Every Hero Who Died in DC’s Epic Superman vs Batman War (Ranked Weakest to Strongest)

Summary

• Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, the catalysts for Injustice’s story, meet their brutal ends at the hands of the Joker in Injustice Year One #1.
• Heroes like Dan Turpin, Commissioner Gordon, and Harvey Bullock join Batman’s fight against Superman’s Regime, facing tragic deaths.
• Alfred Pennyworth, a loyal ally to Batman, meets a gruesome end at the hands of Zsasz, showing the high cost of the Injustice universe’s war.

Injustice: Gods Among Us is an alternate DC Comics story where the Justice League splits into two factions and goes to war after the Joker brainwashes Superman into killing Lois Lane and destroying Metropolis. This comic series created by Tom Taylor, Axel Giménez, Mike S. Miller, and Jeremy Raapack features a five-year war between Superman’s One Earth Regime and Batman’s Insurgency. Followed by a sequel with Injustice 2, this huge event leads to many heroes losing their lives.

Earth-49 aka the Injustice universe is home to the same heroes fans all know and love, but now they find themselves amid a universal Civil War. After Joker succeeds in making Superman lose control and kill the Clown Prince of Crime, the Man of Steel calls for a worldwide ceasefire and all heroes to fall in line with his Regime. Horrified by his actions and left with no choice, Batman gathers his Justice League friends and other allies to take the fight to Superman.

Every war has its casualties and the Injustice universe loses many powerful heroes through various means. Here is every hero from the Injustice storyline, how they died, and their power levels rank from weakest to strongest.

26 (Weakest) Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen

Injustice Year One #1 by Tom Taylor, Axel Giménez, Mike S. Miller, and Jeremy Raapack

The weakest heroes killed off in Injustice are arguably the most important catalysts for the story itself. The Daily Planet’s Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen were both killed off brutally in Injustice Year One #1 by the Joker. In the first pages of the issue, Joker shoots Jimmy through his eye and kidnaps Lois.

Lois, who is pregnant with Superman’s child, is fitted with a nuclear bomb heart monitor/trigger. Joker then uses Scarecrow’s fear gas laced with Kryptonite to brainwash Superman into killing Lois by flying her into space. When Lois dies, the heart monitor triggers the nuclear bomb, destroying Metropolis.

25 Dan Turpin

Injustice 2 #3 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, and Alejandro Sanchez

Though he might not be the strongest human, Dan Turpin makes up for it with his hard-as-nails leadership skills. In Injustice Year Zero #4, Turpin, under the codename “Brooklyn,” was the leader of the Boy Commandos, a team of soldiers who were saved by the Justice Society of America in World War II. They fought alongside the JSA to win WWII.

In Injustice 2, Turpin is the warden of Stryker’s Island, the maximum security prison keeping One Earth Regime members after Evil Superman’s defeat. In Injustice 2 #3, he is killed during a prison breakout by Athanasia al Ghul, Batman and Talia al Ghul’s daughter and Damian Wayne’s sister.

24 Commissioner Jim Gordon, Det. Harvey Bullock, and Det. Renee Montoya

Injustice Year Two #10 by Tom Taylor, Mike S. Miller, and Bruno Redondo; Injustice Year Three #2 by Tom Taylor, Mike S. Miller, and Bruno Redondo; Injustice Year Four #2 by Brian Buccellato and Mike S. Miller

The brave men and women of the Gotham City Police Department join Batman’s Insurgency to stop Superman’s Regime. All of these fellow allies of Batman have dedicated their lives to saving Gotham, and now step up to fight against the supernatural forces of the DC Universe. Jim Gordon sadly dies in Injustice Year Two #10 due to terminal cancer, but still manages to put up a good fight.

Harvey Bullock is vaporized by Mr. Mxyzptlk, disguised as the Spectre in Year Three #2. But Renee’s death comes in Year Four #2 when she takes too many Kryptonite super pills to kill Wonder Woman and Superman for killing Huntress, but her human heart gives out due to an overdose.

