A complete list of characters who died in Avengers: Infinity War Comment Thanos’ snap claimed a lot of lives part-1
After Thanos’ snap at the end of the last Avengers film, half of the whole population of the universe was turned to dust, and the heroes we’ve come to know and love were no exception. Now that Endgame is about to drop (cue screaming), it would be the perfect time to refresh your memory as to which characters died during the course of the last movie, because a heartbreaking number of characters bit the, erm, dust.
Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston :-
Fan-favourite Loki was the first death on screen in the film, which let us know that the Russo brothers meant business with Infinity War. Loki was murdered with Thanos’ own hand pre-snap after finally showing true loyalty to his brother Thor (played by Chris Hemsworth). The trickster tried to assassinate Thanos after he’d massacred the ship of Asguardian refugees, but the big purple baddie saw right through his ruse and killed him for it, saying ‘No resurrections this time’. This, in reference to the other two times we’ve thought Loki died, indicated that our favourite Asguardian bad-boy might be dead for good this time.
Heimdall, played by Idris Elba :-
Another casualty of the massacre on the Asguardian ship was Thor’s friend Heimdall, the guardian of the gateway to, among other planets, Earth. Heimdall was gravely injured, but before he died, he managed to conjure the gateway to Earth one more time, and sent the Hulk to warn the Avengers that Thanos was on his way.
Gamora, played by Zoe Saldana :-
Gamora’s death was particularly poignant. As possibly the only thing in the universe that Thanos loved, he had to sacrifice her life to get the Soul Stone. So to achieve his goal of collecting all the Infinity Stones, the Mad Titan threw his adopted daughter off a cliff.
Vision, played by Paul Bettany :-
Next, poor Vision had to die twice in Infinity War. First, his lady love Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) had to kill him to destroy the Mind Stone embedded in his head. However Thanos arrived, and with his Time Stone, turned back time to get the stone himself, killing Vision again in the process.
Black Panther/T’Challa, played by Chadwick Boseman :-
Now we’ve reached the deaths that happened as a result of Thanos’ snap. Black Panther turned to dust in front of his loyal soldier and companion, Okoye (Danai Gurira), who looked utterly lost as the man she’d sworn to protect died before her eyes.
Doctor Strange/Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch :-
Doctor Strange disintegrated, but not before he could say some vital final words. Strange was formerly in possession of the Time Stone, and he used it earlier on in the film to find out that, of all many potential outcomes, only one course of action would lead to them being able to save the universe from Thanos. Just as he died, Strange said: ‘Tony, there was no other way.’ Could this mean that letting Thanos win was essential to eventually defeating him?
Drax, played by Dave Bautista :-
Drax, along with other Guardians of the Galaxy, did his best to fight against Thanos and protect the Time Stone, but it was to no avail, and when Thanos snapped his fingers, Drax was one of the casualties.
Falcon/Sam Wilson, played by Anthony Mackie :-
Falcon, one of Captain America’s (Chris Evans) most loyal cohorts, was one of the ones who sadly turned to dust before our very eyes.
Groot, played by Vin Diesel :-
Loosing Groot was particularly hard, because we’ve seen this violent tree first as a fully grown adult, then as a baby grown from a sprig of his former self, and finally as a somewhat salty but still lovable adolescent. What made his death even more tragic was when James Gunn, director of The Guardians of the Galaxy movies and producer of Infinity War revealed that, as Groot was disintegrating, he called Rocket Raccoon ‘Dad’. No, you’re crying.
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