Most gruesome deaths in American animation

[maczero]

I'm talking about animation aimed at kids.

[Lavenderpaw]

The Huntsclan in American Dragon:Jake Long.

[maczero]

The Huntsclan in American Dragon:Jake Long.
What happened to them?

[Lavenderpaw]

What happened to them?

They pretty much exploded inside a vortex of total demise writhing around in a vain attempt to escape while moaning in severe agony.:ack:

[HG Revolution]

Deadman-possed Batman killing Devil Ray wasn't exactly gruesome, but it was pretty shocking.

Also, replace all the robots with humans and Samurai Jack would essentially be Kill Bill (I wonder what they'll do with the movie).

[Kentaro Doe]

The only gruesome death that comes to mind is one that didn't make it into the final cut.

The Black Cauldron was originally going to have a part where one of the Horned King's minions was melted by smoke from the cauldron.

I have a picture of a cel from that scene if anyone wants to see it. But I warn you, it is very disturbing.

[BackLash]

Superman 90's
Kurt Bowman - Executed via Gas Chamber for murdering a woman and framing an innocent man.
Bruno Mannheim - Blown up in a nuclear explosion after being betrayed by Darksied.
Dan Turpin - Vaporized into literally nothing by Darksied

Beast Wars
Dinobot 1 (if it counts) - Beaten to death by the Preadacons while successfully savinng the entire human race.

Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Judge Doom - Eroded and melted into "the dip".

Dinsey's Tarzan
Clayton - Hung himself unintentionally while trying to kill Tarzan.

Oliver & Company
Roscoe and DeSoto - Electricuted on subway train tracks.
Sykes - Run over by a train.

[DarthGonzo]

The giant Ursula from Little Mermaid was stabbed right in the chest (or was it stomach) by a broken bow of a ship. Ouch!

[The Nameless]

The Lion King:
Mufasa - You KNOW why.
Scar - Eaten alive by his own minions.

Simba's Pride, as you may know, originally had a scene where Zira lets go of the cliff, in effect committing suicide. It was cut.

[Anyone00]

Does the 'death' of Batgirl/Barbra Gordon count when she was thrown from a tall building by Scarecrow and slammed into a car?

[Frank Castle]

Does the 'death' of Batgirl/Barbra Gordon count when she was thrown from a tall building by Scarecrow and slammed into a car?
That was really brutal. Seeing her smack the windshield was just cringeworthy. Also Bane's electrocution looked gruesome too even though he supposedly died after throwing the Batsignal at Batman and Gordon.

[Jave]

When Joker dies in the "Return of the Joker" movie, mainly because it happened off-screen. Joker slips in water, grabs and activates an electric switch, then we cut to the others witnessing in horror. The audience can only imagine what happened to Joker after that.

[HG Revolution]

When Joker dies in the "Return of the Joker" movie, mainly because it happened off-screen. Joker slips in water, grabs and activates an electric switch, then we cut to the others witnessing in horror. The audience can only imagine what happened to Joker after that.

Have you seen the uncut version? The death's almost less scary in it's graphic detail and simplicity (plus it strengthens the movie's anti-gun message, which WB probably wasn't fond of given how they worked so hard to cover up The Iron Giant's existence to please the NRA).

[Harlan_Phoenix]

You can't imagine how wide eyed Toyman's death in Superman: Doomsday made me. That movie did not pull any punches, and "Superman" dropping Toyman onto that car was crazy.

[Anwar]

The little girls' father's death at the beginning of "Heavy Metal".

Nasty.

[Dudley]

The little girls' father's death at the beginning of "Heavy Metal".

Nasty.

That's not really a children's movie anyway.

[Tobias]

The deaths of Goliath's clan in Gargoyle's 'Awakening'. Sure they were made of stone when it happened, but they were still living creatures. And later when they flash back to it, seeing the face of Coldstone just laying there in 'City of Stone' just made it all the more disturbing.

