Avengers Character Appearances, Deaths by Kaggle | Demographics and Population Studies

About this Dataset

Avengers Character Appearances, Deaths

Avengers Character Appearances, Deaths and Reappearances

Assessing Gender, Status, and Resurrections

By FiveThirtyEight [source]

About this dataset

This dataset analyses the life history of characters in Marvel's Avengers comic series. It has records of the number of comic books each character appeared in as of April 30, andinformation about their deaths, resurrections from death, honorary Avenger status and more.This dataset provides a unique opportunity to explore the lives of superheroes and villains who have been part of the Avengers team since its foundation and made it one of Marvel's most famous franchises. By looking into theirsuperpowers, appearance frequency, gender, honourary statuses amongst others you can gain insightinto how they came to be part of the Avengers while gaining knowledge that you probably did not haveknown before!

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How to use the dataset

This dataset explores the appearances, deaths, and re-appearances of characters from Marvel's Avengers comic series. Analyzing this data can provide insights into how various characters have developed over time and how often death is used as a plot device in the series.

In order to use this dataset effectively, it is important to understand each field included in the dataset. The ‘URL’ field provides a link to the character’s page on Marvel Wikia, while the ‘Name/Alias’ field lists their name or any aliases they may go by. The number of comic books that character has appeared in since April 30th is listed under ‘Appearances’ while their gender can be found in the next column.

The ‘Probationary Introl’ indicates when a particular character was given probationary status as an Avenger and when they were given full or reserve Avenger status is noted under ‘Full/Reserve Avengers Intro’. The year of joining and number of years since their inclusion into Marvel's list of full-fledged avengers are both provided beside each other for easy comparison ('Year' & 'Years since joining') respectively; information about honorary statuses accorded them (if any) can be found under 'Honorary'.

The subsequent columns deal with deaths & resurrections: Death1 indicates whether or not death however transient has been encountered at least once by that particular Avenger followed by similar information regarding subsequent encounters( up till 5). Each column begins with 'Death' followed by corresponding ones beginning with 'Return'. A more detailed description including cause etc., if available are provided under Notes please use those if required across other fields where applicable

Finally analyzing this data through trend spotting methods such as line graphs could help discern how circumstances within different stories affect which characters die (temporarily) vs those who live on longer. Cross tabulating against external variables such gender could further deepen our understanding interactions between genders within these series

Research Ideas

Create a timeline to track the rise and fall of characters in the Avengers comic series, tracking their respective storylines over time and providing insight into how they’ve changed.

Showcase a comprehensive gender analysis to compare how male, female, and non-binary characters have grown over time and what roles they were given in each story arc.

Analyze the various plot lines across an entire series, identifying patterns of death used to provide shock value or plot points that progressed their character arcs further with each resurrection

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
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License

License: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) - Public Domain Dedication
No Copyright - You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. See Other Information.

Columns

File: avengers.csv

Column name	Description
URL	The URL of the character's page on the Marvel Wikia. (String)
Name/Alias	The name or alias of the character. (String)
Appearances	The number of appearances the character has made up to April 30th 2015. (Integer)
Current?	Whether the character is currently active or not. (Boolean)
Gender	The gender of the character. (String)
Probationary Introl	The date the character was given probationary status. (Date)
Full/Reserve Avengers Intro	The date the character was given full or reserve Avengers status. (Date)
Year	The year the character was introduced. (Integer)
Years since joining	The number of years since the character joined the Avengers. (Integer)
Honorary	Whether the character is an honorary member or not. (Boolean)
Death1	The date of the character's first death. (Date)
Return1	The date of the character's first resurrection. (Date)
Death2	The date of the character's second death. (Date)
Return2	The date of the character's second resurrection. (Date)
Death3	The date of the character's third death. (Date)
Return3	The date of the character's third resurrection. (Date)
Death4	The date of the character's fourth death. (Date)
Return4	The date of the character's fourth resurrection. (Date)
Death5	The date of the character's fifth death. (Date)
Return5	The date of the character's fifth resurrection. (Date)
Notes	Descriptions for each death/resurrection. (String)

Acknowledgements

If you use this dataset in your research, please credit the original authors.
If you use this dataset in your research, please credit FiveThirtyEight.

Tables

Avengers

@kaggle.thedevastator_exploring_avengers_character_appearances_deaths.avengers

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173 rows
22 columns


CREATE TABLE avengers (
  "index" BIGINT,
  "url" VARCHAR,
  "name_alias" VARCHAR,
  "appearances" BIGINT,
  "current" VARCHAR,
  "gender" VARCHAR,
  "probationary_introl" VARCHAR,
  "full_reserve_avengers_intro" VARCHAR,
  "year" BIGINT,
  "years_since_joining" BIGINT,
  "honorary" VARCHAR,
  "death1" VARCHAR,
  "return1" VARCHAR,
  "death2" VARCHAR,
  "return2" VARCHAR,
  "death3" VARCHAR,
  "return3" VARCHAR,
  "death4" VARCHAR,
  "return4" VARCHAR,
  "death5" VARCHAR,
  "return5" VARCHAR,
  "notes" VARCHAR
);