10 New MCU Characters To Look Out For In 2018 - Ranked By Anticipation

It's a given that Infinity War will feature a female personification of Death. Thanos's sole motivation is to "court Death" and Marvel's version of the Grim Reaper is the only thing the Mad Titan loves, other than himself and the occasional act of genocide.

There are two schools of thought on how the MCU will handle Lady Death, one being that they will introduce her as an original character in the next Avengers, and this seems like the most likely scenario as things stand.

Another theory is that Cate Blanchett's Hela, the Norse goddess of death, will fulfil this role, but after the events of Thor: Ragnarok, she'd have a hard time doing that. Although she didn't perish on screen, she was caught up in the thick of a fiery apocalypse with little hope of survival.

There's certainly nothing concrete to suggest Marvel Studios will use Hela as its Lady Death. Blanchett hasn't been confirmed for Infinity War, and if anything, the events of Ragnarok suggest that isn't going to change.

In the comic books, Lady Death and Hela are two entirely different characters, and nothing beyond circumstantial evidence and fan theories suggests this is going to change in the movies.