10 MCU Characters Killed Off Way Too Early

In Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Thor reveals that he is 1500 years old, and that virtually everyone he has ever known and loved is now dead. MCU-ers need only look to Thor: Ragnarok to get the gist of what he means.

The death of Odin triggers the release of Hela, Goddess of Death and sister of Thor and Loki. Hela takes the Bifröst to Asgard, where two of the stalwart Warriors Three, Volstagg and Fandral, are there to confront her.

Without even giving them a chance, she sticks them both with massive ethereal stakes and carries on. Hogun later gives her more of a fight, but ultimately, he, too, meets the same unglamorous fate.

The Warriors Three were some of Thor's best friends, featuring in all of the Thor movies and providing some welcome comic relief. Their camaraderie and individual charms, from stoic Hogun to jubilant Volstagg to debonair Fandral, were true highlights of the movies. With all of Marvel's upcoming TV shows, these three could easily have thrown their hats into that ring. Alas, it looks like t'is not to be.