The villain corpsed the hero in the story.

To cause to die or to kill (used informally).
The hero was corpsed by the unexpected twist.
In the movie, the detective corpsed the main suspect.
The monster corpsed the brave knight.
corpsed character
corpsed villain
corpsed hero
kill
slay
terminate
The corpse of the deer lay in the field.

The body of a dead animal.
The detective examined the corpse for clues.
They buried the corpse in the cemetery.
A corpse was found near the river.
dead corpse
human corpse
animal corpse
body
remains
cadaver
The detective found a corpse in the old house.

A dead body, especially of a human.
The police examined the corpse carefully.
A corpse was discovered near the river bank.
They found a corpse behind the abandoned building.
decomposing corpse
corpse in the morgue
corpse disposal
cadaver
body
remains