Top 20 Marvel Deaths That Still Hurt

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These Marvel deaths broke us. For this list, we’ll be looking at the most haunting and painful character demises to think about from any movie based in this comic universe. Our countdown includes Howard & Maria Stark, The Original Groot, Queen Ramonda, Logan, Natasha Romanoff, and more! Which character are you still mourning today? Let us know in the comments.
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[@kidnamedFinger533]

Tony’s death still makes me want to cry.

[@marcusyates3044]

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[@marcusyates3044]

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[@marcusyates3044]

Tony Stark: "I love you 3000"

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

Gwen Stacy, Peggy Carter, Yondu Udonta, Aunt May, and Natasha “Black Widow” Romanoff will always be in my heart.

[@joshuamohlman]

Yondu’s death hurts me the most, because I had father figures, but never a father. That’s why seeing Peter cry out for his adopted dad hit me so hard in the feels

[@dezmitri96]

me too

[@jamesplunkett8912]

I share your feelings about Yondu.

[@joshuamohlman]

@@jamesplunkett8912 🫂

[@colleenross8752]

Actor Chris Pratt lost his father around the time Vol. 2 was being filmed, so his grief was real

[@joshuamohlman]

@@colleenross8752 wow, I didn’t know that

[@phantomrequim]

Iron Man's death hurt me the most. I knew it was coming and didn't want it to happen, but it did. I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried, RIP Iron Man.

[@coomtothebroom778]

I remember watching the original Iron Man over a decade prior to Endgame, and when Tony said his famous last words before he died I felt a sadness I have never known from a movie before that point. 🥺

[@joaquinhernandez6940]

I will not lie, I started crying loudly the moment it happened. I had not felt so many tears down my face in a long time.

[@filmjustice4172]

I still cry every time I watch Endgame. But I'll even admit that I bawled when they showed T'Challa in the MCU titles for Wakanda Forever.

[@phantomrequim]

@@filmjustice4172 Same.

[@quentinparhiala9415]

me to

[@henri_ol]

Iron Man / Tony Stark , the man who made the way to MCU , RIP Tony , no one will ever be better than him

[@THANATOS-PRIME]

After he died, so too, did my interest in the MCU. Endgame was good enough for me to leave the franchise. The newer stuff just hasn’t done it for me and the only MCU project I’m legitimately excited for is Deadpool three

[@Deathscythe39]

@@THANATOS-PRIME agree with you completely but I am looking forward to the last Guardians of the Galaxy this year

[@eddieparker945]

If The MCU knew what to do with Ironman, wrote a better storyline for The Infinity Saga , Tony Stark just retired and stayed home 🏡 to raise his kid. But when U Half Step, that's what the results you'll get

[@pabloruiz6224]

It’s one of the characters that hit me the most, alongside T’Challa, May Parker, Stan Lee, etc.

[@iraford5788]

@@THANATOS-PRIME there are actually a lot of upcoming mcu projects to be excited for like guardians of the Galaxy 3, secret invasion, Loki season 2, blade and both secret wars and Kangs dynasty in my opinion.

[@spuddspudd]

Tony, TChalla, Logan. All equally hit me hard as I grew up with these movies, my childhood has officially ended 😢

[@pabloruiz6224]

Agh Logan 😣 Man, in X-Men, him and Charles was sad 😢

[@spuddspudd]

@@pabloruiz6224 I was mortified watching it honestly . I never thought it would go that dark let alone never thought I’d see an old withering prof X and Logan both die in the same movie😭

[@codeck4442]

Logan and Charles :( Charles died thinking it was Wolverine who killed him, not his X-24 clone.

[@olvialee7221]

I don’t know how many times I’ve cried in the theaters but Marvel has a huge impact on me since 2008

[@quentinparhiala9415]

that's good Marvel has had a huge impact on you since 2008

[@user-gs2fb4yq5q]

Fr. Same here!

