12 MCU Characters Who Almost Looked WAY Cooler
4. Mantis
With the Guardians of the Galaxy an established team, James Gunn's sequel in 2017 added a key new piece to the roster. Introduced almost as Ego's assistant, Mantis had wonderfully strange powers, and a more than unique look to go with them. So much so that Drax went out of his way to tell her how hideous she was several times.
Aside from the antennae, the character's look is completely different to how she was introduced in the comics. For the movie, the design leaned more on the look of a bug, rather than just a human with antennae.
There was a design, before Pom Klementieff was ever cast, that would have gone even more in the direction of the praying mantis for which the character is named. The antennae would have been even more insect like, her colour a more sickly yellow, and the face more textured and almost scaly.
This would have given Drax the Destroyer even more ammo with which to make Mantis feel bad about her appearance.