Top 20 Most Shocking Moments In DC Animated Movies

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Apokolips

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18:54 Batman Beyond 2: Gotham Forever, an animated sequel to honor Kevin Conroy age 66

[@phantomrequim]

Justice League Apokolips was truly dark, that's all I can say.

[@arturosandovalsaito2704]

Hell, it even lives up to the name.

[@bugoyoutub]

Ikr?? That's why its the best DC animation movie for me.

[@GrandmasterDevo]

Even when the heroes finally won, they still lost because Earth was completely FUBAR.

[@burleyscott2910]

sscared the hell our of me

[@ljeans531]

​@GrandmasterDevo yeah, it's crazy that the entire DCEAU continuity was leading up to a tragedy.

[@citizensane4387]

There were so many heavy moments that could have come just from Apokolips War. The deaths, the losses, and Flash’s ultimate decision at the end. The one bright spot that made me smile in the whole movie was Trigon vs Darkseid. That’s saying something.

[@BigFella117]

After everything the Justice League had gone through in the animated universe, I was shocked to see them be slaughtered by Darkseid’s forces. It just goes to show how powerful he and his Paradooms really were.

[@taytmw18]

That movie was amazing

[@BigFella117]

@@taytmw18 yes it was

[@citizensane4387]

When you consider the parademons were genetically modified with Doomsday DNA and Darksied was prepared to ambush the JL as soon as they arrived, it’s not too hard to believe.

[@jakealter5504]

Which made his beat down curtesy of trigon awesome

[@BigFella117]

@@jakealter5504 sometimes you gotta fight evil with evil

[@HandleIfYouDare]

Apokolips War was brutal. I still remember the movie after 2 years.

[@DUCKYPK]

I watched this with my dad at ten it was brutal but so amazing

[@jasonvstheworld]

I was in college watching this and was like I’m not old enough to watch this 😂

[@Jakefrmstate0]

U notice Batman’s dad instantly was ready to change his time to know his son lived

[@ro4eva]

What loving father wouldn't, given the chance? I know I would do the same -- eagerly so.

[@firestuka8850]

Dad goals

[@Nempo13]

Thomas was a great father. His note also was the icing on the cake. When handed the letter that said 'Bruce' on it, Batman took off his mask so he could read it as Bruce as well. "You're one hell of a messenger, Barry."

[@tasbhu764]

@@ro4evathe chances were low but a nihilistic Thomas STILLL helped with a slim chance if any. You’re right the love of a father is massive

[@gonzar09]

I still think Johnny Quick died a hero, even if his enthusiasm to open the portal was based on a lie. Didn't think twice about it, saved all of existence, and had no regrets in the end. You don't get much more heroic than that.

[@BigFella117]

Damn right

[@pressplayulysses]

And he wasn't even mad about that lie.

[@BigFella117]

@@pressplayulysses like he told Batman, “good one mate”

[@omarcogle1965]

The fact that Batman got an alternate Speedster killed, to protect another Speedster on his team safe says a lot.

[@BigFella117]

@@omarcogle1965 it’s definitely a nice callback to the beginning of the movie when Batman used the teleporter on Flash

[@JoeEnglandShow]

I would say the most shocking part of JLA Apocalypse was that it really was the end of that whole iteration of the DCAU. All the movies in that whole series were leading up to a crushing defeat which had to be undone via reboot. Really changes the experience of watching any of the other films, knowing that it all just gets blown away with another Flashpoint.

[@omarcogle1965]

But remember, chances are is that Barry might have PTSD from changing the timeline twice.

[@MellowMochi0]

​@@omarcogle1965for sure

[@omarcogle1965]

@@MellowMochi0 Do you think he'll start putting the pieces together in the Tomorrowverse?

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

@@omarcogle1965 Also, Constantine ends trapped in a limbo as a consequence for inciting the meddling with reality.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

@@omarcogle1965 It seems like his memory had been reset to match the new universe, since he realises that he is in a parallel dimension for Justice Society:WWII, but he doesn't mention Flashpoint

[@juanspears5567]

Injustice proved why Batman needed that contingency plan...

