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* In ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' Jessica kills Kilgrave via NeckSnap, having decided that letting him live is more dangerous than any safeguards he might have in case of his death. Fortunately it appears that dying cancels his commands. [[spoiler: Though he returns as a hallucination in season 2, when Jessica is going through a HeroicBSOD.]]
* In ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'', Karli and Batroc are both shot by Sharon Carter with the rest of the Flag Smashers save Diego being killed in an explosion, arranged on Zemo's behalf by his butler.

* In ''Film/TheBatman2022'', Carmine Falcone is the only villain to die. He's killed by the Riddler, the main villain, right before the climax. Riddler himself is arrested shortly thereafter and the film ends with him in Arkham.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanAssaultOnArkham'' [=KGBeast=] is killed within the first ten minutes. Killer Shark and the Black Spider are also killed by the end, and Killer Frost may or may not have died as well. The movie ends with Deadshot aiming at Amanda Waller, but DLC that takes places after the movie in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamUnderworld'' revealed Batman shot Lawton before he could kill her.

** Mysterio dies in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' after [[HoistByHisOwnPetard getting unintentionally shot by his own drones]]. However, as a MasterOfIllusion, there's an unspoken chance he may have faked his death, aided by the subsequent release of a video made to frame Spider-Man as his villainous killer (though it's equally likely his crew may have created it themselves).

** In ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'', Steppenwolf is killed outright by Aquaman, Superman, and Wonder Woman (with Diana making sure it sticks by decapitating him). The [[Film/JusticeLeague2017 theatrical version]] leaves it ambiguous, as he's swarmed by his own parademons, but is teleported away with them before being killed, so he may have survived -- assuming Darkseid didn't subsequently pull a YouHaveFailedMe on him.

** After taking away all of Agatha Harkness' powers, Wanda [[AndIMustScream traps her as Agnes]] to harmlessly live out the rest of her life as the quirky, upbeat NosyNeighbor she was [[KarmicTransformation pretending to be]]. Based her reaction, Agatha definitely sees this as a FateWorseThanDeath.

** In ''Film/ZackSnydersJusticeLeague'', Steppenwolf is killed outright by Aquaman, Superman, and Wonder Woman (with Diana making sure it sticks by decapitating him).

* ''Series/Peacemaker2022'': Auggie Smith/White Dragon is shot in the head, although he stays around as a hallucination to taunt Peacemaker. Also, [[HeroAntagonist Detective Sophie Song]] gets possessed by [[PuppeteerParasite Goff]] and is for all intents and purposes dead, and just in case there was any doubt her body is killed in the last episode.

** Harry Osborn/Green Goblin survives ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan2'', as does Rhino, although the latter doesn't show up until the end of the movie. Electro, however, doesn't. [[NeverFoundTheBody Maybe]] since it's shown that he can reform particles and was shown doing it several times beforehand.

* ''Series/Peacemaker2022'': Surprisingly averted for Goff, who is shown hanging out with Peacemaker in the season 1 finale, having at least made a HazyFeelTurn since she's neither in a jar nor possessing anyone. However, she will eventually starve to death along with the other butterflies without the Cow. Judomaster also ([[MadeOfIron somehow]]) doesn't die.

* ''Series/Peacemaker2022'': Surprisingly averted for Goff, who is shown hanging out with Peacemaker in the season 1 finale, having at least made a HazyFaceTurn since she's neither in a jar nor possessing anyone. However, she will eventually starve to death along with the other butterflies without the Cow. Judomaster also ([[MadeOfIron somehow]]) doesn't die.

* The Trickster (played by Creator/MarkHamill) survives his first appearence in ''Series/TheFlash1990'', unlike other villains, and he's the only one appearing in more than one episode.

** ''Film/TheIncredibleHulk'': Blonsky aka The Abomination is spared by Betty stopping Hulk from strangling him. General Ross also survives, with Samuel Stern / The Leader alive for a SequelHook. For someone with a reputation for destruction, the Hulk causes surprisingly few deaths.

A SubTrope of DeathByAdaptation. May be a form of AdaptationalKarma. Contrast with JokerImmunity. This is liable to lead to HesJustHiding on the part of comics fans who like the character.

** Mysterio is killed by a misfiring gun in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome''. Mysterio is notorious for faking his death in the comics, and Peter even asks EDITH if what he's seeing is real. While her answer is in the affirmative, only time will tell if Mysterio is truly gone.