23 Alfred Pennyworth

Injustice: Year Five #12 by Brian Buccellato and Marco Santucci

The Wayne Family butler and truest friend to the Dark Knight, Batman. Alfred spends the entire five years of Injustice supporting his fellow Bat-Family and the Insurgency. Famously, Alfred takes a Kryptonian durability enhancer pill to pummel Superman, a moment the evil Man of Steel never forgets.

In Injustice: Year Five #12, a vengeful Superman secretly hires Victor Zsasz to find and kill Alfred just to hurt Batman. After his gruesome death at the hands of Zsasz, a desperate Damian Wayne digs up Alfred’s body and resurrects him in the Lazurus Pit in the Injustice 2 comics.

22 Huntress and Batwoman

Injustice Year Three #11 by Brian Buccellato, Bruno Redondo, and Mike S. Miller; Injustice Year Five #20 by Brian Buccellato and Mike S. Miller

The Birds of Prey, a sub-unit of the Bat Family, join the fight against the One Earth Regime. Huntress, who already has a difficult relationship with Batman, doesn’t trust the Dark Knight until he is forced to reveal his identity. Tragically, in Injustice Year Three #11, Huntress is killed when Wonder Woman snaps her neck with the Lasso of Truth.

Batwoman, another difficult ally of Bruce Wayne, stays in the background for most of the story, until Superman’s heat vision incinerates her in Injustice Year Five #20. Batwoman’s death is not in vain, however, as she helps protect the universal portal device that allows an alternate Justice League to travel to the Injustice universe to help the Insurgency win the war.

21 Lex Luthor

Injustice: Ground Zero #10 by Christopher Sebela, Jheremy Raapack, Daniel Sampere, and Miguel Mendonça

Lex Luthor dies as a loyal soldier to Batman’s cause. In the Injustice universe, Lex never becomes a villain and instead dedicates his life to being Superman’s best friend. He is even in love with Lois Lane. However, after Lois’ death and Superman’s turn to villainy, Lex is left with no choice but to betray his friend and join Batman’s Insurgency while pretending to serve Superman’s Regime.

In Injustice: Ground Zero #10, Superman discovers Lex’s act of treason and reacts by choking his former friend to death in front of billions of cameras. The genius billionaire gives his life and fights to save his best friend out of loyalty to Batman and his unrequited love for Lois Lane.

20 The Sandman (Wesley Dodds)

Injustice Year Zero #6 by Tom Taylor and Roge Antonio

Wesley Dodds, one of the founding members of the JSA, meets his end thanks to the Joker. The Sandman was one of the greatest detectives of the 1940s, known for his mysterious persona, psychic dream abilities, and his truth-serum gas gun. As a JSA member, he and heroes such as Hourman, Jay Garrick, and Alan Scott, the original Green Lantern, were the precursors to the future Justice League.

In Injustice Year Zero #6, the Joker becomes the Lord of Chaos thanks to the amulet of the god Apophis, and uses his new mind-control abilities to brainwash Alan Scott into stabbing his ally, the Sandman, in the heart.

19 Green Arrow

Injustice Year One #11 by Tom Taylor, Jheremy Raapack, and Bruno Redondo

The greatest marksman in DC Comics can’t maneuver his way out of this situation. Green Arrow is already treading through dangerous waters after he keeps Joker’s girlfriend, Harley Quinn, safe from the vengeful Superman. Later on, he joins Batman’s Insurgency to protect the innocent from the Regime.

In Injustice Year One #11, after shooting Superman with an arrow and that arrow ricocheting onto Clark’s father, Jonathan Kent, the Man of Steel snaps. After he manages to send the Kryptonite pills to the Insurgency via arrow, Green Arrow is savagely beaten to death by Superman. A hero until the very end.

18 Blue Beetle (Ted Kord)

Injustice 2 #5 by Tom Taylor, Bruno Redondo, and Vicente Cifuentes

Before Jaime Reyes took up the mantle, Ted Kord took the young Reyes on as an apprentice to become the next Blue Beetle. Throughout the five-year war between the Regime and the Insurgency, Ted stays off of the battlefield and focuses his attention on training Jaime and running his company, Kord Industries.

In Injustice 2 #5, after Ra’s al Ghul begins his plans for world domination, he targets Ted Kord and other big corporate CEOs whose companies ruin the environment. Ra’s orders Suicide Squad members Killer Croc and Orca to kill Ted in a grizzly mauling. Luckily, Ted leaves behind a hologram of himself for his good friend, Booster Gold, to keep him company after his death.

