Deceased

Pure Evil villains who have died and have thankfully remained dead. This category should only include villains that are currently deceased rather than ones who have "died," then later returned/got revived. This is usually the ultimate fate and punishment of Pure Evil villains as they are not capable of redemption in any way and are usually too dangerous to be left alive.

Examples of ways villains can die include:

• Violent Death: A villain who ends up dead or killed in a very violent, shocking, disturbing, horrific and brutal way, examples include the villain being fatally incinerated by an explosion, mutilated alive, gunshot to the head, stabbed to death, burned to death, electrocuted to death, eaten/mauled alive, impaled, sucked into space, shot with an arrow, crushed by a heavy object, completely dissolved, hanged, poisoned, decapitated, strangled, having their bodily fluids slowly sucked out of their body, bleeding out and exploding, trampled, sliced in half, receiving the blood eagle, falling to death, etc. (e.g Emperor Palpatine, Scroop, Demise, William Afton, Steve Cobs, Syndrome, Kieran Wilcox, Vladimir Makarov, Colonel William Stuart, Kage Von Stryker, Shan Yu, Stu Macher, Dio Brando, Ganondorf, Novisor, Azog, Scar, The Dark Lord, It and Kanade Otonokoji)
• Accepted Their Death: The villain has accepted the fact that their demise and fate is inevitable and had enough dignity and courage to face it. This is very rare for a pure evil, but it is still possible for them to gladly accept their demise and fate with no fear. Though it doesn't mean the other characters will view them as "heroes" or "honorable", since they would be disowned by the other characters anyways.
  • John Doe simply closes his eyes quietly after successfully provoking Mills into shooting him in the head.
  • Brixton Lore gravely lets out a laugh before falling to his death following the killswitch in his brain being activated.
  • Amon Goeth who fixes his hair and proclaims his allegiance to Adolf Hilter before being hanged.
  • Micah Bell, upon being fatally shot by John, compliments it and tells John that he “shot him good”.
  • Joker who laughs after discovering how Batman would have gave him the cure for TITAN poisoning regardless of everything he did, considering it "pretty funny", right before succumbing to poison.
  • Junko Enoshima, in an incredibly dark variation, is excited for her death, and ends up enduring all the painful steps of her execution in complete and utter glee.
  • Lord Cutler Beckett slowly walks down the deck stairs as his ship explodes around him.
  • Dr. Roosevelt resigns himself to his impalement following Brau refusing his offer.
  • Enter who simply gives the Go-Busters a farewell in his final moments before exploding into bits of data.
  • Dr. Meridian readily accepts his demise when he suffers from energon infusion making him vulnerable to his energon draining superweapon after he uses it to briefly shut down the Cybertronians. His victory was also short-lived, as Robby and Mo Malto used their cyber-sleeves to successfully revive all the Autobots, Decepticons, and Terrans.
  • Kurara Tendō before died, she was seen smiling at Momo when she said she isn't alone. Possibly showing some code of honor, but it seemed to fall short and debated since her last words stated that she lost to a "little brat".
• Died in Disgrace: In this case, the villain commits something dishonorable and/or had no dignity and courage to face their downfall and demise. Related circumstances include:
  • Villains who try to kill the heroes after being offered mercy or spared to live, only to end up dying in the process (e.g. Lord Voldemort, Funny Valentine).
  • Villains who are killed by their own villainous allies because they’ve figured out how evil the villain truly is (e.g. Saruman, Scar, Dr. Facilier and Lord Arcanon).
  • Villains who die in an ill-conceived and foolish attempt on the hero's life, like a failed “I’m taking you out with me!” attempt (e.g. David Robey, Deathshead, Dezumozorlya and Grimmel the Grisly).
  • Arrogants and/or Egotists who spend their last moments questioning on how they could have possibly been beaten by either other villains and/or the heroes (e.g. The Darkness, Sauron, Mortamor, Ginis, Yogoshimacritein, and Orgodemir).
  • Villains who end up having the nerve to beg their killer to spare them or otherwise try to trick them into offering mercy, only for their pleads/tricks to fall on deaf ears (e.g. Emperor Belos, Scar, Sentinel Prime, Dimitri Rascolov, Bill Cipher and Light Yagami).
  • Cowards who try to run away from their problems and kill themselves to avoid punishment (e.g. Samuel Norton).
  • Villains who were killed by the powers/weapons/beings that they sought, worshipped, used, or even created (e.g. Cyrus, Judge Doom, and The Horned King).
  • Former immortals who lose their sources of immortality and face their downfall either immediately or later on in the story.
• Died Offscreen: In many cases, certain villains have met their fate onscreen. But, in this case, the villain's death was not shown but was mentioned by a character that they met their fate when no one else was there to see it. (e.g Jeffrey Dahmer, Hayase and Dahlia Hawthorne)
• Deactivation: This goes for AIs or Robots who were permanently deactivated/destroyed. (e.g PAMA, Brainiac)
• Cessation/Erasure from Existence: This means that the villain's soul is destroyed permanently, therefore having no afterlife waiting for them. (e.g Vitiate, Emperor Palpatine, It, Goku Black / Zamasu, The Chairman, Titan Shang Tsung and Kronika)
• Dragged off to the afterlife: This includes mortal beings who were literally dragged alive to a hell-like dimension, with them ending up becoming Damned Souls. Ghosts or spirits, if sent to the spirit world or to an afterlife, count only if they were former mortal beings who passed away. Immortal spirits and other supernatural beings, who are sent back, do not count and should go under imprisoned instead. (e.g Dr. Facilier, Jack, and Legends Emperor Palpatine)
• True Age Revealed: Villains who were immortal but lost their immortality and ended up dying from rapid aging.(e.g Jaygarcia Saturn)
• Different types of damnation: This includes villains who became Damned Souls in ways different to being dragged to the afterlife, two examples include dying in a symbolic way of them being damned and/or being forced into an infinite cycle of deaths. (e.g Diavolo)
• Death of Personality: It refers to when the body is still alive, but the person's mind erased is equivalent to death. (e.g Alfie Blessington)

Undeads like Lich, Mummies and Vampires cannot count unless they are also killed for good.

By extension, deceased villains cannot be considered Karma Houdinis since death is considered the ultimate fate and punishment for these villains. However, exceptions do exist if their death was due to natural causes, or if their Karma Houdini is status dependent on version where they escape punishment in one ending but are defeated in another.

Their counterparts are Deceased Pure Goods.