[@Krypton853]

Yondu death. He didn't have to raise Peter Quill. He could have chosen to do what he was supposed to do. But he knows what's going to happen to Quill when he drops him off to his father. So he chose to raise him as If he was his own. He wasn't the perfect father, but he was Peter's true father and ultimately gave up his life for him.

[@coomtothebroom778]

He may not have been Quill’s father, but he was his daddy. Though he was very flawed, he loved Peter. Still makes me tear up every time I watch that scene. 🤧

[@danyellejones5871]

He was watching out for Quill in ways he almost didn't know

[@olvialee7221]

Yondu’s funeral still makes me cry

[@harmless-kun]

"He may have been your father, boy. But he wasn't your daddy."

[@chrislecount4801]

It still does for me, too.

[@drewruiz1129]

I just relived those tears I had for every single one of those characters 😢. However, I think it's safe to say Chadwick Boseman's black panther really hurt the most bcuz we really lost a real life hero

[@olvialee7221]

I love his line “I Love You 3,000”. Overjoyed he won but I broke down when he died. The music score of his funeral always gets me. Don’t look at me!

[@quentinparhiala9415]

so do I

[@user-gs2fb4yq5q]

I feel you bro!

[@LegoReader12345hello]

Iron man’s death hits me the hardest. He was the hero of the mcu for the last 11 years. I cried so hard my tears burned my eyes

[@jediclonekag13]

The death of Tony Stark/Iron Man will never stop hurting us. He was the hero who started the MCU, and it will never be the same without him.

[@filmjustice4172]

All of these deaths had me crying, but another one that was really hard to watch was the death of Uncle Ben in the original Spider-Man. Even though it became a funny meme later, Toby crying over Ben was heart wrenching.

[@petermiller4953]

R.I.P. Chadwick Boseman. Your death is deeply felt. Also, if it wasn't for his death, Tony Stark WOULD have been number 1

[@pabloruiz6224]

You know, Chadwick Boseman and T’Challa’s death have in common, by illness. I should switch to Tony’s death for #2, and T’Challa’s death for #1 would be perfect. It hits me the most when I saw it in theaters.

[@quentinparhiala9415]

true if Chadwick Boseman didn't die Tony Stark would have been number 1

[@tommydixon4871]

Chadwick boseman death still hurt after over two years and the movie was amazing ❤️👑

[@daeviant]

I was thinking the same thing. The fact that he died in real life made it so much more painful.

[@HikazePrincess]

I thought I would cry more during T'Challa's funeral scene......but when Ramonda died, that's when the floodgates opened >

[@bluejew2]

Gwen’s head doesn’t hit the ground, the webbing catches her and the sudden stop snaps her neck.

[@PlumbPitiful]

In the comics, yes. But in the movie the sound effect is not a snap. It's a wet thump. Plus blood came out of her nose . Yeah, she hit her head. It just wasn't as gory as it actually would have been in real life

[@violetwyvern6289]

No, her head 100% hits the ground did u watch the movie?

[@angelloderrico710]

Really Vision died twice and that doesn’t crack the top ten. He willingly sacrificed himself and traumatized Wanda. Only to come back and mean nothing. That one still hurt.

[@olvialee7221]

Why did it have to be Natasha? I still mourn for her

[@WeAreAvengers3000]

We should have a what if episode where the other half snapped

[@jasonbean2764]

Loss of loved ones is painful to accept. Still, we must soldier on, in tribute to their memories.

[@dylanhighter1680]

Loki is just a loveable villain in marvel movies and yondu last word will always be iconic

[@trueclownster]

Phil Coulson's death in The Avengers was like a top 3 for me. That hurt.

