These guys sure love their carnage! Total Film has posted what they consider to be the 20 most violent comic book characters. I don't think we can argue with any of em, but there might be a few you guys feel should have made the list. Check em out below and remember, this is just the top 10 out of 20 so go check out the rest before asking "Where the hell is Sabertooth??" etc.
1) The Punisher
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: So many to choose from, but his epic Marvel Max scrap with psycho hitman Barracuda is up there.
Pit Frank against a villain so deranged he hums and sings after having his eye gouged out and his fingers cut off and there will be blood.
If It Was Filmed: To be fair, Punisher War Zone is one of the most violent films ever made. Sadly, it’s also one of the shittest.
But if Barracuda had been thrown into the mix, we probably would never have to suffer through it, as the censors would go into so many apoplectic seizures, the thing would never have made it out of the certification booth.
2) Conan The Barbarian
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: Even the earliest Conan short stories were drenched in blood – The Scarlet Citidel saw more than five thousand Aquilonian knights meet their doom during one of Conan’s quests.
If It Was Filmed: It would need a bigger budget than all of the previous Conan films combined. And it would probably need to be directed by Peter Jackson and James Cameron.
3) Lobo
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: Lobo’s only been killed once; and when he accidentally ended up in heaven, he proceeded to kill every single deity in the place to convince the men upstairs they should reincarnate him back into the fight that cost him his life.
It’s INSANELY brutal. At one point, Lobo kicks someone in the nuts so hard his spine flies out in a shower of grue. It probably goes without saying that it’s one of our favourite comics ever.
If It Was Filmed: Everyone involved would probably get arrested.
4) The Joker
what they say:
Most Violent Moment: This guy doesn’t need guns to get his dirty work done – no, The Joker’s far more hands-on when it comes to violence.
Take the way he murders Robin (aka Jason Todd). He beats him to a bloody pulp with a crowbar, then blows him up.
If It Was Filmed: It’d be even harder to stomach than the head-bashing elevator bit from Drive
5) Wolverine
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: Wolvie’s got a thing for violence (something about having claws for fists), but surely sinking those razors into Sabretooth’s head is one of his most out-and-out goriest.
If It Was Filmed: It’d be the first X-Men film to receive an 18 rating.
6) Michonne (The Walking Dead)
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: Though she’s played the victim more than once (having been both assaulted and raped), Michonne knows how to deal the pain, too.
She’s killed at least 12 people (and countless zombies). Most violent was her massacre of the contestants in a gladiator competition overseen by the mad Governor.
If It Was Filmed: It’d blow Ridley Scott’s Gladiator out of the water in terms of jaw-dropping levels of violence.
7) Rorschach (Watchmen)
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: Banged up in prison, Rorschach is confronted by a hoard of criminals he himself was responsible for banging up.
When one of the inmates attacks Rorschach with a screwdriver, our funny-faced hero retaliates by hurling the boiling hot contents of a deep-fat fryer in his attacker’s face.
If It Was Filmed: Jackie Earle Haley would be the perfect Rorschach. Oh wait...
8) Spider Jerusalem (Transmetropolitan)
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: Spider is at his sickest and most violent when he’s using his deadliest weapon: the bowel disruptor.
A multi-setting gadget, it causes his victims to lose control of their bowels, with various side effects including diarrhoea and rectal prolapse. Nice.
If It Was Filmed: It’d be even messier than that episode of South Park where everybody dies and soils themselves.
9) Ogami Itto (Lone Wolf & Cub)
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: More violent-minded than violence enacted. Itto gives his one-year-old son Daigorō a choice between playing with a ball or a sword.
If he chooses the ball, Itto will kill him. Luckily, the little fella goes for the blade. Close one.
If It Was Filmed: It has been, several times. Check out the insanely violent Lone Wolf & Cub film series, or the awesome America remix Shogun Assassin.
10) Judge Dredd.
What they say:
Most Violent Moment: Dredd has battled aliens and mutants with bucket-loads of grit.
If It Was Filmed: Karl Urban is cinema’s new Dredd (it’s out next year). Let’s hope he can erase the memory of Sly’s Dreddful movie adap from our minds.
Well, thoughts? I know I have one of two I feel should have made the cut. Be sure to check out the full list at the link below.
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