10 Mistakes The MCU Made (In Hindsight!)

10. Killing Off All Their Villains

Starting the list off with an obvious choice, but Marvel has a real issue with killing off it’s antagonists. Iron Monger, Yellow Jacket, Killmonger, Ultron and now Mysterio. Not every villain has to survive but it seems a missed opportunity to kill off so many. Returning villains are always a treat and can allow them to develop further. Look at two of the most popular MCU characters, Loki and The Winter Soldier. They started as villains and became anti-hero types. This is great, but it would be fun to explore the other side too.

What if Iron Man 3 saw Ironmonger, Whiplash and Justin Hammer team up against Iron Man? What if Ultron could return in a weakened form and the only person who could stop him was Hank Pym? What if Thunderbolt Ross utilised The Abomination as a weapon during Civil War to either fight Captain America’s team or to make super powered individuals look bad?

So many opportunities are lost when you take the easy option and just kill off your villain. We can still hold out hope that one day we’ll get Dark Avengers or Masters of Evil, but the MCU just doesn’t have the villain roster to support either of those teams at the moment.