The Marvel Cinematic Universe can’t survive the onslaught of Thanos without Him.
Who’s Him. ‘Him’ was the created cosmic being of the Beehive. Known at first as simply “Him” this orange-colored cosmic being took on all of Marvel’s greatest heroes: the Fantastic Four, Thor and the forces of Asgard, the Hulk, Silver Surfer and Captain Mar-vel.
He is known now in the Marvel Universe as Warlock.
He is a necessary part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and has indeed already been in it. You didn’t recognize him because we only saw him in his cocoon in the hands of the collector.
His ‘birth’ is eminent. As is he’s death. A necessary sacrifice to save the universe from himself. And along the way he will also save the universe from Thanos.
He is the only one in the Marvel Universe capable of killing him with the use of a cosmic gem embedded in his forehead: the soul gem, the last of the infinity stones yet to be revealed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In the comics, Him was discovered by the Fantastic Four. That part is out, since the FF are not part of the MCU movie universe. He took on Asgard before re-cocooning again and upon his rebirth was given the soul gem by the High Evolutionary, who might be identified as his ‘father’ who in the MCU might also be Rocket Racoon’s father. In the comics Warlock befriends Pip and Gamora and would eventually be part of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
But not before going into the future to kill his future self.
Warlock had to steal his own soul to keep him from becoming the Magus, who would corrupt the universe with his own cultic evil church. Far enough in the future to stop Magus but not before he steals the soul of Thanos.
The comic self-homicide happened in 1976 in issue #11 of Warlock. A year later, this event was ‘recalled’ as a past Warlock steps into the present and kills a present Warlock shortly before he kills Thanos in a big cosmic space battle with the Avengers, Captain Marvel, the FF, Spider-Man and others.
Spider-Man releases Warlock from the soul-gem long enough for him to pull Thanos’ soul in with him ending his life.
This awesome event took place at the end of 1977 in two cross-over annuals: Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 and Avengers Annual #7. You can bet this is the big battle being planned for the next two Avengers movies: Infinity Wars part 1 & 2. Note: Captain Marvel will be introduced between them.
So I am going out on a limb here with a few awesome predictions: Him will be born as part of the Guardian’s of the Galaxy #2 movie. Note: the publicity about this movie says it is a movie about “relationships with our fathers”. Wink, wink. Quill-J’son. Gamora-Thanos, Rocket-High Evolutionary, Him-Beehive/Warlock-High Evolutionary. It works for me.
Then, since Thor: Ragnorak is billed as a “cosmic road story” we will re-encounter Warlock (and maybe Beta-Ray-Bill, Gamora, Pip the Troll) and a brawl with Thor then Hulk and perhaps an encounter with the Magus forcing Warlock to go into his future to kill his future self. Thus setting up this event to happen in Infinity War #2. Awesome. This works for me too.