Everyone is talking about the latest Avengers film, Infinity War.
And if you haven’t seen it yet – well, you should probably stop watching this video
right now and go do that.
For those of you who made the right choice of clicking onto this video AFTER seeing the
movie, you’ll know that people are dying to figure out what the hell is going to happen
in the 4th Avengers movie, set to come out on May 3rd of 2019 in the US.
And how Captain Marvel will tie into the mix?
Well, today, we’re jumping deep into speculation land with our list of the top 10 Thanos Fan
Theories concerning how the character's story will pan out in the next film – because,
hey, if we’re being honest, after Infinity War, Thanos is the central figure and all-powerful
ruler over the universe.
10 Soul Stone Theory One theory suggests that everything that happened
in Infinity War everyone who died was transported to inside the Soul Stone.
So, after Thanos snaps his fingers, he ends up in Soul World, where he sees a young Gamora
who asks him if he completed his goal after all.
Because of this, there is speculation that Gamora’s soul was transported to the stone,
along with everything else that Thanos eliminated.
Unfortunately, this one has already been debunked by the filmmakers, along with other soul stone
theories.
Plus, that theory would kind of eliminate the whole ‘this cost you something’ aspect
of the story – if Thanos could just transport everyone, why take such an aggressive approach
if he was going to take that much care, to begin with?
9 Strange Let Him Win Out of all the theories on this list, this
one has an incredibly high chance of being accurate.
Remember the point in the film where Doctor Strange looked into 14 million possible futures
and only one featured the Avengers and the Guardians winning the battle against him?
This has led to a lot of people assuming that Strange knew the end game – that Thanos
could be defeated in the end, and that Tony would have to survive that battle if they
were to inevitably succeed.
The Time Stone played a really large role in Thanos’ victory – specifically with
him reversing time in order to return to the moment prior to Scarlet witch destroying the
Mind Stone – something that Strange no doubt saw.
So, this has many fans optimistic that we didn’t just see the end of many of our favorite
heroes.
That, and other certain actor contract obligations that had yet to be filled.
Just saying.
Anywho, this theory creates more questions than answers – what future outcomes did
Strange see?
And does he have a plan that will kick in if and when he returns in the film’s sequel?
8 Nebula If you’re familiar with the Infinity Gauntlet
comic miniseries, the comic that the film is primarily based off of, then you’ll know
that Thanos meets his end in that particular part of the story when Nebula takes the gauntlet
off his wrist.
Nebula was one of the only characters to not be dusted by the end of the film and is currently
stuck on Titan with Tony Stark.
Keeping her alive may tie into the next film in a pretty big way – she’s a character
that Thanos has constantly underestimated, and has never seen as a threat.
In the comics, when she gets the Gauntlet, things get a bit heated and Doctor Strange,
Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock intervene in order to get the gauntlet back, but considering
that Warlock is still chilling in his cocoon, speculating that he’ll return seems a bit
pointless, especially when it looks like he’s been set up to debut in Guardians of the Galaxy
vol 3.
Speaking of,
7 Adam Warlock If our last point proves to be true, having
Warlock appear in Vol 3 and be involved in Thanos’ story could mean that Thanos is
going to be around for quite some time.
Vol 3 is set to come out as part of the next phase of MCU films, without a set date yet,
and it’s been reported that there will be a whole lot of changes to the cast of characters
we primarily see in the movies.
One of Warlock’s most prominent roles in the comics is him being the one who rallies
the heroes to defeat Thanos, and in the miniseries that followed Infinity Gauntlet, he’s right
front and center.
This could suggest that if the MCU is massively altered – and we have the dusted characters
pop up elsewhere, perhaps in a parallel universe – Adam may be the one further down the line
to fight Thanos, and Thanos’ reign of terror may last much longer than we’ve anticipated.
That being said, many think that Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel will take that character’s
role in the story – scenes between Captain Marvel and Thanos have reportedly already
been shot, so there is most definitely a confrontation in the next film.
Side note!
Warlock also dates Gamora in the comics, so hey, maybe that’ll tie into the plot, too.
Poor Peter quill can never catch a break.
6 Time Travel Another massive theory concerning how Thanos
will meet his demise is that time travel will be used to prevent the Mad Titan from succeeding
in his quest.
This could potentially wipe out much of the history we’ve already come accustomed to,
giving the MCU a clean slate of sorts, and allowing Thanos to still exist as a villain
without being at full power thanks to the gauntlet and the stones.
That could mean that the potential battle between Captain Marvel and Thanos could be
way more interesting, with her being a closer match to his powers.