[@user-em6ie2be7x]

Rest in Peace Chadwick Boseman...Wakanda Forever! 🙇🏿‍♂️🙇🏿‍♀️

[@marlonclark1896]

long live the king

[@dannywilsn]

What always gets me is Tony's PTSD about his parent's deaths. If you watch all the movies, he typically tries to drive himself places, even though he has a driver he pays. The only times he doesn't are when he feels perfectly safe about who is in the vehicle with him, or he knows he has his suit with him

[@crystalshaw8744]

I never thought about that before

[@SombraCheeks]

Rest in peace Ironman, you were a real one.

[@hunterrousseau3770]

No. 12, this death still gets me choked up since she had to serve as the Uncle Ben in this Spidey film series set in the MCU ☠️😭

[@kyokusanagi616]

Although Tony’s death was difficult to watch (but played beautifully by RDJ - the only person he reacts to is Pepper and in that one glance shows how much he really loves her), Hugh Jackman’s Logan just clinches it with his final moments with Laura. What makes it more poignant is, even after he found out he was her ‘father’ he initially didn’t want anything to do with her but a chain of events pushed them together and on the run (further bolstered by an enamoured Professor X). Their final scene gets me. Every time. Stark 2, Logan 1.

[@olvialee7221]

68: Felt like I wanted to scream when Queen Ramonda died. First T’Challa and now the Queen? Hasn’t the princess of Wakanda suffered enough?!

[@olvialee7221]

I love Logan. I didn’t see the movie in theaters but my heart broke

[@austinkahle]

I saw it on the theater and I cried. I'll admit it

[@EpicArmo976]

Finally

[@codeck4442]

Logan not being at #1 shows how people don’t appreciate real art anymore

[@jayteeblues]

Tony’s death hurt me to the core. I love you 3000. T’Challah’s death hurt so badly. I waited since childhood to see him brought to life! Queen Ramonda. Nat’s death. OK, Yondu’s death and funeral took me under. They will all be deeply missed.

[@ThePrinceofHisOwnKingdom]

Loki was always flip flopping. Heimdall was a homie til the end, his death affected me more.

[@king_vision4085]

When you look passed all the jokes, marvel has some really dark and heart breaking moments. And I think the jokes make those moment’s eventually hit the hardest

[@theodosia30]

We love you, Loki! You will always be a memorable character of mine! 💚🖤

[@sarahduke2839]

During black panther 2 wakanda forever i almost ugly cried almost the whole thing and the Rihanna song was getting to me and the clips of chadwick were so sad

[@toulamaccrue9906]

Their all heartbreaking 😭😔 I feel each one of them everytime i watch these. 💔

[@maximusw01]

The voice lowered at number 1. It’s even sadder because of Chadwick’s passing. 😢🖤

[@rdy2dstry]

"They're not for him" gets me every damn time.

[@olvialee7221]

It was very quiet when Black Panther: Wakanda Forever started to play

[@olvialee7221]

69: I was the only one that cried for Loki. I’m relieved he’s alive in his own series but I just can’t watch his death in the hands of that jerk

[@AmandaLeighYA]

I cry every time. I can hardly watch that scene.

[@paulcharpentier1241]

I will admit that when the kid revealed his true name, it hurt.

[@WrenFaithBridger]

Yes. While I'm a chronic movie crier - and I cried during both key death scenes - I cried hardest at the reveal, even as I said the name at the same time. Yeah, saw it coming...but it was still impactful.

[@jxishadowx]

The words : *Your brother is with the ancestors.* is chilling heartbreaking and downright painful to hear That will forever Sting in my chest.

[@StriderRyu]

Iron man's death hit me the hardest. It was the first time I've literally cried in a theater in front of my wife. And yes I'm man enough to admit this.

