Characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: M–Z

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Mary MacPherran / Titania

Mary MacPherran(portrayed byJameela Jamil), also known asTitania,is asocial media influencerwith incredible strength who is obsessed with She-Hulk, ultimately becoming her rival.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.^[1]

Makkari

Makkari(portrayed byLauren Ridloff) is anEternalwho can move at superhuman speeds. She is implied to harbor romantic feelings forDruig.

The character is the first deaf superhero in the MCU. Actress Lauren Ridloff stated that she started running and muscle-building to have "the symmetry of somebody who looks like a sprinter".^[2]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmEternals.^[2]

Malekith

Malekith the Accursed(portrayed byChristopher Eccleston) is the king of theDark Elveswho facesThorin 2013.^[3]Eons ago, he faces Odin's father Bor and is defeated, being exiled to an alternate reality. He is awakened when the Aether is released, and he merges with it, plotting to submerge Earth in darkness during the convergence. He is killed when his own ship crushes him on Svartalfheim.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThor: The Dark World.

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Mar-Vell

Mar-Vell(portrayed byAnnette Bening) is aKreescientist who rejected her species' war with theSkrulls.She fled to Earth in the 1980s and adopted the alias of Dr.Wendy Lawson,a physicist at Project Pegasus. Using theTesseract,she sought to develop an experimental engine that would have allowed the Skrulls to settle beyond the reach of the Kree Empire. She is killed byYon-Rogg,though she is able to instructCarol Danversto destroy the engine before Yon-Rogg is able to seize the device. TheSupreme Intelligencelater takes on her appearance while conversing with Danvers.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmCaptain Marvel.An alternate variant of Mar-Vell (voiced by Keri Tombazian) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Vanessa Marianna-Fisk

Flint Marko / Sandman

Flint Marko(motion-captured byJon Watts,voiced byThomas Haden Church),^[4]^[5]also known as theSandman,is a small-time thief from an alternate reality who received an ability to transform into sand. He is one of the villains imprisoned by Doctor Strange, and rejects the cure that Spider-Man (Peter-1) attempts to give him. He is eventually cured and safely sent to his own dimension.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmSpider-Man: No Way Home.Church reprises his role fromSpider-Man 3(2007).

Martinex

Martinex(portrayed byMichael Rosenbaum) is a member of Stakar Ogord's team of Ravagers. He visitsYondu Udontaon Contraxia along with Stakar to remind him that he is in exile for breaking the Ravagers' code. After Yondu sacrifices himself to savePeter Quill,Martinex and Stakar are moved by his sacrifice, and he and the other Ravagers attend his funeral. The two of them decide to bring the rest of the team back together to honor him.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.^[6]

Phineas Mason

Phineas Mason(portrayed byMichael Chernus)^[7]is a weapons maker and part of a salvage company alongsideAdrian Toomes,Herman Schultz,andJackson Brice.When the salvaging company goes out of business due to theDepartment of Damage Control,Mason helps Toomes steal leftover technology from theAvengers' battles and build advanced weapons out of the technology, such as Toomes's flight suit and modified versions ofBrock Rumlow's vibro-blast emitting gauntlets. While his assistants were defeated bySpider-Manand arrested by the authorities, Mason's fate is left unknown.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmSpider-Man: Homecoming.^[8]

Rick Mason

Rick Mason(portrayed byO-T Fagbenle) is an old friend ofNatasha Romanoff'sS.H.I.E.L.D.past. In 2016, he helps her while she is a fugitive. In 2026, he assistsNick Fury.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Widow;as well as in the Disney+ seriesSecret Invasion.

Ebony Maw

Ebony Maw(voiced and portrayed viamotion capturebyTom Vaughan-Lawlor) is an adopted son ofThanosand member of theBlack Orderwho is killed in space after being defeated by Tony Stark and Peter Parker. A past version of Maw from 2014 travels through time with Thanos's forces to stop the Avengers from foiling his plans. However, they are all disintegrated when Stark uses theInfinity Gauntlet.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmAvengers: Infinity War.An alternate version of Maw appeared inAvengers: Endgame.An alternate version of Maw appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]^: 2

Billy and Tommy Maximoff

Billy Maximoff(portrayed byJoe Locke,Julian Hilliard,and Baylen Bielitz) andTommy Maximoff(portrayed byJett Klyneand Gavin Borders) are the twin sons ofWanda MaximoffandVision.They were created by Wanda usingchaos magicwithin theWestview anomalyinWestview, New Jersey,a reality modeled after afictional sitcominspired by those Wanda watched as a child whose residents aremind-controlledby Wanda. After Wanda "gives birth" to Billy and Tommy, the twins age rapidly to five and ten years old, acquiring supernatural abilities: Billy harnesses chaos magic like his mother, while Tommy gainssuperhuman speedlike his uncle "Pietro"(in reality,Ralph Bohnerin disguise). Following a battle between Wanda and the witchAgatha Harkness,Wanda dissolves the Westview anomaly, erasing the imaginary existence of Vision, Billy, and Tommy. Billy reincarnates upon his "death" in the body ofWilliam Kaplan,a 13-year-old from Westview's neighboring town of Eastview, who was killed in a car accident after leaving hisbar mitzvahearly; Billy then assumes William's identity.

After acquiring theDarkholdfrom Harkness, Wanda becomes corrupted by itsdark magicand seeks to find aparallel universewithin themultiversewhere her children exist in reality. After a murderous rampage inEarth-838,in which she clashes withDoctor StrangeandAmerica Chavez,she becomes disillusioned when Earth-838's Billy and Tommy recoil from her and cry for their real mother. Realizing the error of her ways, Wanda relents and destroys all copies of theDarkholdin the multiverse, sacrificing herself in the process.

Following Wanda's death, Billy frees Harkness from a spell placed by Wanda and asks that she take him on theWitches' Road,a magical pathway where one's desires are granted after completing a series of "trials". In the final trial, Billy locates Tommy's soul and places it in the body of a drowning boy. After discovering that the Witches' Road was a myth created by Harkness and that he had willed it into existence, he accepts the mentorship of Harkness, who dies and returns as a ghost, and set out to search for Tommy.

As of 2024,^[update]Billy and Tommy have appeared in the Disney+ seriesWandaVisionandAgatha All Along.Alternate variants of the characters appear in the filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Pietro Maximoff

Pietro Maximoff(portrayed byAaron Taylor-Johnson) is Wanda Maximoff's twin brother. They are introduced as Hydra assets, both acquiring superhuman powers after volunteering to be experimented upon by theMind Stone,^[10]with Pietro gainingsuperhuman speed.Harboring a lifelong hatred for American arms manufacturerTony Stark,whose bombs killed their parents, they side withUltronagainst the Avengers before later switching sides. In the final conflict with Ultron, Pietro dies a hero's death, saving the lives ofClint Bartonand aSokovianboy. In 2023, the witchAgatha Harknessforces Westview residentRalph Bohner(portrayed byEvan Peters) to impersonate Pietro to get close to Wanda within her created alternate reality.^{[citation needed]}

The character's reception has been lukewarm with complaints that the character or his power was not developed enough compared to thecomic book versionor20th Century Fox'sX-Menfilm series version.^[11]^[12]^[13]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Captain America: The Winter Soldier(mid-creditscameo) andAvengers: Age of Ultron;^[14]^[15]^[16]as well as in flashbacks and recaps in the Disney+ seriesWandaVision.^[17]

Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch

M'Baku

M'Baku(portrayed byWinston Duke) is the leader of the renegade Jabari Tribe, who shunWakanda's technological society and have a religious reverence for gorillas, such as decorating their armor with white gorilla pelts and worshiping the ape god,Hanuman,as a part of a complexIndo-Africanreligion rather than the Panther godBast.^[18]^[19]InBlack Panther,M'Baku challengesT'Challafor control of Wakanda. When he is defeated in combat, the latter convinces him to yield. M'Baku returns the favor by looking after the wounded T'Challa following the latter's fight withN'Jadakaand agreeing to look afterRamonda.He initially declines T'Challa's request to help fight N'Jadaka, but ultimately reconsiders and leads the Jabari into battle against him. Following N'Jadaka's death, M'Baku is granted a place on Wakanda's national council.^[20]

Later, inAvengers: Infinity War,he and the Jabari join the battle against Thanos'sOutriders;M'Baku survivesthe Blip.^[21]In 2023, he joins the final battle against a past version of Thanos. In 2025, following T'Challa's and Ramonda's deaths, and respecting M'Baku's advice during the Talokan—Wakanda War, Shuri allows M'Baku to issue a challenge for the throne of Wakanda, which she forfeits by not showing up to, indicating that M'Baku will become the new King of Wakanda.^[22]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in four films:Black Panther,Avengers: Infinity War,Avengers: EndgameandBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Hank McCoy / Beast

Dr.Henry Philip "Hank" McCoy(portrayed byKelsey Grammer), also known asBeast,is a mutant and a member of theX-Men.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThe Marvels.Grammer reprises his role fromX-Men: The Last Stand(2006) andX-Men: Days of Future Past(2014).^[23]

Proxima Midnight

Proxima Midnight(voiced and faced byCarrie Coon,motion-captured byMonique Ganderton) is Thanos' adopted daughter. She joined her father in his quest for the sixInfinity Stones,initially attacked theStatesmanwith her brothers, helping to kill theAsgardiansaboard to retrieve theSpace Stone.While attempting to claim the Mind Stone, she andCorvus Glaiveattack Wanda Maximoff andVision,but are repelled bySteve Rogers,Sam Wilson,and Natasha Romanoff. During a second attempt at the Mind Stone, Proxima fights Romanoff andOkoye,but is ultimately killed by Maximoff. A past version of Midnight from 2014 travels through time with Thanos's forces to stop the Avengers from foiling his plans. However, they are all disintegrated when Tony Stark uses the Infinity Gauntlet.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmAvengers: Infinity War.Alternate variants of Midnight appeared inAvengers: Endgameand the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]^: 2

Miek

Miek(voiced by Stephen Murdoch) is aSakaaraninsectoid warrior. This version of the character is a larva-like creature as opposed to a humanoid roachlike in the comic books,and initially uses an exoskeleton equipped with blades in combat. Having been freed from theGrandmaster's prison, Miek fights alongsideThorandKorgand joins the Asgardian people in their journey to Earth after the destruction of Asgard. Along with Korg, he survives Thanos's attack on the Asgardian starship and the Blip. He finds a new home with the Asgardians in New Asgard in Norway. Miek participates in the final battle at the destroyed Avengers Headquarters against Thanos and his army. Sometime later, Miek metamorphoses to a female form, and she organises tourism in New Asgard.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Thor: Ragnarok,Avengers: EndgameandThor: Love and Thunder.Alternate variants of Miek appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Nico Minoru

Nico Minoru(portrayed byLyrica Okano) is aWiccanand a member of theRunawayswho isolates herself with hergothicappearance.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the TV seriesRunaways.An alternate variant of the character (voiced by Grace Song) will be introduced in the upcoming animated seriesYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.^[24]

Mobius M. Mobius

Mobius M. Mobius(portrayed byOwen Wilson) is an agent of theTime Variance Authorityspecialized in the investigation of particularly dangerous "time variant" criminals. He befriends a2012 variant of Loki.He travels through time and realities with Loki to find the variant Sylvie. While helping Loki to handle the time slipping, it's revealed that Mobius has been with the TVA for at least four hundred years, although he has undergone multiple memory wipes. In "Science/Fiction,"Mobius is revealed to be a temporal variant ofDon,a jet ski salesman from 2022Clevelandwho is also the single father of two sons, Kevin and Sean. In the season finale, Mobius enters Earth-616, the main universe, and observes his main counterpart at his house.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania(post-credits cameo);^[25]as well as in the Disney+ seriesLoki.^[26]

Anton Mogart

Anton Mogart(portrayed byGaspard Ulliel) is a wealthy antiquities collector living in Egypt and an old acquaintance ofLayla El-Faouly.Marc Spector, Steven Grant,and El-Faouly meet with him to find the map toAmmit's tomb. He betrays them whenArthur Harrowarrives and is speared through the chest by Spector.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesMoon Knight.^[27]

Karl Mordo

Karl Mordo(portrayed byChiwetel Ejiofor) is a sorcerer and a former member of theMasters of the Mystic Arts.A close ally to theAncient One,he assists in recruiting and training their future sorcerers. In this role, he trainsStephen Strange,using the Staff of the Living Tribunal as his weapon. He also helps Strange fight againstKaecilius.The Ancient One notes that Mordo's strength must be balanced by Strange since Mordo is unable to recognize the need for moral flexibility and compromise. In 2017, disillusioned with the teachings of the Ancient One after learning that the latter's immortality has been the result of her drawing on the energy of theDark Dimensionand Strange further breaking nature's laws, he decides to leave his fellow sorcerers. He comes to believe that all magic perverts and disrupts the natural order, thus causing him to set out to stop others from using it. Mordo later visits former MasterJonathan Pangbornand steals the energy that he uses to walk, stating that the world has "too many sorcerers".^{[citation needed]}

In an alternate universe designated as Earth-838,BaronKarl Mordois the Sorcerer Supreme and a member of theIlluminati,following the betrayal of his universe's Stephen Strange.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDoctor Strange.The Earth-838 variant of Mordo appeared inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

Karli Morgenthau

Karli Morgenthau(portrayed byErin Kellyman) is the teenage leader of the anti-nationalist terrorist group theFlag Smashers,who were made Super Soldiers with the help of the Power Broker (Sharon Carter) and use violent tactics such as bombings to achieveopen bordersfor refugees in theBaltic states.She is killed by Carter (to hide Carter's identity as the Power Broker) after she attempts to kill Carter and an oblivious Sam Wilson.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier.^[28]

Matt Murdock / Daredevil

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Najma

Najma(portrayed byNimra Bucha) is Kamran's mother, and the leader of theClandestines,who want to return to their home dimension at any cost necessary. In 1942, Najma discovered one of the bangles at a Ten Rings temple in India, and gave it to Aisha for safekeeping when was then attacked by the British Armed Forces. She found Aisha in an Indian village five years later, during the Partition of India, and asked Aisha to return the bangle and come with her so they could return home. When she realized Aisha had no intention of relinquishing the bangle or going back home with them, Najma stabbed Aisha and left her to die. In 2025, Najma sensed that Kamala Khan had Aisha's bangle and realized Aisha had started a family. In a fight with Khan, she ended up hitting the bangle and unintentionally opened a rift to the Noor Dimension. Najma was convinced by Khan not to abandon Kamran, and Najma chose to sacrifice herself to close the rift, although not before passing on some of the Noor from the rift on to her son.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesMs. Marvel.

