Earth-51825 is a branch of the Multiverse in which the candidates for the Avengers are targeted and killed by a serial killer before they could be assembled by Nick Fury.
Timeline[]
- Hope van Dyne joined S.H.I.E.L.D. and was killed near Odessa, Ukraine. (What If...? 1.03)
2010[]
- Director Nick Fury attempted to recruit heroes for the Avengers Initiative. Natasha Romanoff injected Tony Stark with an unexpectedly fatal injection, killing him. (What If...? 1.03)
- At New Mexico, Clint Barton accidentally shot and killed Thor Odinson when he attempted to get his hammer Mjölnir. After, Barton was found dead in a holding cell in S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. (What If...? 1.03)
- At Culver University, Bruce Banner transformed into Hulk then exploded, and Romanoff was attacked and killed while investigating the other murders. Before she died, Romanoff told Fury that the murders were related to "Hope". (What If...? 1.03)
- The Asgardians, led by Loki, arrived on Earth to avenge Thor. Fury proposed an alliance to apprehend the killer. (What If...? 1.03)
- Fury deduced that Hank Pym was the murderer and had been using his shrinking technology to commit the murders as revenge for the death of his daughter, Hope van Dyne, who died in the line of duty as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. Fury and Loki defeated Pym, who was taken into Asgardian custody. (What If...? 1.03)
- Loki chose to stay on Earth, becoming its ruler. Fury began assembling more heroes, finding Steve Rogers frozen in ice and summoning Captain Marvel to Earth. (What If...? 1.03)
- With no world to go back to, The Watcher brought Natasha Romanoff of Earth-29929 to Earth-51825 as it no longer had a Black Widow. She helped Nick Fury, Carol Danvers, and the newly awakened Steve Rogers fight Loki and the Asgardians. Romanoff stole the Chitauri Scepter and used it to subdue Loki. (What If...? 1.09)
Characters[]
Introduced in What If...?[]
Introduced in "What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?"[]
Introduced in "What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?"[]
Television series[]
- What If...?
- "What If... The World Lost Its Mightiest Heroes?" (First appearance)
- "What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?"