through tragedy comes triumph welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we'll be
counting down our picks for the top ten
comic book characters with tragic
backstories what's your name kid the
human spider human spider that's it
that's the best you got yeah oh that
sucks
for this list we'll be counting down all
of the comic book characters that have
faced their fair share of adversity when
coming into their own Jesus Christ stop
me read this one Jesus Christ walks into
a hotel Wow number 10 Jessica Jones mom
it's time to get going sweetie a
vacation awaits rise and shine dad come
on all right time to go becoming a
superhero isn't all sunshine and
rainbows when a car accident killed her
family and left her exposed to a massive
amount of radioactive chemicals Jessica
woke up with super strength durability
and the ability to fly after taking on
the persona of the vigilante jewel she
caught the attention of the purple man
an elusive villain endowed with the
ability to control the actions of others
Here I am just debating where to eat and
then BAM there you are performing feats
of heroism
hey Emily come on after having
unwillingly aided the sociopath in a
number of crimes and unruly acts Jessica
discarded her superhero identity and
became a private investigator
how are you doing that you're one of
them
number nine Superman you're traveling
far my little kal-el we will never leave
you even in the face of our deaths that
s on his chest didn't originally stand
for super you know the Man of Steel we
all know his Clark Kent arrived on
planet earth as an orphan baby with no
knowledge about his home world of
Krypton oh my my name is kal-el you are
the only survivor the planet could come
even though you've been raised as a
human being you are not one of them
almost his entire species was wiped out
when Krypton was destroyed and a human
family the Kent's adopted him the fact
that Clark never knew his original
family or home and that such loving
parents adopted him definitely gives a
bright side to his otherwise very
depressing backstory when you first came
to us we thought that people would come
and take you away because when they
found out you know the things you could
do and had worried us a lot then man
gets old or anything's very differently
and things get very clear debris Martian
Manhunter
losing your home planet is one thing but
witnessing the death of your entire race
would destroy most men luckily John
John's isn't a man and once enjoyed the
simple life of a family man with his
wife and child before watching everyone
he ever loved go up in flames
disgusted with his home planet the
Manhunters twin brother staged a
genocide against his own race infecting
them with a virus that caused them to
spontaneously combust watching his loved
ones burned to death was enough to make
John's Teeter on the brink of insanity
before a scientist from Earth was able
to rescue him I've already lost one home
I made a promise to protect my new one
number seven spider-man what happened
carjacker he's been shot we just called
the paramedics they're on their way
Peter Parker may have missed the fine
print when accepting his superhero
identity as apart from being orphaned at
a young age everyone he is close to
suffers because of it this is gonna be
all right
don't get people home you take it away
I'm gonna take away yours in Peters
earliest debut as a hero is neglect to
stop a criminal would result in the
death of his uncle Ben something every
movie goer should be familiar with by
now being somewhat responsible for the
death of his father figure would not
only set him on the path of heroism but
also haunt him for the rest of his life
number six the crow department of
housing on violations
this superhero is as dark and brooding
as they come after being beaten to a
pulp and forced to witness the rape and
murder of his fiancee Shelly Eric is
soon resurrected by a crow who guides
him on a mission of vengeance
Eric becomes the embodiment of revenge
and is blinded by unquenchable thirst
for one-man mob justice she tell me
story a man and woman in law a year ago
now imbued with otherworldly powers the
crow hunted down and killed those
responsible and now walks tonight as an
undead vigilante incapable of any real
connection with anyone victims aren't we
all number five daredevil you got all
this for losing sometimes even when you
get knocked down you can still win Dana
you hit the mat it's how you get a
that's right Hell's Kitchen became a
whole lot darker after this superheroes
tragic accident Matt Murdock's site was
robbed from him as a child after he came
into direct contact with a radioactive
substance
while this intern bestowed the boy with
a supernatural awareness of the world
around him it would be years before he
would learn how to tune these senses
dead
daddy after his father is killed for
refusing to throw a boxing match Matt
was left alone and was forced to learn
to use his blindness as an advantage
number four Batman Wallace joy fast
that's fine just take it easy
there are just some traumas that there's
no turning back from much like his
younger counterpart Robin Bruce Wayne's
picture-perfect world was soon flipped
on its head when both of his parents
were gunned down after exiting a movie
theater unlike many of the other dead
parents entries on this list
Bruce witnessed his parents die right in
front of him
having lived a more than sheltered life
under the care of his two loving parents
the young heir to the Wayne enterprise
was left with a burning desire for
justice I want you to tell all your
friends about me what are you
I'm Batman number three the Punisher
there's a thin line between the hero and
this ex-marine vigilante
despite Frank castles hardened and
cynical appearance he at one point
enjoyed the simple life of a family man
with his wife and two kids this was a
hard one this was the last one
an infamous New York City gang would
however see that he was denied he's
happily ever after ending after they
gunned him and his family down
Castle was regrettably the only one who
survived that attack consequently
forcing him to watch his family die in
front of his eyes with all hope lost
castle sought to deliver his own style
of Justice to the city that betrayed him
number two mr. freeze this is how I'll
always remember you
surrounded by winter five a young
forever beautiful rest while my love how
much would you sacrifice to save the one
you love
when cryogenic expert victor freezes
wife Nora was diagnosed with a
degenerative disease
he not only devoted his entire life's
work to finding a cure but sacrificed
his own body and humanity as well leave
him he should have been more careful now
he's paid the price for his incompetence
after goth Corp ceased funding freezes
independent study an accident
transformed the scientists body in such
a way that he could only survive in
sub-zero temperatures angry and
desperate Victor turned to a life of
crime and is now a cold emotionless
shell of his former self when his wife
would no longer even recognize since you
ally yourself with my enemies you leave
me no choice
before we unveil our pick for the comic
book character with the most tragic of
backstories here are a few honorable
mentions Barry we've talked about this
it's time to let it go you've got to
stop worrying about me
lives your life as they tear away each
new layer is always an agonizing price
to pay stay here
number one Magneto
discrimination is something this mutant
has become all too familiar with Max
Ison heart was born into a German Jewish
family during the Nazis rise to power
just before World War two you probably
know what that means
he and his family were sent to a
concentration camp and there he
witnessed the deaths of both of his
parents as well as many many other
friends despite this max still tried to
live an honest life eventually
relocating to the Ukraine and settling
down with a wife and daughter this of
course would be short-lived as when the
townspeople discovered Max's powers they
burned down his house with his child
still inside resulting in the mutants
violent outrage and his wife leaving him
out of fear max would never forgive
humankind again and became Magneto
consumed by rage she tried to destroy
him I stopped him but I've never seen
such a change in a man do you agree
their list
who do you think has the most tragic
backstory here I know things have been
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