Okay, so hear me out. I think it’s time to bring a new hero into the MCU. A true hero with bags of heart and comedic timing. One who can rival Iron Man, and help out every other member of any team he’s on. Even better, Disney already owns the rights and can easily plonk him straight into any storyline they wish, at least while the multiverse is still a thing.
That’s right, I’m talking about Baymax.
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This gives us history and precedent. Now to set it up.
Marvel Comics
Avengers: Secret Wars. Doctor Doom comes along, sets up Battleworld, bringing together all the multiverse versions of Earth as heroes and villains come together. A massive brawl kicks off, Chris Evans is back as Captain America throwing down against Robert Downey Jr., the Avengers are smacking the hell out of several enemies and the fight winds down. A moment is taken for the injured Avengers in a wrecked part of the city and from off-camera we hear, “Hello, I am Baymax. Your personal healthcare companion.”
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Baymax, and to a degree Hiro, are just great, wholesome heroes. They’d bring a slice of light to a very dark MCU as it currently stands.
Of course, I’m saying this with tongue firmly planted in cheek, but there is scope for a cameo. It would be one of those unexpected moments that would make even the most coldhearted crack a smile.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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Big Hero 6is a massively underrated Disney film that tapped into superhero culture in such a heart-warming way. It’s always been a favourite of mine since its release because it evoked how comic books felt to me when I was a kid. While the MCU has done that to varying degrees, I’d argue that we’ve reached a point where Marvel Studios is in a constant game of trying to one-up itself, and it’s forgotten about telling good superhero stories.
Sure, we’ve had a taste recently withAgatha All Along, but it’s not really a superhero TV show. It’s hero adjacent, really. I sincerely hope we get back to that style of storytelling with next year’s selection of Disney+ shows likeYour Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man,Wonder Man, andIronheart. I want comic book films to feel more like weekly or monthly comics, rather than having every other film be an event that needs to deliver non-stop action.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
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When Disney bought Marvel, I was scared their hands would leave fingerprints over every superhero project and that’s been a hit-and-miss fear. I would love to see Disney appeal for more options when it comes to these stories, though 2025 does seem to be shaping up that way. Comic books aren’t constantly saving the world and monumental events (though Marvel often thinks so), and can instead deal with a variety of topics and themes within the realms of superpowers.
That’s whyAgatha All Alongworked so well. It told a great tale of female empowerment, drama, family ties, and it was a stonking road trip, all within the sphere of supers, rather than dependent on it. Now I’ve turned this into a diatribe against superhero films, which wasn’t my angle.
Topics:Marvel,MCU,Disney,TV And Film
