Captain America: Civil War
Summary
According to the official timeline of theMCU , Marvel Television ’s Defenders could have been included in 2016’sCaptain America : Civil War , but the street - horizontal surface Cuban sandwich would have been split between Team Iron Man and Team Captain America . Captain America : Civil Warkicked off the MCU ’s Phase 3 with a pseudo - Avengersmovie , as Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes came back together to discuss what to do after the fomentation ofthe Sokovia Accordsand the framing of Bucky Barnes ' Winter Soldier . The Sokovia Accords divided the Avengers into two cabal , but these teams would have been different had Netflix ’s Defenders also been involved .
The Sokovia Accords were put in place to allow a United Nations panel to manage the actions of the Avengers and the Earth ’s other superheroes . This came after the Avengers ' various unsupervised mission caused serious damages , but the Sokovia Accords have since been repealed .
Captain America : Civil Warfeatured the returns of many of the MCU ’s superheroes , except for Thor and Bruce Banner ’s Hulk . However , there were several street - level hoagie who were n’t involved in the Avengers ' dispute . In January 2024 , Marvel Studios integrate Marvel Television’sDefenders Sagainto the MCU ’s official Disney+ timeline , implying that these six projects may now be MCU canon . Each of them , barThe Punisher , take place before the events ofCaptain America : Civil War , mean any of the Defenders could have been raise ontoTeam Iron Man or Team Cap , similarly to raw addition Spider - Man , Ant - Man and Black Panther .
Marvel Studios has suggested that Netflix ’s Defenders Saga may be canon to the MCU , but its placing in the timeline creates a huge phase angle 3 plot hole .
Daredevil Would Be Team Captain America
Daredevil’s Anonymity Would Have Aligned Him With Captain America
Since his introduction in 2015’sDaredevilseason 1 , Charlie Cox ’s Matt Murdock has valued his anonymity above all else . By daylight , Murdock works as a little - clip Hell ’s Kitchen lawyer , while he operate as the vigilante Daredevil by nighttime . It ’s paramount for Murdock to keep the two sides of his life separate , but signing the Sokovia Accords and revealing his secret identity to the world would have actively choke against this . In an crusade to hold his namelessness , Murdock sure as shooting would have joined Team Captain America , fighting against the Sokovia Accords , though this would have led to him becoming a fugitive .
Matt Murdock ’s opinions on the Sokovia Accords were solidified during 2022’sShe - Hulk : Attorney at Law , during which Murdock was charter to present style decorator Luke Jacobson in a case against Jennifer Walters ' She - Hulk and Eugene Patilio ’s Leapfrog . While She - Hulk wanted a list of Jacobson ’s superhero guest to be release , Murdock try how important anonymity is to many of these heroes , speaking about himself in the process . She - Hulk : Attorney at Lawalso divulge that theSokovia Accords have been repealed , allowing superheroes to operate de jure with anonymity once again , but Daredevil was lucky to keep his identity operator off the text file whole .
Jessica Jones Would Switch Sides
It ’s possible thatKrysten Ritter ’s Jessica Joneswould have followed a similar plot line to Scarlett Johansson ’s Natasha Romanoff , a.k.a . Black Widow , had she been involved inCaptain America : Civil War . Initially , Jones may have been a member of Team Iron Man , perhaps fueled alone by her hate for her own major power , and the fact that she is a public figure anyway who does n’t deal if people bed about her abilities . Her strength would have been a huge plus to Team Iron Man , but her allegiance to Tony Stark would n’t have lasted for the entireness of the Avengers ' struggle .
Jessica Jones ' personal experience would have inform her switching sides and joining Team Captain America , as she has had traumatic experiences with others telling her what she can and ca n’t do . Specifically , David Tennant ’s judgement - comptroller Kilgravescarred Jessica Jones , soafter realizing that the United Nations and the Sokovia Accords require to place limitation on what the Earth ’s heroes can do , Jessica Jones may have defend against them . This would have followed in the footsteps of Black Widow , who allowed Captain America and Bucky Barnes to escape during the Avengers ' battle , despite fighting for Team Iron Man .
