Every Pedro Pascal Death From Tame To Terrifying
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From minor TV roles to iconic deaths that shocked audiences, join us as we rank every Pedro Pascal death scene from tame to truly terrifying! Whether he's meeting his end with a simple gunshot or suffering one of television's most brutal demises, Pascal has died memorably across genres. Which death scene left you most traumatized? Our countdown includes his early role as Eddie in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," his brutal end as Joel in "The Last of Us," his explosive demise in "Bloodsucking Bastards," and of course, that unforgettable "Game of Thrones" scene that still haunts viewers. Let us know in the comments which Pascal death affected you the most!
Every Pedro Pascal Death From Tame to Terrifying
Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at every Pedro Pascal death from film and TV and ranking them from tame to terrifying. Obviously, there is a major spoiler warning in effect!
Before his big break in “Game of Thrones,” Pedro Pascal was doing bit roles on TV, like playing Liam in an episode of The CW’s “Nikita.” Liam is a rogue Division cleaner who is dispatched to assist drug lord Guillermo Garza[a]. However, he ultimately kills Garza to obtain a crucial laptop containing sensitive information. Liam infiltrates a DEA facility to retrieve said laptop but is cornered by Nikita and Owen. During a tense standoff, Nikita distracts Liam by revealing personal information, allowing Owen to fatally shoot him through a door. Yeah, pretty tame stuff. This is The CW after all. We’ll be getting to HBO later…
FBI agent Juan Badillo was one of Pascal’s first major roles, appearing in eleven episodes of the USA Network’s “Graceland.” Badillo works closely with rookie agent Mike Warren in rooting out corruption within the FBI, and their investigation takes them to agent Paul Briggs. In an attempt to root out the truth, Badillo goes undercover as a killer named Jangles, complete with his trademark set of jangling keys. Badillo-Jangles confronts a drunken Briggs, who shoots and kills him before taking him to a secluded spot for burial. Not the most dignified send-off for an FBI agent, but a pretty tame death in the overall Pascal deathography.
Like most budding actors, Pedro Pascal appeared in an episode of “Law & Order,” playing ATF Special Agent Greer. Greer supplies a gun to Eddie Skinner, who uses it to kill federal witness Annette Fox, who was posed to testify against sexual offender Luke Ronson. Skinner confesses to killing Annette, and Greer is arrested as an accessory to murder. He is then detained and held in the same squad room as Skinner and Ronson. Now that’s just asking for trouble. In a tense, climactic scene, Annette’s daughter Jenna storms the squad room and opens fire with a handgun, killing both Greer and Ronson. And with that, a girl gets her vengeance.
We’re going way back for this one, when Pascal was just a clean shaven 24-year-old going by the name Pedro Balmaceda[c]. He was a freshman both in the show and in real life, this being just his fourth credited TV appearance. He plays Sunnydale newcomer Eddie, whom Buffy befriends during her first days on campus. They bond over shared feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, but Eddie is later ambushed by a gang of vampires and turned. So much for that budding friendship. When Buffy encounters Eddie again, she discovers his transformation and is forced to stake him, turning him to dust and ending his brief undead existence.
Look at our boy, going from bit “SVU” roles to headlining a new “Gladiator” movie! He plays General Acacius, Lucilla’s new husband and a general of the Roman army. He is later arrested for conspiring to overthrow the empire and is forced to fight as a gladiator. Macrinus conspires to have Lucius fight him, and the two do battle inside the Colosseum. But Acacius soon surrenders out of respect for Lucius’s family, and Lucius in turn refuses to execute Acacius. So Caracalla takes matters into his own hands and has Acacius executed by the Praetorian Guard, who riddle him with arrows. It’s a pretty grisly and emotional death, but at least Acacius went out like a badass…
Now we’re getting to the really heavy stuff. Dave York is the film’s primary antagonist, a mercenary who was once a DIA officer and a close friend of Robert McCall. York ultimately betrays McCall by orchestrating the murder of their mutual colleague, Susan Plummer. McCall then lures York and his team to his storm-ravaged hometown, where he eliminates York’s associates with his tactical expertise before doing battle with York atop a watchtower. It’s very dramatic. Not surprisingly, McCall wins the fight, stabbing York in the chest, slitting the back of his neck open, and throwing him off the watchtower onto the hard rocks below. Now that’s a way to go.
It doesn’t take long for Pedro Pascal to die in “Drive-Away Dolls.” This was Ethan Coen’s first solo film following the creative split from his brother, about two best friends who find themselves embroiled in a grisly criminal scheme. Pascal’s brief appearance sets these events in motion. In the opening scene, Pascal’s Santos anxiously waits in a Philadelphia bar, nervously clutching a briefcase. When his contact fails to arrive, Santos attempts to leave but is pursued by the bartender, who is actually an assassin. Yes, this is very Coen-esque. Santos is then brutally attacked in an alley, the bartender using a corkscrew to do his dirty work. A part of Santos’s body is later found by the film’s heroines in the trunk of their car.
