Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27524978-20160210030742/@comment-11139677-20160227160006

So the fact that he doesn't die on screen, and his death isn't marked are coincidences? That seems a tad farfetched to me. If anything, if one wants proof of his death, I'd point to the fact that you gain exp from defeating him, which is debatable in of itself. ("Violence" doesn't mean "death" per say, but no other deathless violence would give you exp")