Rating of the most terrible deaths in animated series

Summary

• Uncle Ben's death is a defining moment for the Spider-Man character as adapted in the various Spider-Man TV series.

• Stalker's Sacrifice in the animated series highlights the danger that the heroes face when breaking hearts.

• The tragic death of Mysterio and his love and Venom's redemption in the series is truly heartbreaking.

This list contains spoilers

Spider-Man is one of the most popular superheroes in the world, with many adaptations for games, movies and television. Among the screen adaptations, several stellar animated television series appeared, the first of which was released in 1967 under the name Spider-Man. Peter Parker stories have been passed down from generation to generation, and other Spider-Men have gotten their own shows over the years, from Miles Morales to Gwen Stacy.

Spider-Man is known to be fueled by loss and tragedy, inspiring him to don the suit and protect the world. Throughout Spider-Man's journey, there are often moments that make him question his ability to save people. In Sam Raimi's films, Peter Parker loses his Uncle Ben with the message that “with great power comes great responsibility.” Heartbreaking deaths aren't just reserved for the big screen, there are plenty of tragic deaths in animated series, but what are the most gruesome deaths in the Spider-Man animated series?

This list covers the deaths in all of the Spider-Man animated series, not just the series titled The Animated Series.

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Ben Parker is a fascinating Spider-Man

Death, which is the hallmark of Spider-Man's origin story

The death of Uncle Ben is a defining moment in the history of Peter Parker's character and has happened several times Spider-Man adaptation.

Spectacular Spider-Man is no exception, showing the eve of Ben Parker's fatal shooting. After competing in a wrestling competition as Spider-Man, Peter refuses to stop the robber, saying it's “not my problem”. The series is set in black and white, choosing not to show the shooting that took Ben's life, but the devastated reaction of Peter and Aunt May, with a haunting piano score and May crying. This is a series that captures the raw emotion of a powerful moment and deserves a spot on this list.

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Beyonder – Spider-Man: The Animated Series

Sacrificing himself to save the world

The Beyonder was introduced in the Spider-Man: The Animated Seriesto train Spider-Man and test him in secret wars alongside Madame Web. Sending a team of villains to destroy a peaceful planet, leaving Spider-Man to save it with a team of his choosing.

After sending Spider-Man to stop the Spider-Massage, Doctor Doom drains most of the Stalker's powers. At this point, Stalker decides to sacrifice himself and his remaining powers to stop the mutated Spider-Man in order to save Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider. This sacrifice reaches the peril that all the characters are in, and the Stalker's sacrifice is a gruesome death in Spider-Man: The Animated Series.

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Mysterio – Spider-Man: The Animated Series

One of Spider-Man's enemies suffers a gruesome death

U Spider-Man: The Animated SeriesMysterio is known for being part of the Sinister Six and accusing Spider-Man of crimes he did not commit. However, his final arc is nothing if not moving.

Mysterio's love interest, Miranda, has put into motion a plan to kidnap Mary Jane in hopes of swapping their minds. It was revealed that the machine Mysterio had built was a fake and he was using it to give Miranda hope for the future. Miranda then decides to hit the self-destruct button, while Mysterio decides to stay with her and reveal his love for her as the couple is killed. A shocking death for one of the Spider-ManA rogues gallery and a moment worthy of this list.

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Venom – Spider-Man: The Animated Series

Eddie Brock died a hero

Venom is famous Spider-Man villain and sometimes anti-hero. Through Spider-Man: The Animated Series, he proved to be a formidable foe for Spider-Man, nearly killing him on several occasions.

Brock gets his redemption in the fight to defeat Carnage alongside Spider-Man and Iron Man. During the climactic battle, Carnage holds Eddie Brock's love interest, Dr. Ashley Kafka, in an attempt to guide her through an interdimensional portal. Venom fights Carnage, causing him to lose control of Dr. Kafka and lead Carnage through the portal, saving the day, saving the woman he loves, and gaining his redemption. With his last words, he confesses his love to Dr. Kafka, and Spider-Man closes the portal. Death that redeems one from Spider-ManThe darkest villains are truly painful to behold.

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Indira Diamonji – Spider-Man: The New Animated Series

MTV Spider-Man: The New Animated Series was released in 2003 as a direct sequel to Sam Raimi Spider-Man. The series introduced the technique of shaded animation with a darker narrative and introduced Indira Diamonji, known as Indy, as a reporter who began dating Peter Parker.

However, Indy met a tragic end. After being tricked by the Gaines Twins, Spider-Man attacks Indy, believing her to be Roxanne Gaines, causing Indy to fall off the roof to her death. The most heartbreaking element of this death is that MJ and the city of New York lost faith in Spider-Man, seeing him as a villain. This causes Peter to hang up his suit and vow never to be Spider-Man again. This would lead to a huge storyline in season two. However, the show was canceled and this was never explored, meaning the show ended with a heartbreaking death and Spider-Man did not return as a superhero.

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Mary Jane Watson – Spider-Man: The Animated Series

The most heartbreaking death in the animated series about Spider-Man

Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson have been an influential couple in comics for over half a century, and MJ has the strongest death in a cartoon Spider-Man series.

After Peter and MJ's wedding, MJ is kidnapped by a clone of Hydro-Man during their honeymoon. Peter goes to save MJ, but as he tries to save her, she begins to vaporize along with the Hydro-Man clone. This forces Peter to come to terms with the fact that his wife is a clone and dies before his eyes. Peter has little opportunity to grieve as he is forced to leave for the Secret Wars, but the events that follow from that moment on haunt him. Heartbreaking death of a beloved character and the most tragic of all Spider-Man animated series.