Nakia

Nakia(portrayed byLupita Nyong'o)^[29]is a formerDora Milaje,a member of the War Dogs, and T'Challa's lover. Having often been sent on missions around the world and witnessing the hardships experienced by many people, she grows in the belief that Wakanda should actively help them. Nakia returns to Wakanda upon hearing that T'Challa's father,T'Chaka,was killed. She stays after T'Challa is crowned king and asks that she accompany him to one of their missions. After N'Jadaka seizes the throne and orders the heart-shaped herbs which grant the power of the Black Panther to be burned, Nakia steals one. Although Ramonda urges Nakia to consume it to challenge N'Jadaka, Nakia plans to offer it to M'Baku so that he can challenge N'Jadaka with his army. M'Baku reveals that his people have recovered T'Challa, so Nakia gives the herb to T'Challa, healing him and restoring his powers as the Black Panther. Nakia then assists in the insurrection against N'Jadaka, dressing as a Dora Milaje soldier atShuri's insistence. Following N'Jadaka's death, Nakia resumes her relationship with T'Challa and accepts a position running a Wakandan outreach center in California at the location ofN'Jobuand N'Jadaka's former apartment. Sometime after, Nakia and T'Challa have a child, also named T'Challa, and decide to have him be raised away from the throne. After Thanos's attack on Wakanda and the ensuingBlip,Nakia leaves Wakanda and raises her child inHaiti.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2023,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Black PantherandBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.

Namor

Namor(portrayed byTenoch Huerta Mejía)^[30]^[31]is the king ofTalokan,^[32]^[33]whose people refer to him as the feathered serpent godK'uk'ulkan.^[34]In 1571, his mother Fen ingested a vibranium-laced herb to gain immunity from smallpox while pregnant with her son. The effects of the herb caused her and the rest ofYucatán's people to develop blue skin and grow gills that restricted their ability to breathe air on the surface, thus forcing them to relocate underwater and establish Talokan as a new civilization. The herb additionally caused her son to undergo amutationat birth, which gave him pointed ears, winged ankles enabling him to fly, and the ability to breathe oxygen and water simultaneously. Motivated by his hatred of the surface world, and a recent discovery of a vibranium detection device designed by Riri Williams in the ocean that put his nation at risk, he initially attempted to forge a military alliance with the nation ofWakandato protect Talokan while supplying their people with his army due to its similarly isolationist nature in exchange for the custody of Williams, to which both Queen Ramonda and Princess Shuri decline. However, after a fight between the two nations, Shuri and Namor come to an alliance, and opt to help each other in the future.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.^[35]

Namora

Namora(portrayed byMabel Cadena) is Namor's cousin and a warrior from Talokan.^[36]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.^[37]

Elektra Natchios

As of 2024,^[update]the Earth-616 variant of Natchios (portrayed byÉlodie Yung) has appeared in the TV seriesDaredevilandThe Defenders.^[38]A variant of the character (portrayed byJennifer Garner) appears in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine;this version is an assassin who wields a pair ofsaiand is part of the rebellion of variants that fight against Cassandra Nova in the Void. Garner reprises her role from the filmsDaredevil(2003) andElektra(2005),^[39]

Nebula

Negasonic Teenage Warhead

Negasonic Teenage Warhead(portrayed byBrianna Hildebrand) is a teenaged X-Men trainee with the mutant power to detonate atomic bursts from her body in theEarth-10005.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.Hildebrand reprises her role fromDeadpool(2016) andDeadpool 2(2018).^[40]

Franklin "Foggy" Nelson

N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens

N'Jadaka(portrayed byMichael B. Jordan), also known asErik StevensorKillmonger,is a formerU.S. Navy SEAL lieutenantand the son of N'Jobu. His father was killed by T'Chaka for helpingUlysses Klauesmugglevibraniumout of Wakanda to arm oppressed peoples around the world and initiate revolutions. N'Jadaka later becomes an acquaintance of Klaue, before betraying and killing him to gain the trust of the Wakandan population. After bringing the dead Klaue, he challenges his cousin T'Challa to a duel over the throne, which N'Jadaka wins. However, T'Challa later returns to take back his throne, with the help of M'Baku, Okoye, and Shuri. T'Challa defeats N'Jadaka in combat and fatally wounds him, although he takes N'Jadaka to see the Wakandan sunset per his wishes. N'Jadaka dies after refusing to be healed, claiming that death is "better than bondage". Impacted by his cousin's death, T'Challa decides to finally open Wakanda up to the rest of the world. Following the deaths of T'Challa and his and Shuri's mother Ramonda, N'Jadaka's spirit meets with Shuri in the ancestral plane after she ingests a synthetic version of the heart-shaped herb, warning her of how close her desire for vengeance uponNamoris bringing her to being like him, with Shuri then assuming a Black Panther suit inspired by N'Jadaka's. The character has been widely praised as one of the MCU's best villains,^[41]^[42]^[43]with Ben Child ofThe Guardiancomparing the character to theTerminatorandDarth Vader.^[44]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Black PantherandBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.An alternate variant of Killmonger appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[45]^[46]

N'Jobu

N'Jobu(portrayed bySterling K. Brown) is the younger brother of T'Chaka and an agent of the War Dogs. After betraying his own people and aiding Ulysses Klaue with getting vibranium out of Wakanda with the intention of allowing oppressed people to possess its power, N'Jobu is confronted and killed by T'Chaka. His only son N'Jadaka eventually figures this out and plans to avenge his death and finish his work by becoming King.^{[citation needed]}

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Panther.

Cassandra Nova

Cassandra Nova(portrayed byEmma Corrin) is a mutant with telekinetic and telepathic powers, who is the twin sister ofCharles Xavierwithother-worldlyorigins and was banished to the Void by the Time Variance Authority (TVA).

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.

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Kraglin Obfonteri

Kraglin Obfonteri(portrayed bySean Gunn) is aXandarianand the first mate of Yondu Udonta's faction of the Ravagers. In 2014, following the mutiny of the other Ravagers, Kraglin remains loyal to Yondu and helps rescue the Guardians of the Galaxy from Ego. After Yondu's death, Kraglin acquires a similar cybernetic fin and Yaka arrow. In 2023, he is transported to Earth to join the Avengers and other heroes in the battle against a past version of Thanos. He later joins the Guardians as an official member.^[47]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in five films:Guardians of the Galaxy,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,Avengers: Endgame(cameo),Thor: Love and ThunderandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3;as well as in the Disney+ specialThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.An alternate variant of Kraglin appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[45]

Cull Obsidian

Cull Obsidian(voiced and portrayed via motion capture byTerry Notary) is an adopted son ofThanosequipped with a chain hammer and an arm blade. In 2018, he andEbony Mawgo to Earth to retrieve theTime Stone.They arrive inNew York Cityand find themselves confronted byStephen Strange,Wong,Tony Stark,and laterPeter Parker.In the ensuing fight, Obsidian is tricked by Wong into jumping through a portal into Antarctica, severing his hand in the process. He is rescued byProxima MidnightandCorvus Glaive,and his hand is replaced by a cybernetic replacement. He then partakes in the battle inWakanda,killing many people and knockingJames Rhodesout of the sky. Later, Obsidian attacksVisionand is confronted byBruce Banner,who defeats him in theHulkbuster armorby sending him flying into the Wakandan energy shield, incinerating Obsidian on impact.

An alternate version of Cull Obsidian from 2014 arrives with an alternate Thanos and his army into the main universe. During the battle, he is stepped on and killed byScott Lang.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the film:Avengers: Infinity War.An alternate variant of Obsidian appeared in the filmAvengers: Endgame.Other alternate versions of Obsidian appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Otto Octavius / Doctor Octopus

Odin

Odin Borson(portrayed byAnthony Hopkins), also known asOdin Allfather,is the ruler of Asgard, son ofBor,biological father of Thor andHela,adoptive father ofLoki,and husband ofFrigga.He is based onOdininNorse mythology.In 2013, he is removed from power by Loki and is placed under a spell to make him forget his past life before being put into a retirement home in New York City. He manages to break free of Loki's spell before heading to Norway instead of returning to Asgard, wishing to not be disturbed. When he is found by his sons, Odin warns them that his time has come and that Hela will be freed after his death. He bids them both farewell and soon disappears. He later briefly reappears in a vision, allowing Thor to realise that releasing Surtur and prompting Ragnarok is the key to stopping Hela.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in four films:Thor,^[48]Thor: The Dark World,^[49]Thor: Ragnarok,^[50]andThor: Love and Thunder(archival footage);^[51]as well as in the Disney+ seriesLoki(archival footage). Alternate variants of Odin (voiced byJeff Bergman) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[52]

Okoye

Okoye(portrayed byDanai Gurira) is a Wakandan warrior and the former general of the Dora Milaje. In 2016, she fights onT'Challa's side when N'Jadaka plots to usurp the throne. In 2018, she fights alongside members of theAvengersto combatThanosand his army during the battle in Wakanda. She survivesthe Blipand helps the remaining Avengers for the next five years. In 2023, she participates in the battle against an alternate version of Thanos and his army. In 2024, she attends T'Challa's funeral. In 2025, she and Shuri go to Cambridge, Massachusetts to meet an MIT student,Riri Williams,who built a vibranium-detecting machine and plans to take her to Wakanda. Later, she was removed from her post as a General as she could not protect Shuri and Riri who were kidnapped by Namor. Later Shuri bestows her with the Midnight Angel Armor, recruiting her and Aneka to fight alongside the rest of the Wakandan military forces against Namor and his Talokan army. Okoye then leaves Wakanda and starts a new life.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in four films:Black Panther,Avengers: Infinity War,Avengers: Endgame,andBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.Alternate variants of Okoye appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]^: 2

Stakar Ogord

Stakar Ogord(portrayed bySylvester Stallone) is a legendary Ravager captain and the leader of the Stakar Ravager Clan. Ogord saved Yondu Udonta from a life of slavery to the Kree and welcomed him to the Ravagers, but was later forced to exile him for engaging in child trafficking, thus violating the Ravager code. He joins the other Ravager clans at honoring Yondu during his funeral after his sacrifice to save Peter Quill. In a mid-credits scene, Stakar and Martinex reunite with their old teammates Charlie-27, Aleta Ogord, Mainframe, and Krugarr. He later aids the Guardians in their infiltration of the Orgoscope space station during their search of a passkey to disable the kill switch in Rocket's heart and save his life.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Norman Osborn / Green Goblin

The Other

The Other(portrayed byAlexis Denisof) is a character from the MCU and the grim leader of an alien race called theChitauri.He is a servant of Thanos and uses telepathic powers. In 2014, he is killed byRonan the Accuser.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:The AvengersandGuardians of the Galaxy.^[53]^[54]

Ouroboros "O.B."

Ouroboros "O.B."^[55]^[56](portrayed byKe Huy Quan), is the chief engineer of theTime Variance Authority,who deals with the maintenance and repair of all the complex tools, including time travel devices. In "Science/Fiction," O.B. is revealed to be a temporal variant ofDr. A.D. Doug,PhD, a failed science fiction author and theoretical physics teacher at Caltech in 1994 who would rather focus on his writing than on science.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesLoki.

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Christine Palmer

Dr.Christine Palmer(portrayed byRachel McAdams) is an emergency surgeon who is a colleague and former lover of Stephen Strange. She saves his life after he is nearly killed by Kaecilius.