Luke Cage Would Be Team Captain America
Luke Cage Would Certainly Fight Against Government Oversight
There ’s no doubt that Luke Cage would have joined Team Captain America had he been levy duringCivil War , as he has spend several years fight against putridness and oppression . Mike Colter ’s Luke Cagewould have ascertain that United Nations oversight would have only led to the Avengers being sent to places they would n’t be demand , match with Steve Rogers ' Captain America that the instrument panel would have other agendas . On Netflix , Cage fight back to bring peace treaty and freedom to Harlem by ridding his neighborhood of criminals such as Mariah Dillard and Cottonmouth , and would do the same inCivil War .
Since the events ofLuke Cagetake place beforeCaptain America : Civil War , there is confusion why he was n’t recruited during the Phase 3 film . Luke Cage was a public build in Harlem , and was much more obtrusive than Peter Parker ’s Spider - Man , so the fact that neither Tony Stark nor Steve Rogers approached the bulletproof man is strange . Cage ’s impressive gifts may have turned the tides of the Avengers ' battle , though he could have have a huge amount of damage as well , and it ’s unclear whether he would even want to get involved in such a monumental and high - profile fight .
At the conclusion ofLuke Cageseason 2 , Luke Cage seemed to be beleaguer as a new reprehensible soma in Harlem , meaning he may not have been enroll forCaptain America : Civil War as he could have been seen as a scoundrel .
Iron Fist Wouldn’t Choose A Side
It ’s very likely that Finn Jones ' Danny Rand would n’t have convey himself involved in the battle between the Avengers inCaptain America : civic Warat all . Understandably , the mystical account , mythology andresponsibilities of the Iron Fistare candidly above the restriction of the United Nations and the Sokovia Accords . Danny Rand is n’t just any superhero , but he has been imbued with the ancient power of the Iron Fist , and deliberate himself more powerful than any other hero and vigilantes . This mean he probably would n’t have participated whatsoever in the Avengers ' battle inCivil War.
If he had become drag in in the Avengers ' spar , Danny Rand ’s Iron Fist in all probability would have struggle on Team Captain America , battle against United Nations oversight . If this team had won , he would ’ve been able to go forward using his powers as the Iron Fist without being limited by the Sokovia Accords . It ’s very possible thatJessica Henwick ’s Colleen Wing , the newfangled Iron Fist , would have done the same , though she would n’t have cared so much about the history of the Iron Fist ability . Instead , Wing would have desire to continue to protect Chinatown without being supervised by the United Nations .
The Punisher Would Be Team Iron Man
The Punisher May Have Fought Against The Winter Soldier On Team Iron Man
Jon Bernthal ’s Frank Castle probably would n’t have cared at all about the execution of the Sokovia Accords . He became an incredibly public number asthe Punisher duringDaredevilseason 2 , so would n’t have had any qualms about go on to hold his name to his action - even though his activities as the Punisher would have landed him in prison house once again . While the Sokovia Accords would n’t have bothered Frank Castle , he would have likely joined Team Iron Man duringCaptain America : Civil War , anyway , for a similar reason to Chadwick Boseman ’s T’Challa , a.k.a . the Black Panther .
Jon Bernthal ’s Punisher is officially coming back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe , but he might be a chip different when he finally returns .
The Sokovia Accords may have divided the Avengers , but Steve Rogers ' kinship with Bucky Barnes put the nail in the coffin . Barnes was border by Zemo for an attack on the United Nations which kill T’Challa ’s founding father , T’Chaka , prompting the Black Panther to bring together Team Iron Man . For a similar reason , Frank Castle ’s Punisher would have join Team Iron Man , hoping to bring down the most dangerous and notorious orca , as theWinter Soldier make hundreds of livesover several decades . The result ofCaptain America : Civil Warwould’ve been very different had the violent Punisher join Team Iron Man .
