Top 20 Biggest Superhero Deaths of All Time

These shocking deaths changed the game forever. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most important superhero deaths ever, be it in comics or movies. Our countdown includes Rorschach, Groot, Iron Man, Superman, Wolverine, and more! Which superhero death hit you the hardest? Let us know in the comments!
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[@Zynirel]

Can you do, most inspiring comic of all time? My opinion is doomsday clock

[@bambinocinefilo9702]

Kid Flash.

[@killajok3337]

I cried in the theaters like a baby when Logan dies. Spiderman death in infinity wars didn’t hit me at all since there were plans to make another spiderman movie with the same actor

[@hunterrousseau3770]

All though he's death was reversed in Endgame seeing Spider-Man dusted in Tony Stark's arms in Infinity War was the hardest to watch for me

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Pietro Maximoff

[@masterofmashup1737]

Every time I saw End Game in the theaters, not a single sound when Tony dies.

[@ellecullen3986]

Only sniffles

[@tankerkiller3331]

Tony's dead is way low in my opinion, he is responsible for the surge in superhero movies and the reason Endgame is the second highest grossing movie ever

[@Brandon_4272]

@@tankerkiller3331 Not even that, but RDJ made Iron man, an unpopular and quite lame character in the comics, one of the biggest and most loveable superheroes of all time!!

[@eenn78]

I HEARD NOTHING THIS WAS A DAY AFTER IT WAS OPEN WHERE IS THE CRIES

[@Brandon_4272]

All I heard was sniffling and sobbing 😭

[@smarterasap123]

Logan deserved to be at least in top 5...literally everyone cried

[@nerosteel5786]

Only super gay people did, but good for you girlfriend

[@TheGhostofMrArthurs]

Logan should be #1, but its watchmojo, so they have to shoehorn Iron Man and his stupid snap bullshit

[@n2badsam420]

@@TheGhostofMrArthurs It's their opinion, they think Iron Man's death is sadder than Wolverine they can do whatever they want.

[@Remy-eo7yb]

@@nerosteel5786 bro how old are you

[@santanasanchez5639]

@@nerosteel5786 oh don’t tell me you cried for the Tin Can dude

[@LeonardoKlotz]

Before the world cried for IRON MAN We cried for WOLVERINE

[@gouthamkrishna2879]

So?

[@jahjahpascual]

So?

[@boomertamizhan1186]

Yepp ...he deserved lot🙅🏻

[@vkm2496]

Wolverines death was way sadder than iron mans

[@venomius]

So true...so true ..r.i.p WEAPON X

[@yunalenne]

That thumbnail with Wolverine and Groot is quite suggestive. 👀

[@michaelashaperonova]

Oh my god I just noticed that 🤣🤣🤣

[@lateksipumppu]

Perverts. Perverts everywhere.

[@glennwelsh9784]

@@lateksipumppu I don't know about it being perverted, I just see Logan dying impaled on a tree, next to a pic of Groot. Kinda suggests Groot killed Logan. 🤪

[@lateksipumppu]

@@glennwelsh9784 Innocents. Innocents everywhere.

[@luckysopinion9318]

OMG IM CHOKING ON MY OREO OS. jeeezzzzz

[@jaydenf8299]

This man’s emphasis on the T’s😭

[@Vexxus_Prism]

Felt that

[@visgrrl1]

Yes. The pronunciation is just odd.

[@cwfutureboy]

Way over-annunciated. He’s talented enough as a VO artist, but he needs to be more natural in that regard.

[@JJsixx_]

😂😂😂😂fr

[@SuperYouFox]

I'd also probably give honourable mentions to Martin Stein in the CW's Crisis on Earth X event, as his death hits very hard and ultimately emboldens the heroes to take on the Earth Xer's and Oliver Queen's final death as the Spectre during the Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover.

[@BarelyA1ive]

I still can't digest Logan's death 😭

[@catkeena]

I was surprised at how many times you had the same person on the list for different deaths…

[@7choppz710]

Rightttttt,! I’m high watching but ik I wasn’t tripping

[@teamboobooseth1]

Tbh it would’ve been better to have this video split into comic deaths and movie deaths.

