Top 10 Satisfying Deaths in DC Animated Movies & TV Shows

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[@marcusyates3044]

Top 20 Animated DC Shows! Top 20 Young Justice Episodes! Top 10 Batman: TBATB Episodes! Top 20 Superman Villains! Top 10 Batman Anti Heroes! Top 10 DC Supervillain Teams!

[@jonathanhahn6955]

Joe Chill Face Justice (Batman: The Brave And The Bold)

[@dominictrujillo3323]

The Day The Clown Died 👍

[@hunterrousseau3770]

​@@dominictrujillo3323agreed 💯

[@hunterrousseau3770]

Top 10 DC Friendships

[@BigFella117]

Just think, from the time it took Batman’s bullet to pass through Reverse Flash’s head, a whole movie happened 🤯

[@khizeryusufzai2185]

Exactly! And twice by people, with guns! Flash should be embarrassed.

[@ro4eva]

"Whoa!" -- Keanu Reeves!

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

One that I would mention would be Tomar-Re in Young Justice. I can’t imagine what he went through constantly being reminded of his greatest failure, whenever the galaxies greatest hero Superman was mentioned. The way he honorably gave his life to save New Genesis helped him die with a clear conscience, knowing he was able to save that world.

[@clerkwithamouth]

Gotta say, the fact that the Joker's death in the diner scene of Death in the Family not being at least an honorable mention is kinda disrespectful

[@Batman-lg2zj]

Can’t blame Brian for killing Beldam .

[@Heraldo_Del_Mar]

We all would've done the same if we were in Brion's shoes. Bedlam was irredeemable and needed to be put down to stop the suffering of more metahuman kids he could've trafficked.

[@camortie]

@𝕿𝖔𝖒á𝖘 𝕯. 𝕸𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖆 🇨🇴 a valid point, but answer this, based solely on what we saw in season 4, how much better are the people, both meta and normal, now that The Light is in control of Markovia?

[@Heraldo_Del_Mar]

@@camortie I would say "no good deed goes unpunished" but there's no denying the fact that Brion was being manipulated by that shady mesmer ambassador who's in bed with the Light.

[@camortie]

@𝕿𝖔𝖒á𝖘 𝕯. 𝕸𝖔𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖆 🇨🇴 exactly my point. Brion most likely wanted to kill bedlam for everything he did to their family, but without the interference of the ambassador influence it is highly doubtful he would have acted on that impulse. At least imo anyway.

[@Heraldo_Del_Mar]

@@camortie True enough. But there is the fact that Brion( a Markovian royal and is essentially judge, jury and executioner on his native land) , was goaded into killing his uncle Bedlam by the latter himself. Otherwise Brion would've given his uncle a huge slap on the wrist to continue trafficking metahuman kids and people would suffer as a result of that poor decision. So half of Brion DID want Bedlam dead, regardless of whatever the Team thinks.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

Don’t forget Sunny Jim and Whutzat in Lobo.

[@Herowebcomics]

They are all satisfying,but the Joker's is the best!

[@princessnatasha21]

Sooooooo Bedlam basically human Scar?

[@jamesstrain1631]

It's funny with Slade in teen titans. Even though he was killed he eventually came back from the dead thanks to trigon and the titans as well.

[@hiitsalex6780]

Remember Reverse Flash is a living paradox. So, he never dead.

[@cameronmcewen9666]

Where does it say that?

[@khizeryusufzai2185]

Imagine i he returns in the Tommorrowverse

[@aidanhever3369]

Here are some honorable mentions: - The Mad Hatter Lost His Head, Literally (Batman: Bad Blood) - Gregory Belson's Cowardly Escape Gone Wrong (Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero) - Dana Blew Up Patrick's Mouse House (Batman Beyond)

[@matthewchelette9088]

I knew the Joker was going to be number 1. Mark Hamill’s Joker is incredible. The Joker is not only Batman’s greatest enemy but also has many versions of him that are evil. In Batman Beyond Return of the Joker he tortured and brainwashed Tim instead of killing him like he does to Jason in the comics. Also the Joker has caused so much hurt to a Batman and his friends.

[@houndofoblivion]

Exactly what I expected.

[@bleachfan2.029]

No surprise there, in fact I’d be surprised if the joker wasn’t on the list

[@Bman32x]

That movie encapsulated me even as a kid. I couldn’t believe how dark it got then how satisfying it was to see him finally be ended (sort of). Made me believe in Terry McGinnis that much more

[@bethelsheunesumasukume352]

In number 8, Owlman pretty much did it to himself. Whan Batman sent him to that cold uninhabitable Earth, the owl-themed supervillain had the option to either: 1) Use the dimension-traveling device to transport himself to another Earth, or.... 2) deactivate the Q.E.D bomb. Yet ultimately, he chose to let the bomb explode.