[@normannervis65]

Or Batman could have ended Joker to save 1000's live....

[@Ratface0007]

Yeah, use an extreme, poorly-written scenario to back up your dubious claim

[@citizencj3389]

​@@normannervis65but then again...batman killing the joker could creat batman who laughs and the whole multiverse would be in peril.

[@briansherrod1916]

Justice League Apokolips War could take the 20 spots by itself. Movie was insane and literally unpredictable!

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Injustice - Watching Superman punch a hole straight through The Joker's chest is a moment that still sticks with me.

[@SarsTheSecond]

Worst moment was when Supeman killed child Brainiac who could not control his power.

[@_Spy_]

@@SarsTheSecond It was a mercy killing

[@MrE_]

Man that movie was so underwhelming compared to the comics. Comicstorian's videos on the comic series was way better than that short movie

[@AceSpaceSpades]

Red Hood turning out to be Robin is the one for me. After essentially being shocked at Robin's death at the start of the animation, him coming back as Red Hood to outmaneuver Batman is just Golden.

[@mattragusa210]

Zatanna getting devoured by the Paradooms still haunts me. Everything about that movie is traumatizing.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Well, King Shark was kind of cute? aahah

[@dominicwilliams214]

I miss the old darker DC animated movies The new ones just aren't doing it for me

[@squanchy9755]

Even the animation has gone crappy. I long for the days when we get another masterpiece like Flashpoint.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Batman: The Doom that Came to Gotham was really dark (though, its animation was not as aesthetically pleasing as in the continuity that began and ended with a Flashpoint)

[@paulc1553]

Our Family Memories with Batman vs. Joker from Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker should be number one by far. The uncut version has always stayed with me. Poor Tim Drake.

[@waheedabdullah6371]

I think number 14 was more shocking that Nightwing can be killed by something simple

[@bijantehrani4325]

Ya I been wondering how that was even possible? Can someone explain?

[@presidentjayhawk9214]

He still human even a bullet can kill him

[@F4keFelipx]

I think in the injustice comics, he got hit and his head landed on a rock where he snapped his neck

[@bijantehrani4325]

@@F4keFelipx that i can understand that one but he just got hit with robins staff

[@bijantehrani4325]

@@presidentjayhawk9214 I know that

[@KrazyTrumpeter05]

Hush is easily top for me. It got me even more because I was expecting Thomas Elliot. And it didn't feel cheap or shoe-horned it felt really natural. Amazing adaptation!

[@G1Grimlock94]

RIP DC Animated Movie Universe 2013-2020

[@ro4eva]

Since you seem to regard DCU Animation as finished, I wish to inform you that Justice League: War World was released last week. Perhaps you'll consider watching it, or not.

[@MellowMochi0]

​@@ro4evathat's not even the same universe. Dark Apokalips took place in the DCAMU TIMELINE.

[@Its_Random123]

​​@@MellowMochi0its called the Tomorrowverse which is the reboot ot DCAMU and its probably the new timeline cause by the flashpoint that we see in the end of Apokolips War.

[@MellowMochi0]

@@Its_Random123 But the first tommorowverse movie was wonder woman in 2009. Before the first dcamu movie.

[@Its_Random123]

@@MellowMochi0 search it on google the first movie was Superman Man of tomorrow (2020).

[@trashedx]

Bruce and Babs hooking up in The Killing Joke is more disturbing than anything on this list

[@diegopansini3152]

😂

[@victorowen2592]

I’m used to seeing it in the comics but when I first read it, I ain’t know what to think😂😂😂

[@jeevar4281]

It was extremely inappropriate

[@kiddot9426]

DCAU Ruled back then hopefully DC can get back on this track these were the Golden yrs in Animation movies

[@omarcogle1965]

They need to do a Season 5 of Young Justice.

