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There is nothing like the Marvel Cinematic Universe - and there may never be again.

With so many characters to pick from, who are actually the greatest characters in the MCU?

Captain America: Civil War

Grandmaster

He’s the face that runs the place, and that place is the Contest of Champions.

Khonshu

The iconoclast Egyptian god of the moon has quite the tongue in his beak.

is still an enduring meme.

Grandmaster in Thor: Ragnarok

She just lives in the moment, baby.

Too bad she ruined The Sopranos for him.

Ultron

“Keep your friends rich and your enemies rich and find out which is which.”

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

(He’s not wrong, to be honest.)

Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man

Sometimes the biggest heroes are the little guy.

In 2015, Marvel enlisted Paul Rudd to bring some star power into the bite-sized Avenger, Ant-Man.

Khonshu in Moon Knight

Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel

Higher, further, faster.

heroes like Monica and Kamala.

By Avengers: Endgame, Nebula served as an invaluable asset to saving the entire universe.

Iron Man

One day Marvel fans will look back and realize just what kind of a hero that Nebula truly was.

Though The Punisher’s actions are morally reprehensible, it’s hard to argue against them.

When she crushed Thor’s hammer Mjolnir like it’s fragile glass, it was no laughing matter.

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law

The Vision

Originating as Tony Stark’s A.I.

Played by Paul Bettany, The Vision is more than just a beep-boop-bot superhero, however.

Leading the episodic series was the hacktivist Inhuman named Daisy Johnson, played by an exceptional Chloe Bennet.

Loki

Though the MCU has long ago left Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

behind, many MCU fans are crossing their fingers for Quake to rock the franchise once again.

Yelena Belova

The younger adoptive sister of Natasha Ramanoff walks in her sisters footsteps as the new Black Widow.

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Bucky Barnes, aka The Winter Soldier

16. dispatched to handle things that were more or less already handled.

When he was “killed” by Loki, The Avengers suddenly knew the meaning of their name.

The spin-off Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Ant-Man

Groot

“I am Groot.”

Thanos

12.

With Simu Liu in the role, Shang-Chi is more than just a kung fu guy.

Baron Zemo

3 that Marvel fans finally saw where Rocket came from - and none of it pretty.

Over a long, long,longjourney - including dying at least once - Loki changed.

It’s quietly one of the most heartbreaking moments in all of the MCU.

The Marvels

Steve Rogers, aka Captain America

It is so easy to dismiss a character like Captain America.

If Captain America were anyone else, he might be Homelander.

Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow

3.

Nebula in Avengers: Endgame

T’Challa/Black Panther

The loss of actor Chadwick Boseman was difficult.

On one hand, he’s one part of a larger universe of superheroes and supervillains.

Heavy is the head that wears the crown, indeed.

Iron Man 2

Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch

1.

He istheIron Man, and no matter what happens to the MCU, it is always in his shadow.

The Punisher

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Daredevil

Valkyrie in Thor: Love and Thunder

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Jessica Jones

The Marvels

Doctor Strange

Hela in Thor: Ragnarok

The Vision in WandaVision

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Hawkeye

Ms. Marvel

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

Yelena Belova in Black Widow

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Phil Coulson in Agents of SHIELD

Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Wong in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Avengers: Infinity War

Nick Fury in Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

The Hulk in Avengers: Endgame

The Falcon in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Peggy Carter in Captain America: The First Avenger

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Loki

Avengers: Endgame

Black Widow

Black Panther

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

The Avengers

The best Marvel movies: Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Star-Lord, Black Widow and Iron Man.

Best superhero movies: close-up images of Captain America, Batman, and Wonder Woman.

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Robert Downey Jr. sitting in a chair at the end of a long line of chairs

Heath Ledger as The Joker in The Dark Knight

Black Panther, Iron Man, Vision, War Machine, and Black Widow at the Berlin airport in Captain America: Civil War - part of our guide on how to watch the Marvel movies in order

Thor shirt

Thunderbolts

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

David Harbour as Red Guardian in Thunderbolts

Thunderbolts

Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Sebastian Stan and the rest of the cast of Thunderbolts*

Oblivion Remastered at night

Lego Mario Kart, Endgame Final Battle, Jango Fett�s Firespray-Class Ship, and Chopper divided by white lines, with a �GamesRadar+ new Lego� badge in the middle

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle screenshot of Indiana dressed as priest, looking over a book

Days Gone Remastered protagonist Deacon running from hundreds of zombies in the rain

PS5 Pro reveal from trailer

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2