With the release of Avengers: Endgame on digital also comes the long-awaited bonus features. While many will enjoy the touching tribute to Stan Lee and the various featurettes, it's the deleted scenes that a lot of fans are clamoring for.
From Rhodey calling out Cap for not jumping out of the plane in '45 to Howard Stark offering his son a job before he was even born, the six moments that didn't make the final cut of Marvel Studios' most successful film left a lot on the table. Here are all the Endgame deleted scenes, ranked.
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6. GOJI BERRIES
Coming in last on the list is one of the most mundane deleted scenes you'll ever see, Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) discuss the fact that their Alpaca, Gerald, ate all of the goji berries in the garden.
Had this moment been included in the final cut of Avengers: Endgame, it would've served no purpose other than to inform the audience that Tony is a fan of Alpacas. It's easy to see why this scene hit the cutting room floor.
5. SUCKIEST ARMY IN THE GALAXY
This scene takes place during the Time Heist planning sequence and features the surviving heroes watching the Avengers take on the Chitauri in 2012. When Rocket (Bradley Cooper) learns how long it took Earth's Mightiest Heroes to defeat the alien army, he busts out into laughter and informs the group that the Chitauri are the "suckiest army in the galaxy."
While a nice throwback, the scene doesn't bring much to the table other than a quick comedic moment between Rocket and Tony. The Time Heist brainstorming session was already chock full of laughs, so cutting one joke seems like the right move in retrospect.
4. YOU USED TO FRICKIN' LIVE HERE
Number four on the list is the only scene that features a urinating Asgardian. While sneaking around the palace in 2014 Asgard, Rocket sees Thor (Chris Hemsworth) relieving himself before they begin their search for Jane Foster (Natalie Portman). They then banter back and forth as only the duo can.
As funny scenes go, this is a solid one but takes away from the moment as a whole. This sequence intended to give us a glimpse into Thor's mindset as he revisits a traumatic event from his past and the final cut of the film does that successfully.
3. BOMBS ON BOARD
One of James Rhodes' (Don Cheadle) best qualities is that he asks the questions the audience wants asked. In this scene, Rhodey confronts Captain America (Chris Evans) about why he didn't just jump out of the Hydra plane before it crashed into the ice, something he's been meaning to discuss with him for some time.
This scene, while not adding much to the story, would've made for a great comedic moment in the Time Heist planning sequence. However, as was pointed out earlier, it didn't need any more jokes.
2. TONY AND HOWARD
In one of the most emotional sequences in the movie, Tony gets to spend time with his father, Howard, as he and Steve sneak through a SHIELD base in the past in search of the Tesseract. This deleted moment adds a few extra seconds to their interaction, with Howard even offering Tony "Potts" a job working with him.
Knowing how strained Tony's relationship was with his father when he passed in 1991, it must've meant the world to him that Howard thought so highly of him after their brief conversation. Tony also slips in a time travel joke, which makes this scene all that much better.
1. AVENGERS TAKE A KNEE
Finally, coming in at number one, a scene that has sparked some fan debate in recent days. Following the death of Iron Man, we see his closest allies mourning the loss of their friend. In this deleted scene, we're able to get a glimpse at the other heroes at the same moment as they look on at their fallen comrade. One by one, the pseudo-Avengers take a knee to honor Tony and his sacrifice.
When this scene was released to the public, many were outraged that it was removed. It's hard to understand why such a touching scene didn't make the final cut, but it can probably be blamed on the film's 3-hour runtime. So, let's just count ourselves lucky that we got to see this moment at all.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame stars Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man, Chris Evans as Captain America, Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner, Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Brie Larson as Captain Marvel, Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, Don Cheadle as War Machine, Karen Gillan as Nebula, Danai Gurira as Okoye and Bradley Cooper as Rocket, with Gwyneth Paltrow Pepper Potts, Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, Benedict Wong as Wong, Tessa Thompson as Valkyrie and Josh Brolin as Thanos. The film is now available on Digital HD and arrives on Blu-ray and 4K UHD on Aug. 13.