In the alternate universe designated as Earth-838, Palmer works for theBaxter Foundationto analyzemultiversalthreats.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Doctor StrangeandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.Alternate variants of Palmer appeared inMultiverse of Madnessand the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]

Jonathan Pangborn

Jonathan Pangborn(portrayed byBenjamin Bratt) is a former Master of the Mystic Arts who was trained by the Ancient One but later chose to leaveKamar-Tajas he only wanted to heal his paralysis.Karl Mordolater drains him of his magic and his ability to walk, as Mordo claims that there are too many sorcerers.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDoctor Strange.

Mr. Paradox

Mr. Paradox(portrayed byMatthew Macfadyen) is aTime Variance Authority(TVA) agent who is overseeing a project to speed up the death of theEarth-10005universe by using the "Time Ripper", a machine which can hasten the end of timelines. Paradox dislikes the method TVA imposes on dying timelines, viewing his Time Ripper as an act ofmercy killing,and hopes to prove himself with this act to become the leader of the TVA.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.^[57]

May Parker

May Parker(portrayed byMarisa Tomei) is Peter Parker's aunt andBen Parker'swidow. She discovers that Peter is Spider-Man, unlike previous cinematic iterations, when she enters the room and sees him in the costume. She was one of the victims of the Blip in 2018, but she is brought back to life and shows up at Tony Stark's funeral in 2023. Following that, she starts datingHappy Hogan.When villains from different universes arrive in hers, May temporarily housesNorman Osbornat the F.E.A.S.T. shelter where she works before assisting Peter in bringing the remaining displaced villains to Hogan's apartment so they can be treated. May is fatally wounded by a combination of an inflicted stab wound from being impaled by Osborn's glider and the impact of Osborn's grenade when Osborn's alternate personality, the Green Goblin, takes control, persuades most of the other villains to reject their cures, and stages an uprising inside Hogan's apartment. She gives the grieving Peter her parting advice, "With great power, there must also come great responsibility",before dying.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in five films:Captain America: Civil War,Spider-Man: Homecoming,Avengers: Endgame(cameo),Spider-Man: Far From Home,andSpider-Man: No Way Home.An alternate variant of the character (voiced byKari Wahlgren) will be introduced in the upcoming animated seriesYour Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.^[58]

Peter Parker / Spider-Man

Peter Parker / Spider-Man / "Peter-Two"

Peter Parker / Spider-Man / "Peter-Three"

Phastos

Phastos(portrayed byBrian Tyree Henry) is an Eternal and an intelligent cosmic-powered inventor who helps humanity progress technologically behind the scenes before abandoning them to live in exile following thebombing of Hiroshima.By 2024, he lives under the human alias of "Phil"with a husband and a 10-year-old son.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmEternals.^[2]

Todd Phelps

Todd Phelps(portrayed byJon Bass), also known by his online username "HulkKing ",is a billionaire and the founder and leader ofIntelligencia.He made plans to obtain She-Hulk's DNA through different minions. During the confrontation at a seminar hosted by Abomination, Phelps injected himself with the DNA and became a Hulk as Titania and Hulk also showed up. The transformation was undone when She-Hulk filed a complaint about it and her cousin's unexplained appearance toK.E.V.I.N.Todd and those involved are arrested as She-Hulk plans to see Todd in court.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Chester Phillips

ColonelChester Phillips(portrayed byTommy Lee Jones) is one of the founders of S.H.I.E.L.D., along withPeggy CarterandHoward Stark.^[59]He leads theStrategic Scientific Reserveduring World War II and is initially skeptical ofAbraham Erskine's choice to administer theSuper Soldier Serumto Steve Rogers, but later has a change of heart after witnessing Rogers's heroic actions.^[60]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmCaptain America: The First Avenger.An alternate variant of Phillips appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Phyla

Phyla(portrayed byKai Zen) is a Star Child, a species genetically engineered by theHigh Evolutionary.^[61]Phyla met theGuardians of the Galaxyand escaped her imprisonment, joining the new lineup of the Guardians, led byRocket Raccoon.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.^[62]

Alexander Pierce

Alexander Pierce(portrayed byRobert Redford) is the secretary of the World Security Council and the secret director of Hydra operating within S.H.I.E.L.D. He plans on using Project Insight to eliminate individuals that would oppose or threaten Hydra goals, those who are recognized as a threat to Hydra based onArnim Zola's algorithm. When Pierce learns thatNick Furyis investigating Project Insight's confidential files, he dispatches theWinter Soldierto eliminate him and Steve Rogers. However, Pierce's plan is foiled by Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Sam Wilson, and S.H.I.E.L.D. loyalists before Pierce is killed by Fury.

In 2023, the Avengers time travel to 2012, where Pierce attempts to take custody of Loki and the Tesseract away from Tony Stark and Thor following theBattle of New York.^[63]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.An alternate variant of Pierce has appeared inAvengers: Endgame.

Pip the Troll

Pip the Troll(voiced byPatton Oswalt) is an ally and friend ofEros.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmEternals(mid-credits cameo).^[64]

Benjamin Poindexter / Bullseye

As of 2024,^[update]the character (portrayed byWilson Bethel) has appeared in the television seriesDaredevil.^[65]He will return in the upcoming Disney+ seriesDaredevil: Born Again.^[66]An African-American variant of Bullseye (portrayed by Curtis Small), resembling the character's appearance inDaredevil(2003), appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.This version is an assassin with perfect accuracy and deep-rooted pride who is part of the group of variants that work for Cassandra Nova in the Void.^[67]

Pepper Potts

Virginia "Pepper" Potts(portrayed byGwyneth Paltrow) is married to Tony Stark.^[68]^[69]^[70]She is initiallypersonal assistantto Stark, later in the franchise being instated asCEOofStark Industries.She is also friends withJames Rhodesand Happy Hogan. Potts and Stark's relationship is initially professional but develops romantically throughout the franchise and they are engaged and eventually married, having their four-year-old childMorganby 2023. She later appears in the Mark 49 Iron Man armor and helps the Avengers defeat Thanos and his army.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in seven films:Iron Man,Iron Man 2,The Avengers,Iron Man 3,Spider-Man: Homecoming,Avengers: Infinity War,andAvengers: Endgame.An alternate variant of Potts (voiced by Beth Hoyt) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[71]

Augustus "Pug" Pugliese

Augustus "Pug" Pugliese(portrayed byJosh Segarra), is a member of the legal team at GLK&H, who works with Jennifer Walters and Nikki Ramos and is a loyal friend of theirs. He helps Walters in uncovering the mastermind behind the criminal organization, Intelligencia.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Hank Pym / Ant-Man

Dr.Henry "Hank" Pym(portrayed byMichael Douglas) is anentomologistandquantum physicistwho created the formula for thePym Particle,asubatomic particlethat changes the distance between atoms, allowing one to shrink and grow in relative size, while increasing strength. Hank Pym is the MCU's originalAnt-Man,a role begun in 1963, during his tenure as a high-ranking scientist and operative at S.H.I.E.L.D.

As the Ant-Man, Hank Pym operated as a classified agent performing field missions on behalf of S.H.I.E.L.D., using a self-designed shrinking suit powered by Pym particles that also gave him the ability to communicate with different species of ants by producingelectromagnetic wavesthat stimulate theolfactory nervecenters of the ants. During one of these classified missions in 1987, his wifeJanet van Dynewas lost within theQuantum Realmand presumed dead. Following the incident, Pym resigns from S.H.I.E.L.D. in 1989, after he suspects Howard Stark of attempting to replicate the Pym particle formula. Pym retires the Ant-Man suit and founds his own technology company inSan Francisco.In 2015, afterDarren Cross' takeover of the company, Pym subsequently recruits Scott Lang to take on the mantle of Ant-Man, with the assistance of his estranged daughterHope van Dyne.Together, they prevent Cross from selling the Yellowjacket technology to Hydra. In 2016, Pym inadvertently violates theSokovia Accordsbecause of Lang's misuse of his technology, and becomes a fugitive along with Hope from theFBI.In 2018, with help from Lang and Hope, he subsequently succeeds in rescuing Janet from the Quantum Realm. However, shortly after, Pym, along with Janet and Hope, becomes a victim ofthe Blip.In 2023, Pym is restored to life and attendsTony Stark's funeral with Janet, Hope, and Lang. In 2026, he, Janet, Hope, Lang, andCassie Langare accidentally transported to the Quantum Realm where they encounter and seemingly defeat and preventKang the Conquerorfrom escaping into themultiverse.

In analternate universe,Pym is working at Camp Lehigh, when vials of Pym particles are stolen from him by Steve Rogers. In anotheralternate universe,Pym dresses in theYellowjacketarmor and murders prospective Avengers Tony Stark, Thor, Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, and Natasha Romanoff as revenge on Nick Fury for Hope's death. He is eventually arrested and taken to Asgard by Loki for killing Thor. Inanother alternate universe,Pym ventures into the Quantum Realm and is infected by Janet with a zombie virus that is subsequently spread across Earth when they return. In another alternate universe, Pym, still serving as Ant-Man, is recruited by Howard Stark and Peggy Carter in 1988 to joina response teamto address the threat posed byEgoand his sonPeter Quill.Sympathizing with him over his loss of his mother, Pym manages to speak with Quill and aids him in defeating Ego, before adopting him.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in four films:Ant-Man,Ant-Man and the Wasp,Avengers: Endgame,andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.Alternate variants of Pym appeared inAvengers: Endgameand the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?,respectively.^[45]

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Meredith Quill

Meredith Quill(portrayed byLaura Haddock) is the mother of Peter Quill and the ex-lover of Ego. She meets Ego, falls in love with him, and become pregnant with their son. She enjoys pop music, and gives Peter herwalkman,along with her mixtapes. She later dies of brain cancer, unaware that the tumor was caused by Ego.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Guardians of the GalaxyandGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.

Peter Quill / Star-Lord

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Irani Rael / Nova Prime

Irani Rael(portrayed byGlenn Close), also known as theNova Prime,is the leader of theNova Corps.In 2014, she leads the Corps to victory with the help of the Guardians of the Galaxy when Ronan the Accuser attempts to destroy her home planet of Xandar with thePower Stone.

An alternate version of Rael appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?where she rescuedNebulafollowing Ronan the Accuser's betrayal and murder of Thanos and Gamora. However, Rael betrayed Xandar to make a deal with Ronan, only to be defeated by Nebula, falling to her death following a failed attempt to kill Nebula and escape.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmGuardians of the Galaxy.An alternate variant of Rael (voiced by Julianne Grossman) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Maria Rambeau

CaptainMaria Rambeau(portrayed byLashana Lynch), also known asPhoton,is a formerUnited States Air Forcepilot and a single mother ofMonica Rambeau.She becomes Carol Danvers's best friend, who is presumed dead for six years after a plane accident. Maria is reunited with Danvers during the Kree-Skrull War and helps Danvers to remember her early life. Later, she helps foundS.W.O.R.D.and becomes its director until she dies of cancer in 2020.

In the alternate universe designated as Earth-838, Maria takes up the mantle ofCaptain Marvelinstead of Danvers, serving as a member of the Illuminati until she is killed by Wanda Maximoff who dropped a statue on her after having her powers absorbed.

In another alternate universe, she adopted the mantle ofBinaryafter gaining superhuman powers, becoming an ally to themutantstrike force known as theX-Men.She meetsMonica Rambeau,whom she never parented in her reality, as the X-Men member Beast recovers her following her displacement into their world, due to an averted incursion between it and Earth-616.^[72]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmsCaptain MarvelandThe Marvels,the latter of which also debuted her variant as Binary. Her Earth-838 counterpart appeared in the filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.^[73]

Monica Rambeau

CaptainMonica Rambeau(portrayed byAkira Akbaras a child and byTeyonah Parrisas an adult) is the daughter ofMaria Rambeau.As a child in 1995, she is inspired byCarol Danversand thinks highly of her. She also meets a family ofSkrulls,as well as theFlerken,Goose. She grows up to become an agent ofS.W.O.R.D.,which was founded by her mother.

In 2018, she is a victim ofthe Blip.In 2023, she is restored to life and learns that her mother died three years earlier. She returns to work at S.W.O.R.D. and is tasked with investigating amissing-persons casein Westview,New Jersey.Upon arriving, she is sucked intoWanda Maximoff's alternate reality (the "Hex" ), and remains there under the aliasGeraldine.However, when she remembers the real reality, she is promptly forced out by Maximoff. Outside, she continues to help S.W.O.R.D with the Westview investigation, but after she defends Maximoff several times, S.W.O.R.D's acting directorTyler Haywardkicks her off the investigation. She,Darcy Lewis,andJimmy Woogo rogue, and only she and Woo escape Maximoff's Hex expansion. After re-entering the Hex, her cells are rewritten and she gains superpowers, allowing her to absorb bullets and Maximoff's energy blasts. She then witnesses Maximoff fighting againstAgatha Harknessand claiming the mantle as thefabledScarlet Witch. After the Hex is taken down, she befriends Maximoff and wishes her well when Maximoff leaves Westview. She then gets notified by a Skrull that a friend of her mother is seeking her out.

Rambeau goes to theS.A.B.E.R.space station and works with Fury. In 2026, she is sent to investigate a jump point anomaly and learns that Danvers is investigating another one. When she touches it, she gets transported to a barren planet and is attacked by Kree soldiers. She gets transported back to the station and she and Fury return to Earth toJersey Cityto meetKamala Khanat her parents' house. Rambeau is reunited with Danvers there and explains how she got powers before having to rescue Khan from the sky. Eventually, she and Khan are transported to Tarnax IV, where a group of Skrulls live. When Danvers arrives, they are attacked byDar-Bennand help the Skrulls onto Danvers's spaceship. Rambeau speaks with Danvers on the ship and the three try to work out their entanglement. They go to Aladna and meet the Prince, who is married to Danvers. Rambeau fights against Dar-Benn when she arrives and helps pilot the ship as they leave. On another planet, she and Danvers have a heartfelt conversation and return to the S.A.B.E.R. Space station to evacuate Fury and the agents. They then fight Dar-Ben again on her ship, in which she acquires both Quantum bands and tears a hole in the universe. Rambeau, powered up by Khan and Danvers, flies into the other universe and closes the tear before passing out. She awakes in theX-Mansionand meetsBinary,an alternate version of her mother, andBeast.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films,Captain MarvelandThe Marvels,as well as in the Disney+ seriesWandaVision.^[74]An alternate variant of Rambeau will appear inWhat If...?.^[75]

Ramonda

Ramonda(portrayed byAngela Bassett) is theQueen Motherof Wakanda, wife of T'Chaka, and mother of T'Challa and Shuri. She stands by her son's side asQueen motherwhen he becomes King of Wakanda, but is soon forced intoexilewhen N'Jadaka seemingly-defeats T'Challa in ritual combat and seizes the throne.^[76]In 2018, she becomes theQueen regnantof Wakanda, and in 2023, she reunites with her children after they are restored to life. In 2024, her son dies of an illness and Ramonda is reinstated as Queen regnant of Wakanda. In 2025, Wakanda is attacked by the nation ofTalokan,their leaderNamorfloods the throne room of the palace, and Ramonda drowns after savingRiri Williamsfrom the water.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Black Panther,Avengers: Endgame(as a cameo), andBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.^[63]An alternate variant of Ramonda appeared as the Queen General of Wakanda in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]^: 2

Nikki Ramos

Nikki Ramos(portrayed byGinger Gonzaga) is a paralegal working at GLK&H and the best friend ofJennifer Walters.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Piotr Rasputin / Colossus

Piotr Rasputin(voiced byStefan Kapičić), also known asColossus,is a member of the X-Men with the mutant ability to transform his body into organic steel inEarth-10005.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.Kapičić reprises his role fromDeadpool(2016) andDeadpool 2(2018).^[77]

Razor Fist

Razor Fist(portrayed byFlorian Munteanu) is a high-ranking Ten Rings agent with a steel blade for a hand. He is sent byWenwuto takeShang-Chi's pendant. Then he engages Shang-Chi when the Ten Rings targetXialing's pendant until Wenwu breaks up the resulting conflict. Razor Fist later accompanies him and Ten Rings on the assault onTa Lo.When theDweller-in-Darknessescapes his seal, Razor Fist orders the Ten Rings into working with the Ta Lo villagers to help battle the Dweller and his minions as he replaces his blade with one made of dragon scales. When Xialing takes over the Ten Rings and restructures it, Razor Fist retains his old position.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Ravonna Renslayer

JudgeRavonna Renslayer(portrayed byGugu Mbatha-Raw) is a former Minuteman for the Time Variance Authority (TVA) codenamedHunter A-23^[78]who rose from the ranks to become a respected judge. She oversees the Loki "variant" investigation.^[79]^: 8Prior to joining the TVA, she was avice-principalcalledRebecca TourminetinFremont, Ohio.^[80]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesLoki,with Mbatha-Raw also portraying a Tourminet variant.

James Rhodes / War Machine / Iron Patriot

Reed Richards

Dr.Reed Richards(portrayed byPedro Pascal) is a scientist and inventor who is the leader of theFantastic Four,possessing the ability to stretch any part of his body to great lengths.

In the alternate universe designated as Earth-838, Richards (portrayed byJohn Krasinski) is a member of the Fantastic Four and the Illuminati, having been dubbed "the smartest man alive" by his peers. The Illuminati seek to pass judgment onEarth-616's Stephen Strange andAmerica Chavezfor their roles in the possible destruction of the multiverse. However, Richards is killed by Wanda Maximoff via shredding after Maximoff coldly muses that someone will be left alive to raise his children.

As of 2024,^[update]the Earth-838 variant of the character has appeared in the filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.^[81]A variant of Richards asMister Fantastic,portrayed by Pascal, will be introduced in the upcoming filmThe Fantastic Four: First Steps,^[82]and will return inAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars.^[83]

William Ginter Riva

William Ginter Riva(portrayed byPeter Billingsley) is a former Stark Industries employee who is ordered byObadiah Staneto replicate Tony Stark's arc reactor. Years later, in 2024, he joinsQuentin Beck's crew to wreak havoc across Europe, helping him masquerade as a superhero named Mysterio, and controlling his drones. Following Mysterio's death, he leaks the identity of Spider-Man toJ. Jonah Jameson,and uploads a copy of Mysterio's software onto a flash drive.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Iron ManandSpider-Man: Far From Home.^[84]

Rocket Raccoon

Steve Rogers / Captain America

Jack Rollins

Jack Rollins(portrayed byCallan Mulvey) is a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent secretly working for Hydra. In 2014, he was a member of the S.T.R.I.K.E. team and served as Rumlow's second-in-command and later revealed as one of the sleeper Hydra agent, participating in the uprising. In 2023, the Avengers time travel to 2012, where Rollins and Hydra agents attempt to obtain Loki's scepter, but are tricked by the present time Rogers into giving it to him instead.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the film:Captain America: The Winter Soldier.Alternate variants of Rollins appeared in the filmAvengers: Endgameand in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

Ronan the Accuser

Ronan the Accuser(portrayed byLee Pace) is aKreefanatic whose family was killed in the Kree-NovaWar. In the 1990s, Ronan actively leads the Accusers in the Kree-Skrullwar. Working together with the Kree Starforce, he attempts to launch a missile strike on Earth to eliminate the Skrulls present on the planet, but is thwarted and chased off byCarol Danvers.In 2014, Ronan is hired by Thanos to acquire thePower Stone,with the assistance ofNebula,daughter of Thanos. However, Ronan's quest for vengeance and power causes him to break allegiance with Thanos and he decides to use the stone himself to serve his own agenda. Ultimately that decision leads him to a battle with theGuardians of the Galaxyending in his own death when the Guardians use the Power Stone to vaporize Ronan.

An alternate version of Ronan appears in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?where he betrays and killed Thanos and Gamora before laying siege to Xandar which is sealed off with an impenetrable planetary shield. Five years later, Irani Rael made a deal with Ronan to surrender Xandar to him in exchange for being allowed to continue ruling it, but she is foiled by Thanos's surviving adopted daughter Nebula. Ronan's ship is caught in the closing planetary shield in the process and destroyed, killing him and ending Ronan's reign of terror.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Guardians of the GalaxyandCaptain Marvel.An alternate variant of Ronan appeared in the second season of the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Betty Ross

Elizabeth "Betty" Ross(portrayed byLiv Tyler) is the first love interest ofBruce Bannerand the daughter ofThaddeus Ross.She is a cellular biologist at Culver University who, along with Bruce, were recruited by the U.S. Army on top secret bio-tech force enhancement research that would go on to turn Banner into the Hulk.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThe Incredible Hulk.She will return in the upcoming filmCaptain America: Brave New World.An alternate variant of Betty (voiced by Stephanie Panisello) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[85]^[86]

Everett K. Ross

Everett K. Ross(portrayed byMartin Freeman) is aCIAoperative. In 2016, he is tasked with regulating members of the Avengers and later tracking down Ulysses Klaue, where he takes a bullet for Nakia and is taken toWakandafor treatment. After healing, he helps preventvibraniumweapons from being taken out of Wakanda as planned by Erik Killmonger. In 2025, he secretly collaborates with Shuri and Okoye in spite of their country's ongoing political conflict with the U.S., which leads to his arrest by his ex-wife and now Boss, De Fontaine, but Okoye frees him. In 2026, he is captured bySkrullsand held captive in Russia, but is freed byG'iah.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Captain America: Civil War,Black PantherandBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever;as well as in the Disney+ seriesSecret Invasion.

Thaddeus Ross

Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross(initially portrayed byWilliam Hurtand later byHarrison Ford) is aUnited States generalwho is responsible for reviving the super-soldier project so he can create a weapon. This instead results in the creation of the Hulk, Bruce Banner'salter ego.Ross tries to track Banner down, believing he is the property of theUnited States government.He later tries the super-soldier project onEmil Blonsky,which transforms him into the Abomination. By 2016, Ross has retired from the army after suffering a near-fatalheart attack,now serving as theSecretary of Stateof the United States. He proposes theSokovia Accords,placing the Avengers under the supervision of theUnited Nations,which divides the team.^[87]After the public feud between the Avengers, Ross bringsSteve Rogers' team to theRaft.When they get broken out, Ross deems them fugitives and seeks their arrest. In 2018, Ross speaks withJames Rhodesvia holographic call and calls for the arrest of Rogers and his team, but gets hung up on. In 2023, Ross attendsTony Stark's funeral. Ross is usually portrayed in an antagonistic manner, although he believes his actions are patriotic or for the greater good.^[88]^[89]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in five films:The Incredible Hulk,Captain America: Civil War,Avengers: Infinity War,Avengers: Endgame(non-speaking cameo), andBlack Widow(Hurt's final appearance); as well as theMarvel One-ShotThe Consultant(archival footage). The character, portrayed by Ford, will return in the upcoming filmsCaptain America: Brave New WorldandThunderbolts*.Alternate variants of Ross (voiced by Mike McGill) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Brock Rumlow / Crossbones

Brock Rumlow(portrayed byFrank Grillo) is the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s counter-terrorism S.T.R.I.K.E. team who is revealed to be a double-agent forHydra.In 2014, Rumlow and his unit are tasked with huntingSteve Rogerswhen he refuses to disclose S.H.I.E.L.D. information to SecretaryAlexander Pierce.After being exposed by Rogers as a Hydra operative, Rumlow comes into conflict withSharon CarterandSam Wilsonin theTriskelionuntil aHelicarriercrashes into it, leaving him with severe burns and facial scars. Rumlow abandons Hydra upon recovering and begins operating as the masked mercenaryCrossbones.In 2016, he leads a group of other mercenaries in stealing a biological weapon from an institute for infectious diseases inLagos,Nigeria. The Avengers intervene and Rumlow is defeated by Rogers. In a final attempt to kill Rogers, Rumlow detonates a bomb butWanda Maximoffcontains the blast and levitates it and Rumlow into a nearby building, killing him and dozens of Wakandan humanitarian workers.

In analternate universe,Rumlow and his S.T.R.I.K.E. team attempt to secureLoki'sscepter following the Battle of New York in 2012, but are tricked by the version of Rogers from the main universe into giving it to him instead.^[90]

In an alternate universe wherePeggy Carterbecame Captain Carter, Rumlow and his S.T.R.I.K.E. team join a mission to theLemurian Starwhere the Hydra Stomper armor is found. They later protect Secretary of StateBucky Barnesfrom an assassination attempt by the brainwashedSteve Rogers.This Rumlow does not appear to be a Hydra agent as the organization had been destroyed by Steve and Bucky in 1953, and he instead genuinely works for S.H.I.E.L.D.

In an alternate universe where Thor is anonly child,he appeared with S.H.I.E.L.D. to deal with the party that is spreading all over Earth. He also complained about never releasing a nuke to deal with Thor.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared inCaptain America: The Winter SoldierandCaptain America: Civil War.Alternate variants of Rumlow have appeared inAvengers: Endgameand the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[91]

Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night

Jack Russell(portrayed byGael García Bernal), also known asWerewolf by Night,is a monster hunter of Mexican ancestry who has been afflicted with a curse that turns him into awerewolf.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ specialWerewolf by Night.^[92]

Rusty / Shatterstar

Rusty(portrayed byLewis Tan), also known asShatterstar,is a mutant alien friend of Wade Wilson and X-Force member inEarth-10005.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.Tan reprises his role fromDeadpool 2(2018).

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Garthan Saal

Garthan Saal(portrayed byPeter Serafinowicz) is a highly respected member of the Nova Corps that held the rank of Denarian. He was killed during the Battle of Xandar, bravely attempting to keep Ronan the Accuser from destroying the entire planet.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmGuardians of the Galaxy.An alternate variant of Saal appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Johann Schmidt / Red Skull

Johann Schmidt(portrayed initially byHugo Weavingand subsequently byRoss Marquand), also known as theRed Skull,is the head of Hydra, theNaziscience division during World War II. Schmidt plans global dominance under his rule by finding the Tesseract and using it as a weapon against the world, including to overthrowAdolf Hitler.He is revealed to have subjected himself to an early version of Erskine's super-soldier formula that had permanently disfigured his face.^[93]After being foiled bySteve Rogers,Schmidt is transported to the planetVormirby the Tesseract, where he is cursed in a purgatory state to serve as theStonekeeperand a guide to those seeking theSoul Stone.^[94]^[95]In 2018, he is met byThanosandGamora,and witnesses Thanos sacrificing Gamora to get the Stone. Following this, he gets freed from the curse and leaves Vormir.

