The MCU Hero With The Highest Kill Count Is Probably Not Who Marvel Fans Think
It’s no secret that Tony Stark isn’t alone in his violent life-taking efforts. Plenty of other heroes have recklessly spilled blood throughout their careers. If you take the animated portion of the MCU into account, then you have to give Strange Supreme the nod. The universe-ending “What If…?” character has a kill count that stands at around seven and a half billion.
After that outlier, things settle down to more Stark-like numbers. Thor, for instance, admits to 3,000 kills in his “Infinity War” estimate, saying, “I’m 1,500 years old. I’ve killed twice as many enemies as that.” Redditor u/plopkind makes the case that Steve Rogers’ Captain America likely killed 3,000 people on the helicarriers in “Captain America: Winter Soldier” (and that doesn’t include unknown victims beneath the behemoths as they crashed). Quora user Lee Alexander also makes a compelling argument that Hulk may have the most overall kills due to his unknown time fighting as a gladiator on Sakaar. Alexander’s estimate there? Upward of 20,000 victims in 366 years.
Another aspect to consider here is direct versus indirect kills. What if someone orders a kill but doesn’t actually pull the trigger? You know who we’re talking about. If you trace many of these body counts back far enough, you end up at the doorstep of one man: Nick Fury. Fury may be out for the greater good, but through the recruitment and organization of the Avengers alone (let alone his other initiatives), he is indirectly responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths.