Infinity War Most important players/ characters in Infinity War

Everyone should be involved to a degree but with the exception of maybe one or two other characters, the main key players should be the original 6 Avengers plus Star-Lord.

Oddly, I only came to this conclusion very recently, after the A2 trailer and Civil War announcement. One of my biggest beefs with the MCU setup is how disassembled the Avengers seem. It feels like there's no team outside of a marketing standpoint, as if they're just a few people who banded together on a few occasions out of temporary common interests and nothing else. First film they argue till the near end, then go their separate ways. Second film there will be tension within the group and the team will apparently fall apart. Third film (Cap 3) they're at war with each other. Fourth and fifth films, they have to re-learn how to work together.

I'm not asking for the team to be their default home like it's often in the comics. They can still be a response team, but it would be nice to feel like they share a stronger bond. Which A2 may as well have to a degree, but in order to not just reestablish it after Civil War but further emphasize it, things should come full circle and end with those 6 key players.

Plus when you look at the pillar characters the MCU's been built on, most of its foundation can be traced back to those particular characters. Every major event in the universe has involved one or more Avenger, Agents of SHIELD in its concept is entirely reactionary to the activities of one or more Avenger, every corner of the shown world (Earth-terrorism, SHIELD, other realms, space) has had connections to one or more Avenger. Star-Lord is by far the only non-Avenger to still count as a pillar IMO, since his perspective is our eyes through the cosmic parts of the world. Hawkeye might be the only exception to the rule due to how underused he's been, but Whedon is clearly working to change that.

Other than that, I can't see anyone else having "primary" status.

War Machine, Falcon, Fury and Mockingbird have been just supporting characters.

The other Guardians, though pivotal in their own way, still don't seem to be as essential as some of the other characters I brought up.

There's no mention of Adam Warlock as of yet, but I doubt he'll be used in Guardians 2 given all the subplots set up in the first film. Even then, I don't see him being such huge player in the game if he's introduced so late. It's more likely they'll tweak the comic story around and give Star-Lord a similar role to Warlock's, which is in line with their adaptation motto as of recently and would relate to the earlier statements I made about Star-Lord.

Some have suggested Drax, but I don't see that either. Aside from him not having the same appeal to the GA as practically every Avenger, he's also one of the less appealing characters in his own team - beaten by Star-Lord, Rocket and Groot. That's not to say he's a poor character, but he doesn't seem to have had the same impact on the GA as the latter 3 who all have numerous memes and quotable lines on the internet.

The Defenders...this one's obvious, given the premises for their shows is to explore the more grounded street-level side.

Strange is arguably as pivotal on paper as the big Avengers, but he still would have only one film appearance by then. Sure, he might be meant to replace Downey, but Downey is sticking around till at least 2019.

Same thing for Ant-Man, Captain Marvel and any Inhuman characters. Too little too late, don't see it happening. Pym may be a major Avenger in the comics, but he's in a completely different place in the MCU.

Black Panther is a tricky one, since he'll have two films by then and seems to be replacing Spidey's Civil War role, plus the recent rumors he'll debut in AoU first.

Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch & Vision are major well-known Avengers in the comics that are still debuting relatively early and can appear in multiple more films, so they also have a higher chance IMO.

So in the end, other than the 7 earlier characters I brought up I only see Black Panther, Vision, or the Twins being important characters.
 
If there's a chance that Adam Warlock isn't involved, then who should be the one to yield the Gauntlet and put everything back?
 
If there's a chance that Adam Warlock isn't involved, then who should be the one to yield the Gauntlet and put everything back?

The only one I can think of who's body could take the punishment is Thor (I wouldn't trust Hulk with it).
 
I think Cap or Thor. Thor more realistically but Cap would be symbolic
 
Basically the following,


First Tier


Iron ManCaptain America
Spider-Man
Starlord
Doctor Strange
Black Bolt
Ms. Marvel
Thor
Hulk


Second Tier

Black Panther
The Rest of The Inhumans
Luke Cage
Jessica Jones
Groot
Drax
Rocket Raccoon
Daredevil
Iron Fist


Will Probably Die or Be Dead


Black Widow
Hawkeye
Quicksilver
Scarlet Witch
Falcon
Bucky
War Machine
Nick Fury
Agent Coulson
 
Captain Marvel, without a doubt. She will be Earth's Mightiest Hero and cosmic adventurer. She will know of the threat that Thanos poses to Earth and warn the heroes and along with Thor, stand the greatest chance in stopping him.
 