The “Kingsman” franchise is known for being, shall we say, a little over the top. So it’s no surprise that Pascal technically has two deaths in “The Golden Circle.” In the first, Agent Whiskey is shot in the head by Harry, who rightfully believes that Whiskey is a traitor. But Eggsy doesn’t believe him, so he revives Whiskey with nanotechnology. But Whiskey ends up being a bad guy after all, and he confronts the Kingsman agents to prevent them from distributing a key antidote. The three engage in a highly stylized fight before Whiskey is suplexed head-first into a meat grinder, where he is, well, ground. Yeah, it’s pretty nasty. You might want to order the chicken.
Pascal isn’t above doing some B-movies. Enter “Bloodsucking Bastards,” a goofy horror comedy about vampires in a corporate office. Pascal is Max Phillips, a charismatic yet sinister sales manager who covertly transforms his coworkers into vampires. His reign of terror culminates in a climactic showdown - not to mention a very graphic death. Max first has an office paper cutter sent through his head, and then he’s impaled through the heart, just for good measure. But unlike “Buffy,” he doesn’t poetically disappear into a nice cloud of dust. No, he explodes in a massive geyser of blood, drenching his attackers head to toe and dying their clothes red.
Game players were in a fun position when it came to the infamous death of Joel. Not only were they wondering how the show would adapt the scene, but they were also gleefully watching their non-gamer friends, gauging their reactions like “Game of Thrones” readers at the Red Wedding. It was a very good adaptation, accurately capturing most of the grisly details from the game. Joel is shot in the knee. Then he’s beaten and whacked with a golf club. Then his face is viciously punched into pulp. And then, just for good measure, the sharpened end of the broken golf club is driven through his neck. Yeah, this one was absolutely brutal, both physically and emotionally.
Oberyn’s death is a fun example of what makes George R.R. Martin’s writing so powerfully subversive. Oberyn is built up as an expert fighter seeking vengeance against The Mountain for his dead sister, Elia[f]. To make matters even more interesting, he offers to fight The Mountain for Tyrion in a trial by combat. With him winning this battle, the story will conclude a satisfying revenge arc and free Tyrion from execution. But in one of the show’s most shocking twists, Oberyn loses and is killed by The Mountain. And this is “Game of Thrones” we’re talking about, so his face is pummeled, his eyes are gouged out, and then his entire head is burst like a watermelon. We see every horrifying detail.
How did these deaths affect you? Let us know in the comments below!
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Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re looking at every Pedro Pascal death from film and TV and ranking them from tame to terrifying. Obviously, there is a major spoiler warning in effect!
Liam
“Nikita” (2010-13)Before his big break in “Game of Thrones,” Pedro Pascal was doing bit roles on TV, like playing Liam in an episode of The CW’s “Nikita.” Liam is a rogue Division cleaner who is dispatched to assist drug lord Guillermo Garza[a]. However, he ultimately kills Garza to obtain a crucial laptop containing sensitive information. Liam infiltrates a DEA facility to retrieve said laptop but is cornered by Nikita and Owen. During a tense standoff, Nikita distracts Liam by revealing personal information, allowing Owen to fatally shoot him through a door. Yeah, pretty tame stuff. This is The CW after all. We’ll be getting to HBO later…
Juan Badillo[b]
“Graceland” (2013-15)FBI agent Juan Badillo was one of Pascal’s first major roles, appearing in eleven episodes of the USA Network’s “Graceland.” Badillo works closely with rookie agent Mike Warren in rooting out corruption within the FBI, and their investigation takes them to agent Paul Briggs. In an attempt to root out the truth, Badillo goes undercover as a killer named Jangles, complete with his trademark set of jangling keys. Badillo-Jangles confronts a drunken Briggs, who shoots and kills him before taking him to a secluded spot for burial. Not the most dignified send-off for an FBI agent, but a pretty tame death in the overall Pascal deathography.
Special Agent Greer
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (1999-)Like most budding actors, Pedro Pascal appeared in an episode of “Law & Order,” playing ATF Special Agent Greer. Greer supplies a gun to Eddie Skinner, who uses it to kill federal witness Annette Fox, who was posed to testify against sexual offender Luke Ronson. Skinner confesses to killing Annette, and Greer is arrested as an accessory to murder. He is then detained and held in the same squad room as Skinner and Ronson. Now that’s just asking for trouble. In a tense, climactic scene, Annette’s daughter Jenna storms the squad room and opens fire with a handgun, killing both Greer and Ronson. And with that, a girl gets her vengeance.
Eddie
“Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1997-2003)We’re going way back for this one, when Pascal was just a clean shaven 24-year-old going by the name Pedro Balmaceda[c]. He was a freshman both in the show and in real life, this being just his fourth credited TV appearance. He plays Sunnydale newcomer Eddie, whom Buffy befriends during her first days on campus. They bond over shared feelings of anxiety and uncertainty, but Eddie is later ambushed by a gang of vampires and turned. So much for that budding friendship. When Buffy encounters Eddie again, she discovers his transformation and is forced to stake him, turning him to dust and ending his brief undead existence.