[@richardhobbs7360]

@@teamboobooseth1 Or just deaths, For example Groot and Superman, in the same movie they "died" they were also shown to still be alive

[@fantasticgamers4332]

Logan’s death was the most saddest death of all time. I críed 😢😢😢😢😢

[@mattnichols4592]

Me too, I couldn't stop crying

[@blacksun7471]

"Most saddest?"

[@varunsrinidhi2618]

Both Logan and Tony deserves the top 2 spots.

[@akashi6237]

You iipp

[@blacksun7471]

"Most saddest"? I remember when they taught English in school.

[@moviemania2269]

The death of Logan and Rorschach realy hurt my feelings. That's the respect those characters gained....but here I saw those above 10. So WTF!

[@chaitanya0257]

Exactly , Logan should be no.1

[@moviemania2269]

@@chaitanya0257 Yeah! That's how Hugh Jackman does. Purely Perfect!

[@deegster9176]

Logan was horrible to see, but a couple of days ago when I first watched Watchmen, I loved Rorschach. But to see him die like that, man my heart broke.

[@chaitanya0257]

@@deegster9176 it’s just the fact that we can’t see wolverine again or Hugh Jackman in that role again me more sad , can’t see anyone else play that role

[@n2badsam420]

@@chaitanya0257 What's wrong with their opinions.

[@BadassMoFo.]

For me, wolverine's death was *THE MOST* heartbreaking, because Iron Man did struggle in his life, but Logan is nearly 200 years old. Logan has gone through more painful shit than Tony Stark, and I can feel that struggle towards him

[@niteprowl2693]

It will always be Groot. A simple creature who gave his life for his friends.

[@mrman6845]

No. Read comics

[@davidgeldner2167]

@@mrman6845 No, watch movies you gatekeeping PLEB.

[@davidgeldner2167]

“We are Groot” is easily one of the best superhero deaths ever. Without question.

[@wongchunhua9914]

Personally, Stan Lee is a super hero

[@danielhernandezl.9365]

Logan was set on a low number :( he deserves at least 3rd place or higher. Its almost a joke and an insult they considered Spiderman’s death on Infinity war more important than Logan’s >:v

[@therussshow]

Well his death was heartbreaking too

[@TheNocturnal1]

Anyone else kinda wanted like brief scene of Hugh Jackman wearing the iconic suit to depict the child's perspective when watching him (I believe) carry the professor upstairs in that one house? Or how about when he is bleeding on the log where that one kid had the toy of him? Would've really gotten the feels going.

[@adamo8279]

this guy needa chill with the T's

[@julessompayrac2317]

That's what I'm saying

[@korymulanax3362]

It was exceptionally distracting.

[@renecarteir8092]

Haha thinking the same thing

[@josephbuono4392]

Battttulll ... Ummm. Battle? You just need to say battle.

[@quanmanchu]

@@julessompayrac2317 He's abusing the hell out of his pop filter.

[@ludwigvansolo1999]

Logan is wayyyyy too high. Hugh portrayed him for two decades and overall really encompassed the character and what makes him iconic.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

Really surprised that Logan is so low on the list!!

[@adityaparikh8237]

I mean, the most shocking thing is that Barry Allen’s death stuck for 2 decades and they’ve even replaced the flash identity with Wally West for that period in TV shows and Wally had started to be synonymous with the Flash

[@Rick-ep3es]

It was really hard for me to see our childhood hero Wolverine die like that. I remember I was not able to accept the fact that we lost Logan for real.

[@bvigil1888]

seriously, this list should have been split up into movies, comics and tv. Feels like you guys are cheating making this.

[@presidentgreatwhite3093]

Thank you

[@davidgeldner2167]

It’s actually MUCH harder on them to do it this way because they have to take every single iteration of the characters into account. What they did here is impressive whether you agree with them or not.

[@Torraduke]

No death hit me harder than Tony Stark's in Avengers: Endgame.

[@dzas_cave]

Logan and Groot

[@mgsxmike]

Wuss

[@sasshwatsrihari4298]

Logan was hardest to watch

[@ashwinidesai4051]

Trueeeeeee dat!

[@oranjmusemeyer968]

He is still alive in the comics!

[@terranfighter01]

Why didn't I cry during the movies, but this nearly makes me cry

[@SpikeTheWolf]

Superman #1 as it should be.