In analternate universe,he meets another universe'sNatasha RomanoffandClint Bartonduring their quest for the Soul Stone.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Captain America: The First Avenger,Avengers: Infinity War,andAvengers: Endgame.An alternate version of Schmidt appeared in the filmAvengers: Endgame.Alternate variants of Schmidt appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[96]

Herman Schultz / Shocker

Herman Schultz(portrayed byBokeem Woodbine),^[97]^[98]also known as theShocker,is a former salvage worker and professional criminal. When Jackson Brice is killed, Schultz assumes the Shocker mantle and gauntlet before tracking down a weapon retrieved by Spider-Man and assisting in a weapons deal aboard theStaten Island Ferry.The deal is ambushed by the FBI and Spider-Man, though Schultz and Toomes manage to escape. When the crew pulls their final heist on a cargo plane transporting weapons from the Avengers, Schultz is tasked with stopping Spider-Man from intervening; the former initially overpowers the web-slinger until he is distracted byNed Leeds,allowing Spider-Man to web Schultz onto a bus. In adeleted scene,students find Schultz still webbed and take photos with him before he is eventually turned over to the authorities.^[99]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmSpider-Man: Homecoming.

Erik Selvig

Sersi

Sersi(portrayed byGemma Chan) is an Eternal with an affinity for humankind who is very empathetic and has the ability to manipulate matter. She has been in love withIkarisfor centuries and poses as a museum curator on Earth. She becomes the new leader of the Eternals followingAjak's death. Sersi is Chan's second role in the MCU, after portrayingMinn-Ervain the filmCaptain Marvel.^[2]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmEternals.^[2]

Xu Shang-Chi

Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian

Alexei Shostakov(portrayed byDavid Harbour), also known as theRed Guardian,is the Russian super-soldier counterpart to Captain America and the father figure of Natasha Romanoff andYelena Belova.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Widow.He will return in the upcoming filmThunderbolts*.^[100]Alternate variants of Shostakov will appear in the upcoming animated seriesWhat If...?andMarvel Zombies.^[101]^[102]

Shuri / Black Panther

Sif

LadySif(portrayed byJaimie Alexander) is the leading female warrior of Asgard based onSifof Norse mythology, and Thor's childhood friend and trusted ally.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Thor,Thor: The Dark WorldandThor: Love and Thunder;as well as in the television seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.andLoki(cameo).^[103]^[104]^[105]Alternate variants of Sif appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]

Jasper Sitwell

Jasper Sitwell(portrayed byMaximiliano Hernández) is aHydrasleeper agent who posed as aS.H.I.E.L.D.agent. In 2014, he discloses Hydra's information toSteve Rogers,Natasha Romanoff,andSam Wilson,and for his betrayal, is subsequently killed byBucky Barnes.^[106]^[88]^[107]^[89]

In analternate universe,Sitwell and the other agents are tricked into givingLoki's scepter to another universe's Rogers.^[95]^[108]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Thor,The AvengersandCaptain America: The Winter Soldier;two Marvel One-Shots:The ConsultantandItem 47;^[109]as well as in the television seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.An alternate variant of Jasper Sitwell appeared in the filmAvengers: Endgame.

Skaar

Skaar Banner(portrayed by Wil Deusner) is the son ofBruce BannerfromSakaarwho also inherited his Hulk powers.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Skurge

Skurge(portrayed byKarl Urban) served as Loki's chosen successor toHeimdallas gatekeeper of theBifrost.He is later promoted to the position ofExecutionerupon Hela's return to Asgard. Skurge is portrayed in a mostly comedic, subservient if not absent-minded fashion. Upon realizing the fate of Asgard, he changes allegiance and ultimately sacrifices himself while assisting Thor in evacuating the people of Asgard during the battle against Hela duringRagnarok,using his two M-16 rifles to hold off her army.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThor: Ragnarok.An alternate variant of Skurge appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[52]

Trevor Slattery

Soren

Soren(portrayed bySharon BlynninCaptain MarvelandSpider-Man: Far From Home,and Charlotte Baker inSecret Invasion) is a Skrull and the wife ofTalos.She is an original character in the MCU. The couple have a daughter named G'iah (portrayed by Harriet L. Ophuls and Auden L. Ophuls). In 1995, she and other Skrull refugees are reunited with Talos. They are offered help fromCarol Danversin finding a home in space. However, with no luck, they return to Earth and Soren agrees to joinNick Fury's crew. In 2024, she disguises herself asMaria Hillwith Talos as Fury while they helpSpider-Manand Mysterio with theElementalsuntil discovering Mysterio's fraudulent nature. By 2026, it is revealed that she was killed byGravik.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Captain MarvelandSpider-Man: Far From Home;as well as in the Disney+ seriesSecret Invasion(flashback).

Marc Spector / Moon Knight

Spector family

Marc Spector's family play an important role in his life. His parents areWendyandElias Spector(portrayed byFernanda Andradeand Rey Lucas respectively), and his young brother isRandall(portrayed by Claudio Fabian Contreras). Randall died in a flooded cave that he and his older brotherMarcfound.

Consumed by the loss of Randall, Wendy blamed Marc for Randall's death, which caused her to become abusive towards Marc, who consequently developeddissociative identity disorderand createdSteven Grantto protect himself from her. Elias forgave Marc for what happened to Randall and tries to reason with Wendy to no avail.

At some point when Marc was a teenager, he started to leave home. Elias tried to get him to change his mind while claiming that he can get help for Wendy. By the time Marc was an adult, Wendy had passed away and Elias can only get a glimpse of Marc during her week-long memorial.

As of 2024,^[update]these characters have appeared in the Disney+ seriesMoon Knight.

Sprite

Sprite(portrayed byLia McHugh) is an Eternal who has the appearance of a 12-year-old child and can project lifelike illusions and is stronger and smarter than she appears.Hannah Doddportrays Sprite in the illusionary adult form of "Sandra",whileSalma Hayekportrays Sprite in the illusionary form of Ajak.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmEternals.^[2]

Obadiah Stane

Obadiah Stane(portrayed byJeff Bridges) is Tony Stark's mentor after the death of Tony's father, Howard. Stane secretly seeks control of Stark Industries, being revealed that he hired terrorists to assassinate Stark and, after the failure to do so, seeks control of the arc reactor to create his own super powered exoskeleton suit, which he succeeds in after obtaining Stark's first prototype and its schematic. Stane is subsequently killed in a confrontation against Stark.^[88]^[89]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Iron ManandSpider-Man: Far From Home(archival footage). An alternate variant of Stane (voiced byKiff VandenHeuvel) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Howard Stark

Howard Stark(portrayed byJohn Slatteryas an old man,Dominic Cooperas a young man) is the founder of Stark Industries, one of the founding members of S.H.I.E.L.D., and the father of Tony Stark. Howard is involved with Steve Rogers's transformation into Captain America during World War II, as well as the creation of Rogers's trademark vibranium shield. Along with Peggy Carter and his assistantEdwin Jarvis,he is instrumental in crushing the rise of the Russian terrorist organization Leviathan. In 1991, he and his wife Maria are murdered by a brainwashed Bucky Barnes by orders of Hydra.^[110]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in five films:Iron Man,Iron Man 2,Captain America: The First Avenger,Ant-ManandCaptain America: Civil War;as well as in the Marvel One-ShotAgent Carterand thetelevision series of the same name.Alternate variants of Howard Stark appeared in the filmAvengers: Endgameand the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[45]Cooper played a younger Howard inThe First Avenger,theAgent Cartershort film and television series, andWhat If...?,while Slattery played an older version in the rest of the appearances.

Tony Stark / Iron Man

Stark family

Maria Stark(portrayed byHope Davis) is Tony Stark's mother and Howard Stark's wife. She was assassinated along with her husband by the Winter Soldier under HYDRA orders, making it appear as an accidental car crash. Morgan Stark(portrayed by Lexi Rabe) is the four-year-old daughter of Tony Stark and Pepper Potts. Born after Thanos's universal genocide, she grows up during the five-year Blip period with half the world's population having been wiped out of existence. In a deleted scene, a grown-up Morgan (portrayed byKatherine Langford) has a conversation with her father in theSoul Worldafter he sacrifices himself to save the universe by using the Infinity Stones to defeat Thanos.

As of 2024,^[update]Maria has appeared in the filmCaptain America: Civil Warand Morgan has appeared in the filmAvengers: Endgame.

Ava Starr / Ghost

Ava Starr(portrayed byHannah John-Kamenas an adult, RaeLynn Bratten as a child), a reimagining of the comic book characterGhost,is a woman with invisibility and intangibility powers.^[111]^[112]^[113]In her childhood, Starr was caught in an accident in her father's laboratory. The ensuing explosion killed both of her parents, while Starr gained the ability to become intangible since her body was left in a constant state of "molecular disequilibrium". She is recruited by scientistBill Fosterinto S.H.I.E.L.D., where she is trained and given a containment suit to better control her powers. Starr agrees to work for the organization as an assassin and spy under the codenameGhostin exchange for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s help in finding a way to stabilize her condition. However, she discovers that S.H.I.E.L.D. (having been taken over by Hydra) has no intention of helping her and subsequently goes rogue to find a way to cure herself with Foster's help. The two later plan to harness the energy that Janet van Dyne's body absorbed from the Quantum Realm, putting Ghost in direct conflict with Hank Pym, Hope van Dyne, and Scott Lang. Ultimately, Janet willingly uses some of her energy to partially stabilize Starr's condition, and she departs with Foster as Janet's group vows to collect more energy for her.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmAnt-Man and the Wasp.She will return in the upcoming filmThunderbolts*.^[100]An alternate variant of Starr will appear in the upcoming Disney+ animated seriesMarvel Zombies.

Stern

SenatorStern(portrayed byGarry Shandling) is an original character in the MCU, named afterHoward Sternaccording toIron Man 2directorJon Favreau.^[114]He is aUnited States senatorwho wantsTony Stark's armorto be handed to theU.S. government.He harbors a strong dislike forStark,even after handing him and James Rhodes theMedal of Honor.He is later revealed to be affiliated withHydraand later arrested by theFederal Bureau of Investigationfor his collusion therewith.^[115]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared inIron Man 2andCaptain America: The Winter Soldier.

Samuel Sterns

Dr.Samuel Sterns(portrayed byTim Blake Nelson) is a gifted biologist who tries to cure Bruce Banner under the alias "Mr. Blue". After replicating Banner's blood, he then is forced to use it on Emil Blonsky. When Blonsky is transformed into the Abomination, Sterns's lab is destroyed and part of the Hulk's blood drops into an open wound on Sterns's head, with his skull mutating as he grins maniacally. Outside of the films, he is mentioned in the MCU tie-in comicFury's Big Week,which reveals him to be insane and imprisoned byS.H.I.E.L.D.^[116]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThe Incredible Hulk.He is to return in the upcoming filmCaptain America: Brave New Worldas theLeader.^[117]

Johnny Storm / Human Torch

Johnny Storm(portrayed byJoseph Quinn), also known as theHuman Torch,is a member of theFantastic Fourwho can control flames and set himself on fire.

A variant of Storm (portrayed byChris Evans) is part of the rebellion of variants that fight against Cassandra Nova in the Void. He welcomes Deadpool andWolverineto the Void when they first arrive but is defeated by Pyro who takes away his flames. He is captured by Nova's henchmen and taken to their hideout where she kills him by stripping away his skin and muscles.

As of 2024,^[update]the Void variant of the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.Evans reprises his role fromFantastic Four(2005) andFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer(2007).^[118]A variant of Storm, portrayed by Quinn, will be introduced in the upcoming filmThe Fantastic Four: First Steps,^[119]and will return inAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars.^[83]

Stephen Strange

Wolfgang von Strucker

BaronWolfgang von Strucker(portrayed byThomas Kretschmann) is a high-ranking Hydra leader who specializes inhuman experimentation.Strucker supervised the successful experimentation on the twins Pietro and Wanda Maximoff, where they acquired powers from the Mind Stone within Loki's scepter. Captured by the Avengers in Sokovia and taken under the custody ofNATO,Strucker is later killed by Ultron in his cell to serve as a message to the Avengers.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Captain America: The Winter Soldier(mid-credits cameo) andAvengers: Age of Ultron;^[120]as well as in one episode of the television seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D.as a teenager (portrayed by Joey Defore).

