With the arrival of Thanos looming just over the horizon, one question seems to be nagging at the forefront of just about everyone’s brain: Out of the MCU’s seemingly endless roster of heroes, who’s going to die in Avengers: Infinity War?
The threat is pretty legitimate. Thanos represents the biggest, baddest villain any of the Marvel Cinematic Universe superheroes have yet to face, and the marketing campaign hasn’t been pulling any punches when it comes to emphasizing just how dire things are looking. With the Infinity Stones at his disposal, Thanos can wipe out “half the galaxy” with a snap of his fingers, meaning that the odds are pretty firmly stacked against the Avengers and their allies. That, coupled with the behind-the-scenes negotiations regarding contract expiration and renewal that we know are going on, mean Infinity War is prime time for some changing of the metaphorical guard.
It’s time to take a closer look at the totally mathematical, theoretically sound, extremely clinical, and not at all anxiety fueled probabilities behind some of the MCU’s biggest heroes making it out of Avengers: Infinity War alive.