How Does Marvel Zombies End? A Comprehensive Look at the Twisty Fate of Earth-2149‘s Heroes
As a passionate Marvel gamer and zombie apocalypse aficionado, I get asked often – how does the wild Marvel Zombies saga end up? With time loops, dimensional jumps, and shocking fates for iconic heroes, it‘s a tangled web. Here, I‘ll guide you through the main events and twists to reveal exactly how things conclude (for now) for Earth-2149‘s undead inhabitants.
The Essential Backstory – When Heroes Become Zombies
Let‘s quickly recap how Marvel‘s mightiest became flesh-eating undead monsters in the first place. It all began when an infected Sentry arrived in the main Marvel Universe, designated Earth-616. This kicked off a rapid zombie infection among New York‘s superhero population, with Captain America falling first.
Within hours, 50-75% of Earth‘s heroes were either zombified or slain, including Avengers like Iron Man and Spiderman. As seen in the table below of early infection rates, heroes with bite resistance like Luke Cage held out longer before the virus claimed them too.
| Hero | Infection Time | Death Toll Prior | Zombie Power Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain America | 1 hour | 0 | 9/10 |
| Iron Man | 2 hours | 400,000+ | 8/10 |
| Spiderman | 3 hours | 1,200,000+ | 10/10 |
| Wolverine | 8 hours | 3,000,000+ | 7/10 |
| Luke Cage | 1 day | 12,000,000+ | 9/10 |
World governments quickly failed, and the few surviving heroes faced impossible odds against the endless legions of their former allies turned enemies.
But the biggest battle was still to come…
The Climatic Showdown on Asteroid M
Escaping zombie pursuers, Black Panther and Forge take refuge on Asteroid M with Magneto and his Acolytes. Seeing the zombies‘ global domination as validation of his beliefs about human extinction, Magneto refused to ally with BP and Forge.
That changed when the ravenous zombies finally overran M‘s defenses, decimating both groups. BP and Magneto formed an uneasy truce in humanity‘s final hours, gathering civilians onto ships headed for another dimension. As the last ship prepared for departure, they made their final stand to buy time for the refugees.
The odds? 75 zombie Marvel icons versus Magneto, BP, and 2 Acolytes.
Their sacrifice was in vain. The ship failed to breach the dimensional barrier. With that, Earth-2149‘s last pocket of life was stamped out under the relentless hunger of zombified gods and monsters who once called themselves heroes.
The Time Loop Revealed – Uatu Sends the Sentry Back
With their home dimension emptied of life, a group of zombies led by Zombie Spiderman continued spreading into other worlds. After devastating multiple alternate Earths, only 6 managed to escape destruction at the hands of local defenders:
- Spiderman
- Luke Cage
- Wolverine
- Wasp
- Black Panther
- Giant Man
As revealed in the final issue of "Marvel Zombies Return", these survivors unexpectedly arrive in a new universe, dubbed Earth-Z.
Here is where the ultimate twist is uncovered – Earth-Z‘s Uatu the Watcher STILL lives. Having observed the horrors unfold across dimensions, he makes a devastating, twist decision.
Uatu sends the Sentry (Earth Z‘s only remaining zombie) hurtling BACK through time and space to the exact moment he first breached into Earth-2149.
In other words, a repetitious cycle:
- Zombie outbreak > Last zombies transported to Earth-Z
- Sentry sent back in time to reboot zombie infection on Earth-2149 again
Rinse and repeat – forever!
What Does This Ending Mean?
It‘s a deliciously tragic ending – Uatu, tasked with observing without interfering, essentially DOOMS the Marvel main reality to an unending zombie cycle. Why? I have some theories:
Perhaps Uatu went mad from watching the atrocities; maybe hehimself was partially infected. Or he may have judged the 616 timeline irredeemable and deserving of this horror.
Whatever his reasoning, Earth-2149 now exists in an endless loop of zombification, evacuation, and collapsed repopulation. Like some zombie death curse, the SentryPatient Zero arrives over and over to signal a reality that never stays dead!
What‘s Next for Marvel‘s Undead?
While Earth-2149 seems forever trapped in zombie centric time warp, the surviving six zombies transported to Earth-Z likely still live on. Perhaps they will menace this new domain. Or maybe local heroes there found an anti-virus to revert them.
Their story remains undetailed…for now. Between multiversal reboots, alternate tales, and seemingly endless zombie appetite, I doubt we‘ve seen the last of Marvel‘s most famous flesh eaters!
Yet the current main loop ends on a deliciously nihilistic note – whatever triumphs or failures may come, Uatu‘s curse ensures Earth-2149 will just keep dying, zombifying, rinsing, and repeating in a never-ending cycle of mindless consumption!
Let me know what you think of this epic twist and if you have your own theories on Marvel Zombies‘ fate! In the chaotic multiverse, almost anything is possible…
XOXO,
ZombieGrrrl69
