She-Hulk Reveals The Only Marvel Character Who'll Survive The MCU's End

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law has revealed the Marvel character most capable of surviving whatever events end of the MCU. She-Hulk episode 6, "Just Jen," saw Jennifer Walters attend the wedding of a childhood friend. Meanwhile, at GLK and H, Mallory Book (Renée Elise Goldsberry) and Nikki Ramos (Ginger Gonzaga) were approached by a new client, Craig Hollis, a.k.a. Mr. Immortal (David Pasquesi), about a multiple-divorce settlement. Mr. Immortal is an important character in the Marvel Universe. A mutant, he was created by John Byrne and made his first appearance in 1989's The West Coast Avengers #46. Just as he is in the show, Hollis is immortal in the comics. Though he can technically be killed, his mutant-based immortality makes his body regenerate quickly. Unlike his MCU counterpart, however, Mr. Immortal is a young superhero.

He is the leader of the Great Lakes Avengers, an off-brand version of the Avengers comprised of obscure heroes. She-Hulk offered a very different take on the character, depicting him as a middle-aged man who was not an active crime fighter. He married multiple times throughout his apparently long life span but grew tired of all of his relationships. Unwilling to deal with confrontation, Craig took his own life to end every single one of his marriages, leading his various former spouses to believe he was dead. However, an online video about his immortal exploits made one of his ex-wives realize his scheme, which in turn led her to Hollis' other former partners and conjunctively seek divorce settlements.

Following tense negotiations, Mallory Book and Nikki Ramos reached deals with all of Hollis' former partners. The episode's end-credits sequence showed Hollis giving a heartfelt apology to one of his ex-wives as part of their agreement. Aside from that, episode 6 of She-Hulk did not reveal Mr. Immortal's fate following his legal ordeal. Though Mr. Immortal is treated as comedic relief in both She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and in the comics, he is actually one of Marvel's most powerful characters, and his existence poses interesting questions for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Mr. Immortal's Origin: What Is Homo Supreme?

Despite being a mostly comedic superhero, Mr. Immortal has arguably one of the darkest backstories in Marvel's pantheon. Craig Hollis' mother ed away while giving birth to him. He saw her soul being taken away by Deathurge, a servant of the cosmic entity Oblivion, the embodiment of the absence of space and the sibling of another cosmic being introduced in Thor: Love and Thunder, Eternity. Deathurge often took the recently deceased to the afterlife, but would typically focus on beings who sought death. Before carrying her away, the entity promised Craig's mother he would look after her son. Hollis went on to be raised by his father, but Deathurge indeed became a protector of sorts to him, with the boy calling him "D'urge." However, the entity pushed Hollis to do many reckless things.

Deathurge had him play in the middle of the street, climb to the highest point of a tree during a thunderstorm, and approach crocodiles in a zoo, telling him, "Don't worry. They won't bite." On Craig's eighth birthday, Deathurge encouraged the future Mr. Immortal (secretly a mutant with a higher purpose) to play with matches under his house, setting off a fire that killed Craig's father. After that, Hollis was sent to live with a new family, the O'Doughans. There, he met his foster sister, Terri, with whom he fell in love. As adults, they moved in together, but Terri died by suicide. Craig tried to take his own life as well, but his body quickly regenerated. He then tried to die in different ways, all of which failed, ultimately making him realize he was an immortal mutant.

After discovering his powers, Hollis formed the Great Lakes Avengers, an unofficial version of the Avengers, consisting of Big Bertha, Flatman, Doorman and Dinah Soar. Mr. Immortal is the third mutant introduced in the MCU after Patrick Stewart's Charles Xavier and Kamala Khan, but as Deathurge revealed in GLA #4, he is a different type of mutant. Characters like the X-Men are categorized as "Homo superior." Craig Hollis, on the other hand, evolved past humans' death cycle, and is thus the final step in human evolution, otherwise known as "Homo supreme." His status means that Mr. Immortal is one of the most powerful individuals in the Marvel Universe.

Mr. Immortal's Fate Means He'll Survive The End Of The MCU

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Superheroes in the MCU face numerous threats on a regular basis, which has resulted in a great number of them dying. Some examples include Quicksilver in Avengers: Age of Ultron, Wong in Doctor Strange (before he was revived by Strange reversing time with the Time Stone) Black Widow and Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame, and the Illuminati in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Mr. Immortal's powers, on the other hand, will allow him to survive until the very end of the MCU. In the comics, Craig Hollis is meant to be the last living individual in the Marvel Universe. And, as Deathurge explained to him in GLA #4, he is also supposed to be the one to learn the secret of existence:

"You see, boy, you have a destiny. You are going to live forever. Think about that. There are beings that stride the cosmos with claims of immortality, of godhood. But even they can be killed. Even their life forces can be snuffed out. But not yours, Craig Hollis. You shall outlive us all. All that you hold dear. Everything that you love. Mother, father, soulmate, true friends, one and all. Anything that walks, crawls or breathes. Imagine it, Craig. As the last star burns itself out, you alone will hold vigil over this existence. And you alone will learn the grand secret that will reveal itself—at the end of all things."

