Thread:JoxFox2109/@comment-4708882-20190306105752/@comment-29414935-20190315202440

I have two faked villain deaths, that I know about know, in my stories. One is similar like you said with Jill. The alien leader is helping the heroes and seemingly died when he is sacrificing himself with an enemy down a cliff. But then it is revealed that he faked that on purpose, to trick the heroes. I don't hate this "fake death" but I think it needs a little more, because it would be weird if the heroes thought he would die that easily and don't have a jetpack. I mean they watch down the cliff and looking for him, but they see nothing. Then I have a second "fake death", which I'm not very satisfied with, and thought to change. Because I wanted him to die in that scene at first but then changed that because I wanted him to come back later. He is betrayed and wounded by his enforcer and then tries to commit suicide with a granate and taking every other one with him. That however failed. It is then revealed in a sequel, that he faked it. The granate was a fake one, that still burned him a little bit. He crept away and was found by the police. They healed him and put him in an asylum. But he breaked out and wanted revenge. In the end he is killed with "lame" gunshots and it is confirmed that he is really dead this time and his corpse is seen. But then, I think it's a little bit out of place and unnecessary how I handled it. And I would like it more, if I would kill him in an explosion again, but then, he could fake it again or at least the audience would think that. What did you mean?