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With the Infinity Saga finished , theMarvel Cinematic Universemissed the opportunity to resolvePhil Coulson ’s ( Clark Gregg ) last inThe Avengers . A fundamental eccentric in the MCU ’s Phase 1 , Coulson is the coarse denominator in the franchise ’s first few films which culminate in the 2012 Joss Whedon blockbuster . His existence better establish the universe ’s complect storytelling data formatting as he appeared in four MCU picture : dealing with Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jr. ) becoming Iron Man inIron ManandIron Man 2,Thor ’s ( Chris Hemsworth ) arrival on Earth from Asgard inThor , and Loki ’s ( Tom Hiddleston ) invasion of New York inThe Avengers .
While Coulson seem inCaptain Marvel , the report is determine in 1995 , pre - datingIron Manby 13 days ; in the MCUtimeline , Coulson ’s final big screen appearance is inThe Avengerswhere he was kill by Loki . However , ABC’sAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.revealed that Coulson was bring back to liveliness using the undertaking T.A.H.I.T.I. , and the series has focused on Coulson and his team of agents as they have battled Hydra , travel through metre and space , and fought against inhuman villains .
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Coulson has gone through a sight since his final MCU motion-picture show coming into court , and all the while , his Avenger ally remain in the dark about his survival from the events ofThe Avengers . Talks about whether or not Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes will ever determine out about this secret picked up steam as wonder soldAvengers : Endgameas the culmination of the Infinity Saga . Many hoped that Coulson ’s appearing inCaptain Marvelwas hint that he would be reunited with the ease of the team , but this was not the case . In fact , there was n’t even any mention of him or anyAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.characters inEndgame . As Marvel Studios now move away from Infinity Saga and transitions to Phase 4 , they already missed any beneficial opportunity to break up this promiscuous narrative .
With heroes like Iron Man , Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson),Captain America(Chris Evans ) no longer in the primary MCU universe of discourse , there ’s really no pressing need to settle Coulson ’s narration now . Because only three of the six original torpedo are still in the dealership , divulge that Coulson is still active would n’t have the same emotional effect , specially since he was specifically unaired to Tony and Steve Rogers - the S.H.I.E.L.D. operative played a big role in the former ’s origin story and he was personally a fan of the Captain America .
Gregg has floated the mind that someAvengers might have a go at it Coulson is alive , which is not outside the kingdom of possibility given Tony ’s resource and accession to information , and Maria Hill ( Colbie Smulders ) has interact with Coulson during season 1 ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Either Tony or Hill could ’ve made a passing remark about Coulson ’s fate , efficaciously address the unresolved plot thread , but what Marvel missed was an chance to fully reintegrate Coulson back into the MCU films .
In any typesetter’s case , former Marvel television set boss Jeph Loeb did tease that this promiscuous subplotwill be resolve in a surprising way , and since it has n’t materialize on the big screen and theMCUis already motivate forwards from the Infinity Saga , chances are that any Coulson / Avengers reunification will be address in the remain episode ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.Unfortunately , without the engagement of the characters who were really impact by Coulson ’s expiry , any resolution to this lingering narration thread just wo n’t be as emotionally satisfying as it could ’ve been had it play out on the big screen with the Avengers involved .
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