Avengers: Endgame
There are multiple other Marvel Cinematic Universe heroes who could have used in the Infinity Stones and Infinity Gauntlet to snap away Thanos at the ending ofAvengers : Endgameinstead of Tony Stark aka Iron Man . Robert Downey Jr. has been the face of the MCU since its origination in 2008 and has been front and center for some of the most critical moments . Iron Man made what he thought was a one way trip to blank to save New York inThe Avengers , but he did pull through and carry on to bea major wedge in - population .
However , part of the journeying of a champion is the end , and that is precisely the fate that fell on Iron Man inAvengers : Endgame . He knew that there wasonly one scenariowhere the Avengers were successful in shoot down Thanos - a prospect that looked extremely dispirited followingAvengers : eternity War- and sure enough , the victory was a verbatim result of his heroic natural action . During a scrum with Thanos , Tony take the Infinity Stones back from the excited Titan . With this unbelievable power feed through him , Tony snapped his fingers and wiped out everyone consort with Thanos .
While Iron Man was the one who ultimately hold launch the day , he was far from the only hoagy who lend their avail to the fight . Only a smattering of characters directly came face to side with Thanos or the Infinity Stones though during this time . And even though Tony was the one who ultimately sacrificed his life so the rest of the universe could go , he was n’t the only one who could ’ve done this . Screen Rant ’s later video ( featured at the top of this post ) highlights several unlike Avengers who could ’ve used the Infinity Stones alternatively of Tony . mark out the television for a full list of candidates , but below are three of the expert options .
Captain Marvel
If there were one other fictitious character in the best position to use the Infinity Stones or else of Tony , it would be Captain Marvel . She is insanely powerful and showed this the second she arrived in the final struggle . Captain Marvel overpower Thanos to block him from snap his finger again , but she did n’t try out take the boxing glove off . Had she been able-bodied to take it from him , she is more than powerful enough to wield the Infinity Stones . She would n’t have to conk at this moment render her hopefully farseeing MCU future , but it could have weakened her powers to make her a second lessall - powerfulmoving forward , which could ’ve been an exciting story for a potential sequel .
Thor
Thor would be another choice candidate to utilise the Infinity Stones alternatively of Tony . After fail to stop Thanos inAvengers : Infinity Warand selfishlygoing for the headat the beginning ofAvengers : Endgame , Thor was desperate to facilitate out in any way he could .
He need to be the one to use the Infinity Stones to bring everyone back , but instead , he could have been the one to give his life so they could all dwell . He was close to the gauntlet in the destruction but was throw aside by Thanos , so he was certainly in position to make a caper for it . It would be a authoritative end to his redemption electric discharge .
Star-Lord
As one of the only heroes to wield an Infinity Stone successfully , Peter Quill and his Celestial DNA would make Star - Lord a meet choice to utilize them all at the terminal ofAvengers : Endgame . He never came face - to - grimace with the 2014 version of Thanos in the final conflict , but Quill being the one to snap his fingers could function thematically . It would give him a style to kill Thanos and perhaps get some occlusion for him killing Gamora .
He may or may not have been able to make it the snap ( his Celestial powers also may be go after the death of Ego ) , but a sacrificial play to endAvengers : Endgameby obviate the someone who bump off his girlfriend would be quite a heroic last - and peradventure even help fan forgive him forhis emotional reaction on Titan duringAvengers : Infinity War .
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