8 Video Game Villains Destroyed By Their Own Creations

8. Bowser Falls Into His Own Lava - Super Mario Bros.

If I were Bowser I'd be having a long, hard chat with the architects of my many, many castles going forward after the events of Super Mario Bros. on the NES.

After all, while the lava flowing through his grandiose halls definitely would save a bit on heating over the winter months, if it hurts you as much as it does anyone trying to assail your castle, why would I want it right underneath an extremely collapsable bridge?

That's just asking for trouble right?!

Well, it's a lesson that Bowser sure didn't learn in this opening outing, as time and time again, across several worlds, old King Koopa here was sent plummeting to his fiery doom all thanks to Mario slipping underneath and grabbing the axe at the end of the bridge.

Hell, this raises an even bigger question in why the axe was there in the first place? Just throw that in the lava and Mario literally has nothing to destroy the bridge with!

So next time Bowser, when you're creating a castle, give this one a miss.