Surtur

Surtur(motion-captured byTaika Waititiand voiced byClancy Brown) is a Fire Demon, lord of Muspelheim, and a significant figure in the prophecy of Ragnarok as the one who would initiate the fall of Asgard. He imprisons Thor in his lair in Muspelheim and reveals that Odin is not on Asgard. Surtur plans to unite his crown with the Eternal Flame so that he can cause Ragnarok, though Thor manages to defeat him and escape with his crown. During his battle with Hela however, Thor realizes causing Ragnarok is the only way he can defeat her, so he tasks Loki with resurrecting Surtur with the Eternal Flame, allowing Surtur to succeed in his plans and kill Hela while Thor, Loki, and the Asgardians escape.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThor: Ragnarok.Alternate variants of Surtur appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]

Sylvie

T

Talos

Talos(portrayed byBen Mendelsohn) is a Skrull who is initially believed to be a terrorist and comes into conflict withCarol DanversandNick Fury,while disguised as agentR. Keller.However, Danvers agrees to help him and the Skrulls find a new home after Talos revealed the Kree destroyed their homeworld and have driven them to near-extinction. When Danvers struggles to locate a new home world for the Skrulls, Fury allows Talos and a faction of Skrulls to live on Earth, blend in with humanity, and assist him in protecting the planet while he continues looking for a permanent home for them.

In 2018, Talos survivesthe Blipand learns that the Skrulls are still being hunted across the universe by enemy forces. With no other options, Talos allows a million surviving Skrulls to move onto Earth for the meantime.

In 2024, following the resurrection of the Blip victims, he assumes Fury's role on Earth while Fury works in space and alongside his wife Soren (who assumesMaria Hill's role) assistsSpider-Manand Mysterio in Europe in fighting the Elementals, eventually discovering the latter's fraudulence and his fabrication of the creatures.

In 2026, Talos is kicked off the Skrulls' governmental council and replaced by the radicalized Gravik, who kills Soren and recruits an unaware G'iah to his cause, planning to trick humanity into waging war on each other so that Skrulls can conquer Earth as revenge for Fury's broken promises. Talos contacts Hill and Fury to help him stop Gravik and find a way for humans and Skrulls to peacefully coexist on Earth. Talos works with them to try to prevent a bombing in Russia, however they are unable to stop it and Hill is killed by Gravik. He and Fury continue to work together and prevent an attack on aUnited Nationsplane and save U.S. President Ritson from an assassination attempt. However, Talos is killed by Gravik, who disguised himself as an ally soldier.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Captain MarvelandSpider-Man: Far From Home;as well as in the Disney+ seriesSecret Invasion.

Taserface

Taserface(portrayed byChris Sullivan) was a Ravager mercenary and a lieutenant in Yondu Udonta's Ravager Clan. He is depicted as being proud of his name as he believes it strikes fear into the hearts of his enemies. However,Rocketand the other Ravagers scoff at the ridiculousness of his name. Following Yondu's exile by Stakar Ogord, Taserface leads a mutiny against Yondu, feeling that he is "going soft", and kills anyone still loyal to him. After Kraglin aids Yondu, Rocket, andGrootin escaping from their prison cells, Yondu kills the remaining Ravagers and destroys the main engine, causing the Ravager ship to explode. While the heroes eject from the main ship in a smaller escape ship, Taserface contacts theSovereignto give them Yondu's coordinates before dying in the explosion.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.An alternate variants of Taserface appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]^: 2

Taweret

Taweret(voiced and motion-captured by Antonia Salib) is thehippopotamus-headed Egyptian goddess of childbirth and fertility. She helps guideMarc Spector and Steven Grantthrough theDuat.Layla El-Faoulytemporarily becomes Taweret's avatar to help Spector and Grant in fightingArthur Harrow.She is based on theEgyptian goddess of the same name.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesMoon Knight.

T'Chaka / Black Panther

T'Chaka(portrayed byJohn Kani) is the former King of Wakanda. In 1992, T'Chaka learned his brother N'Jobu was plotting acts of open insurrection with plans to have Wakanda take a more aggressive foreign policy to fight the social injustice he witnessed in his assigned country. T'Chaka confronts N'Jobu and when N'Jobu attacked, T'Chaka kills him in defense ofZuri,who was acting as a spy. Distressed at this act and concerned about maintaining Wakanda's security above all else, T'Chaka chooses to promptly return to his nation and leaves his nephew, N'Jadaka, abandoned as a child orphan. In 2016, during a meeting ratifying the Sokovian Accords at the Vienna International Center, T'Chaka is killed by an explosion. The Winter Soldier is originally believed to be behind the attack, but it is later discovered that he was framed byHelmut Zemo.^[121]Following this, T'Challa later learns the truth about N'Jobu and the resulting cover-up by his late father. While visiting the ancestor lands, T'Challa tells T'Chaka and the previous Black Panthers before him that he will lead Wakanda in a manner differently to them for the purpose of correcting his father's past mistakes.^[122]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Captain America: Civil WarandBlack Panther.Alternate variants of T'Chaka appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]^: 2

T'Challa / Black Panther

Ted / Man-Thing

Ted(motion-captured by Carey Jones, vocal effects provided byJeffrey Ford), also known asMan-Thing,is aswamp monsterand friend ofJack Russellwho was captured by the Bloodstone family for their hunt. He was rescued by Jack Russell when he became Werewolf by Night.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ specialWerewolf by Night.^[123]^[124]

Thanos

Thena

Thena(portrayed byAngelina Jolie) is a fierce warrior Eternal who can form any weapon out of cosmic energy. Because of herMahd Wy'ry"illness",Gilgameshbecomes her guardian over the centuries.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmEternals.^[2]

Flash Thompson

Eugene "Flash" Thompson(portrayed byTony Revolori) is a student at the Midtown School of Science and Technology. He is generally depicted as a school bully who often tormentsPeter Parkerbut admires Spider-Man, unaware that the two are the same person. In 2018, he is a victim ofthe Blip.In 2023, he is revived to life. In 2024, he attends a trip to Europe and is a social media personality, with followers he dubs the "Flash Mob". After the trip, Flash's difficult home life is alluded to, as his father is ill and his mother is distant, having sent a chauffeur to pick him up from the airport rather than do so herself.^[125]Shortly after the trip, he learns Parker is Spider-Man whenQuentin Beckreveals it to the world and is among his supporters after Parker is incriminated for Beck's murder, seemingly having written a book called "Flashpoint" describing his and Parker's "friendship". He is soon admitted intoMITand later directs Parker to an MIT administrator so the latter can help getNed LeedsandMichelle Jonesa second chance in.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Spider-Man: Homecoming,Spider-Man: Far From Home,andSpider-Man: No Way Home;as well as in the web seriesThe Daily Bugle.^[126]

Taneleer Tivan / Collector

Taneleer Tivan(portrayed byBenicio del Toro), also known as theCollector,is the renowned keeper of the largest collection of interstellar fauna, relics and species in the galaxy, operating from the Knowhere port installation. He is theGrandmaster's brother. In 2013,SifandVolstaggbring theReality Stoneto Tivan for safekeeping, citing the foolishness of storing both the Reality Stone and the Space Stone in the same place. In 2014, he meets theGuardians of the Galaxyand is nearly able to obtain the Power Stone. In 2018, he is confronted byThanos,who takes the Reality Stone and destroys his collection. By 2025, Tivan sells the damaged Knowhere to the Guardians of the Galaxy.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Thor: The Dark World(mid-credits cameo),Guardians of the Galaxy,andAvengers: Infinity War.An alternate variant of Tivan appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[9]

Thor

Adrian Toomes / Vulture

Adrian Toomes(portrayed byMichael Keaton), also known as theVulture,is the former owner of Bestman Salvage. In 2012, he chooses to become a criminal after the creation of the Department of Damage Control, a joint venture between the federal government and Tony Stark following the Battle of New York, which results in Toomes's company being run out of business. With his associates,Phineas Mason,Herman Schultz, Jackson Brice, and Randy Vale, he begins an illegal arms-dealing business that reverse-engineers and weaponizes Chitauri technology that they have scavenged and salvaged, and sells it on the black market. He is also the father ofLiz.Toomes's flight suit is equipped with turbine-powered wings, claw-like wingtips, and boot-mounted talons.

In 2016, he comes into conflict with Spider-Man and, after deducing his secret identity as Peter Parker, Toomes threatens him with retaliation unless he stops interfering. However, Parker thwarts Toomes's attempt to hijack a plane carrying Avengers weaponry and saves his life when his suit malfunctions before Happy Hogan and the FBI find and arrest Toomes. As a result, his family moves away. Later, an imprisoned Toomes is approached byMac Gargan,who wants to confirm whether he knows Spider-Man's identity, which Toomes falsely denies.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmSpider-Man: Homecoming.Instead of erasing his memories of Parker, Toomes is teleported toSony's Spider-Man Universein the mid-credits scene of the filmMorbius(2022), with Keaton reprising the role.^[127]

Topaz

Topaz(portrayed byRachel House) is the Grandmaster's personal bodyguard and head of the Sakaaran Guards who had assisted him in overlooking the prisoners involved with the Contest of Champions. When a riot had broken out involving several former prisoners, as well as Thor and Valkyrie, Topaz led her soldiers in fighting back, only to eventually lose her life while chasing Bruce Banner.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThor: Ragnarok.An alternate variant of Topaz appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Joaquin Torres

First lieutenantJoaquin Torres(portrayed byDanny Ramirez) is a member of the U.S. Air Force and a close friend ofSam Wilson.He survivedthe Blipand tells Wilson of the five years he missed. He informs him of the terrorist Flag Smashers and provides intel on them, as well as meeting Wilson's other friend,Bucky Barnes.He is passed on theEXO-7 Falconwing-suit and mantle by Wilson, when the latter takes on the mantle of Captain America.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier.^[128]^[129]He will return in the upcoming filmCaptain America: Brave New Worldas the secondFalcon.^[130]

U

Yondu Udonta

Yondu Udonta(portrayed byMichael Rooker) is the adoptive father of Peter Quill and a leader of the Ravagers. Yondu had been hired to kidnap a young Quill from Earth after the death of Quill's mother and return him to his birth father, Ego. Yondu decided Quill would better serve his own needs in thievery, so he raised him as part of his Ravager clan. Despite their frequent arguments and conflicts over the years, Quill and Yondu form an emotional and familial bond. In 2014, Yondu helps Quill and the Guardians of the Galaxy on Xandar against Ronan, and months later, sacrifices himself to save Quill from Ego.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in three films:Guardians of the Galaxy,Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2andGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3(cameo). Alternate variants of Yondu appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[45]Rooker also voiced Yondu inThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special.

Ultron

Ultron(portrayed byJames Spader) is an artificial intelligence conceived and designed by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner as the head of a peacekeeping program, who subsequently takes the form of a sentient android overwhelmed with agod complex,determined to pacify the Earth by eradicating humanity.^[131]Stark and Banner's research on the Mind Stone are the groundwork for Ultron's genesis, along with Stark's belief that Ultron would be the Avengers' permanent solution to maintaining "peace in our time." Once born, Ultron, however, being activated and infected by the Mind Stone quickly surmises that humanity's continued survival throughout human history is a result of overcoming ongoing successions of crises, and thus, he determines to inflict anextinction-level eventin Sokovia to ensure the people of Earth have the will to evolve.^[131]Ultron, however, views the Avengers as a hindrance to humanity's evolution and vows to fulfill the Avengers' extinction. Ultron continuously updates his physical form with the acquisition of vibranium from Ulysses Klaue. He also possesses the ability to manifest himself within Stark's Iron Legion droids and the Ultron Sentries he constructs soon after. He is ultimately defeated by the Avengers and destroyed byVision,whom he intended to be his final prime body.

In an alternate universe, Ultron (voiced byRoss Marquand) transfers his A.I. into the not-yet born Vision's body, defeats the Avengers, and eradicates most of Earth's lifeforms. He then kills Thanos and takes the Infinity Stones, using them to eradicate all other life in the universe. Ultron also becomes aware of theWatcher,and manages to break into the Nexus of All Realities in an attempt to kill him and destroy the multiverse. After the Watcher forms theGuardians of the Multiverse,Ultron becomes aware of and battles the team, but fails to defeat them due toStephen Strange Supreme's immense power and protection spells. Natasha Romanoff andCaptain Peggy Cartermanage to shoot an arrow into his head which contains a copy of Arnim Zola's consciousness. Subsequently, Zola destroys Ultron from inside his body and takes over it, but starts fighting Killmonger over the Infinity Stones until both are trapped in a pocket dimension by Strange Supreme and the Watcher.

