Most Inappropriate Comic Book Characters Ever

Publish date: 2024-06-05

Most inappropriate characters don't last long before someone realizes that having a sex-obsessed mind-control teen or a cocaine-powered superhuman is a bad idea. Starfox, on the other hand, is far and away the most long-lasting character on this list, with an allegedly heroic career that's seen him serving as an Avenger on multiple occasions.

On his native Titan — the moon of Saturn that's home to the immortal Eternals — Starfox was known as Eros, and as his name implies, he has the power to induce a euphoric state of pleasure in anyone around him. The result is that with a few words, or even just his presence, he can make anyone ridiculously attracted to him and regard him as their closest friend, usually with benefits. There are, of course, exceptions to this — he once tried to overwhelm a rampaging Hulk "in waves of ... pleasure" and got punched into next week for his trouble — but since he can't turn it off, he's basically just a walking thirst trap who frequently indulges in the results.

The implications of this aren't even subtext, either. In a 2005 story in She-Hulk, Starfox was actually put on trial for multiple cases of sexual assault, and the only defense was that the women he'd slept with had wanted to. The trial never finished, and Starfox was taken back to Titan, but considering that his own defense attorney wound up punting him right in the ol "moons of Saturn" after realizing he used his powers on her back when they were both Avengers, it definitely didn't paint him in the best light. Oh, and also, he's Thanos' brother, meaning the Mad Titan who once killed half the universe is actually not the worst member of the family.

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