[@sofiaisacreepypastafan]

I feel you pain but I also laugh at this comment

[@nikoslions18]

Marvel Comics is just so powerful! The Marvel Cinematic Universe is just epic! Here’s whom I miss the most: T’Challa/Black Panther Queen Ramonda Tony Stark/Iron Man MCU Aunt May Parker Gwen Stacy Gamora Charles Xavier/Professor X Yondu Udonta Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow Logan/The Wolverine Rest well to everyone in the Marvel Comics franchise!😢😢❤️❤️

[@olvialee7221]

I just lost my uncle this year of 2023. When I see Uncle Aaron or Uncle Ben, I can’t help but think of my uncle. I feel so choked up

[@calebsoria1777]

RIP Chadwick Boseman 🖤🐆 🙅‍♂️

[@shytofu]

I woke up from a nap and this is the first thing I see! Reminded of painful memories 😭😭😭

[@jamesplunkett8912]

When T'Challa died it's like a part of us had died as well, such as Shuri's shattered soul 💔 couldn't get pass her grief and she didn't stop mourning her beloved brother the good King 💔, but then it worsens when her mother died, now she must mourn for two people in her family who died a year apart. I felt Shuri as she saw Killmonger instead of her family when she became the next Black Panther.

[@olvialee7221]

65: That What If episode is the darkest in the series

[@summertyme5748]

9:50 _WandaVison's was one of the best_ Good call. A nice explanation which fully understood this - and which Multiverse of Madness never did understand.

[@olvialee7221]

My heart just crumbled. On my knees and quietly crying. He was my favorite hero. Wakanda Forever. Wakanda Forever. Wakanda Forever. WAKANDA FOREVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@The_Infamous_Boogyman]

Natasha's soul lives on in the soul stone itself. "A soul, for a soul"

[@Valjao67]

The death that bring tears to me are Natasha because of the sacrifice, and Tony Stark (even if i saw it coming) but it’s Loki watching his other self dying that truly makes me cried. It’s painful (the sound of his neck breaking), frightening ( watching his own death) and so welled played by Tom Hiddleston. It implies such a strong psychological pain that it forces Loki to go on a new journey to change and forget his ridiculous glorious purpose.

[@chrislecount4801]

And I have a feeling that his life will be different.

[@summertyme5748]

16:50 _She lost her life, but her soul lives on - in the countless lives that she saved._ That is the best i've heard that said. 👍

[@leonardolim8976]

Dad is the most iconic music I've heard when yondu made a noble sacrifice

[@ryantaylor8398]

Honestly, I'm surprised there are 20 deaths in the MCU that are permanent.

[@primrosereid6317]

I feel like Chadwick’s death hit the most like LITERALLY and Tony’s. I cry every time

[@AnarkeeSoundVibes]

Yondu always brings tears to my eyes, and it's the final moments and message with Quill that brings the tears.

[@shauryadeshwal7368]

Iron Man is the most impactful Death but the saddest death for me in the MCU is Yondu's Death and Peter's realization that Yondu was the father he wanted.

[@Botsy-Collins]

I miss Vision and Steve Rogers/ Cap the most. Two highly great and noble characters. Even if old man Cap isn't (yet) confirmed to have been deceased.

[@olvialee7221]

67: I wished Aunt May would move out of the way when Green Goblins glider came but didn’t. Made me choke up

[@yodatw]

Let us not even talk about the Death of Star Wars I get too emotional.......I must admit Spiderman all the versions of him in comics and movies has had a really sad life I mean Everyone he loves passes at some point or another. Each Spiderman has had so much heartbreak the Gwen Stacy death rocked me as a kid when I read that comic it was the first time I ever fully understood morality and it really reached you.

[@DrVenture45]

A friend of mine didn't like "Wakanda Forever". I suppose he expected a more riveting story in spite of the genuine mourning of the cast and crew on Boseman's passing. While it's common for the middle chapter in series to have a darker or somber tone, one can't help commending them all for such a honorable tribute while exposing an all-too-real pain.

[@jesusochoa7297]

Letitia Wright’s acting in her monologue with Okoye is scary good. Watching it in the theaters made me shake myself because it was so powerful.

