Conceptual artwork showing Thanos single-handedly breaking Cap's shield, but unfortunately not used by Marvel in the release of Endgame

The audience has been able to admire the terrible power of Thanos right from the first minutes of Infinity War, but to not hand crush the Vibranium shield is not easy at all.

Avengers: Endgame is currently the highest-grossing film in the world, also the most successful work Marvel Studios has produced in over a decade of operation. Considered to be the biggest crossover event in the MCU to date, Endgame has brought many spectacular moments, spectacular matches and no less humorous.

One of the most impressive scenes in Endgame is when Captain America suddenly lifts the Mjolnir hammer, saving Thor narrowly and sololy with Thanos. However, the joy was short-lived, after being suddenly defeated, the crazy Titan gradually regained his posture and defeated Steve Rogers. His typical Vibranium shield was also slashed, deformed, missing nearly half.

In the official release, Thanos slashed Vibranium's shield to disfigurement after being overwhelmed by Cap for the first few seconds.

Recently, Ryan Meinerding, Director of Image Division at Marvel Studios, has revealed a conceptual drawing of this detail, but it is a little different from the release: instead of slashing, Thanos only needs one hit. Captain America's solid shield. No more chipping, this shield was literally shattered by the mighty power of the Titan. It is known that this is not a draft for fun, but one of the scenarios that Marvel considered to put on the film, but ultimately was not selected.

Conceptual artwork showing Thanos single-handedly breaking Cap's shield, but unfortunately not used by Marvel in the release of Endgame Picture 1

In a draft scenario, Thanos 1 hit the heart and caused Vibranium's shield to burst.

Conceptual artwork showing Thanos single-handedly breaking Cap's shield, but unfortunately not used by Marvel in the release of Endgame Picture 2

Close-up of Thanos' powerful punch, it can even affect Cap's chest directly.

However, in a parallel universe, if this detail is used in the official release, then perhaps nothing too ridiculous at all (like in the comic version). The power of Thanos was shown right from the very first seconds of Infinity War, when he was able to slowly `` kill '' the Hulk without the help of infinity stones. It was true that at that time, Thanos owned the Power Stone, but the Marvel Studios screenwriter team confirmed that he never used it to solo with the Hulk.

In the final battle of Endgame, when confronted with Iron Man, Thor and Captain America, Thanos never owned any stone. He even travels in time, going from 2014 to 2023 to steal the glove with all 6 stones that Tony Stark has created with Hulk and Rocket. Yet Thanos can still weigh 3, punch Iron Man unconscious, almost kill Thor, and defeat Steve Rogers after a few seconds overwhelmed. So, if you break the detail of the Vibranium shield as the picture above will magnify Thanos' terrible power, it can also easily fool the audience that the Avengers is about to arrive.

However, according to Ryan, this draft script will somewhat lose the meaning of the scene of Captain America at that time. The Vibranium shield was given to him by Tony Stark after the two of them 'rebelled' in Civil War, and it also symbolized Cap's will to fight. As long as the shield is still there is hope. That's why in the official release, after being half-shielded by Thanos, Cap still tries to stand up and be ready to 'dry blood' with the enemy, even if he has to sacrifice his life. mine. Fortunately, Doctor Strange and Wong later used magic to bring the entire Avengers to rescue and defeat Thanos. That is the meaning of the hope that the Vibranium shield brings.

Conceptual artwork showing Thanos single-handedly breaking Cap's shield, but unfortunately not used by Marvel in the release of Endgame Picture 3

Another idea of Thanos' shield, it seems Cap is even more than the idea above.

Now that Captain America has officially retired, withdrawing from the MCU, this shield is given back to Sam Wilson, and will be officially back in The Falcon and The Winter Soldier series on Disney + in phase 4. However, Due to the complicated development of the Covid-19 pandemic, all Marvel Studios projects had to be suspended. Even Black Widow, which has already released three trailers and is ready to premiere on April 30, has been delayed and has yet to set a new release date.

According to ScreenRant