What Will Thanos’ Role Be In Avengers 4?
The very final shots of the movie see Thanos finally retiring after achieving his goal to bring balance to the universe. Just as he said earlier on, he decides to relax and watch the sunset on some alien world, content with what he’s done.
If Thanos is truly happy with what he’s accomplished, however, and has no more ambitions, then what will his role be in Avengers 4? Perhaps he’ll feature a lot less in the sequel and it’ll be more of the story of how the heroes have to find him to try and undo what he did. In effect, reversing the plot of Infinity War in which he has to search for them.
Or maybe he’ll settle down and decide to find himself a wife: cue his comic book accurate infatuation with Lady Death. Or maybe Hela, the Goddess of Death? As we’ve said, the MCU is taking Thanos in an all-new direction, so we really don’t know what’s going to happen next.
How Many Of Those Deaths Will Last?
If you didn’t cry at the end of Infinity War, you’re not a True Believer. As Thanos’ snap kills half the universal population, many of our beloved heroes turn to dust. Your eyes were probably too full of tears by the end to keep track of all of the fallen so here’s the whole list: Bucky, Falcon, Groot, Black Panther, Scarlet Witch, Doctor Strange, Mantis, Drax, Star-Lord and Spider-Man.
Once we got over this initial shock, it became pretty obvious that many of those characters, if not all, simply have to come back to life. For one, there are more Black Panther, Spider-Man and Guardians movies on the way. But how could their deaths be reversed? Well, as we’ve said, the remaining heroes’ goal in Avengers 4 will presumably be to attempt to undo Thanos’ snap.
On the other hand, there are a few other major deaths that didn’t occur this way. Heimdall and Loki were murdered by Thanos in the opening sequence, Gamora was sacrificed for the Soul Stone and Vision had the Mind Stone ripped out of his head. Out of these four, the latter two are more likely to be reversed. Perhaps the Soul Stone can be used to resurrect Gamora and we were told that Vision might be able to survive without the Infinity Stone.
Alternatively, maybe it will be as simple as pulling a Superman and just rewinding time back long enough so that everyone returns to life. Hey, why not throw Quicksilver back in there as well? We certainly wouldn’t see it coming.
