Well folks, the Endgame is upon us. I’m seeing it Thursday night, and I’m very excited. I’ve been doing a lot of research (read: watching a lot of YouTube videos) to prepare, and I’ve seen a lot of theories about what could happen in this movie. I’m trying my hand at doing the whole “predictions” thing, because what good is the Internet if everyone’s not trying to guess everything that’s going on always? Here goes nothing:
–We’ll see Professor Hulk. In a new poster, we see the Hulk in what appears to be his final form. He looks more like Bruce Banner than he usually does in Hulk form, which likely means we’ll meet Professor Hulk, a comic book character who has the brains of Banner with the brawn of the Hulk.
–Black Widow and Okoye team up to do something cool. I’m not sure what that cool thing will be, because they’re two of the more grounded Avengers going up against the most powerful being in the universe, but they had a moment where they fought alongside Scarlet Witch in Infinity War and I just have a feeling they’ll be teaming up again in this movie.
–Wong comes out of nowhere to become a key piece of the puzzle. After the Time Stone was taken in Infinity War, Wong dipped to protect the New York Sanctum from Doctor Strange. It’s been confirmed that actor Benedict Wong will be back for this movie, so I think it’s fair to assume he’s going to do some Master of the Mystic Arts stuff.
–Captain Marvel doesn’t play as big of a role as we’re led to believe. I think this movie is going to focus more on coming full circle with the OG Avengers, so they won’t focus on a brand-new character in Endgame.
–Rocket Raccoon has more of a role than we’re led to believe. Rocket is crafty, knows the ins and outs of space travel, and presumably knows a lot about Thanos from his travels with Gamora. I have a feeling Rocket will be a key player.
–It takes more than one shot at Thanos to win. I imagine the team’s going to come up with a plan, fight Thanos once, maybe lose a few Avengers, and come away with two or three stones. Then, they’ll be able to take down the Mad Titan once the playing field is leveled.
–Captain America delivers the final blow to Thanos. Cap hasn’t really had a huge shining moment in any Avengers movie, despite being the team’s leader. He had that moment in Infinity War where he stopped Thanos from closing his fist for a few seconds, but other than that he hasn’t had a signature moment in a non-Captain America movie. I think he’ll be the one to take Thanos down once and for all, possibly by using one of the Infinity Stones.
–Lots of deaths. My guesses: Iron Man, The Hulk, Rhodey, Hawkeye, and Thanos (duh). There are several reasons I picked this lineup. I think Rhodey will be one of the first to go since he’s one of the less-equipped Avengers going into this battle. Hawkeye will be forced to make a choice between himself and his dusted family, and he’ll choose them. I don’t know if I trust Bruce Banner’s instincts in battle even when he has the strength of the Hulk, and he’s an outside-the-box pick to die that no one is really talking about. Finally, I think Tony Stark is going down in the final battle against Thanos, which will give Steve Rogers the motivation/power to wield one of the Stones against Thanos. Thanos dies because he’s the bad guy, and that’s what bad guys do in these movies.
–Time gets turned back and all the characters who got snapped to dust will return. I mean, this one is basically a forgone conclusion. We know that Spider-Man has another movie coming out this summer, and sequels for characters like Black Panther, Doctor Strange, and the Guardians of the Galaxy have been confirmed.
–Steve Rogers survives, but decides to step away from the Avengers after this. After taking Thanos down, Captain America will step down and finally retire after years of saving the world. The Captain America shield will get passed on to one of his friends (my guess is Bucky, but there have also been rumors that Falcon will take over), and we’ll see him pop up here and there, but he’ll take a backseat moving forward.
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I’ll do a follow-up after I’ve seen the movie to cover just how wrong I am. Until next time!
ReJoyce 