20 Video Game Villains That SHOULDN'T Have Died

19. Jetstream Sam - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's Jetstream Sam is an absolute baller - a total savage of a boss who resolutely takes protagonist Raiden to school before you best him in the rematch later on.

And even accepting that Revengeance was ultimately a one-off side story, Sam was such a potential-rich character that it felt like a mistake to decisively kill him off.

Hell, some even came away from the game feeling that Sam was more nuanced and compelling than Raiden himself, and relished getting to play as him in his own bespoke DLC.

The point stands that the guy was too cool, too badass, and too interesting to die after a single game. 

It felt like there was so much more of his tragic story to explore, and that far more could've been made of his rivalry with Raiden.

But again, with Revengeance never getting any sort of sequel or follow-up, this probably would've been all she wrote for the character either way.