10 Best Love Triangles in Marvel Comics

Love is complicated but love triangles confuse & fuse the minds of even great thinkers. There are many love triangles in the Marvel Universe from being controversial, funny to strange & weird. So get ready to take a look at the 10 best love triangles in marvel comics.

Wolverine/Jean Grey/ Cyclops

In this story where two people are madly in love with each other. Jean and Cyclops have been together for a while and is considered one of the longest running relationships in the Marvel Universe. But things went a bit downhill after the arrival of Wolverine. He straight up fell in love with Jean Grey. Jean also fell for the rough & tough Wolverine. Both have shared a few moments of love & romance here and there in the comics. But eventually Jean decided to stay with Cyclops and mostly had been loyal to him.

Mr. Fantastic/ Invisible Woman/ Namor

The Invisible Woman had an on and off romance with a few characters from the Fantastic Four series. But had quite stable relationship with Mr. Fantastic and eventually got married too. But Mr. Fantastic had a threat on his lady love by ‘Namor’. The womanizer almost stole Mr. Fantastic’s wife at a point in the comics but failed to do so. Even after being attracted to Namor for a while, the Invisible Woman stayed loyal to her husband.

Black Cat/ Spider-Man/ Mary Jane

Peter Parker’s love story with Mary Jane is one of the most liked and iconic love stories in the comics world. But the story has a lot of twists and turns. First Peter was an under confident guy unable to express his feelings for her. Then got rejected by Mary Jane. While all this was going on the other side of Peter Parker, ‘Spider-Man’ was sparking some chemistry with Black Cat. But later Spidey went back to his first love Jane and they even got married. Black Cat wasn’t happy with this decision and tried every way to harass the couple. But in the end she gave up and the trio became friends.

Thor/ Jane Foster/ Sif

The Thunder God had an affair with a human from earth. Jane Foster was in love with the God from Asgard, even Thor wanted to marry her. But Thor’s father, the King of Gods ‘Odin’ opposed their marriage as Jane was a human from the land of mortals. She had to give a test to become a goddess of Asgard but failed to succeed in the test. Eventually Thor had to reunite with the beautiful goddess of Asgard, ‘Sif’. The two women don’t share a good bond because of their common love interest.

Vision/ Scarlet Witch/ Wonder Man

This love triangle is complicated. As it started because of Wonder man’s brainwaves. Vision was partially created by these brain waves only. Which led Scarlet Witch to fall for Vision, the two even got married. But the marriage came to an end as Vision was stripped from all his emotions. After this event, Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man came together. The union didn’t last long because Scarlet still had feelings for Vision.  

Deadpool/ Lady Death/ Thanos

The combo sounds deadly, where Deadpool and Thanos are after the Lady Death. Thanos was obsessed with Lady Death. He destroyed universes and even sacrificed many souls to impress her. But was unaware of the romance between Deadpool and Lady Death. This made Thanos furious and even went on to curse Deadpool with eternal life. Eventually Thanos won this battle of love against Deadpool.

Crystal/ Human Torch/ Medusa

The Fantastic Four series is known for its relationships and romantic affairs between the characters. Romance sparked between Crystal and Human Torch, when Crystal joined the Fantastic Four. But the princess was betrayed by her own sister Medusa. Medusa and Human Torch’s affair made the Inhumans princess Crystal disappointed and gave up on her love interest.

Ultron/ Jocasta/ Machine Man

This is a love triangle of robots. Jocasta was the wife of Ultron. However, she destroyed Ultron for her life & survival. Again she had to fight against Ultron (her love). This time she teamed up with the Machine Man and destroyed Ultron. Machine Man had feelings for Jocasta and even helped her to build confidence when she was feeling low about being a robot.

Hawkeye/ Black Widow/ Red Guardian

The trio had an interesting story. First Black Widow was married to Alexei. Hawkeye entered the scene when the death of Alexei was faked by the KGB and where transforming him into a super soldier named Red Guardian. Unaware of the events Black Widow got into a relationship with Hawkeye. But lately she came to know about the real identity of the Red Guardian during a battle between him and Hawkeye. In this battle the Red Guardian was killed. This resulted in the ending of Hawkeye and Black Widow’s relationship.     

Azazel/ Mystique/ Baron Wagner

This love triangle resulted in the birth of the ‘Nightcrawler’. Mystique tricked and married Baron. During her marriage she became the mother of Azazel’s child ‘Nightcrawler’. When she was confronted by Wagner about this, she killed him and even threw baby Kurt from a waterfall. But fortunately Kurt was rescued by Azazel.

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