Marvel Characters Who Probably Won't Survive Phase 4

Phase 4 of the MCU will see the return of Thor and Doctor Strange, along with brand-new cinematic versions of Shang-Chi and the Eternals. But with all these new faces showing up, not everyone is going to make it out of Phase 4 alive. Here are the MCU characters who probably won't survive Phase 4.

Red Guardian has a pretty complicated history with Black Widow in the comics. They're married until he fakes his death in order to train with the KGB to become a mask-wearing super soldier. Beyond his history with Natasha, Red Guardian is perhaps best known for being the Soviet Union's answer to Captain America, right down to having his own big shield. Considering that the MCU has a long history of changing comic book characters to fit a little bit better into the cinematic universe, we're willing to bet that, beyond a complicated history with Black Widow, Red Guardian won't be much like his comic book counterpart.

From what we've seen of the Black Widow movie, we're predicting that David Harbour's Red Guardian will be playing less of a husband and more of a father figure to the Black Widow. If that's true, you can pretty much bet the farm that he won't be making it out of his first movie alive, let alone the rest of Phase 4. It's pretty rare for any father figure to live to see the closing credits in a superhero movie at all, period, just ask Uncle Ben, Thomas Wayne, and Tony Stark. Considering that the Black Widow movie is actually a prequel that will take place immediately following the events of Captain America: Civil War, on account of Black Widow currently being dead in the MCU, it seems even less likely that Harbour's Red Guardian will appear in the series past this film.

Iron Man 3 took comic book fans on a journey by completely reimagining the Mandarin, one of Iron Man's oldest and most well-known foes. Ben Kingsley's interpretation of the character was not what anyone familiar with the character was expecting; and it turns out that was on purpose. In reality, the “Manderin” was Trevor Slattery, a British actor with a dedication to the craft and few scruples about playing a fake terrorist on TV. Keep watching the video to see which Marvel characters who probably won't survive Phase 4.

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Red Guardian | 0:17
Trevor Slattery, AKA "The Mandarin" | 1:24
The Ancient One | 2:35
Helmut Zemo | 3:57

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