[@me3333]

Yondu's death was sad but I bawled like a schoolgirl at the funeral

[@ftolead]

For me it will always be Aunt May. Such a shock in an otherwise great Spiderman movie. Followed closely by Tony Stark, then Nat.

[@davcharley5001]

The deaths that struck my heart are: 🌟O.G Groot 😭 (One of my top favorite Guardians of The Galaxy) 🌟Yondu 😭 (The coolest and funniest "parent" ever) 🌟Ironman 😭 (Underneath that armor was a heart of gold 💛) 🌟Frigga 😭 (An loving mother) 🌟Loki 😢 (A d*ck but he did rectify himself in Thor:Ragnorak) 🌟May Parker 😭 (An awesome parent/guardian) 🌟Prowler 😭 (a laid-back uncle but dangerous villian) 🌟Charles Xavier (Wheels) 😭 literally my favorite member of the X-Men, I dubbed him "Mutant MLK" (Wolverine,Beast,Wade Wilson,and Wheels) 🌟Logan 😭 (literally my #1 favorite member of X-Men) 🌟B.P 😢 (one of my favorite Marvel characters right between Daredevil and Thanos)

[@NationalSports69]

Aunt May from Spider-Man No Way Home,she was such a good mentor

[@matej164]

If you watched Wanda & Vision you know how hard it hits watching Wanda in pain, she lost so much in life, the moment where she stands in the field where Vision planned to build a house with her was super strong and the moment where she says goodbye to Vision and her kids before losing him again even though he wasn't really real, the moment of Thor who lost so much as well where Jane Foster dies in his hands also hits hard, moment where Iron Man sacrifices himself is super strong, moment where Spider-Man loses Gwen is really heartbreaking also...

[@gravityisnatural8977]

I know she didn’t play enough of a significant role in MCU to make it on the list, but my God, Jane Foster’s death in Thor Love & Thunder destroyed me. I sobbed for a good 2 hours the movie ended.

[@GoddessGirl2121]

I would’ve swapped May and Natasha on this list, b/c as much as I liked Natasha May’s death hurt me more.

[@jaxrockz886]

I don’t think enough people talk about Gamora’s death. Her death is one of the few that I can’t even watch without tearing up

[@mistajay885]

I'd refer 2018 Loki as Loki Odinson, while the variant on the show as Loki Lauffeyson

[@theoneballardtorulethemall1575]

I love how she said number four when it said five up there

[@tikiviktor]

OMG!!!!! I realized, Peter and May’s death almost mirrors Peter and Gwen’s death.

[@viriyananda]

And don't forget uncle Ben too

[@viriyananda]

Spider man 1 uncle Ben died Spider man 2 Gwen died Spider man 3 Eddie Brock died Spider man no way home aunt Gwen died Peter life always can't save someone's life is always consequences for spiderman so that why he always works alone and take big responsible in the end

[@Just1Tony23]

Andrew losing Gwen was hard to watch

[@royaviles5004]

Gwen Stacey should’ve been in the top 5 with Tchalla, Logan, Black Widow, and Yondu

[@cpma5094]

Thank you for the extremely specific spoiler alert, it was greatly appreciated.

[@KJzenitrove]

How dare you put Gwen Stacy's death in top 8. Gwen's Death hits hard and seeing Peter that broken 😥😥😞

[@janeenharrison1953]

I'm still in denial of Gwen Stacey's death. We had to watch her fall only for Spiderman to be less than a second too late, torture!!

[@calebsoria1777]

With great power comes great responsibility

[@tikiviktor]

May’s death hurts EVER time I see it. I “ugly crying” a whole new definition EVER time I start crying.

[@mccoolfriend6818]

For me, Iron man's death hurt more than T'challa since I have known Iron man longer than Black Panther but that is not the same as the real actor, losing Chadwick was just cruel as he was young and waaaaaay more fit than me.

