00:00 Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for the Top 10 Times Animated
00:12 Superhero Movies Left Us Speechless.
00:22 Number 10.
00:23 Robin crosses the line.
00:25 Teen Titans trouble in Tokyo.
00:27 The Teen Titans have traveled to Tokyo to confront a mysterious criminal named Psycho
00:31 Tech.
00:32 At one point, Robin has a one-on-one spar with them, and the two are evenly matched
00:37 until Robin manages to overpower him and brutally beat his opponent.
00:45 At that moment, the audience, along with most of Tokyo, can only stare in horror as the
00:52 iconic boy wonder allowed his rage to take over and murder someone.
00:57 Their blood literally on his hands.
01:01 Thankfully, it later turns out that Psycho Tech wasn't a real person and Robin was
01:07 only framed for murder.
01:09 But for a brief horrifying moment, no one was sure what to believe.
01:20 Number 9.
01:22 Executing the Elite.
01:23 Superman vs. The Elite.
01:25 People often joke about Superman being a Boy Scout.
01:28 One extremist group, The Elite, takes things too far by heckling the Man of Steel about
01:33 how he doesn't kill, while they're not afraid to cross the line.
01:37 In the final battle, it looks like Superman's taken their advice to heart.
01:44 He seemingly finishes them off one by one until only their leader remains.
01:49 Or so we think.
01:51 In actuality, Superman never killed anyone.
01:54 He staged the whole thing to catch The Elite, depower them, and prove a point about how
01:59 murder isn't true justice.
02:07 It was a very convincing act, as he almost had us fooled.
02:11 Maybe instead of teasing him, we should be thankful he knows when to hold back.
02:24 Number 8.
02:26 Mr. Incredible's Rage.
02:28 The Incredibles.
02:29 The villainous Syndrome has captured Mr. Incredible, shot down the plane carrying his family, and
02:35 it is believed that they perished in the crash.
02:44 In a fit of rage, he grabs hold of Syndrome's assistant, Mirage, and threatens that if the
02:49 villain doesn't set him free, he'll snap her in two.
02:57 Thankfully, his conscience wins out and he doesn't kill Mirage after all.
03:02 Syndrome knew he wouldn't go through with it, but we were still taken aback at seeing
03:06 Bob's anger and grief almost drive him to murder.
03:09 Thankfully, Bob's family is alive and well, but this one sudden moment reminded us all
03:14 that even the most virtuous of heroes have their boiling points.
03:24 Number 7.
03:25 The New Batman.
03:27 Justice League.
03:28 The Flashpoint Paradox.
03:30 The tragic story of how Bruce Wayne became Batman is an all too familiar tale, but thanks
03:35 to Flashpoint, history was changed in the worst possible ways.
03:40 For instance, on that fateful night, Bruce is the one that gets murdered while his parents
03:45 survive, but not unscathed.
03:56 Martha completely snaps and becomes the Joker, while Thomas takes up the mantle of the Dark
04:01 Knight himself.
04:02 The most shocking part of all is that unlike Bruce, Thomas is out for blood.
04:15 He has no qualms with using firearms or snuffing out criminals, which really highlights how
04:21 far he's fallen after losing his only son.
04:24 Really makes you appreciate how merciful Bruce is considering what loss could do to his parents.
04:31 Number 6.
04:33 Tadashi's Death.
04:36 Big Hero 6.
04:40 Shocking deaths are nothing new for a Disney film, but to have one this early would throw
04:45 anyone for a loop.
04:46 To set the scene, a fire has broken out at Tadashi University, and the professor he idolizes
04:52 is still inside.
04:59 Despite his brother Hero's warning, Tadashi still rushes in to save the professor.
05:04 By now, the audience is biting their lips hoping Tadashi makes it out in time.
05:09 Sadly, he does not.
05:17 To add insult to injury, it's later revealed that the professor faked his own death, and
05:22 he callously says that Tadashi sacrificing himself was his own fault.
05:26 Talk about ungrateful considering how broken up both Hero and the fans were watching Tadashi
05:31 perish.
05:32 Number 5.
05:37 Deliver the Punchline.
05:39 Batman Beyond Return of the Joker.
05:41 In Gotham City's distant future, the Joker's returned from the dead, but that still raises
05:47 the question, how did he die in the first place?
05:50 In a haunting flashback, we see the very last time Batman fought the Clown Prince of Crime,
05:55 and how he kidnapped Robin, turning him into a mini Joker.
