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TheMarvel Cinematic Universehas lasted for over 15 age , and that longevity means it can sometimes be hard to remember which baddie are alive , dead , or of indeterminate status . The fates of these supervillains are as varied as the heroes they face off against . While many of the MCU ’s villains perish , others are left in a more complicated position , with some even redeeming themselves and living on as heroes for the rest of their clip .
While theMCU has always had strong villainsto contend with the dealership ’s many superheroes , a coarse critique early on in the enfranchisement ’s account is that many were take for “ forgettable ” or underdeveloped . Indeed , the film of the MCUhave mostly corrected this issue in late installments , with villain like Thanos , the Green Goblin , and Xu Wenwu , whose sheer threat grade to the MCU ’s heroes is matched by their complexity as characters . Of all the enfranchisement ’s properties thus far , here are the destiny of the MCU ’s villains .
Every good superhero postulate a powerful and imperil resister , and Marvel Studios ' villains have often been the highlights of the MCU ’s task .
MCU Phase 1
45Iron Monger (Obadiah Stane) - Dead
Original Appearance: Iron Man (2008)
By the third act ofIron Man , Jeff Bridges ' Obadiah Stane rise and practice his Iron Monger armor against Stark . The two only engagement once in the movie , but the villain survives a phoney - out last in which his armor freezes after vanish too high . However , he survives the fall but shortly after isknocked into and fatally electrocute by a massive Arc Reactor .
44The Abomination (Emil Blonsky) - Alive And Redeemed
Original Appearance: The Incredible Hulk (2008)
Tim Roth ’s Emil Blonsky becomes the nefarious Abomination inThe Incredible Hulk , though he ultimately pull round his struggle with the Jade Giant . Blonsky return inShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten RingsandShe - Hulk : Attorney at Law , having reformed and become an ally and friend of Wong , the Sorcerer Supreme . With the power to fully control when he transforms and maintain his personality when he does , it ’s unclear if Emil will come along again in the MCU or not .
43Whiplash (Ivan Vanko) - Dead
Original Appearance: Iron Man 2 (2010)
InIron Man 2 , Ivan Vanko ( Mickey Rourke ) dons the Whiplash armor to seek retaliation against Stark as he believes Tony ’s Padre stole ideas and data from his father . Vanko is ultimately killed after teaming up with Justin Hammer and battling Tony and Rhodey alongside Hammer Drones . He ultimately enable his wooing ’s self - destruct functionin a last attempt to take Tony out with him , which it does not .
42Justin Hammer - Alive
Iron Man 2was the first MCU movie to have multiple villains , with Justin Hammer ( Sam Rockwell ) working alongside Ivan Vanko . Hammer is a comedically awkward challenger of Tony Stark ’s who ends up being hold at the end of the moving-picture show and , as shown in the Marvel One - ShotAll Hail the King , remains at Seagate Penitentiary . Though there ’s been no official comment , rumor twiddle that Hammer could return inthe presently - undatedArmor Warsmovie .
TheArmor Warscomic consequence contend with Tony Stark ’s opposition trade and using his technology for evil , including Justin Hammer .
41Loki - Main Variant Is Dead (But Variants Are Active In The MCU)
Original Appearance: Thor (2011)
Tom Hiddleston ’s Loki is one of the MCU ’s most democratic and complicated baddie , appearing throughout the franchise in various forms . The main timeline ’s Loki is idle , killed by Thanos after trying to betray him inAvengers : Infinity War . However , the Avengers created a raw timeline branch when they revisited 2012 New York inEndgame . The Loki there , who escaped capture with the Tesseract , has been the focal point of the MCU since and is presently stationed outside of time , keeping the whole MCU multiverse intact .
Loki ’s post - Endgame story is told throughLokiseasons 1 and 2 on Disney+
40Red Skull (Johann Schmidt) - Unknown
Original Appearance: Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Hugo Weaving ’s Red Skull is Captain America ’s wicked scourge , who appear to have drop dead inCaptain America : The First Avengerwhen the Tesseract vaporise him . However , it ’s revealed inAvengers : eternity Warthat he was alternatively transported to Vormirto eternally stand spotter over the Soul Stone . It ’s ill-defined if he stay alive after Thanos ' destruction of the infinity stones or if his artificially extended life ended with them .
MCU Phase 2
39Aldrich Killian- Dead
Original Appearance: Iron Man 3 (2013)
Though the Mandarin was market asIron Man 3 ’s central antagonist , it ’s revealed that he ’s plainly an actor hired to stimulate up drama . Scientist Aldrich Killian is revealed to be the man commit the strings , using Extremis to grant people precarious fire - based ability and commit terrorist acts . Killian pass in the film ’s third actwhen Pepper Potts expend a combination of her Extremis powers and the weaponry from the Mark IX Iron Man armor to decay him . Trevor , the aloof actor playing the Mandarin , still live on on .
38Malekith - Dead
Original Appearance: Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Malekith ( Christopher Eccleston ) is the loss leader of the Dark Elves and the antagonist ofThor : The Dark World , attempting to use the Reality Stone to immerse the universe into duskiness . Malekith is kill in the moving picture ’s finalewhen the efforts of Thor and his friend leave in Malekith being crushed to demise by his Ark warship . Despite Eccleston ’s proven endowment as an actor , Malekith simply was n’t gift much to work with in the movie and remains one ofthe MCU ’s more disappointing antagonists .
37Bucky Barnes (The Winter Soldier) - Alive And Redeemed
Original Appearance: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Steve Rogers ’ respectable friend and WWII squadmate Bucky Barnes ( Sebastian Stan ) becomes the brainwashed agent of HYDRA known as The Winter Soldier following the events of the firstCaptain Americafilm . In his observe MCU appearances , Barnes get to remember his past life story and geological fault free from HYDRA ’s brainwashing . He ’s been a champion for quite some clip now in the MCU , and he ’s set to come out next as a member oftheThunderbolts ' cast .
The Winter Soldier is an MCU favorite thanks to his antics with Captain America . These are the upright Bucky Barnes quotes .
36Ronan the Accuser - Dead
Original Appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Lee Pace ’s Ronan the Accuser is a Kree MCU villain whose plot of ground to destroy Xandar unwittingly create the Guardians of the Galaxy in the pic of the same name . Ronan die whenthe Guardians control the energy of the Power Stone and use it to disintegrate him . He is seen again , but it ’s via a prequel when a untested Ronan briefly appears inCaptain Marvel .