[@anthonyherring5329]

To my understanding when he said "it doesn't matter now" I'm thinking he meant that it didn't matter what he would try he wouldn't have time

[@bethelsheunesumasukume352]

@@anthonyherring5329 to my understanding, as the bomb was getting ready to detonate, there was a button with the opinion to deactivate the bomb. I'm thinking that when he said it didn't matter, what he meant was that it didn't matter if he died or not. Also, during his second fight with Batman, he said that nothing mattered.

[@ro4eva]

Owl man was quite fond of claiming shit don't matter.

[@bethelsheunesumasukume352]

@@ro4eva to the point where he didn't even value his own life.

[@helix5441]

@@anthonyherring5329he means it doesnt matter cause its no longer prime earth, meaning theres a version of him that does press the button

[@TITANMAN251]

1:57 She's To Evil no Morse for the Families and Kids she Killed so had to be Put Down, Props to Harley Quinn!

[@darknessunknown4384]

In the censored version of Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker, The Joker's death played out differently. Instead of shooting him,Tim Drake shoved The Joker into a water tank, causing some electric cables to wrap around him, The Joker slipped, as he was getting up, and accidentally threw a switch, electrocuting himself. Although I like uncensored death better, I do appreciate the fact he was essentially killed the same way twice in the censored version; albeit through different means.

[@SnazzyjazzBro]

A poetic death either way: Death by using a similar method on via Tim Drake (Electrocution) or Death by his favorite weapon

[@jplaister159]

Victor freezes death wasn't satisfying it was sad and emotional 😢.

[@bethelsheunesumasukume352]

In number 6, as brutal as the Baron's death was, it was also necessary. At least, that's what Brion thought.

[@bleachfan2.029]

And it pisses me off the the “heros” said that he crossed a line they don’t cross……………🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ what stupidity, you’d let a dictator live? Why? Could they not hear the people chanting freedom? If they can’t kill a monster then stop being a hero

[@Brklynking93]

​@bleachfan2.029 EXACTLY!!!! THIS RIGHT HERE IS WHY I CANT STAND HEROES AND THEIR DUMB LOGIC

[@bleachfan2.029]

@@Brklynking93 have you seen the movie Batman under the red hood? I was watching it and the red hood made a good point. 😅I don’t want to go into detail if you haven’t seen it because it’d ruin the movie

[@Brklynking93]

@bleachfan2.029 I have. And I agreed with red hood. But I also agree with batman explanation on why HE doesn't kill He already acknowledged he's always walking on that tight rope, and if he does kill, he might turn into something worse than the joker. My thing is, why doesnt The police or courts just execute him smh.

[@bethelsheunesumasukume352]

@chazzhero I'm certain that's why the heroes don't kill in general.

[@rogeanneg7766]

Top 10 young justice moments would be awesome

[@HShango]

They were good, but it will never be able to be justice league, old school teen titans and DCAU movies too.

[@rogeanneg7766]

@@HShango I agree 1000%

[@darkneon5637]

Good Idea

[@jamalvargas6146]

Bronze Tiger In Deathstroke Knights and Dragons (2020) I like Bronze Tiger but not in this cartoon good one though

[@prowolf633]

Animation needs to go back to writing satisfying villain deaths like these again! We gotta drop that annoyingly insistence on forgiving, redemption, and forcing mercy all the time!

[@corenasue]

I agree they deserve death!

[@misterOrca4]

Amén.

[@dafilmqueen556]

If that's what it takes, good, but let's not forget to rework our brains to relive that old morbid nostalgia, or else, we end up thinking they ain't gonna die. I would know, it's been so long since I've seen a movie with a satisfying villain death that I've forgotten how it feels..

[@potatomatop9326]

Every death in Dark Apokolips War is satisfying.

[@marcusyates3044]

Cyborg: "Looks like I get the last word... Suck it, bitches"

[@thechad4485]

Watching the worst versions of those characters get violently shredded was pure catharsis.

[@ro4eva]

Adds to the flavor -- just ask the para-doomsdays.

[@TITANMAN251]

2:56 When Owlman Look into the Abyss, He Blinked and not Batman.

[@justinsullivan8250]

Is there anyone here talking about Lex Luthor killing Grodd in Justice League Unlimited?