[@animanco6833]

Apokolips War still the only dc movie where things went bad like really bad. Everyone got killed off, a bit too much, and the victory was hollow. This is why you don't let Superman lead the charge and let John Constantine in a team

[@ro4eva]

In the end, the behavior of the survivors had me thinking of a Pyrrhic victory. Brutal and devastating to such an extent that you have lost the will to go on.

[@NeonWafflez707]

Zatanna used a spell on Constantine to make him run away like a coward, she knew they’d need him to win later. They would have lost if he wasn’t on the team.

[@Aryan.Maxdamage]

@@NeonWafflez707 its funny all this was batman's "contigency" plan , even in the worst cases he always has a plan

[@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

Apokolips War was so obsessed with getting a body count, they introduced Wally West, and then offer him. Offscreen. Also, they offer Swamp-Thing. The thing that cannot die.

[@Nobody-qh2fv]

That’s Wallace not Wally

[@ro4eva]

I enjoyed it immensely, but I thrive on the amusement I get during the movie. Others seem to care more about the final outcome. So many notable characters were killed in Apokolips War that the survivors seemingly regarded it as a Pyrrhic victory. The toll inflicted was so devastating that they essentially begged Flash to release them from their nightmare. And at this point, those who care more about the final outcome likely became frustrated. I understand why -- it's as if the movie turned into a bad dream, and the person who dreamt it woke up at the end, thus, making the movie a waste of time. But I still enjoyed it for what it was, which is a DCU Animated Film, and I happen to love them in general.

[@brandongary8234]

Aqua man and his lady didn't last 10 minutes

[@Nempo13]

@@ro4eva This is because people didn't understand what was going to happen from the very beginning. That animated run followed the New 52 universe which was literally a bunch of stories inside of a Flashpoint universe. It was always going to end with Flash undoing it all.

[@MGmirkin]

*off him *off Swamp Thing.

[@danielhaire6677]

In JL: Doom, I think it's interesting to note that in the reactions of the Justice League after dealing with the contingency plans and Vandal Savage was Hal Jordan's, AKA Green Lantern. Unlike the other League members, he wasn't against the plans but was concerned that their security was so apparently easy to break through. A few friends and I talked about this when the movie first came out. We all quickly agreed that this was likely due to Jordan's past compared to the others. Someone going rogue was an uncomfortable theoretical situation for most of the League, especially extremely moral individuals like Superman. Jordan, however, had already been through that exact scenario once before. His mentor, Sinestro, went utterly rogue, enslaving his own sector in accordance with his own ideas on order.

[@Juandon1989]

@@citizensane4387I would argue that if a justice league member willingly went rogue and was aware of Batman’s contingencies then they would just adapt around it and counter it. You can’t defend against something you don’t see coming.

[@christopherlh4379]

Justice League: Doom, not JL: War.

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@@christopherlh4379 Thanks. Fixed it.

[@gregorturner9421]

@@danielhaire6677 batmans reply when it all came out was the most telling, when asked what the counter to himself was his answer was simple..justice league.

[@thegrimreaper990]

I can agree on many things from this list but Batman contingency plans sure ain't suprising to me.

[@robgraham5697]

Whenever I see anything about Injustice I think, "The Joker won."

[@ro4eva]

Quite the punch line.

[@Ratface0007]

Batman’s fault.

[@4oki_Tatsuy420]

How to ambush Apokalips correctly: 1. Let Batman do the planning 2. Make sure no camera is present 3. Give Cyborg an anti hacking software

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[@Hassanmalik-8118]

The biggest surprise to me was in "Injustice" when flash was gonna die if the fact that he could not outrun the blast was not shocking enough the fact that no justice leaguer went to save him gave me creeps

[@noickish]

Unmasking redhood is the one that really got me shocked when I first watched it and I loved it

[@DTSephiroth]

Under the Red Hood is still one of my favs. Can't tell you how many times I've watched it.

[@tmaziriri]

Immediately knew that opening scene of Apokolips War would be ranked top. Brutal AF.

