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TheUltimate Universehas late been boot inMarvel Comics , and it ’s already rear the bar for how uttermost a new ‘ ultimate ’ persistence can really be . Though even still , it ’s fair to say that the original Ultimate Universe will be fairly hard to beat in that regard , as it had no shortage of really shocking instant during its fifteen - class publishing history .
Kicking off in the yr 2000 as a way to regenerate the Marvel Comics brand , and then stop violently in 2015’sSecret Warsevent , theUltimate Universehas since become a basic in Marvel history - though not always for the best reasons . From beloved heroes meeting grisly end , to iconic characters having their taradiddle twisted into bizarre and sometimes corrupted edition of their Earth-616 counterparts , theUltimate Universewasn’t afraid to really push the boundaries of what reader could manage . Here are the10 most shocking moments from the originalUltimate Universe !
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10Wolverine & Spider-Man Switch Bodies, & It’s More Uncomfortable Than It Needed To Be
Ultimate Spider-Man#66 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley
This offspring opens with Logan waking up one good morning to key out that he is now the adolescent , Peter Parker , with Peter have the same startling realization inside the consistence of Wolverine . While the storyline is - for the most part - a fun ‘ Freaky Friday - esque ’ risky venture , there ’s a level of depraved creepiness that whole destroy it . While inside the trunk of Peter , Wolverine makes a act of intimate advance towards an underage Mary Jane Watson , who was Peter ’s girlfriend at the prison term .
Even in the early 2000s , this plot line was shocking , mostly because of thepredatory delineation of Wolverine .
9The Hulk Is A Sexually-Charged Cannibal In The Ultimate Universe
Ultimates#5 by Mark Miller and Bryan Hitch
When Bruce Banner Hulks - out in this event , it ’s due in part to Betty Ross being on a particular date with Freddie Prinze , Jr. and also because he was just being ridiculed by the other members of the Ultimates . As the Hulk , he rampages through New York City , and seeks out Ross and Prinze while they ’re on a date , and when he recover them , Hulk screams about how he wants to be sexually cozy with Betty(in a much more earthy style ) , which is something he enunciate again subsequently after Thor beats him with Mjolnir .
When Iron Man attack him , Hulk rend off his helmet and attempt to eat Tony Stark ’s head , yell about how athirst he is . He does this before seek to eat other members of the Ultimates as well , proving that he was n’t just attempt to be weirdly intimidating , he actually wanted to eat them .
8Magneto Does The Impossible & Actually Kills Wolverine
Ultimatum#5 by Jeph Loeb and David Finch
Ultimatum is full of scenes filled with shock and horror , but none were as surprising as the death of Wolverine by the hand of Magneto . Wolverine is a persona who much ca n’t die , with one storyline even showing him regenerating from a individual drop of his own blood ( 10 - valet de chambre Annual#11 ) . Not only that , but even when Magneto seek to kill Wolverine within the continuity of Earth-616 ( 1993 ’s “ Fatal Attractions ” ) , all he did was rend the adamantium from his consistency and spark the next stage of his sport . But in theUltimate Universe , Wolverine is vote down permanently , with nothing more than a clawed hand stay of him .
Even in a storey where Magneto defeat Charles Xavier , and is then himself killed by Cyclops , the one death surround Magneto that is still the most lurid has to be that of Wolverine .
7The Blob Kills The Wasp (By Eating Her)
Ultimatum#2 by Jeph Loeb and David Finch
After Magneto tilt the Earth on its axis , causing detrimental implosion therapy around the globe - include and especially in New York City - the Ultimates pull to damage ascendency before launching an investigation into what exactly materialize . While each member lead to the streets of New York , seeing where people involve their assistant , Hawkeye stumbled upon a truly grisly sight : the Blob eating the Wasp . Apparently , Blob was able to grab Wasp as she was sample to aid civilians , and rather than simply killing the superhero ( as many villains would have assuredly done),the Blob rust Wasp right there in the street .
This version of the Blob live up to his supervillain moniker in a way the original Earth-616 variant never could , and it ’s just as grotesque as one would imagine .
6Doctor Strange Is Gruesomely Murdered By Dormammu
Ultimatum#4 by Jeph Loeb and David Finch
New York City flooding was n’t the only contiguous fallout from Magneto ’s rape on the total universe , as the resulting wipeout of Doctor Strange ’s Sanctum Sanctorum let the dread Dormammu to scotch into the physical planing machine . While Doctor Strange confidently fought the demonic entity , he proved too debile , and Dormammu was n’t messing around . Dormammu wrap Doctor Strange in mystical bandsand contract him until his top dog literally popped off .
