Crossbones and KGBeast

One is better known than the other – but still.

Before the release, and keeping in mind the tease made by Frank Grillo, everybody believed that Crossbones would play an important part in the Civil War. Leaving aside the endless speculation that Crossbones would kill Steve Rogers, the character was also believed to play a central part in Zemo’s schemes. But it wasn’t so, since Crossbones was killed almost as soon as he was introduced.

On the other hand, KGBeast (which might be the best name ever for a villain) was featured in Batman v Superman, and it was rumored that he would become one of Superman’s best known enemies, Metallo – which would have been quite a leap from the comics. And it would have been for the better, I believe, since the villain ended up being just an enforcer. For that matter, he could have been called in any other way.

The point is that, leaving the rumors and what we all thought before the release of the movies aside, both KGBeast and Crossbones (especially him) were underused. And, unfortunately, they weren’t the only supporting characters who were overlooked – am I the only one who believes that Vision didn’t get enough screen time? The same can be said about Wonder Woman – these 2 characters having essentially extended cameos in their respective movies.

And, speaking of Crossbones, here is another similarity: Crossbones dies in a foreign country, thus hastening the creation of the Accords, while Jimmy Olsen’s death in a foreign country brings Superman closer to going to trial.

On the next page, introducing new characters.