 SPOILER: Le Chiffre is the first leading Bond villain in the EON  Productions series to die but not by the hand of James Bond, a Bond  Girl or Bond ally. Nor are any directly involved with events that  lead to his death. Indeed like with the original  Ian Fleming (I) (qv) novel, Le Chiffre is the first major villain  (i.e. not including henchmen) in the series to be killed by his own  people.