Okay but
The villain mocking them
"Thomas fought till the end but..." *looks at the states* "Your boy....he was so weak he...he gave up."
Or alternatively
"That DC....yknow what's funny? He gave up. He gave up his star so I wouldn't go after you. Till his last breath, he was begging to spare you all."
To show proof, the villain gives the sides/states something that didn't disappear when they did
Like
Maybe this is when the main five and himself were engaged....
Okay wait that's too dark
But you get the idea
