The MCU quietly kills off iconic Marvel character for good

Yet another MCU character has been quietly sent to the great Marvel farm in the sky.

Being a Marvel fan isn’t exactly easy.

Even more so if you glean the majority of its lore via the MCU as opposed to the comics as well.

For those of you who prefer its TV and film renditions, this latest subtle killing off of a fan-favourite character is going to cut deep.

Though, let’s be honest here, heartbreak goes hand-in-hand with the MCU.

Come on, you must have seen Deadpool & Wolverine by now

Fans are having to come to terms with the MCU Doctor Doom casting we nearly had then lost.

Wounds barely healed are about to be opened up once more as one previous Marvel star discusses the end of their character.

As is commonplace at the moment, we first need to return to the scenes of Deadpool & Wolverine to offer some context.

In the latest Deadpool outing, we see a number of cameos, such as Blade, Elektra, Gambit – the list goes on.

One individual that was missing though was the Punisher.

There are plenty of references to the Marvel character, but Thomas Jane – from The Punisher (2004) - didn’t reprise the role.

Furthermore, when asked about his lack of appearance during an interview with The Direct, Jane was extremely tight lipped about it, simply saying “Nope” when asked whether Marvel approached him for the film.

Although he wasn’t a man of many words on that matter, Jane did open up elsewhere.

“I like [Jon] Bernthal's Punisher [...] Bernthal wears it so well, so I think they should stick with him,” he explained.

However, when The Direct suggested him returning as a villain, Jane welcomed the idea, saying, “Hey, that wouldn't be bad. I like that.”

Like so many others before him, yet another body has been added to the pile of decommissioned characters.

We should be used to this by now, but old habits die screaming.