Someone asked me a couple threads ago to try to rewrite Endgame without the time travel bullshit, so here's a cringey fanfic that I would've actually paid to see if they went through with it or anything close to it:
>beginning of the film is alright, have Thor kill off Thanos after Thanos thinks he's done >Ant-man returns from the Quantum dimension, after having been given inspiration for the new plan >the new plan is in the future, not the past (it's explained that they can't change the past) >Ant-man forsees that there will be seven new heroes that will rise up and restore the damage that Thanos has done, but only if they act on finding them >these seven new heroes will each create a stone that will forge into a new gauntlet that will bring back the snapped avengers and stop Thanos for good
>creating 7 new characters creates new fresh IP for Marvel and Disney to use >it also makes for new characters for people to discuss, write fanfiction about, etc. >the characters are young so that it has an audience relation to kids that are new to Marvel, as well as Marvel has something to compete with DC Girls (the 7 = 4 boys and 3 girls) >creating new stones and a new gauntlet provides for more movie merch for Marvel and Disney to sell
>back to film >the remaining avengers each split up to find the seven kids from across the world >they all have their reasons for wanting to join or not join, and while some of the avengers help out the kids, some of the kids end up helping out the avengers with their personal problems There's a shitton of ways they could go about this to give the movie filler, depending on how they want to write the 7 new characters.
>they all meet at the battlefield because that was the place where Ant-man saw the glimpse of it all happen >a new gauntlet was forged to put the stones in >there is arguing over who gets to wear the gauntlet, but eventually the kids are finally able to create the stones together >they put each stone on the new gauntlet, 4 for each knuckle and three in the middle in a triangle pattern >uh oh they don't have powers anymore, all their newly discovered powers were sacrificed in making the new stones >the same thing as Endgame happens, when they bring back all the old heroes Thanos gets brought back too >avengers try to fight Thanos but aren't any better than they were last time, except the kids are able to bring them back to keep fighting >Thanos realizes this is a stalemate unless he stops the kids >the kids keep passing the 7 gauntlet to each other, trying to keep it away from Thanos as they hope that one of the avengers is able to land a finishing blow on him, all while reviving ones that he destroys >some of the kids try to converse with him, questioning his motives and purpose since they weren't a part of Inifity Wars, some even taunting him >ultimately, Thanos is able to grab one of the kids that has it, tossing the kid crudely aside >Thanos gets a hold of both gauntlets >he goes for the double snap, thinking he's truly won again
>the 7 gauntlet does not snap >instead, it starts moving on its own against his will >the 7 gauntlet does your typical three stooges gags, bopping him on the head, punching him in the face, poking him in the eyes, etc. >up until the 7 gauntlet takes a grip on his neck, and sparks to the Infinity gauntlet to do the same >Thanos begins choking himself with both hands, leaving himself helpless >one of the kids walks up to him and draws their weapon of choice, the other six walking up with him >"You will undo what you've done or it will take your life for all the lives that you've tried to take from us." >writing choice of either Thanos redemption, escaping, or permadeath (whatever fits best for a sequel b8 or story closure) >the stones of the 7 gauntlet break, the kids get their powers back >they are heralded as heroes, and at this point any loose ends they want to tie up with the original cast they can
Would've been a lot better than what we got imo, and manchildren would either get excited over the new characters or realize the underlying passing of the torch message underneath and try to have kids of their own. Parents would like it because now their kids have new heroes to enjoy for themselves.
>>Ant-man returns from the Quantum dimension, after having been given inspiration for the new plan >>the new plan is in the future
In the year 2099!
Nolan Bell
gay
Elijah Barnes
Thanos btfos her with the power gem and then she's done for the battle Also Scarlet Witch and Steve almost solo Thanos too so if you're going to get triggered you might as well complain about that too
Asher Gutierrez
does this mean there's no thanos anally raping captain marvel scene?
Josiah Rodriguez
More like Brie pegging Thanos
Bentley Walker
But you can make for new opportunities to breathe life into the MCU instead of letting it stagnate, but what do I know? I'm not making billions of dollars off of soulless fanboys, so you may be right.
Grayson Campbell
My idea: Thanos dies or something. Black widow gets bred by every white character in the mcu to repopulate the earth. Special cameo by my penis.
Carson Young
I'm almost certain there's a video like than on Pornhub that already exists.
Jonathan Reyes
sure, there is benefit to new characters, but having seven literal children in the movie? idk, kid actors suck
Juan Davis
The Thanos they fight at the end should be the same one from Infinity War. Thanos shouldn't die, they manage to destroy the stones or something so he can't try to genocide half of the universe anymore.
Jaxon Morris
I also like this, seeing him die twice felt really stupid.
Jack Foster
do kid actresses suck? :3
Zachary Long
agreed, originally i'd thought that thanos would only fake his death on titan 2 thanks to the reality stone. i don't know if that makes sense character motivation-wise, but at least it would have kept him alive until the end
Tyler Hill
They must in order to be actresses.
Christopher Lopez
This finger snapping thing is a great example of the memefication of source material. An iconic moment demonstrating Thanos's irreverence at death becomes something you have to do every time you want to use the gauntlet. It's like how the Hobbit movies made Gandalf's super power his ability to slam his staff down on things.
Brody Wright
The snap is just a way to trigger the powers, you can do it however you want.
Anthony Flores
is that spiderman in the middle of the women, or just another women I don't know about
Jacob Wood
She's Spider-girl.
Jackson Thompson
This is Marvel's issue. They fucking forced themselves into a corner by rushing the Infinity Gauntlet storyline. The Gauntlet and Thanos used to be stupidly powerful as to show the hopelessness of the situation. Now, They have to put limitations on it since the hereos obviously can't do anything against Thanos without the limitation. It's fucking horrible.
