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Some substitute ending that were planned for project in theMarvel Cinematic Universewould have deepen the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe of Marvel Studios ' ever - growing franchise forever . Over the last 16 years , Marvel Studios has created the most successful , expansive and entertaining superhero dealership in history , deliver over 40 project traverse film , TV and animation , and adapting dozens of complex and vivacious superheroes and villains into live - action . produce so much content means that , often , narration do n’t stop up the way they were in the beginning be after , which means thatalmost every MCU undertaking has alternating endings that would have view these escapade go very otherwise .

Currently release projects in theMCU ’s Phase 5 , Marvel Studios has work some of Marvel Comics ' biggest and most shocking storylines into live - action , flesh out the cosmos of the MCU with brilliant characters such as Tony Stark ’s Iron Man , Steve Rogers ' Captain America and Natasha Romanoff ’s Black Widow . Unfortunately , these graphic symbol , among many others , have already explored the endings of their stories , but some of the MCU ’s most - extreme substitute termination could have interpolate these moments drastically . As well as fetch back long - dead zep , the MCU ’s alternating close could have had a major impact on next tale and major villain wrench .

Since the first of the MCU with 2008 ’s Iron Man , Marvel Studios has undergo some monolithic changes , and the studio always proceed to grow .

Thor, Captain America and Iron Man at different moments in the MCU’s history

10The Marvels’ Alternate Ending Would Have Killed Captain Marvel

The Marvels (2023)

Marvel Studios ' most late feature film , The Marvels , contribute together Carol Danvers , Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan , in an heroic battle against the Kree villain Dar - Benn , who essay to exact the Quantum Bands . After completing her finish , Dar - Benn was destroyed by king of the Quantum Bands . In analternate cease forThe Marvels , however , not only was Dar - Benn destroyed by the Quantum Bands , but Captain Marvel herself was also killed during their conflict . Brie Larson ’s future tense as Captain Marvel is presently unclear , but it ’s potential she could still generate to the MCU as she thankfully did n’t decease inThe Marvels .

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9Avengers: Age Of Ultron Almost Debuted Captain Marvel 4 Years Early

Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)

At the end ofAvengers : Age of Ultron , Tony Stark ’s Iron Man appear to retire from the Avengers , while Captain America and Black Widow inclose a young line - up to the MCU . This new squad of Avengers included Sam Wilson ’s Falcon , Wanda Maximoff ’s Scarlet Witch , the Vision and James " Rhodey " Rhodes ' War Machine . However , in an alternate ending , Avengers : Age of Ultron’snew Avengersalso admit none other than Carol Danvers ' Captain Marvel . This scene was changed as Marvel Studios ' Kevin Feige did n’t require to airily innovate Captain Marvel , and it would be another four years before she made her debut .

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8Black Widow’s Alternate Ending Gave Natasha Romanoff A More Emotional Farewell

Black Widow (2021)

Black Widow , Scarlett Johansson ’s first solo MCU movie as Natasha Romanoff , received critique for not turn over deep enough into Romanoff ’s story and character . This could have been solve had she been given a more excited commit - off inBlack Widow’salternate ending . In the theatrical cold shoulder , Romanoff left to aid her fellow fleeting Avengers , but inBlack Widow’sunused conclusion , Romanoff travel back to her childhood home in Ohio . There , she saw shaver work as the Avengers , and was met by a child act as her , proving to her how much impact she has had on the world of the MCU .

7Captain America: The First Avenger’s Alternate Ending Was Too Expensive For The MCU

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

Captain America : The First Avengeralways finish with Steve Rogers crashing the HYDRA planer in the 1940s and waking up in the present day , but his terminal conflict against the Red Skull almost went very differently . In an alternate ending for Chris Evans ' MCU debut as Steve Rogers ' Captain America , Rogers fought a giant HYDRA robot , but this moment was tailor for being too clip - consuming and expensive . This was perhaps for the best , ashaving Captain America fight back a golem would have strippedThe First Avengerof its more personal texture and ideological battlebetween Rogers and the Red Skull .

6Loki Season 2 Almost Didn’t End With Loki’s Sacrifice

Loki Season 2 (2023)

2023’sLokiseason 2 ended with Tom Hiddleston ’s former villain becoming a off-white fide Hero of Alexandria in the MCU , play together the uncounted outgrowth of the multiverse and resigning himself to an timelessness of watching over them . This was an worked up bit of ritual killing , but it almost hold up very other than , asLokiseason 2 ’s original endinghad Loki fix the TVA ’s Temporal Loom instead of destroying it and taking its place . While this would have meant that Loki could continue to ship on adventures with his TVA family , this end would have strippedLokiseason 2 of its deeper emotional shock .

5Doctor Strange Nearly Became Darker At The End Of Multiverse Of Madness

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’alternate endingsimply was n’t possible as the release schedule for the MCU ’s Phase 4 was change in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic . Originally , Multiverse of Madnesswas signify to release beforeSpider - Man : No Way Home , which would ’ve made its original closing of Doctor Strange being replaced by his Sinister Strange variant more impactful , andthis would have made sentiency of Strange ’s botched trance and Strange ’s more villainous demeanor inNo Way Home . However , this became inconceivable after the projects switched places , as Strange had n’t journeyed through the multiverse beforeNo Way Home .

Having Doctor Strange be replaced by Sinister Strange at the end ofMultiverse of Madnesswould have also explained Strange ’s deep third heart , but this instead went without explanation .

4Captain America: Civil War Almost Reunited The Avengers

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

Captain America : Civil Warfeatured the Avengers ' first major loss , as the team was divided observe Bucky Barnes ' frame by Zemo , and the reveal that the Winter Soldier had kill Tony Stark ’s parents in 1991 . While the theatrical cutting terminate with the Avengers team break up , Captain America : Civil War’salternate endingwould have see the Avengers reunify to face off against an regular army of Winter Soldiers in Siberia . This would have drastically modify Phase 3 , asthe Avengers would have represent a joined front against Thanos inInfinity War , but the more subdued and intense ending was perhaps favourable .

3Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Had A More Impactful Alternate Ending

Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania (2023)

2Thor: The Dark World’s Alternate Ending Was Better Than What We Got

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

Even after the release of late dissentious projects , 2013’sThor : The Dark Worldis still considered as one of the MCU ’s sapless link , due in part to its rushed and unsatisfactory closing . The Dark World’sending saw Loki sham the can of Asgard after somehow resurrecting himself , and Thor and Jane Foster reunify on Earth . However , The Dark World’salternate endingwas more impactful , asThor and Jane would have broken up , with Jane returning to her scientific discipline , and Thor assuming the crapper of Asgard while Loki rest dead . This would have had huge repercussions forThor : Ragnarok​​​​​​​ and beyond.​​​​​​​

Tom Hiddleston ’s trickster god wangle his dying multiple time in the MCU , but Loki could n’t stop screw death , even if he want to .

1Tony Stark Almost Survived The Events Of Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Perhaps the most transformative alternate ending in the story of the MCU would have figure Robert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Stark survive the events ofAvengers : Endgame . In the theatrical gash , Stark use the Infinity Stones and sacrifices his lifetime to eliminate Thanos ' United States Army , butEndgame’swriters discussed tolerate Tony Stark to make it . It ’s undecipherable how this would have happen with the Avengers still succeeding , or what write up Downey Jr. would have embarked on as Iron Man in the Multiverse Saga , but keeping Iron Man alive in Phase 3 would have in earnest altered the current narratives of theMarvel Cinematic Universe​​​​​​​.

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