Warning! MAJOR SPOILERS ahead for Avengers: Endgame.
final film in the Infinity Saga may not be the end of the MCU, but Avengers: Endgame includes major events that leave their mark on the shared Marvel universe.
Picking up almost directly after the events of Endgame's budget is equally massive, reportedly costing somewhere between $350-400 million to make, but of course, that's a small price tag when compared to the $1 billion (or more) the film is almost guaranteed to gross at the box office.
Endgame is not the end of the MCU, but it is likely to be Endgame is a fittingly epic sendoff. Here are all the biggest spoilers from Avengers: Endgame.
14. Hawkeye's Family Dies In The Opening Scene
Avengers: Endgame wastes no time reminding audiences of what's at stake, beginning with a scene set during the final moments of Kate Bishop rumors), but the full scene is a heartbreaking introduction to Endgame. Additionally, Clint experiencing such a traumatic moment is what sends him on his dark path to becoming Ronin, beginning what is arguably Hawkeye's most important character arc to date.
13. Captain Marvel Saves Tony Stark
Another lingering plot that needs addressing before Avengers: Endgame can really get started is the rescue of Tony Stark. As seen in Captain Marvel, Carol returns just in the nick of time to save Tony and return him (as well as Nebula) to Earth, carrying the Benatar across the many light-years in record time.
12. The Avengers Kill Thanos At The Start (But He's Destroyed The Stones)
As the remaining Avengers reconvene at their headquarters, the discussion inevitably turns to what to do next. Their plan involves traveling to the planet where Thor does what he didn't do in Infinity War - kills Thanos, going for the head and decapitating him with Stormbreaker.
11. Tony Stark And Pepper Potts Have A Child, Morgan
After killing Thanos, Avengers: Endgame jumps Pepper Potts are married and they have a young daughter, Morgan. The Stark family has also relocated, now residing in a quaint, little cabin on the edge of a lake (though, unsurprisingly, it's still outfitted with the latest tech).
10. The Avengers' Plan Is To Steal The Stones From The Past Using Time Travel
Avengers: Endgame also reveals that Ant-Man aka Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) - last seen lost in the Quantum Realm at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy - as they try to snatch the stones from their past selves without screwing up the timeline.
9. Black Widow Dies To Get The Soul Stone
The plan to steal the Infinity Stones from the past sends Iron Man, Cap, Ant-Man, and Hulk to the Battle of New York, Thor and Rocket to Asgard circa The Dark World, Nebula and War Machine to Morag where they wait to jump Peter Quill, while Vormir and retrieving the Soul Stone. But retrieving the Soul Stone requires a trade - a soul for a soul. Both Black Widow and Hawkeye first argue over why it should be them who gives up their life, then they fight over it, with one tackling the other as they each try throwing themselves over the edge. In the end, though, Widow gets the better of Hawkeye, grappling and anchoring him to the cliff side and leaving herself to plummet to her death. After Black Widow's sacrifice, Hawkeye awakens in the pools on Vormir with the Soul Stone in hand.
8. Thanos From 2014 Comes To The Future
While the Avengers take part in their time heist, Endgame sees a complication arise with forward in time to 2023's Earth. That is where the final battle will take place, but first...
7. Hulk Brings Back The Snap Victims
A few hiccups and time travel hijinks aside, the Avengers are successful in their mission to gather the Infinity Stones from the past. Tony then creates a gauntlet using the same nano-tech armor as his Iron Man suits and it's decided that Hulk, the strongest and (given the state of Thor) most sensible of the Avengers, will attempt the snap. He puts on the the gauntlet and, at first, it appears too powerful even for him to control, but eventually, Hulk manages to bring together his fingers and snaps, wishing for all those who disappeared five years ago to reappear in the present. It works, and the first sign of their success is Hawkeye receiving a phone call from his wife just moments after Hulk's snap.
6. Characters Stay Dead
Though Hulk's snap is successful in Avengers: Endgame, he isn't able to bring everyone back. (For his part, Hulk receives only some mild scarring on his arm and the right side of his body.) The Infinity Stones are powerful but they are are also specific, and Hulk is only able to bring back those who turned to dust thanks to Thanos' original snap. He even tells Clint that he really tried using all that power to bring back Natasha, but it just doesn't work. Along with Black Widow, the other characters who died in Infinity War before the snap - Loki, Heimdall, Gamora, and Vision - all stay dead.
