Summary

TheDCEUis occupy with some of comics ' most recognizable hero , but they can be surprisingly brutal in the right circumstances . Ever since the coming of the franchise with Zack Snyder’sMan of Steelin 2013 , the photographic film of the DCEU have been observably dark than their vis-a-vis and rival franchise , the MCU , with a decidedly edgier tint and visual flair . This grimmer take on a superhero creation certainly was evident inthe DCEU ’s many fight scenes , in which certain heroes made off with some truly fell killing .

Even at their most noble and heroic , many of the protagonists of the DCEU are uncoerced to go to some utmost length to take out their most dangerous scoundrel , abandoning their imposing values for a unmarried glaring exception . Other time , the pic dealership ’s hero show no mercy on even the lowliest of goons , prioritizing cold efficiency in their scrap style over any kind of imposing , non - deadly extra measure in combat . Whatever the case , nearlyevery DCEU moviehas treat audience to some shockingly bloodthirsty kill perform by even their most morally courageous heroes .

10Black Adam Fries A Mercenary To Death

Black Adam

Right out of the gate , Black Adammade it well-defined to the consultation that its titular antihero would n’t shy away from using some utmost wildness as a first resort . This is no well exemplified than Black Adam ’s very first on - cover kill , in which he seize a hapless Intergang Mercenary by the throat and zaps them with consuming lightning until nothing but a skeleton is left . jar in its simpleness , yet brutality , Black Adam ’s casual degree of utmost violence are made clear in no unsealed term early on with this terrific display of power .

9Batman Uses A Grapple Launcher To Kill

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Of all the heroes in comic strip to have a " no kill " ruler , Batman ’s is the most famous , the fictional character oft defined by his refusal to take a liveliness . Funnily enough , most unrecorded - action edition of Batman have killedanyway , but Ben Affleck ’s interpretation takes the cake for overt brutality . Never even pretending to value the sanctity of human life , Batman uses his grappling bait inBatman v Superman : Dawn of Justice ’s famous warehouse fight view to cast away a wooden grating at a goon ’s psyche , splatting them against a hard concrete bulwark and leaving a sickening stain before they ragdoll to the floor .

8Black Adam Kills Sabbac

When Ishmael use Black Adam ’s " kill first , ask doubt later " hero policy against him , he ’s reincarnated as the demon lord Sabbac , prompt Adam to get serious . After getting some help from Hawkman , Black Adam exact reward of Sabbac ’s demon biology bygrabbing him by the hooter , tearing him half down the center with raw strength . It ’s a good thing that Sabbac was a demon with fervent sludge for variety meat , or else this prominent glory kill might ’ve knockedBlack Adamout of PG-13 territory .

7Aquaman Leaves Jesse Kane To Drown In A Submarine

Aquaman

A chaotic social reformer for the ocean , Aquaman has demonstrated that he has little tolerance for those who would abuse the Ocean ’s gifts . After finding the pirate Jesse Kane and his bunch taking over a sub , Aquaman responds in force by pinning Kane to a wall , leaving him to his fate as the submarine take on urine . While Kane ’s death as a violent felon is fairly justified , it ’s heavy to argue that go forth him to slowly succumb to drowning or the insistence of the depths in front of his boy was the most heroical course of action to take , kick in to the birth of Black Manta as Aquaman ’s greatest baddie .

6Superman Snaps Zod’s Neck

Man of Steel

Perhaps the most impactful villain death in all of the DCEU , Superman ’s killing of General Zod inMan of Steelset the tone for the DCEU more than any other unmarried result in the first film . After grappling with his hesitancy to take the lifespan of one the last surviving Kryptonians , Superman is finally have no choice but to split Zod ’s neck after the merciless autocrat mastermind his warmth vision at a terrified group of civilian . It ’s light that Superman wrestled with this decision even in the seconds conduct up to it , mourn the loss of his innocence alongside the first life he took , securing Henry Cavill ’s place as one of thegreatest Superman performer .

