6 times Marvel and DC superheroes were forced to kill

One of the main rules of different heroes is never to kill anyone, which on many occasions has been one of the biggest challenges in their comics. However, there have been times in cinema when Marvel or DC superheroes have been forced to break their own limits.

Superman kills Zod

In ‘Man of Steel’ by Zack Snyder you can see the origin of the Man of Steel, who, thanks to different circumstances in his life, has sworn not to take the life of anyone. However, at the climax of the plot, Superman is forced to kill General Zodotherwise, the villain could kill an innocent family.

Batman kills the Joker

In the comics, the Dark Knight has had to break his one rule on more than one occasion, no matter how badly it has resulted in the consequences. But it is in the adaptation of Alan Moore’s novel, ‘The Killing Joke’, where Batman can only stop the Joker by killing him.thus fulfilling the role of Clown Prince of Crime.

Spiderman to Sandman

In the closing of Sam Raimi’s trilogy with Tobey Maguire, Peter Parker has a contact with the symbiote, a substance from space that empowers him, in exchange for leading him to evil. It is when Spiderman meets his uncle Ben’s killer, who, in a fit of rage, kills Sandman, even though he survives, but the act remains the same.

Wolverine kills Jean Gray

The third installment of the first “X-Men” film trilogy had many tragic deaths, but one of the most shocking was when Wolverine must kill Jean Graywho has become a threat to all mutants and the world, and against his will, he pulls out his claws and ends the life of his great love.

Doctor Manhattan kills Rorschach

Zack Snyder appears again, this time in the adaptation of another of Alan Moore’s masterpieces as “Watchmen”. On very few occasions, Dr. Manhattan intervenes in human affairs, but it is when Rorschach decides to expose Ozymandias’ plans that he is disintegrated by the powerful Jonathan Osterman.

Deadpool kills Ajax

Let’s just say the chatty mercenary doesn’t have the most impeccable moral code of all and his kill counter extends into the dozens. But the time Deadpool killed Ajax in the first Ryan Reynolds movie was one of the few times his rival put him in such a predicament that he had no choice but to put a bullet in his skull.