Marvel Is Still Wasting One Of The MCU’s Strongest Avengers

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Captain Marvel is returning in The Marvels (2023), yet the MCU is still wasting one of the MCU’s strongest Avengers. Though the MCU’s Carol Danvers appeared for the first time in Captain Marvel (2019) as part of Phase 3, the character has been a superhero since the 1990s in the in-universe MCU timeline. Still, not much has been shown of Captain Marvel in the MCU yet, even though the character had a crucial role in the Infinity Saga.
Had it not been for Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings' and Ms. Marvel’s post-credits scenes, Captain Marvel would have missed the entirety of the MCU’s Phase 4. With so many new Marvel characters joining the MCU, it makes sense for established Avengers to appear less, especially after Avengers: Endgame. That being said, despite being more experienced than most of the Avengers, Captain Marvel as a character is still a relatively new addition to the MCU.
Avengers: Endgame Barely Delivered On Infinity War’s Captain Marvel Promise

Avengers: Infinity War’s post-credits scene teased Captain Marvel as the big new Marvel character that could level the playing field for the Avengers in the next film. With most of the Avengers gone following Thanos’ snap, Infinity War’s post-credit scene set up Captain Marvel to be the character that would give the surviving Avengers a chance to defeat Thanos. If Captain Marvel was Nick Fury’s last resource for a crisis situation on that level, then there was no question of how important the first Avenger would be to the MCU. Still, Captain Marvel was a prequel, meaning Danvers would only interact with the Avengers in Endgame.