10 Comic Book Movie Deaths That Should Never Have Happened
6. Baron Von Strucker - Avengers: Age Of Ultron
In the comics, Baron Von Strucker is kind of a big deal. So big, in fact, that Adolf Hitler himself once ordered his death. His appearance in the post-credits scene of Captain America: The Winter Soldier suggested big things lay ahead and his contribution to the creation of Quicksilver and Scarlett Witch had Marvel fans anticipating scenes of the Avengers chasing down the Hydra agent for at least one whole film.
In the movies, however, it is a completely different matter. Von Strucker was originally planned to be the first Captain America film and, when Marvel chiefs reconsidered, he was thrown in at the end of the sequel. He popped up again at the beginning of Age of Ultron but fans' hopes of a central role were dashed when he was killed off, despite what previous cameos had suggested, meaning his appearance in the MCU is one big case of what might have been.
Von Strucker is granted barely any screen time at all and, in the second Avengers film, he is killed off screen. The last cinema-goers see of him is him attempting to mislead Captain America and his body then pops up on a television broadcast mere moments later after Ultron murders him following the Hydra agent's failure to secure him vibranium.
It is a genuine waste of a bad guy and you cannot help but feel Von Strucker's character deserved more time to shine. Ulysses Klaue takes on the mantle of weapons dealer following Ultron's brutal execution and his character proves just as pointless, losing an arm during his short duration on-screen. Fortunately for him, however, he gets another chance to shine in Black Panther - whereas Von Strucker did not.