All Superheroes Must Die

All Superheroes Must Die

Year: 2011

Runtime: 78 mins

Language: English

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Masked vigilantes Charge (Jason Trost), Cutthroat (Lucas Till), The Wall (Lee Valmassy) and Shadow (Sophie Merkley) are stripped of their powers by a vengeful nemesis (James Remar). To save more than a hundred civilians, they must complete his deadly tasks; refusal or failure will destroy the entire town.

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1

Awakening in the abandoned town

Charge, Cutthroat, The Wall, and Shadow awaken in a seemingly abandoned town with strange injection marks on their wrists. A civilian is killed near Cutthroat to prove Rickshaw's claim that a citywide game is underway and innocents are at risk. Rickshaw broadcasts the rules and orders the group to converge at a designated meeting ground, testing their loyalty and abilities.

Abandoned town
2

Rickshaw's game and Charge's leadership

Rickshaw issues the new game, making it clear innocents will be hurt to prove his point. Charge steps forward to lead the group, while The Wall and Shadow watch the shift with unease and Cutthroat resents the change.

Designated meeting ground
3

Weapon selection at the hardware store

The crew is corralled into a hardware store where Rickshaw forces each member to pick a weapon. They’re then divided into pairs: Charge with Cutthroat head to the lumber mill, while The Wall and Shadow go to the scrap yard.

Hardware store
4

Lumber mill deadly setup

In the lumber mill, civilians are strapped to lit fuses, and the danger is immediate. Charge battles Sledgesaw while Cutthroat tries to defuse the devices; Charge overpowers Sledgesaw and they cut the fuse, but Rickshaw detonates the charges moments later as Charge saves them from a catastrophe.

Lumber mill
5

Scrap yard assault and The Wall's fall

In the scrap yard, The Wall and Shadow face Manpower, who wields a flamethrower. The Wall charges when the fuel runs out and collapses without his powers; Shadow, stripped of invisibility, cannot shield him from a fatal strike. Charge and Cutthroat arrive to defeat Manpower, but The Wall is mortally wounded.

Scrap yard
6

Bonus Round coordinates and cabin-bound pursuit

Rickshaw executes the trapped civilians and hints at a new 'Bonus Round.' The trio then heads toward a cabin where civilians are held and a chilling trap awaits.

Town outskirts toward a cabin
7

The cabin of coffins and the hostage bargain

Rickshaw traps them in a cabin and reveals three civilians are held with three coffins and a single gun. He offers a grim bargain: spare one civilian for each of them only if they commit suicide at their coffin. Charge takes the gun and executes the hostages, arguing Rickshaw would kill them anyway and this choice protects the others. Flashbacks reveal Charge's past leadership and the group’s bond, hinting at a closeness with Shadow that was never acted on.

Cabin
8

Bar confrontation and the fall of Cutthroat

Inside the bar, Rickshaw reveals he has Cutthroat's sister hostage and orders Cutthroat to kill the other two to save her. Charge and Shadow plead for a different path, but Rickshaw injures Shadow and slashes Charge before Charge drives his own knife into Rickshaw's chest. Cutthroat dies in the chaos, and Rickshaw kills his sister in retribution. In the aftermath, Charge confesses his love for Shadow and explains that he never gained powers, aging as time passes, and reveals he can locate Rickshaw by sight but still needs the location of the next TV site.

Bar
9

The chase to the next TV and the showdown

Charge triangulates Rickshaw's position and leads the team to the next TV site for a final confrontation. Rickshaw forces one to kill the other as part of his cruel game, while Charge instructs Shadow to shoot as if the marked person had died to distract Rickshaw. He then storms the hideout and uses a shotgun on Rickshaw; a failsafe detonates as Rickshaw dies.

Next TV site / Hideout
10

Last Round countdown and Shadow's gambit

With Rickshaw dead, the countdown to the Last Round begins. Shadow stays behind to free civilians and discovers Charge's map detailing remaining coordinates. She locates Rickshaw, helps him to his feet, and the pair retreat as the clock ticks toward zero.

Last Round site
11

Post-credits tease and the price of power

In a brief post-credits moment, Cutthroat's eyes flicker open, suggesting a possible return. The film closes on a meditation about loyalty, sacrifice, and the cost of power as the survivors face an uncertain future.

Post-credits

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