Summary

• Kid Omega's death marks a mature end to the Sabretooth War, showing his growth and acceptance of mortality.
• Quentin Quire's final moments highlight his personal journey towards maturity and offering comfort to others.
• Despite his imminent return in the X-Men series, Quire's death showcases genuine care and personal growth.

Warning: Contains spoilers for Wolverine #50!!Throughout his life, Wolverine has endured incredible amounts of pain, with much coming from his oldest nemesis, Victor Creed. Now, another hurtful chapter has ended with the final death of his former student and surrogate son, Quentin Quire aka Kid Omega. Though Quentin was one of the Sabretooth War's first victims, he gets the honor of going out his own way and chooses to end on an unexpectedly mature note.

Wolverine #50 by Benjamin Percy, Victor LaValle, Geoff Shaw, Cory Smith, Oren Junior, Alex Sinclair and VC's Cory Petit finally closes out the bloody Sabretooth War. Though it ends with Victor Creed's defeat, he's still caused a lot of damage along the way by killing Wolverine's child, Akihiro, and turning his chosen son, Quentin Quire, into a living psychic weapon.

By the war's conclusion, Quire is merely a disembodied head kept alive by Orchis tech. It's no way to live, but he uses his last moments to offer comfort in a show of incredible growth. As he urges Phoebe Cuckoo to turn off the device keeping him alive, he reminds her that, "There will be other lives than these."

Kid Omega's Last Words Embody His Long Journey Toward Maturity

Quentin Accepts that Death is Only Part of His Path

No mutant is a stranger to death, and Quentin Quire is well acquainted with the end of his own life. In his time working with X-Force on Krakoa, he died dozens, if not hundreds, of times. The Resurrection Protocols ensured that he returned to the land of the living. Yet that much death, and his strange experience with aging in the future before returning to the present time, caused him to develop a peculiar relationship with any sense of finality. Namely, there isn't one. The nearly-immortal society that mutantkind established on Krakoa is gone, yet Quentin's attempt to reassure Phoebe is sincere.

Some part of Quentin knows that what they're experiencing is a metaphorical drop in the bucket. Kid Omega has wielded the Phoenix Force, sacrificed himself for his loved ones, and has grown beyond the angry, combative, rebellious young man Logan practically forced under his wing. During earlier periods of his life, he wouldn't have dreamed of using his final breath to offer comfort to anyone else. Now, despite all he just suffered at Victor Creed's hands, it's the note he chooses to end on. Quire's death is a needless tragedy, but it's also a clear show of his personal growth.

X-Men Already Promises Kid Omega's Return

It Doesn't Lessen the Effect of His Death

As the X-Men prepare to move into their From The Ashes era, Quire's spot is secured. He's slated to appear alongside Cyclops, Oya, Magneto, Beast, and others as part of the new X-Men series set to launch this summer. Clearly, he is correct in telling Phoebe there will be other lives, and he's getting ready to embark on one. Though his death won't "stick," his choice to use it to showcase genuine care and maturity isn't wasted. Quentin Quire has come a long way in his time at Wolverine's side, and he'll have another opportunity to prove how much he's changed.

Wolverine #50 is available now from Marvel Comics.