With the Ant-Man sequel being the next MCU film to come out, there’s been a lot of
speculation that Tony’s BARF technology and the Quantum Realm may tie into the storyline
of the 4th Avengers film, so time travel or dimensional travel may not be out of the question
– perhaps Doctor Strange choosing to save Tony’s life by giving up the time stone
was a strategic choice after all.
5 Death One major missing factor in the Infinity War
film was Thanos’ motivation in the comics for seeking out the Infinity Gems – the
entity Death, whom he is in love with.
In the comics, his journey is to prove himself worthy of her love, and to fulfill his desire
to balance out the universe concerning living and dead beings.
One theory is that Death will be revealed in the MCU in the Avengers 4, further fleshing
out Thanos’ story, and allowing for his demise to come – if Death still does not
consider Thanos worthy, not only does that put his guard down but it may cause him to
give up his cause altogether.
Side note, it’s a shame that the rights to all of the previous Fox Marvel characters
won’t kick in for Disney until 2020 – we would have loved to see this theory pan out,
but with Death hooking up with Deadpool and pissing off Thanos like she does in the comics.
That would have been brilliant despite being a little off tone.
4 Baby Gamora is Death One theory suggests that the young Gamora
we saw in Soul World after Thanos snapped his fingers is actually Mistress Death, taking
Gamora’s form.
It would make sense considering their dialogue and his response.
That being said, if she was a figment of Thanos’ mind that he had summoned to be with him in
that moment, that could make sense too, but involving Death gives the character more depth
and development.
3 Hero’s Journey According to the screenwriters behind Infinity
War, the MCU’s Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, Thanos’ story is a ‘hero’s journey’.
This has launched the theory that Thanos, in fact, isn’t actually the bad guy – he’s
the dude making sacrifices in order to save the universe; something our heroes don’t
have the context of in order to comprehend.
In the film, during his conversation with Gamora, it’s apparent that Thanos wholeheartedly
believes that balancing out the universe is the right thing to do, and that he’s somewhat
of a savior for taking on the task.
While we don’t know the logic behind why he’s so committed to the idea yet – as
we mentioned, the entity Death, who is his motive in the comics, is nowhere to be found
in the MCU currently – we do know that Thanos considers what he’s doing to be what NEEDS
to be done.
With this in mind, there’s some speculation that Thanos knows something we don’t, or
perhaps a more sinister threat lurks in the shadows.
But the probability of that seems unlikely.
What makes sense though is that the consequences of Thanos’ quest may play a drastic role
in molding the shape of the MCU to come – with contracts up and reports from James Gunn that
a new assembly of Guardians are on the horizon, who knows what the next several years of MCU
films may look like, or who they’ll be starring.
2 A Second Big Bang Spinning off from that last point, another
theory is that when Thanos snapped and dusted half of the living things in the universe,
he actually created a second big bang, which resulting in the creation of a new parallel
universe where all of our beloved dusted characters now reside.
This would help explain how the MCU will be dismissing some of its cast members contracts
who are now up without really killing them off in case the franchise ever wants to re-negotiate
with them or pull them back into the fray, all while not over saturating their stories
with the initial Avengers group – although, worth noting, Chris Evans aka Steve Rogers
plans on retiring from acting, so chances of seeing him in the near future after Avengers
4 seems a little unlikely.
Also worth noting that its pointed out in Infinity War that the stones themselves were
made during the Big Bang, so that may tie nicely together if this theory pans out.
1 A Reversal Throughout the film, we see Thanos sacrificing
a lot in order to obtain his goal.
And he’s grieving quite a bit – as Mantis notes when she takes hold of him in that confrontation
on Titan.
Even when he catches sight of Scarlet Witch sacrificing Vision, there’s a small hint
of sadness on the character’s face – or at least, that’s what some fans have perceived
it as.
This has led to the theory that Thanos may be the one who reverses everything.
The character is known in the comics for having a whole lot of self-doubt – it’s how he’s
defeated in Infinity Gauntlet – he never really believed he was worthy of all this
power.
His ego has also been the reason why he’s failed – believing he had won the grand
fight for the universe when Adam Warlock in the comics led the onslaught of heroes and
celestials against him, Thanos went into stasis, which is when Nebula snuck up and ripped the
gauntlet off of him.
So the character has a history of slipping up and bringing forth his own demise.
If these feelings of guilt or inadequacy kick in, perhaps Thanos may reverse the snap himself,
returning the universe to the way it once was.
There we have it, friends!
Which of these theories do you think stands a chance at being true?
Are there other theories you think we should’ve included on this list?
And should we do a part two, featuring more theories about Thanos and the 4th Avengers
film?
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