User blog comment:KillRoy231/Why'd they have to spare Gregor?/@comment-26973802-20150714233129

So he's most likely a zombie now, but everyone here thinks he's still alive despite his zombielike skin and soulless eyes...

I've seen this before. Jason Voorhees (in Jason X), Queen Chrysalis, King Sombra, Metal Sonic, the Deadly Six, Ogron, Anagan, Gantlos, Red Skull, even Fawful, who up front selfdestructed yet they were surprised he didn't appear in the next Mario & Luigi. The truth is, people are so attached to the villains they want them to survive, unless it's Joffrey of course. They did make a strong argument for Ultron though

This is why most series aren't killing the villains anymore, except the Marvel Cinematic Universe