5Cassandra Cain Blows Up Black Mask With A Grenade

Birds of Prey

Cassandra Cain inBirds of Preyis a very dissimilar character than her cartoon strip incarnation , being an everyday street stealer rather than a highly - trained assassin . Still , the Cassandra of the DCEU retains one face of her original inspiration – her brutality . Putting her slender - of - hand to honorable use , Cassandra manages to knavishly displume the pin on a grenade she steal from Harley ’s weapon cache onto Sionis , reverse - pickpocketing the explosive onto his person . fortunately , Harley Quinn was able-bodied to pick up on this in time , drop - kicking a stammering Black Mask over the edge of a pier before he explode into a fine blood-red mist .

4Superman Hurls General Amajagh Through Two Walls

While Superman may designedly hold back back much of the time , his encounter with General Amajagh proves that when those he loves are in danger , all bets are off . It was bad enough that Amajagh kill Jimmy Olsen , buthe made the fatal misunderstanding of threatening Lois Lane in front of Superman himself . As a wages , he was pounced on quicker than he could pull a induction , sent through several walls in a affair of seconds . While the DCEU ’s Superman usually pack great concern not to go overboard against human villains , General Amajagh earned a rare moment of ferociousness .

3Steppenwolf Gets Backstabbed and Decapitated

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Steppenwolf was one of thestrongest DCEU villains yet , mean that even the combined endeavor of the Justice League had to waive any pretense of heroic verse in ordination to keep get to the world from his terror . Steppenwolf got served a positively ferocious team approach , starting with Aquaman rather unheroically prod him in the back with a cheap shot . From there , he was hoisted into the air , punched by Superman , and decapitated by Wonder Woman , sending his head sailing through a Boom Tube and under the uncaring boot of his perfection , Darkseid . Steppenwolf ’s death proved the Justice League was n’t above adding insult to injury when it total to superpowered threat on a planetary scale .

2Rick Flagg Crushes Enchantress' Heart

Suicide Squad

Enchantress may have been one of the most unequivocally vicious villains the DCEU has ever testify off , but that does n’t mean her expiry was n’t brutal by PG-13 superhero picture standards . With her heart held captive , Suicide Squad drawing card Rick Flagg demand that the thousand - yr - honest-to-goodness witch release his fan , June Moone . After the villainess calls his bluff , he ’s given no choice but to literally crush the centre of his sexual love interest in his fist , finally end the threat of the Enchantress . Even though the mummify organ was n’t exactly fresh , there ’s no deny the cutting imagery of the noble squad leader shoot asunder a baffle heart with his bare hand .

1Wonder Woman Stabs Ludendorff Through The Chest

Wonder Woman

Throughout her first appearance film , Wonder Woman takes great care not to vote out unless absoultely necesary , even non - lethally dispatching the soldier of the German USA during the iconic trench run scene . Still , she matte she had no choice but to kill General Ludendorff , dramatically impaling him through the heart with her God - Killer sword in an effort to purge out the God of War , Ares . Even for such a clearly morally - bankrupt commander , it ’s hard to swallow the proud Justice League member offing someone in such an inhumane way .

What makes this particular death so brute is not only Diana ’s percipient regret at her actions , but the realization that the God of War , Ares , was n’t using Ludendorff as a camouflage . Instead , Ares took the descriptor of Sir Patrick Morgan , only reveal himself after Ludendorff was slain . Even as an Amazonian warrior princess , it ’s exonerated that Wonder Woman values human life , take a leak Ludendorff ’s graphic death one of the most tragical and brutal in the entireDCEU .

Josh Hartnett looking shocked in Fight or Flight

A collage image of Luke Skywalker in A New Hope

Kaitlyn Santa Juana as Stefanie looking horrified in Final Destination Bloodlines

DCEU Superman villains General Zod Steppenwolf

Dwayne Johnson as Teth-Adam in Black Adam

Black Adam Dwayne Johnson and Sabbac

Jason Momoa’s Aquaman enters a sinking submarine in Aquaman (2018).

Cassandra Cain holding up a diamond in Birds of Prey

General Amajagh holds Amy Adams' Lois Lane hostage in Batman v Superman_ Dawn of Justice

Justice League Trailer Steppenwolf Fight

Ludendorff’s death in 2017’s Wonder Woman.

DC Extended Universe