The entire right side of Tony is instantly charred, giving him just a few moments left with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), James Rhodes aka War Machine (Don Cheadle), and Peter Parker aka Spider-Man (Tom Holland) before he dies. However, Tony is just a regular human being and by no means as powerful as Hulk or Thanos, who both barely survived snaps of their own. Instead of half of the universe randomly being slaughtered, it is now Thanos and his army who are dusted. With every stone now in his possession, Tony says 'I am Iron Man' one more time as he snaps his fingers. He jumps back into the fight and uses the nanotech armor to transfer the Infinity Stones to his suit during this exchange with Thanos. Related: Why Didn't Doctor Strange Trap Thanos In A Time Loop? It is at this moment that Iron Man sees the window of opportunity and the one chance to win this war and complete Doctor Strange's plan. Carol Danvers aka Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) comes in to deliver punishing blows and is about to overpower the Mad Titan, but then he pulls out the Power Stone and uses it to punch her away.

The Iron Man gauntlet with all six Infinity Stones is up for grabs and Thanos fights off several heroes to get his hands on it. This is complicated thanks to Nebula's (Karen Gillan) memory network alerting 2014 Thanos (Josh Brolin) that his future plan is being undermined, and sets the stage for an epic finale. There's a lot to discuss when it comes to Avengers: Endgame's ending, including the return of the snap victims, death of Iron Man, new direction for Thor, new life for Captain America, and a lot more.Įven with the full force of the MCU behind them, the fate of the universe ultimately comes down to one key sequence. Related: Everything We Know About Avengers 5 The Avengers hop through time stealing Infinity Stones from past MCU films with the hope of snapping their own fingers and bringing back those they lost.

But, once Scott Lang aka Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) teases Tony Stark aka Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) with the possibility of time travel, everything falls into place. The surviving heroes have all either retired, continued a seemingly hopeless search, or turned down a darker path. The movie sees the Avengers learn that their failure is unstoppable and irreversible at the beginning of the film, taking audiences forward five years with a time jump.

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