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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?

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.

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.”

(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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Groot
“I am Groot.”
Thanos
12.
With Simu Liu in the role, Shang-Chi is more than just a kung fu guy.

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.

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.

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.

Wanda Maximoff, aka Scarlet Witch
1.
He istheIron Man, and no matter what happens to the MCU, it is always in his shadow.



















