I don't think Captain Marvel will actually know about Thanos. Well unless Captain Mar-Vell tells her about him before he dies or something.
 
I don't think Captain Marvel will actually know about Thanos. Well unless Captain Mar-Vell tells her about him before he dies or something.

She's the Avenger with ties to Earth and the cosmos. She gets her powers in space, so she could very well learn about Thanos and his plans. Since her movie is a lead-in to Infinity War 2, she will most likely be the one to unite the cosmic and earthbound heroes in one final epic showdown.
 
I kinda hope her movie is one of the Infinity Stone movies and in the end after she saves the world and manages to protect the Infinity Stone, Thanos literally comes out of nowhere beats he down into the dirt and leaves off the planet with the Stone. I've stated this before but I really think it'd be an awesome cliffhanger.
 
I kinda hope her movie is one of the Infinity Stone movies and in the end after she saves the world and manages to protect the Infinity Stone, Thanos literally comes out of nowhere beats he down into the dirt and leaves off the planet with the Stone. I've stated this before but I really think it'd be an awesome cliffhanger.

The superhero movie where the hero fails and loses to the villain doesn't make for a great superhero movie imo. I hope you mean she's just protecting the stone and doesn't get her powers from it, because that would suck.
 
No, she get's her powers from Captain Mar-Vell see my plot

Now this may be a stretch. But let's remember Captain Marv-El is a part of Carol Danvers origin...I think. Now, I believe Captain Marvel will have been on Earth for a while when the film opens. He'll have been dating Carol until a Kree Robot attacks. Marvel is trying to defend the planet and at some point Carol is caught in the crossfire. Marvel-El shield her with his body and her DNA is effected by his molcules being scattered onto her from the explosion.


Marvel dies but Danvers get's his powers. The Kree Robot has been destroyed also. I imagine this would be perfect means for Danvers to have a funny motage of her using her powers by accident it'd fit the light tone the Marvel films have had thus far. Eventually she is confronted by a Space Division of SHIELD dealing with intergalactic dangers. She is recruited and chooses the name Ms. Marvel.


It is his point that the Kree attacks again full force and Ms. Marvel helps SHIELD save the planet. After they defeat the Kree army I think this'd be perfect means to have Thanos come in as well. SHIELD will probably still have Loki's scepter and Thanos comes in beats the hell out of Ms. Marvel and takes the septer ripping the gem out and leaves the planet.



It end there and since this is before Infinity War Part 2 but after 1 I imagine Thanos would have gotten a gem that allows him to fly off the Planet in an epic style. This would lead directly into Infinity War Part 2.
 
No, she get's her powers from Captain Mar-Vell see my plot

Now this may be a stretch. But let's remember Captain Marv-El is a part of Carol Danvers origin...I think. Now, I believe Captain Marvel will have been on Earth for a while when the film opens. He'll have been dating Carol until a Kree Robot attacks. Marvel is trying to defend the planet and at some point Carol is caught in the crossfire. Marvel-El shield her with his body and her DNA is effected by his molcules being scattered onto her from the explosion.


Marvel dies but Danvers get's his powers. The Kree Robot has been destroyed also. I imagine this would be perfect means for Danvers to have a funny motage of her using her powers by accident it'd fit the light tone the Marvel films have had thus far. Eventually she is confronted by a Space Division of SHIELD dealing with intergalactic dangers. She is recruited and chooses the name Ms. Marvel.


It is his point that the Kree attacks again full force and Ms. Marvel helps SHIELD save the planet. After they defeat the Kree army I think this'd be perfect means to have Thanos come in as well. SHIELD will probably still have Loki's scepter and Thanos comes in beats the hell out of Ms. Marvel and takes the septer ripping the gem out and leaves the planet.



It end there and since this is before Infinity War Part 2 but after 1 I imagine Thanos would have gotten a gem that allows him to fly off the Planet in an epic style. This would lead directly into Infinity War Part 2.

