else lol

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@@nikocado_one_true_fan dude, stfu you don’t know me

[@onlyme219]

That was great :) The Wicker Man is an old movie but a true classic. If you haven't seen it I totally recommend you do watch it. Truly special and you can see where more recent movies got their ideas from.

[@justincox7955]

Arlington Rd is such an overlooked movie. I think it's great. Robbins and Bridges are great in it!!

[@Kiki-ps8lu]

Immediately thought of Léon and Rogue One. Both fantastic films, great list!

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

Rogue One was extraordinary. But losing them all was painful.

[@Gmacshow]

Rogue one was awful. The best part was the darth vader scene

[@genrideon7341]

Man on fire was one of my favorite movies. "I'm a proffesional" That scene was golden.

[@williamthomas3359]

No 007? No Time to Die or On her Majesty's Secret Service are very shocking moments where the antagonist kills a protagonist.

[@olvialee7221]

I didn’t want BraveHeart and Gladiator to die. Both great movies and amazing leaders that didn’t deserve to die

[@EwanDavidson-xs5fg]

You do know they are both based on true events? It's like saying you wish The Titanic had reached New York so Jack and Rose had a happy ending.

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@@EwanDavidson-xs5fg No, I didn’t know

[@olsh666]

Arlington Road is awesome. I remember that jaw dropping ending like it was yesterday. Very well acted, scripted and directed movie. Excellent.

[@JDsHouseofHobbies]

McCoy said it once, "I've found that evil usually triumphs unless good is very, very careful.:

[@DumitrescuDarius]

No Country for Old Men should be on this list

[@michelleallred8521]

OMG Gran Torino was an incredible movie!!! Best thing I've ever seen Clint Eastwood in

[@jimmyplenderleith9471]

Arlington Road is SEVERELY underrated as a great movie....with an incredible ending. One of my top 10 movies ever. "If he dies......He dies..." Rocky IV

[@Eazy-ERyder]

Arlington Road was the FIRST Movie that popped InTo my head

[@MoviePerson280]

You can say no to these but what about The Green Mile (John Coffey gets the death sentence) Zack Snyder’s Justice League (basically every single member dies) The Suicide Squad (a hell of a lot of the members die)

[@tomseville2345]

Wrong on X-Men...post credits scene.

[@susiehaltmann3342]

“No matter how good you are, you are always the villain in someone’s story”- A wise man

[@LeonHoogeveen]

Arlington Road, one of my favorites.

[@daevydjae]

The ending to Rogue One made their sacrifice that much better knowing what happens in A New Hope. Had I never watched the 1977 movie, I would have felt like I did after The Empire Strikes Back. I was NOT happy with Solo's death, although the tender touch to his son's face was a nice touch. The original three dying was probably needed to pass the torch to another group of Jedi. It would be an interesting story if Finn was a Jedi but tempted by the Dark Side because of his conditioning as a Storm Trooper and his need for revenge against Phasma.

[@bigfern62]

Road to Perdition is my favorite Tom Hanks movie...

[@Whiteraven223]

I think "Life is Beautiful" with Roberto Benigni is heartbreakingly left off this list.

[@Meimisaki2001]

I loved Leon the Professional

[@sophiaisabelle01]

Seems like it’s not always the hero that’s winning in the end. Sometimes the villains take all the spotlight.

[@Beth_Alice_Kaplan]

Killing the hero at the end while vanquishing the bad guy, dying randomly, dying without anyone (or nearly anyone) knowing they were a hero, multiple protagonists dying...are all time-honored tropes, and often make for a great story, even when it's heart-breaking. (Not counting non-fiction, of course. "Boys Don't Cry" is nearly impossible to watch.)

[@samkresil6011]

Four more honorable mentions: The Matrix: Revolutions (2003), Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016), King Kong (2005) and No Time To Die (2021)

[@gymshortiestv7287]

I'm balling! From Han Solo to all the Avengers and then Gladiator. I'm done. But seriously, I'm still not over Han Solo's death.

[@olvialee7221]

You should’ve seen my cousins reaction. He was shocked and heartbroken when Han Solo died

[@coryakabueze4541]

Billy death from departed was shocking and sad 😔😔😔😔

[@GauntletBProductions]

I'm ASTONISHED that SEVEN SAMURAI and/or MAGNIFICENT SEVEN wasn't on this list.

[@mrgraham5521]

End Game and the last James Bond film should have been honorable mentions at the very least.

[@MrManiac2591]

Who was the hero killed by the villain in end game....?

