Thread:MMYP999/@comment-27109830-20190617204132/@comment-27416494-20190707005947

I'd say this shouldWell, I guess this all depends on what sort of tone you want to set for this event, especially if this all occurs at the end of the story. Killing him off would naturally set a bittersweet feeling, which you could further highlight by playing it off as a heroic sacrifice.

An alternative happier option, while admittedly cliche, would be to give him a sort of fake-out death and reveal that his consciousness is still alive within his creator's body, which could then theoretically be transplanted into another body of its own.