After 11 Years, Marvel Admits Its Most Controversial MCU Death Was A Big Mistake

Published Sep 13, 2026, 3:06 PM EDT Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. The most unnecessary death in the MCU is finally acknowledged by Marvel. Iron Man’s death in Avengers: Endgame is the emotional climax of the whole Infinity Saga, though Black Widow, Loki, Gamora, and Heimdall's own sacrifices also underscore the true cost of reversing Thanos' Snap. Before Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War, Yondu Udonta’s death in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Phil Coulson's murder at the hands of Loki himself in The Avengers, and Ho Yinsen's death inside the cave in Iron Man became key landmarks in the MCU's overarching story. Not every MCU character death has been as effective or as well received, however. The Illuminati's brutal deaths in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness are executed in cartoonish ways despite their power and experience. Maria Hill's death at the beginning of Secret Invasion had virtually no effect on the series' plot, and it was barely acknowledged afterward. Meanwhile, a long collection of MCU antagonists have seen their story cut short, dying after only one movie. Gorr the God Butcher, in particular, betrayed his own motivations and his comic book counterpart's unique goal in Thor: Love and Thunder. Most of these controversial deaths have divided audiences due to the narrative decisions that created them, but there's one specific MCU death that also contradicted the character's signature powers. Quicksilver Confirms Bullets Pose No Threat To Him The Uncanny X-Men #35; Written By Gail Simone; Art By Luciano Vecchio & Matthew Wilson In The Uncanny X-Men #35, while Rogue and Gambit are busy trying to exorcise Remy's Wyvern spirit, the rest of the Louisiana X-Men meet the feral mutant Howler, who accidentally kills several chickens after escaping his captors. After calming him down, the X-Men discuss how to retaliate against the people who experimented on Howler. Quicksilver offers to infiltrate the facilities to rescue the other test subjects, arguing that he's "not afraid of bullets." Jubilee disagrees, but not because Pietro isn't fast enough. The X-Men simply can't risk the children's wellbeing with a head-on attack. Indeed, Quicksilver doesn't have any reason to fear whole armies of gun-toting enemies, having outrun barrages of bullets countless times before. In fact, Pietro Maximoff has outrun Black Bolt's voice, and he has traversed entire continents in a matter of minutes. In The Uncanny X-Men #29 alone, Quicksilver crosses "half a state" to reunite with Monet when she calls him, and he manages to arrive at Greymalkin Prison before she finishes the sentence. These feats only call more attention to the MCU's Quicksilver, who famously dies in Avengers: Age of Ultron where he fails to outrun the Quinjet's bullets. Acknowledging Quicksilver's Speed Is Step One, Now Marvel Needs To Move Ahead With Step Two Quicksilver Is Aching To Unleash His Full Potential Despite Aaron Taylor-Johnson's inspired MCU casting and portrayal, the MCU's Quicksilver doesn't match the speed and impact of Marvel Comics' Pietro Maximoff, who's finally receiving his time to shine alongside the Uncanny X-Men. However, there's still a long way to do Quicksilver the justice he deserves in the comics as well. Pietro Maximoff has been held back by his ties to the Inhumans and Magneto's legacy, both of which Marvel has struggled to juggle in the past decade. Marvel has also overlooked super speed as a whole, choosing not to open the scientific can of worms that DC's Flash has explored through the increasingly complex Speed Force. That said, Quicksilver is still alive and active in the Marvel Universe, and his super speed offers the X-Men one of their greatest weapons. Considering how fast and experienced he is, Pietro Maximoff could solve many of the X-Men's problems in a literal matter of minutes, or even seconds. Quicksilver may not be able to stop time, become near-omnipresent, or time-travel, but his mutant power certainly makes him an incredibly valuable asset in any superhero team. He just needs to be allowed to participate more often, ideally with no restraints to his speed. Would you like to see Quicksilver more often in Marvel Comics? The Uncanny X-Men #35 is now available from Marvel Comics Release Date May 1, 2015 Runtime 141 minutes Director Joss Whedon