It’s getting tough to keep up with who’s dead in the MCU. As of the end of Fantastic Four: First Steps, countless numbers of people have died (and been revived), which makes it confusing to remember who’s actually gone for good. Fortunately, we’ve put together a list to remind you of MCU heroes and villains who have slipped the mortal coil.
There are some caveats to our list. We don’t mention anyone who has died and been revived. If we did that, this article would be gargantuan. We also kept it limited to characters that have a tangible effect on the plot. You won’t find random henchmen here.
Characters confirmed dead in the MCU as of Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Ajak: Murdered by Ikaris. (Eternals)
- Aldrich Killian: Dies after the Extremis showdown. (Iron Man 3)
- Alexander Pierce: Shot by Nick Fury at the Triskelion. (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
- Aunt May Parker: Killed by Green Goblin. (Spider-Man: No Way Home)
- Brock Rumlow/Crossbones: Killed in the explosion he triggered in Lagos. (Captain America: Civil War)
- Dar-Benn: Killed by Quantum Band overload. (The Marvels)
- Darren Cross/Yellowjacket/M.O.D.O.K.: Died redeeming himself. (Ant-Man and the Wask: Quantumania)
- Dreykov: Killed when the Red Room falls. (Black Widow)
- Dweller-in-Darkness: Killed above Ta Lo. (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)
- Ego the Living Planet: Planetary core destroyed. (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
- Erik Killmonger: Let himself die from wounds sustained in the fight with T’Challa. (Black Panther)
- Frigga: Killed by Kurse. (Thor: The Dark World)
- Gilgamesh: Killed by Kro. (Eternals)
- Gorr the God Butcher: Dies after wishing his daughter back. (Thor: Love and Thunder)
- Gravik: Killed by G’iah. (Secret Invasion)
- He Who Remains: Killed by Sylvie. (Loki Season 1)
- Heimdall: Killed by Thanos. (Avengers: Infinity War)
- Hela: Killed when Surtur destroys Asgard. (Thor: Ragnarok)
- Ivan Vanko/Whiplash: Killed when his armor detonated. (Iron Man 2)
- Kurse/Algrim: Dies when Dark Elves attack Asgard. (Thor: The Dark World)
- Loki (original timeline version): Strangled by Thanos. (Avengers: Infinity War)
- Malekith: Crushed by his own ship. (Thor: The Dark World)
- Maria Hill: Killed by Gravik when he was disguised as Nick Fury. (Secret Invasion)
- Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow: Died by sacrificing herself on Vormir to acquire the Soul Stone. (Avengers: Endgame)
- Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger: Killed in the Arc Reactor blast. (Iron Man)
- Odin: Died in Norway, freeing Hela. (Thor: Ragnarok)
- Peggy Carter: Died of old age. (Captain America: Civil War)
- Phil Coulson: Killed by Loki. (The Avengers)
- Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver: Died saving Hawkeye and a child. (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
- Quentin Beck/Mysterio: Killed by a drone during his final illusion. (Spider-Man: Far From Home)
- Ramonda: Drowned while attempting to rescue Riri Williams during Namor’s attack. (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Ronan the Accuser: Disintegrated by the Power Stone. (Guardians of the Galaxy)
- T’Chaka: Died in the Vienna bombing. (Captain America: Civil War)
- T’Challa: Died offscreen. (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever)
- Talos: Killed while protecting President Ritson. (Secret Invasion)
- Taskmaster: Died in the O.X.E. vault. (Thunderbolts*)
- Thanos (2014): Dusted by Tony Stark. (Avengers: Endgame)
- Thanos (2018): Beheaded by Thor. (Avengers: Endgame)
- The Ancient One: Died from injuries sustained during the battle with Kaecilius. (Doctor Strange)
- Tony Stark/Iron Man: Sacrificed himelf using the Infinity Stones to erase Thanos and his army. (Avengers: Endgame)
- Ultron: Destroyed in Sokovia. (Avengers: Age of Ultron)
- Ulysses Klaue: Executed by Killmonger. (Black Panther)
- Victor Timely: Killed by temporal energy explosion. (Loki Season 2)
- Vision (original): Died when Thanos removed the Mind Stone which gave him life. (Avengers: Infinity War)
- Xu Wenwu: Killed by the Dweller-in-Darkness after saving Shang-Chi. (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings)
- Yondu Udonta: Sacrificed himself to save Peter Quill. (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2)
- Zuri: Killed by Killmonger. (Black Panther)
Characters who are presumed dead or MIA in the MCU as of Fantastic Four: First Steps
- Galactus (Earth-828): MIA. Transported millions of light-years from Earth. (Fantastic Four: First Steps)
- Kang the Conqueror: Pulled into the multiversal engine core during the final battle. (Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania)
- Kingo: MIA: Taken by Arisehm for judgment. (Eternals)
- Monica Rambeau: MIA. Seals an incursion and wakes up in another universe. (The Marvels)
- Phastos: MIA. Taken by Arishem for judgment. (Eternals)
- Red Skull: MIA. Freed from the Soul Stone when it was destroyed. (Avengers: Endgame)
- Sersi: MIA. Taken by Arishem for judgment. (Eternals)
- Shall-Bal: MIA. Crashes into Galactus and disappears through the portal with him. (Fantastic Four: First Steps)
- Wanda Maximoff/Scarlett Witch: Presumed dead after she’s buried under Mount Wundagore. (Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness)
- White Vision: MIA. Regains Vision’s memories and flies off. Whereabouts unknown. (WandaVision)