17 Nightwing

Injustice Year One #6 by Tom Taylor, Mike S. Miller, Jheremy Raapack, and David Yardin

One of the most significant deaths in Injustice sees the first Robin die. Nightwing, despite his differences with Batman, joins his father figure as part of the Insurgency to fight against Superman. Tragically, in Injustice Year One #6, Nightwing becomes the first heroic casualty in the five-year Injustice War. During a raid on Arkham Asylum, Damian Wayne accidentally throws a baton at Nightwing’s head out of anger, causing the first Robin to fall on a rock and break his neck.

This death causes a momentary truce between the feuding Justice League as Batman is forced to bury his son and push away his other son, Damian. Luckily, Nightwing gets a second chance in the afterlife by taking Boston Brand’s mantle of Deadman.

16 Booster Gold

Injustice 2 #33 by Tom Taylor and Xermanico

The time-traveling celebrity superhero joins the fight a little too late. Booster Gold, upon hearing his best friend Ted Kord has been murdered, travels from the future to the present day to stop that death from happening. After failing to save his friend, Booster Gold continues in Ted’s footsteps and becomes Jaime Reyes/Blue Beetle’s new mentor.

However, in Injustice 2 #33, Blue Beetle and Booster Gold battle the alien, Starro, in space but Jamie has to use his scarab armor to destroy the monster, leaving him without oxygen. Gold decides to sacrifice his own life by giving Jamie his own oxygen mask, leaving the superhero to suffocate in space.

15 Steel (John Henry Irons)

Injustice 2 #11 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo

One of the four replacement Supermen doesn’t get a chance to fight in the Injustice War. John Henry Irons aka Steel was an ally of Superman long before the Regime is established. Irons is best known for his time trying to take on the mantle of Superman after the Man of Steel’s fatal encounter with Doomsday. Armed with full body armor made of steel, the former AmerTek weapons designer becomes a new hero for Metropolis.

Sadly, as revealed in Injustice 2 #11, Steel dies in the nuclear explosion that destroys Metropolis in Injustice Year One. His niece, Natasha Irons, carries on the Steel mantle in the Injustice universe.

14 The Atom (Ray Palmer)

Injustice 2 #46 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo

One of the smartest men in the DC Universe is killed by the perfect machine. Raymond “Ray” Palmer, the second incarnation of the Atom, provides his genius intellect and size manipulation technology to assist the Regime during Injustice Year Five. After the Regime’s defeat, Batman tasks the Atom with guarding Superman’s brain if he ever gets free from his Red Kryptonite prison.

In Injustice 2 #46, Ray Palmer dies during a battle with the android Amazo. The Atom shrinks inside the ultimate android in hopes of shutting him down, only to have his leg cut off. He is then killed by Amazo’s nanites. After Ray’s death, Ryan Choi takes up the Atom mantle in honor of his late mentor.

13 Doctor Occult and Rose Psychic

Injustice Year Three Annual #1 by Ray Fawkes and Xermanico

Doctor Richard Occult, who shares a body with Rose Psychic, dies before he can even join the Injustice War. One of the most recognizable wizards in DC Comics, Doctor Occult in Injustice is forced to bond his body with his girlfriend, Rose, by the Mystic Symbol of the Seven. In Injustice Year Three Annual #1, Batman asks the two occult experts how to use magic to weaken the Regime members Wonder Woman and Raven.

In the same issue, Raven catches wind of their meeting, and after the magic couple finds a suitable anti-magic weapon, Raven burns the couple alive with her magic, ruining their plans.

12 Justice League Dark

Injustice Year Three #2, #4, and #9 by Tom Taylor and Bruno Redondo; Injustice Year Three #10 by Tom Taylor and Mike S. Miller; Injustice 2 #25 by Tom Taylor and Daniel Sampere

The occult version of the Justice League is thrown into the Injustice War thanks to their magical powers. Throughout Year Three, most of the Justice League Dark meet their gruesome fates despite their magical prowess. Jason Blood, Ragman, and the original Deadman are killed by Mister Mxyzptlk, disguised as the all-powerful Spectre in Injustice Year Three #2, #4, and #10, respectively.