[@tomseville2345]

But they still gave the traditional announcement at the end that "James Bond Will Return!" Like they forgot he's still meant to have been the same character since 1963, no matter who plays him...🤣🤣

[@mrgraham5521]

Tom Seville, thank you for the reminder. How could I have forgotten about that line?!?!?!

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​@@MrManiac2591, Thanos didn't kill the heroes, Nat and Tony chose to die

[@SEmme-ov6yy]

Pan’s labyrinth had me 🥺🥺🥺

[@travelerforever8849]

I cried at the end... 😓

[@ThomasPalm-w5y]

It's also ambigous if the events at the ending is real, or if it has all the fantastic elements have just been her fantasies.

[@ohalistair]

Why do people insist on saying 300 was released in 2006 because it had a screening in December? It's official release was in 2007, more than two months later.

[@otakubancho6655]

When Kylo killed Han I was totally shocked that he would go that far!😭😭😶

[@Hannah-cf4ev]

I went to the cinema on opening night and everyone was horrified! Never heard so many people gasp then cry at once! I even cried at the opening crawl so you can imagine what state I was in 😅😭😭

[@aubreynorton4470]

Man on Fire was an emotional journey and a masterpiece of a Movie 😢❤

[@michaelgualtieri651]

Okay, I'm gonna be honest. I hate, HATE, "The Departed" twist that Costigan gets killed by a random mole. I mean my GOD, it pissed me off. While I do love the ending of Digam killing Sullivan, but what should've happened was Costigan got evidence on Sullivan, however by that point Sullivan went into hiding. So when he think everything dies down, Digam shows up and kills him.

[@MichaelJohnson-vy6do]

King Leonidas was the most shocking I didn't see that one coming......

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Love these kind of films

[@bradmerilic6848]

It wasn't simply the puncture wound that killed Maximus in Gladiator. He had been poisoned. That's what did him in.

[@loriroy3492]

??? When was he poisoned?

[@bradmerilic6848]

@@loriroy3492 When Commodus stabbed him. The tip was poisoned.

[@loriroy3492]

There was no indication in the scene that the dagger had been poisoned...was this just assumed?

[@bradmerilic6848]

@@loriroy3492 It's been a LONG time since I've seen it, but I swear they say something about it. I may be fucking crazy, and my ass is getting old, so it's entirely possible I'm wrong.

[@bradmerilic6848]

@@loriroy3492 Well, fuck me. Apparently he didn't. I'm not the only person that thought that. It's apparently a rather common conclusion, so we must have gotten it from somewhere. Idk maybe it was in the commentary? More likely I'm just wrong. 🤣

[@marcopederzoli4939]

This list gravely misses "To Live and Die in LA", one of the best movies I have seen

[@michelesligh2333]

Number 19 Rogue One ending is how Star Wars IV A New Hope begins. That is what makes the scene so great. It ties in perfectly with the sequence of events

[@scottbarkley496]

Interview with the Vampire

[@AnthonyMason-cq9gi]

THE Wicker Man and Boys Don't Cry are two outstanding well acted and well directed Classics.😨😨😨🍾🍾🍾🤩🤩🤩🍾🍾🍾🍾🤩🤩🤩🤩

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Top 10 Worst Things That Happened To Hank Hill (King Of The Hill)

[@tomseville2345]

Ripley in Alien 3 was indirectly killed by the creature as she wouldn't have "offed" herself had she not been...pregnant. She knew it would have killed her anyway...

[@dominiquefaught5116]

really good list. I would like to add maybe Samurai 7/ Magnificent 7 on the list too. as they are both great movies.

[@user-Natsu2001]

Han Solo's death was heartbreaking because he is one of my favorite Harrison Ford roles

[@robbob5302]

Agreed. At least it was a dramatic death, befitting a legendary character like him.

[@deboraballes9044]

Harrison Ford asked to be killed, he was so over Han Solo😅

[@jamesg1974a]

And because it was poorly executed

[@kbhalacy]

Arlington Road kinda deserves a sequel of sorts. It would follow Jeff Bridge's character's son who, years later, gets some measure of justice while vindicating his father. Today's political environment would be welcome for it

[@Bludijin]

"Arlington Road" Fuuuuuuuuucked me up as a kid. The idea that the good guy fails AND the bad guys get away with it scott free shattered my little 12-year-old world view....

