Avengers: Explaining the End of the Game – What Happened to Iron Man and Captain America

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Captain America is worthy of Mjolnir

Let's go back to the moment when Hulk reconstructed the disappearance of the disappearance, which led the past, Thanos, to attack the Avengers. Many things happen during this fight, but one of the most memorable moments is that Captain America finally raises Thor's hammer. He could barely make it move in Age of Ultron, so what has changed? The current theory is that Cape Town could not lift the hammer at the time because it still kept the secret that Bucky had killed Tony's parents, but with Cap confessing during the American Civil War, he was henceforth worthy of discovering it.

The sacrifice of Iron Man

The battle finally ends when Iron Man performs his own attack against Thanos dust and his forces. Unfortunately, the use of stones is very expensive and Tony Stark dies as a result of his injuries.

Later, at Tony's funeral, we see all the heroes and all the important characters in Tony's life, including Harley Keener, the little boy of Iron Man 3, now a teenager.

Tony is survived by young Morgan Stark, who has certainly inherited his father's penchant for sneaky returns and awesome authority. There's a Morgan Stark in the comics, but he's an adult man, Tony's jealous cousin who wants to rob the family business. Suffice to say that Morgan Stark, of the MCU, seems to be tracing his own path, and who knows, maybe someday she will wear armor like her dear old father.

New friends of Thor

As for Thor, he names Valkyrie the ruler of New Asgard on Earth and joins the crew of Guardians of the Galaxy. In jest, Thor calls the team "Asgardians of the Galaxy", but it's actually the title of a real comic book! The cast is completely different, but it also follows a group of Marvel characters that evolve in space. We would not be surprised to see Chris Hemsworth continue to play Thor in Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 3.

The search for Gamora?

We see Peter Quill scanning what appears to be the 2014 version of Gamora. Looks like the Gamora killed by Thanos in exchange for the soul stone is really dead, just like Black Widow. As Hulk explained, apparently even the Gauntlet of Infinity can only bring back someone who died that way. Maybe Guardians 3 will offer a quest to find this past version of Gamora.

Steve finally gets this dance

Peggy Carter and Steve Rogers in Captain America: The First Avenger.

As we all remember, Captain America: The First Avenger came to an end when Steve told Peggy Carter that he "would need a boost for this dance". Now, after all these years, Steve is finally able to keep his promise going back in time to live his life naturally with Peggy. Yes, the previously established rules for time travel in Endgame make this end quite confusing, but the end result is that Steve is alive in the present as an elderly citizen, fully satisfied with having lived a long life with Peggy, except probably for Two weeks later, he had to sleep on the couch after mentioning that he had separated from his grand-niece.

Steve will probably be missing from the MCU photo for the foreseeable future, but it should be noted that in the comics he had previously emptied super soldier serum, he had become an old man and was still stuck at the direction of the SHIELD. He even became Captain America again after being rejuvenated with the cosmic cube. So there is a precedent as to how Steve could find his active and young service somewhere in life. (It's not that filmmakers can even agree on the fact that Steve created a branch reality or went back in time and that he stayed in the main timeline of the MCU , note.)

A New Captain America

Steve's last move is at hand over the shield to his winged, crime-fighting partner, Sam Wilson, who has also taken over Captain America's torch in comics. Bucky has also been captain of the comics for a while, but it is clear that he approves the shield attributed to Falcon in the film. Disney +'s new streaming service will feature a program called Falcon & Winter Soldier. So, history may see them both trying to perpetuate Captain America's legacy. In this way, we could have the chance to see them brandishing the shield during the series.

Hawkeye

About Disney +, Hawkeye's adventures will also continue in a new show. Now that he has found his family, he will pbad the bow way to a new Hawkeye called Kate Bishop.

WandaVision

And even though we did not see Vision reappearing in Endgame, he's taking part in another Disney + show alongside Wanda Maximoff, WandaVision. As we saw in Infinity War, it seemed like Shuri was almost done downloading the spirit of Vision. It is possible that Vision is rebuilt at the beginning of the new show.

Loki Lives?

But there is more! Loki will be another Disney + show. All signs indicate that Loki is still dead in the main storyline, but Tesseract's failure allowed this past version of Loki to escape. Could that mean that Loki is still alive? (Here's why we think so.) It's possible that his series shows where he's gone.

The Young Avengers

There is no show or movie Disney + announced for the Young Avengers, but we could not help but notice the table is ready for them to make their debut in MCU. Cbadie Lang is now a teenager, she can play the role of the changing hero, and Kate Bishop was also one of theirs. So, it would not be difficult to introduce the rest of the gang to get the whole team

100% Feminine Marvel Movie

The sequence of all the female heroes who band together could constitute the formation of the 100% female Avengers comics team called A-Force. Actress Valkyrie Tessa Thompson said in an interview that there had been discussions with Kevin Fiege about this, so it seems like it's becoming a reality.

The sound in the end instead of a post-credit scene

having no traditional post-credit scenes, Marvel included a distinctive sound at the end of the credits, as well as the company logo. It is likely that Tony Stark built his first Iron Man armor in the cave all these years. Instead of preparing for what follows, Marvel chose to pay tribute to the fallen Iron Man, reminding us that it all started with him and his story is now over. Or maybe it is a clue that someone else will soon take the torch (and the hammer) and follow the footsteps of Iron Man?

caught, find out what Kevin Feige had to say about Marvel's future plans and Disney's decision to rehire James Gunn for Guardians Vol. 3, and watch our discussion with the directors of Endgame.