Death, one of Marvel’s most powerful characters, was confirmed as MCU canon in Agatha all the timeraising the question of how powerful she is compared to Thanos and the Marvel gods. Agatha all the time follows the titular witch and her coven as they traverse the Witches’ Road in search of a blessing at the end. Agatha’s coven is made up of witches who specialize in various forms of witchcraft, including divination and alchemy. The series is a worthy contributor to the MCU’s horror-tinged offerings, as unnerving trials, the Salem Seven, and Death himself all add to the spirit of Halloween.
The effects of Thanos’ archvillainy in the Infinity Saga can still be felt midway through the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. His unstoppable quest for the Infinity Stones gave him the power of a god that cannot be underestimated, as he was able to wipe out half of all life in the universe with a snap of his fingers after acquiring all six Infinity Stones. In Marvel Comics, Thanos’ deadly treatment on a cosmic scale was intended to woo Death himself. These reasons give some signs of what the MCU can expect from Death, now that he has emerged five years after Thanos’ defeat.
Rio Vidal is confirmed as the death of the MCU
The revelation came after several clues
Rio Vidal by Aubrey Plaza was featured in the first episode of Agatha all the time as a character with whom Agatha is intimately familiar. She plays a clandestine role from then on, communicating primarily with Agatha as it becomes increasingly apparent that the two share a romantic and somewhat tumultuous history. Several clues that Rio Vidal is Death’s own litter Agatha all the time. This includes the following:
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Rio joins the coven on the Witches’ road through Sharon Davis’ grave and claims that she “was nearby” when summoned moments after the tragedy.
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Rio tells Agatha what she wants”their bodies“during the second Witch Road trial.
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Agatha tells Rio”No” when it appears that Billy is close to death.
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Rio laughs when the Ouija board from the third trial mentions Death.
Agatha all the time episode 7 finally vindicates these suspicions. Lilia encounters Death in the tunnels beneath the Witches’ Road before your tarot reading test confirms that Death is among the clan. Rio apparently fills the role of Green Witch in Agatha’s coven, a role cynically bestowed upon Sharon Davis despite her lack of magical knowledge. When asked about her Green Witch credentials, Rio responds that she is “THE“Green Witch – suggesting she is the original entity to fill such a role, which makes sense given Death’s comic book origins.
Death Comics Origin and Powers Explained
Death is the personification of an abstract concept
Death is an abstract being in Marvel Comics. These comprise the personification of abstract concepts including time (Eternity), space (Infinity), order (Master Order) and chaos (Lord Chaos). These entities are primordial, with Death and the aforementioned beings brought into existence at the beginning of timewhile others like Living Tribunal and Oblivion are even older. Death is a descendant of Oblivion, the abstract entity that represents non-existence in the Marvel Universe. As an abstract concept, Death has no gender, although she most commonly manifests as the feminine Lady Death. His powers can be simply summarized.
Near Omnipotence
Death transcends reality and is, therefore, Able to manifest virtually anything she wants. This power is significantly limited, however, by the fact that Death does not care to accomplish anything beyond his purpose, although he has meddled in mortal matters from time to time. Demonstrations of her omnipotence include assuming any form she chooses and teleporting individuals to other realms. His power is surpassed only by other abstract entities such as the Living Tribunal and the Beyonder, both with a proven ability to kill Death himself.
Control over all death
Death’s main power is to oversee death in whatever universe he inhabitswhich entails claiming souls from bodies and controlling lost souls in their own realm of death. Death is also capable of restoring life to a soul, which it has done on a few occasions, but is not in the habit of doing so. If Death dies, which happened thanks to the Beyonder, all death will be halted in the universe, threatening to overpopulate it and, ironically, lending credence to Thanos’ motives in the MCU.
Death, along with Marvel’s other primordial gods, represents the natural order of things in the Marvel Universe. Its lesser-known counterpart is Life, although Death is more commonly depicted as an enemy of Eternity. Death has played a significant role in Marvel Comics thanks in large part to Thanos’ affection for her, although she also shared a romance with Deadpool, who becomes Thanos’ love rival as a result.
Death would end up retiring from Marvel Comics, with his responsibilities taken over by Marlo Chandler. She has also developed a desire to live among humans recently, though this culminated in Thanos tracking her down and completely defeating her, turning her into the Death Stone he keeps. With Death in this form, death continues to function as a natural force throughout the Marvel Universe.
How Mighty Death Compares to Other MCU Characters
The power of death surpasses all but the MCU’s most obscure characters
Death is more powerful than most MCU characters. As an abstract being, Death is rivaled only by the most powerful cosmic beings in the universe – very few of which have been seen so far in the MCU. Eternity is one of the only other entities to physically manifest in the MCU in Thor: Love and Thunderwhile others like Living Tribunal and Entropy have appeared as statues and effigies throughout various episodes of the MCU. It’s still unclear whether Loki can count himself among these entities, now that he keeps the entire multiverse in a space outside of time.
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Cosmic Entity |
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Appearances |
Death |
The personification of death |
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Eternity |
The personification of time and creation |
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Uatu the Watcher |
Multiverse Observer |
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The Living Court |
Cosmic Judge of the Multiverse |
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Infinity |
The personification of space |
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Entropy |
The personification of destruction |
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Eon |
The offspring of Eternity and overseer of the Protectors of the Universe |
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The one above all |
The leader of the Celestials |
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This means that Rio Vidal is easily the most menacing figure the MCU has ever seen in the flesh. Although Eternity exists in another realm, presiding over time itself and granting wishes to the first person who encounters it, Death is happy to get its hands dirty and meddle with mortals who are infinitely less powerful than itself.. This is demonstrated by the agreements she appears to make with Agatha, stating in Agatha all the time episode 4 “You get your power and I get my bodies.” Evidently, the MCU’s reasons for Death aren’t exactly impartial.
The fact that Thanos recently overcame Death in Marvel Comics raises the question of whether he could do the same in the MCU with a fully stocked Infinity Gauntlet. Other “gods“like the Asgardians, however, they would have little chance against death, as they owe their divinity more to their Asgardian physiology and magical proficiency than to the fact that they are primordial. Agatha all the time may therefore have debuted the most powerful actively participating MCU character ever seen on screen. Whether his active role will persist after the series remains to be seen, but as long as MCU characters die, death will always be imminent.