[@rhyscota7695]

Barney Stinson would love this video

[@roylatekajxam]

Missed Denzel in Fallen

[@richardcanedo1614]

You missed six-time Academy Award winner (including Best Picture, Actor, and Director) A Man for All Seasons (1966), which ends with Thomas More being beheaded at the order of Henry VIII. So moving, and a powerful message about knowing what to compromise on and what to stand by even at the cost of one's life.

[@Dr0p]

We want movies like this

[@jimbo9208]

and we got them

[@KiryuGodzilla1]

Also, Transformers Revenge of the Fallen (2009): Optimus Prime got killed by Megatron in the forest and that's just like the Transformers Animated movie from 1986.

[@tilaman2438]

The parallax view with Warren Beaty. A real punch in the guts

[@davidaltman8831]

forgot about that one,.

[@gregjaro-mk7zs]

PLEASE DO THE TOP 20 OR MORE MOVIES WHERE THE HERO KILLS THE VILLAIN OF THE FOLLOWING: - THE MACHINE GIRL - DEADPOOL - DEATH RACE 2000 - DEATH PROOF - HARD BOILED - SHOOT 'EM UP - EQUILIBRIUM - DREDD - BLADE - GODZILLA MONSTERVERSE - GAMERA REBOOT FRANCHISE - JOHN WICK FRANCHISE - EVIL DEAD FRANCHISE - JAMES BOND 007 FRANCHISE ...AND MANY MORE, ASAP! 🎞️🎬🎥🙏

[@tanyamyers1637]

The Last Samurai had a couple of these also.

[@mujeebispunk]

William, Maximus, Captain Miller when I seen them dying, I grieved for them

[@littlefox3252]

Would Upgrade count? While he is not physically dead, Grey definitely died mentally, Stem replacing him as the body's only soul

[@BlazerK1914]

Thanos: “I am Inevitable.”

[@Predaking4ever]

And I am Iron Man.

[@robbob5302]

@@Predaking4ever I was just gonna say that!

[@Saxysaboy77]

“He beat me by one second.”

[@pizon3058]

Needs to b more talk about Gran Torino. Awesome film

[@olvialee7221]

I was shocked when Sally Hardesty died in 2022’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Condolences to the original actress

[@syvysarvida5164]

Batman v Superman has the most shocking death: Superman sacrificing his life to defeat Doomsday

[@jimbo9208]

dose not count

[@jessesanchez9187]

Hook- Rufio (Pan’s former rival turned ally) killed by Hook during a duel. Leads to final showdown between Pan and Hook.

[@yup_pea]

Awesome video 👌

[@VAOdin]

The crazy part is that all of these picks are solid movies. This tells me that I should be looking for movies where the villain kills the protagonist.

[@dimitriusvoldun8031]

Leon the Professional and The Departed were fucking EPIC! The end of The Departed hit me like a truck. Did NOT see the elevator and all that followed coming...

[@armageddonmma8907]

No Time To Die should be on the list

[@t.nelson9345]

I re-cried on this.

[@preflightdrip8672]

The Crow?

[@olvialee7221]

This is something I hate in movies. So much. Not to kill off the main characters! I cried when Léon died, Hated it that every character in 47 Ronin had to die, The lovers in Pompeii, and the characters in Warcraft

[@olvialee7221]

I was devastated when Logan died but I’m overjoyed of his upcoming return in the making of Deadpool 3

[@TheThird1977]

"Kills a hero" would be a more accurate title as some of these don't feature the main protagonist being killed, which the narrator even has to clarify in the opening.

[@nemopouncey3827]

villian:ha in your face!!! I lived and you died ha ha ha. starts twerking.😂

[@baileykullman2790]

For my money, Denzel Washington in "Fallen" one of the great villain in the win category

[@Whiteraven223]

this one was such a huge twist, I cant believe they missed this gem

[@Wednesdaywoe1975]

"Let me tell you about the time I almost died".

[@samclark4962]

"... see ya round."

[@griek1]

Notable omissions: - La Passion de Jeanne D'Arc - Harakiri (Seppuku) - Det Sjunde Inseglet (the Seventh Seal) - Spartacus - Monty Python's Life of Brian

[@YesImJoeKing]

Dewey in scream

[@NightmareZerogbs]

It took YEARS for me to be able to see Joaquin Phoenix or Gary Oldman after first watching their roles from this list, I truly hated them... Which means they knocked it out of the park with their performance

[@andreablack6892]

It was the same for me and I add Kevin Bacon for his role in Sleepers

[@bee_1276]

