When most of us think of ourfavorite Pixar movies, we probably don’t think of the death scenes.
However, there are actually quite a few deaths throughout Pixar’s many films.
While some are incredibly moving, others can be quite traumatizing, especially for young kids.
We all remember crying through a certain scenes inCocoorThe Good Dinosaur.
And how could we forget how villains met their ends in Pixar’s more action-packed movies?
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
In one of her memorable lines, the superhero costume designertoldMr.
Incredible, “No capes!”
Well, Edna was clearly onto something.
I will get your son eventually.
I’ll get your son!"
Maybe she’s the real hero of the movie.
Unfortunately, a tragic accident soon occurs.
He then decides to head back home, saying, “I think we went far enough today.
The storm’s getting worse.
Let’s get you home.”
“Run, Arlo!”
Henry screams, before tossing his son to safety.
Sadly, Henry can’t get out of the way, and he is swept up by the wave.
He’s swept away, so there’s always the opening to bringing Poppa back."
On his journey, he meets his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz, a famous singer.
It turns out, Ernesto isn’t exactly who he says he is.
The villainous singer actually dies twice in this movie.
He is then sent to the Land of the Dead.
AsDen of Geeknoted, this first death definitely foreshadows that he’s “a total bell-end.”
Inevitably, he is flung straight into a huge bell, which then crushes him once again.
Ultimately, Carl decides to rescue the bird for Russell’s sake.
As Carl tries to escape Muntz’s gigantic flying Zeppelin, the two old men get into a fight.
The finalwordsMuntz screams are, “Enough!
I’m taking that bird back with me alive or dead!”
It turns out the bird wasn’t the one who was going to die it was Muntz!
One of these characters is Hector, who turns out to be the young protagonist’s great-great-grandfather.
Before Hector dies, he is Ernesto’s partner, responsible for writing their music.
However, when he decides to return home to his family, Ernesto panics.
Hector’s finalwordsare, “I’m going home, Ernesto.
Hate me if you want, but my mind is made up.”
Of course, he never makes it home.
The audience even sees him collapse in the street.
Plenty of critics were shocked by the scene.
It’s a powerful moment, not just inCoco, but in animation."
so you can pacify the local grasshoppers, the ants must collect food for them every year.
When Flik accidentally loses all of the food, he is banished from the ant colony.
However, he returns witha pretend bird contraptionoperated by ants and designed to frighten the grasshoppers away.
His plan almost works, but Hopper, the lead grasshopper, finds out.
He’s just in the middle of threatening Flik… when a real bird shows up.
“Well, what’s this?
Another one of your little bird tricks?”
“Are there a bunch of little girls in this one, too?
Sadly for Hopper, this bird is real.
She grabs him and drops him into her nest where he is devoured by her three babies.
Yikes, quite a grizzly death for a kids' film!
They’ve just moved into a new home, and they have what look like hundreds of eggs.
The pair couldn’t be happier.
In their exchange, Coral and Nemo discuss baby names.
The happy couple then joke around, with Marlin teasing, “You remember how we met?”
Coral replies, “Well, I try not to,” and he jokingly chases her around.
Suddenly, everything goes quiet there’s a barracuda right outside.
As director Andrew Stanton explained toCinemaBlend, Coral’s death was important to the story.
In my mind [Coral’s death] was necessary to get into that state.”
In the movie, Coco seems to be suffering from dementia.
Sadly, Mama Coco dies shortly after this scene, and her death is bittersweet.
The lastwordswe hear from her are, “I kept his letters, poems he wrote me.”
She went on, “Papa was a musician.”
Riley’s emotions are played out by a series of characters, such as Joy and Sadness.
On their way, they meets Bing Bong, Riley’s imaginary friend.
When Bing Bong and Joy fall into the pit of discarded memories, he sacrifices himself.
His heartbreaking lastwordsare, “You made it!
Go go save Riley!
Take her to the moon for me, okay?”
before he fades away.
Apparently, the original death scene was even sadder.
Rod is a spy who seems like he’d be perfectly at home in a James Bond movie.
Sadly, Rod is tortured and killed in the opening scenes of the film by the villain Professor Z.
His death sets the tone for the movie and shows viewers that Professor Z is one dangerous car.
The disturbingsceneis pretty upsetting and Rod’s final words make it even harder to watch.
Rod responds, “What do I care?
I can replace an engine block.”
After Professor Z realizes Mater has what he needs, Rod screams out, “No!”
This is definitely one of Pixar’s darkest moments.
He is an old man in the Land of the Dead and a friend of Hector’s.
In a sad scene, hesays, “I’m fading, Hector.
I can feel it.
Play me something.”
Hector sings to him, and when the song ends, Chicharron tells Hector, “Brings back memories.
He added, “It’s so well done because basically, he asks one thing from Hector.
Play me a song.”
The character’s death, Olmos said, makes you think of all the loved ones you’ve known.
For a moment, McQueen seems worried.
He approaches the cliff’s edge, saying, “Doc?
Moments later, Doc comes roaring back, saying happily, “Not all my tricks, rookie.”
In hindsight, this final appearance is a little eerie.
Perhaps Doc’s adventurous side got the better of him?
AsInsiderpointed out, neitherCars 2norCars 3provided an answer to what happened to Doc.
The first sequel barely acknowledged Doc’s apparent death.
AsInsiderwrote, “The sequel just awkwardly tip toes around its biggest mystery without ever fully embracing it.”
Most of what we see of Gusteau is in rat Remy’s imagination.
While we don’t see Gusteau’s actual death, we do hear about it.
Apparently, Gusteau died of a broken heart after losing two stars on his restaurant.
“You must be imaginative, strong-hearted.
“Your only limit is your soul.
What I say is true: Anyone can cook, but only the fearless can be great.”
“You won’t believe what I’ve found out here.
This is bigger than anything we’ve ever seen and no one even knows it exists!”
It’s not safe out here!”
He quickly adds, “Good luck!”
Suddenly, the doors open and two car silhouettes appear.
It’s clear that Leland’s cover has been blown.
The next time we see him, he has been crushed.
