In episode 3 of "What If," the Watcher narrates an alternate universe where the world loses its mightiest heroes. Nick Fury and Natasha Romanoff discuss the Avengers initiative, but soon Tony Stark dies unexpectedly from a mysterious cause. As more heroes like Thor and Hulk face fatal incidents, it becomes clear that someone is targeting potential Avengers. Natasha investigates and discovers that Hank Pym, mourning his daughter's death, is behind the attacks. The episode ends with Nick Fury finding hope in the midst of chaos, as he uncovers Captain America's shield and summons Captain Marvel for help.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The story is set in a multiverse where a single decision can change everything.
2. The episode starts with a Monday where Nick Fury is talking to Natasha Romanoff about the Avengers initiative.
3. Nick Fury recruits Tony Stark, but he declines to join the initiative.
4. Tony Stark dies after being injected with an antidote that was contaminated.
5. The death of Tony Stark sets off a chain of events that leads to the death of other potential Avengers, including Hawkeye.
6. Nick Fury discovers that the deaths are connected and that someone from S.H.I.E.L.D. is murdering the candidates.
7. Nick Fury teams up with the Norse god of lies, Loki, to find the killer.
8. The killer is revealed to be Hank Pym, who infiltrated the antidote syringe and caused Tony Stark's death.
9. Hank Pym also caused the deaths of Hawkeye and the Hulk.
10. Nick Fury fights Hank Pym and eventually catches him.
11. Hank Pym is taken into custody, but not before revealing his motives for killing the Avengers.
12. The episode ends with Nick Fury giving a press conference where he announces that the world has been united under his command.
13. The cities have been conquered and frozen, and the Avengers have fallen.
14. Nick Fury finds Captain America's shield frozen and calls Captain Brown to find out where the fight is.