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The MCU never stops moving — and neither do its heroes. Join us as we break down all the major "Avengers: Endgame" characters and catch up on everything that's happened to them since the film's original release. From Thor's bittersweet journey with Love, to Loki's ultimate sacrifice, to Sam Wilson stepping up as Captain America — we're covering it all. Where do you think they'll end up in "Avengers: Doomsday"?
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00:00Is that Bucky?
00:03It's a winter soldier.
00:05Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we're listing all the major characters in Avengers Endgame
00:09and recapping where they ended up before the film's re-release.
00:13Since this is about looking into events after Endgame,
00:16characters who died or have been inactive don't count.
00:18Fair warning, spoilers ahead.
00:20It's been a crazy few years for everyone.
00:25James Rhodes' War Machine
00:26Rhodey hasn't had the best time ever since losing his best friend.
00:30I fly it right up to the General's Palace.
00:32I drop it at his feet.
00:33I'm like, boom, you looking for this?
00:36Don Cheadle received an Emmy nomination for his two-minute appearance in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,
00:41something that hilariously even baffled him.
00:43After voicing his support for Sam as Captain America,
00:46Rhodey was next seen in Secret Invasion.
00:48In a highly controversial plot twist,
00:50it's revealed that a Skrull named Rava had been posing as him for some time.
00:54The real Rhodes was eventually rescued from captivity.
00:57President Vladimov is a bald-faced liar,
01:00and I've got 30 dead Russians on a motorway to prove it.
01:02We cannot rule out the possibility of a false flag attack.
01:06Did you take a stupid pill with your breakfast this morning, Admiral?
01:09However, the circumstances behind his abduction remain unclear,
01:12so we still don't know how much of Rhodey's post-Endgame story
01:15actually involved the real war machine.
01:17Here's hoping we hear him say his iconic one-liner again the next time he shows up.
01:21I'm like, boom, you looking for this?
01:24The Guardians of the Galaxy
01:31Although the Guardians seemed enthusiastic about Thor joining them,
01:35that novelty wore off real soon.
01:37After some encouraging words from Star-Lord,
01:40Thor parts ways with them to embark on his own adventures.
01:43More on that later.
01:44Meanwhile, the Guardians purchase nowhere and briefly kidnap Kevin Bacon.
01:48This is human trafficking!
01:50Yes!
01:51It was mostly Drax's idea.
01:53It was!
01:53Hey, Pete, I gotta stick up for these guys,
01:55because, to tell you the truth, I am totally stoked about the whole thing, man.
02:01When Rocket suffers a life-threatening injury,
02:04the team confronts his creator, the High Evolutionary.
02:06They defeat the villain and free his captives
02:08before the original Guardians choose different paths.
02:11Star-Lord returns to Earth and reunites with his grandfather.
02:14Mantis leaves to discover what she wants for herself,
02:17Nebula and Drax stay on nowhere to raise the rescued children,
02:20and Gamora returns to the Ravagers.
02:22I am Groot.
02:24Thanks.
02:24Just tell them I'm gonna be right.
02:32I am Groot.
02:37Rocket takes charge of a new Guardians lineup,
02:40with Groot remaining alongside him.
02:43Black Panther
02:57Chadwick Boseman's passing derailed his character's planned storylines,
03:01And so, after helping defeat Thanos,
03:03T'Challa develops an unspecified illness
03:05that Shuri desperately tries to cure
03:07by recreating the heart-shaped herb.
03:09She fails to save her brother,
03:11and T'Challa's death leaves Wakanda mourning its king.
03:14Kyrill.
03:14Yes, princess.
03:16It's my brother's heart rate.
03:23Your brother
03:25is with the ancestors.
03:28When Namor and Talokan later threaten the nation,
03:30Shuri successfully recreates the herb
03:33and gains the powers of the Black Panther herself.
03:35Driven initially by grief,
03:37anger,
03:37and her mother's sacrifice,
03:39she ultimately spares Namor,
03:40and brings their conflict to an end.
