The Avengers: Infinity War Deadpool: Who’s Gonna Bite It?

Avengers: Infinity War is undoubtedly the biggest cinematic release of the 2018. You could make the argument that outside maybe a handful of other films like Star Wars: The Force Awakens — it may be one of the biggest cinematic releases of this century.

And for good reason.

The culmination of a decade plus of storytelling is coming to a close. For the first time ever we’re seeing all the heroes of the MCU come together to fight a villain that has been built up since we first saw him at the end credits of the first Avengers film.

Since this is a two-part film, the prevailing theory amongst pretty much every critic, pundit, and fan alike is that one (if not more) of the Avengers/good guys will be killed in this film. It only makes sense. The Avengers and friends are not going to just waltz in and defeat another intergalactic villain. This is Thanos, the mother (or father) of intergalactic villains. He’s the main event…so no way they walk in and walk out with a quick W. This one is going to have consequences. It’s going to have drama. And it’s going to have tears.

So we got our staff together to predict just who will bite the big one by the time credits roll at the end of Avengers: Infinity War. Yes, it’s our Avengers deadpool and no this isn’t a cute reference to Deadpool 2.

Captain America (Lucas P. Jones)

Captain America, or rather, Steve Rogers, is going to die in Avengers: Infinity War. I’m fairly confident in this guess for a few reasons; some in-universe, and some out. Let’s start with the character himself. Evans has played the All-American hero in five movies to date, but Marvel writers have failed to develop the character in any meaningful way.

We have a backstory, but nothing else in the way of character motivations beside switching between “I feel bad because I was frozen and my girlfriend died,” and “The government is unjust and we shouldn’t follow them.” I know that the point of the MCU is not to dive deep into the ethics of loyalty, government, and right vs. wrong, but spending twenty or thirty minutes on some actual world building might have given us a less one-dimensional character.

Evans plays the role flawlessly, and his on screen presence is powerful, but the writers have failed to produce what should have been a foil for broaching some more serious and immersive topics. Because of this, it will be relatively easy to kill off Rogers without any lasting consequences to the story.

Back in the real world, Chris Evans has said that he isn’t interested in playing Captain America forever, and in fact may be done sooner rather than later, saying, “You want to get off the train before they push you off.” Marvel writers aren’t stupid; they certainly don’t want to telegraph his death by having everyone know this is his last movie. It would make sense to give Rogers’ death some emotional clout and to kill him off now, especially since fans are expecting one or two more films with him due to his purposefully vague statements on the issue.

One of the best things about the MCU moving away from comic book canon is the ability to rewrite the script and try some different things. This makes the story lines less predictable, and Marvel has done a good job in that regard so far. I think they will continue to do so by killing Steve Rogers. May his death be bad-ass and not super lame.

Star-Lord (Matt Gilbert)

Maybe this is just wishful thinking, but hear me out. With the exception of Captain America, Star-Lord is one of the MCU’s few heroes who has actually been given a character arc spanning across multiple movies and giving the appearance that it is all leading to one inevitable conclusion.

The question that singularly defines Star-Lord’s existence in Guardians of the Galaxy comes in two parts: who is his real father his late mother spoke of, and why was he abducted from Earth in 1988? In Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, both of those questions were answered and those answers provide some real development that bring him away from the selfish rogue we first saw dancing to “Come and Get Your Love.”

Ask yourself: What more is there for Star-Lord to do? What story does he need to be alive to still tell? What does he still want that he does not have? And don’t say Gamora. Ugh. Don’t even get me started on that. I don’t think the more interesting Guardians need Star-Lord’s de facto leadership to stay together. I’d even say they would be better without it. So maybe, just maybe, the MCU will introduce an actual lasting consequence, alter the dynamics of the entire Guardians team and send Chris Pratt off in a spectacular fashion.

As for how this could occur, I don’t have the slightest idea. If I had my way with it, I guess I would have him sacrifice himself flying on a kamikaze mission to Thanos’ not at all overcompensating-sized ship. And for a joke (‘cause you know, Marvel), maybe have his limited time spent with the Avengers yield a contemporary pop culture reference as a contrast to his unending onslaught of ’80s ones. That would be a fitting bookend to his character. Just not Beyonce, though. Doctor Strange already did that and…ugh.

Tony Stark (Logan J. Fowler)

Avengers: Infinity War is nearing its release in theaters and in the battle between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos the Titan, somebody may die, and, this may be dark for me to say, but I hope somebody does. The consequences in these movies hasn’t hit the core team yet. I consider Coulson to be a really popular side character who got axed back in The Avengers, but even then he came back to life on TV. Yondu was sad, but again, side character. Quicksilver will forever not count. You didn’t see that coming?

Anyway, if I was to place one face on Thanos’ dartboard for a sendoff, it would be Tony Stark. I think this has to happen because Robert Downey Jr. has been with this franchise since the beginning, and while he’s been fantastic from the starting line, he’s getting older and his paychecks have been pretty significant. Yes, he brings in the money, and I’m sure that Marvel Studios is very pleased with all he’s done, but as the man quickly gets towards his 60s(!), he’s going to need more compensation. That, and that “real head” on a CGI Iron MMan suit look is getting pretty wonky.

Tony has always been at the center of the MCU, even when he’s not on the screen. He’s tried to right wrongs, and sometimes it has blown up in his face. Pretty recently, he took a teenager by the name of Peter Parker under his wing, and risked putting him in danger despite the fact that the dude is just a kid. Peter seeking Tony’s approval led to an encounter between the two in Spider-Man: Homecoming, where Tony states to Peter that if people had died when the Staten Island Ferry was attacked, those deaths would be on Peter’s conscience, but if Peter died, that death would be Tony’s fault.

