Avengers: Infinity War way-too-early death predictions

The Children of Thanos

Thanks to Marvel’s promotional material and merchandise, we know Thanos will have four lieutenants calling themselves the unoriginal name of “The Children of Thanos.”  In the comics, they’re called “The Black Order,” who first appeared during Jonathan Hickman’s Infinity crossover.

The four Children are listed as Proxima Midnight (who we briefly see throwing the spear at Captain America in the trailer), Corvus Glade, Ebony Maw, and Cull Obsidian (which is the other name for the Black Order, interestingly enough). Since they’re essentially Thanos’ lackeys and villains besides, there’s a good chance half of them will die over the course of Avengers: Infinity War. The question is which ones?

In the comics, Proxima is still alive while her husband, Corvus, is dead. It’s very likely Avengers: Infinity War will follow suit. Besides, Proxima is the film’s only female antagonist, so it would be a good idea to have her carry over into Avengers 4 for that very reason. It also makes sense for at least one of those spouses to die so the surviving one is blinded by revenge against the Avengers in the next film.

Based on his character design, Cull Obsidian is an original character who resembles Black Dwarf from the comics. He also looks the bad guys’ muscle, and those types of characters usually wind up killed by the final act. No doubt he’s also an all CGI character, too, making him even more disposable. He many not even have that many lines of dialogue…if any.

Probability of death: 75 percent