Harley Keener
It might be hard to recall all the details of Tony’s funeral scene, as most of us watched it through watery eyes, but there’s a face in the crowd of mourners gathered at the memorial that might ring distant bells. All the other characters present we’ve met either in Endgame itself or Infinity War, but you might not recognize who’s at the back of the group, as he looks pretty different from when he was last in the MCU. Of course, we’re talking about Ty Simpkins, who played Harley Keener in Iron Man 3.
Harley was quite popular with fans back in 2013, though he was soon replaced as Tony’s surrogate son by Peter Parker, so we thought there wasn’t much chance of him coming back. It wasn’t exactly a surprise to see him in the movie though, as Simpkins has been listed on Endgame‘s IMDB page for a while, but the fact that he returned at all is still unlikely.
In any case, we’re left to wonder now at whether Marvel has big plans for Harley in Phase Four or whether this was just a tip of the hat to his role in IM3. Joe Russo has hinted that he could feature in another movie after this, so you never know. I’ve previously suggested he could be given an Iron Man suit and factor into the Young Avengers as a version of Iron Lad, but again, nothing’s been confirmed just yet.