From Iron Man to Groot, here are all the heroes who have died and remained dead in the universe. Featured Characters: Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Leaves the Avengers) Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Rejoins the Avengers) Supporting Characters: Winter Soldier (Bucky Barnes) (Main story and. That said, the MCU also had to say goodbye to a lot of good guys over the course of its history as part of its effort to ground the fictional franchise. In the pages of The Story of Marvel Studios (via Slash Film), its revealed that the group tried to stop Captain America and Iron Man coming to blows in the final act of Captain America: Civil War. Related: Endgame: Who Every Avenger Would Have Seen In The Soul World Perhaps it's part of their effort to make sure that the MCU is kid-friendly - sending a message that at the end of the day, good always prevails. Marvel Studios' approach to the concept of death is somewhat contradictory: The franchise tends to come out with villains who meet their end in the very same film they debuted and yet, on the flip-side, heroes - even street-level ones - survive intense battles with aliens and other considerably more powerful bad guys. As the MCU moves away into unchartered territory, it's also leaving several heroes who did not make it past the Infinity Saga behind. Marvel Studios has built a massive interconnected franchise with 23 MCU installments since 2008 and while the franchise is currently in limbo due to the coronavirus pandemic, there are more stories to come with Phase 4 already on the horizon. Infinity War and Endgame are the greatest Marvel movies of all-time, with Black Panther, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Iron Man, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier not far behind. Often criticized for repeatedly including fake-out deaths, the MCU also has a string of heroes that have permanently died. Marvel Contest of Champions is a mobile fighting game created by Kabam where players collect and level up Marvel characters to battle other enemies. Here's every Marvel Cinematic Universecharacter who died and stayed dead. Marvel Contest of Champions (MCOC) - A Quick Introduction.