Thanos smashed Captain America's shield with one punch. "Avengers 4" released a new official concept map

Ryan Meinerding, head of visual development at Marvel Studios, shared a set of concept art for Avengers: Endgame on his personal social media platform. The illustrations revealed to fans how Captain America's shield was destroyed by Thanos: it was not torn in half, but punched through by Thanos.

The shield shattered by Thanos became shattered into pieces, like blasted glass, and the picture looked very shocking. If this moment was put on the big screen, the effect would be even cooler, and it would also allow the audience to have a deeper understanding of Thanos' strength. He did not need the power of the Infinity Stones to destroy Captain America's shield.

In the official screening, Captain America's shield was cut in half and fell to the ground. He tightened the straps of the broken shield to show his determination to continue fighting. The director obviously wanted to give more shots to the Avengers, so the audience didn't get to see the scene of Thanos blasting the shield on the big screen.