Thread:B1bl1kal/@comment-1387577-20140101065146

I'm suggesting that "Villains who fall to their deaths" be made into a category, as it is a notable trope and the most common form of death among villains outside of straight–up violence, and the category article could discuss its tendencies occurrence and usage.

For example, it is a convenient way to give a villain a gruesome death without having to show the bloody impact onscreen, which is why Disney dispatches so many of its villains as such (refer to the "Disney Villain Death" trope).

In many cases, falling to one's death can represent a descent into Hell, such as with Judge Claude Frollo.

Occasionally in certain instances, appearing to fall to one's death can be presented as ambiguous and leave open the possibility to eventually bring the villain back, if the writers decide to do so later.

What do you think? 