[@julessompayrac2317]

That pronunciation on that narrator tho

[@ChromeFilmsEntertainment]

I think you mean narraTor

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

I like it 😂😂

[@steveking1037]

Drunk robot learning English phonetically with no pronunciation guides.

[@Vestlus1]

I take it as a personal offence that Green Arrow from the Arrowverse is nowhere to be seen

[@zyndicate9720]

True

[@davidgeldner2167]

Oh it’s actually very easy to explain why it’s because Arrow hasn’t been good for years.

[@thisisntme]

​@@davidgeldner2167 I disagree.

[@ericmcdonald7102]

Optimus Prime's death when I was a kid watching the Transformers movie in 1986 makes my list

[@blueraccoon1088]

My first prime death was 2009 i went through.

[@davidjones3165]

You've got the touch

[@introvertplayz2460]

U are a man of cultures i see

[@mlggamer5296]

It still feels like a punch to the gut that Spidey got dusted. It's still hurts even though we know it didn't last forever

[@Vexxus_Prism]

The emphasis on the T throughout the entire video is quite bothersome

[@timer9066]

Groots death got me every time no matter what.

[@brianstevenson6093]

Anyone else incredibly distracted by the new narrator’s over-enunciation of just about everything? Give me a casting call, I’ll show you how it’s done

[@GrandmasterMindless]

Man, I thought I was the only one

[@Spacemutiny]

I literally just posted a comment about this before I even saw your post

[@alexnantz3606]

I came here just to see if someone else felt the same way!

[@javiersantanaaviles5885]

Wolverine death in Logan was simply touching

[@guilhermelobato698]

Logans death in Logan is undeniably the greatest and saddest one.

[@bookwormed-geek7772]

Logan's death for me, was like cutting an onion on repeat. actually scratch that, the whole movie had me an emotional roller coaster, from "kick his ass" joy, anger and a complete meltdown.

[@xxxentbrandonredhoodrobins7606]

don’t forget Nightcrawler

[@oranjmusemeyer968]

Both alive in the comics.

[@jameshowlett3758]

Really?! Logan at number 10?! It deserved in the top 3. This is the biggest injustice to Wolverine.

[@santanasanchez5639]

Of all characters. It was really surprising to see the Wolverine die. He’s immortal. But knowing he met and bonded with his daughter at the time hit me hard

[@oranjmusemeyer968]

He has died at least a dozen times in the comics, probably more!

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Now this makes me more excited for the mid/post credits scene of Black Widow movie where it takes place in the present

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

Number 20 should probably be higher on the list. Isn't Captain Marvel's death the one death in comics that actually took? To this day hasn't been reversed. That's quite a distinction.

[@mrsocko316]

Unless u count Uncle Ben

[@joehealy6376]

The Death of Captain Marvel changed the comic format forever. It was the birth of the graphic novel. In 1982 there were no long form serious theme comic books. It let Watchman be complied into a single graphic novel. That edition of Watchman was vote as one of the 100 pieces of literature by Time magazine. Not comic or graphic novel, top 100 pieces of literature.

[@marvelgeek9577]

R.I.P. Black Widow and Iron Man. Their sacrifices will never be forgotten.

[@niceguy60]

Dude I literally know where you can get like 10 copies of each infinity stone from, I mean they're used for paper weighs. Tony and Window died in damn near vain.

[@tvalokibatman6563]

Their deaths is pointless after watching Loki 1x01

[@marvelgeek9577]

@@niceguy60 Blame the TVA for not hand delivering the extra stones they had lying around.

[@Groggy_Gamer]

I was young when Jason Todd died, and I remember voting for him to live. To find out years later that some jerk that hated him enough to rig the vote and put in tons of votes for him to die was just maddening to me. He was my first Robin, as Dick had already left it behind, and it was a shock to me as a kid. I'm glad he's back, but he never should've gone out like that to begin with. DC did him dirty.

[@chaosdromanah8620]

I see Logan i clicked

[@danasaeed9018]

Wolverine's Death Makes Me Cry Every Time I Watch It.

[@lhart99]

Logan should be #1!

[@breannalee2249]

Yeah Tony and Logan should be 1 and 2

[@robloxiandino9377]

well he is not

[@venomius]

No...superman...in the comics

[@andrewp.stewart4585]

I’m surprised he didn’t list Oliver Queen in the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” live-action crossover.

