The MCU has a number of well-known superhero {couples} like Wanda and Imaginative and prescient, Ant-Man and Wasp, or Gamora and Starlord. Nonetheless, there’s a entire world of wacky superhero pairings that by no means actually will get to be seen within the MCU. For instance, who would have guessed Daredevil and Black Widow would get collectively within the comics?
Superheroes have a few of the most complex love lives of fictional characters, so it is smart that they’ve some unconventional pairings. Here’s a listing of MCU characters you may not count on to have been in a romantic relationship within the comics.
Tony Stark and Wasp
Tony Stark just isn’t the individual you often consider in a pairing with Janet Van Dyne, the unique Wasp. In 2018, nevertheless, this turned a actuality as the 2 turned a romantic couple. Difficulty #4 of the “Tony Stark: Iron Man” collection reveals the 2 of them in a passionate embrace. This was additionally not the primary time they’d been a pairing, as Janet and Tony beforehand dated for a short time.
Their 2018 relationship may be summarized with the adjective “transient”. Whereas it will be two years till Christopher Cantwell would break up this Dan Slot written couple, their on-screen romance took a again seat to their very own character drama and storylines. The breakup is equally low-key, with the 2 merely agreeing that it’d be finest in the event that they noticed different folks.
Tony is characterised as a critical playboy within the comics, much more so than within the movies the place he does ultimately decide to Pepper Potts. Within the MCU, these two actually don’t have anything to do with one another, and within the comics, it’s the same form of deal. They’re an odd couple to pair, however on the similar time, Tony’s life is crammed with romantic cul-de-sacs. Although Janet is often depicted in a relationship together with her husband, Hank Pym, the 2 have had an especially messy relationship to say the least.
Scarlet Witch and Hawkeye
One other very transient romance occurred between Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch after the Home of M storyline, amounting actually to not rather more than a one-night stand. Regardless of this, it bears mentioning due to how unusual it was.
The transient affair was exceptionally odd even throughout the context of the comics themselves. Earlier than the 2 slept collectively, Hawkeye was monitoring Wanda down particularly to kill her. Earlier than Home of M, Wanda killed Hawkeye unintentionally on account of a lack of management over her powers. Throughout Home of M Clint Barton would bear in mind this after which go to confront her, at which level Wanda successfully killed him once more. As well as, it’s an particularly bizarre second contemplating their relationship was, earlier than this level, as shut pals, however firmly simply pals.
Within the MCU the 2 have the same friendship as within the comics, and the truth that Clint serves as a father determine and is fortunately married would make the same occasion to this very unusual as effectively. As well as, these two are most likely by no means going to even get the prospect if Wanda stays useless, particularly as a result of their storylines don’t actually have something to do with each other anymore.
Gamora and Tony Stark
Talking of awkward one-night stands, Tony Stark and Gamora as soon as obtained collectively. This couple didn’t even final two pages, because the ending to that exact romance was very definitively unfavourable. This is among the many romances Tony has that don’t actually go anyplace, which is not going to shock anybody who’s conscious of the armored superhero from both the MCU or the 616 comics universe.
Nonetheless, it’s consultant of how totally different romances are within the comics versus the MCU. Although comics Peter Quill and Gamora do find yourself being an merchandise, the 2 additionally date different folks earlier than and after. Notably for Peter is his relationship with Kitty Pryde, aka the intangible mutant Shadowcat, to whom he’s engaged and nearly finally ends up marrying.
Within the MCU these two haven’t interacted, however oddly sufficient Tony has spent quite a lot of time with one other Guardians of the Galaxy member Nebula. Whereas the 2 by no means get romantically concerned, it’s attention-grabbing that although Tony by no means does work together with Gamora, he does find yourself assembly her sister and the 2 have a little bit of a friendship as they’re each stranded in a spaceship for some time earlier than they return to earth in Endgame.
Namor and Susan Storm
This may increasingly look like a little bit of a speculative choose, however we all know that Sue is coming in 2025’s Improbable 4 and we did see Namor in Black Panther: Wakanda Eternally. Within the comics, Namor represented an escape for Sue, who typically felt ignored or romantically uncared for by her husband Reed Richards who would typically prioritize scientific pursuits over her.
The 2 would find yourself romantically entangled through the years, although by no means with any permanence. Susan Storm would flip to Namor sometimes. Generally she would find yourself with the Submariner her husband was useless for a time or typically she left Reed for Namor.
This relationship within the comics serves to spotlight tensions between Susan Storm and Reed Richards within the Improbable 4. Within the MCU, it’s unclear how they’ll deal with their relationship. What’s extra, Namor’s storylines have extra to do with Wakanda and the Black Panther than the Improbable 4.
Daredevil and Black Widow
Whereas MCU followers might not perceive what these two have in widespread, those that know the characters from the comics might do not forget that these two had a romantic relationship for some time. This wasn’t just a few transient fling both, with the 2 of them having critical plans to calm down collectively in San Francisco.
Daredevil and Black Widow met as vigilantes in New York and the 2 hit off a romance after that, a romance that existed each out and in of costume. They even, as earlier than talked about, moved out to the west coast collectively. At the same time as the 2 cut up up, they continue to be very amicable with each other, quite than being bitter exes.
