10 Movie Characters Who Should Never Have Died

Easily the most watchable and entertaining character in the history of the franchise, Adam Stanheight is one of the two protagonists trapped in the infamous bathroom from the first Saw film. Played by writer Leigh Whannell, Adam is snarky and sarcastic, but showcases more than enough resourcefulness throughout the film that really should have resulted in a better ending for the character. In truth, the guy never really had much of a chance.

After failing to cut through his chains and recalling how he had ended up in the bathroom, Adam is shot by Dr. Lawrence Gordon in the film's finale. Zep Hindle, another one of Jigsaw's players, arrives to kill Gordon, but is brought down by Adam who smashes his head in with a toilet lid.

If ever there was an example of Jigsaw's philosophy about the human will to survive in action, it's Adam's recovery of a gunshot to the shoulder and the brutal killing of a guy trying to kill him.

But no, Adam ends Saw having been left alone to die in the bathroom, still chained to the same pipe from the beginning. Whilst his death is given a little bit of wait in Saw III where he's shown to have been mercy-killed by Amanda Young, Adam's demise remains a real waste of a potentially brilliant character and really shouldn't have happened the way it did.