History TakeThatScrappy / TheDCU

** ''ComicBook/SupermanRebirth'' has Lois say that, when it comes to Superman, "there's nobody better" when referring to Superdad.

* Holly Granger of ''Hawk and Dove'', who had a thoroughly dislikable personality that, somehow, changed {{depending on the writer}}, was ''not'' liked by fans. So when Hank is brought back in ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'', he kills her in a CurbStompBattle, and in ''ComicBook/BrightestDay'', Hank is brought back as Hawk instead of Holly.

* Both core ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' books in the ComicBook/DCRebirth line took jabs at the New 52 Superman ([[FanNickname NuSupes]]). The guy was ''not'' well-liked due to being angrier, more prone to violence, having an unnecessary power and having a relationship with Wonder Woman, and was killed off just prior to the relaunch to make way for the pre-New 52 Superman (Superdad). Examples include:

* ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'': While he isn't hated in-and-of himself, the run did see Barry finally get called out on the more selfish actions he took since his return, having him finally deal with the fallout of destroying his relationship with Iris and Wally's life, trying to keep Iris in the dark with "Sins of the Father" finally allowing her to learn the truth, "The Perfect Storm" deconstructing Barry's post-resurrection ProtagonistCentredMorality and the focus sorely on him at the expense of others, "The Flash Age" seeing Paradox outright say Barry was only remembered due to his death and he should've stayed dead. Granted, fans of Barry themselves, find this controversial, but fans of other characters who've gotten annoyed with how DC pushed him, they do enjoy seeing Barry finally being put to task for his actions of late. That said, others argue that the use of this trope rang hollow due to the fact that Barry never actually makes a genuine effort to fix his mistakes other than standing around and looking sorry. It comes across more like Williamson is paying lip service to the fans who wanted Barry to answer for the awful things he's done without actually punishing him for them.

* Almost all the titles introduced in the ''Bloodlines'' crossover flopped after less than a year, with the lead characters being relegated to ComicBookLimbo. This was brought up in-universe in ''JLA/Hitman'', where Franchise/GreenLantern and Franchise/TheFlash mockingly claimed that the Bloodline heroes were a bunch of incompetent losers that everyone else in the superhero community looked down upon (this had extra self-congratulatory subtext from Creator/GarthEnnis, since ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' had been the one character with a ''Bloodlines''-related origin to actually take off).

* Almost all the titles introduced in the ''Bloodlines'' crossover flopped after less than a year, with the lead characters being relegated to ComicBookLimbo. This was brought up in-universe in ''JLA/Hitman'', where Franchise/GreenLantern and Franchise/TheFlash mockingly claimed that the Bloodline heroes were a bunch of incompetent losers that everyone else in the superhero community looked down upon (this had extra self-congratulatory subtext from Creator/GarthEnnis, since ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' had been the one character with a ''Bloodlines''-related origin to actually take off).
** Earlier, Ennis had gotten in a similar jab by introducing the ''ComicBook/DCOneMillion'' version of the Bloodlines hero Gunfire, only to have the character accidentally kill himself in an utterly ''humiliating'' manner.
--->'''Gunfire One Million:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext Oh my god, I turned my ass into a hand-grenade--]]
** Years later, the mainline Gunfire got dispatched by Prometheus almost comically easily, and had his hands cut off for good measure. The same fight saw his fellow Bloodpack member Anima [[PortalCut accidentally get cut in half while trying to pursue Prometheus through a portal]]. Prometheus then proceeded to chuck her lifeless torso into the VoidBetweenTheWorlds outside his lair, which he explicitly likened to putting the trash out on the curb. Ouch. Ironically, this was in an issue that was dedicated to putting Prometheus through his own RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap arc.
** And a number of them (specifically Mongrel, Geist, Ballistic, Nightblade and Razorsharp) were killed off by a casual glance (a ''heat vision'' glance, that is) from Superboy-Prime during ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis''.
* One of the (many) controversial decisions made during the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' was ComicBook/{{Lobo}} being reintroduced as a slender, clean-shaven PrettyBoy instead of the grungy, musclebound slob fans had come to know and love. ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' later brought back the classic Lobo and ''ComicBook/HalJordanAndTheGreenLanternCorps'' had ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} shrink down the new Lobo and trap him inside a containment jar, which the ComicBook/GreenLantern Corps then refused to open.
-->'''Hal Jordan''': Not that one. Trust me, better to leave ''him'' on the shelf.
* ''ComicBook/InfiniteCrisis'' featured Pantha and Wildebeest, two of the least-liked ComicBook/TeenTitans, dying absolutely horrifying deaths at the hands of [[PsychopathicManchild Superboy-Prime]]. In a surprise, however, this trope actually backfired, [[AlasPoorScrappy with many fans feeling even they didn't deserve to go out like that.]] The fact that Wildebeest is technically a child who can [[HulkingOut Hulk out]] into an adult form likely had something to do with it (though his child form isn't seen at all in the issue).
* Vibe and Steel from the reviled ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League Detroit]]'' were killed off several years after they were created due to negative fan reaction. Decades after their deaths, the characters are almost never mentioned in-universe unless in a negative manner. This itself got lampshaded when [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Black Lantern]] versions confronted the surviving Detroit Leaguers and basically asked why they were remembered as jokes while their teammates, Gypsy and ComicBook/{{Vixen}}, got to join the "real" League.
* ''ComicBook/SecretSix'' has Tarantula's death. The character is ''not'' popular due to the ''epic'' Double Standard involving her actual raping of DC Comics fan favorite ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}, and the fact that she was ''accepted onto his team, the Batfamily'', afterwards. Suffice to say, many cheers were had when she finally got her comeuppance and died, being hit by an onslaught of super powers, which promptly destroyed her body and sent what's left of it off a bridge, into a river.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanTheHiketeia'': The version of Batman in this story has all the worst elements of the self entitled "[[FanNickname [=BatGod=]]]" that he kept cycling back into under different writers, who was cruel and dismissive of his allies for no discernibly reasonable reason and treated as always right. As this characterization of Bats had long since become a fan pet peeve seeing him get taken down a notch was cathartic for a significant percentage of readers.
* Out of every death shown or implied in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', there is only one dead character no fan has gotten upset or outraged about and that's [[spoiler: Mark Richards, the current version of the ComicBook/GreenLantern villain Tattooed Man. Created by Creator/GeoffJohns, Mark is largely known for his flat personality and inconsistent motivations with the only memorable thing he's done was participating in the brutal slaughter of [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ryan Choi]] when he was with Deathstroke's faux Titans team. It's telling more people were upset about Gunfire of the New Bloods dying as well as the incredibly minor Titan the Protector getting killed off than Tattooed Man.]]

