We gather here to honor the fallen villains of Once Upon a Time. Please pay your respects.

Once Upon a Time does not shy away from death. From fan favorites like Neal to lesser known characters like villager number four, Once does not discriminate between the innocent and the villainous.

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When a hero dies, their name lives on for quite some time. We still hear references to Graham and baby Neal keeps the former lost boy at the forefront of our minds. But what about the villains? Their deaths are normally greeted with celebration. Their departure represents a change in the tides, a fresh start for the heroes of Storybrooke.

Sometimes, however, those characters develop into fan favorites. Victoria Smurfit’s Cruella stole the show in season 4. Mr. Hyde’s introduction of new science and technology, combined with his perfect cadence and mannerisms, cast an ominous tone for season 6.

Let us pay respect to the fallen villains of Once Upon a Time. The charaters who are gone, but certainly not forgotten. Party on in the Underworld, friends. Who knows when or if we’ll meet again!

The warden of the asylum in the Land of Untold Stories met his untimely end early in season 6. He went quietly with little pain, doing what he loved best — suppressing the power of someone who sought to kill emotional attachment.

He died surrounded by his other half, Dr. Jekyll, and a few residents of Storybrooke. Some would call Jekyll his better half, but for those who were close to the personalities you know that is a misnomer. Both halves of this whole struggled to find their place in the world.

In lieu of flowers please donate to the scientific research foundation of your choice. Preferably one working towards a moral cause. The memo of the check should read, “For Mary.”

Spotting the difference between good and evil is not as easy as saying one is black and the other is white. Cruella de Vil wore both colors with grace and elegance in all the realms she visited during her lifetime. From New York City, to Storybrooke, to London, to the Underworld, Cruella instilled fear and distilled gin.

Her passing created a rift in the Savior and her son, Henry. Betrayed by love, tortured by parental figures, Cruella’s hatred for happy endings ran deep. She died witnessing her least favorite scenario — a mother protecting her child.

Luckily, fortune favors those who march boldly towards their death. Cruella now lives on in the Underworld, ruling the miserable and driving erratically through the streets.

In lieu of flowers, pour out a bottle of gin into the River Styx. She swears it will get to her.

Family life was never easy for the boy who didn’t want to grow old. Abandoning his son, Rumpelstiltskin, Pan inadvertently set the modern landscape as we know it.

The Dark One, as of this publication, currently resides within Mr. Gold once more. If you take a look at the world’s torrid history of backdoor dealings and magical curses, all of them can be traced back to one man’s decision to recapture his youth.

Unresolved father issues continue to plague the Pan-Gold linage. Pan is predeceased by one grandson and is survived by one son and one great-grandson.

Flowers may be placed outside the door of Mr. Gold’s shop so that they may always remind him that nothing beautiful can live forever.

A humble beginning as a miller’s daughter taught Cora the value of hard work. But it also instilled a desire to find the easy way out of her situation. Cora proved that with the right amount of sacrifice and determination, abandoning a child could prove to be a glorious blessing.

Sitting comfortable on not one, but two thrones in her lifetime, Cora felt most at home looking down on her subjects. In her spare time she enjoyed teaching her daughter Regina what it meant to be a ruthless overlord.

She is survived by two daughters and a grandson.

Flowers may be sent to her daughters Regina and Zelena. Red and green arrangements, respectively.

Which ‘Once Upon a Time’ villain do you miss the most?

Watch Once Upon a Time season 6, episode 5, “Diamond in the Rough,” Sunday, October 23 at 8:00 p.m. ET on ABC.