[@MichaelNewmanII]

Man... I agree with most of this list, didn't realize how some if these actually made me feel sad

[@olvialee7221]

66: I thought he’d return to her but didn’t. The ending of Avengers Endgame is sweet

[@cheesesteakphilly]

If SheHulk can go to KEVIN and literally change the plot, time of day, super powers and make Daredevil randomly appear, couldn’t she just make Tony, Yondu, Natasha etc appear out of nowhere too?

[@grzegorzgarbaciak8775]

Angella Basset definitly deserved her golden glob for best supporting actress, and the worst part of Ramona's demise was that Namor didn't care that Wakanda had lost it's ruler.

[@XKCU2003]

I Remember In Captain America 3: Civil War That T'Chaka Was Killed In Explosion While T'Challa Tries To Stop But Too Late

[@hunterrousseau3770]

No. 2, thank you for giving up your life, to save the entire MCU from the Mad Titan from destroying and recreating it in his own image, LOVE YOU 3000, Mr. Stark. LOVE YOU 3000!!!!

[@christianmaximoff3035]

Gwen still gets me to this day

[@demondsims5411]

Looking at this list, the deaths in Ant-Man and The Wasp:Quantumania and Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol.3 will make a new list. 😥 Sadly.

[@GamerFunOriginallyAarush]

#10 wasn’t updated! It’s the same recording from the original list!

[@JasmineGRHM]

Iron Man's death still hurts me today 100%. Tony Stark has always been one of my favorite characters and seeing him go was heartbreaking.

[@ShinraZero295]

The one rule the MCU creators all agreed on: "Where there is Death, there will Always be Death." -- Soul Stone Guardian/Red Skull, Avengers: Endgame

[@pabloruiz6224]

The only characters that died in MCU, and hits me the most were T’Challa, Tony, and Aunt May. As well as Stan Lee.

[@TheImaginator972]

All of us agreed that the death of Tony Stark/Iron Man and Aunt May truly the heartbroken deaths I have ever cry when remembering The Marvel Cinematic Universe.

[@KyleDontCare]

I feel the most emotional death still has yet to come.

[@KyleDontCare]

@@ooneybird27 Ant-Man doesn't die it's already been leaked and I still think the most emotional death still has yet to come.

[@therussshow]

No. It has already passed.

[@KyleDontCare]

@@therussshow Which one are you referring to?

[@therussshow]

@@KyleDontCare iron man

[@nmv33]

As sad as Peggy’s death was in Civil War it was more painful in Dr. Strange. Didn’t felt sorry for Cap when just hours after Peggy was buried he was making out with her niece.

[@Peyton_S]

Tony, Yondu, T’Challa and Logan’s deaths all had me on the floor crying.

[@hunterrousseau3770]

No. 5, thank you for sacrificing yourself so your friends could get all the stones to bring back Spider-Man and everybody else who perished by Thanos' snap in "Infinity War"

[@Thegreatpapyrus.1496]

Uncle Ben still hurts me to this day

[@DedricWilliamson]

There's no way May's death was #12

[@newageBoundhippie]

a few honorable mentions: Antoine Triplett ( Agents of SHIELD ) Lincoln ( Agents of SHIELD ) Enoch ( Agents of SHIELD ) Glenn Talbot/Graviton ( Agents of SHIELD ) Ben Urich ( Daredevil ) Frank Castle's family ( The Punisher ) ( Netflix MCU version )

[@MrMrjack18]

I get that Boseman died and Mojo honour him.... but Tony Starks death is the saddest !

[@Botsy-Collins]

No. Tony had it coming and made his amends. His sacrifice is noble and for the greater good. But he also was a prick, arrogant and unnecessary picking on Cap. Also a moron in Civil War for not investigating properly. Team Cap all the way.

[@MrMrjack18]

@@Botsy-Collins He was arrogant in the begginig ! later he became selfless and in the end he sacrifise him self for humanity....

[@iraford5788]

Nah it's definitely tchalla's death thats the saddest.