Top 10 Marvel Characters with the Most Wasted Potential

While Marvel has introduced a lot of well-executed and developed characters, it also has a share of very undeveloped and mostly characters that have a lot of potential but were wasted. So without further ado, let's get started.
The Top Ten
1 Captain Marvel Carol Susan Jane Danvers, or Captain Marvel, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is portrayed by Brie Larson in the movies Captain Marvel and Avengers: Endgame. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell in Marvel Super-Heroes... read more

Definitely my #1 pick. I haven't watched Captain Marvel, but from what I've read, heard, and seen from Avengers: Endgame, she's definitely the character with the most wasted potential.

When I first heard she's getting a role in Avengers Endgame, I wasn't very excited (since I'm not a fan of her), but I was kinda hoping she'd be a good character and a very good use to the Avengers. The sad thing is, she was completely irrelevant throughout the entire movie except the beginning and in the end and from what I've read of Captain Marvel (the movie) and from what other people have been saying about her, she's a big disappointment. In fact, she had no relevance or weight in the franchise aside from just being an average Mary Sue. Heck, I would've been fine if she died in Endgame instead of Tony since she has no reason for existing (or any reason for us to feel sad for her).
To sum it all up, Captain Marvel is a character that had potential to be good, but sadly ended up as an average boring and bland Mary Sue. She doesn't even deserve to be in the picture for Endgame since she wasn't even that relevant of a character.

2 Quicksilver Quicksilver is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in the comic book X-Men #4 and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

Easily one of the most wasted characters. They could've given us more scenes and characterization for Quicksilver to make his death more meaningful and sad, but he never got the characterization he could've had before he died. I mean, Tony, Cap, Thor, and the others got some characterization, why can't Quicksilver? Why must he die off with so much potential that could've been developed for him in Age Of Ultron?

He was supposed to come back in Endgame. Hawkeye was originally meant to go back to Age of Ultron events bring him back (instead of his child's glove).

The one instance where Marvel really screwed up a character so badly that it makes you wonder why even introduce the character in the first place, his existence inside the MCU was utterly purposeless and pointless and if they just introduced Scarlet Witch it would have been a thousand times better

3 Vision The Vision is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an android and a member of the Avengers who first appeared in The Avengers #57. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is portrayed by Paul Bettany.

Vision, was very promising and interesting at first. He started off very interesting and promising, but he never got any development of sort. He was very wasted in Infinity War, with him nerfed and wasn't even that relevant, making his death feel very hollow and not that sad compared to Spider-Man's and Dr. Strange's deaths.

4 Dark Phoenix Jean Grey-Summers is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

The phoenix saga gets botched again and this time they don't have a new director to blame for it, though they can definitely blame Disney

5 Hela
6 Maria Rambeau
7 Maria Hill

I think Maria herself is quite well characterized as a side character, but I think there's more to her that could've been better.

I hope we still get to see her in future films.

8 Yon-Rogg
9 Supreme Intelligence
10 Ronan Ronan the Accuser is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is portrayed by Lee Pace.
The Contenders
11 Monica Rambeau

How is she wasted if she wasn't introduced, her story might be what they bring into the next chapter since the first chapter is finally done
Though I'll admit I haven't watched the T.V. shows and maybe she was introduced there

12 Talos
13 Heimdall Heimdall is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is based on the Norse deity Heimdallr. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is portrayed by Idris Elba.

Like Vision, Loki, and Gamora, Heimdall was horribly wasted. He never got a conclusion of any sort to end his arc, instead he got killed by Thanos without any development of sort, leaving his death VERY underwhelming.

Heimdall wasn't really wasted, he got a bad ass send off, perhaps a movie about how he became the guardian of the gate would be fun

14 Black Widow Natalia Alianovna Romanova, most known as Natasha Romanoff or the Black Widow, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is one of the most talented spies and assassins in the entire world and is a founding member of the Avengers. The character was created by Stan Lee, Jae Lee, Don Heck, Paul Jenkins, and Don Rico, and was portrayed by Scarlett Johansson... read more

While I admit Black Widow's death was very sad in Endgame, that doesn't excuse her from being on this list. I, myself like Natasha Romanoff, but I will admit she was quite wasted badly in Endgame. She never got any character arc before she died in the movie, and that's quite sad since she deserves one for being such a great character in the other movies. A shame she didn't get a proper conclusion :(.

