Death (Marvel Comics)
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Place of origin | Realm of Death |
Notable aliases | Mistress Death Lady Death The Final Goddess Spectre of Death Grim Reaper Dark Beauty |
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Death is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in Captain Marvel #26 (June 1973).[1][2] Death is a cosmic entity based on the personification of death.[3][4][5] The character has also been known as Lady Death and Mistress Death at various points in her history.[6][7]
Publication history
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The character first appeared in Captain Marvel #26 (June 1973), created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin.
The entity appears in the title
Fictional character biography
Death is an abstract entity, embodiment of life ending in the Marvel Universe, and the opposite of Eternity, embodiment of the universe.[14] Death is predominantly depicted as a skeleton cloaked in a black or purple robe, and at times appears as a Caucasian human female.
A storyline in the title Captain Marvel showcases Thanos' scheme to conquer the universe, as the character becomes determined to prove his love for Death by destroying all life. Although Thanos obtains the artifact the Cosmic Cube and succeeds in taking control of the universe, Death abandons the character when he is defeated by the combined might of Captain Marvel, Drax the Destroyer and the Avengers.[11] Two Marvel Annuals feature Thanos as he tries to "woo" Death back (courtesy of the Infinity Gems with which he plans to extinguish every star in the galaxy), but is killed in a final battle with the Avengers, Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock.[15] When Captain Marvel is dying from cancer, Thanos returns to the character in a vision and introduces him to the entity Death. Marvel willingly surrenders his life and embraces the entity.[16]
In Marvel's first
In an Avengers Annual, the Grandmaster reveals his sacrifice was a ruse as he's able to steal Death's powers and via another deception tricks the entity into banishing all Elders from the Realm of the Dead, effectively rendering them
The limited series The Thanos Quest, reveals that Death perceives an imbalance in the universe and a gradual shift towards life rather than death; the entity resurrects Thanos. Thanos successfully collects the Infinity Gems, and attempts to converse with Death on its own level. The irony is the character is now superior to Death, and as such Death may not speak with him (a fact relayed via one of Death's minions).[23] The story continues in a consecutive limited series The Infinity Gauntlet, in which Thanos then wipes half the beings in the universe from existence as proof of his love for Death; the entity remains and watches as he battles Earth's metahumans, but after they are defeated, Death joins the cosmic pantheon in trying to defeat Thanos. Though the cosmic entities are unsuccessful, Thanos eventually loses the Infinity Gems and is defeated.[24]
The mercenary
The limited series
During the limited series
In
During the
Following the
Powers and abilities
Death is an immortal and powerful cosmic
Reception
Critical reception
Kayleigh Donaldson of
Marco Vito Oddo of Collider referred to Death as a "fan-favorite cosmic entity,"[56] and ranked her 4th in their "19 Most Powerful Marvel Characters" list.[57] Marc Buxton of Den of Geek ranked Death 12th in their "Guardians of the Galaxy 3: 50 Marvel Characters We Want to See" list, saying, "Where there is Thanos, there is Death. Thanos' beloved, the hooded embodiment of the end, should make an appearance before the Thanos saga is over. Something about that cloaked figure and her skull visage standing next to Thanos is so iconic. Death's inclusion would make audiences understand (and fear) Thanos as he tries to burn a galaxy to win her love."[58]
Johnny Brayson and Nola Pfau of
Other versions
Earth X
In the series Earth X, Death used the secret that Thanos' mother was a Skrull to trick him into believing she is his mother. When the deception is revealed, Thanos uses the Ultimate Nullifier to destroy Death.[66]
In other media
Television
- Death appears in Silver Surfer, voiced by Lally Cadeau.[citation needed] Due to Fox's broadcast standards, this version is depicted as Lady Chaos, the personification of chaos who is imprisoned in a statue.[67][68][69]
Film
Death appears in live-action films set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in varying forms.
- The entity's likeness is depicted in Guardians of the Galaxy, within temple murals dedicated to it and others like it.[70][71]
- A statue of Lady Death appears in Thor: Love and Thunder.[72][73][74][75]
Video games
- Death appears as a non-playable character in Deadpool,[76] voiced by April Stewart.[77]
- Death appears as a non-playable character in Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, voiced by Alicyn Packard.[77]
- Death appears in Marvel Snap.[78][79]
- Death appears as a tarot card in Marvel's Midnight Suns.[80][81]
Miscellaneous
- Death appears in the animated web series Marvel TL;DR, voiced by Olivia Dei Cicchi.[citation needed]
See also
- Hela (comics)
- Death (personification) (Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse)
- Azrael (Angel of Death)
- Death (DC Comics)
- Death (Discworld)
- Death (Tarot card)
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The murals show the Cosmic Entities - Death, Entropy, Infinity, and Eternity - who created the Infinity Stones, as well as the six distinct coloured stones themselves.
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External links
- Death at Marvel.com
- Death at Marvel Directory
- Death on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki