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"We're in the endgame now."

With those five words in Avengers: Infinity War999 Archives Dr. Strange telegraphed both the Avengers' final showdown with the mad titan Thanos and the end of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we know it.

While the MCU will survive past the events Avengers: Endgame, it's highly likely that not all of the beloved heroes introduced in the first four phases of the shared Marvel universe will be as lucky. With half of the universe currently dusted, Endgame has a lot to get through — will the dusted characters be brought back? And if so, who else is doomed to lose in the final fight?

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Mashable has created a bracket to determine who should, not necessarily who will, survive the endgame. Which Marvel character has most earned the right to move forward into the next phase of the MCU?

We leave that choice to you.

SEE ALSO: 'Avengers: Endgame' pre-sales are 5x higher than pre-sales for 'Infinity War'

Behold...the Avengers: Endgamesurvival bracket.

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