[Jave]

Have you seen the uncut version? The death's almost less scary in it's graphic detail and simplicity (plus it strengthens the movie's anti-gun message, which WB probably wasn't fond of given how they worked so hard to cover up The Iron Giant's existence to please the NRA).There's an uncut version?

**Looks at Imdb.com**

Wow, I never thought it went through so many edits, but if the Joker's death scene was meant to be like that, it's probably a lot less gruesome. The off-screen electrocution works better, I believe, as it certainly doesn't change how disturbing it was.

[HG Revolution]

There's an uncut version?

**Looks at Imdb.com**

Wow, I never thought it went through so many edits, but if the Joker's death scene was meant to be like that, it's probably a lot less gruesome. The off-screen electrocution works better, I believe, as it certainly doesn't change how disturbing it was.

The uncut version (it's easily available on DVD and worth a rental if not a purchase) I find to be generally a more effective film than the edited version because it places a lot more pressure on Robin's character and makes the redemption themes much stronger. The edited version makes the Joker's death seem more like an accident than a direct murder.

[FinnMacCool]

The (original) Dinobot clone from Beast Wars, the one that was essentially a talking velociraptor. Although it died off screen, at the end when Dinobot's asked what happened to him, he burps up a little piece of the clone. I'd say that's pretty high on the gruesome ratio.

[Juu-kuchi]

Bison getting eaten by a computer.

[Light Lucario]

There are a few gruesome deaths that I can think of in American animation.

Mufasa: I swear that when I first saw this movie in threatres, it was pretty intense to have him fall off a cliff and land in a stampead like that. It was sad, yet scary at the same time.

Scar: This was even more gruesome than Mufasa's death. He was attacked and possibly eaten by his former minions. And if they didn't kill him the fire probably did. While Zira did commit suicide in the sequel, I feel that it wasn't as intense or at least not as gruesome as either Scar's or Mufasa's deaths.

The Huntsclan: The scene where almost everyone in the Huntsclan are killed by being sent into a vortex like that. Not only was that so intense for a Disney cartoon, but the scene with Jake and Rose just makes me cry so much.

The Joker: Now the Joker's death in Return of the Joker is by far the most intense death scene I've seen. I believe that I saw the uncut version a few months ago and his death was just so scary and intense. The way Robin knew that he killed the Joker, even though he was just trying not to kill Batman, put so much more moral pressure and scaring on him. I think that I remember the cut version when it aired on CN once, but I think that the uncut version has more power in it than the off-screen electrocution. Besides that, it was just really scary to see the Joker actually die by his own gun, which looked like a toy gun too, then cheat death by taking over Robin's body and then die again. Now that was intense and gruesome.

[Chris Johnston]

Bison getting eaten by a computer.

I'm guessing this is from the failed American Street Fighter series shown on the USA Network in the mid-90s?


You can't imagine how wide eyed Toyman's death in Superman: Doomsday made me. That movie did not pull any punches, and "Superman" dropping Toyman onto that car was crazy.

Granted that movie was rated PG-13, so the producers had more leeway in showing violence than they'd normally had.

I'd say that Optimus' death in the Transformers Movie (1986, not 2007) was pretty graphic, as was Duke's death in the G.I. Joe film.

[Gokou Ruri]

The funny thing about the Huntsclan deaths is the fact a few episodes earlier we saw there were a bunch of kids at the Huntsclan Academy Jake and Rose's own ages. They were pretty much killed along with the adults. Rose killed no less than 500 people, most of them children, in an instant. :sweat:

[FidoMcCokefiend]

The only gruesome death that comes to mind is one that didn't make it into the final cut.

The Black Cauldron was originally going to have a part where one of the Horned King's minions was melted by smoke from the cauldron.

I have a picture of a cel from that scene if anyone wants to see it. But I warn you, it is very disturbing.

Now THAT sounds interesting. I'd like to see.