[@MariuigiKhed]

BS, Freeze's death in Batman Beyond wasn't satisfying! It was tragic! Him killing Dr. Melanie was satisfying!

[@VictorPerez-lx9tf]

Me, too, my friend, mister freeze's death was very bitter sweet and seeing Turing Dr. Melanie into the world's human popsicle was very satisfying.

[@michaelcurtin524]

I have to say, Reverse Flash might be dead for now but I have a feeling that the Negative Speed Force will allow him to come back

[@MKF30]

I love how dark and morbid DC deaths and stories are. I still remember as a kid getting creeped out by Freezes head being alive then put in a new body but glad he went out a hero.

[@levian21vt]

It's these dark deaths that make me more a dc fan than marvel I don't want relatable characters I want dark obscene outrageous ones

[@MKF30]

@@levian21vt Yeah same, because while Marvel is fun I feel of the two they're less realistic and more saturday morning cartoon with their execution compared to DC which has messed up, darker stuff that you hear about in real life. It delivers the fantasy element but also a bit more grounded than Marvel's "good guys always win" stories compared to DC where alot of messed up stuff happens.

[@jonathonsirlord8251]

2:38 She still managed to talk without her head & body attached so not that dead

[@autumbreeze1129]

I love Thawne's demise. As stated, we get to see it twice and the idea of Thawne's last thoughts being how he's going to hell despite all his best efforts is so very satisfying. Plus, I love that he likely was thinking of the irony that, had he not pushed Flash to create Flashpoint or just let Flash undo it instead of stopping him, he wouldn't have ended up with a hole in his head

[@ro4eva]

Even the name, Thawne, conjures a desire to kick ass.

[@HShango]

Seeing reverse flash die several different times is satisfying 😅

[@jediclonekag13]

I'm so freaking happy that Joker's death in "Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker" came out on top. It's so satisfying.

[@ellnats]

normally im pissed off when joker makes #1 on a list, but a list like this, im so happy

[@Robin-6525]

You know its funny. In batman TAS the joker never did anything majorly terrible but then batman beyond return of the joker had him do the worst thing ever

[@monkeyking2003]

I just realized Zoom referenced sudden impact

[@albertPI007]

Nice top list. I kind of feel bad about Bedlam's demise because Brion was a great member of the outsiders, but thanks of the annoying moral code from his former partners, he is now seeing as the bad guy.

[@rvd7780]

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[@FuturisticPast1515]

I know James Woods is great as Hades but how he preformed as Owlman was a jaw dropper

[@corymorimacori1059]

“I’m a man who comes from a higher ground, and I say DC is a whole step down! I've been spitting out hits since both Fingertips! So use the tip of your fingers and read my lips!” Stevie Wonder

[@BAgameboy64]

Lor Zod's death at the end of Young Justice Phantoms should have been on this list.

[@FrancistheBrave]

I felt sorry for the reverse flash he got shot from another batman from another time line and he had a bullet hole in his head like damn 😭😭😭😭

[@ghostchaser1631]

Joker and Reverse Flash are definitely at the top of the list for a reason. You know a villain is a huge badass when you have to send them to Hell more than once.

[@johnhood4029]

The joker had an alternate death where instead of being shot he slipped on water and pulled a lever that activated electrical equipment on a wet floor to soaked joker basically killing himself with electricity

[@rafailkarampetsos6914]

If it wasn't for Batman 89 we wouldn't have such dark DC

[@chillwill2918]

I'm a believer in true heroes delife villains/enemies, not keep them alive and/or save them from certain doom/delifing just for them to commit more evil acts. I never liked nor trusted Terra in Teen Titans.

[@corenasue]

This is why people love Marvel more they kill their enemies and don't let them live like Wolverine he kills his enemies by using his claws and DC heroes just piss me off just FUCKING KILL THEM IT'S NOT THAT HARD AND THEY NEED TO DIE FOR ALL OF THE SUFFERING THE CAUSED!

[@camortie]

Ok, a valid point, but I have to ask if heros started killing the people they stopped, where does the hero end and the vigilaty begin?

[@corenasue]

@@camortie IDK?

[@dafilmqueen556]

That statement is only true in cases where the villain is awful even after being shown mercy. Technically saving a villains life even after everything should be a true hero move as long as it doesn't backfire and result in needless death. My argument is that saving a villain is only wrong when they are irredeemable and unwilling to pay back your kindness with kindness. Just saying..

[@camortie]

@sue johnson what don't you know, elaborate please.

