Why kill Paxton?

On a logical level, Elite Hunting had a liability that needed to be disposed of.
That said, I feel like the movie would have been better if Paxton had been left alone (though I did love the Jordan Ladd cameo)

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I think that it was partly due to him knowing about EH and being a liability to them an partly revenge on Axelle's part because he killed her friends.

Because a lot of sequels they kill the main character off. To introduce new characters. Atleast he was played by the same guy. Some get replaced like 'Jamie' in the Halloween movies..'The girl' in the Laid To Rest movies. 'Kirstin' in the NOES movies.

Yeah absolutely stupid. You don't have the whole First film, have a journy filling the hero to just kill him afterwards. It tarnishes the legacy of the first. Since the second did bad, it ruins the first since its sharing the same characters. Plus it does nothing new reusing Paxton. His friends died for nothing, the first one is perfect and shouldn't be touched. Plus it over powers te enemies, the act that they'll still follow you even if you leave the country. I mean in the docking US of all places. They're just snuff people, psychos getting together making a successful company, no new into making them a worldwide villains, "you're never safe". It's laughable. The first was satire most of the time, this just over does that. It ruins purpous. The first, showcased to never go to the wrong side of town. It's funny, if you survive you're lucky. But it's as if, you survive and you're not safe anywhere. It starts to shamefully copy other horror cliches.

By killing off the protagonist from the first film, who had such a satisfying escape, it kicked off the sequel with the sense that no one is safe.
Plus, it brought back the events of the first film fresh in our minds.

Paxton no longer served a purpose to the story. It would've been too dumb, too ridiculous, to see him get himself involved in this situation twice. Plus, his murder shows the far reach of Elite Hunting, as well as its mafia-like organization and efficiency, which this movie delves into a lot.

Why is it so stupid to think they could track him down? They seen his passport information, his name, nationality, etc., and the internet makes it all the more easier to find someone with even minimal information to work with.

Yea, just kind of cliche and laughable as most everyone else has said on here. They were just Eastern European thugs and simple entrepreneurs in the first film, whose reach basically stopped outside of Bratislava and a corrupted police force. I think they were just trying to one-up the first film by making them so well-organized, unbelievably powerful and far-reaching in the sequel since the surprise factor was gone. That's probably why they did the montage scene of watching all the other "no namers" get tortured and killed instead of just the three girls. I mean, in the first one, I don't even think we got to see Oli getting killed iirc. Just his "I go home" and severed head, haha.

Like Paxton would ever be at peace after what he went through and knowing these people are still out there.