What If Hawkeye Died Instead of Quicksilver in Age of Ultron
Quicksilver died in Avengers: Age of Ultron's ending, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe would look radically different if Hawkeye died instead. Heading into the 2015 movie, the threat that Ultron posed left audiences wondering if someone would die. Marvel Studios' official Phase 3 announcements and the general popularity of certain characters ruled out a few unlikely possibilities, such as Iron Man, Captain America, and Thor. However, that left several other MCU heroes as candidates to die.
When Avengers: Age of Ultron finally came out, the MCU movie did end with one major casualty. It all came down to a moment on Sokovia when the Avengers were close to defeating the evil A.I. created by Tony Stark and many of the heroes are helping get the last of the civilians off the flying city. Hawkeye runs off the helicarrier late to go save a boy who is near the place where Ultron is shooting at. Just as he and the boy are about to get hit, Quicksilver rushes in to push them out of the way. It's a heroic end for Quicksilver that leaves Scarlet Witch heartbroken over the death of her brother, and saved Hawkeye from a death many viewers theorized would happen in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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While the MCU's events played out in a certain way, there are other universes where it might have gone down differently. Quicksilver's death ultimately played a big role in shaping Scarlet Witch's growing MCU role, while Hawkeye's survival allowed him to become a key player in Phase 3's conclusion and the start of Phase 4. For those reasons, it is certainly fascinating to consider the possibilities of what would've happened in this universe if Hawkeye died instead of Quicksilver. Marvel
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