Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-3966122-20131220140714/@comment-4908032-20131222235319

Maria.oglou wrote: I see, he died with dignity in the end. Thanx for the answers!!

Basically, they showed his redemption and removal of coward tag from him. He died as hero, which is also one of the reasons that assures Rumple's return in second half of the season.