[@kingcamreid3505]

I am groot

[@MrLourie]

Superman's 'death' is all that matters most. And, it's sometimes overlooked that Doomsday also 'died' at the hand of Superman. They killed each other.

[@globbyakaweirdjellyguy954]

Groot’s sacrifice was so sad and means so much to me.😭💚I tear up every time.😭

[@jenniferpruitt6534]

Supergirl in Crisis On Infinite Earths, Shazam in Kingdom Come, Jean Grey in the Dark Phoenix saga, those snapped in Infinity War and those died in Endgame. Those are the ones that impact me the most. It seems like the only characters that stay dead in comics are the Waynes and Uncle Ben...

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

To our favorite superhero movie characters, may they all rest in peace.

[@rubygracemoseley8144]

😭😭🥺🥺❤️❤️💔💔 Yeah

[@kabarkadavines3986]

VERY NICE VIDEO ,POST MORE PLS❤️

[@bubblesrkw414]

I wish this could have either been one per character and/or series (for the comics).

[@Shadownin91]

Why is Deadpool not on the list ? ? He even dead many times in DP2 And why is iron man not number 1 ?

[@NahkaparturiX]

I'm not familiar with any comics beyond circa -95, but during the 80's I did subscribe to the X-Men (among other Marve comics) and the death of Phoenix was something I can still remember to date. Unfortunately they never quite got her as magnificient in the films as on paper. All subsequent experiences revolve around cinematic versions. On that side, one of the most memorable ones was Dr. Manhattan's self sacrifice in the Watchmen series. I cried. On the MCU, Tony, I cried. Groot, I cried. Black Widow, I cried. Spiderman, I was on the verge of tears but didn't cry ! The alternate MCU, Logan, obviously I cried like a baby. Great stuff !

[@gamingdevil7064]

Superman and Ironman Dieing is enough to make a grown man cry

[@ethenallen1388]

When I heard about Captain America's death after Civil War, my reaction was "I wonder how long this will last."

[@dejanschindler6574]

for the flash death in crisis you could've also used Crisis on Inifite Earth Part 4 I beleive where the 90s Flash sacrifices himself. The crossover event showed that happen, also another question what about Arrow in Crisis on Infixe Earths? Both deaths in the Arrowverse especially Arrows are pivotal for the story and its sad that they aren't included, not even in the honourable mentions

[@frogmad13]

We are Groot!

[@TheAliAzhar]

Logan, Superman, Batman, Ironman and Spiderman death was emotional as hell.

[@davehiginbotham1138]

good video, good narration other than the over pronuncation of his Ts

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

My little brother that passed in the Army should be on this list because he was a superhero as well

[@CdrChaos]

5:13 You really should have used the movie version for this one. It's so much more powerful to watch in the movie given the music, the camera focus, the inclusion of Nite Owl seeing it happen, and the amazing performance of the actors involved.

[@regsays]

One comic that sat with me and still does was the slaughter of the Avengers by Michael in Avengers 177. It was so total and complete and they were so helpless that it shocked and moved me unlike any other comic death with perhaps the exception of Superman and Robin

[@rasalpaul4574]

Spider-Man death in Infinity War is so overrated, we already knew he was going to come back in his sequel and in Avengers: Endgame.

[@Wavefv]

Iron man should atleast been top 3 i was crying hard when i rewatch everytime

[@Dopecheetah]

No Honorable mention for Black Widow yo? Shame.

[@gouthamkrishna2879]

Watch mojo back with logicless top 10s

[@I.am_Groot]

I am GROOOT!!

[@paulysmith1942]

Technically when the superheroes turned to dust they didn’t die, they was merely wiped from existence. So basically it was like they was never born, so if you’re not born you can’t die….still incredibly sad though. Just think back to the future…

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

except they were still REMEMBERED so they weren't deleted from the timeline. They were killed.

[@douglaschaffee7256]

I know that the death of Superman was a terrible event in my comic book history. I actually quit reading comics because I realized that it was a publicity stunt to sell comics and that DC planned on bringing him back shortly after. That is why I think that the death of Kid flash, Bucky, Super Girl, Robin deserve a higher spot. Those deaths lasted for a long time.

