But is everyone who dies in Avengers: Endgame really dead?
But how dead are they, really?
You dont just kill off the driving forces behind billion dollar franchises, do you?
DO YOU?!?
So, adios toBlack Widow,Iron Man, and others!
That,along with the whole time travel element, makes things tricky.
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Idris Elba always deserved better and theres no way hes coming back.
Black Widow
Status:Dead.
How dead?Reasonably dead.
Is that a thing?
This one is a little tricky.
From there, its just a question of what kind of mechanism it would take to release Natashas essence.
Does that only free her soul?
Probably not, though.
Speaking of which…
Gamora
Status:Dead and alive.
Like Schrodingers Cat but not at all like that, actually.
How dead?Well, a past version of her is now alive in the present thanks toEndgame.
So maybe not so dead after all?
Yeah, Gamora died inInfinity War.
But aversionof Gamora returns inEndgame.
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The same logic applies to Gamora as to Black Widow.
Even if thats the case, figure that this one squeaks by on a technicality.
We wrote more about the trickiness of the Schrodingers Gamora situation right here.
Nebula
Status:Alive.
read more What Avengers: Endgame Means for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
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Loki
Status:Dead?
Are you sure?Ummmm…not exactly.
ButLokiis a trickster, so surely that wasnt really Loki who died like that, right?
Loki, or at least THAT Loki is dead.
read more Whats Next for the MCU After Avengers: Endgame?
In theory that should be fixed when Steve returns the Space Stone to 2012, right?
But what if it doesnt?
Its also a handy setup forLokis Disney+ TV series.
That body aint rising, and his story ended there.But the Loki of 2012 is out there.
Thanos
Status:Dead.
How dead?The death so nice they killed him twice.
But really, theres no chance.
read more: The Weirdest Thanos Moments in Marvel History
Thanos is as dead as they come.
He is no more.
He has ceased to be.
All he is is dust in the wind.
(sorry, very sorry)
Iron Man
For real?I dead you 3,000.
But what aboutthe clanging sound over the end credits?Yes, thats a reference to Tony Stark.
So, youre saying theres a chance?No, hes still dead.
BUT…lets never say never.
you’ve got the option to rest now.