Nice plot, but the name of the movie is Captain Marvel, not Ms. Marvel. She would have to take up the mantle of Captain Marvel in the movie. I also don't think it's such a great idea for the hero to lose, especially in her first solo movie.
 
Her superhero doesn't loose. She saves the Planet. But Thanos is just too strong in the end. She'll get her payback in Infinity War Part 2
 
Her superhero doesn't loose. She saves the Planet. But Thanos is just too strong in the end. She'll get her payback in Infinity War Part 2

If Thanos Beats her at the end, then he planned it all along. In other words, she lost. Besides, after beating her, he most likely would have destroyed the planet after defeating her. It would be better imo if Thanos beat her earlier in the film, then she fought and defeated the Kree, then went off to get help to defeat Thanos and the film ends.
 
I'm sure she will be important but not THE most important. They aren't gonna sideline the founding Avengers in what could be their last hurrah.
 
I don't know. It's hard to imagine what Black Widow or Hawkeye could do against cosmic based threats. I would expect Captain Marvel and Thor to be among the most important due to their powers and as cosmic heroes. The Guardians will also be very important because of their knowledge on Thanos. Cap will be very important do assembling the Earth heroes.
 
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Cap would be the perfect man to assemble all the Earth's heroes. He's such a respectable figure. Him or Spider-Man...infact be right back I just had an idea for the full IW Plot.
 
Spiderman won't be assembling anything. He's just a kid.
 
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I don't know. It's hard to imagine what Black Widow or Hawkeye could do against cosmic based threats.

Everyone can contribute something as long as the writing is smart. It's not going to be four hours of punching Thanos.
 
Everyone can contribute something as long as the writing is smart. It's not going to be four hours of punching Thanos.

It's true that the characters are as useful as the writers/script makes them out to be, but it has to fit within some frame of logic. BW taking on an army of Ultron bots with a pistol is already stretching the bounds of reality. I'm not saying her character or Hawkeye will be completely useless, but due to the very nature of the threat, the most important characters will be the leaders who assemble the various teams together, and the cosmic based heroes with the most power and know how to defeat Thanos.
 
In Infinity War Part 1 the biggest characters imo will be Doctor Strange, The Winter Soldier, Black Panther, Spiderman, Ant-Man and the Maximoff Twins. Other new Avengers like Vision and Falcon will appear as well, but those Seven will be the leads I would think.

In Part 2, it will be the original 6 Avengers + Star Lord + Captain Marvel + Medusa/Black Bolt. The other Guardians will appear, but Star Lord will be the one front and centre of course. The other Inhumans will make an appearance (even though their film has been moved post IW it will be a plot hole if they don't appear), but only Black Bolt and Medusa will be placed front and centre, and will only appear towards the end.

IW P2 will pretty much bring every character that's still alive to the fight. Avengers, New Avengers, GotG, Inhumans, Defenders, Asgardians, certain villains, SHIELD Agents - all will have at least a cameo fighting against Thanos.
 
Why would it be a "plot hole" if the Inhumans were not in Infinity War? Even if they were gonna originally appear Marvel has more than enough time to rewrite the story.
 
Yea, I don't see the Inhumans showing up in IW2. I think this actually works out best in the end. Inhumans can start off with a blank slate in Phase 4, and the Infinity Wars movies don't have to spend valuable screen time introducing the Inhumans and their mythos.
 
Yea, I don't see the Inhumans showing up in IW2. I think this actually works out best in the end. Inhumans can start off with a blank slate in Phase 4, and the Infinity Wars movies don't have to spend valuable screen time introducing the Inhumans and their mythos.

Might need to watch AOS they are already being introduced to the MCU. Whether we get to see Blackbolt etc... is a different question. Although it might be answered next episode.
 
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I'm up to date on AOS. I don't expect either AOS' inhumans or the Inhumans (Black Bolt, Medusa, etc.) to be a part of IW.

For the former, I just think that there are already enough heroes to throw at Thanos without needing to call folks up from the TV show. Maybe Skye and one or two others cameo, but I can't see them getting a significant role.

For the latter, I don't think there's any way to properly introduce them and their mythos without somewhat sidetracking the IW movies. I think the first time we see Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal and co. will be in the Inhumans movie. (Or maybe a post-credit scene.)

I could be wrong, of course, but I just don't see the Inhumans having a presence in either IW movie.
 

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