And I know it's not AMERICAN animation, but it WAS left uncensored when the show aired in America for a young target audiance, compared to lots of other violence edits, so I'm gonna go ahead and say it anyway. Roy Focker's death in Robotech was pretty disturbing, if only because if he'd went for medical attention instead of visiting his girlfriend, he'd have survived.



I'd say that Optimus' death in the Transformers Movie (1986, not 2007) was pretty graphic, as was Duke's death in the G.I. Joe film.
Duke's DEATH? Don't you mean COMA? *wink wink*

[FGfan]

Now THAT sounds interesting. I'd like to see.

And I know it's not AMERICAN animation, but it WAS left uncensored when the show aired in America for a young target audiance, compared to lots of other violence edits, so I'm gonna go ahead and say it anyway. Roy Focker's death in Robotech was pretty disturbing, if only because if he'd went for medical attention instead of visiting his girlfriend, he'd have survived.


Duke's DEATH? Don't you mean COMA? *wink wink*

Add me 2 the list of people who wanna c that cell, it souds neat.

As for gruesome deaths:

Joker's in the uncut ROTJ. WHY did they have to dumb it down so much for the censored version, WHEN has Batman ever been aimed at kids anyway? (Oh, wait, that question asnwers itself: The Batman)

Toyman's death in Superman: Doomsday. I thought it was rather brutal.

Bane's electrocution. It was...morbid how he then managed to chuck the lighter at Batman

[FidoMcCokefiend]

Bane's electrocution. It was...morbid how he then managed to chuck the lighter at Batman

When was Bane electrocuted? I've seen most of the DCAU stuff, but I don't remember that one.

[FGfan]

^Batman: Gotham Knights episode "Over the Edge"

[Tobias]

When was Bane electrocuted? I've seen most of the DCAU stuff, but I don't remember that one.

The B:TAS episode 'Over the Edge'.

But I'd say the far more brutal death in that one belonged to Batgirl. I swear, I could FEEL the impact of her hitting that windshield.

[ROBOTRON]

The B:TAS episode 'Over the Edge'.

But I'd say the far more brutal death in that one belonged to Batgirl. I swear, I could FEEL the impact of her hitting that windshield.

It was actually TNBA...same thing only different.:D
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Superman the animated series...Darkseid killed the police officer (forgot his name) after his defeat. "Apokolips Now" I think was the episode.:sweat:

[guerillacropoli]

Starscream isn't exactly gruesome, but he does get disintegrated. Maude Flanders falls off a roof.

[Chris Johnston]

Now THAT sounds interesting. I'd like to see.

And I know it's not AMERICAN animation, but it WAS left uncensored when the show aired in America for a young target audiance, compared to lots of other violence edits, so I'm gonna go ahead and say it anyway. Roy Focker's death in Robotech was pretty disturbing, if only because if he'd went for medical attention instead of visiting his girlfriend, he'd have survived.


Duke's DEATH? Don't you mean COMA? *wink wink*

No matter how they (Hasbro, the animators) tried to hide it, I still call it a death. No man can fall into a coma after being stabbed in the heart.

[Tobias]

It was actually TNBA...same thing only different.:D
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Superman the animated series...Darkseid killed the police officer (forgot his name) after his defeat. "Apokolips Now" I think was the episode.:sweat:

I know, I just like lumping TAS; Adventures of Batman & Robin; and TNBA all into the same category, lol. I really need to pick up the rest of the DVDs.

[Tobias]

No matter how they (Hasbro, the animators) tried to hide it, I still call it a death. No man can fall into a coma after being stabbed in the heart.

You see, that's why I why mute the coma line, as well as that line at the end where Hawk says he wakes up, inserting my own: Hey, guys, great news, we've found Cobra-La's hidden beer supply!

[Joe]

As far as kid's shows, I seem to recall some odd "grotesquely comedic" deaths in shows like Ren & Stimpy and Rocko's Modern Life.