03:42Shuri then leaves M'Baku to take over the throne,
03:45but chooses to retain the Black Panther mantle.
03:47She also discovers that T'Challa and Nakia
03:50secretly had a son, T'Challa,
03:51whose Wakandan name is also T'Challa.
03:53This is my son,
03:56T'Challa.
03:58T'Challa.
03:59This is your auntie,
04:02Shuri.
04:03Hi.
04:14Carol Danvers,
04:15Captain Marvel.
04:16After the Battle of Earth,
04:18Carol Danvers continues operating across the galaxy
04:20and rarely returns to Earth.
04:22Apart from a cameo in Shang-Chi,
04:24we've only seen Carol in the Marvels since Endgame.
04:27I'm so sorry.
04:28I have to deal with this.
04:29You can get my number from Bruce.
04:30It was so nice to meet you.
04:31Carol destroys the Kree Supreme Intelligence,
04:34hoping to free the Kree from its rule,
04:36but accidentally triggers a civil war
04:39that devastates their homeworld Hala.
04:40Feeling responsible,
04:42Carol teams up with Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan
04:44when their powers become mysteriously entangled.
04:47Together, they battle Kree leader Darben,
04:49whose actions threaten several worlds.
04:52You're living up to your name again.
04:55I didn't want this.
04:57Death seems to fall here.
04:59Carol ultimately returns to Hala
05:01and uses her powers to reignite its dying sun.
05:04She then moves into Monica Rambeau's Louisiana home
05:07while Monica remains trapped in an alternate universe.
05:10Let's buy this thing.
05:12I actually don't have the key.
05:14I'm just looking after it.
05:18Just until Monica gets back?
05:20Yeah.
05:23Just until Monica gets back.
05:25Scott Lang, Ant-Man.
05:27Your money's no good here.
05:28Are we still talking about that?
05:30Yes, of course.
05:32Ruben, you are the best.
05:34Thank you, Spider-Man.
05:37Scott finally catches a break
05:39after helping save the universe.
05:41Now a renowned celebrity,
05:42he enjoys his newfound fame
05:44and writes a best-selling memoir about his adventures.
05:47However, his daughter's growing interest in activism
05:49and the quantum realm causes tension between them.
05:52It's okay. We're okay. We're okay.
05:54It's gonna be okay.
05:54You're saying okay too much.
05:55Okay. All right. Okay.
05:57Well, it's because we are.
05:57We're okay.
05:59We are fine.
06:00Hey, we're gonna find them and we're gonna go home.
06:02Scott and his family soon find themselves trapped in said realm,
06:05encountering Kang the Conqueror.
06:07Kang forces Scott to retrieve a power core by threatening Cassie,
06:10but the Langs and their allies eventually lead a rebellion against him.
06:14Scott defeats Kang with Hope Van Dyne's help and returns home.
06:18Despite their victory,
06:19Scott remains uneasy about Kang's warnings
06:21that something much worse could follow his defeat.
06:24But considering the change in the MCU's direction,
06:27looks like he was worried about nothing after all.
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06:39My life doesn't make sense.
06:40I used to ask myself a lot of questions about that.
06:43Scott, you just saved the Quantum Realm with your family
06:45and drank a guy without holes.
06:48Why does this kind of stuff keep happening to you?
06:50That doesn't make any sense.
06:51Bucky Barnes
06:54What kind of super serum did you get?
06:58I don't know.
06:58Regular.
06:59Pytro.
07:00After Endgame,
07:01Bucky receives a pardon
07:02and tries to make amends for his actions as the Winter Soldier.
07:05He teams up with Sam Wilson to stop the Flag Smashers
07:07while confronting both his traumatic past and John Walker,
07:11the government's new Captain America.
07:12Bucky eventually helps Sam embrace the Captain America mantle
07:15and begins finding closure himself.
07:18You're alone.
