diff --git a/docs/basic-usage.md b/docs/basic-usage.md
index 637c41e..670c1d7 100644
--- a/docs/basic-usage.md
+++ b/docs/basic-usage.md
@@ -131,6 +131,41 @@ La API proporciona los siguientes endpoints principales:
 - `PUT /api/heroes/:id`: Actualiza un héroe existente
 - `DELETE /api/heroes/:id`: Elimina un héroe por su ID
 
+#### Eliminar un héroe
+
+- **Endpoint**: `DELETE /api/heroes/:id`
+- **Descripción**: Elimina un héroe específico de la base de datos (solo para casos justificados)
+- **Parámetros de ruta**:
+  - `id`: ID numérico del héroe
+- **Parámetros de consulta**:
+  - `confirm`: Booleano (true/false) que confirma explícitamente la intención de eliminar
+- **Respuesta exitosa** (código 200):
+  ```json
+  {
+    "success": true,
+    "message": "Hero Superman has been deleted"
+  }
+  ```
+- **Respuestas de error**:
+  - Sin confirmación (código 400):
+    ```json
+    {
+      "error": "Confirmation is required to delete a hero"
+    }
+    ```
+  - Héroe no encontrado (código 404):
+    ```json
+    {
+      "error": "Hero with ID 999 not found"
+    }
+    ```
+  - Error del servidor (código 500):
+    ```json
+    {
+      "error": "An unexpected error occurred while deleting the hero"
+    }
+    ```
+
 ## Ejemplos de Uso
 
 ### Obtener todos los héroes
@@ -177,6 +212,12 @@ curl http://localhost:3000/api/heroes?name=man&page=1&limit=3
 curl http://localhost:3000/api/heroes/1
 ```
 
+### Eliminar un héroe (con confirmación)
+
+```bash
+curl -X DELETE http://localhost:3000/api/heroes/1?confirm=true
+```
+
 ## Próximos Pasos
 
 Para desarrollar en entornos más avanzados, consulta:
diff --git a/heroes.http b/heroes.http
index 9714d1d..ea9692d 100644
--- a/heroes.http
+++ b/heroes.http
@@ -71,4 +71,13 @@ Content-Type: {{contentType}}
   "alterEgo": "Spider-Man",
   "powers": ["Wall-Crawling", "Spider-Sense", "Super Strength"],
   "team": "Avengers"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+### Delete hero without confirmation (will fail)
+DELETE {{baseUrl}}/heroes/1 HTTP/1.1
+
+### Delete hero with confirmation
+DELETE {{baseUrl}}/heroes/1?confirm=true HTTP/1.1
+
+### Delete non-existent hero (will fail)
+DELETE {{baseUrl}}/heroes/999?confirm=true HTTP/1.1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/controllers/hero.controller.ts b/src/controllers/hero.controller.ts
index 721a7cb..8a3d8b7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/hero.controller.ts
+++ b/src/controllers/hero.controller.ts
@@ -141,4 +141,44 @@ export class HeroController {
       next(error);
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete a hero by ID
+   * @route DELETE /api/heroes/:id
+   * @param {number} id - Hero ID
+   * @query {boolean} confirm - Confirmation flag to ensure deletion is intentional
+   * @returns {Object} Success message or error message
+   */
+  async deleteHero(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      const id = Number(req.params.id);
+      const confirm = req.query.confirm === 'true';
+
+      if (isNaN(id)) {
+        res.status(400).json({ error: 'Invalid hero ID. ID must be a number.' });
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const result = await this.heroService.deleteHero(id, confirm);
+
+      if (!result.success) {
+        // Determine appropriate status code based on error
+        if (result.error === 'Confirmation is required to delete a hero') {
+          res.status(400).json({ error: result.error });
+        } else if (result.error?.includes('not found')) {
+          res.status(404).json({ error: result.error });
+        } else {
+          res.status(500).json({ error: result.error });
+        }
+        return;
+      }
+
+      res.status(200).json({
+        success: true,
+        message: result.message,
+      });
+    } catch (error) {
+      next(error);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/hero.routes.ts b/src/routes/hero.routes.ts
index 833ca6e..a92ea6f 100644
--- a/src/routes/hero.routes.ts
+++ b/src/routes/hero.routes.ts
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ const heroController = new HeroController();
 router.get('/', (req, res, next) => heroController.getHeroes(req, res, next));
 router.get('/:id', (req, res, next) => heroController.getHeroById(req, res, next));
 router.post('/', (req, res, next) => heroController.createHero(req, res, next));
+router.delete('/:id', (req, res, next) => heroController.deleteHero(req, res, next));
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/src/services/hero.service.ts b/src/services/hero.service.ts
index 6d83686..1791dc2 100644
--- a/src/services/hero.service.ts
+++ b/src/services/hero.service.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ export interface CreateHeroResult {
   error?: string;
 }
 
+// Define interface for hero deletion result
+export interface DeleteHeroResult {
+  success: boolean;
+  message?: string;
+  error?: string;
+}
+
 export class HeroService {
   /**
    * Get heroes from the database with filtering and pagination
@@ -146,4 +153,48 @@ export class HeroService {
       };
     }
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Delete a hero from the database
+   * @param id Hero id to delete
+   * @param confirm Confirmation flag to ensure deletion is intentional
+   * @returns Promise resolving to delete result with success flag and message or error
+   */
+  async deleteHero(id: number, confirm: boolean): Promise<DeleteHeroResult> {
+    try {
+      // Check if confirmation is provided
+      if (!confirm) {
+        return {
+          success: false,
+          error: 'Confirmation is required to delete a hero',
+        };
+      }
+
+      // Check if hero exists
+      const hero = await HeroModel.findOne({ id });
+      if (!hero) {
+        return {
+          success: false,
+          error: `Hero with ID ${id} not found`,
+        };
+      }
+
+      // Delete the hero
+      await HeroModel.deleteOne({ id });
+
+      // Log the deletion for audit purposes
+      console.log(`Hero deleted: ${hero.name} (ID: ${id}) at ${new Date().toISOString()}`);
+
+      return {
+        success: true,
+        message: `Hero ${hero.name} has been deleted`,
+      };
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error deleting hero with id ${id}:`, error);
+      return {
+        success: false,
+        error: 'An unexpected error occurred while deleting the hero',
+      };
+    }
+  }
 }