[Juu-kuchi]

Nathan Lane's character getting his neck broken in Titan A.E.

[Crash]

Nathan Lane's character getting his neck broken in Titan A.E.

Mn. Or Korso getting fried, for that matter. (Actually I loved how Preed died) And while we're talking about the Bluth films, lets add Rasputin's death in Anastasia.



Phaeton, from Exo Squad. (It was Saturday Morning fare, so we'll call it 'aimed at kids) For the last part of the series, he had 'auto-mutation syndrome' which was slowly turning his body into, well, goo. It looked pretty gross. By the end, he was litterally oozing his way across the floor...

[Daxdiv]

I Guess what Zabuza did to Gato was more gruesome in the Anime than in the Manga, and Zabuza death was also gruesome one to watch.

[Baltofan]

The villain in the first Ice Age movie.

[dendawg]

I Guess what Zabuza did to Gato was more gruesome in the Anime than in the Manga, and Zabuza death was also gruesome one to watch.

How, exactly, does Naruto qualify as American animation? :rolleyes:

[nachonaco]

Gotta say, Terra from TT.

[Blackstar]

Gotta say, Terra from TT.

I'm guessing you mean from the comics, where Terra was crushed to death by an avalanche that she herself started. Her "death" on the animated series was pretty tame; Terra was merely petrified into stone and was revived 2 seasons later.

[HG Revolution]

Gotta say, Terra from TT.

Terra didn't die; she was frozen and came back.

[Ghostbuster Man]

Does the 'death' of Batgirl/Barbra Gordon count when she was thrown from a tall building by Scarecrow and slammed into a car?

That was a "what if" bad dream.

[MegaJ]

Off-screen gruesome deaths: Donnie's parents in The Wild Thornberries. It's implied that they were killed brutally by poachers with machetes.

[Terror of Death]

Hun and Stcokman being stomped on by Future Mega Shredder.

[Mad Mod 49]

Joker's in the uncut ROTJ. WHY did they have to dumb it down so much for the censored version, WHEN has Batman ever been aimed at kids anyway? (Oh, wait, that question asnwers itself: The Batman)



When? Oh about the damn majority of the years it's been out! I'm sorry, but that post is just stupidity overloaded. :raven:

And bashing The Batman? BTAS elitist anyone?

[kaseykockroach]

The fate of the russian dog in Hare Ribbin comes to mind as the most gruesome (and funniest) death.

[FGfan]

When? Oh about the damn majority of the years it's been out! I'm sorry, but that post is just stupidity overloaded. :raven:

And bashing The Batman? BTAS elitist anyone?

I'm no elitist, I'm just a huge fan of B:TAS-Beyond who despises The Batman, finding it utter garbage, and yeah, that "when has it..." was a bit dumb, point is, the dumbed down version sucks, the uncut version is far more gruesome.

:P

[Master Toon]

Terra was merely petrified into stone and was revived 2 seasons later.

Or was she? (Just kidding)

Most gruesome death? I know it's been mentioned but when Darkseid killed Officer Dan. I forgot a little about Superman TAS but that scene stayed in my mind for years.

[blazecat]

Spobovitch's death in Dragonball Z. Babidi used magic to make his body swell up like a balloon. Then he made him explode!

[HG Revolution]

I'm no elitist, I'm just a huge fan of B:TAS-Beyond who despises The Batman, finding it utter garbage, and yeah, that "when has it..." was a bit dumb, point is, the dumbed down version sucks, the uncut version is far more gruesome.

:P

I'd say the more ironic point is that the kiddified Batman got away with much more blood violence in The Batman vs. Dracula than the editted Return of the Joker did.

[FGfan]

Yeah, you're right, that's ironic, my apologies, just saying my POV.

Anywho, I thought a lot of the deaths in Superman: Doomsday were rather guresome, especially when that soldier got his neck busted off screen...

