We knew that the MCU was heading in the direction of a finale in Avengers: Secret Wars lengthy earlier than Marvel confirmed the movie’s title. We had been already within the multiverse; that a lot was clear. Secret Wars was the one solution to reconcile the unfastened ends and shut the saga.
As soon as Marvel introduced Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, alongside the titles of many Part 5 and 6 initiatives, we additionally realized that we had been within the Multiverse Saga.
Due to this fact, every little thing that’s occurring proper now within the MCU, the nice and unhealthy, will result in Secret Wars. Even the extremely unhealthy Secret Invasion is a part of the story. And I’m positive Kang will nonetheless be the overarching villain regardless of which actor finally ends up enjoying the character.
With that in thoughts, a report claiming that Spider-Man 4, Deadpool 3, Shang-Chi 2, and Incredible 4 will arrange Avengers: Secret Wars shouldn’t be stunning both. In fact that’s what’s occurring. However I’ll clarify why that’s thrilling nonetheless. Some spoilers may observe beneath.
Avengers plot holes
Whereas all of the occasions between Endgame and Secret Wars will arrange the latter, there’s an enormous downside with the MCU proper now. Nicely, we now have a number of points, come to consider it. The standard of a number of the Part 4 and 5 initiatives and the particular results are a few of them. However the large difficulty considerations the Avengers or fairly the dearth of the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
Marvel has been going out of its solution to keep away from bringing the Avengers up in these tales. To make us wish to see these MCU films and get to Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars with out giving us Avengers interactions. That’s not how issues work in these universes, and I’m speaking about each actual life and the MCU actuality.
The Avengers are so large you may’t have them go lacking in motion solely to elucidate exterior of the flicks and TV reveals that the Avengers group doesn’t exist after Endgame. It’s why I saved saying all through Part 4 that the Avengers are an enormous plot gap of the MCU after Endgame.
As a lot as Marvel needs to repeat the Infinity Battle–Endgame success with Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars, it’s failing to supply the important thing connective tissue. That’s the involvement of Avengers or Avengers-related occasions. You don’t must have all Avengers in the identical story to supply that context.
The Avengers had been a novelty through the Infinity Saga. We solely began anticipating the Easter eggs, the cameos, and the credit scene teasers alongside the best way. And so they all helped advance the story. Marvel wanted fewer titles to get to the purpose, too. In any case, there was no Disney Plus on the time.
The Avengers had been additionally new to the MCU world, a universe that began to understand the potential of super-powered people.
However now their presence is predicted. Each the followers require it, and the MCU universe. Ms. Marvel is an effective instance of that, by the best way. She-Hulk too. The Avengers are vastly necessary for the world. And vastly absent.
You’d assume that entry to streaming would let Marvel dive deeper into the story than ever, together with exploring ties to the Avengers. However that’s hardly what’s been occurring right here.
We’ve hardly ever seen Avengers attempt to intervene. At most, they staff up, and it’s only some of them at a time.
One instance can be Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity, the place we’ve had a couple of Avenger concerned. And certainly one of them was the villain. Then there’s Spider-Man: No Manner Dwelling, which featured a few them, although one was tied down for more often than not.
Pairing Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) and Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) in Hawkeye is one other instance. Then we now have Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
The Marvels is the newest crossover, which options Carol Danvers (Brie Larson), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani). Apparently, The Marvels can also be one MCU challenge that will get us nearer to Secret Wars. Identical to No Manner Dwelling and Multiverse of Insanity, whereas I’m at it.
However for essentially the most half, the MCU has been telling standalone tales within the Multiverse Saga. We obtained to see superheroes in motion on Earth or different galaxy locations, which is nice, after all. The Avengers can’t be collectively on a regular basis.
Marvel went out of its solution to faux the occasions we had been watching didn’t occur in a world the place a number of the remaining Avengers can be obtainable to intervene. And it stopped itself from offering extra significant hyperlinks between the Multiverse Saga tales made to date.
The highway to Secret Wars
That’s why a rumor saying that Spider-Man 4, Deadpool 3, Shang-Chi 2, and Incredible 4 will arrange Secret Wars is thrilling.
However the report from insider Daniel Richtman implies we’re going to get a extra cohesive story. We’ll begin seeing the hyperlinks between the assorted films and reveals and the endgame, which is Secret Wars. It’s not assured, after all, as that is simply one other rumor.
Once more, this doesn’t imply that includes beloved Avengers cameos only for the sake of it. Nonetheless, Marvel tried to deliver up Avengers whereas advertising The Marvels through the actors’ strike. That was virtually proof that Marvel hasn’t dealt with the Multiverse Saga properly to date. Marvel felt it needed to resort to Endgame nostalgia to promote tickets. There was little natural curiosity in The Marvels, though the actors’ strike didn’t assist.
I’d argue that The Marvels is likely one of the most necessary MCU titles to date in the case of organising Secret Wars. We’ve seen the incursions teased in Multiverse of Insanity beginning to occur. We’ve seen that large X-Males cameo that virtually confirms the mutants are coming to the MCU. All of it occurred throughout a credit scene, and it’s a part of the connective tissue lacking to date.
There’s additionally Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and Loki, that are key occasions for the Multiverse Saga. And Peter Parker (Tom Holland) has already explored the multiverse in No Manner Dwelling.
Loki, by the best way, is above all else. It’s a must-watch to know what’s occurring within the MCU proper now.
Deadpool 3 ought to additional advance the multiverse story, with rumors saying it’ll clarify how the TVA is recruiting a superhero military to struggle Kang. Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) will likely be on that staff.
As for Spider-Man 4, Shang-Chi 2, and Incredible 4, there haven’t been many leaks but. Nonetheless, Spider-Man 4 will likely be a smooth reboot. Let’s keep in mind the world forgot who Spider-Man is. The Avengers must meet him once more and recruit him as soon as extra.
All that’s to say that I’m nonetheless enthusiastic about what the MCU could possibly be whereas we strategy Secret Wars, regardless of the state of the MCU since Endgame. However for that to occur, we want extra fascinating connections between the tales and characters.
We want these future Avengers to satisfy and work together earlier than The Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars occur. And above all, we have to see the overarching villain at play extra. Greater than we noticed Thanos (Josh Brolin) within the Infinity Saga earlier than Infinity Battle premiered.
