User blog:Gemnist/The Fates of Deceased Characters (2014)

Since the start of the decade, there has been a LOT of characters that have met the end of their lives. And that only leaves fans wondering when they are going to come back. With the return of Nightcrawler coming in March and the return of Spider-Man coming in April, that hype has never been higher. Here are a few examples of characters whose return strategy I am pretty sure I know.

Richard Rider (Earth-616): I was really disappointed when the Cancerverse crushed Rider in Thanos Imperative Vol 1 6. We know that Star-Lord and Thanos lived that, so why couldn't Rider? Oh, and don't expect him to come back for a while, considering that he is not in the Guardians movie despite the long dead Rhomann Dey and the Nova Corps being featured. At the least, he may come back at the end of the current story arc in Nova Vol 5, whenever that is.

Sharon Carter (Earth-616): If there was any writer that could replace Dan Slott as the one we hate the most for killing off a character, it would be Rick Remender. Remender practically glorified murdering characters last year. Agent 13 was the first to match her unlucky codename, in Captain America Vol 7 10, where she and Arnim Zola are obliterated in a bomb explosion she herself created. With The Winter Soldier coming up in April, she has to come back soon, even though supporting characters usually last in the film yet don't last in the comics.

Adam Warlock (Earth-616): There hasn't been much about ol' "Him". I even forget how exactly he died, though I know it took place in Thanos Imperative: Ignition Vol 1 1. However, he is one of the starring characters of the upcoming Jim Starlin Marvel OGN Thanos: The Infinity Revelation, coming out this year. It hasn't been said if the novel takes place in the past or not, but if it is in the present, then good, because that means he will likely get resurrected.

Rogue (Anna Marie) (Earth-616): Rogue is the character I am most worried about. In her death, Grim Reaper viciously stabs her and disintegrates everything but her skeleton and gloves in the ever-controversial Uncanny Avengers Vol 1 14, written by the aforementioned Remender. Since she absorbed Wolverine's powers beforehand, everyone - me included - figured that she would just regenerate herself like Wolvie did at the beginning of AvX. But then I saw the solicit for X-Men: Legacy Vol 1 300. And before that, Rogue's role in the Days of Future Past movie was cut out. So don't expect her to come back until 2016 (when the Apocalypse movie comes out) supposing she will be in that movie.

Wanda Maximoff (Earth-616): I'm not totally worried about Scarlet Witch. She was stabbed by a bloodlustful Rogue in Uncanny Avengers 14, with her death being confirmed in issue 16. But with Avengers 2 coming up, and it being extremely likely that she and Quicksilver will join the beloved team, she should be back by May 2015.

Simon Williams (Earth-616): Wonder Man shouldn't be that bad off. Compared to Rogue's death and Scarlet Witch's death in the same issue, his has been a rather silent move and one that has not caused much craze even from Marvel itself. That's probably because of the others' popularity, but it should also be noted that Simon's death is the only one that has not fully been confirmed yet. And given his powers, he very likely lived. He should be back when the arc ends in issue 17. If not, then his situation is pretty much hopeless.

Charles Xavier (Earth-616): This is the biggee, at least for me. Professor X NEEDS to come back by May. If not, expect him to die all over again in the upcoming movie. His death was pretty impactful, though, so he may stay dead even after the movie comes out.

Horseman of Apocalypse: I count these guys as dead. Because, well, they are now Death itself. If I had to choose between these characters, I would choose Banshee. Then Daken, seeing that he's been dead for a while. Grim Reaper should stay dead, seeing that he just died. And Sentry? Well, I don't know what to make of him. Is he a good guy or not? I know he waits on Norman Osborn hand and foot, but he had to, didn't he? Regardless, one of the heroes should revive one of them somehow by the 17th issue.

I'll add some more later. In the meantime, feel free to add whoever you want in the Comments.