** Loki in ''Film/{{Thor}}'', ''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}'', and ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' lives, though he ''[[DrivenToSuicide attempts]]'' suicide at the end of the former, surrenders after a [[MetronomicManMashing Metronome Beatdown]] from the Hulk in the second, and experiences one DisneyDeath before [[FakingTheDead faking a second death]] in the third. He finally works his way through a HeelFaceTurn in ''Film/ThorRagnarok'', and only ''then'' gets killed in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' when he tries to pull a fast one on Thanos. (and that's not counting how [[TimeyWimeyBall confusing time travel mechanics]] in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' allow the Loki that had just been captured in ''The Avengers'' to instead [[Series/{{Loki}} escape]]...)

* In ''VideoGame/ThePunisher'', both Bushwacker and Jigsaw are killed by Castle.

* In ''Film/Deadpool2'' Russel is saved from going down the path of villainy by Wade's TakingTheBulletMoment and The Juggernaut spends the climax convulsing in an electrified pool but, [[TheJuggernaut true to the trope that shares his name]], walks out unscathed after the protagonists have left the scene. Indeed, the only antagonists to be killed are the unnamed humans running the OrphanageOfFear.

** Against all odds, all of the universe-displaced villains survive ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'', and (in the case of the Green Goblin, Doc Ock, and Electro) manage to avert their fated deaths. The only villain to "die" is the Green Goblin personality, which is [[DeathOfPersonality wiped from Norman Osborn's mind]] after he's BroughtDownToNormal.

* In ''Series/{{Gotham}}'', Sal Maroni dies.

* PlayedWith in regards to He Who Remains from ''Series/Loki2021''. While he ended up dying, alternate universe versions of He Who Remains ended up appearing [[MyDeathIsOnlyTheBeginning because of his death]], meaning that series will not be the last appearance of any version of him - and indeed, [[Characters/MarvelComicsKangTheConqueror a hostile version of him]] has apparently taken over the TVA when Loki gets back there[[note]]actor Creator/JonathanMajors, who plays He Who Remains, had been previously announced as playing Kang the Conqueror in 2023's ''Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania''[[/note]]. Aside from that, [[TheHeavy Judge Renslayer]] undergoes a HeelFaceTurn and leaves the TVA in search of free will.

* In ''WesternAnimation/SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies'' Metallo is killed under Lex Luthor's orders.

* In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyondReturnOfTheJoker'', Joker in the past is killed by Tim Drake who had been MindRaped at his hands and in the future Terry destroys the chip brainwashing the adult Tim Drake, thus killing the Joker for good. Harley Quinn also supposedly dies in the same flashback that the Joker was, but a scene at the end of the film reveals that she survived and is now the grandma of the Dee-Dees.

In movies with more than one supervillain, it's usually only the villain that acts as the BigBad that perishes; the lesser ones either are captured, [[HeelFaceTurn reform]], or return as the BigBad in the sequel. Usually a case of SelfDisposingVillain when the hero has a strict [[ThouShaltNotKill no-killing policy]].

** Episode 4 features the deaths of Dormammu, as well as every other villainous character in that universe when Doctor Strange Supreme destroys it by successfully reversing an Absolute Point.

** Similar to Episode 4, Episode 8 sees nearly every villainous character in that universe die, this time at the hands of Infinity Ultron. This includes Thanos, Ego, and the Grandmaster.

** VillainProtagonist Erik Killmonger from Episode 6 survives to the end of the episode, successfully infiltrating Wakanda and becoming the next Black Panther.

* In ''Film/Venom2018'', both Carlton Drake and the Riot Symbiote are blown up in the Life Foundation's probe.

** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'': The main villain Alexander Pierce is killed after ComicBook/NickFury shoots him twice. Arnim Zola, who had become a VirtualGhost, has the base housing his mainframe explode [[TakingYouWithMe attempting to kill Cap and Black Widow along]].

** ''Film/ShangChiAndTheLegendOfTheTenRings'': Wenwu has his soul stolen by [[EldritchAbomination the Dweller-in-Darkness]], and Shang-Chi uses the Ten Rings (the artifacts, not the organization, although the latter does help out) to kill the Dweller-in-Darkness in turn.