Batman v Superman justice league (superman by doomsday) Halloween Resurrection (Louie strod by Michael Myers) Death note 2 (L by light yagami) Star wars episode lV: a new hope (obi wan Kenobi by Darth Vader) Robocop (Alex Murphy by Clarence boddicker and his gang) Star wars episode 1: the phantom menace (qui qun jinn by Darth maul) Batman a death in the family (Bruce Wayne by the joker) Spider man into the spider verse (Peter Parker by kingpin) A nightmare on elm street the dream warriors (Nancy Thompson by Freddy Krueger) The lion king (mufasa by scar) Scream 2022 (sheriff Dewey by ghostface) Power rangers 2017 (billy Loomis by rida rapalsa) Justice league dark apocalypse war (half of the justice league and teen titans by Darkside) What if? Ep 3 6 8(the first avengers by Hank pim) (t'challa Rodney and Tony Stark by kill monger) (the avengers and Thanos by Infinity Ultron) CW'S Arrowverse the flash crisis on earth x part three (professor Stein aka Gary by Nazi soldiers) Transformers 2 and transformers the movie (Optimus prime by Megatron)

[@tomseville2345]

The Dream Worries? 🤣🤣"Ohhh, I hope that Freddy guy doesn't get me..."

[@tomseville2345]

Murphy had to die for "Robocop" to exist, quite obviously...and they should have left Halloween alone before even THAT film was made, *20 years ago*...

[@olvialee7221]

If you’re gonna say Léon: The Professional, I’m going to cry all over again. I think I was eight when I first watched it

[@crocodyluspontifex7434]

The Professional with Jean-Paul Belmondo should be in this list.

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

Oh wow!

[@samueledison4676]

If I'm not mistaken, The Wicker Man had a sequel that showed that the main character was actually saved at the last minute by an arriving force of police.

[@trager8933]

Its not a sequel. Its a scraped ending for the original.

[@edwardkasalovitz7186]

There's no sequel or anything to the original movie from 1973. The genre is called folk horror and is popular predominantly in Britain.

[@maggielarocque4369]

There was a re-make but he died in that too. Sorry

[@HariSeldon913]

There is a 1988 movie with a very similar premise starring Kelly Preston called Spellbinder. Basically, she is the designated sacrifice, but when the guy comes to save her he takes her place. They have the tease with some police showing up, but then they quickly put on robes showing they are part of the cult.

[@trasegorsuch5140]

Just because the villain sometimes kills the hero, it doesn’t always mean the villain won.

[@jimbo9208]

uh yes it dose

[@trasegorsuch5140]

@@jimbo9208 Commodus didn’t win. His soldiers turned against him when he asked them for a sword. He may have rigged the fight in his favor, but he still died.

[@lessismore8533]

Yah it depends on the movie

[@99mrpogi]

Yes because the villain will be defeated eventually by the dead hero's allies

[@Pinkkittie5006]

Lion king a good example

[@rubyrubio3970]

Top 10 marvel characters that deserve a mcu special

[@jeremywilliams5141]

Honorable mentions: 1. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (Obi-Wan Kenobi by Darth Vader) 2. Robocop (Alex Murphy by Clarence Boddicker and his gang) 3. Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (Qui Gon Jinn by Darth Maul) 4. Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (Nancy Thompson by Freddy Krueger) 5. The Lion King (Mufasa by Scar)

[@bee_1276]

Transformers 2 (Optimus prime by Megatron

[@Dantheman-bw8hv]

I don't think horror movies should count. Also Robocop becomes Robocop because of that incident

[@robbob5302]

While I agree Obi-Wan's death was powerful, dramatic. But man, that duel with Darth Vader was so underwhelming....

[@exitscreaming4637]

The Omega Man with Charlton Heston

[@sifilore9462]

Is there a Top 10 or 20 of the other way around, Hero Kills the Villain? I can think of 1 of Superman and General Zod in DCEU Man of Steel; the film's writers confirmed that Zod deliberately provoked Superman into killing him, as he believed that he no longer had a purpose in life, and thus wanted to die after his plan to rebuild Krypton failed. So that's 1 example, but is there any?

[@johnanderson9765]

There's almost too many to name. In an inordinate amount of Hollywood movies, the good guys win. That's why this list exists, pointing out the few times that's NOT the case.

[@robbob5302]

Hero killing the villain is the standard cookie cutter format. Is what everybody expects from a Hollywood movie. To surprise people, you need to do something different.

[@ellnats]

even if you die a hero, you can still live on as a legend, an inspiration to others, and maybe taking the villain down with you

[@mikecampbell4950]

Going back a ways, but James Whitmore, as Sgt Peterson, in "Them" was the first time I saw the hero die