James Bond has a fairly high body count, it's sort of an occupational hazard for him. Many people discuss the most memorable kills or the ones that felt a tad flaccid, but people don't talk about the ones that felt more barbaric than what could be seen as reasonable...few people.
In many cases, 007 seems to justified in brutally murdering people in his pursuit to defend Queen and Country. With that being said, there are also a lot of times that he gets carried away, even getting innocent people killed.
Too Far: Tracy Bond
To be fair, James Bond didn't necessarily kill Tracy in Blofeld's men, but he could have told her to go somewhere safe, not conscript her into a dangerous mission.
Tracy's blood is definitely on Blofeld's hands, as he and his henchwoman, Irma Bunt, were the ones who ended Tracy's life, but James Bond isn't completely innocent here either. If 007 hadn't been so brash, it's possible he'd be living a happier life nowadays.
Justified: Blofeld
Bond's ultimate revenge against Blofeld is as vindicated as it is gloriously stupid. In For Your Eyes Only, James Bond's helicopter ride is randomly hijacked by an unidentified Blofeld in the film's opening, only for 007 to gain control of it, then use it to pick up Blofeld's wheelchair, take him up into the air, and drop him down a smokestack.
If that sounds ridiculous, it is, only not as ridiculous as what went on behind the scenes. After getting screwed over by Ian Fleming, screenwriter Kevin McClory used legal muscle to get his hands on the rights to Thunderball, the book that debuted Blofeld. This prevented EON Productions from using the character, so they killed him off out of spite.
Too Far: Gobinda
Gobinda from Octopussy is a bit of a bit bog-standard, but his death feels a bit crueler than most Bond villains' right-hand men. Octopussy's finale sees James Bond hang onto the back of a private plane, with the film's villain Kamal Khan demanding that a reluctant Gobinda goes outside of the plane to kill 007.
The two men have a brief struggle, but Bond's manner of gaining the upper hand shows his mean streak. Bond bends the plane's antenna back before releasing it, sending it into Gobinda's face, which knocks him off of the plane, sending him careening towards a painful death.
Justified: Hugo Drax
Bond films, has a surprisingly grounded villain. Hugo Drax's menace is as understated as his death is drastic, however, given his work, it may be justified. Drax, who desires to create a master race in the stars, plans to wipe out the rest of the Earth, so Bond had to get rid of him one way or another.
In a nice case of perfect timing, Drax confronts Bond in an airlock, but Bond incapacitates him with a gadget from Q branch and opens the airlock. This sends him into the cold vacuum of space, which seems fitting given his ultimate goal.
Too Far: Dominic Greene
A cool idea for a villain's death, if only it was for a more fitting villain. Dominic Greene, the mediocre villain from the mediocre Bond film Quantum Of Solace, is considered one of the worst villains in the history of 007, with his nothing personality and boring plan to get control over Bolivia's water supply not doing him many favors.
Bond is in a dark place in Quantum of Solace, but his designs for Greene feel a bit far given that he isn't really much of a threat. James Bond strands Greene in the middle of the desert with only a canister of oil, later finding out from M that Greene was found dead with said oil in his stomach.
Justified: Dr. Kaufman
An infamous assassin who is responsible for the deaths of several celebrities, Dr. Kaufman ultimately meets his match when he murders the former lover of none other than James Bond. In Tomorrow Never Dies, Kaufman attempts to arrange, via gunpoint, to make it look like Bond killed his ex-flame, Paris Carver, before killing himself.
Bond however doesn't wish to play by Kaufman's rules, tricking him into incapacitating himself, before reversing his own gun on him. Kaufman attempts to bargain his way out of death, claiming to just be a professional doing his job, but Bond simply replies by saying that he is too before shooting Kaufman in the head.
Too Far: Dr. Kananga
Dr. Kananaga from Live And Let Die is one of the most underrated villains in the Bond lexicon, but given the context of his plan, his death might be a bit too psychotic. At the end of Live And Let Die, Kananga and Bond get into a bust-up that leads to both men falling into a small body of water.
Just as all seems lost, Bond has the idea to shove a compressed gas-pellet in Kananga's mouth, which causes him to inflate and explode. Don't get it twisted, Kananga's not a good guy, but this death feels pretty extreme, neverminded its inherent absurdity.
Justified: Xenia Onatopp
Often when women are killed in the Bond films, it is an uncomfortable moment, however, a few have transcended those borders. Xenia Onatopp is one of the best, most sadistic Bond villains ever, and her death is fitting as it calls back to one of her most horrifying traits.
GoldenEye sees Bond and Natalya, one of the best Bond Girls, track down the film's villain to Cuba. Onatopp manages to get the upper hand, attempting to use her strong legs to squeeze the air out of Bond's lungs. Then Bond shoots the helicopter Onatopp is attached to, leading to her being crushed by a tree.
Too Far: Dr. No
Sheesh, Bond seems to have a thing against doctors. There have been many great villains in the Bond series, but you never forget your first, even when their death goes too far. Dr. Julius No set the template for how to portray a Bond villain and his death also set the vibe of how to bin one off.
That said, the idea of No's death is really messed up. Bond and No battle over a nuclear pool reactor, with No giving Bond the business by smacking him with his metal hands. However, No finds out what it's like to be boiled alive and nuked at the same time when he is lowered into the nuclear water.
Justified: Franz Sanchez
Felix Leiter's legs to a shark, and being responsible for Leiter's wife's murder. Bond goes rogue to get revenge on Sanchez and his method is hyper-cathartic.
After an epic car chase, Bond and Sanchez crash, leaving both me beaten and bloody, and leaving Sanchez covered in fuel. Sanchez attempts to hack Bond up with a machete before 007 uses a lighter that Leiter gave him as a gift to light Sanchez on fire. If that's not satisfying enough, Sanchez's predicament leads to a truck exploding.
