We ranked each hero’s last words in Avengers: Infinity War (so get the tissues)
Marvel Studios’ AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR..Falcon (Anthony Mackie) flying over Wakanda battlefield..Photo: Film Frame..©Marvel Studios 2018
10. Falcon
Like we said in our foreword, we’re taking into account the context surrounding each character’s final words or word (sorry Bucky and Drax, you two apparently are only allotted one final word). The fact that Sam Wilson, the Falcon, doesn’t technically get an opportunity to have any terminal statements automatically earns him a place in the top ten saddest final words.
After all, “Guys, we got a Vision situation here,” isn’t exactly a deathbed speech. However, those are officially Sam’s last on-screen words before he is snapped into ashes.
Sam dies alone. In fact, he is one of only three on-screen characters who dies alone in the entire film. While viewers watched as Rhodey calls out for Sam seconds after he turned into dust, we’ll never forgive the Russo brothers for letting Sam die alone.
Regardless, we can’t help but wonder what Sam might have said in his final moments. We already know that he would’ve delivered them to Colonel James Rhodes — given the subtext in Infinity War, and the fact that Sam likely became closer friends with Rhodey after Captain America: Civil War.
We know that Sam should have never felt responsible for Rhodey’s disability in Civil War; however, based on the fact that Sam asks about Rhodey’s well-being after the fight at the airport, we can infer that Sam nevertheless, and wrongfully, feels guilty. This likely caused an off-screen moment where Sam apologized to Rhodey, and they naturally became closer friends, which explains their combative alliance during the battle of Wakanda and why Rhodey is looking for Sam after the fight against the Outriders.
Regardless of what did or didn’t happen between movies and off-screen in prelude comics, Sam Wilson, the selfless hero who helped multitudes of veterans cope with their PTSD, deserved to have official last words like the majority of the other characters in Infinity War.