8 Great Characters Fox's Marvel Movies Have Completely Screwed Up

8. Rogue

Bryan Singer ordered the cast of X-Men not to read any comics before shooting, and his lack of interest in following the source material shows. Rogue really suffered because of that. Her ability to borrow the powers of other mutants was barely touched on, while her super strength and flight were removed in preference of giving her abilities which ensured her story revolved around an inability to get a boyfriend and little else. The decision to pair her up with the equally uninteresting Iceman (another character sorely wasted in these movies) was a major blunder and meant that her far more interesting relationship with Gambit would never be touched on. Rogue was so poorly handled that her being cut from X-Men: Days of Future Past was a blessed relief, though it was obviously a shame to see that she's still dating Iceman in the newly created timeline. The biggest problem with Rogue is that while she certainly served a purpose in the X-Men movies, Anna Paquin's take on the fan-favourite character felt like a pale imitation of her comic book counterpart. She should have been one of the most powerful mutants in these movies, but being demoted to an annoying teenager better suited to a YA series means that she sticks out as one of the franchise's greatest missed opportunities.
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