Jason Voorhees‘ highest body count was actually never in any of his movies in the Friday the 13th franchise. Jason has become well-known in the horror community as one of the most brutal movie slashers. Not only does he have some of the most memorable kills in horror, but he also has racked up a massive victim count over the years. However, he secretly outdid himself in the world of comics.
In a special Friday the 13th video, YouTube channel Dead Meat posted a new “Kill Count” video where the host Zoran Gvojic tallies up every kill in James Kuhoric, Jeff Katz and Jason Craig’s iconic Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash comic. This story serves as a direct sequel to 2003’s summer blockbuster film Freddy vs. Jason as Freddy Krueger seeks the Evil Dead franchise’s Necronomicon to resurrect himself and become more powerful than he could ever imagine. However, to get it, he once again enlists the help of Jason Voorhees, who was resurrected as a Deadite himself, to bring it to him.
In the process, Jason actually kills more people than he ever did in the movies with the highest body count in the franchise…save for a couple exceptions out of his control.
Jason Voorhees Set a Franchise Record in Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash
According to Zoran in the statistics side of the “Kill Count” video, the comic racks up a total of 41 kills throughout the comic’s six-issue run. However, out of these numbers, Jason kills a total of 37. This is a seriously impressive number given that his previous record was held by the comic’s predecessor Freddy vs. Jason at 33 due to Freddy only claiming two victims. This doesn’t include any numbers earned in the original film or Friday the 13th Part V since Jason wasn’t the killer in those stories. Given how iconic Jason has become over the years for being the most brutal killer in the horror genre, it’s amazing to see that it was the comics that delivered the franchise best.
The comic is not just it an impressive feat for Jason in terms of the numbers, though. There are also some fairly brutal kills that makes it one of Jason’s goriest outings yet. Zoran actually highlights one kill in particular as the winner of the “Golden Chainsaw” Award for best kill, where Jason uses a shopping cart as a shredder due to his immense strength. It’s a comic that fans of the Friday the 13th franchise will get plenty of satisfaction from if they come in wanting Jason to do his thing.
Only Two Friday Films Have a Higher Body Count, But Not Because of Jason
When going through Dead Meat‘s other “Kill Counts” for the franchise, there are two notable exceptions that could have potentially put Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash in the third place slot. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan and Jason X both outnumber the comic with 42 and 88 kills, respectively. However, when looking at what is counted, it can be difficult to really say if they truly should hold that spot. Jason Takes Manhattan counts a total of 18 unidentified cruise passengers given the entire ship sinks halfway through the film, so it’s entirely possible that they just die by drowning. Meanwhile, Jason X counts the more than 60 soldiers on the Solaris space station when it’s destroyed by the Grendel crashing through it by mistake. When subtracting them from the count to accommodate for people dying at Jason’s hand, Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash still comes out on top.
As of right now, Dead Meat has yet to count the kills in the sequel comic to Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash, but they’re open to examining it in the future if the first video does well. Given how this comic officially has Jason’s highest body count by his hand, it can only go up from there. Until then though, Jason Voorhees officially outdid himself in the comics by exceeding the kills he made in every Friday the 13th film, which is an impressive feat that will certainly be difficult to top going forward.