[Light Lucario]

Spobovitch's death in Dragonball Z. Babidi used magic to make his body swell up like a balloon. Then he made him explode!

How does Dragonball Z fit into this thread since the topic is the most gruesome deaths in American animation, not Japanese animation? I don't want to be mean or anything, but I just thought that needed to be pointed out.

[blazecat]

How does Dragonball Z fit into this thread since the topic is the most gruesome deaths in American animation, not Japanese animation? I don't want to be mean or anything, but I just thought that needed to be pointed out.

Ok, sorry. Forget I ever mentioned Dragonball Z.

[Vidfreak]

Duke's death in G.I. Joe the movie.

[Tobias]

Duke's death in G.I. Joe the movie.

While it was gruesome, Duke didn't *die*, even though we never saw him again after that scene.

[Kentaro Doe]

He does die in the Japanese dub though.

[Light Lucario]

Ok, sorry. Forget I ever mentioned Dragonball Z.

Not a problem. It's okay. I just wanted to point that out and I also didn't want to make you feel bad. Sorry if I did.

[Beat]

In Inhumanoids, I remember this one character being in a pit of acid, screaming "IT'S EATING MY FLESH!" Sure enough, when he re-emerged, all that was left was a skeleton.

[cyde]

In Inhumanoids, I remember this one character being in a pit of acid, screaming "IT'S EATING MY FLESH!" Sure enough, when he re-emerged, all that was left was a skeleton.Oh the humanity.......

[Rook]

lightweights...


has got to fall somewhere between:

the heavy metal movies
southpark
drawn together
deathklok

[Kryten]

I'm talking about animation aimed at kids.

Why does NO ONE ever actually READ the first post?

[blazecat]

When Ghostfreak was exposed to sunlight in Ben 10.

[Skeeter]

Nicodemus being crushed to death underneath the Brisby cinderblock house in Secret of NIMH, particularly as you see his arm and part of his clothing sticking out of the wreckage when Justin and the others go to rescue him.

-Kim

[warnerbroman]

when shredder in a possible future killed all the turtles( mostly by minion and kirai but it was shredders orders) sept donny

mikey was julienned

ralf was killed by karai

leo was killed by being slashed in the back


hun and stockman got crushed by shredder



the way Donatello killed shredder with a lazser drill




and this is 4Kids cartoon

[Anarky]

Tala's death in JLU's "Alive!"

in the commentary they said they had to TONE DOWN her screams of anguish in sound editing. Makes you wonder just how blood-curdling her perfomance was for the live read.

agreed on the Joker's un-cut death
the slip-n-slide electrocution death was a weak ending for him

[Behonkiss]

Brock Samson and Korgoth the Barbarian have each done some pretty insane kills. If you've seen either show, you probably know what I'm referring to.

[Meow]

I always thought Syndrome's death in The Incredibles was pretty gruesome. True you don't actually see it, but he clearly got sucked into the engine of his own jet...all the while scrambling to get away...and then the whole thing exploded. It makes me wince everytime I watch it. I know he was bad and everything but geeez.

Then there are the multiple explosions where many of his henchmen die. I don't know if I'd call those deaths gruesome exactly, but it's pretty darn violent.

I agree with the poster/s who mentioned Nicodemus and The Joker.

I haven't seen the new Doomsday film, but it sounds pretty intense.

[FGfan]

This may not be aimed at kids, but the part in Family Guy's Untold Story where Stewie breaks that reporter's neck. :confused: :eek:

The Joker's death in uncensored ROTJ. The censored version's was sooo lame...

Toyman's death in Superman: Doomsday. Oi!

[Anwar]

I have to wonder why the Evil-Superman in "S:Doomsday" went to the trouble of dragging him into the sky and dropping him. Wouldn't it have been easier to just break his neck or heat-fry him on the spot? It would've been even worse than just dropping him.

[Kryten]

But not as dramatic or shocking.