07:19You're a hundred years old.
07:21You have no history, no family.
07:23Are you lashing out at me, Doc?
07:25Because that's really unprofessional, you know?
07:27I mean, when did that start?
07:28When did you start yelling at your clients?
07:29Oh, the notebook, that's great.
07:32He later enters politics and becomes a U.S. congressman,
07:35but becomes involved with Valentina Allegra de Fontaine's
07:38troubled team of operatives.
07:39After helping them save New York from the void,
07:42Bucky joins Yelena Belova, John Walker, Ghost, Red Guardian,
07:46and Sentry as the new Avengers.
07:48Of course, there's a little snag about the Avengers name.
07:51Then again, there is always Avengers with a Z.
07:54Avengers.
07:58Avengers with a Z, there is no copyright.
08:01No.
08:02Sam Wilson, Captain America.
08:04And Sam, this has to be subtle.
08:07Subtle.
08:08Got it.
08:10Taking on the responsibility of the shield is easier said than done.
08:13Sam feels burdened and unprepared to take on the mantle of the next Captain America.
08:18And so, the government instead hands the mantle to John Walker,
08:21whose increasingly violent behavior convinces Sam to reconsider his decision.
08:25After receiving a new vibranium suit and ending the conflict with the Flag Smashers,
08:30Sam is officially recognized as the new Captain America.
08:33Look, you people have just as much power as an insane god
08:38or a misguided teenager.
08:41The question you have to ask yourself is,
08:44how are you going to use it?
08:46He later assembles a new Avengers team when President Thaddeus Ross transforms into the Red Hulk
08:51and attacks Washington, D.C.
08:53Sam stops Ross and brings the government's illicit activities to light.
08:56He recruits Joaquin Torres as the new Falcon,
08:59while preparing for whatever threat comes next.
09:02You know it's all about timing, right?
09:05Control your spin.
09:07Then hit your thruster before you kick.
09:14No.
09:15Yeah.
09:16No, that's it.
09:18That's it.
09:19Loki.
09:19As much as fans loved him,
09:21the original Sacred Timeline Loki is gone for good.
09:24I am Loki of Asgard,
09:29and I am burdened with glorious purpose.
09:37I...
09:44Never mind.
09:45However,
09:46Endgame creates a new timeline for his 2012 counterpart.
09:49This Loki finds himself recruited into the Time Variance Authority and discovering the multiverse.
09:55After learning the truth behind the TVA and even falling for a version of himself,
09:59yeah, it gets a little wibbly wobbly.
10:01Are you guilty or not guilty, sir?
10:05Guilty of being the god of mischief, yes.
10:08Guilty of finding all this incredibly tedious, yes.
10:11Guilty of a crime against the sacred timeline.
10:16Absolutely not.
10:16You have the wrong person.
10:17Loki and his variants battle for the multiverse.
10:20After desperately trying to prevent the destruction of countless timelines,
10:24Loki realizes that only he can keep them alive.
10:27He destroys the temporal loom and uses his powers to hold the branching timelines together himself.
10:32Loki now sits alone at the center of the multiverse,
10:35sacrificing his freedom to protect an infinite number of realities.
10:39I need to get out there.
10:59Wanda Maximoff, Scarlet Witch
11:01The MCU has never been kind to Wanda.
11:04Still grieving Vision's death,
11:06Wanda travels to Westview and unintentionally traps the town inside a reality shaped by her ideal life.
11:12Vision, this is our home.
11:14Then let's fight for it.
11:16She eventually releases Westview after realizing the suffering she's caused.
11:21Wanda then studies the Darkhold, which corrupts her.
11:24Give me your power.
11:26And I will correct the flaws in your original spell.
11:30And you and your family and the people of Westview can all live together in peace.
11:37As the Scarlet Witch, she seeks out her children elsewhere in the multiverse.
11:42Her pursuit of America Chavez devastates realities, killing anyone who stands in her way.
