10 Characters Who May Kill Thanos In Avengers: Endgame
5. Captain America
It has been all but confirmed that Avengers: Endgame will serve as Chris Evans' last time playing Captain America. Hell, Evans delivered his farewell address on Twitter on his final day of filming to add to the speculation.
It's pretty much a guarantee by now that Steve Rogers will be hanging up his shield by the end of the next film. Whether that means he'll retire or he'll have to die is anyone's guess at this point, but surely, the centerpiece for the team will have to go out in a bang.
There is no bigger bang to end nearly a decade's worth of time to a character by killing off the big bad. Killing Thanos could be Marvel's way of sending off the star spangled superhero out in one big blaze of glory; maybe in one last, noble sacrifice paralleling his sacrifice at the end of The First Avenger. For everything that Evans contributed to the role and all that Cap dedicated onscreen for the team, there couldn't be a more perfect ending than that.
Beyond just the motivations, Cap is a skilled combat specialist. He's smaller, but he's also quicker than Thanos. As long as he finds a way to neutralize the giant and take away his Gauntlet, Cap could win a one-on-one.