In Earth-838, Ultron Sentries (also voiced by Marquand) serve as guards working for the Illuminati that apprehend Stephen Strange and America Chavez when they arrive there. Many of them are later destroyed by Wanda Maximoff.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmAvengers: Age of Ultron.Alternate versions of Ultron appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?and the filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.^[71]^[52]Spader will reprise his role as Ultron in the upcoming Disney+ miniseriesVision Quest.^[132]

V

Valkyrie

King"Val"Valkyrie(portrayed byTessa Thompson), also known asScrapper 142,is the last surviving of a group of Asgardian female warriors called the Valkyries, who were all, save Scrapper, vanquished in battle against Hela. In 2017, she allies herself with Thor and Bruce Banner to fight Hela once more.^[a]She survives the Blip and brings the remaining Asgardians to a town in Norway called New Asgard, which shede factorules in place of the depressed Thor by 2023. She later joins the Avengers in their final battle against Thanos and his army. After the battle, Thor officially leaves her in charge of New Asgard as its leader,^[b]and she later assists him in facing Gorr, the God-Butcher, acquiring Zeus's Thunderbolt for herself in the process.^[c]Later, she aids Carol Danvers in supplying refuge to Emperor Droge and his Skrull colony.^[d]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in four films:Thor: Ragnarok,Avengers: Endgame,Thor: Love and ThunderandThe Marvels;as well as in the Disney+ seriesLoki(archival footage). An alternate variants of Valkyrie appeared in the animated seriesWhat If...?.^[52]

Hope van Dyne / Wasp

Janet van Dyne / Wasp

Janet van Dyne(portrayed byMichelle Pfeiffer) is a scientist, the wife ofHank Pym,mother ofHope van Dyne,and the MCU's originalWasp.As the Wasp, Janet operated as high-ranking agent atS.H.I.E.L.D.alongside Pym on field missions where she wore a shrinking suit with similar powers as the Ant-Man one, with the added capability of wings for flight. During a mission in 1987, Janet turned off her suit regulator and became sub-atomic, disappearing into theQuantum Realm.^[e]During this time, she meetsKang the Conquerorwho had been exiled there. She helps him fix his Time Chair and restore hismultiversalpower core. However, she learns through a neurolink with the chair of Kang's true intentions of destruction. She betrays him and makes the core unusable, before running away and joining a refugee resistance movement.^[f]In 2018, she is rescued by Pym with Hope andScott Lang's help. Shortly after, Janet becomes a victim ofthe Blip.^[g]In 2023, she is restored to life and attendsTony Stark's funeral with Pym, Hope, and Lang.^[h]In 2025, she, Pym, Hope, Lang, andCassie Langare accidentally transported to the Quantum Realm where she encounters Kang again and Lang and Hope seemingly keep him from escaping.^[i]

In analternate universe,Janet is thepatient zerowith an infectious quantum virus that has turned her into azombie,which is spread across the Earth after Pym rescues her from the Quantum Realm.^[j]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in four films:Ant-Man(flashback),Ant-Man and the Wasp,Avengers: Endgame,andAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.An alternate variant of van Dyne appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Anton Vanko

Anton Vanko(portrayed byYevgeni Lazarevas an old man,Costa Roninas a young man) is a Soviet scientist and partner of Howard Stark who both help create the first arc reactor. He betrays Stark by selling their designs on theblack market.When Stark finds out, Vanko is deported and becomes a drunk. His sonIvan Vankovows revenge on the Stark family after his death.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmIron Man 2;as well as in the television seriesAgent Carter.^[133]

Ivan Vanko / Whiplash

Ivan Vanko(portrayed byMickey Rourke), also known asWhiplash,is the son ofAnton Vanko.Learning what he knew of his father of the original model of the arc reactor, he uses it to create electric whips to kill Tony Stark. After his failure to do so, he attracts business rivalJustin Hammer,for the creation of a new suit for Hammer, although Vanko later betrays him using drones to kill Stark and then attempts to kill him with a new exoskeleton suit. He is defeated in battle with the combined forces of Stark and James Rhodes and subsequently killed by his exoskeleton suit self-destructing.^[134]^[88]^[89]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmIron Man 2.

Varra / Priscilla Davis

Varra(portrayed byCharlayne Woodard) is one of the many Skrull refugees on Earth. She met and fell in love with Nick Fury, marrying him. She is also shown to have a history with Gravik. Varra posed asPriscilla Daviswho had a heart defect and was buried at sea. Varra could not bring herself to carry out Gravik's orders to kill Fury.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesSecret Invasion.

Rio Vidal / Death

Death(portrayed byAubrey Plaza) is thepersonification of deathand a former lover of Agatha Harkness who masquerades as the warrior witchRio Vidal.In 1750, Death learned that Harkness had a son,Nicholas Scratch,and warned her that she will eventually take him away. Six years later, Nicholas fell ill and Death took him away, saddening Harkness. In the present, Death as Rio became one of the four members of Harkness's coven. She also strikes a deal with Harkness to have Billy Maximoff, who she sees as an abomination due to having been given a second life. In the end, Death lets Harkness kiss her and die, allowing Billy to leave.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesAgatha All Along.

Volstagg

Volstagg(portrayed byRay Stevenson) is a member of the Warriors Three, depicted as a warrior of Asgard who loves to eat. He is killed by Hela in 2017 when she invades Asgard after being freed from her imprisonment.^[135]^[136]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in four films:Thor,Thor: The Dark World,Thor: Ragnarok,andThor: Love and Thunder(archival footage).^[137]An alternate variant of Volstagg (voiced byFred Tatasciore) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[138]

Melina Vostokoff

Melina Vostokoff(portrayed byRachel Weisz) is a seasoned spy who trained in theRed Roomas a Black Widow and is a mother-figure to Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova. She is also a scientist who does research into mind control methods for GeneralDreykov.Melina later helps Romanoff to rescue the Widows and destroy the Red Room.

In an alternate universe depicted in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?,Vostokoff became the leader of the Red Room after Romanoff had killed the previous leader and she acts as the handler of a brainwashedSteve Rogers,targeting Romanoff andCaptain Carter.Carter manages to break through Rogers's brainwashing, and he seemingly sacrifices himself to destroy the Red Room. As Rogers flies the Hydra Stomper armor into the facility, Romanoff attaches Vostokoff to the armor via grappling hook, leading to her demise in the explosion.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Widow.She will return in the upcoming filmThunderbolts*.An alternate variant of Vostokoff appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Vision

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John Walker / Captain America / U.S. Agent

CaptainJohn F. Walker(portrayed byWyatt Russell) is the former successor to Steve Rogers as the secondCaptain Americaappointed by theU.S. Government.His partner wasLemar Hoskins,also known as "Battlestar", and the two served inOperation Enduring Freedomtogether. Walker was afootballstar at Custer's Grove High School inGeorgiaand graduated fromWest Pointin 2009. He goes on to become a highly decoratedU.S. ArmyCaptain and the first person in history to receive theMedal of Honorthree times for his combat service. He also commanded high levelcounter-terrorismand hostage rescue operations. He studied atMITand tested well above average in speed, endurance, and intelligence.

He is chosen by theGlobal Repatriation Council(GRC) to help quash the ongoing violent post-Blip revolutions occurring across the world. He comes to the aid of Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes during their first confrontation with the Flag Smashers and attempts to recruit them to join the GRC but they refuse. Walker later assists Barnes after he is arrested for missing court-mandated therapy and again is refused when he asks Barnes and Wilson to join him. Walker ultimately warns them to stay out of his way. During a fight with the Flag Smashers, Walker retrieves a vial of Super Soldier serum, and decides to ingest it. In the ensuing battle with the Flag Smashers, Hoskins is killed byKarli Morgenthau,leading Walker to murder a Flag Smasher by driving the shield into the man's chest while a horrified crowd watches. For this, Wilson and Barnes fight him for the shield and defeat him. The government strips Walker of his role as Captain America, and he isother than honorably dischargedfrom the army. However, he builds a new shield from scrap metal and hisMedal of Honor.Thus equipped, Walker confronts the Flag Smashers to avenge Hoskins, but defers his original goal and saves the Flag Smashers' hostages. After Wilson helps save them as Captain America, Walker assists Barnes in capturing the Flag Smashers. Afterwards, Walker is dubbed asU.S. AgentbyContessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier.He will return in the upcoming filmThunderbolts*.^[100]An alternate variant of Walker will appear inWhat If...?.^[75]

Jennifer Walters / She-Hulk

Jennifer"Jen"Walters(portrayed byTatiana Maslany) is an attorney at Goodman, Lieber, Kurtzberg & Holliway and former Deputy District Attorney for the City ofLos Angeles.After coming into contact with her cousinBruce Banner's blood, she undergoes a physical transformation similar to his and becomes known asShe-Hulk.She is then hired by GLK&H to be the face of their superhuman law division, and later datesMatt Murdock.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Walters family

Jennifer Walter's family play an important role in her life. Her parents areMorrisandElaine Walters(portrayed byMark Linn-Bakerand Tess Malis Kincaid respectively) and her cousin isChed(portrayed by Nicholas Cirillo).

As of 2024,^[update]these characters have appeared in the Disney+ seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.

Adam Warlock

Adam Warlock(portrayed byWill Poulter) is a perfectSovereigncreated byAyeshain order to help her destroy theGuardians of the Galaxy,but has the mentality of a child due to the High Evolutionary forcing Ayesha to bring Adam out prematurely to aid him in capturing Rocket. After the destruction of Counter-Earth, in which his mother is killed, Adam is captured by Gamora and later fails to kill Quill. As the High Evolutionary's ship explodes, Adam is rescued by Groot, and Drax explains that everyone deserves a second chance. Adam subsequently saves Quill's life and awkwardly joins the group hug, later becoming a part of the new Guardians of the Galaxy under the leadership of Rocket.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the 2023 filmGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

Watcher

TheWatcher(voiced byJeffrey Wright) is a member of the extraterrestrialspecies of the same namewho observes the multiverse and strictly refuses to interfere with its events. He maintains his vow until he is forced to act to save the multiverse from a version of Ultron, and manages to do this with the help of Guardians of the Multiverse. He is based onUatuthe Watcher from the comic books.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?,the second season of the short-form animated seriesI Am Groot,andX-Men '97.

Raza al-Wazar

Raza Hamidmi al-Wazar(portrayed byFaran Tahir) is a terrorist leader of the Ten Rings group who kidnap Tony Stark. Outside of his character sharing some characteristics from the comic book characterWong-Chuand referencing the organization that alludes to theMandarin,Raza is an original character of the MCU.^[139]He uses Stark Industries weapons for personal gain, and is responsible for the origin of Stark as Iron Man, as he is the one who abducted him for his self-proclaimed personal gain of taking over the world, citingGenghis Khanas his influence. He is later revealed to be working for Obadiah Stane, who ultimately kills him.^[88]^[107]^[89]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmIron Man.

Xu Wenwu

Xu Wenwu(portrayed byTony Leung) is the legendary founder and supreme leader of theTen Ringsterrorist organization, and is the father ofShang-Chiin place ofFu Manchu / Zheng Zufrom Marvel Comics.^[140]^[141]^[142]Wenwu is the Enigma tic and feared leader of theTen Ringscriminal organization and the father of Shang-Chi andXialing.He utilizes the legendaryTen Rings— a set of ten mysticaliron ringsthat grants him immortality and unimaginable power. The Ten Rings terrorist group was previously referenced in theIron Mantrilogy andAnt-Man.^[143]^[144]He attempted to find the legendary village Ta Lo, being encountered at the mystical gate by its protector, Ying Li, whom he fell in love with. He took her back to his home and started a family, having a son, Shang-Chi and daughter, Xialing. He also abandoned both his rings and organization, but after the rival Iron Gang murdered Li, he vengefully massacred them and meticulously trained Shang-Chi in combat, sending him to kill the Iron Gang's leader. Shang-Chi runs away to San Francisco, while Xialing escapes a few years later to Macau.

In the present-day, Wenwu is haunted with his wife's death and begins hearing her voice calling out to him from Ta Lo, which he believes imprisoned her in a cave. He sends his forces after both his children to retrieve their pendants, which point the way towards Ta Lo. He organizes his army to attack Ta Lo and open the cave which, unbeknownst to him, contains the Dweller-in-Darkness, a demon that has been impersonating Li's voice so Wenwu will release him. He arrives and proceeds to break the Dweller's seal until he is confronted by Shang-Chi, whom he battles until the Dweller breaks free. Realizing he had been tricked, a remorseful Wenwu saves Shang-Chi from the Dweller and bequeaths his Ten Rings to him before the Dweller kills him by consuming his soul.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.Alternate variants of Wenwu (voiced byFeodor Chin) appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Nicodemus West

Dr.Nicodemus West(portrayed byMichael Stuhlbarg) is a rival surgeon to Stephen Strange.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Doctor StrangeandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.An alternate variant of West appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Dane Whitman

Dane Whitman(portrayed byKit Harington) is a human who works at theNatural History Museumin London as a history professor and is dating Sersi.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmEternals.

Riri Williams / Ironheart

Riri Williams(portrayed byDominique Thorne), also known asIronheart,is anMITstudent and genius inventor from Chicago who creates a suit of armor that rivalsthe onebuilt byTony Stark / Iron Man,and whosevibraniumdetector is stolen by the CIA, leading to her being hunted down byTalokanandWakanda.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever.She will return in the upcoming Disney+ seriesIronheart.Alternate variants of Williams will appear inWhat If...?andMarvel Zombies.^[75]^[145]

Sam Wilson / Falcon / Captain America

Sarah Wilson

Sarah Wilson(portrayed byAdepero Oduye) is the sister ofSam Wilson.She has two sons, AJ (portrayed by Chase River McGhee) and Cass (portrayed by Aaron Haynes), and struggles financially in Sam's absence during the Blip.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in theDisney+seriesThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier.

