Top 10 Iconic Villain Deaths in Animated Shows
These deaths scenes of dastardly foes were unforgettable! For this list, we’ll be looking at the most spectacular, hard-to-forget, and infamous deaths of cartoon antagonists. This list will contain plot details, so consider this your warning!
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00:00 Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Iconic Villain
00:21 Deaths in Animated Shows.
00:37 For this list we'll be looking at the most spectacular, hard to forget and infamous deaths
00:43 of cartoon antagonists.
00:45 This list will contain plot details so consider this your warning.
00:51 10.
00:52 Silco Arcane
00:53 As THE major antagonist in the League of Legends based TV show Arcane, the cold and cruel Silco
01:00 committed many acts of evil, but he was consistently kind to the troubled Jinx.
01:09 After Silco mentored her for years, she went rogue and captured both him and her sister.
01:15 Unable to choose whether to ally with her old or adopted family, she lashed out and
01:20 unintentionally wounded Silco.
01:22 Surprisingly, the usually sharp-tongued villain was surprisingly gentle with his last words.
01:39 Silco wanted Jinx to know that she meant the world to him in the end.
01:43 Although he was unquestionably a notorious villain, his death made us see him in a whole
01:48 new light.
01:50 9.
01:51 Slade, Teen Titans
01:53 We knew Slade was a manipulator and a foe of the Teen Titans, but having the young Terra
01:58 infiltrate the team as part of his master plan was especially evil.
02:17 After pushing her to her limits, Slade threatened to kill her if she didn't destroy the Teen
02:21 Titans.
02:22 Thankfully, Terra finally rebelled against Slade in a very epic way.
02:31 After tapping into the fullest extent of her power, she knocked the villain into lava.
02:35 This led to an incredible visual of Slade's mass melting into the fiery magma.
02:41 And while Slade did eventually come back, this scene took the villain out of commission
02:45 for quite some time.
02:47 8.
02:48 Simon Laurent, Infinity Train
02:57 Simon Laurent's death in Infinity Train sent chills down the spines of kids and adults
03:02 everywhere.
03:04 The show's villain was driven mad by his devotion to the train.
03:07 Over time, he committed heinous acts against other passengers in hopes that he'd gain
03:12 his special reward.
03:32 But his journey on the train didn't end the way he could have anticipated.
03:36 After a fight with Grace, Simon met trouble in the form of a deadly gong.
03:41 The roach-like monster quickly pounced on the human and disintegrated him.
03:45 While we had a feeling karma would come back for Simon, we couldn't have anticipated
03:50 such a gruesome and unforgettable death.
03:53 7.
03:54 Bill Cipher, Gravity Falls
03:56 This seemingly all-powerful entity tormented the fictional town of Gravity Falls and seemed
04:02 virtually unstoppable.
04:04 At first, no one really knew how to crack the code of stopping Bill Cipher.
04:08 But everything changed for the series finale.
04:19 Bill met his end after he was tricked into going into the wrong person's mind.
04:24 By the time the powerful being realized his unfortunate mistake, it was too late.
04:37 Bill could do nothing as he was sucker punched right out of existence.
04:41 We expected the triangular being to be dispatched through some incredible magic means.
04:46 In the end, seeing Cipher get punched into nothing made for a more interesting death.
04:51 6.
04:52 Satan, South Park
04:56 While Satan was a fairly recurring character on South Park, the Man-Bear Pig was more of
05:01 a joke character that only appeared in a handful of episodes.
05:04 That's why it was so surprising to see the two of them collide in an episode.
05:09 After Man-Bear Pig started to torment the citizens of the town, Satan stepped up to
05:13 fight him.
05:24 But the wildest moment came when the creature killed the recurring character.
05:28 The death of Satan here was actually treated with sensitivity and gravitas.
05:40 And as a bonus note, he actually ends up getting into heaven due to his heroism.
05:45 The death made for one of South Park's most notable scenes.
05:49 5.
05:50 Solomon Grundy, Justice League Unlimited
05:52 Since Solomon Grundy has the distinct knack for coming back to life, fans were never too
05:57 worried whenever he was seriously wounded.
05:59 That's why his final death in Justice League Unlimited caught everyone off guard.
06:05 When Grundy is resurrected by amateur occultists, he goes on a violent rampage that the Justice
06:10 League can barely counter on their own.
06:12 In order to stop him, Hawkgirl reluctantly returns to put Grundy down for good.
06:17 It's a gut-wrenching sad moment that served as an emotional send-off for the former villain.
06:25 Even though Grundy had lost his soul, fans still carry lots of love for the tragic character.
06:32 4.
06:41 Adam Rozao, Avatar The Last Airbender
06:44 Even for a firebender, Adam Rozao was a real hothead.
06:48 This reckless and egotistical villain did anything he wanted to take down challengers.
06:53 He even slayed Tui, the spirit of the moon.
06:59 This incredibly boneheaded decision had serious consequences.
07:03 While Tui was later revived, the ocean spirit La took revenge against Adam Rozao.
07:09 When he was dragged towards the water, he refused to accept help and accepted his dark
07:14 and watery fate.
07:22 The fact that Rozao wasn't seen again for the rest of the series confirmed the villain
07:27 had indeed died and as the legend of Korra confirmed, he continued to pay for his crimes
07:32 after death.
07:33 3.
07:34 Joe Chill, Batman The Brave and The Bold
07:45 This antagonist is infamous for being the man who executed Bruce Wayne's parents.
07:50 When Batman finally catches up to Chill, the hero deals out some serious punishment.
07:55 But we knew the Dark Knight wouldn't cross the line to take out his old nemesis personally.
08:12 However, the show still gave us a full circle ending to this plot line.
08:25 After a gun Chill was trying to sell is fired at the ceiling, he's fatally wounded by
08:29 falling rubble.
08:30 There's an implication that the supernatural specter may have made his death happen.
08:36 But either way, seeing Chill indirectly cause his own death with a gun made for an iconic
08:42 and karmic end for Bruce Wayne's very first villain.
08:56 2.
09:04 Darth Maul, Star Wars Rebels Darth Maul's death at the hands of Obi-Wan
09:09 was short but bitterly sweet.
09:11 Maul was like the little Sith that could.
09:14 No matter what he just refused to die and we all loved him for that.
09:26 During Star Wars Rebels, Maul tracked down and attempted to finally kill Obi-Wan on Tatooine.
09:31 And the fight honestly didn't go any way the fans expected.
09:47 Maul was struck down in a matter of mere moments.
09:50 Fans would've loved a long winded and epic clash, but honestly, this subdued and methodically
09:56 brief battle arguably worked better.
09:59 This marked the end of a long journey that began on film.
10:03 Despite everything he did, seeing a tired Maul get to rest felt peaceful.
10:21 1.
10:24 Aku – Samurai Jack It was only a matter of time until Aku finally
10:29 met his end at the hands of the Samurai nicknamed Jack.
10:33 Their beef started when the villain sent the hero far into the future.
10:36 After Jack kept fighting Aku and his forces for 5 decades, he finally got a chance to
10:41 go back to his original time.
10:43 Once there, the Samurai didn't hesitate to finish the villain once and for all.
10:48 Seeing Jack make the final moves against Aku was cathartic in more ways than one.
11:08 Originally the series came to an erupt end in 2004.
11:12 The fact that the series returned 13 years later to finally show us the end of the big
11:17 bad cemented his death as an iconic animated moment.
11:23 Is there a legendary time that a villain kicked the bucket which we missed?
11:27 Let us know in the comments down below!
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