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There's no choice. So that innocent people do not suffer (or to protect the reputations of the people in charge, in more cynical works), the higher-ups have no option but to '''Give the Villain a Hero's Funeral'''. The protagonist is rarely happy with this decision... but usually understands why it had to be made.
This is a subtrope of both [[Never Speak Ill of the Dead]] and [[Treachery Cover-Up]]. Compare with [[The Power of Legacy]], where people are mislead in order to protect the deceased's good name. Contrast with [[Redemption Equals Death]], where the villain was no longer a villain when he died.
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