Agatha All Along's Lady Death Reveal, explained

Over a period of over a decade, from its inception in 2008 to 2019, Marvel released 23 films in its current form Infinity Saga. In the overarching story, Earth's Mightiest Heroes battled Thanos, a mad Titan obsessed with bringing balance to the universe. But one of the biggest omissions from the comic on which the saga was largely based was the character of Lady Death. Five years after the end of the Infinity Sagathe MCU finally has its Lady Death thanks to the latest episode of Agatha all the time. Here's what you need to know about the powerful cosmic being.

Before we delve into Lady Death's comedic origins and the potential powers she brings to the MCU, let's talk about her debut. This comes with a major spoiler warning, so if you haven't seen the seventh episode of Agatha all the timethen don't read! OK. The latest episode of the Disney+ series, starring Kathryn Hahn as the titular witch, dropped the bombshell that Aubrey Plaza's Rio Vidal is none other than Lady Death herself. This revelation came at the end of the best episode of the series so far. had fans already suspected This reveal is thanks to the show's not-so-subtle hints and an unfortunate Funko Pop leak. But what does this actually mean for the MCU?

Lady Death, Mistress Death or just Death was created by Mike Friedrich and Jim Starlin and first appeared in Captain Marvel #26 in 1973. While the idea of ​​Death has appeared in comics before, the now iconic depiction of Death as a woman or robed skeleton stems from this issue. However, “Death” became best known in 1991 Infinity gauntlet Bow written by Starlin. In the story, the Mad Titan Thanos wipes out half of the world's population to attract the attention of Death, with whom he is in love. The Infinity Gauntlet would become the basis for the MCUs Infinity Sagabut death would not appear. In the following years, death has never played such a major role in the Marvel Universe as in Infinity gauntletand is better known for brief appearances in other characters' stories. One of her recurring roles in recent years has been that of a loving couple Dead Pool.

The most interesting aspect of Death is his powers. Death is not a god or superhero, but a cosmic entity. This means that she is the living personification of death and the embodiment of all life ending in the universe. She is, for lack of a better word, all-powerful. In her comic appearances, she has shown the ability to kill and revive any living creature of her choosing, take on any form, and even control time and reality. This would make her the most powerful being the MCU has ever seen.

The question is whether Aubrey Plaza's version of Death in the MCU will be as powerful as her comic book counterpart. We haven't seen her use her powers yet, but this version of the character leans much more towards the mystical side of the MCU than the cosmic one, hence her introduction in Agatha all the time. The series has implied that her relationship with Agatha has been in trouble due to the death of Agatha's son, which death could hypothetically reverse. When he is introduced to the rest of the coven as Rio Vidal, Death says that she is the original Green Witch, meaning her magical powers give her some influence over life and death.

This reflects who Death is, but could also suggest that the MCU version of the character is far more limited in terms of power and influence than we might expect. There are almost no rules for death in the comics, but the MCU version may be more of a caretaker of the departed than anything else. This reluctance of Death would help explain the tension between her and Agatha and also why Death did not revive any of the dead Circle members. With two episodes left, it will be interesting to see what else we learn about the MCU iteration of Death.

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