This is an especially shameful moment for fans of the MCU , as Doctor Strange was able-bodied to best Dormammu upon his first encounter with the evil entity , yet in this continuity , Strange is kill like it ’s nothing- and in absurdly brutal fashion .
5The Thing Crushes Doctor Doom’s Head In His Hand
When the matter discovers thatit was Doctor Doom who manipulated Magneto into engage war against the world , and was thus responsible for the countless death that ensue - including a number of darling heroes , and Ben Grimm ’s personal friends - he seek him out with only one affair in creative thinker : vengeance . Without hesitation , the Thing walked into Doom ’s bedroom in Latveria , pick out Victor ’s head in his hulking script , and clenched his fistuntil there was nothing left of Doom ’s headway but a bloody stump .
The melodic theme that the Thing could kill someone like Doctor Doom , who once rein the big businessman of the Beyonders and became as close as one could be to God , is improbably scandalous ( and even more badass ) .
4Cyclops Gets Assassinated By Quicksilver
Not only was it a electric shock whenCyclops was seemingly fool away in the headas he was giving an speech on behalf of mutantkind in Washington , DC after Magneto was killed , and the dispute was gain ground , but that it was Quicksilver who did it . Quicksilver was think to be utter . That ’s pretty much the whole understanding Magneto well-nigh destroyed the man . But , as fan larn , he only pretend to be dead in purchase order to make Magneto angry enough to launch his ultimate attack on humanity .
Quicksilver then get under one’s skin revenge on the man who killed his Fatherhood , while throwing human / mutant relations back into mental confusion .
3The Ultimate Universe Implied A Romantic Relationship Between Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch
Ultimates 3by Jeph Loeb and Joe Madureira
Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were originally siblings in the prime Marvel Comics timeline of Earth-616 … and they ’re still siblings in theUltimate Universe- which is why the fact that they had an implied romanticistic kinship was so dead scandalous . While the two characters had been lynchpin throughout the all-embracing Ultimate Universe persistence all the way back to the firstUltimate X - Menrun , they would n’t develop into likely romantic partners untilUltimates 3 .
In one issue , the Wasp implies to Captain America that the Maximoff siblings have a ‘ especial human relationship ’ . In another issue , readers see a silhouette of the two siblings that leaves very fiddling to the imagination , cementing thisextremely taboo and utterly unexpected moment in Marvel Comicsthat will assuredly live forever in infamy .
2Hulk Ripped Wolverine In Half, Sparking Some Major Controversy
Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk#1 by Damon Lindelof and Leinil Francis Yu
Wolverine made his debut fighting the Hulk in Earth-616 , so naturally , theUltimate Universehad to have a ‘ Hulk vs Wolverine ’ conflict too , and this one really step up the wildness . Not only did the two fight , butHulk actually rip Wolverine in half . This was a major controversial import in the fandom , as it showedthe Hulk breaking the adamantium bonding on Wolverine ’s spine , which is something that should n’t have been possible .
While the fandom still jaw over this finicky present moment - with the ‘ Ultimate Universeisn’t canon ’ crowd finding their radiate import with this one - it ’s an undeniably amazing scene , and mark this battle as perhaps the cool between the two role .
1Peter Parker’s Spider-Man Dies, Passing The Torch To The Now-Iconic Miles Morales
Ultimate Spider-Man#160 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley
comical book characters , in worldwide , do not die for good , and they certainly do n’t break and then pass their byname off to someone else . There are a few exceptions , of course - with Mar - Vell ’s Captain Marvel being a bully model - but even in his prime , Captain Marvel was nowhere near the floor of popularity boasted by Peter Parker ’s Spider - Man . It ’s for this ground that “ The Death of Spider - Man ” storyline ( which come to a violent end inUltimate Spider - Man#160 ) was so shameful , as it did what no other storyline defy to do : actually obliterate Spider - Man .
Peter Parker ’s death was then cement with the wage increase of Miles Morales , who readily took over as theUltimate Universe ’s one and only Spider - Man , and who would go on to become just as iconic as Peter Parker in the eyes of fans . This story was a groundbreaker within the realm of amusing book fable , making it one of the 10 most disgraceful moments fromMarvel Comics ’ originalUltimate Universe .