That means Mr. Immortal will survive Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, Secret Wars and any other MCU events until the in-world end of the franchise. Given his comedic treatment in She-Hulk and his general disinterest in crime fighting, Mr. Immortal is unlikely to take part in the franchise's future superhero conflict, or even be referenced past Jennifer Walter's standalone series. Yet, the idea that there is someone capable of surviving the MCU's multiverse-scale events, but chooses to lead a relatively normal life is an interesting concept. It adds to the mythology of the franchise, as it shows that not every enhanced individual is interested in becoming a superhero, regardless of how powerful they may be.

How Old Is Mr. Immortal?

In the comics, Mr. Immortal appears to be in his late 20s or early 30s, but his live-action counterpart (or MCU variant, as established by Loki) is clearly much older. While Hollis' age is never disclosed in the show, there were hints that pointed to him having lived a long life. During his settlement negotiations, for example, he mentioned he had bought Apple shares in 1981, meaning he was already an adult by that point. Another hint at his age was his long line of marriages, implied to have been much more extensive than the spouses seen in the episode. While discussing his case with Mallory and Nikki, Hollis said, "It's not like I didn't try the whole marriage thing. I did. Several times. In fact, it could be said that no one has tried more than me. Probably literally."

Interestingly, part of Hollis' immortality in the comics is his inability to age past his prime, but She-Hulk, as mentioned, depicted him as an older adult. Assuming his powers in the MCU work the same as on the printed page, it's possible his physical appearance in episode 6 of She-Hulk signaled he has been alive for hundreds of years. Though it's difficult to predict an exact age given the vague details provided in the show, it's clear that he has had a much more longevous existence in the Marvel Cinematic Universe than in the comics.

Could Mr. Immortal Survive Thanos' Snap?

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At the end of Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos used the Infinity Stones to erase half of the universe's population. Mr. Immortal is supposed to have evolved beyond death, but it's not clear whether that excluded him from Thanos' attack. There are two potential scenarios for how the Snap may or may not have affected Hollis. On one hand, there is the possibility that Mr. Immortal would not have been able to "survive" the event. Avengers: Endgame hinted at the Snap victims not actually being dead. As Rocket Raccoon told Thor, "I get you miss your mom, but she's gone. Really gone. And there are plenty of people who are only kind of gone, and you can help them."

The Snap could therefore be interpreted as some sort of stasis, in which people still technically existed but weren't physically present. Given that being erased by the Infinity Stones was arguably not a true death, Craig Hollis may have had the same odds of surviving the Snap as any other being in the universe. Examining the matter from another perspective, however, Mr. Immortal's abilities could be powerful enough to have immunized him against the Snap, regardless of the nature of its effects on living beings. As seen in She-Hulk and the comics, Hollis' body can be killed, but it's his overall being that can never be truly terminated. Thus, Thanos' Snap in Avengers: Infinity War may not have affected him at all. And even if it did, his power could have brought him back right away.

Why Mr. Immortal Wasn't Recruited As An Avenger

Mr. Immortal being one of the most powerful characters in the MCU begs the question: Why was he never recruited by the Avengers? Practically speaking, it was because he wasn't brought into the franchise until now. In of an in-world explanation, though, there may be two potential answers. First, there is the possibility that, with so many super-powered individuals living in the MCU, neither the Avengers nor S.H.I.E.L.D. (or the villainous Hydra, as revealed in The Winter Soldier) had the resources to be aware of every single superhuman in the world. Thus, Mr. Immortal may have never even been on the heroes' radar in the first place.

Alternatively, if he was indeed approached to the team, Hollis probably rejected the offer due to his selfish personality. She-Hulk established Mr. Immortal as a self-absorbed individual with commitment issues. Considering that, he would have most likely seen the prospect of ing the biggest superhero team in the MCU as too big of a responsibility. Out of those two possible scenarios, seeing how She-Hulk: Attorney at Law's sixth episode seemed to imply that Mr. Immortal's ex-spouses had only recently learned of his abilities, it's likelier that Earth's Mightiest Heroes were never aware of his existence.