Wade Wilson / Deadpool

Peter Wisdom

Peter Wisdom(portrayed byRob Delaney) is a car salesman alongside Wade Wilson inEarth-10005.He showed up when Deadpool put an ad for X-Force members, and was immediately recruited. He died alongside all the other X-Force members, but Deadpool used time travel to prevent his death.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.Delaney reprises his role fromDeadpool 2(2018).

W'Kabi

W'Kabi(portrayed byDaniel Kaluuya) is the chief of Wakanda's Border Tribe as well as T'Challa's best friend and Okoye's husband.^[146]As he is responsible for the borders of Wakanda, W'Kabi and his guards have trained armored white rhinoceroses as shock cavalry. W'Kabi loses faith in T'Challa when he fails to capture Ulysses Klaue (who had killed his parents decades earlier while stealing vibranium), and supports N'Jadaka when he subsequently takes the throne. During the final battle, Okoye confronts W'Kabi when he tries to trample M'Baku with an armored white rhinoceros, saying she values Wakanda more than their love. Not wanting to die by Okoye's hands or take her life, W'Kabi surrenders and the rest of the Border Tribe does the same.

It is revealed inBlack Panther: Wakanda Foreverthat he was banished from the Royal Family's services following the events of the first film for aligning with Killmonger and currently remains in the Border Tribe.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Panther.

Wong

Jimmy Woo

James E."Jimmy"Woo(portrayed byRandall Park) is an FBI agent. In 2016, Woo is assigned to be Scott Lang's parole officer while he is under house arrest for two years. He sees Lang doing the card tricks and becomes interested. In 2023, Woo is called in to investigate a missing persons case in Westview, New Jersey. He works alongside S.W.O.R.D. to investigate Wanda Maximoff's anomaly, teaming up with Monica Rambeau and Darcy Lewis. He is ejected from the base with Rambeau and Lewis after they defended Maximoff. In 2026, Woo has become good friends with Lang.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Ant-Man and the WaspandAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,as well as in the Disney+ seriesWandaVision.^[147]An alternate variant of Jimmy Woo will appear in the animated seriesMarvel Zombies.^[101]

Alice Wu-Gulliver

Alice Wu-Gulliver(portrayed byAli Ahn) is an ex-police officerandsecurity guardwhose mother Lorna was a famous singer and witch before dying in a hotel fire while on tour. Additionally, Alice is portrayed with having black hair with red highlights. Alice joined to Agatha Harkness's coven to walk the Witches' Road, suggesting that she might learn the truth of what happened to her mother. In the third trial, she dies after her magic is absorbed by a possessed Agatha and her soul is now claimed by Rio Vidal / Death, who told her that she died trying to save Harkness.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesAgatha All Along.^[148]

X

Hunter X-05 / Brad Wolfe

Hunter X-05(portrayed byRafael Casal), is an agent, later prisoner, of theTime Variance Authority,who assumes an identity on the sacred timeline as famous actorBrad Wolfe.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the Disney+ seriesLoki.

Charles Xavier

Xu Xialing

Xu Xialing(portrayed byMeng'er Zhang) isShang-Chi's sister. After escaping theTen Rings,Xialing establishes an underground fight club inMacaucalled the Golden Daggers Club which is frequented by Wong, Abomination, the Black Widow Helen, and an unnamed Extremis soldier. During the Ten Rings raid on the Golden Daggers Club where they targeted her pendant, Xialing is captured along with her brother andKatybyWenwuwhen he breaks up the fight. She escapes from the Ten Rings compound with them, Trevor Slattery, and Morris theHunduntoTa Lo.Xialing helps defend the village from the Ten Rings and later theDweller-in-Darkness.After Wenwu's death, Xialing is advised by Shang-Chi to disband the Ten Rings. Unbeknownst to Shang-Chi, Xialing actually became the new leader of the Ten Rings and restructures it to include female fighters.

She is partially inspired bySasha Hammer,Zheng Bao YuandSister Daggerfrom the comic books.^[149]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.An alternate variant of Xialing will appear inWhat If...?.^[75]

Y

Ying Li

Ying Li(portrayed byFala Chen) is a guardian ofTa Lo,a mystical realm inhabited by Chinese mythological creatures, including its guardiandragon,theGreat Protector,who blesses Li with the power to manipulate wind. In 1996, the immortal warlordXu Wenwuattempts to invade Ta Lo but is defeated by Li. The two fall in love but when Wenwu is rejected by Ta Lo's inhabitants for his dark past, Li leaves with him. The two marry and have two children: a son,Shang-Chi,and a daughter,Xialing.Wenwu abandons hisTen Rings organizationandits weaponswhile Li forgoes the blessing of the Great Protector to be with each other and their children. While Wenwu is away, Li is murdered by the Iron Gang, old enemies of the Ten Rings. Li's death prompts Wenwu to violently murder the gang in retaliation and reverts to his dark ways by reclaiming his Rings and organization. Years later, theDweller-in-Darknessuses Li's voice to make Wenwu believe that his wife is still alive and trapped within a gate in Ta Lo, so that Wenwu can use his Rings to destroy its seal. Wenwu attempts to convince his estranged children to help him free their mother and destroy her village in retaliation for imprisoning her, but the two side with Li's people. Shang-Chi and Xialing are gifted suits of armor crafted from the Great Protector's scales that Li entrusted to her sisterYing Nan.After the battle, Shang-Chi and Xialing light paper lanterns in memory of Li and Wenwu, who was killed by the Dweller.

Refinery29reviewer Leah Marilla Thomas praised this adaptation of Shang-Chi's mother for the "mythical (and devastatinlgy romantic) backstory", which makes her a "real character" as compared to the brief appearances of the earlier comics version.^[150]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.The character's name in the film was initially announced as Jiang Li, which was used on licensed products, but was changed to Ying Li. The nameJiang Liwas repurposed when the character was integrated into the mainstreamMarvel UniverseasShang-Chi's real mother in the comics.^[151]^[152]

Ying Nan

Ying Nan(portrayed byMichelle Yeoh) is a guardian of Ta Lo,Li's sister, and Shang-Chi and Xialing's aunt. Nan gives her nephew and niece suits of armor crafted from dragon scales and mentors Shang-Chi in the fighting style of Ta Lo. Nan leads the defense of Ta Lo against the Ten Rings and later the Dweller-in-Darkness.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

Ho Yinsen

Dr.Ho Yinsen(portrayed byShaun Toub) is an engineer who helps save Tony Stark's life by creating an electromagnet which keeps shrapnel from his heart. He later helps Stark build an armor to escape from the terrorists who kidnapped them both. He then sacrifices his life to let Stark escape, with his last words being "don't waste your life, Stark".^[153]^[154]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Iron ManandIron Man 3(cameo).

Yon-Rogg

Yon-Rogg(portrayed byJude Law)^[155]^[156]^[157]is the leader of Starforce, and leads the war against the Skrulls. While hunting down former Kree scientist Mar-Vell, he encounters Carol Danvers, who destroys an energy core that imbues her with powers. Yon-Rogg takes her back to Hala, gives Danvers a blood transfusion with his blood to save her life, and has her memories altered to think that she is a Kree named Vers. He mentors and trains her to be a soldier, but during an operation she is separated from the rest of the Starforce and lands on Earth. Yon-Rogg goes after her, only to discover that Danvers has switched sides after the Skrull Talos helped her recover her memories. Starforce captures Danvers, Talos, and a group of Skrull refugees, but Danvers manages to break free of Yon-Rogg and the Supreme Intelligence's hold over her by unlocking her full potential to drive back and defeat several members of the Starforce. Yon-Rogg requests assistance from Ronan the Accuser, but his assault on Earth is thwarted by Danvers. In their final confrontation, Danvers defeats Yon-Rogg. Afterwards, she sends him back to Hala to deliver her message to the Supreme Intelligence.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmCaptain Marvel.An alternate variant of Rogg appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.

Yukio

Yukio(portrayed byShioli Kutsuna) is Negasonic Teenage Warhead's girlfriend and fellow X-Men member onEarth-10005.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmDeadpool & Wolverine.Kutsuna reprises her role fromDeadpool 2(2018).^[40]

Z

Helmut Zemo

BaronHelmut Zemo(portrayed byDaniel Brühl)^[158]is a wealthybaronof the Sokovian royal family who served as colonel of an elite Sokovian commando unit and blamed the Avengers for their role in his family's deaths during their battle with Ultron, developing a hatred towards enhanced individuals in general. In 2016, after learning of a facility holding Hydra's Winter Soldier project and the footage of Bucky Barnes murdering Tony Stark's parents, Zemo frames Barnes by bombing the signing of the Sokovia Accords in Vienna to acquire the facility's location and then lure Stark and Steve Rogers so he can have them destroy each other. Achieving his goal of effectively fracturing the Avengers, Zemo attempts to commit suicide but is stopped by T'Challa and taken into custody by the authorities.Everett K. Rosssupervises his incarceration where he mocks Zemo for failing in his efforts, but Zemo indicates otherwise. In 2024, he escapes with the help of Barnes and allies with him and Sam Wilson against the Flag Smashers for his own agenda. Though later recaptured by the Dora Milaje and sent to theRaft,Zemo arranges the murder of arrested members of the inner circle through his butler to minimize the chance of their Super-Soldier enhancements being reproduced.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmCaptain America: Civil War;as well as in the Disney+ seriesThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier,where Zemo briefly wears his traditional purple mask from the comics, which he was not depicted with inCivil War.^[159]^[160]

Zeus

Zeus(portrayed byRussell Crowe) is the king of theOlympians,based on theGreek mythologicaldeityof the same name.Zeus heads the Council of Godheads in Omnipotence City, but is demonstrated by Thor to be an apathetic fool obsessed withorgieswhen he wouldn't come up with a solution to deal with Gorr the God Butcher while claiming that the Gods that Gorr the God Butcher killed were "lesser gods". In anger, Zeus turns his lightning bolt on the group, breaking Korg's body before Thor slings the bolt back through Zeus's chest, seemingly killing him. Valkyrie takes the bolt to fight Gorr. Zeus is revealed to have survived in the mid-credits scene, sending his son Hercules to strike fear into the hearts of men again and deal with Thor.

There were some deleted scenes before the above scene was filmed that showed Zeus to be more helpful to Thor as he shows up at the hospice where Jane Foster is at, tells Thor how the Thunderbolt works, and to find the Gates of Eternity.^[161]

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmThor: Love and Thunder.

Arnim Zola

Dr.Arnim Zola(portrayed byToby Jones) is a scientist working for Hydra and the Red Skull before getting captured and recruited into S.H.I.E.L.D. Zola masterminds Hydra's infiltration within S.H.I.E.L.D.'s infrastructure before a terminal illness in the 1970s leads to him transferring his consciousness into a computer system in Camp Lehigh. In 2014, his computer consciousness distracts Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff long enough for the camp to be wiped out by a missile barrage from Hydra.

In an alternate universe, Zola is captured by Captain Peggy Carter, who became a super-soldier instead of Steve Rogers. In another universe, a copy of Zola's consciousness is recovered by Natasha Romanoff to stop her universe's Ultron. It is hinted Zola has digital copies of his mind stored in other Hydra bases. Despite his initial failure to overwrite Ultron's A.I., Zola acquires the android's body in his second attempt and battles Killmonger for the Infinity Stones before the two are trapped in a pocket dimension by Stephen Strange Supreme and the Watcher.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in two films:Captain America: The First AvengerandCaptain America: The Winter Soldier;as well as in the episode "Valediction"from the television seriesAgent Carter.Alternate variants of Zola appeared in the Disney+ animated seriesWhat If...?.^[45]

Zuri

Zuri(portrayed byForest Whitakeras an adult,Denzel Whitakeras a young man) is a former member of the War Dogs and a Wakandan shaman, and the trusted loyal adviser to his King. As a young man, Zuri posed as an American namedJamesto tail N'Jobu, T'Chaka's brother and a traitor, and witnessed his death at T'Chaka's hands in 1992. In 2016, Zuri appoints T'Chaka's son T'Challa as the new king, and oversees T'Challa's fight with M'Baku on challenge day by administering the liquid that removes the abilities the heart-shaped herb grants. When M'Baku is defeated, Zuri performs a ritual that involves the abilities' return. Zuri is the one to tell T'Challa the truth about N'Jobu. N'Jadaka later kills Zuri when he attempts to protect T'Challa, blaming him for doing nothing to protect N'Jobu.

As of 2024,^[update]the character has appeared in the filmBlack Panther.

Notes

^As depicted inThor: Ragnarok(2017)
^As depicted inAvengers: Endgame(2019)
^As depicted inThor: Love and Thunder(2022)
^As depicted inThe Marvels(2023)
^As depicted inAnt-ManandAnt-Man and the Wasp
^As depicted inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
^As depicted inAnt-Man and the Wasp
^As depicted inAvengers: Endgame
^As depicted inAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
^As depicted inWhat If... Zombies?!

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[135] As depicted inThor: Love and Thunder(2022)

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[137] As depicted inAnt-ManandAnt-Man and the Wasp

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