[@SG-bs6dm]

I recommend to anyone who enjoyed the Injustice animated movie you should read the comic series. I read it when it came out and it was amazing (and kinda heartbreaking too!)

[@arturosandovalsaito2704]

Either that or play the video games. I still have no idea how an animated movie can fail in both worlds.

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@@arturosandovalsaito2704 What do mean by fail? It was a different adaptation of the story, as the video game's plot can't work as a straightforward movie, and the comics were too much material to properly include.

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21:38 I like how for that brief second, when the lightning flashes you could see Jason’s bruise face that he endured from Joker

[@roshanchachane142]

DC animated movies are on whole another level, unmatched by anything Marvel or Disney could ever achieve. Only if DCEU would just emulate 50 per cent of DC animation

[@O-DogKubrick]

I agree with you on number 17, 16, 5, & 4. They were definitely shocking. And yet, Mark Hamill is still the best choice as Joker.

[@Storm2war]

for me shocking moment was the fact that like 95% of heroes were killed off in the apokolips war and I didn't get to see it properly see the fight scenes themselves

[@firestuka8850]

Seeing Starfire's intestines on the floor at the base of titan tower was metal as hell

[@peterl.104]

@@firestuka8850they used the thumbnail for this video but didn’t even refer to the scene. I’m glad you brought it up.

[@robertslaytin5313]

It makes it even worse when you consider that a few characters were introduced or added to the roster off screen. You see Kid Flash 3 times in the DCAMU and one of them is a flashback. We see the new kid flash once at the start of the movie, and once when he's dead, like wtf we just met this kid and he's already dead

[@Storm2war]

@@robertslaytin5313 plus the flying girl that we see at the end of the second teen titans movie...i wish these new characters will be featured plus some from justice league like MM hawkman and so on

[@Ariisbane]

I don’t understand what’s wrong with a hero killing a villain, less villains will use the idea of knowing the hero wont kill them no matter what they do and will just do even worse stuff. It also leaves less of a threat because now the villain wouldn’t just escape prison and do the same evil stuff they do.

[@ro4eva]

"I don’t understand what’s wrong with a hero killing a villain"

[@cameronjr8]

That thumbnail is totally gruesome.

[@Gor85]

There are so many. Batman accidentally endangers his friends,Superman kills Elite(or not), Thomas Wayne is Batman,Superman kills his wife,Joker's end. Tim Drake killing Joker is horror movie. I remember. Saw on youtube. Few years ago. Seeing Tim crying is heartwrenching. Gordon being Jack the Ripper is terrifying. Unmasking the Red Hood reminds of Arkham Knight. Really does. How Knightwing used Batman's tacticts against him,set traps(human can't survive or surpass that). Apokalips ambush is really terrifying. Real scary. Pretty good no 1

[@hellrider22393]

For number 20, i get how things went bad but also i think the team should have realized how easy it is for any of them to go bad. So its good for bats to have a plan to handle that

[@AJ_Steele]

Batman who experiments on himself with bat DNA to remove an illness and accidentally turns himself into a vampire? Sounds kind of………..morbid. 😂

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

I'd add Batman: Mask of the Phantasm. The reveal that Phantasm was not her father, but actually Andrea, Bruce's former lover.

[@Roblox-gh5ze]

the reason why batman said flash was "too slow" was because batman didnt want flash to die he knew flash was fast enough

[@Roblox-gh5ze]

i likes my own comment

[@adampellett4917]

I'm thinking the Justice League Dark: Apokolips War sequences are the most frightening experiences in animated film's history. My god, I feel so bad for those characters getting slaughtered. Jeez.

[@ro4eva]

Have you watched 'Constantine: City of Demons'? In my opinion, it's even darker. Thankfully there is a rather small amount of comedic relief about 1/3rd of the way through. Again though, it is quite dark for a DCU Animated Film -- easily rated R. That said, it's really good in my view. Highly recommended.

[@firestuka8850]

Don't mess with Dessad. He knows how to build stuff.

