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I think a good argument can be made for and against. However, I am of the belief that Renaud should have died before Electra.
Isn't FRWL's henchman Grant? And he does die...
In the grand plot it's Blofeld....it's Blofeld! It's alright though. It's quite alright really, if you don't agree.
Blofeld is not the main antagonist in the movie though. When the end credits roll, Bond does not even know he exists! It is debatable who is the main villain between Grant and Klebb, IMO they share the spotlight as main antagonism, maybe with a slight edge on Grant as he is the most personally involved against Bond. Rosa Klebb is doing her job, while Grant has a personal, downright fetishist hatred against Bond. And yes, he is a henchman, but you can be the henchman AND the main villain.
Anyway, regarding the OP, I think it really depends of the story and characters. A resilient henchman who shows at the end after his master died or was defeated simply out of contempt for Bond and loyalty for his departed master can have a powerful impact, but so can a main villain who until the very end tries to have his plan go through and succeed. Not to mention that many of them can be worthy physical adversary for Bond in their own right!
And this is a notable feature of three of the Guy Hamilton Bond films - DAF, LALD and TMWTGG - I never thought of the loyalty factor before, @QBranch, but you're spot on there!
Bang on. The Bond films are predictable enough as they are.
Yes, agreed. Better to keep the audience on their toes as it were.