General Acacius[d]
“Gladiator II” (2024)Look at our boy, going from bit “SVU” roles to headlining a new “Gladiator” movie! He plays General Acacius, Lucilla’s new husband and a general of the Roman army. He is later arrested for conspiring to overthrow the empire and is forced to fight as a gladiator. Macrinus conspires to have Lucius fight him, and the two do battle inside the Colosseum. But Acacius soon surrenders out of respect for Lucius’s family, and Lucius in turn refuses to execute Acacius. So Caracalla takes matters into his own hands and has Acacius executed by the Praetorian Guard, who riddle him with arrows. It’s a pretty grisly and emotional death, but at least Acacius went out like a badass…
Dave York
“The Equalizer 2” (2018)Now we’re getting to the really heavy stuff. Dave York is the film’s primary antagonist, a mercenary who was once a DIA officer and a close friend of Robert McCall. York ultimately betrays McCall by orchestrating the murder of their mutual colleague, Susan Plummer. McCall then lures York and his team to his storm-ravaged hometown, where he eliminates York’s associates with his tactical expertise before doing battle with York atop a watchtower. It’s very dramatic. Not surprisingly, McCall wins the fight, stabbing York in the chest, slitting the back of his neck open, and throwing him off the watchtower onto the hard rocks below. Now that’s a way to go.
Santos[e]
“Drive-Away Dolls” (2024)It doesn’t take long for Pedro Pascal to die in “Drive-Away Dolls.” This was Ethan Coen’s first solo film following the creative split from his brother, about two best friends who find themselves embroiled in a grisly criminal scheme. Pascal’s brief appearance sets these events in motion. In the opening scene, Pascal’s Santos anxiously waits in a Philadelphia bar, nervously clutching a briefcase. When his contact fails to arrive, Santos attempts to leave but is pursued by the bartender, who is actually an assassin. Yes, this is very Coen-esque. Santos is then brutally attacked in an alley, the bartender using a corkscrew to do his dirty work. A part of Santos’s body is later found by the film’s heroines in the trunk of their car.
Agent Whiskey
“Kingsman: The Golden Circle” (2017)The “Kingsman” franchise is known for being, shall we say, a little over the top. So it’s no surprise that Pascal technically has two deaths in “The Golden Circle.” In the first, Agent Whiskey is shot in the head by Harry, who rightfully believes that Whiskey is a traitor. But Eggsy doesn’t believe him, so he revives Whiskey with nanotechnology. But Whiskey ends up being a bad guy after all, and he confronts the Kingsman agents to prevent them from distributing a key antidote. The three engage in a highly stylized fight before Whiskey is suplexed head-first into a meat grinder, where he is, well, ground. Yeah, it’s pretty nasty. You might want to order the chicken.
Max Phillips
“Bloodsucking Bastards” (2015)Pascal isn’t above doing some B-movies. Enter “Bloodsucking Bastards,” a goofy horror comedy about vampires in a corporate office. Pascal is Max Phillips, a charismatic yet sinister sales manager who covertly transforms his coworkers into vampires. His reign of terror culminates in a climactic showdown - not to mention a very graphic death. Max first has an office paper cutter sent through his head, and then he’s impaled through the heart, just for good measure. But unlike “Buffy,” he doesn’t poetically disappear into a nice cloud of dust. No, he explodes in a massive geyser of blood, drenching his attackers head to toe and dying their clothes red.
Joel
“The Last of Us” (2023-)Game players were in a fun position when it came to the infamous death of Joel. Not only were they wondering how the show would adapt the scene, but they were also gleefully watching their non-gamer friends, gauging their reactions like “Game of Thrones” readers at the Red Wedding. It was a very good adaptation, accurately capturing most of the grisly details from the game. Joel is shot in the knee. Then he’s beaten and whacked with a golf club. Then his face is viciously punched into pulp. And then, just for good measure, the sharpened end of the broken golf club is driven through his neck. Yeah, this one was absolutely brutal, both physically and emotionally.
Oberyn Martell
“Game of Thrones” (2011-19)Oberyn’s death is a fun example of what makes George R.R. Martin’s writing so powerfully subversive. Oberyn is built up as an expert fighter seeking vengeance against The Mountain for his dead sister, Elia[f]. To make matters even more interesting, he offers to fight The Mountain for Tyrion in a trial by combat. With him winning this battle, the story will conclude a satisfying revenge arc and free Tyrion from execution. But in one of the show’s most shocking twists, Oberyn loses and is killed by The Mountain. And this is “Game of Thrones” we’re talking about, so his face is pummeled, his eyes are gouged out, and then his entire head is burst like a watermelon. We see every horrifying detail.
How did these deaths affect you? Let us know in the comments below!
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