06:05 If that wasn't shocking enough, Joker prepares to have Robin shoot Batman, only for the boy
06:10 to turn around and shoot the clown instead.
06:14 There's a less violent ending where Joker meets a literal shocking end, but both end
06:22 the same.
06:23 With Robin having a heart breaking meltdown after everything he's endured.
06:27 Sadly, not even a grisly demise is enough to keep Joker down.
06:35 Number 4.
06:37 Superman Snaps Injustice.
06:40 Remember how afraid we were when Superman faked going rogue against the elite?
06:44 Unfortunately, in the Injustice movie, that fear becomes reality.
06:48 The Joker tricks Superman into flying what he thinks is Doomsday into space thanks to
06:52 some fear gas.
06:53 But once the gas wears off, a collective gas is heard when we realize who Clark really
06:59 took into space.
07:00 His wife Lois and their unborn child.
07:14 Just to rub salt in the wound, Lois' death triggers a bomb that completely obliterates
07:20 Superman's home of Metropolis.
07:32 In one fell swoop, Superman's entire world comes crashing down and he slowly falls down
07:37 a self destructive path that turns him from a symbol of hope into a symbol of tyranny.
07:43 Number 3.
07:51 Jason Todd.
07:53 Batman Under The Red Hood.
07:54 There's a new vigilante in town named Red Hood.
07:57 But unlike Batman, this crime fighter isn't pulling punches.
08:09 His identity is an enigma, but it's clear that he's been trained well and he may have
08:15 a connection to Bruce that not even the Dark Knight himself realizes.
08:19 After one blood test, Bruce's suspicions are confirmed and our jaws immediately hit
08:24 the floor.
08:25 The Red Hood is actually Batman's long dead protege, Jason Todd.
08:37 It turns out that Jason was brought back from the dead and took on the persona to do what
08:41 Bruce never could.
08:43 While those who read the comics saw this coming, anyone who watched the movie with no context
08:49 got the shock of a lifetime.
09:02 Number 2.
09:03 He's In The Wrong Universe.
09:06 After narrowly escaping being chased by multiple Spider-Men, Miles Morales desperately races
09:13 back to his universe to save his father.
09:16 But when he returns home, he makes a chilling discovery.
09:20 This isn't his dimension.
09:29 He's stuck in the universe where the spider that bit him originated from.
09:33 A dimension without a Spider-Man to protect all of New York.
09:36 But then Miles makes an even worse discovery.
09:39 His counterpart in this reality has become the Prowler, raised by his uncle into a cold
09:45 hearted criminal.
09:53 There were subtle hints that this wasn't Miles' home even before the big reveal,
09:57 but even those who saw the signs couldn't help but gasp at the payoff and how ingeniously
10:03 everything became connected.
10:14 Before we unveil our top pick, here are a few honorable mentions.
10:17 The Leap of Faith - Spider-Man Into The Spider-Verse.
10:21 This gorgeous piece of animation cemented Miles' role as a hero.
10:31 The Screenslaver's Identity - The Incredibles 2.
10:34 The way Evelyn reveals herself threw us off guard.
10:44 Robin Kills Nightwing - Injustice.
10:47 It happens so fast that even Robin didn't expect it.
10:54 Metro Man Faked His Death - Megamind.
10:58 Way to ditch us when we needed you, hero.
11:07 Heads Up!
11:08 Justice League - The Flashpoint Paradox.
11:10 The death that kickstarted an entire war.
11:37 The Great DC Massacre - Justice League Dark Apocalypse War.
11:41 In the final chapter of the DC animated movie universe, both the Teen Titans and the entirety
11:46 of the Justice League are preparing to take Darkseid down for good.
11:51 Unfortunately, Darkseid has an ambush of his own.
12:00 Only a few survivors remain, most of them either depowered or brainwashed into the Dark
12:05 God's slaves.
12:06 The rest were brutally murdered, eaten alive, or literally torn apart by Darkseid's army,
12:12 with some being rebuilt into his cyborg bodyguards.
12:20 To see some of the most iconic superheroes broken in every gruesome way imaginable was
12:26 too much for superhero fans to bear.
12:28 Made even worse by the graphic imagery, in the end, the heroes emerge triumphant, but
12:34 it's a bittersweet victory.
12:43 What animated hero moment caught you off guard?
12:45 Let us know in the comments down below!
12:55 Thanks for watching!
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