This is a list of all onscreen deaths of named characters in the DC Extended Universe.
Movies[]
Man of Steel[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Ro-Zar | Shot by Dru-Zod |  |
| Jor-El | Stabbed in the chest by Dru-Zod |  |
| Lara Lor-Van | Caught in Krypton's destruction |  |
| Lor-Em | Caught in Krypton's destruction |  |
| Jonathan Kent | Caught and swept away in a tornado |  |
| Michael Long | Pushed by Faora-Ul falling towards the hatch |  |
| Nathan Hardy | Killed in an airship crash |  |
| Emil Hamilton | Killed in an airship crash |  |
| Dru-Zod | Neck snapped by Superman |  |
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Martha Wayne | Shot by Joe Chill |  |
| Thomas Wayne | Shot by Joe Chill |  |
| Jack O'Dwyer | Crushed under collapsing building, caused by Dru-Zod |  |
| Jimmy Olsen | Shot by Amajagh |  |
| Batman | Chest pierced by Superman |  |
| Cesar Santos | Stabbed several times in the stomach |  |
| Kahina Ziri | Pushed under an incoming train by Anatoli Knyazev |  |
| Wallace Keefe, June Finch, Mercy Graves and Barrows | Caught in the bombing of the United States Capitol |  |
| Anatoli Knyazev | Killed by a gas tank explosion caused by Batman |  |
| Doomsday | Stabbed in the chest by Superman with the Kryptonite Spear |  |
| Superman | Stabbed in the chest by Doomsday with his bony arm, later resurrected |  |
Suicide Squad[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Monster T | Shot by the Joker |  |
| Gerard Davis | Possessed by Incubus |  |
| Slipknot | Killed by Rick Flag by detonating his nano-bomb |  |
| Van Criss | Killed in a plane crash caused by the United States Army |  |
| GQ Edwards | Sacrificed by an explosion |  |
| El Diablo | Sacrificed by an explosion |  |
| Incubus | Destroyed by an explosion by GQ Edwards |  |
| Enchantress | Heart destroyed by Rick Flag |  |
Wonder Woman[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Zeus | Sacrificed himself to create the island of Themyscira |  |
| Orana | Shot by the Imperial German Army |  |
| Antiope | Sacrificed herself to save Diana from a bullet from the Imperial German Army |  |
| Erich Ludendorff | Stabbed in the chest by Wonder Woman with the God Killer |  |
| Steve Trevor | Sacrificed himself by shooting the gas igniting it and destroying the plane, later resurrected |  |
| Ares | Lightning charges absorbed and returned by Wonder Woman |  |
Justice League[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Trigona | Crushed by a huge door |  |
| Penthesilea | Crushed by a huge door |  |
| Venelia | Cut in half by Steppenwolf with the Electro Axe |  |
| Yalan Gur | Stabbed in the chest by Steppenwolf with the Electro Axe |  |
Aquaman[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse Kane | Trapped and drowned during the sinking of a submarine |  |
| Ricou | Attacked by Orm Marius |  |
| Atlan | Died during his exile in the Hidden Sea |  |
Shazam![]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Lynn Crosby | Disintegrated by touching the symbols of a door |  |
| Sid Sivana | Thrown out of a window by Thaddeus Sivana |  |
| Mr. Sivana | Murdered by Greed |  |
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Carlo Rossi | Shot by Huntress with her crossbow |  |
| Mr. Keo | Face cut off by Victor Zsasz |  |
| Mrs. Keo | Face cut off by Victor Zsasz |  |
| Dave Murray | Bitten to death by Bruce |  |
| Ralph Murray | Accidentally shot by Roman Sionis' chauffeur |  |
| Happy | Shot by Huntress with her crossbow |  |
| Franco Bertinelli | Shot by Galante crime family |  |
| Maria Bertinelli | Shot by Galante crime family |  |
| Stefano Galante | Shot by Huntress with her crossbow |  |
| Victor Zsasz | Shot by Huntress with her crossbow, stabbed by Black Canary, and slashed multiple times by Harley Quinn |  |
| Black Mask | Blown up by a grenade left by Cassandra Cain while being thrown onto the dock by Harley Quinn |  |
Wonder Woman 1984[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Trevor | Died due to Diana's renunciation of her Dreamstone wish |  |
Zack Snyder's Justice League[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Superman | Stabbed by Doomsday's bony protrusions, later resurrected |  |
| Epione | Shot by parademon, caught in the fall of the Penetralium |  |
| Trigona | Caught in the fall of the Penetralium |  |
| Penthesilea | Caught in the fall of the Penetralium |  |
| Venelia | Cut in half by Steppenwolf with the Electro Axe |  |
| Euboea | Crushed by a horse while trying to defend a Mother Box |  |
| Yalan Gur | Stabbed in the chest by Uxas |  |
| Elinore Stone | Dies in a car accident while trying to comfort Victor Stone |  |
| Silas Stone | Sacrificed himself by overheating the Mother Box, vaporizing himself |  |
| Wonder Woman | Killed by Darkseid during his conquest of Earth |  |
| Aquaman | Stabbed in the chest by Darkseid during his conquest of Earth |  |
| Nuidis Vulko | Disintegrated by Darkseid with the omega Beams |  |
| Lois Lane | Burned by Darkseid during his conquest of Earth |  |
