Every Major MCU Hero Death Ranked From Worst To Best

14. Peggy Carter

When Captain America sacrificed himself to save New York in 1945, he thought he was saying goodbye to Peggy Carter forever. He never got to have his dance with her, (until he created a whole new branch of reality), but he at least did get to see her again.

By the time Steve was brought back from the ice, Peggy had lived an entire lifetime, helping to create SHIELD, becoming one of the greatest agents in the history of the organisation, and leading the Howling Commandos. Cap missed all this however, and when he was finally able to see her again, she was living in a retirement home.

Her best days were behind her, and though she recognized Steve at times, her dementia cruelly took those memories away without a second’s warning.

She eventually passed away peacefully in her sleep while Steve was battling with his fellow Avengers over the ratification of the Sokovia Accords. Death by natural causes is a rarity in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Peggy was able to survive everything that was thrown at her until her off screen death.