Captain America Didn't Hesitate to Kill Colossus in the Most Brutal Way
While Colossus’ mutant ability offers the X-Man super strength and organic armor protection, his mutation couldn’t save him from Captain America who didn’t hesitate to kill Colossus in the most brutal way. In an alternate world within the Marvel Universe mirroring its main continuity, Colossus and a corrupted version of Captain America go head-to-head, though their fight becomes tragically short as Colossus proves he’s not as strong as his mutation might suggest.
In the Avengers: Halloween Special story titled “The Thing From Another Time” by Jen and Sylvia Soska, Jonas Scharf, and Jordan Boyd, Tony Stark hires Deadpool and Colossus to retrieve Captain America’s body from its icy stasis before anyone else can get to him. When Iron Man, Deadpool, and Colossus arrive in the icy tundra, they find that Captain America is already awake and standing upright, making himself more of a challenge to capture than if he were still frozen. The team underestimated how much of a challenge this would be considering this version of Captain America was a little different than the original, and much more brutal.
Tony Stark flew the team to Captain America’s location via helicopter, and following a "Rock, Paper, Scissors" match between Colossus and Deapool, which Deadpool lost, Deadpool pushed Colossus out of the helicopter despite losing the match. Upon landing on the ground, he approached Cap. However, right when he got close enough to Captain America, the First Avenger threw his shield at Colossus and nailed him right in the head. Rather than just knocking him unconscious as Captain America’s shield usually does to its victims, the shield was thrown with such force that it pierced Colossus’ organic metal and killed him instantly.
While this scene portrayed Captain America in a much darker light, it more so proved how utterly useless Colossus is compared to other heroes and villains in the wider Marvel Universe. Colossus’ organic metal is strong enough to fend off bullets or even attacks from weaker metals, but it leaves the X-Man vulnerable to attacks from both vibranium and adamantium, meaning heroes like Captain America and Wolverine could kill Colossus with little effort. Even when considering his superhuman strength, Colossus is still far weaker than pretty much any other Marvel character who also exhibits super strength, making both of his mutant abilities on the weaker side of anyone else with similar powers or resources. In a world with metals that can easily break through his armor, and with people who could destroy him with barely the lift of a finger, Colossus simply doesn’t stand out as a uniquely formidable hero.
Even though Captain America was uncharacteristically murderous in this issue, fans of the Steve Rogers need not worry as he was possessed by an alien creature during this story so his inspirational character is still intact. However, this comic shows the kind of damage Captain America could inflict on Colossus if he was ever so inclined. Captain America didn’t hesitate to kill Colossus in the most brutal way, proving his superiority over the X-Men member while also revealing Colossus’ detrimental vulnerability.