Top 5 superheroes with the most tragic origin stories

5. X-Men

OK, we’re sort of cheating here to start off this list, but the inherent plot of all X-Men movies lies in the fact that the mutants are discriminated against. While for some mutants (like Charles Xavier), it’s easier to hide their mutant abilities, for Scott Summers, it’s a lot harder than that… unless he chooses to incinerate all of those around him.

Then you have Nightcrawler, who can’t exactly just wear sunglasses to suppress his mutant abilities. Everyday of his life he is mocked or seen as an outsider simply because of the way he looks.

Jean Grey had a not-so-great childhood too. As did almost every other mutant (like Iceman or Rogue). They’ve all lived life bullied and not accepted by parents and other loved ones.

Then, of course, you have Wolverine, who we know the most about since Hollywood sees a lot of money in him (to which they’ve been proven right). His extensive backstory includes serving in the army and surviving a nuclear explosion in The Wolverine. The crux of the original X-Men movies was Logan having fractured memories and finding out who he really was.

It’s hard to single out just one because almost every X-Men character has gone through some stuff.