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

Apokolips war shows that it's a really bad idea to attack darkseid on his own turf.

[@firestuka8850]

Darkseid is one of the scariest things ever. It literally takes a demon from hell to do him in. I mean, come on. That's Omega tier right there up with Parralax and Necron

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

@@firestuka8850 definitely.

[@thefateofslate9095]

Superman was really out here like 👁👄🔴

[@clarimax]

DC animated movies are so good, if only the live action followed it.

[@ro4eva]

Agreed. I love DCU Animated, especially their DVD/Blu-ray releases.

[@pauldavis9387]

The line from, “Injustice” that got me was when the Joker tells Batman that he was tired of loosing so he decided to go after Superman as that was the Easy Mode. Brutal take down.

[@Herowebcomics]

Gorden was a shocking twist! I can understand why he did what he did but still!

[@riyanwhyte8365]

This list is made up mostly of batman stuff. This proves he's the goat. ❤

[@joselopez7973]

8:46 "There is a difference between you and me. We both looked into the abyss, but when it looked back at us, you blinked!" Bad. Ass.

[@roywilliams660]

An Excellent Strategy for Superman in Superman vs The Elite.

[@bruja2591]

Justice League Dark Apocalypse was crazy

[@Redpanda1214]

DC animation was amazing

[@jimbo9208]

was it still is

[@bobbythepirate1430]

For me, Batman RIGGING DARKSIEDS PLANET TO EXPLODE THEN TELLING HIM TO HIS FACE, was tops. Lil kid me was taken aback. Way aback. Aghast even. Stunned.

[@kjpierson1152]

"In light of the betrayal...we need to decide if Batman should continue to fund the league" "Oh shit...we might have to foot the bill instead?" Also: "Where's he go?" "Orbit....he went into orbit...at mach 7"

[@shane7358]

Apocalypse was truly something

[@PaulaABurnham]

What about The Flash in Injustice? His death is so sudden

[@Dee_Rose]

Flash point was brutal seeing everyone fight and what happened to reverse flash crazy

[@TheEzone87]

Batman vs robin, Batman bad blood, team titans vs justice league, it’s so many u could’ve pulled from

[@HEARTSFORYOUGUYS.]

Every moment in the flashpoint paradox was pretty shocking

[@PokeMadness1996]

TTG killing Batman’s parents should be here

[@deverickdotson1263]

Ttg?

[@arrjunramesh]

The most laziest writing goes to Nightwing's Death.

[@lacrartezorok4975]

I don't know why so many people swear that Batman kills the Joker in DKR.

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

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[@mikedelvalle931]

Hush, really? The amount of people that hated it far outweighs those who liked it.

[@blockbuster6787]

The way in the movie that they got tear up like paper is really unsettling

[@manuelgrothe608]

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[@chubbypanduh]

Batman under the red hood was a masterpiece! We need another movie just like this!!!

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20:08 “…WATCH THE YOUNG ROBIN BREAK DOWN AFTER PERMANENTLY STOPPING THE CLOWN!!!” 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥

[@Laramaria2]

Batman telling his biological son to get out of the way so he can get to Dick makes me cry every single time.

[@davidchism6081]

2:38. Haven't seen Game of Thrones, but oof. That happened.

[@eddihurta7173]

At timestamp 2:37 it's f*n hilarious how steppenwolf and the parademon are just standing there like Steppenwolf: Hey isn't that Darkseid my boss, my commander, my daddy, my love? Why is he on the floor? *Him and Parademon get EVISCERATED* ☠️💀

[@dbl2961]

Jason’s mom working with the joker, betraying him, and jason’s death shouldve been on here

[@juanmata9814]

1. The Death of Superman 2. Reign of The Supermen 3. Superman Batman Apocalypse 4. Batman The Dark Knight Returns Part 2 5. Injustice 6. Justice League Dark Apocalypse War 7. Superman Red Son 8. Superman vs The Elite 9. Batman Beyond Return of The Joker 10. Batman Hush 11. Batman The Killing Joke 12. Justice League The Flashpoint Paradox

[@restionSerpentine]

I remember Tim Drake Robin, pushing Joker into electrical wires

[@exclusiveaccess85]

All I have to say is Wowwwwww I love this kind of videos thank you

[@knowledgehunter8919]

DC animation is way better than their movies.

