MCU Finally Confirms The Avengers DO Still Exist After Endgame

Warning: This post contains SPOILERS for She-Hulk episode 3!

She-Hulk: Attorney At Law finally confirms the Avengers do exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Avengers: Endgame. The Avengers have been the central superhero team in the MCU since 2012 when Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Hulk, and Hawkeye first came together. The events of Avengers: Endgame left the team's fate up for debate thanks to several original Avengers dying. The debate about whether the Avengers still exist has lingered over Phase 4, with most of Marvel Studios' movies and shows indicating that there is no formal lineup for a new team of Earth's Mightiest Heroes.

The Avengers have noticeably been absent from MCU Phase 4, although there have been teases that a team is forming. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings brought Wong, Captain Marvel, Bruce Banner, and Shang-Chi together for a meeting. The moment appears to have made Shang-Chi an Avenger and indicates that this is the closest thing the MCU has to a new lineup. However, the Avengers have yet to appear together, and there has been speculation the Sokovia Accords and Damage Control could be the reason why. The confusion about whether the Avengers still exist after Avengers: Endgame is understandable.

Marvel has now sneakily confirmed that the Avengers do still exist after Avengers: Endgame thanks to She-Hulk episode 3. At one point in the episode, reporters mention rumors that She-Hulk was rejected from joining the Avengers. While there is no way of knowing if those rumors have any merit, the mention of the Avengers indicates that the team still exists in some form during Phase 4. Even if the source of the rumor is complete nonsense, the fact that news outlets still recognize the Avengers as an active team is notable. If the Avengers completely disbanded following Tony Stark's death and everything else that transpired in Avengers: Endgame, then there would be no merit to rumors about She-Hulk being rejected from the team.

When She-Hulk Can Join The MCU’s New Avengers Team

She hulk just Insulted Its Avengers Team Members

There is no debate that She-Hulk will join the MCU's new Avengers team, but there is a valid question of when that will happen. She-Hulk is still very much telling Jennifer's story to accept her life as a superhero and understand the role she can play. Based on the nature of the series, it does seem unlikely that She-Hulk will join the Avengers during her debut Disney+ series. That said, She-Hulk is also a factory for big cameos and Smart Hulk has direct ties to the original team. It is possible that Marvel hid one big surprise for the series and will have Sam Wilson's Captain America or someone else recruits She-Hulk to join the Avengers by the end of the finale.

Marvel's plans for She-Hulk to appear in Phase 5 and 6 could determine when Jennifer Walters' Avengers status is confirmed. Appearances in The Marvels or Captain America: New World Order could be used to connect She-Hulk to the Avengers. At the very least, it should be expected that She-Hulk will join the MCU's new Avengers team during Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars. It might not happen during She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, but audiences should not have to wait that long to see her become one of the MCU's main heroes.

New episodes of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law release on Thursdays on Disney+.