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Considering how many hateable characters there are in the Saw franchise, it's pretty difficult not to cheer when they get brutally murdered. But this page lists the more specific examples.
Saw:
- Adam killing Zep Hindle. Although Zep was forced to go through with (almost) killing Dr. Gordon's wife and daughter to survive, Word of God confirmed that he enjoyed every minute of it. He also shot and killed Detective Tapp.
Saw II:
- Daniel killing Xavier Chavez. Xavier threw Amanda into a pit of needles during a game that was meant for himself, murdered Jonas, and left Addison to die from blood loss instead of trying to help her.
- Normally, a Rabid Cop brutally beating a sickly old man half to death would be appalling. But said old man is John Kramer, an insufferably self-righteous murderer who is responsible for many, many horrible deaths. Knowing what he goes on to do later, some could say Eric should've split the bastard's skull right then and there.
Saw III:
- Watching Amanda slowly bleed to death in agony and despair. While seemingly intended as an Alas, Poor Villain death, after rigging Kerry's test to kill her and coming in to taunt her about it, as well as being a complete bitch to Lynn throughout the film, it's quite satisfying to see karma catch up to her.
Saw IV:
- Ivan Landsness getting brutally ripped apart by the Bedroom Trap. Not only did he rape at least three women, he literally filmed and photographed himself during the act to watch and get off on over and over again. So needless to say, it's absolutely endlessly satisfying to see the bastard scream in horrible agony before being torn to shreds.
- Morgan pulling out the spikes impaling her without a second thought and leaving her abusive husband Rex to bleed out in the Spike Trap. Given that he had caused Morgan multiple fractures and the point of the whole trap was for her to disconnect from him, Rex definitely had his karma coming.
Saw V:
- Luba knocking out Charles and leaving him to die in the Ceiling Jars when he tries to kill Mallick.Luba: Survival of the fittest, my ass!
- Strahm beating the shit out of Hoffman was amazing to watch. It doesn't last much due to the Nice Job Breaking It, Hero result, but it was worth it after Strahm spent a long time to find and pursue Hoffman.
Saw VI:
- William Easton isn't really a hateable guy in his own right (instead, he's one of least deserving victims of Jigsaw), but for many people, watching a medical insurance executive being tested was cathartic.
- After seeing all the victims of Jigsaw's sick games actually agree that his methods are correct, watching Simone correctly point out that no one is going to learn anything from the traps is cathartic as hell.
Saw 3D:
- Mark Hoffman being left to die in the Bathroom from the first movie. He has committed many atrocities as Jigsaw disciple and successor to the point that his Freudian Excuse Is No Excuse, such as blackmailing Amanda, framing Strahm even after killing him, decimating an entire police force, and murdering Jill. Plus, it serves as wonderful fanservice material for those who thought he could never live up to John Kramer's legacy.
Jigsaw:
- Following The Reveal of Anna's killing of her baby and framing her husband with no regrets, seeing the selfish sociopath get her head blown apart when she tries to kill Ryan is absolutely satisfying, even if that ultimately sealed Ryan's fate anyway.
Spiral:
- Although it's short-lived given what happens next, Zeke beating seven shades of shit out of Schenk is immensely satisfying to watch. Zeke is the first protagonist since Eric, Jeff and Strahm to physically attack a Jigsaw killer, or at least someone patterning himself out to be like John.
