Have Them Do Some Serious Damage

So far, no villain has really done anything truly devastating to the main characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – and that must change. And by this I mean actually having the balls to kill off a major hero.

Have a villain end the life of a major hero. Let’s see Captain America killed and his shield snapped in half. Let’s see Hulk casually backhanded into a coma. Let’s see Thor sent to Valhalla via a city-destroying energy blast.

The MCU might be produced under the jurisdiction of Disney, but serious damage doesn’t have to mean unsuitable for kids. Mufasa was killed in The Lion King, and that was fine, for example. Let’s make MCU audiences feel uneasy – as if they know a major character could die at any time. That would really add something to a movie.

Let’s now move on to another point about deaths.