[@autumbreeze1129]

What's interesting about Joker's demise is there are 2 different versions, the uncut version and TV version... and it's actually hard to say which is more satisfying. The end version, shown in the clips from this video, is satisfying because it's so abrupt and it completely takes Joker, as well as us, completely off guard. In the TV version, however, Tim gains control and fights Joker, causing him to get tangled in electric cables on a wet floor and Joker slips, turning on the power and electrocuting himself. The latter is satisfying because, not only did Tim break Joker's hold, but Joker died in the equivalent of slipping on a banana peel. Quite a fitting end for the Clown Prince of Crime, don't you think?

[@camortie]

On #6, it has to be taken into consideration that Geoforce was possibly being psychically manipulated when he killed his uncle. It was revieled shortly after this that Markovia's ambassador was a metahuman phychic, and the newest member of vandle savages light, and he was nearby when bedlamb was executed.

[@AKWolf24]

10 is only satisfying just because it was so convoluted and unnecessary to change Hush's identity

[@trexadvent4726]

What's up with Mark Hamill's_Joker having the most satisfying death by getting killed by his own creation who becomes a problem for Batman Beyond later on?

[@marcjameswhelan]

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[@dylanbanocy7729]

I was rooting for reverse flash the whole time :/

[@Heraldo_Del_Mar]

Brion was in his rights when he executed Bedlam. To hell with the Team's "crossing the line" opinion.

[@bleachfan2.029]

Seriously, the guy was experimenting on people turning them into monsters for the highest bidder and committed murder he needed to be put down and screw their ideas on “crossing the line “ there’s a point we’re you must say enough

[@Heraldo_Del_Mar]

​@@bleachfan2.029My thoughts exactly. Bedlam forcefully experimented on kids to be metahuman weapons including his own niece after having his sister and brother in law assassinated in a power grab for the throne. Anyone that irredeemable shouldn't be given a slap on the wrist when the opportunity to put him down presents itself.

[@jericocastro4670]

Hey please can you do some top 10 dinosaur next please🙏🙏🙏

[@dafilmqueen556]

Lol, the amount of puns in just the Reverse Flash entry 😂😆

[@donkeykong6426]

12:00 lets just say he learned about lion hearted the hard especially when they are *solid* ,rough fighters

[@Zaelin94]

Reverse Flash is the worst kind of villain because he's powerful and petty.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

Not only should Darkseid have been counted, it should have been number 1!

[@kleine.5438]

For the Batman beyond movie I like the version better when he gets electrocuted off-screen instead

[@TITANMAN251]

7:34 Even Batman Spares Joe Chill, the Spectre did Him a Favor

[@theosmith6275]

Top 10 satisfying deaths in the Arrowverse

[@zacharyfrierson6972]

I'm glad Freeze died a hero.

[@jacobdrolet4262]

What about toyman and doomsday in superman doomsday and brainiac in superman unbound.

[@HUNTERTV97]

Can you make for DC movie and tv series?

[@JonathanCarlosGamerOfficial]

Owl Man! Before he dies he says “It doesn’t matter” hahaha 😂😅

[@TITANMAN251]

5:15 I guess Halo was right breaking up with Geo Force.

[@rmannayr2129]

REVERSE FLASH DYING WAS DEFINITELY SATISFYING!

[@jonathanhahn6955]

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[@EddieRaccioppi]

for some reason i cant listen to this dudes voice over work here. just cant make it through the video lol

[@kicker3186]

I think it’s cuz his name is “young dueces”

[@olleselin]

Hey guys, how much does WatchMojo and MsMojo really contribute to KZbin?

[@TheRManProds]

WELL THAT WAS SATISFYING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Artisan1979]

5:05 his new, cloned body, due to damage in his DNA, began to revert to its subzero-only state. That also played a role in his reversion back to being a villain besides Derek Powers's and Miranda Lake's attempt to biopsy his organs.

[@marcusyates3044]

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[@maddestmike5791]

Is #1 gonna be what I think it is? *sees #1* Yes, just as it should be. ^^

[@brucwayn6403]

#3 the only teentitans series worth watching and well deserved for the bronze

[@rmannayr2129]

WELL THAT WAS SATISFYING!

[@juanmata9814]

1. The Death of Superman 2. Reign of The Supermen 3. Batman Beyond Return of The Joker 4. Batman Hush 5. Superman Doomsday My Favorite Best DC animated movies ever

[@AliG6252010]

I’m sorry but what the hell is the point of shooting reverse flash in the forehead? THE MAN ALREADY HAS A HOLE IN HIS FOREHEAD

[@LarvaAsia]

As stated, we get to see it twice and the idea of Thawne's last thoughts being how he's going to hell despite all his best efforts is so very satisfying.

