10 Times Superheroes Were Forced To Kill Other Heroes

Of the times Marvel hero factions have fought each other, the biggest has to be the Avenger vs X-Men comic from 2012. With such a powerful roster of heroes on each side, it’s only natural that this led to some pretty big fights – and then to the death of Charles Xavier.

True to form, the old man died very much the way he lived, attempting to stop his beloved mentee Cyclops, who was at the time possessed by the Dark Phoenix. Said possession may explain why Cyclops promptly murdered his old team leader in a dramatic fiery inferno – doing him no favours on the whole ‘not looking kind of evil’ thing.

While Xavier is no stranger to being murdered in comics, it’s generally not his ex-protégé doing so, adding yet another person to the ever-growing list of people who have turned on the well-meaning psychic.