What If…?
Warning ! This station turn back SPOILERS for Marvel ’s What If … ? time of year 2 , instalment 9
Summary
TheMCUmultiverse has provided strong evidence that another Avenger could have endure Iron Man’sEndgamesnap . As seen inMarvel ’s What If … ?season 2 finale , the Infinity Stones are instrumental in preventing a major multiversal crisis . However , the one who maintain them exist with no consequences compare to Bruce Banner ’s Hulk who was injured after using the Stones , or more significantly , Iron Man who gave his sprightliness inAvengers : Endgame .
InAvengers : Endgame , Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes successfully collect the Infinity Stones in the yesteryear to bring back those they ’d recede in the present . However , they were immediately attacked by Thanos who sought to use the Stones to restart the whole of reality from the reason up . By the end of the major battle , Iron Man gave his life using the Infinity Stones to erase the unhinged Titan and his forces , and it was confirmed by Doctor Strange that it was the only way the day could be saved . However , What If … ?‘sCaptain Cartersuggestsanother MCU hero could have wielded the Stonesas well .
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Captain Carter Can Wield The Infinity Stones
Used Against Strange Supreme
While campaign Strange Supreme inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s finale episode , Captain Peggy Carter even the betting odds by exert the Infinity Stones used by Infinite Ultron and Erik Killmonger in the previous season ’s finale . Integrating Killmonger ’s armor and the Stones into her own suit , it follows that the armor offered the same amount of protective covering as the standard Infinity Gauntlet or Tony Stark ’s nano - gauntlet . However , the challenging part come at the end of the showdown after Strange uses his dark legerdemain to knock the Stones from Carter ’s clasp .
Thanks toKahhoriwho was fighting foreign alongside Captain Carter , the Tesseract - power warrior expend her powers to pass the Stones to Peggy . Carter then grabs all the Infinity Stones in one fist before punching the corruptive demon possessing Strange in his sorrow over his missed world , temporarily knocking the creature out of the wizard . However , Peggy suffers no injuries nor critical damage despite this incredible feat with some of the most powerful artillery in the MCU multiverse . As such , it seems as though Carter must have been protected by the Super Soldier serum , even if her armour was still providing some level of protection .
Why Didn’t Captain America Defeat Thanos In Endgame?
Iron Man Truly Was The Only One
Using Captain Carter ’s impressive feat as the base for evidence , one has to wonder ifSteve Carl Rogers ' Captain Americacould have survived the snap that wipe out Iron Man inAvengers : Endgame . If Peggy was able-bodied to hold up with no damage , it follows that Rogers would also have been fine due to their shared status as Super Soldiers .
However , it stands to ground that Doctor Strange was still right in that Iron Man wielding the Stones was the only path to victory . After all , Tony Stark was the only one with the nano - tech that allowed him to take and wield the Stones before Thanos realized he ’d taken them . As such , it was on the face of it more a subject of time and condition as counterbalance to ability , despite the fresh grounds allow for byWhat If … ?and Captain Carter .
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