10 Characters Completely Wasted In Recent Movies

10. The Illuminati - Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

Centring much of its marketing campaign around the introduction of many a multiversal Marvel appearance, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' unleashing of the much-anticipated Illuminati acted as both a satisfying dose of fan service and soul-crushing swerve before fans had even had chance to come to terms with what they were seeing.

Hot on the heels of bringing John Krasinski's brilliantly fan-cast Mr. Fantastic, Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier, Anson Mount's Black Bolt, Hayley Atwell's Captain Carter, and Lashana Lynch's Captain Marvel into the mix in the universe travelling epic, The Scarlet Witch quickly made mince meat of the supposed team of universal protectors, brutally dispatching each member with devastating ease before turning her attention back to Strange.

Now sure, this unexpected culling of The Illuminati did help establish Wanda Maximoff as even more of a deadly threat, whilst also introducing (and re-introducing) us to characters that could rock up in later movies from other corners of the multiverse before long. But you'd be lying if you weren't even a little but underwhelmed at the sight of some of Earth's Mightiest Heroes from across the multiverse being shockingly introduced on the MCU stage, only to be swatted away like frustrating super-flies shortly after.