Captain America: Civil War
Summary
Even thoughCharlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio already repeat theirDefenders Sagaroles of Matt Murdock ’s Daredevil and Wilson Fisk ’s Kingpin , severally , in the MCU , and Jon Bernthal has been confirmed to be returning as Frank Castle ’s Punisher , many still doubt the idea of theDefenders Sagabeing MCU canon . While there has been no official commentary , however , integrating theDefenders Sagainto the Disney+ ’s MCU timeline implies that it is indeed canyon . contingent manifestly still need to be ironed out , and theDefenders Saga’splacement in the timelinehas raise some questions , particularly concerning other labor in the MCU .
Marvel Studios may have formally made The Defenders Saga canyon to the MCU , which brings many brainy Marvel characters into the MCU ’s timeline .
The Defenders Saga Takes Place Before Civil War In The MCU’s Timeline
integrate theDefenders Sagainto the MCU ’s timeline on Disney+ means that Marvel Studios ' Phase 2 and 3 slate has now change drastically . DaredevilandJessica Joneshave been placed afterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2andAvengers : Age of Ultron , setting them firmly in 2015.Luke Cage , Iron FistandThe Defendersfollow them being sandwich betweenAnt - ManandCaptain America : Civil War , whileThe Punishercomes later , immediately afterSpider - Man : Homecoming . The fact thatthe coreDefenders Sagashows take billet prior to 2016’sCivil War , however , have in mind that a major plot hole may have been make .
The MCU ’s timeline on Disney+ only takes the first time of year of theDefenders Saga’sprojects into account , asDaredevilseason 2 and 3,Jessica Jonesseasons 2 and 3,Luke Cageseason 2,Iron Fistseason 2 , andThe Punisherseason 2 take place later than the official timeline hint .
Captain America : Civil Warkicked off the MCU ’s Phase 3 with the implementation of the Sokovia Accords and Baron Zemo ’s framing of Bucky Barnes dividing the Avengers into two factions : Team Cap and Team Iron Man . fortuitously , Steve Rogers and Tony Stark learned the truth about Zemo ’s plan for Bucky , but the revelation that Bucky had killed Stark ’s parents during his clip as the Winter Soldier push the Avengers apart even further . WhileCivil Warmarked the end of the Avengers team , the film also introduce fresh hero to the MCU , but this could have need a very different roll .
Tony Stark Could Have Recruited A Defender For Team Iron Man
The fact that theDefenders Sagatakes home prior toCaptain America : Civil Warraises the interrogative sentence as to why none of the Defenders were enroll to join the fight . Tony Stark traveled to Queens and brought the youngPeter Parker , a.k.a . Spider - Man , into the fold , after having experience his friendly neighborhood heroics on YouTube , butvigilante hero such as Daredevil and Luke Cage were celebrities in their communities . This means they surely would have been much easier to track down , and would have potentially been more helpful in the battle against Team Cap .
When theDefenders Sagawas initially in development , there was speculation that the core heroes could cross over into Marvel Studios ' theatrical releasesafter debuting on Netflix . While this did finally materialise withCharlie Cox ’s Daredevil and Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Kingpin , it would have been cracking to see them come out in the MCU proper a flock rather , and potentially build substantial relationships with a wider compass of superheroes . bring in defender such as Daredevil , Luke Cage , Jessica Jones or Iron Fist intoCaptain America : Civil Warwould have done this utterly , so it ’s confusing why this did n’t actually occur .
Why Peter Parker Was The Perfect Recruit For Team Iron Man
While it might have been easy for Tony Stark to track down the gamy - visibility members of the Defenders and recruit them for his suit , there are exonerated reasons why he would rather have Spider - Man unite his team . Throughout Phase 3 , Robert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Stark was searching for something of a replacement to continue his bequest after he retired or died . Tom Holland ’s Spider - Man fit this role , as he was a young superhero with a hard will and a good tenderness . Iron Man ’s legacywould be safe in Parker ’s hands , which surely would have convinced Stark to become his wise man .
It ’s possible Stark was simply look for a unseasoned superhero to wise man , but it could be said that Spider - Man was perhaps easy for Stark to manipulate , whereas the guardian would have been hard to convert . Parker already face up to Stark , so it did n’t take much for Stark to get him to join his squad , even though Parker plain acknowledge he ’d be fighting some of the hard superheroes in the MCU . There ’s also the question whether the shielder would have side withIron Man inCaptain America : Civil War , specially since Matt Murdock and Jessica Jones valued their anonymity .
