12 Most Satisfying Villain Deaths In Gaming History

By Jack Pooley /

10. Scott Shelby - Heavy Rain

Cause of Death: During a climactic fight with FBI Agent Norman Jayden at a creepy warehouse, Jayden gets the better of Scott Shelby aka the Origami Killer, causing him to lose his grasp and fall into a conveniently-placed meat grinder. Why It's So Satisfying: Even though the reveal of the Origami Killer's identity could have been better-handled, we still had an overwhelming urge to put the man in the ground for all of the murderous acts he'd committed. Given Heavy Rain's branching narrative, there was also additional pressure to arrive at the right circumstances in which Shelby could be killed, making it all the more satisfying if you managed to get there. That his death happened to be so ridiculously, almost hilariously gruesome, is just the icing on a very ugly cake. And don't worry, we've got more grotesque dismemberment coming up soon!