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Avengers : Endgamerevisited a multiple late Marvel Cinematic Universe movie via clip change of location . Most Marvel movies are at least slackly inspired by the comics , but - although it was fill up with Easter eggs -Avengers : Endgamewas an solely original story . Its purpose was essentially to act as a solemnisation of the MCU itself .
avenger : Endgameachieved this through a simple narrative conceit : time travel . The Avengers realized that their only chance to loosen the snap was to utilize the Quantum Realm to move back to the past times , and retrieve the Infinity Stones from before they were destroyed . While the"rules " ofAvengers : Endgame ’s time travelwere undefined and inconsistent , in narrative terms it allowed Marvel to revisit some of their most beloved movies . AsJoe Russo noted , " I think it ’s interesting after to go back and search at some of the Marvel films and view them through a different lens . "
retaliator : Endgamecontained homage to countless moments in the flick . But , by travel through clip and space , it revisited five specific films .
The Avengers (2012)
The Avengers crop out that there ’s one point in time when no less than three Infinity Stones were in New York simultaneously : 2012 , during the Battle of New York inThe Avengers . Loki had arrived on Earth wielding the Scepter that contained the Mind Stone , he ’d successfully learn the Tesseract to Stark Tower , and meanwhile , the Avengers learned the Time Stone was ( probably ) at theSanctum Sanctorum . Given they only had a finite amount of Pym Particles , the Avengers decide to travel back to 2012 and the tail - end of the Battle of New York . This allowed them a unique opportunity to observe , and even interact with , their retiring selves .
The Russo brother used this to splice together a couple of loose plot of ground threads from the MCU . They explained how Hydra acquired the Scepter but not the Tesseract ; the Avengers foolishly handed the verge over to S.H.I.E.L.D. federal agent , unaware that Rumlow and Sitwell were in reality Hydra . Alexander Pierce attempted to get his hand on Loki and the Tesseract as well , but his attitude provoked a confrontation with both Tony Stark and Thor . Presumably in the original timeline that come to an closing when the Hulk barged through the doors , and Pierce clear he was drastically outgunned if he tried to make a scene .
Meanwhile , Avengers : Endgamealso bring out thatthe Ancient Onewas indeed in New York , battle to protect the Sanctum Sanctorum from the invading Chitauri . pass on the Ancient One ’s habit of peer into the future , it ’s likely she already recognize the Avengers would flummox Loki , and so cut back herself to keeping good the mystic artifacts she was sworn to protect . Note that she had taken the Time Stone itself into engagement with her , though ; as demonstrated inDoctor Strange , she did n’t always do that , and presumably it meant she was willing to step up if she feel she was require .
Thor: The Dark World (2013)
Thor decided the best prison term to pick up the Aether was in 2013 , when it was briefly on Asgard duringThor : The Dark World . The Aether had been hidden by Thor ’s granddaddy Bor for millennia , until it was discover by Jane Foster during the Convergence . She was then taken to Asgard to be monitored , and Odin fleetly identify the parasitic force play that had infected her . But Thor knew that Jane was initially look at as nothing more than a curiosity , a mortal cleaning woman who had bumble upon something she should n’t have . Until the Dark Elves attack , the Asgardians had no estimation anyone was essay the power of the Aether , and so they did n’t even bother to protect Jane . It was the perfect second to find the Aether .
The Russos used this as an opportunity to explore Thor ’s grief . He had devolve to his doomed homeworld of Asgard , and - much to his shock - was given a last chance to speak to his female parent before her death . Frigga ’s demise is subtly redefined as the moment Thor began to mislay his elbow room , with the God of Thunder lack his female parent ’s wise counsel . Thor is standardised to his All - Father Odin in this regard ; Odin ’s immediate reaction after Frigga ’s dying was blind rage , and then he essentially consign himself to death so he could join her in the hereafter .
Time travel gives Thor the hazard to get word his mother ’s advice one last time . What ’s more , in a primal moment in his character spark , he finds that he is still able to muster up Mjolnir . Thor had blamed himself for Thanos ' triumph , wallow in self - pity , but Mjolnir still considered him worthy . This gave Thor the establishment he needed to become a hero once again .
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Nebula knew that Star - Lord had found the Power Stone on the planet Morag in 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy . The Temple of the Power Stone is usually submerged beneath Morag ’s acidulous oceans , but once every 300 years the tide lessen and the temple can be reached . Peter Quill had watch of the tabernacle , and though he did n’t truly do it what it contained , he determined to foray into it . This was the best minute to acquire the Power Stone , before it wound up in the possession of Ronan the Accuser and was subsequently put under maximum security system guard duty on Xandar .
Thanos was a background mien inGuardians of the Galaxy , but the Russos used this circumstance as an chance to incorporate the past version of Thanos into their plot . The Mad Titan learned that a future version of Nebula had traveled back in prison term , and resolved to bosom his destiny by follow the Avengers to the future .
Avengers: Infinity War (2014)
Avengers : Infinity Warrevealed thatthe Soul Stone had been secreted on the planet Vormirfor millenary . Nebula fuck this , having heard Gamora tell Thanos the Soul Stone ’s location ; as a result , when the Avengers arrived in 2014 they split up , with Hawkeye and Black Widow head to Vormir . Unfortunately , Nebula had been incognizant of the monetary value that needs to be paid for obtain the Soul Stone . Anyone who seeks the Soul Stone must choose to sacrifice the somebody they love most - " a soul for a mortal . " Ironically , that very rule typically means only sociopaths seek to win the Soul Stone , and their love is never a sufficient forfeiture . Thanos was an exception , because of his love for Gamora ; Hawkeye and Black Widow realise that one of them had to kick the bucket as well .
The Russos used this moment to shine a Christ Within on the human relationship between Hawkeye and Black Widow , accent just how much the two meant to one another . Natasha had been brought up as an assassin , and by 1998 had appear on S.H.I.E.L.D. ’s radio detection and ranging in the bad potential way ; a recentofficial MCU timelinehas confirmed that this bechance in 1998 , when Black Widow was just 14 years old . Hawkeye was specify to kill her , but he made a different call , and the two or else became partners for class . Black Widow seems to have been the only S.H.I.E.L.D. PI ( other than Nick Fury ) to know about Hawkeye ’s crime syndicate , and Clint even named his boy Nathaniel after her . Of all the Avengers , these are the two who are the closest , and the two superintendent - undercover agent had to decide who should sacrifice themselves for the Soul Stone .
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Sort Of
A emplacement from one final film is revisited inAvengers : Endgame ; Hawkeye ’s household farm fromAvengers : Age of Ultron . It ’s image in a haunting basic sequence , in which Clint Barton - who has been under sign arrest since the events ofCaptain America : Civil War- is teaching his daughter some archery lessons . It ’s a beautiful kinsfolk moment , but it swiftly turns into tragedy when Clint ’s family turn into dust and ash as a result of the snap . The Russos play it off quite cleverly , with Hawkeye facing away at the critical moments and leave bewildered because his phratry seem to have literally just disappeared . It really does motor the revulsion of the snap home .
When the Avengers experiment with time travelling for the first sentence , Clint naturally military volunteer , and he returns to the farm at a mo when his sleep with ones were still alive . In narrative terms , it ’s a overbold way of establishing what ’s at wager over the course ofAvengers : Endgame ; the Avengers are press to save the life of half the living creatures in the existence , but that ’s unmanageable for viewers to rightfully feel in a visceral , emotional way , and it ’s much easy to personalise it . In the ending , when the snap is reverse and everything is done , Hawkeye gravel to return to his family .
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