Avengers: Endgame
Marvel Studios wrapped up Tony Stark ’s news report in a satisfying style inAvengers : Endgame , except for one cardinal plot line they forgot to resolve - Bucky killed his parents . It was revealed inCaptain America : Civil Warthat Howard and Maria Stark did n’t give-up the ghost from an fortuity , as Tony originally though . alternatively , they were remove by the HYDRA - brainwashed Winter Soldier . This in effect created a wedge between the genius , billionaire and Steve Rogers , who apparently bang all about it but decide to keep it as a arcanum .
After their devastating loss toThanosinAvengers : Infinity War , the remain heroes go on their separate direction , with Tony ascertain out on his superhero lance and focus on living a placid family life with Pepper Potts and girl Morgan . He had to come out of retreat , however , when the possible action of bringing back those who perished in Thanos snap came via a time heist . away from collecting all six Infinity Stones from different points in time , the delegation also give Tony the chance to see his don again . This finally gave him the closure he seriously needed to let go of his grudge toward him . However , it does n’t fully resolve thedeath of Howard and Maria Stark , but that ’s not exactly the case .
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Tony made up with Steve prior to the fourth dimension heist , admitting that resentment is vitriolic . They did n’t delve into the item of their rupture but had a reciprocal apprehension of putting everything behind them and focusing on the task at hand . However , while Tony did make amends with Steve , he was n’t able to do so with Bucky . In fact , they did n’t even get to have any interaction beforeIron Man ’s expiry . Marvel could argue that , between decide to let go of his guilt and have the opportunity to see his dada again , Tony should be enough to resolve this , but it ’s not enough . Tony ’s anger towards Bucky was mostly root in him murdering his Mom - something thatEndgamedidn’t address at all since Tony only saw Howard , not Maria .
Marvel Studios could ’ve easily resolved this topic inEndgame’s3 - hour runtime . Similar to how the reunification betweenPeter Parker / Spider - Man and Iron Manplayed out , Endgamecould’ve featured a brief encounter between Tony and Bucky . Perhaps Iron Man could ’ve come to the Winter Soldier ’s rescue , with the two sharing a knowing nod that makes clear Bucky is forgiven prior to Tony ’s death . It did n’t require to be a drawn - out fundamental interaction like Tony and Cap ’s reconciliation , but just a moment of validation that there ’s no more spoilt origin between them .
While Marvel Studios miss the opportunity for a short exchange between Tony and Bucky to explicitly show that they ’ve made peace with their surly story inAvengers : Endgame , that does n’t mean that the latter can no longer make redress . give , the Winter Soldier was brainwash , but he can still make it up to those he terrorized while operating as a HYDRA agent . As he ’s slow run back to his former self , teaming up with Sam as the new Captain America inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier , Bucky can do a lot of good moving forrader . However , he can also specifically make amends to Tony by pay it forward with his remaining class members . If Marvel Studios decides to involve Morgan Stark in the MCU ’s future , perhaps she and Bucky can have an coming upon where they can talk about Tony and his parent .
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