[@Killua_Morales]

1. Bright's death in Batman Beyond was way more satisfying than Mr. Freeze. Remember, he was the cause of the death of Terry's father 2. Joker's last line, "That's not funny" was the most ironic lube un anything DC related.

[@jaredquinney204]

What a bunch of screwed up lives

[@jamecamcclellan9551]

When they feel some type away for a hero killing the villain it pisses me off . Maybe we should let the villain go so they can kill you 😡

[@dafilmqueen556]

I'm noticing that pattern only holds true in DC. It's funny really-Marvel has so many morally gray characters that never get called out on their murderous habits, but DC does this to an annoyingly daily basis. I don't think the problem is with the heroes, but rather DC's determination to shove that no kill morality down their audience throats despite knowing full well that their villains have every right to be murdered and pretty much not right at all being this hard to punish for their crimes. Plus, we are talking about DC, the same company who sexualizes Nightwing on a daily basis and consistently ignores his history of being sexually assaulted, I don't want to think about DC comics with that knowledge in mind, they could be failing now for all I care, I'm gonna create my own DC universe but give villains brutal deaths like no other..

[@RobertoTheOriginalManFromTheA]

I like Professor Zoom in the Suicide Movie and The Flash Movie...2 of the best animated movies...for DC...too bad that doesn't transfer over the live action ones😢

[@TITANMAN251]

11:24 Either 1989, This Version or the Arkhamverse, I Guess Joker Could really had the Last Laugh.

[@BlimpCityFeeder]

Max H. Quinn continues to be horrible with no end in sight. Thank goodness it’s not canon. Condolences to A. Sorkin’s family & friends.

[@nikineo]

"You cross a line we dont cross."Duhh Nightwing would you like to elaborate?? I mean under the guys control everyone was literally suffer!!

[@tranz2deep]

It honestly wasn't just the betrayal or that he'd been stuck with the same emotionally dulled degeneration he'd suffered the first time that broke Fries; it was the combination. While they saw use in him, Powers and that evil wench gave Fries the hope that someone cared. The hope being shown as a lie killed his heart. It's telling that Mr. Freeze's final words were telling Terry he was the only one who cared about Victor... as the man had truly ceased to care about himself.

[@TITANMAN251]

7:40 Superman's Lucky to Healed and Survived. We All Lucky Too.

[@benfreiler4054]

Wait.. if Joker was killed in Batman TAS, then how did the same version of Joker cameo in the later animated Justice League franchise?

[@ro4eva]

"When the abyss looked back at us, YOU blinked!" -- Yes, Batman, you're a smooth operator.

[@axels3188]

I think Joker’s Death in Bat,an beyond the movie was the number 1 Villain’s death in DMAU.

[@SorenDaein]

One detail not mentioned in the Number 1 pick is that Terry McGinnis aka "Batman Beyond" actually managed to make the Joker lose his shit.

[@TITANMAN251]

10:00 Times Up Reverse Flash. Nice Headshot Batman (Thomas Wayne).

[@allisontucker9874]

Superman’s death in The Death of Superman (of course he comes back in the reign of the supermen) still makes me cry to this day

[@shockwave12867]

Are we going to forget about the paradooms from justice league dark apokolips war Right

[@whatever20030]

Reverse flash’s death in suicide squad hell to pay. Was perfect, especially as tied into flashpoint.

[@andrewkind2820]

Spoiler Alert Slade returns in Season 4 as a servant of Raven’s demonic father Trigon

[@Kingsupertrunks]

I guess I really don't know what happened to Luthor and Darkseid on the last episode of the Justice League : Unlimited I mean they are their and then aren't what happened to them no one knows never seen again and that is how it ends

[@jirehrodriguezgarcia4971]

Reverse flash isnt zoom cause zoom and reverse flash are two different people. If I am not mistake

[@bslredhood9837]

Give us a authority R-rated animated movie

[@TITANMAN251]

6:28 Alive or Dead, Bruce Wayne Avenged his Parents.

[@samoliver2021]

These Super bad dudes may have gotten there just deserts, but they often come at a high price.

[@manoftheusajones5147]

TOP 10 Ugliest Cartoons

[@brandoneisleytan7424]

I hate that reverse flash dies

[@brandoneisleytan7424]

By that damn idiot deadshot