Shuri, Ant-Man, Hawkeye: Who's confirmed dead and who's not in Avengers 4
Avengers 4: Endgame's first trailer gives us a better look at the post-snap MCU.
Seriously, there are spoilers down there.
If you STILL haven't seen Avengers: Infinity Waryet and you're allergic to spoilers, stop reading. This article has more spoilers than Thanos' chin has wrinkles.
Is Gamora a goner? Has Black Panther bitten the dust? Will Groot regrow? Avengers: Infinity War laid waste to a shocking number of Marvel's mightiest heroes. But have they really shuffled off this mortal coil, or will they back in time for Avengers 4?
The Avengers 4: Endgame trailer finally arrived Friday, and with it came more info about the fates of some of the characters left in limbo after Thanos snapped his fingers and wiped out half of the universe.
What happened to Shuri?
As fans have noted, Shuri's fate isn't looking great, with her picture included in an ominous-looking screen alongside Ant-Man. Shuri was one of the biggest characters left with an ambiguous fate at the end of Infinity War, and this doesn't exactly look promising for her snap-survival chances.
Ant-Man survived ... and he's already back?
But Scott Lang (better known as Ant-Man) is included in a similar screen, and we know from the end of Ant-Man and the Wasp that he avoided being snapped after getting caught in the Quantum Realm. At the end of Infinity War, the Avengers didn't know about Ant-Man's status, so it'd make sense they'd assume he'd been snapped.
That is, until he shows up in a surprise at the end of the Avengers: Endgame trailer.
Oh, hey there Scott.
Somehow, Ant-Man makes it back from the Quantum Realm and onto the Avengers' doorstep. But if he's alive, there's still hope for Shuri, right? As for Ant-Man's comrades Hope van Dyne, Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne, their status so far remains the same as it was in Ant-Man and the Wasp: snapped.
What about Hawkeye?
Hawkeye, meanwhile, was noticeably absent from Infinity War, sparking speculation about what exactly Clint Barton was up to, and what may have happened to him and his family during the snap.
Based on his appearance in the Avengers: Endgame trailer, which looks strikingly similar to his Ronin costume in the comics, things might now have worked out so well at the homestead. He definitely survived the snap, but his family may not have made it.
Looking pretty grim there, buddy.
Here are all of the other deaths and disappearances -- in order of appearance -- we saw in the latest Marvel film. I've also added the characters' resurrection chances, by percentage, the way I see them. Because you know a lot of them are actually coming back, right?
Heimdall (Idris Elba)
The guardian of Asgard is the first we see killed by Thanos, just seconds after he sends an alert to Earth in the shape of a distressed Hulk.
Resurrection chances: Limited. I'd say 5 percent with luck, and I really like Elba. It would break my heart not to see him again in the franchise.
Loki (Tom Hiddleston)
Thor's brother is another Thanos victim. He plays a morally ambiguous character until the end, when he finally puts the life of Thor ahead of his own well-being and is sacrificed.
Is Loki laid low?
Resurrection chances: Limited, although maybe less so than Heimdall's. Let's give it a 20 percent chance. I can't picture the Avengers without Hiddleston. My hope is Doctor Strange has everything under control and his grand plan to save the day involves Loki and the Asgardian refugees -- including Thor: Ragnarok's scene-stealing characters Korg and Valkyrie. Still, in Thor's own words: "He's been dead before but this time it might actually be true." Let's hope not.
The Collector (Benicio del Toro)
I believe Thanos killed him while stealing the Reality Stone, but we actually never see that happen.
Resurrection chances: Hard to say because we don't really know whether he's dead or alive, but Benicio Del Toro is always welcome.
Gamora (Zoe Saldana)
Thanos must make a sacrifice on Vormir to claim the Soul Stone: One soul for another soul. But not just any soul will do, and so Thanos pushes his own daughter off a cliff.
Is Gamora a goner?
Resurrection chances: It's complicated. Let's say 25 percent, and I'm being optimistic. But I can't really imagine a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 without Zoe Saldana's green goddess. Especially now that Peter Quill (also known as Star-Lord, played by Chris Pratt) has defined their relationship. He's more of a "long-term booty call" than a plain old "boyfriend," but still.
Vision (Paul Bettany)
A large portion of the film hinges on keeping Vision safe from Thanos, who wants to pry the Mind Stone from Vision's brain. Shuri (Letitia Wright) doesn't have enough time to remove the stone from Vision's forehead so Wanda Maximoff (or Scarlet Witch, played by Elizabeth Olsen) is forced to destroy the gem -- and her lover with it. But of course, Thanos plays the Time Stone, rolling back the moments to get the Mind Stone back. After all that, Vision ends up dead anyway.
Resurrection chances: Quite high, especially because Stark Industries must have an excellent backup system in the cloud. And if they let Shuri take care of Vision's virtual brain reconstruction, Bettany could be back up and running with only about a slight data loss.
Is this the last we'll see of Vision?
Everyone else
When Thanos gets all the stones, things speed up and we see him wipe out half the population of the entire universe. In the shocking ending, the following heroes turn to dust:
- Bucky Barnes (Winter Soldier) (Sebastian Stan)
- T'Challa (Black Panther) (Chadwick Boseman)
- Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel)
- Scarlet Witch
- Sam Wilson (Falcon) (Anthony Mackie)
- Mantis (Pom Klementieff)
- Drax (Dave Bautista)
- Peter Quill (Star-Lord)
- Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch)
- Peter Parker (Spider-Man) (Tom Holland)
Resurrection chances: Very high. At about 99 percent, really. I'm convinced Doctor Strange has a plan to go back in time and fix things. More importantly, Marvel can't just kill off that many characters all at once. After the crazy amount of money T'Challa and the rest of Wakandans have made the studio, there's no universe -- ruled by Thanos or not -- where there won't be a Black Panther 2, not to mention confirmed sequels for Guardians of the Galaxy and Spider-Man.
Nick Fury and Maria Hill (Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders)
In the post-credits scene, we see SHIELD's top agents Nick Fury and Maria Hill also turned to dust. Fortunately, Fury has enough time to send a signal to Captain Marvel asking for help, setting up both Avengers 4 and the Captain Marvel in which we'll see Jackson playing a younger version of Fury.
After the devastating finale, we're left with the question: where have all the heroes gone and how will they return?
The key to all the possible resurrections is Doctor Strange. He's seen the future, all 14 million versions of it, and there's only one way to get out of this one. So I'm keeping my fingers crossed he'll have everything under control and at one point will know how to use the Time Stone to go back in time and fix this mess.
Who survived?
Amid the carnage, it's easy to lose track of who bit the dust and who's still standing ready for Avengers 4.
Among the living we saw:
- Thor (Chris Hemsworth)
- Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow) (Scarlett Johansson)
- Bruce Banner (Hulk) (Mark Ruffalo)
- Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper)
- Tony Stark (Iron Man) (Robert Downey Jr.)
- James "Rhodey" Rhodes (War Machine) (Don Cheadle)
- Steve Rogers (Captain America) (Chris Evans).
In other words, the cast of Avengers 4 has been whittled down to the original Avengers, plus a couple of chums. That's a decent number of superheroes, but still allows for a less crowded sequel, and who knows? Maybe we'll see more of Cap's beard and Natasha's new hairdo.
So a lot of the Avengers are (sort of) dead. But don't lose hope: there's clearly a lot more to come.
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