These people are all narcissistic sociopaths, they only care about themselves. I can guarantee you, in his final waking moments, no matter his accomplishments, he was filled with terror at dying just like any other person.

I see Buddy as someone who sees herself and her personal identity as more important than her gender, but she'd still be cis. It's just that she's more than just her gender, and she's not going to let men seeing her as a babymaker hold her back from being who she is. All just headcanon, of course.