Killing Off The Villain

I'm thinking about killing off the villain in one of my works. But the question is, how should I kill him? It's been previously established that the only thing that can fully get rid of him is himself. I think either I should make him find himself helpless to a Deus Ex Machina, turn him into stone, or have him ultimately kill himself and accept fate with a dying speech. So, what do you guys think?

Comments

[pokefreak13]

Have the heroes trick him somehow

[Alicorn Airport]

Depends on the chracter of the villain.

Depends on what he has done so far. Who he is.

[Dr Yeis]

3180849 He's boastful, insane, yet tragic and shown to actually have a heart.

[SuperKamek]

NO!! Do NOT kill the villain until it's the end of the story! There must always be conflict in a story, or there is no story, and villains do an awesome job at this.

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[The Cynical Brony]

Have the villain get out-smarted or tricked.

[Dr Yeis]

3180886 Relax. After the villain is dead, his wife will be the new antagonist.

[Dr Yeis]

3180917 Yeah, but the thing is, when he dies, he can chose to come back alive.

[SuperKamek]

3180920
Oh thank god... Then sure, yeah, kill him off.

[The Cynical Brony]

3180925 Simple: Have someone he respects be the killer.

[Dr Yeis]

3180943 He respects no-one except Nig-OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH! OH MY GOD! EUREKA!

[The Cynical Brony]

3180952 Yes. You now see what I see.

[Alicorn Airport]

3180856

I think you could do something with the 'kill himself'. You could have his heart break, his tragedy catch up with him. This combined with his insanity would drive him to kill himself, not being able to go on anymore.

His speech would be beautiful if done right.

A tragic end for a tragic villain.

Or you could have him fade away/ turn to stone. Finding irony in that a boastful villain, always noticed, should pass away unnoticed.

[Pankrazius]

I feel some

I've… seen things you people wouldn't believe… Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those… moments… will be lost in time, like [chokes up] tears… in… rain. Time… to die…

-vibe to this

give the Antagonist a heartbreaking speech.