Detective Chimp fades away into nothing in Injustice Year Three #9 after Sinestro kills Klarion the Witch Boy. Later, in Injustice 2 #25, Animal Man teams up with Vixen to fight against the League of Assassins, but he is captured by Poison Ivy and Deadshot and shot in the head.

11 Hawkman

Injustice Year Five #16 by Brian Buccellato and Marco Santucci

The reincarnated soul of Carter Hall doesn’t have the time nor patience to deal with the Man of Steel’s villainy. Hawkman, the Thanagarian warrior and former Justice League member, is a heartbroken man who is kicked off Earth by his former soulmate, Shiera Hall aka Hawkgirl. Hellbent on getting his wife back, Hawkman discovers Superman’s crimes against humanity and accuses him of forcing Hawkgirl to join his Regime.

After using Batman and the Insurgency to acquire Kryptonite, Hawkman fuses the green rocks with his mace to kill Superman himself. In Injustice Year Five #16, Superman uses this opportunity to beat Hawkman to death once the Flash arrives to steal the mace.

10 Teen Titans

Injustice Year Three Annual #1 by Ray Fawkes and Xermanico; Injustice 2 #19 by Tom Taylor and Daniel Sampere

The greatest team of young superheroes aren’t able to stay alive long enough to pick sides in the Injustice War. When Metropolis is nuked after Joker forces Superman to kill Lois Lane, some of the Titans are in Metropolis, having a fun little race. Kid Flash, Jesse Quick and Beast Boy are caught in the nuclear explosion, with Superboy being the only Titans survivor.

After the rest of the Titans are sent to the Phantom Zone by Superman, Superboy, Starfire, Wonder Girl, and Tim Drake aka Red Robin are set free from the Phantom Zone by Batman in Injustice 2 #19. Suddenly, before Red Robin can celebrate being reunited with Batman, a returning General Zod kills the Boy Wonder with his heat vision.

9 Captain Atom

Injustice Year One #11 by Tom Taylor, Tom Derenick, Jheremy Raapack, and Bruno Redondo

Captain Atom, a loyal soldier to the U.S. government and Batman’s Insurgency, believes in protecting others even at the cost of his own life. Imbued with the power of invulnerability and more than 10 atomic bombs, Captain Atom is not one to be trifled with. In Injustice Year One #11, during a battle at the Fortress of Solitude, Captain Atom has a fighting chance against Superman.

However, Wonder Woman intervenes in the fight, slicing Captain Atom’s neck, which unleashes his atomic energy. With the energy about to explode, Atom attempts to take both Superman and Wonder Woman down with his full atomic bomb power. Sadly, his sacrifice is for naught, as the two former superheroes survive the explosion.

Injustice Year Five #18 by Brian Buccellato and Mike S. Miller

One of the most powerful shapeshifters in the DC Universe meets his end thanks to careful planning and the world’s greatest assassin. Metamorpho is a member of Superman’s Regime, acting as the prison warden for the Trench. The shapeshifter Rex Mason can transmute his body into all forms of material, making him nearly impossible to kill, until one man finally does.

In Injustice Year Five #18, Deathstroke is tasked with stealing a Mother Box from a Regime base, when he is confronted by Metamorpho. After the shapeshifter laughs at his opponent’s humanity, Deathstroke manages to ricochet his bullets into the back of Metamorpho’s head, killing him instantly.

7 Martian Manhunter

Injustice: Gods Among Us #10 by Tom Taylor, Tom Derenick, Mike S. Miller, and Bruno Redondo

One of the founding members of the original Justice League of America, J’onn J’onzz is betrayed and killed by his former friends. Martian Manhunter joins the Insurgency shortly after Nightwing’s death and decides to act as Batman’s inside man for the Regime. J’onn even goes so far as to disguise himself as Batman after Superman publicly reveals Batman’s identity.

After threatening to kill Wonder Woman in self-defense, Superman exploits J’onn’s ultimate weakness: fire. Superman burns Martian Manhunter alive using his heat vision, leaving nothing but a charred skeleton.