Within the MCU, it’s arduous to seek out any two characters who’ve much less to do with each other. Natasha was one of many authentic Avengers, whereas Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdoch was caught within the Netflix verse for the longest time and never allowed to have any actual crossover with the broader MCU. The closest the 2 might have gotten within the story may need been when Black Widow was preventing within the Battle of New York, however that’s it actually. It’s extremely unlikely that the 2 will find yourself collectively now that Natasha is useless, although technically not inconceivable.
Spider-Man and Captain Marvel
Peter Parker is way older within the comics than he’s within the MCU, and as such has had loads of time to get in lots of romantic relationships by the years. This features a transient date with Carol Danvers, who would go on to turn out to be Captain Marvel after abandoning the ‘Miss Marvel’ moniker.
Even supposing this one date went quite awkwardly at first, the 2 discover themselves having a pleasant time hanging out in New York collectively after their preliminary date is ruined by superhero enterprise. The 2 have fairly good chemistry and this spark of romance is introduced up once more later when the 2 are preventing Venom and he mentions that Danvers has emotions for Spider-Man. Sadly, this romance principally ended after Danvers took on the complete Captain Marvel mantle and title.
Within the MCU the 2 are by no means romantically viable. Peter Parker was in highschool till very just lately and the 2 have shared just one scene collectively. The 2 of them had been by no means actually on the identical group within the motion pictures, except you rely Tony ‘knighting’ Peter as an Avenger. It reveals how totally different the comics and the flicks are as a result of comics Peter is a a lot older and wiser superhero than he’s within the MCU, in a position to make use of his wealth of superhero expertise in addition to his smarts to defeat villains.
Black Widow and Bucky Barnes
This one represents maybe extra of a missed connection within the MCU quite than a very unusual pairing. Natasha Romanov and Bucky Barnes have a relationship standing within the comics that may be finest summarized as “it’s difficult.” The 2 technically met earlier than both of them turned a superhero, again when Natasha was a Russian Spy the duo apparently skilled collectively. The 2 of them fashioned a romance on this time collectively earlier than being brainwashed to neglect these reminiscences.
Since then the 2 have had time to reminisce with each other about that romance, having regained their reminiscences of it, however neither one has actually dedicated to the opposite. The 2 share a keenness for each other however they aren’t precisely a pair.
It’s odd then within the MCU that these two characters don’t actually have something to do with each other. Bucky and Natasha have been in the identical motion pictures and storylines, however they’ve by no means really interacted with each other meaningfully. It’s a disgrace that this attention-grabbing connection doesn’t present up within the MCU as the 2 have lots in widespread. They had been each handled as weapons or instruments by their overlords, Hydra in Bucky’s case and the Purple Room in Natasha’s. They’ve lots they might bond over.
Black Widow and Tony Stark
A pairing of each the Avengers with maybe probably the most romantic historical past, Black Widow and Tony Stark paired up within the Final Universe, the identical universe that Miles Morales hails from within the comics earlier than being rewritten into 616 continuity.
The Final Universe has a foul status for being the edgy, in-your-face cousin to the 616 Marvel universe and the connection between Natasha and Tony is equally unlucky. The duo had a romance and had been going to get married earlier than Black Widow betrayed the group, placing an finish to that. In fittingly edgy Final’s style, a intercourse tape of the 2 is revealed and distributed.
Within the MCU, Tony was briefly considerably enamored with Natasha when she first confirmed as much as work for him in Iron Man 2, however ultimately, he realized that Natasha was a SHIELD spy. The 2 had one thing of a vapor, although not fairly on the extent of Natasha’s friendship with Steve Rodger’s Captain America or Hawkeye.
Captain Marvel & Conflict Machine
Carol and Rhodey might look like two characters with out a lot in widespread, however the reality is they really have lots to bond over. Each had been members of the Air Pressure and the 2 have each taken on their mantles as superheroes initially because of their connections to different superheroes. In consequence, their romance is definitely fairly easy and sensible for comics media.
The one oddball component is how they broke up. Lately, in a storyline that includes Captain Marvel, she traveled ahead in time and met Rhodey’s future daughter, who helped her out in preventing the time-traveling villain Ove, son of Namor and the Enchantress. Carol additionally came upon that she was not the mom of this future daughter of Rhodey as effectively. In consequence, Carol determined to interrupt up with Rhodey not as a result of she was upset with him, however as a result of she needed to make sure the very best probability for this daughter to exist sooner or later.
Although an on-screen relationship just isn’t essentially inconceivable for these two, it’s most likely not within the playing cards anytime quickly. Neither of their storylines has a lot overlap and, as well as, the 2 by no means actually interacted a lot within the MCU.
Thanos and Hela
And now for maybe one of many wildest, most surprising relationships on this listing. With that mentioned, it makes a form of sense given how a lot Thanos is obsessive about loss of life, and the way Hela is the Goddess of Dying. Regardless of that, Thanos within the comics famously solely has his eyes on the literal personification of mortality named Dying within the Marvel Universe.
The pairing doesn’t actually appear to have another deeper foundation aside from the truth that Thanos loves loss of life each as an idea and as an entity, and Hela is equally inclined to the previous and promised Thanos she might safe for him the love of the latter. In consequence, this romance is generally a baffling footnote in comedian historical past. Hela additionally did find yourself working to assist resurrect Thanos after he died.
Within the MCU this might have labored from a personality perspective, as Thanos doesn’t have a love for the literal entity often called loss of life, however it will have undermined the tone of Infinity Conflict and Endgame. Now with Thanos pretty decisively useless and Hela presumed deceased, it’s unlikely these two will find yourself collectively.
