The mutants of the X-Men sometimes have useful, sometimes quirky, and sometimes simply powerful abilities. Many of these can also be seen in the movies from 20th Century Fox. However, one of these mutants should actually not have died, as it contradicts his ability.
Which mutant is it? In the universe of the X-Men, there are many mutants who do not even have combat abilities, yet are incredibly powerful. Among them is Darwin, whose real name is Armando Muñoz. He debuted in X-Men: Deadly Genesis No. 2 and is more of a side character of the X-Men.
His ability is, as his name suggests, that he can adapt to any situation and environment. This makes him virtually indestructible. If he is underwater, gills can grow for him to survive. The only drawback of his ability is that he cannot control how he adapts.
He even has a film appearance. In X-Men: First Class, he was a mutant who faced off against the villain Sebastian Shaw. However, his ability is ignored in the film, even though it is explained beforehand.
Darwin should have survived in the film
What happens to Darwin in X-Men: First Class? Darwin is one of the many mutants who also confront the villain Sebastian Shaw in the film. Earlier, a group of young mutants showed each other their abilities. Darwin sticks his head into an aquarium and suddenly he grows gills.
Later in the film, Sebastian Shaw appears and tells the young mutants to join his side; those who do not are his enemies. Darwin also sided with him, but actually only as a trap. Another mutant shot several energy blasts at Shaw in a moment of inattention while Darwin was protecting a female mutant.
Shaw can absorb energy, and he did so. Darwin tries to attack Shaw, but Shaw then kills him with a small energy ball that destroys him from the inside out. The problem with this is that he should have adapted. This seems particularly quirky because his ability is even explained beforehand.
In a comic event, Darwin even fought against the Hulk. His ability then caused Darwin to teleport automatically to escape. So it is actually impossible for him to die (via YouTube). Darwin is not a powerful fighter who can defeat many people, but he himself cannot be defeated either, as he simply adapts.
Why did they let him die? One might assume that the writers didn’t know any other way to defeat him. Since he is not a major character in the film, the issue could have been resolved differently without ignoring his ability. Another mistake
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