diff --git a/static/script.js b/static/script.js
index b37fbecf..1877c404 100644
--- a/static/script.js
+++ b/static/script.js
@@ -1173,6 +1173,23 @@ function updateTotalRaresDisplay(data) {
   }
 }
 
+async function pollTotalKills() {
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/total-kills/`);
+    const data = await response.json();
+    updateTotalKillsDisplay(data);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Total kills fetch failed:', e);
+  }
+}
+
+function updateTotalKillsDisplay(data) {
+  const killsElement = document.getElementById('totalKillsCount');
+  if (killsElement && data.total !== undefined) {
+    killsElement.textContent = data.total.toLocaleString();
+  }
+}
+
 async function pollServerHealth() {
   try {
     const response = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/server-health`);
@@ -1248,10 +1265,13 @@ function startPolling() {
   if (pollID !== null) return;
   pollLive();
   pollTotalRares(); // Initial fetch
+  pollTotalKills(); // Initial fetch
   pollServerHealth(); // Initial server health check
   pollID = setInterval(pollLive, POLL_MS);
   // Poll total rares every 5 minutes (300,000 ms)
   setInterval(pollTotalRares, 300000);
+  // Poll total kills every 5 minutes (300,000 ms)
+  setInterval(pollTotalKills, 300000);
   // Poll server health every 30 seconds (30,000 ms)
   setInterval(pollServerHealth, 30000);
 }
@@ -1324,14 +1344,8 @@ function render(players) {
     }
   }
 
-  // Calculate and update total kills
-  const totalKills = players.reduce((sum, p) => sum + (p.total_kills || 0), 0);
-  const killsElement = document.getElementById('totalKillsCount');
-  if (killsElement) {
-    // Format with commas for readability
-    const formattedKills = totalKills.toLocaleString();
-    killsElement.textContent = formattedKills;
-  }
+  // Total kills is now fetched from the /total-kills/ API endpoint
+  // (see pollTotalKills function) to include ALL characters, not just online ones
 
   players.forEach(p => {
     const { x, y } = worldToPx(p.ew, p.ns);