One of the biggest criticisms regarding DC’s first foray into the superhero team-up film, Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice was just how kill crazy Ben Affleck’s Batman seemed to be. Now thanks to a video courtesy of MrSundayMovies we get to see precisely how many innocent henchmen lost their life at the hands of the Dark Knight.
The video, which you can check out below, humorously shows us every example which the editor believes would have led to somebody dying. He also included his ‘Methodology’ to show just how he determined whose injuries would have left them bereft of life. His statement reads as follows.
Ben Affleck’s Batman in Batman V Superman certainly didn’t shy away from the occasional murder. And I use the word occasional loosely. So here they are! All the murders in all there glory! Also here’s some notes of…note.
Here’s some rough guidelines I went by if anyone cares:
1) If you’re in a car and the batmobile hits you you’re probably dead.
2) I only counted the two in the backseat that get’s a car flipped on it because it only hits the back end. Also I’m not entirely convinced they’re dead. But whatever none of this means anything. Also Nick Mason said it was okay.
3) I didn’t count the guy Batman punches onto his neck, he probably lived through that. Maybe I dunno.
4) The man Batman stabbed looked like it was in the shoulder, though I might be wrong.
5) I didn’t count the ones branded because they’re fairly indirect kills.
6) I had other things to say but I can’t remember.
7) Oh right, thanks to DannyC for pointing out the two grenade kills instead of one in the Patreon cut of this.
8) Believe in yourself.
While it is certainly true that Batman has killed in the past in the various media he has appeared in, it has never been shown with such careless disregard to his moral code as was in this film. We have been told that next years Justice League will feature a much lighter tone, with Batman having a ‘restored faith in humanity’, so perhaps this will see him acting slightly more like the character we all know and love.
What do you think? Did Batman’s killing spree bother you? Do you want him to stick with his no-guns rule? Let us know below!