11:46After seeing how terrified another universe's Billy and Tommy are for her,
11:51Wanda finally recognizes what she's become.
11:53Destroying every copy of the Darkhold,
11:55Wanda apparently perishes by bringing Mount Wondagore down around herself.
11:59Will the MCU finally give her peace?
12:02We'll just have to wait and see.
12:03I opened the Darkhold.
12:06I have to close it.
12:11No one will ever be tempted by the Darkhold again.
12:14Doctor Strange
12:15Being blipped for five years causes Strange to lose his title of Sorcerer Supreme to Wong.
12:20His next adventure begins when Peter Parker asks him to make the world forget he's Spider-Man.
12:25What if everyone forgot who I was?
12:27What?
12:28They're coming here because of me, right?
12:30Because I'm Peter Parker?
12:31So cast a new spell.
12:33But this time make everyone forget who Peter Parker is.
12:35Make everyone forget.
12:37Their spell goes wrong, forcing Strange to cast a spell that makes everyone forget Peter himself.
12:42Strange later encounters America Chavez and protects her from Wanda.
12:45Along the way, he confronts his lingering feelings for Christine Palmer and accepts that they won't end up together.
12:51Helping America realize she can control her abilities, he helps her stop Wanda.
12:55Afterwards, Clea recruits him to fix an incursion he caused.
12:58It's been four years since we've seen them, so maybe cleaning up the multiverse takes more time than we thought.
13:04Can I help you?
13:05You caused an incursion, and we're gonna fix it.
13:17Unless you're afraid.
13:19Black Widow
13:19Although Nat never returns after dying on Vormir, her influence continues to be felt through her sister, Yelena Belova.
13:26Why isn't Lavenger when you need one?
13:28I don't want to be here.
13:30I'm on the run.
13:30You could have gotten me killed.
13:32Well, what was I supposed to do?
13:34You're the only superhero person that I know.
13:39That was the whole reason I sent it to you.
13:43After returning from the blip, Yelena continues mourning her loss.
13:46Valentina Allegra de Fontaine manipulates that grief by claiming Clint Barton is responsible for Natasha's death,
13:52sending Yelena after her sister's closest friend.
13:55Look at you.
13:56You are all so adorable.
13:59Just think, I send you down there to kill each other, and instead, you make nice and you form a
14:05team.
14:05Clint eventually convinces her that Natasha willingly sacrificed herself and that he couldn't stop her.
14:11Yelena subsequently continues operating as an assassin before joining the team that becomes the new Avengers,
14:16carrying Natasha's influence into a new generation of heroes.
14:20But we are the Avengers.
14:22The government said so.
14:24How does Sam Wilson not understand that?
14:26Well, he does have the shield.
14:28I got a shield too.
14:29It's not a shield.
14:29Clint Barton, Hawkeye.
14:31Despite finally reuniting with his family,
14:34Clint continues grieving Natasha and dealing with the consequences of his five years as Ronan.
14:38He also deals with the progressive loss of his hearing.
14:41Man, take my couch.
14:43Really, take my bed.
14:45The couch would be great.
14:47You're good.
14:49Almost forgot.
14:50Missy dropped off the new outfits for you and Kate.
14:53You want to see them?
14:54You know what I do.
14:56Just...
14:57Just not right now.
14:59During a Christmas trip to New York,
15:01Clint meets Kate Bishop after she accidentally draws attention to his former vigilante identity.
15:06He reluctantly takes Kate under his wing while trying to keep her out of danger.
15:10Clint also faces Yelena Belova,
15:12who blames him for Natasha's death,
15:14and finally convinces her that Natasha chose to sacrifice herself.
15:18She made a choice.
15:24We're gonna have to find a way to live with that.
15:30I love her so much.
15:32I love her so much.
15:40Me too.
15:41Finally, Clint confronts Maya Lopez and the tracksuit mafia to end his past as Ronan for good.
