The X-Men Character Who Would Have Survived To Battle Thanos

The X-Men are not currently part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but if they were, the only X-Man to survive the Snap would've spelled big trouble for Thanos.

Speaking with IGN's Up at Noon show, Avengers: Endgame directors Joe and Anthony Russo revealed the one member of the team they would have left standing, and they have some pretty solid reasoning behind their choice.

The Russos' conversation with IGN involved a thought experiment in which the pair were asked about several groups of people, some fictional and some not, and which members would have survived what Marvel refers to as the "Decimation." When it came to the X-Men, they didn't hesitate to assert that only one mutant would have made it: Wolverine.

Upon being handed a picture of some popular X-Men, Joe Russo said:

"This is going to be interesting. I'm going to do something very controversial."

To the surprise of the hosts and encouragement from his brother, Joe began striking team members willy-nilly, taking the time to point out that even through Thanos wiped out half of all life in the universe, it doesn't necessarily mean that every specific group of people would have been halved.

"Hawkeye's entire family disappeared. So any given group, you could lose almost everyone in that group."

Russo then presented his handiwork to gasps from the hosts. He explained the thought process behind his choice:

"I'd love to see a--" "I don't want to give you the rest of these cards." "--fiercely motivated Wolverine going up against Thanos."

It stands to reason that nothing would motivate the near-indestructible hero quite like the only family he knows being wantonly wiped out by a genocidal intergalactic warlord. It would have been quite a contest. We know that Thanos' mighty sword is capable of damaging vibranium, given what it did to Captain America's shield. But we haven't seen Thanos go up against adamantium, the metal that makes up Wolverine's claws and covers his skeleton, in the MCU yet, though it has happened in comics.
After that difficult choice, the Russos were then presented with a series of similar scenarios, revealing in each instance which members of popular groups they would have chosen to dust. Keep watching the video to see more about the X-Men character who would have survived to battle Thanos!

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