Which Important Lessons Should Marvel Heroes Never Forget?

Marvel has introduced heroes of all types, people who give their all to fight the good fight and defeat evil. Marvel’s heroes have been through it all, and have learned a lot of important lessons over the years. However, it seems like there are plenty of rather easy-to-learn lessons that they’ve ignored. Now, the only way superhero comics could exist is if the heroes aren’t perfect people. They have to make mistakes and mess up, otherwise there would be very little conflict.

However, there are some lessons that heroes should have learned by now. The Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and various street-level heroes save the day often, but there are some things they should have learned by now. The heroes have made their lives much harder because they don’t pay attention.

10 They Should Know Better Than Fighting Daredevil

Daredevil is the defender of Hell’s Kitchen, a man who was blinded and gained super senses after being doused with radioactive material. Daredevil trained as a ninja and became the Man Without Fear, battling crime lords like Kingpin, the Owl, and many more. Daredevil has fought some amazing battles, his training and radar senses allowing him to punch way above his weight class. Daredevil has beaten a lot of villains, even ones who he shouldn’t have been able to. However, this being the Marvel Universe, Daredevil has also fought – and beat – a lot of heroes as well.

Daredevil is always able to defeat Dr. Hyde, who can tank hits from the Hulk Daredevil has defeated a who’s who of Marvel’s heroes – Spider-Man, Wolverine, Beast, Hercules, and a whole lot more The only hero who consistently beats Daredevil is the Punisher

Daredevil’s physical abilities are peak human, but not superhuman. However, Daredevil can wipe the floor with superhumans. The fact that he’s beat Spider-Man speaks volumes about how tough Daredevil is. Any hero who is about to fight Daredevil needs to think twice about it, as he has a near-flawless record against his fellow superheroes.

Secret societies in the Marvel Universe were usually attributed to the villains. All of that changed after the Kree/Skrull War. Iron Man, Reed Richards, Namor, Black Bolt, Professor X, and Doctor Strange got together, deciding that the Earth needed a group that would proactively deal with threats before they could get to the Earth. The Illuminati was formed, an event that would have terrible consequences for everyone.

The Illuminati sent the Hulk away from Earth, which eventually led to his attack on the planet in World War Hulk They missed that the Skrulls had replaced Black Bolt They saved the Earth on several occasions but did much more harm than good

The Illuminati was a huge failure, as it ended up causing the superhero community to distrust their leaders. They disbanded, but the multiverse destroying Incursions drew them back together, with Beast replacing the dead Professor X and Black Panther joining up. They ended up committing genocide on a massive scale and failed anyway. Heroes making secret societies is a terrible idea, something they should have figured out before. However, they didn’t and repeated the same mistake twice.

8 Thanos Should Always Be Dogpiled Immediately

Thanos is the most dangerous being in the Marvel Universe. Thanos is the ultimate nihilist, his worship and love of Mistress Death hiding the soul of a broken person out to hurt a universe that hurt him. Thanos has amazing power and has only gotten more powerful over the years, finding greater sources of power and becoming even more deadly as time goes on. Thanos has committed unspeakable atrocities and is nearly impossible to beat when he’s motivated to win.

Tried to use a Cosmic Cube to kill half of all life Found the Infinity Gems, creating the Infinity Gauntlet and succeeded in destroying half of all life Thanos is an Eternal from Titan and has high-level super-strength and invulnerability. He can channel vast amounts of cosmic energy and has powerful mental abilities

Thanos is nothing to sneeze at, which is why it’s so strange that the heroes don’t always dogpile him any time he rears his head. Even when Thanos is defeated, like when the Inhuman Ulysses’ prediction helped them get the jump on him, there are still losses. Thanos is too dangerous for half-measures; the Eternals were recently able to beat him without help, but that was because they are gods and he had been reborn in an imperfect body. For everyone else, when Thanos shows up, it should be an all-hands-on-deck moment.

7 Reed Richards Is Always Holding Something Back

Reed Richards is the leader of the Fantastic Four, and for years was widely considered the smartest person on Earth. Reed’s power to stretch is pretty great, but it’s his brains that make him such a great hero. Reed Richards is always going to figure out a way to save the day; he’s done it for years, triumphing over everything from space gods like Galactus to alien armadas. However, Reed Richards has secrets and that’s made him look pretty bad over the years.

Reed Richards was a founder of the Illuminati Reed secretly created a mutant cure to take away his son’s powers just in case Reed helped Iron Man come up with his plans for the Initiative during the Civil War.

Reed Richards has committed some questionable acts, but he gets results. For some reason, some heroes are still surprised that Reed Richards is untrustworthy. Reed isn’t exactly good with people and works best alone. Reed Richards isn’t the malicious sort, he just believes that he’s the best person for any job. Reed is going to hold some things back, but if the day needs saving, Reed is going to come through.

6 Heroes Who Kill Aren’t That Bad

For years, one thing that was a hard and fast rule of being a superhero was that heroes don’t kill. The rise of anti-heroes like Wolverine and Punisher started to change all of that, and as the years went on, more killer heroes stepped up. For a long time, these heroes were looked down upon by others, like Captain America, Spider-Man, Cyclops, and many more. This has started to change in recent years, as Marvel heroes with high kill counts have gotten more and more common.

Wolverine joining the Avengers was a turning point, as Iron Man specifically brought him on the team because he would kill The X-Men became pretty accepting of killing after Scarlet Witch depowered the mutant race and they were fighting for the survival of mutantkind Heroes like Black Widow and Winter Soldier, who used to kill a lot but then stopped when they became superheroes, have started killing again when their foes need it

Nowadays, heroes who kill are everywhere, but there are still some other heroes who believe that the ones who kill are lesser. However, just looking at the rise of Wolverine proves how wrong this is. Wolverine has no problem killing villains but also is a trustworthy friend who will give his all to save the lives of the innocent and his teammates. While someone like Punisher, who is little more than a mass murderer, deserves hard treatment, the majority of heroes who kill aren’t all that bad and have proven that they’re just as good as the ones who don’t.