Honestly, I thought they did it well. She died a hero and redeemed herself from the bad things she had done in the past.

She was done very well, especially for a character that hadn't got an origin story like Cap, Iron, and Thor, but we are finally getting that origin story, because it is the origin story that truly makes her character

15 Odin Odin Borson is a fictional character appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was the former King of Asgard, protector of the Nine Realms, father of Hela and Thor, the adoptive father of Loki, husband of Frigga, and was known as the "God of War and Wisdom". In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he has been portrayed by Anthony Hopkins.

Odin in the comics was very powerful and a complete boss, in the movies, he never got to do anything exciting, other than giving speeches to everyone. His death may have done a decent amount of an impact to Thor, but it kinda wastes him a lot since we never got to see him in action or at his prime as a character.

Odin was pretty wasted, they should have spent more time in Asgard in the first movie instead of having Thor on Earth for so much of the movie

16 Loki Loki Laufeyson, or Loki Odinson, is a fictional character appearing in the American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the adoptive brother and archenemy of Thor, and is known as the "God of Mischief". In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the character has been portrayed by Tom Hiddleston.

Like Romanoff, I like Loki, but even I admit he was wasted badly in Infinity War and Endgame. Instead of getting some really nice and touching scenes in the movies, he just got killed within the FIRST 5 MINUTES of Infinity War without any touching scenes. It's even worse in Endgame since we never got any good dialogue or characterization.

Don't think he belongs on the list, his character is one of the most well thought out and complex characters Marvel has made, sure you might not like his death, but his arch was over before that point

He wasn't wasted. His arc was done.

17 Gamora Gamora is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in Strange Tales #180. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, she is portrayed by Zoe Saldana.

Seriously, she never got the development she deserves. After the 2014 Gamora "reunited" with Quill, there wasn't much interaction. Now I will understand they couldn't give scenes during the battle against Thanos, but why not do it after Tony's funeral? Maybe they could give a few minutes to the other characters like Dr. Strange, The Guardians, and the other characters that were snapped away by Thanos in Infinity War.

She was done very well, easily the best developed character of the entire Guardians of the Galaxy, to have her you might as well add the rest of the guardians on the list

Another character whose arc was finished. She wasn't wasted.

18 Scarlet Witch Wanda Maximoff, also known as the Scarlet Witch, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is portrayed by Elizabeth Olsen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She is thought to be one of the most powerful people in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and can control things with her mind. Her powers are a result of experiments by Baron Wolfgang Von Strucker, who used Loki’s scepter to give her and her brother Pietro Maximoff AKA Quicksilver, their powers. Her first appearance was against the Avengers during Avengers: Age Of Ultron. She then started serving Ultron before switching teams with her brother and joining the Avengers. She was part of the 50% ...read more.

Not as wasted as the others, but didn't get enough development for her character.

She was done very well, especially for a go around of her being a mutant since Fox owned the mutants

19 Human Torch (Original) The Human Torch is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

(WARNING: LONG BLOCK OF TEXT AHEAD)
First off, this guy is NOT Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four. He starred in the very first story in the very first issue of Marvel Comics (at this time the company was called Timely: "Marvel Comics" was a series). The original Human Torch was an android created by Professor Horton, but due to a design flaw, when the android was exposed to air it would immediately burst into flames. The other scientists attempted to contain the android in a steel tube, inside a concrete block (for good measure) so he wouldn't cause too much damage. Turns out the tube wasn't quite as secure as the scientists believed and a little air got inside...one explosion later, the Torch is running around the city setting everything on fire.
Now at this point you might think this guy is a villain. Not the case-it turns out his wanton destruction is a result of the flames being uncontrollable, even by the android itself, who is actually trying to put himself out. After an ...more

20 Hulk Robert Bruce Banner, also known as The Hulk or Bruce Banner, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and was portrayed by Edward Norton and Mark Ruffalo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
21 Ultron Ultron is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is most recognized as a foe of the Avengers, and has a quasi-familial relationship with several of their members, especially his creator Hank Pym. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is portrayed by James Spader.
22 Bucky Barnes James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he is portrayed by Sebastian Stan.

Was done well

23 Korg
24 Mystique Mystique is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men.

So much screw you, Dark Phoenix!

25 Iron Fist Iron Fist is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, Iron Fist first appeared in Marvel Premiere #15.

Was the T.V. series that bad

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