A death

The turning point of the comics’ Civil War, when everybody realized that they’d gone too far, was the death of Goliath. At that point, everybody (well, not everybody) said that the ideological fight had become too violent. But it was too late to stop.

As we’ve seen, we do have a corresponding Stamford Incident in the MCU version. Could we have a meaningful death that enrages one of the superheroes even more? Well, we have, even if many believe that it won’t be so.

And that is because that death belongs to War Machine. People say that it is weird to have such a big plot point (and death) revealed in the first trailer. But maybe that is why Marvel will go ahead with it. It gives Tony Stark the reason he needs to go morals off against Captain America and, maybe, provoke some casualties himself.

But who kills War Machine? The second trailer is cut in such a way that it suggests that the Winter Soldier did it. But is that true? No. While Bucky is a master marksman, he still uses regular guns, whereas Rhodey is brought down by an energy blast.

Now we know that all the tech-enhanced/based heroes are on Tony Stark’s team. So who might have done it? Is it yet another hint at HYDRA?

Not necessarily. We know nothing about how Scarlet Witch’s powers work. All that we know is that she can bring Vision to his knees (and not to propose or something), because the origin of their powers is the same. So what we want to say is that, maybe, the energy blast came from her. It is a pretty thin supposition, especially since her manifested powers are, well, red. But what if?

Also – Scarlet Witch beats Vision. And it is awesome, even if it’s only temporary!!!