This article contains spoilers for She-Hulk: Attorney At Law Episode 6 titled “Just Jen”
In the Marvel comics universe, Mister Immortal isn’t a simple man who avoids confrontation with women by jumping out of skyscraper windows and walking through rush hour traffic. His existence in the comics served a greater purpose than finding a wife (and Sebastian) and then settling down until death literally parted them. Due to his inability to die, Mister Immortal is increasingly subject to theories that he is the second mutant to be introduced into the mainstream Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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The dual origin of Mister Immortal: Comics vs MCU
In the comics, Mister Immortal’s origin was pretty straightforward. Like (almost) all Marvel heroes, he was neither born with superhuman abilities nor did he manifest them at a certain age. Instead, he obtained his powers from another entity or source, namely Deathurge, and led an increasingly tragic life filled with the loss and death of all his loved ones, until he finds a greater purpose – the annihilation of the supervillain, Maelstrom. Mister Immortal was mostly a superhero in the comics or at least tried to be one when he wasn’t marinating in heartbreak and bouts of suicidal tendencies.
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However, the mainstream Marvel Cinematic Universe tends to underestimate and compress the vast literature of the comics into their limited runtime adaptations. This trend has recently become a habit after the Phase 4 projects were shown to deviate more and more from the source material, whether it’s Ms. Marvel’s bloodline as a mutant instead. of Inhuman or the whole caricature of Taika Waititi. Thor: Love and Thunder. She-Hulk also suffered the same affliction with his accidental origin story and now, with the introduction of Mister Immortal, it’s likely the MCU will exploit the superhero as comic fodder instead of addressing his value in comics.
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Mister Immortal’s appearance in She-Hulk: a synopsis
The entirety of episode 6 of She-Hulk: Lawyer was to send a message to society – that it’s good to be alone but that at the end of the day we are all looking for someone to be with. While the responsibility for vocalizing this message naturally falls to Jen, this time it was Mister Immortal who did the sermon. Played by the incredible David Pasquesi, the actor perfectly embodies and personifies the stupidity of the comic hero in his shameless directing. But beyond that, it leaves the larger question open to fan speculation – what is her role really in the bigger scheme of things?
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Fan theories suggest that the underlying clue to his mutant identity may be to build a larger plot. MCU has been floating around the idea of mutants existing in the mainstream universe for some time now, especially with Ms. Marvel and She-HulkThe episode 2 easter egg that showed a news headline talking about a man with steel claws involved in a bar fight (aka Wolverine). With the introduction of Mister Immortal via She-Hulk, perhaps the story builds up to the mutant clan arriving in the MCU in full force. But we can only speculate.
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Source: RBC
