Avengers: Secret Wars is one of the most anticipated movies in the history of the superhero genre, especially after all the events that have happened in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. But some fans are making the mistake of thinking that this upcoming Avengers 6 movie is going to be focused merely on the rivalry between Reed Richards and Doctor Doom.
However, they couldn’t be more wrong about it all. As it turns out, there are a lot of characters and their respective arcs in this particular comic book, each exploring different betrayals and deaths of multiple characters. That being said, those Pedro Pascal fans hoping to see a Reed-Doom feud prevailing beware, for a lot more twists are to come than just this.
Avengers: Secret Wars Comic Includes a Lot of Deaths and Betrayals
While the rest of the storylines and series in Marvel Comics hold some really complex twists and turns, the Secret Wars comic miniseries surpasses all of that. Starting from the cosmic entity the Beyonder creating a planet called Battleworld that is stacked with incredible technology and weapons, the saga holds some deeply complicated arcs.
For instance, besides the Beyonder, it comprises a league of heroes that includes Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Iron Man, the She-Hulk, Thor, the Wasp, the Hulk, Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, the Thing, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Colossus, Cyclops, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Rogue, Storm, Wolverine, and Lockheed the Dragon.
Then there’s the villain ensemble, which includes the likes of the Absorbing Man, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, the Enchantress, Kang the Conqueror, Klaw, the Lizard, the Molecule Man, Titania, Ultron, Volcana, the Wrecking Crew, as well as the non-aligned entity Galactus.
But even these distinguishable leagues aren’t established without problems of their own.
As seen through the limited comic book crossover series published from May 1984 to April 1985, this storyline encompasses a lot of deaths and betrayals. That mentioned, the upcoming Avengers 6 could just incorporate all of these elements resulting in a film that is not just based on the rivalry between Reed and Doom, as Pedro Pascal fans may be expecting.
Some of the betrayals, deaths, and rebirths include Ultron getting drained of energy by Galactus; Doom and Galactus confronting the Beyonder and failing; Kang blasting Doom to the heroes’ base; Doom rebuilding Ultron along with creating Titania and Volcana; Doom having Ultron kill Kang as payback and him stealing the Beyonder’s powers, among others.
Then there are also events of the 2015-16 Secret Wars storyline, which features Maker betraying Mister Fantastic and devolving him into an ape before Molecule Man intervenes to save Mister Fantastic and splitting Maker into slices. And, interestingly enough, that is just one of the many betrayals and twists that take place in this subsequence comic series.
With all of these events having happened in the Marvel Comics Universe and the upcoming sixth Avengers film expected to adapt from events of both of these comic book scripts, fans just can’t keep their excitement to themselves. Instead, they are taking to social media to share their respective favorite character arcs they would want to see in the movie.
Comic Book Fans Share the Character Arcs They Want to See in Secret Wars
Since Secret Wars will already be exploring a lot of different character arcs and dealing with a lot of unexpected betrayals from unexpected characters, fans have been taking to X to share some of their own respective choices that they wish would be incorporated into the 2027 release scheduled film. Here’s what they’re saying:
Secret Wars is not about Reed and Dr Doom. It's about all this: pic.twitter.com/46vLv5IInR
— Robert Jefferson (@comicsexplained) May 15, 2022
Thor and Hyperion going kamikaze is one of the most bad ass sequences I’ve ever laid my human eyes on.
— Alex from Earth 616 🤼♀️ 🤼♀️ 🤼♀️ (@LEXthePEX) May 15, 2022
I can hear the audio from your videos on all of these and you left out T’Challa telling Reed he’s the king of dead
— Mally Mal (@JaayExotic) May 15, 2022
Black panther @ Namor:
"Here, you forgot your shit at my house "
— no (@melxncohlico222) May 16, 2022
Counter-point: Secret Wars #9? The very last panel of the Story? Just the story as a whole?
— Aqua (@Wiggletz) May 15, 2022
I read this when it first came out.Thor throws his hammer around the sun and it gathers momentum to go through a beyonder…Man ,let me tell you!..Amazing epic story
— Everton Donaldson (@alrightevy) May 16, 2022
i keep saying Incursion/Everything Died/Time Runs Out is what people are actually hyping up, because this isn't what secret wars is about. secret wars started when Doom rewrote reality.
— ahmed (@itsahmedyall) May 16, 2022
EXACTLY! Doom killing Strange, Doom unlesshing MM bombs on the Beyonders jeeez
— Joey Zaza (@inFAMXS) May 15, 2022
With all of this being put out there it is evident that the upcoming sixth installment in the Avengers film series will have a lot more to adapt from, considering all the source material it has. Thus, those fans who were only expecting Reed to confront Doom in an epic turn of events need to buckle themselves up for an epic Endgame-style adventure that would soon be prevailing.
Avengers: Secret Wars is set for a release date of the 7th of May, 2027.