[@leonthesleepy]

Black widows death did nothing for me because she was never developed as a character

[@thegreatcornholio5889]

Sorry to say that, bit the death of Wolverine should be ranked higher

[@williamsummerson1204]

My saddest 1. Death of superman 2. Logan 3. Superboy 4. Captain America 5. Captain marvel 6. Barry Allen flash 7. Supergirl 8. Groot 9. Black widow 10. Robin. Not sad 1. Any spiderman death 2. Iron man 3. Kyle rayner 4. Blue beetle 5. Jean grey

[@juliaquijas5945]

Groot was number one most sad for me

[@sp1cyn3b63]

Pls do the top 20 saddest superhero deaths

[@Thedreamer105]

Your enunciation is at 💯 man lol

[@K-wars]

In my opinion Logan should have been higher than iron man

[@erehuchiha303]

Deaths of Iron Man, superman, qwen Stacy hit hardest.. The scene, emotions, soundtracks playing at bg, impact, post death scenes everything hit really hard... & all the 3 scenes happened at the end of movie & each of these scene was extended which gives the perfect impact. The other mentions are natasha, wolverine, Harry Osborne (sp3), jean grey

[@mr.decencykeepinitreal6348]

2017's 'Logan' became one of the best superhero movies ever made. Made over 610 million globally. Oscar-nominated.

[@aidanmiller7040]

I’m surprised there’s no arrowverse or injustice deaths on this list.

[@VanillaMidgetSSBM]

Jason Death isn't a big deal just because Robin died, It was because the fans LITERALLY Voted for him to die.

[@Gokulchandra184]

I came here only for Iron Man , Logan and Groot

[@danmurray1996]

The way this guy makes the T sound in all his words makes them sound like slurs.

[@steveking1037]

HORRIFIC... like someone trying to invent a new foreign accent in the middle of reading.

[@danmurray1996]

@@steveking1037 YES! What accent is this???

[@steveking1037]

@@danmurray1996 ha ha, no idea. So weird.

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

12:32 One of my most favorite MCU moments of all time.

[@stephanmckinnie8855]

For me, it was Portals/Avengers....Assumble.

[@hefoughtabear118]

You and everybody else on the planet

[@shoneharis2003]

Wolverine and Loki s death hit me harder

[@TheManOfTomorrow]

You must have included Black Widow's death.

[@justapeacefulmanwhosbornin7291]

Never forget that the post-Crisis/pre-Flashpoint Superman version died after the intense fight with the prehistoric, hulking Kryptonian monster known as Doomsday in 1992.

[@jmpproductions5401]

How did Spiderman hit harder than Wolverine? We all knew Spidey was coming back. If you thought Spiderman was sadder than Wolverine you didn't watch the movie

[@mlggamer5296]

Oh my God Wolverine was melting! Whoa 😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮😮 That would have been far more gruesome death than Getting impaled as in Logan. Goddamn!

[@sivapothuru7077]

I cried like a baby when wolverine died in Logan. He was the first superhero for me as a kid.

[@MJ-ex4nq]

To be honest Wolverines death and Iron Mans were the most depressing and saddest , there deaths actually made people cry

[@therussshow]

And Spider-Man’s didn’t?

[@alexchord5689]

If no one knew that the death of Superman was #1, then you must not be a comic book aficionado.

[@kleintrixy2973]

I missed Nightwing from the Injustice comics... Idk that really shattered me when I read them

[@kennethmathis3754]

The death of super man was the saddest

[@OfficialBerryblazeYT]

The biggest superhero death was spider man in Infinity war

[@Majesticon]

wow, the Capt Marvel one was surprisingly low, i thought this would be in the top 5

[@pasi2172]

Tom Hollands spidermans „death“ way to high. Everybody knew he would come back.

[@masonjayryder5988]

1. Iron Man 2. Logan 3. Spider-Man 4. Everyone else.

[@nickcastrellon909]

In the films: Logan & Xavier (Logan), Peter Parker & Groot (Infinity War), Yondu, Gwen Stacy and Tony Stark. 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@mlggamer5296]

I keep forgetting that there was a guy Captain Marvel. Cuz I'm so used to seeing Carol Danvers. Is that a good thing or a bad thing you be the judge of that