5 Professor X Is A Terrible Person And That Shouldn’t Be A Surprise

Professor X is the founder of the X-Men, and for years was considered as a saintly father figure by the team, while the rest of the superhero community considered him a great leader. However, Professor X was never that great of a leader or person. Professor X’s past was littered with secrets, from abandoning his son Legion to his enslavement of the sentient Danger Room computer to creating the Xavier Protocols, which were plans to kill the X-Men in case they went rogue.

Xavier kept the secret of killing his twin from everyone Xavier fell in love with the teenage Jean Grey Xavier was known for mindwiping crowds of people to protect mutants, something most telepaths considered immoral

Xavier spent years working with Magneto and Moira MacTaggert to establish the mutant nation of Krakoa. Xavier and Magneto kept Moira, who was thought dead and a human despite being a reincarnating, time-rebooting mutant, a secret from their fellow mutants. Xavier and Magneto played their cards very close to the vest, lying to their fellow mutants, which fit Xavier. Much of Professor X’s wrongdoings have been revealed to the X-Men and other heroes, yet they’re still surprised when they learn that there are even more skeletons in the Professor’s closet.

4 Nick Fury Should Have Never Been Trusted

Nick Fury gained a very shady reputation as Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury had a lot on his plate running the intelligence agency and often worked with the heroes, especially ones he knew in the decades past, like Captain America, Wolverine, and Black Widow. Many heroes felt Nick Fury was a boon to them and their work, as he gave them information and equipment that helped them defeat their enemies. However, Nick wasn’t always to be trusted.

Nick Fury recruited a group of heroes to help him overthrow Lucia Von Bardas’ government in Latveria and then mindwiped them so they wouldn’t remember Nick Fury was the Man on the Wall, a secret soldier whose job it was to destroy threats from space and other dimensions before they could attack the Earth Nick Fury killed the Watcher in a fit of rage, kicking off a universal war and depriving the heroes of one of their greatest allies

Nick Fury’s secrets eventually came to everyone’s attention, but it honestly shouldn’t have taken nearly as long. Nick Fury may have been helpful to the heroes, but he was always out for his own goals. Nick Fury didn’t help anyone who wasn’t going to help him, and the fact that no one called him on it before the revelation of his secret Latverian war makes the heroes look very naive.

3 Just Leave The Hulk Alone

The Hulk is the strongest one there is, and he’s proved it many times. The Hulk was a founding Avenger, but it seems like he’s spent more time fighting the team as he did on it. The Hulk has fought everyone, from Wolverine and Spider-Man to the X-Men and Fantastic Four. The Hulk’s rampages can be pretty destructive, but they’re usually caused by outside aggression towards him. The Hulk can be quite bestial, but he tells everyone exactly what he wants – to be left alone.

The Hulk once almost beat Thor to death with an adamantium statue of the Jade Giant Wolverine has a better win/loss record against the Hulk than the Avengers Fighting the Hulk is futile because he gets stronger the angrier he gets

The Hulk is constantly yelling about how he just wants to be left alone, but no one ever listens to him. His rampages are usually started by the US military or a villain, and then the Avengers get called in and the whole thing becomes a cluster. However, if the Avengers just decided to quit the field and maybe tell off the military for targeting him or help him fight the villain, it could very well calm the Hulk down. Anything is better than their current MO, which is to hit the guy who gets stronger when he gets hit.

2 The Avengers Won’t Allow Scarlet Witch To Face Any Consequences

Scarlet Witch has had a rough life, but that doesn’t excuse her later actions. Scarlet Witch is immensely powerful and spent years trying to discover who her parents were and who she was as a person. Scarlet Witch has been prone to all kinds of manipulations, with dark gods like Chthon and others looking to take advantage of her great power. Scarlet Witch has betrayed the Avengers several times, but her team-up with Doctor Doom to harness the Life Force to resurrect her twins led her down a dark road.

Scarlet Witch attacked Avengers Mansion when she learned about the team keeping the truth about her twins from her Scarlet Witch ended up killing three Avengers during the Disassembled event She was taken to Genosha by Magneto, but when Quicksilver learned the X-Men and Avengers were coming for her, he convinced her to create the House Of M reality

Scarlet Witch ended up depowering the mutant race, with every one of them except around two hundred losing their powers. Multiple mutants whose powers depended on their mutation almost certainly died. However, Scarlet Witch has faced no repercussions for her actions, all because of the Avengers. Scarlet Witch will never be held accountable for anything she’s done because the Avengers will violently defend her. There are rules for some people, but none for Scarlet Witch.

1 The X-Men Defending A Murderous Humanity Is Asinine

The X-Men were founded by Professor Charles Xavier to fight for mutant rights, except they did it interestingly. Instead of holding humanity accountable, Xavier decided that the better bet would be to save humanity whenever it was in trouble, in the hopes that the human governments of the world would decide that mutants didn’t need to be exterminated. This has never worked.

Humans created the Sentinels after the X-Men had already begun to fight mutant terrorists and targeted the heroes first Humanity continually tried to pass new laws to hurt mutants while creating better weapons with which to kill them The establishment of the mutant nation of Krakoa was the first time that mutants had any kind of security which made them a target

The X-Men risked their lives to serve people who were never going to give them what they desired. The X-Men defending humanity to ingratiate mutants to the majority has never worked and it’s never going to work. The X-Men are noble for their sacrifices, but humanity has shown them that these sacrifices were in vain. This is a lesson that the X-Men never seem to learn, despite how badly they are treated.