*If you haven’t seenAvengers: Endgameyet, this post spoils…everything.
It’s a big achievement.
The throw in of big with the gravitational pull to change a universe.
And that’s exactly what it does.
Here is every way thatAvengers: Endgamechanged the MCU.
(Seriously though, last spoiler warning.)
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The Arc Reactor in his chest blinks out one last time and Iron Man…dies.
Like, for real.
He was the first to hear fromSamuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury about an “Avengers Initiative.”
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He ended the Battle of New York.
He brought Tom Holland’s Spider-Man into the Marvel fold.
Although, that isn’t to say there won’t be an Iron Man at all.
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It also had Pepper herself get armored up for the final battle with Thanos.
We already know James Rhodes (Don Cheadle) knows his way around a suit.
The future is a bleak one without Tony Stark, but it’s the possibilities are endless.
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He’s a soldier, but one molded by a different war, in a different time.
Then there’s the matter of Sam Wilson…not being superhuman.
There’s no super serum running through Sam’s veins.
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He’s not only a different Captain America, he’s an entirely human Captain America.
Old, and looking unnervingly like Joe Biden, but alive.
Thor Is a Guardian of the Galaxy Now (?)
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Clearly, the most important development inEndgameis the fact Thor (Chris Hemsworth) is a chonk now.
Just an absolute unit, the God of Thunder.
(Although Peter Quill is clearly still the captain.
How big is Thor’s role inGuardians 3?
Was the conclusion ofEndgamean official joining of the team, or just Odinson hitching a ride?
(Nebula: “It was either him or a tree.")
How This Affects the MCU:This can really only mean more Hulk.
Truly, “the best of both worlds.”
But seriously, get your ish together, Universal.
No One Is Chasing After the Infinity Stones
This is low-key the most significant change thanks toEndgame.
(Not the most significant Loki change.
That’ll be on Disney+.)
But in the background and the forefront, there’s always been the Stones.
The Tesseract inFirst Avenger.
The Aether inThe Dark World.
The Orb inGuardians of the Galaxy.
No one outside of Disney’s inner circle knows what’s on the other side.