[@jimbo9208]

that mean all the animated movies are bad

[@victorowen2592]

@@jimbo9208I wanna say from 2000-2010 they were great right now they are hit and miss but the stories are more comic book accurate. Something’s can be done via animation that takes less time and money then live action

[@paulfranklin59]

​@@victorowen2592agree for years DC owned animation once the avengers came out is when marvel became really big in cinema its also around when DC animation sorta took a fall all in all tho DC owns still in animation but marvel has quickly caught up over the years aswell in that category

[@keranuba]

Apokolips War is sublime!

[@maksymilianziele28]

Nr 11 was the most shocking moment in my opinion. I thought rather Batman killed the Joker and then he still heard the voice from the corpse as a hallucination, because his mind at first refused to believe what he had just done.

[@ff3player]

He did killed The Joker what happen was in his mind

[@siindree]

The most shocking moment is how many of these are missing from HBO's "DC" section. Or it's region-locked, I don't know...

[@deionisgnarly111]

This list should be the top 20 times batman was the plot twist

[@nyoko8288]

I've never watched injustice but all that runs through my head at that scene is imagining how Damian felt because he ended up killing his older brother and you could hear how devastated he was

[@bernarddebosejr6986]

Wow great video

[@TheSchaef47]

12:01 Frank Welker got some major Fred energy going on there

[@jamesharding322]

I swear you guys have made this same list 20 times now

[@lowce2345]

The Matt Reeves Batman was an great adoption of the hush story arc

[@troyfew2373]

They should have added the scene where Brainiac turned into the infant cube because of the noise overload......

[@fakemj]

The Riddler twist in the Hush movie was unforgivable. They changed the twist because everybody knew who Hush was already which is bullshit to me. Such an awful setup and execution. Turned my favorite Batman story into total trash.

[@drakependragon8439]

Don't know why the JL would question keeping Batman since 1) he is a founding member 2) he has ways to stop all his plans for stopping the JL. Also hate that they retconned having cyborg in the JL

[@sonicspyrofan5237]

Wonder Woman killing Billy (Shazam’s true form) in Flashpoint Paradox was definitely the most shocking for me. I’ve told you all this before- that scene was enough to make me vow never to watch that movie again.

[@firestuka8850]

She got a couple of nasty kills in that movie too, including hanging Steve Trevor/Oliver Queen? I forgot who she lasso'ed. It's been a while

[@thesaturdaynightspecial9553]

Wonder Woman hangs Steve Trevor with her lasso in Flashpoint…Until I see that in live action then I haven’t lived my best life.

[@DisabledgamerJ1]

So what is the thumbnail from?

[@SBaby]

8:30 - This scene is done better in the comics, because there when he goes down, he slams the back of his neck against a jagged rock, and that is what kills him, not the baton.

[@randyc.1766]

I liked when catwoman figured out what drives batman, why he cant stop being the dark knight, when she asked him to go away with her.

[@rickywyness5230]

Wonder Woman in Flashpoint was just... haunting.

[@drmnez]

I know the heroes killing the villains is to maintain characters and story options, but eliminating those bad guys would save countless lives

[@washgaming5825]

This list would’ve been reduced to a Top 10 if it was limited to ACTUALLY shocking things.

[@johnaplin9848]

I always think about return of the jokers flashback chronicling the joker torturing a robin into being his adopted son it is still so terrifying and the young robin breaking into crying after shooting the joker is so depressing it’s cruel by design and I love it but thinking about the reason joker gives for his worst crimes and what he is doing never adds up to his actions and always keeps me thinking

[@sparklessss26]

Bruhh that thumbnail tho 💀