Based on the tragic state that Avengers Infinity War left the state of the MCU, our favourite
heroes are in dire need of a miracle.
Or a really, really good plan.
One of the most lovable things about the Marvel Cinematic Universe though is all of its moving
pieces; something that has given fans a lot to speculate over.
So today, we’re diving into the Top 10 Avengers end Game Fan Theories!
While we’ve done a bunch of theory videos about what we’re hoping to expect, or what
may happen in the upcoming Avengers endgame film, the theory wheel is ever turning friends,
and more and more speculations and hypotheses have popped up since the release of the recent
Endgame trailer that finally revealed the title of the film.
So with that in mind, let’s get to it!
10 One Hero for Another Let’s start off our list with a theory that
supports another theory that we’ve discussed on this channel many a time; that Captain
America will meet his untimely end in Endgame.
This theory, posted on reddit by user Farores_Winds, suggests that Captain America will risk his
life to save a Stark, but not the one you’re thinking of.
They speculate that Pepper will be pregnant with Tony’s unborn child; something that
was ever so slightly hinted to previously, that the two would have a kid.
Pepper, who has joined the efforts to save whatever is left of humanity, has taken up
the armoured hero Rescue (we know that Tony had planned that if anything were to happen,
a suit of armour would have found it’s way to Pepper to protect her).
Pepper carries their unborn child, and when Thanos attempts to wipe out the remaining
heroes, Steve saves Pepper, sacrificing himself.
This would be one hell of a reconciliation between him and Tony, a complete bitter sweet
moment that runs with their thematic tie of family that they’ve had over the years,
and would give Stark the upper hand to defeat Thanos, as many fans feel that he’ll be
the one to bring down the Mad titan.
9 Reality Split in Two This is a theory that’s been kicking around
for a while; it’s that rather than killing half of all life on Earth, Thanos split the
realities in two.
This would explain all of the confirmations of returning characters in future MCU films,
like Spider-Man Far From Home, and the fact that we’re getting a third Guardians film,
but now perhaps with different members on the team mixed in with our regulars.
What’s the saving grace to returning these realities back to the one reality they used
to be?
Scott Lang, who is in the Quantum Realm when Thanos’ snap occurs.
He isn’t tethered to either reality, and therefore can jump between them, ultimately
figuring out a way with the help of heroes on both sides to bring the reality back together
as one.
And this is a concept that isn’t totally unheard of; the reverse of it happened recently
in the Infinity Warps storyline in the comics, when Gamora created a new reality within the
soul stone and everyone was amalgamated together, creating the likes of characters like Soldier
Supreme, a combination of Steve Rogers and Stephen Strange.
All in all, the infinity stones are capable of lots of things, so to assume that Thanos’
snap simply killed everyone may actually be a little naieve after all.
8 The Trailer Was Misleading This theory is one of the more absurd endgame
theories to surface after the trailer was revealed.
It suggests that the end of the trailer, when Scott Lang arrives at the Avengers compound
and is seen via the security footage, isn’t actually happening.
The theory suggests that what Steve and Natasha are seeing is actually an archived video,
and this is all part of Marvel Studios misleading fans in terms of what will happen with Ant-Man,
and how he’ll get out of the quantum realm.
But, to be frank, that seems a tad unnecessary, doesn’t it?
7 Hawkeye Lost his family Hawkeye will be returning in Endgame, as confirmed
by the trailer, and he was wearing his slick new Ronin threads.
But this theory isn’t about him being Ronin; rather, it’s about what happened before.
It suggests that Hawkeye’s family is now dead, but not because of thanos’ snap; because
of a tragic event that happened prior, which explains why he wasn’t involved in Infinity
War, and why he’s now donning a much darker persona.
Regardless, many think this is more plausible than the whole Hawkeye is a Skrull theory,
or that he lost his family during the snap (which would be obvious, but is likely the
case, if we’re being honest).
If he had lost his family prior to the snap though, it would be a devasting character
building moment, and definitely something hard for audiences to digest.
6 Thor’s Army In the recent trailer, we got a shot of Thor
sitting all by his lonesome in a baggy hoodie, looking sad AF.
But he also looks like he’s contemplating a plan.
In the comics, Alfheim is one of the ten realms; it’s the last and only realm that we haven’t
seen appear in the MCU movies.
So it seems that maybe Thor, who has a habit of straying and going on missions on his own,
may decide that in order to take Thanos on again, he needs to build an army, and where
else to look by Alfheim.
Alfheim is one of the realms that’s considered to have as almost as high of a place as Asgard,
and considering Asgard is all but destroyed, it would be the next best place for Thor to
scope out some recruits, assuming that half of their population has been wiped out and
they probably don’t entirely know why.
5 In Plain Sight According to one reddit user, this theory
suggests that Marvel studios had hidden a time loop in plain sight in Avenger Infinity
War that will be crucial to Endgame’s plot.
On Titan, they suggest that Star-Lord’s readings on the planet signify that the planet
is stuck in a time loop; he notes that the planet was off it’s axis and its gravitational
pull was out of whack.
Let’s jump forward a little- Doctor Strange, who had the capabilities of stopping Peter
Quill from freaking out at Thanos, didn’t stop him.
