A bigX-Menmovie mistake from the original Fox series can be rectified inAvengers: Doomsday. Throughout 2024 and 2025, a significant amount of information anddetails aboutAvengers: Doomsdayhave been released. While the overall plot of the movie remains shrouded in mystery, the full confirmation ofAvengers: Doomsday’s cast listcame almost a year after Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the MCU was confirmed alongside the Russo Brothers.
These announcements, combined with the reveal thatAvengers: Doomsdayhas been delayed, have only shed more light on the massive upcoming project. The film will focus on several teams from across the Marvel multiverse coming together to face off against Doctor Doom, with one such team being the X-Men. Although not the sameX-Men from the Fox movie timeline,Avengers: Doomsdaycan fix one character’s depiction from that universe in a key way.
The Fox X-Men Movies Failed To Realize Rogue’s True Potential
Rogue Was Misused In Fox’s X-Men Movies
Despite not being confirmed as part ofAvengers: Doomsday’s cast as of yet, the character whom theX-Menmovies failed was Rogue. Rogue was played by Anna Paquin in the originalX-Mentrilogy, yet the character was drastically different in some ways from her comic book counterpart. For one, Rogue was essentially the “everyman” character who served as the eyes and ears of the audience when joining the X-Men in the first movie.
Beyond that, though, the biggest disservice to Rogue in the originalX-Menseries was the change to her power set.While her siphoning abilities were present, they were often depicted as a curse or a hindrance to streamline the characterwith emotional sympathy. A big part of her comic book character - the siphoning of Carol Danvers' Ms. Marvel powers - was not present. As a result, Paquin’s Rogue became a character with much less agency than other iterations of Rogue.
Avengers: Doomsday Can Finally Give Rogue Her Comic-Accurate Powers
Rogue’s Redemption Could Be Possible
Marvel Studios' President Kevin Feige has continuously hinted that some bigmissing actors fromAvengers: Doomsdaywill be confirmed at a later date. Anna Paquin could be one such actor, with Rogue being an important member of the X-Men. If this comes to fruition,Avengers: Doomsdaycan finally portray Rogue in live-action with her comic-accurate powers.
TheX-Menmovies also faced licensing issues in depicting Rogue with Captain Marvel’s powers, which Marvel Studios can avoid.
The MCU multiverse has never been bigger, and Carol Danvers is a major character in the franchise.If Rogue appears, it would make more sense than ever to give her the powers of Carol Danvers, even if they were siphoned from a different Captain Marvel variant from the MCU’s Brie Larson version. This way, Rogue can play a much more active role in the plot and have a lot more agency than she did in the originalX-Mentrilogy.
The MCU Has Already Proven How Great Rogue’s Comic-Accurate Powers Can Be
The Best MCU TV Show Is A Testament To This
If all of this becomes a reality inAvengers: Doomsday, the MCU would be doubling down on how great a comic-accurate Rogue can be. In 2024,X-Men ‘97aired on Disney+ and quickly became regarded as one of theMCU’s best TV shows. The characters in that show, which continued on fromX-Men: The Animated Series,have never been better, Rogue included.
The show depicted the full range of Rogue’s Ms. Marvel powers, complete with an incredibly impactful storyline from an emotional standpoint. Rogue’s relationships with Gambit and Magneto were outlined, as was her rage and need for revenge after the former’s death. By the time ofX-Men ‘97season 1’s ending, Rogue was a standout character, especially above Paquin’s version. WithAvengers: Doomsdayon the horizon, Marvel’s creatives have already proven to themselves why the film should fix the issues found with Rogue in the Fox movies.
