Source: popsci.com
6. No One
One of the biggest complaints about Marvel’s previous huge venture Civil War was that no one died. This complaint is, to be blunt, really stupid. And I’d be perfectly fine if no one died in this film as well.
This whole list is my speculation based on narrative structure and character arcs and, well, knowing how movies work. It is not me giddily hoping for someone to kick the bucket. Someone probably will die, but if no one does? If this just continues to be a film series where action is packed, people are hurt, but no one has to die I am perfectly okay with that.
Look, you don’t need a fear of death to have stakes. Go back and watch Raiders of the Lost Arc right now. You know Indiana Jones is gonna live, partially because there are follow up Indy movies, but that original film is still tense and suspenseful and excellent. Everyone knows that Saul Goodman isn’t going to kick it halfway through an episode of Better Call Saul because he shows up in Breaking Bad, but my roommates still obsessively watch that show week in and week out. So yeah. That’s also a possibility.
Odds of (no) death: 1 in 10.
Source: comicvine.gamespot.com
5. Scarlet Witch
I’ve always liked the Scarlet Witch quite a bit. And the MCU version is a really strong adaptation.
She’s struggling to be a hero, despite her troubled past. She has far more power than she regularly uses, but there’s no doubt that she’s a hero in the end. While she seems to have a full life ahead of her, her death isn’t totally impossible. In fact, she already completed her character arc in Civil War by saving the day and accepting Hawkeye’s life debt to her.
And having the former villainess sacrifice herself for the universe and for her team wouldn’t be totally out of the blue. Wanda Maximoff has been an important Avenger, and she’s died in the comics. The most recent instance was in Uncanny Avengers, when Rogue stabbed her in the chest, although that death was undone.
Odds of death: 1 in 10
