How Each Remaining Original Avenger Should Exit The MCU
After the Infinity Saga, only three original Avengers remain in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and fans are curious how they could exit the franchise. Director Joe and Anthony Russo's Avengers: Endgame saw the defeat of Thanos (Josh Brolin), marking it as the end of the first storytelling chapter in the MCU. To further drive the idea, it also functioned as the swan song for Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Captain America (Chris Evans) arc. This, however, left the future for the other key characters doubly uncertain.
Both Tony Stark and Natasha Romanoff sacrificed themselves for the greater good; the former gave up her life to acquire the Soul Stone in Vormir during the time heist, while the latter wielded all six Infinity Stones to defeat Thanos once and for all. Meanwhile, Steve Rogers was given the chance to retire — although specifics of his final fate remain a mystery. As promised to the Ancient One (Tilda Swinton), the Star-Spangled Avenger was chosen to return all six elemental crystals to prevent unwanted branches of time. He then went further back to the late '40s to reunite and live a full life with his one true love, Peggy (Hayley Carter). It's currently unknown where he is, but the idea is that he's no longer around. That leaves Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) from the original lineup who's still active in the MCU.
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The franchise is currently in a transition period, with MCU Phase 4 promoting its second generation of heroes to be its next primary characters such as Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Sam Wilson
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