* ''ComicBook/BlackestNight'': Terry Long, one of the less popular elements of Marv Wolfman's run on the Teen Titans, is brought back as a Black Lantern and ends up being killed by Donna Troy herself, with a comment about moving on that has some interesting {{Applicability}}.

* One of the (many) controversial decisions made during the ''ComicBook/{{New 52}}'' was ComicBook/{{Lobo}} being reintroduced as a slender, clean-shaven {{Bishonen}} instead of the grungy, musclebound slob fans had come to know and love. ''ComicBook/DCRebirth'' later brought back the classic Lobo and ''ComicBook/HalJordanAndTheGreenLanternCorps'' had ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} shrink down the new Lobo and trap him inside a containment jar, which the ComicBook/GreenLantern Corps then refused to open.

* Almost all the titles introduced in the ''Bloodlines'' crossover flopped after less than a year, with the lead characters being regulated to ComicBookLimbo. This was brought up in-universe in ''JLA/Hitman'', where Franchise/GreenLantern and Franchise/TheFlash mockingly claimed that the Bloodline heroes were a bunch of incompetent losers that everyone else in the superhero community looked down upon (this had extra self-congratulatory subtext from Creator/GarthEnnis, since ''ComicBook/{{Hitman}}'' had been the one character with a ''Bloodlines''-related origin to actually take off).

* Jason Todd's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Damian Wayne in ''[[ComicBook/BatmanGrantMorrison Batman and Robin]]'' #6, which ended with Damian getting a broken back for his trouble.

* ComicBook/{{Vibe}} and [[ComicBook/CommanderSteel Steel]] from the reviled ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League Detroit]]'' were killed off several years after they were created due to negative fan reaction. Decades after their deaths, the characters are almost never mentioned in-universe unless in a negative manner. This itself got lampshaded when [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Black Lantern]] versions confronted the surviving Detroit Leaguers and basically asked why they were remembered as jokes while their teammates, Gypsy and ComicBook/{{Vixen}}, got to join the "real" League.

* ''ComicBook/TheFlashRebirth'': While he isn't hated in-and-of himself, the run did see Barry finally get called out on the more selfish actions he took since his return, having him finally deal with the fallout of destroying his relationship with Iris and Wally's life, trying to keep Iris in the dark with "Sins of the Father" finally allowing her to learn the truth, "The Perfect Storm" deconstructing Barry's post-resurrection ProtagonistCentredMorality and the focus sorely on him at the expense of others, "The Flash Age" seeing Paradox outright say Barry was only remembered due to his death and he should've stayed dead. Granted, fans of Barry themselves, find this controversial, but fans of other characters who've gotten annoyed with how DC pushed him, they do enjoy seeing Barry finally being put to task for his actions of late. That said, others argue that the use of this trope rang hollow due to the fact that Barry never actually makes a genuine effort to fix his mistakes other than standing around and looking sorry. It comes across more like Williamson is paying lip service to the fans who wanted Barry to answer for the awful things he's done without actually punishing him for them.