Sure he had his hands full, but considering his abilities, he could have done SOMETHING.
dat_dan713, who came up with this theory, noted, I quote, “If you recall in Dr Strange’s
solo film, when Strange originally fought Dormammu he used the time stop to create a
time loop allowing him to move through alternate timelines, trapping Dormammu in a loop.
The spell itself show two rings on his upper and lower forearm, the lower one being smaller
and tighter, and the upper being wider.
It featured an open Eye of Agamoto with the stone glowing.
Similarly, when Doctor Strange was viewing alternate futures in Infinity War, it showed
similar runes and bands, the only difference being it was on each arm and there was glowing
green energy surrounding him.
Which I gather to imply a heavier workload on Strange and the stone.”
End quote.
Now consider those strange readings Star Lord got from the planet again.
This could imply that Strange was already working on a time loop spell, since these
measurements only make sense if the moon had already crashed into Titan to cause these
measurements to exist.
Meaning, they arrive there, and they’re stuck in a timeloop.
While the theory has a few holes, time loops are something worth while considering, since
many believe that time travel via the quantum realm will be crucial to defeating Thanos
in End Game.
4 Lady Death In the Infinity Gauntlet comic by Jim Starlin
and George Perez and Ron Lim from 1991, Thanos’ motivation for everything he does is because
of his love for Lady Death.
He eliminates half of all living beings so that he can prove his worth to her, and impress
her.
And it doesn’t work.
This motivation was left out of Avengers Infinity War, with Thanos becoming more of a villain
with a point, trying to save the universe from itself by cutting out half of its population
to ensure that there was enough resources to sustain everyone.
But in the comics, Thanos’ entire existence often hinges on his desire to court Lady Death,
and leaving her out of the equation was a bold move.
This has prompted many theories that the entity may appear in Endgame.
This is a theory that still persists.
Think about it; what will Thanos’ arc be now that our heroes desperately aim to defeat
him?
Thanos is generally responsible for his undoing, and perhaps Lady Death may be incorporating
into his demise.
Another theory is that if Steve rogers ends up sacrificing himself, his character will
come into contact with Lady Death, further revealing Thanos’ motivation, and ultimately
somehow giving the heroes and upper hand to stopping Thanos if Doctor Strange is capable
of communicating with the deceased hero.
Something like that.
3 Thanos Snapped Himself Here’s another interesting snap theory.
This suggests that Thanos was not impervious to his own actions; he was one of the victims
of his snap, having been one of the individuals whose 50 50 chance landed him into another
reality.
We see shots of his hands in the trailer moving through foliage, which many have seen as him
becoming a farmer; something that he does in the aftermath of the Infinity Gauntlet
saga after he’s been defeated by Adam Warlock and his tactics.
He gives up and retires, trying a simpler life (for a while that is).
Anywho, there’s also another shot that implies quite a bit in the trailer; a scarecrow made
of Thanos’ armour.
This could imply that thanos has left behind his former life, but others have taken this
to be a clue that he too is gone, no longer existing, making things even more difficult
for the Avengers and remaining heroes since the source of their problem has turned to
dust himself.
2 Misleading us for years This theory suggests that Marvel Studios has
been misleading fans ever since Avengers Age of Ultron.
How so?
During Age of Ultron, during a conversation that Tony and Bruce Banner have before creating
the robot, Banner says something that sticks out.
He mentions to Tony, “this is a time loop…” which at the time in the film seems slightly
out of context.
Aside from that, the only other reference to a time loop is that moment in Doctor Strange
with Dormammu that we mentioned earlier.
When Strange gives the Time Stone to Thanos in Infinity War, the stone is glowing.
Assume that this means that it’s activated, and that, all of these events, are part of
a time loop.
Strange also mentions to Ebony Maw in the film “you will find a dead man’s spell
hard to break” implying he knows what’s going on.
Those 14 million 605 realities he saw are just loops, reoccurring, and the one reality
where Thanos is defeated is because of a wild card affecting that loop; Scott Lang, who
was in the Quantum Realm, perhaps escaping through a Time Vortex (something that Janet
mentions right before Scott goes into the Quantum Realm and she, Hank and Hope are dusted.)
Because Ant-Man goes through the vortex, he’s able to escape the time loop, and can ultimately
end the loop as well.
1 Tony’s Rescue The trailer for Endgame showed us a Tony Stark
in desperate need of rescue.
Running out of time and resources, he predicts his death is imminent as he drifts in outer
space.
This surely can’t be the end for Stark.
So naturally, theories have popped up about how he will be rescued, and this one in particular
is thanks to Audi, strangely enough.
So Audi had partnered on an Avengers Endgame virtual reality experience as the Consumer
Electronics Show, called Marvel’s Avengers Rocket’s Rescue Run.
Considering that Rocket is one of the only characters left alive, and that Tony is pretty
much the only character who really needs rescuing (we’re sure Nebula is doing much better
than he is), many have taken this as a hint that rocket will be the one who saves Tony.
In addition to this, Tony is adrift in the Guardians spaceship.
After the events of Thanos’ snap, it makes sense that Rocket, having lost Groot, would
seek out the other Guardians.
And how does he do that?
By trying to track down their ship.
There we have it friends!
Which of these theories do you think will pan out?
And what other theories do you have for Endgame?
Let us know in those comments below what you think, and be sure to check out our other
fan theories videos, especially the ones on Avengers 4, since they all feature ones we
didn’t cover in this list.
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