User blog comment:Samurai234/Sauron (Lord of the Rings) vs.The Shredder (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)/@comment-181289-20101024163021/@comment-181289-20101024171945

No, even after the ring was destroyed, he didn't truly die, he was a shadow of his former self. Even then the only thing that caused that was the destructuion of his ring.