* Out of every death shown or implied in ''ComicBook/HeroesInCrisis'', there is only one dead character no fan has gotten upset or outraged about and that's [[spoiler: Mark Richards, the current version of the ComicBook/GreenLantern villain Tattooed Man. Created by Creator/GeoffJohns, Mark is largely known for his flat personality and inconsistent motivations with the only memorable thing he's done was participating in the brutal slaughter of [[ComicBook/TheAtom Ryan Choi]] when he was with Deathstroke's faux Titans team. It's telling more people were upset about Gunfire of the New Bloods dying as well as the incredibly minor Titan the Protector getting killed off than Tattooed Man.]]

* Jason Todd's NoHoldsBarredBeatdown on Damian Wayne in ''[[ComicBook/GrantMorrisonsBatman Batman and Robin]]'' #6, which ended with Damian getting a broken back for his trouble.

* In ''[[ComicBook/{{Convergence}} Convergence: Speed Force #2]]'', Wally delivers a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech to ComicBook/{{Flashpoint}} Wonder Woman defining her as Diana's worst version of any universe. In ''Convergence #7'', [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] ''Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}'' punches her into a mountain and expresses disbelief at someone like her being Wonder Woman.
* In ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'' #1, Pandora, the character who was thought to be responsible for the divisive ComicBook/{{New 52}} ContinuityReboot (and who is thus heavily associated with the reboot by fans), is casually murdered by [[Comicbook/{{Watchmen}} Doctor Manhattan]].

** Earlier, Ennis had gotten in a similar jab by introducing the ''Comicbook/DCOneMillion'' version of the Bloodlines hero Gunfire, only to have the character accidentally kill himself in an utterly ''humiliating'' manner.
-->'''Gunfire One Million:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext Oh my god, I turned my ass into a hand-grenade--]]

** And a number of them (specifically Mongrel, Geist, Ballistic, Nightblade and Razorsharp) were killed off by a casual glance (a ''heat vision'' glance, that is) from Superboy-Prime during ''Comicbook/InfiniteCrisis''.
* One of the (many) controversial decisions made during the ''Comicbook/{{New 52}}'' was ComicBook/{{Lobo}} being reintroduced as a slender, clean-shaven {{Bishonen}} instead of the grungy, musclebound slob fans had come to know and love. ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'' later brought back the classic Lobo and ''ComicBook/HalJordanAndTheGreenLanternCorps'' had Comicbook/{{Brainiac}} shrink down the new Lobo and trap him inside a containment jar, which the Comicbook/GreenLantern Corps then refused to open.

* ''Comicbook/InfiniteCrisis'' featured Pantha and Wildebeest, two of the least-liked Comicbook/TeenTitans, dying absolutely horrifying deaths at the hands of [[PsychopathicManchild Superboy-Prime]]. In a surprise, however, this trope actually backfired, [[AlasPoorScrappy with many fans feeling even they didn't deserve to go out like that.]] The fact that Wildebeest is technically a child who can [[HulkingOut Hulk out]] into an adult form likely had something to do with it (though his child form isn't seen at all in the issue).

* ''ComicBook/WonderWomanTheHiketeia'', The version of Batman in this story has all the worst elements of the self entitled "[[FanNickname [=BatGod=]]]" that he kept cycling back into under different writers, who was cruel and dismissive of his allies for no discernibly reasonable reason and treated as always right. As this characterization of Bats had long since become a fan pet peeve seeing him get taken down a notch was cathartic for a significant percentage of readers.

* ComicBook/{{Vibe}} and [[Characters/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Steel]] from the reviled ''[[Franchise/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League Detroit]]'' were killed off several years after they were created due to negative fan reaction. Decades after their deaths, the characters are almost never mentioned in-universe unless in a negative manner. This itself got lampshaded when [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Black Lantern]] versions confronted the surviving Detroit Leaguers and basically asked why they were remembered as jokes while their teammates, Gypsy and ComicBook/{{Vixen}}, got to join the "real" League.

** The Nuclear Man, the villain from the reviled ''Film/SupermanIVTheQuestForPeace'', showed up in Creator/BrianBendis' ''[[Comicbook/BrianMichaelBendisSuperman Superman]]'' run just long enough for new villain Rogol Zaar to violently crush his skull.

* ''[[ComicBook/TheHiketeia Wonder Woman: The Hiketeia]]'', The version of Batman in this story has all the worst elements of the self entitled "[[FanNickname [=BatGod=]]]" that he kept cycling back into under different writers, who was cruel and dismissive of his allies for no discernibly reasonable reason and treated as always right. As this characterization of Bats had long since become a fan pet peeve seeing him get taken down a notch was cathartic for a significant percentage of readers.

* One of the (many) controversial decisions made during the ''Comicbook/{{New 52}}'' was SelfDemonstrating/{{Lobo}} being reintroduced as a slender, clean-shaven {{Bishonen}} instead of the grungy, musclebound slob fans had come to know and love. ''Comicbook/DCRebirth'' later brought back the classic Lobo and ''ComicBook/HalJordanAndTheGreenLanternCorps'' had Comicbook/{{Brainiac}} shrink down the new Lobo and trap him inside a containment jar, which the Comicbook/GreenLantern Corps then refused to open.