6. Wolverine
It’s no secret that the members of the X-Men often face intense prejudice, but one mutant has a rougher deal than most. As one of the most iconic members of the team of heroes, Wolverine also stands out as perhaps its most tragic. This is largely a byproduct of his powers and how they affect his day-to-day life.
Wolverine’s abilities allow him to heal from essentially any injury at a remarkable speed. This has seen him wounded, killed, and abused in various ways over his long cinematic tenure. Most notably, his ability was exploited in order to perform an incredibly painful procedure that reinforced his entire skeleton with adamantium – which, in turn, allows the villain Magneto to control him from the inside out. Gruesome, no?
Aside from that, Wolverine’s powers see him repeatedly watch his loved ones die. Over centuries, he suffers countless losses of friends, family, and romantic interests, doomed to live an unnatural long life alone. What’s worse, he still feels pain, so all of those mortal wounds still register, but he can’t die from them. In many ways, it’s a fate worse than death, and it makes Wolverine on of the most tragic movie superheroes out there.