10 DC Villain Deaths That Totally Wasted The Character’s Potential

Summary

• Many DC villains in superhero movies are killed off prematurely, wasting their potential for future stories and character development.
• The need for a suitable conclusion often takes precedence over the need for a villain's continued presence, leading to the deaths of important characters in the franchise.
• The deaths of DC villains like Captain Boomerang, Steppenwolf, Cheetah, and others have robbed the movies of interesting and powerful adversaries for the superheroes.

Both in the DC Universe and beyond, DC villains are brought to life on the big screen only to be killed far too soon or too easily. Every good hero needs a good villain, and therefore, every superhero franchise needs a roster of supervillains to effectively combat its protagonists. The best movies of the DCEU and beyond typically offer just that, although often, the adapted stories of DC's less morally sound characters end in premature deaths. It's an all-too-common trope that sees superhero movies end with the dramatic death of a villain, but in many cases, this is a criminal waste of potential.
In the comics, villains simply aren't killed with the same regularity. However, as superhero movies often adapt entire arcs from the comics, the need for a suitable conclusion often takes precedence over the need for a villain's continued presence in the franchise. For example, throughout the timeline of DCEU movies, many heroes are killed off, never to return (despite their important status within the comics). Other DC movies are also guilty of doing exactly the same, with the phenomenon dating back decades and spanning a good deal of the history of the superhero genre. Here are 10 such DC villain deaths that totally wasted the character's potential.


[圖擷取自網路，如有疑問請私訊]