15:47Making it home for Christmas, Clint brings Kate with him,
15:50welcoming his young protege into his life as a hero.
15:53I know tonight was a lot.
15:56You took out in King Pan all by yourself.
16:01Not many people walk away from something like that.
16:05I'm so proud of you.
16:13Bruce Banner, The Hulk
16:15You found a way to suppress mutating DNA, right?
16:18If you see me with this stuff, run.
16:20Ah!
16:22Bruce reverts to his human form by using an inhibitor.
16:25However, a car accident exposes his cousin Jennifer Walters to his blood,
16:29transforming her into She-Hulk.
16:34Bruce helps Jennifer understand and control her new abilities.
16:37His arm also fully heals thanks to Jennifer's blood.
16:40Bruce later travels to Sakaar.
16:42When he returns, he brings back a major surprise.
16:45His previously unknown son, Scar.
16:48This is my son, Scar.
16:51Ah!
16:52Bruce!
16:53I know.
16:54I know.
16:54I know his face, man.
16:56Wow, you're a family.
16:57But just when we thought Savage Hulk was out,
16:59the MCU pulled him back in.
17:01Removed from the wacky framing POV of She-Hulk,
17:04Bruce gets a hard reality check through Jean Grey.
17:07The telepath possesses his mind to unleash Savage Hulk,
17:10forcing Bruce to be sent to a psychiatric ward once Spider-Man contains the Hulk.
17:14Poor Bruce just can't catch a break.
17:16Peter Parker, Spider-Man.
17:18I am totally out of control.
17:22I gotta fix whatever this is right now.
17:24After Tony's death,
17:26Peter Parker travels to Europe and ends up battling Mysterio,
17:29who exposes his identity as Spider-Man.
17:31Spider-Man's name is Peter Parker.
17:35What the f-
17:36He then turns to Doctor Strange for help,
17:38triggering a multiversal crisis.
17:41After losing Aunt May,
17:42he teams up with his variants before having everyone forget his existence.
17:45Peter spends the next four years protecting New York,
17:49crossing paths with Frank Castle and Bruce Banner.
17:51He later develops new abilities,
17:53including organic webbing,
17:54during a conflict involving Jean Grey and the DODC.
17:57After helping Jean deal with her loss,
17:59Peter realizes that being Spider-Man doesn't mean living alone.
18:03Taking his first step forward,
18:04he approaches Ned to begin their friendship once again.
18:07Knowing the MCU, though,
18:08we don't want to get too comfortable with this positive development.
18:11Give me a sec.
18:13I'm not in high school anymore.
18:16Oh!
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18:17Are you a big stretcher?
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18:53Thor Odinson
18:54Goodbye, old friend.
18:57Human handshake.
18:58The Asgardian shake.
19:00Into the snake that you cannot trust.
19:04Failing to gain the peace he wanted,
19:06Thor leaves the Guardians and faces off against Gore the God Butcher.
19:10Finding Jane Foster back in his life,
19:12he discovers that she has cancer
19:14and now wields a reforged Mjolnir as the mighty Thor.
19:17The pair rekindle their relationship while battling Gore.
19:20Sadly, their reunion is cut short
19:22when Jane ultimately dies after helping Thor defeat Gore.
19:26I love you.
19:29I love you too.
19:38Choosing love over vengeance,
19:40Thor promises to raise Gore's resurrected daughter before Jane passes away.
19:44Becoming love's adoptive father,
19:46Thor fights side by side with her
19:48as she carries Stormbreaker while he once again wields Mjolnir.
19:51Oh, and there were some screaming goats,
19:53horrible floating head CGI,
19:55and Thor in his himbo phase.
19:56But let's all pretend that never happened.
19:59I love you, sweetie.
20:00I love you, Uncle Thor.
20:04They will always be there for us.
20:06The space Viking and his girl born from eternity
20:09with the powers of a god.
20:11Where do you think these characters will end up in Avengers Doomsday?
20:14Let us know in the comments.