Tony did not think about the implications with getting Peter involved in these extremely dangerous situations, and, as such, when Thanos comes to town, I think Tony will provide Peter the Iron Spider suit realizing that there’s no turning back, therefore giving him his blessing to join the squad. As such, I think Tony will end up protecting Peter to the moment of sacrificing his own life, because, even though Tony would never say it, he ultimately cares about what happens to Peter. He can’t bear to see what happens to the Spider-Man if Thanos decides to lay the smack down on him in the battle for half of the world’s population.

I guess we will find out April 27th.

Vison (DJ Chapman)

In order to keep Infinity War interesting by the end of it, Thanos is going to have to get all of the infinity stones. This means he’s going to have to pry the mind gem out of Vision’s skull one way or another. Now, we’ve seen in the trailer some sort of scepter, or spear strike Vision’s head as he cries out. I imagine this is Corvus Glaive as he beats Vision.

So for those who don’t know, Corvus Glaive is one of the members of Thanos’ Black Order and is pretty much his right hand man. Glave’s weapon will keep him immortal as long as he has it on it and can cut through anything in the universe, including atoms. Therefore, it isn’t a stretch to say that Corvus will literally be cutting out Vision’s gem from his head, thus, killing Vision.

At some point Thanos is going to send out the Black Order to hunt the various infinity stones for him. Glaive is going to confront Vision, possibly with Cap and Black Widow present, and a fight will ensue. At some point either Glaive will cut the stone out as previously mentioned and it will become apparent to the present Avengers how serious this threat is.

So that’s it, Vision goes down. Glaive gets the stone and hands it off to Thanos. I imagine this happens near the halfway point of the movie, since the mind gem doesn’t have any world changing complications to Thanos having it, unlike the time gem, or reality gem.

The Scarlet Witch (Michelle Coraci)

There are not a lot of reasons for people to think that Scarlet Witch will die during Avengers: Infinity War, but I’d like to emphasize why I think there is a high probability that she will. Within the Infinity War trailer, it’s pretty clear that Thanos will take the infinity stone out of Vision’s forehead. Although, it is not confirmed that Thanos actually will get the stone.  As an audience, we are lead to believe that Thanos will eventually end up with all six stones. Since Vision will not be able to hold a physical form without the infinity stone, I believe his death will lead to Wanda’s downfall.

During Captain America: Civil War, you can really see the bond that is shared between Scarlet Witch and Vision while they have a heart-to-heart about their very own powers. Vision even attempts to cook something for Wanda in order to lift her spirits, but his inexperience with cooking leaves the food to be less than desirable. Nevertheless, the attempt was made and very heartfelt. This is why I believe that when the infinity stone is removed from Vision’s forehead, and he loses his physical form, Scarlet Witch will become engulfed in an emotional rage over the loss of her closest companion. This rage will cause her to act recklessly and might lead to her attacking, and inevitably being killed by Thanos.

Drax (Matt Kelly)

Let’s be real: A Guardian of the Galaxy needs to die. We can’t kill half the Avengers and just have Star-Lord and the boys leave without a scratch. But who can you kill? Pratt is too bankable. Groot isn’t going to die again. Rocket is a marketing cash cow. Mantis is too new. That leaves two characters. Killing Gamora would make sense, but I think she works too well with Star-Lord to let her go before Guardians 3. And that leaves one:

Drax the Destroyer.

And it would be a perfect time for Drax to bite the dust. All he cared about in the first movie was getting revenge on Ronan, and by proxy Thanos, for the death of his family. Now we are going to give Drax the opportunity to go toe to toe with the Mad Titan. He has no chance of surviving.

My money is on some sort of big sacrifice thing. Thanos is fighting the team. Drax get knocked out into the distance. Then, right as Thanos is going to kill everyone, we see the Milano heading straight for Thanos. Drax is at the helm. “You took one family from me, Thanos. You will not take another.” BAM! Milano crashes into Thanos and explodes. Our heroes are able to escape.

Arc complete.

Thor (Daryn Kirscht)

With all of the swirling, popular predictions of Captain America and Iron Man not making it out of Avengers: Infinity War, one reasonable choice has been left by the wayside. My prediction for the ultimate Marvel team-up film is that Thor will be the character to bite the dust.

Think about Thanos, the villain of the film. In order for him to best weaken his opposing forces, he should logically take out the most powerful member of their alliance. Thor is arguably the most powerful hero among the Avengers (along with Vision). Because of this, it would also work to the potential benefit of the story for Thor to die in terms of strengthening the dramatic tension.

There is another benefit to Chris Hemsworth’s Thor dying in Infinity War: we could become introduced to a female Thor. We have seen this angle explored in the comics as recently as a few years back. Slash Film published an article back in October 2017 about an interview Kevin Feige gave in which, while discussing Thor: Ragnarok, he brought up the potential for a female Thor film: “Anything that’s happened in the comics, even a female Thor, become great potentials, and the ideas from which future movies can be born.” I am not saying that should be the reason for making the decision to make a solo film, but there is potential there.

Besides, what better way to move forward with a fresh crew of Avengers after the events of Avengers: Infinity War than having a powerful female character from Asgard take over the reins of Thor? As long as it feels organic and not like a Wonder Woman rip-off, it would be really cool to see.