#i can't remember if i've alreadly made a post like this

[staying-elive]

Really weird to think about how Marvel keeps whining about mourning the loss of their original line-up, when blatantly neglecting their next most senior member in terms of actual Avengers team cred and actor longevity... yes, I'm talking about Sam. (of course I am lol)

Look here...

Tony, Steve, Nat, Maria = all dead

Clint, Bruce (not pictured), Thor = retired maybe? but no word on future appearances. Certainly no solo work on the slate. Passing the mantle?

Vision = dead. Wanda = evil and dead (lol), but complicated.

Rhodey stupidly got turned into a Skrull and while yes, he does have a movie coming, he's not heading it as a title hero. (Armor Wars)

Which leaves Sam. Captain America, thank you.

I just can't fathom (at least in-universe wise) why Marvel hasn't invested in building Sam up as part of a new Big Three.

The OG Big Three had a Science Guy, a Moral Compass Guy, and a Cosmic Guy.

Sam clearly fulfills the Moral Compass quota.

Science could've been Shuri and/or Scott

Cosmic could've been Carol

or could switch Cosmic for Mystic and have Doctor Strange handle that corner.

And that would've been the trifecta anchoring the new Phases. Add new characters like Shang Chi and Ms Marvel and Monica in around these core characters as needed and build from there, but anchor the new Saga with repeated (and timely!) check-ins with the core.

And Sam's the last (almost OG) active Avenger.

It's just crazy that he won't have been seen since 2021 to 2024. With nary a canonical film reference, by name, as Captain America.

#i can't remember if i've alreadly made a post like this #probably have or similar #i definitely wrote a long whiny youtube comment somewhere along these lines #sam wilson #captain america sam wilson #the avengers #mcu phase 4 #mcu phase 5 #mcu critical #i guess #man i don't even know where stuff like the eternals and thunderbolts fits in #and TB is Cap adjacent #captain america #mcu meta #is this meta?