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Why ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Final Scene Isn’t What It Seems

Ahead of Avengers: Endgame, there was a year’s worth of speculation about the ending for its key players.

Perhaps no character faced more theorizing about his fate than Captain America (Chris Evans), whom many believed would die — in part because Evans had been open about retiring from the role. Now audiences finally know the fate of Steve Rogers, but is it really what it seems?

At the end of Endgame, Steve Rogers volunteers to go back in time to return the Infinity Stones to where the Avengers stole them from earlier in the film. He’s supposed to return to 2023 after his mission is done, but he remains in the past to live his life with Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). They had been separated at the end of Captain America: the First Avenger (2011), when Steve Rogers was frozen in ice. It was established in Captain America: Winter Soldier (2014) that Peggy ended up marrying after Steve’s apparent death and having children.