| Steppenwolf | Stabbed in the back by Aquaman with Atlanna's trident, punched by Superman, decapitated by Wonder Woman with the Sword of Athena and head crushed by Darkseid |  |
| Kilowog | Killed in a battle against the regime |  |
The Suicide Squad[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Blackguard | Massacred by the Corto Maltese Armed Forces |  |
| Captain Boomerang | Accidentally crushed by a moving helicopter |  |
| Mongal | Burned alive by a helicopter explosion |  |
| Javelin | Shot by the Corto Maltese Armed Forces |  |
| Savant | Killed by Amanda Waller by detonating his nano-bomb |  |
| Silvio Luna | Shot by Harley Quinn |  |
| Ratcatcher | Dies due to a drug overdose |  |
| Thinker | Thrown against a window splashing on impact by Starro |  |
| Rick Flag | Stabbed with a debris by Peacemaker |  |
| Milton | Shot by the Corto Maltese Armed Forces |  |
| Mateo Suarez | Reached by a Starro's spore |  |
| Vera | Shot by the Maltese Resistance |  |
| Polka-Dot Man | Crushed by Starro |  |
| Starro | Murdered by an army of rats controlled by Ratcatcher 2 |  |
Black Adam[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Djau | Stabbed in the chest and thrown off a cliff by Ahk-Ton's gladiator |  |
| Samir | Thrown off a cliff and shot in the chest by Ishmael Gregor |  |
| Fey | Electrocuted by Teth-Adam |  |
| Ahk-Ton | Killed with the destruction of his palace caused by Teth-Adam |  |
| Ishmael Gregor | Electrocuted by Teth-Adam, later resurrected |  |
| Shiruta | Slashed by Ahk-Ton's men |  |
| Hurut | Shot by gladiatorial arrows by Ahk-Ton's men |  |
| Doctor Fate | Stabbed in the chest by Sabbac |  |
| Sabbac | Cut in half by Teth-Adam |  |
Shazam! Fury of the Gods[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Docent | Turned to stone by Hespera |  |
| Geckle | Mind controlled by Kalypso forcing him to jump off a cliff |  |
| Hespera | Eventual death after being stabbed in the back by Ladon under the orders of Kalypso |  |
| Kalypso and Ladon | Explosion generated with the Staff of the Gods by Billy Batson |  |
| Billy Batson | Self-sacrifice in an explosion generated with the Staff of the Gods, later resurrected |  |
The Flash[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Nora Allen | Stabbed by Reverse-Flash |  |
| Tony | Crushed by a gravity pulse during the Black Zero Event |  |
| Batman | Exploded after crashing his plane into a Kryptonian ship |  |
| Kara Zor-El | Stabbed by General Dru-Zod | |
| Batman | Died to injuries caused by Nam-Ek |  |
| Faora-Ul | Stabbed by Flash | |
| Kara Zor-El | Stabbed by Zod | |
| Kara Zor-El | Neck snapped by General Dru-Zod | |
| Barry Allen | Stabbed by Dark Flash | |
| Dark Flash | Erased from reality after killing his past self |  |
Blue Beetle[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Alberto Reyes | Died of heart attack |  |
| José Morales | Killed by Ignacio Carapax |  |
| Ignacio Carapax | Suicided by exploding his suit |  |
| Victoria Kord | Exploded with Ignacio Carapax | |
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Stingray | Caught in a ship explosion |  |
| Kordax | Stabbed by the Trident of Atlan by Aquaman |  |
| Black Manta | Fall during the destruction of the Kingdom of Necrus |  |
TV series[]
Peacemaker[]
Season One[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Keith Smith | Accidentally punched by Christopher Smith |  |
| Sophie Song | Killed by Eek Stack Ik Ik |  |
| Larry Fitzgibbon | Killed by a butterfly |  |
| Johnson | Killed by a butterfly |  |
| Caspar Locke | Killed by a butterfly |  |
| Peggy Sacks | Killed by a butterfly |  |
| Steve | Killed by a butterfly |  |
| Ik Nobe Llok | Crushed and thrown by Eek Stack Ik Ik |  |
| White Dragon | Shot by Peacemaker |  |
Comics[]
Man of Steel Prequel[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Kell-Ur | Murdered by Dev-Em |  |
| Dac-Lin, Elsi Ho-Paa, Kex | Murdered by Dev-Em |  |
Suicide Blonde[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Leo | Beaten to death by the Joker |  |
Secret Files of the Suicide Squad[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Ralph Corcoran | Assassinated by Deadshot |  |
| Stanley Ryan | Killed in helicopter crash caused by Captain Boomerang |  |
| Maseo Yamashiro | Stabbed by Takeo Yamashiro with the Soultaker |  |
| Takeo Yamashiro | Beheaded by Tatsu Yamashiro |  |
Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Hawkman[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| James Craddock | Accidental crash into a building while trying to escape from Hawkman using a ship, later resurrected |  |
| James Craddock | Stabbed in the chest by Hawkman with a piece from The Champion |  |
Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Atom Smasher[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Velez | Eventual death after being shot by Novick |  |
Black Adam - The Justice Society Files: Doctor Fate[]
| Character | Description | Death |
|---|---|---|
| Carrie | Possessed by a demon, later resurrected |  |
| Jumbo | Caught in an explosion caused by Adrianna Tomaz |  |