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The MCU Timeline Fully Explained

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Intermediate 23 min read For: Marvel fans and newcomers who want a comprehensive overview of the MCU timeline.
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The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has been going strong since 2008, but its story covers thousands of years, from before the Big Bang to the present day. This video provides a comprehensive timeline of the MCU, explaining the origins of the universe, the rise of ancient civilizations, and the modern era of superheroes.

[00:26]
Cosmic Origins

Before the Big Bang, the Celestials, led by Arishem the Judge, created the original planets, stars, and lifeforms. They seeded planets with embryonic Celestials, which would be born once sentient life reached a critical point, destroying the planet in the process.

[01:28]
Creation of the Eternals

The Celestials created the Eternals to kill the Deviants, who were wiping out all life. The Eternals were regarded as gods but were unknowingly preparing planets for destruction. Their memories were wiped after each Emergence.

[01:54]
Infinity Stones

The six singularities that created the cosmos became the Infinity Stones, controlling time, space, and reality. They were scattered across the universe.

[03:03]
Eternals on Earth

In 5000 BC, ten Eternals arrived on Earth to defeat the Deviants. After succeeding in 1521, they scattered and took on various roles.

[04:28]
Odin and Hela

Odin conquered the Nine Realms with Hela, who later turned against him. Hela was imprisoned, and Odin covered up her existence.

[05:50]
Wakanda's Origin

A meteorite of Vibranium struck Earth in Africa, leading to the rise of Wakanda, a secretive nation with advanced technology.

[06:20]
The Ten Rings

Xu Wenwu discovered the ten rings, granting him immortality and power, and established the Ten Rings organization.

[07:08]
Super Soldier Program

In 1942, Johann Schmidt experimented on himself with the Super Soldier Serum, becoming the Red Skull. Steve Rogers volunteered for the same program and became Captain America.

[08:19]
Winter Soldier

Bucky Barnes fell from a train and was taken by the Soviets, becoming the brainwashed Winter Soldier.

[15:03]
Captain Marvel

In 1995, Carol Danvers, as Captain Marvel, fought off the Kree and saved Skrull refugees. She gave Nick Fury a pager to summon her in an emergency.

[17:10]
Iron Man's Origin

In 2008, Tony Stark was kidnapped by the Ten Rings, built the Iron Man suit, and escaped. He later revealed his identity as Iron Man.

[21:59]
Battle of New York

In 2012, Loki led the Chitauri invasion of New York, leading to the formation of the Avengers. The battle inspired Kate Bishop to become a vigilante.

[33:06]
Thanos and the Snap

In 2018, Thanos gathered the Infinity Stones and snapped, killing half of all life. The surviving Avengers later used time travel to undo the Snap, but Tony Stark died in the process.

[36:00]
Multiverse and Kang

After the Snap, the multiverse was unleashed, leading to the introduction of variants like Loki and Sylvie, and the threat of Kang the Conqueror.

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Who created the original planets, stars, and lifeforms after the Big Bang?

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The Celestials, led by Arishem the Judge.

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What synthetic lifeforms were created by the Celestials to kill Deviants?

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The Eternals.

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What are the 'six singularities' that created the cosmos later known as?

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The Infinity Stones.

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When did the ten immortal Eternals arrive on Earth?

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In 5000 BC.

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Who was Odin's first child and ally in conquering the Nine Realms?

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Hela, Goddess of Death.

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What criminal organization did Xu Wenwu establish using the ten rings?

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The Ten Rings.

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Who escaped being burned at the stake in 1693 and later got the Darkhold?

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Agatha Harkness.

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Who experimented on himself with the Super Soldier Serum in 1942?

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Johann Schmidt, who became the Red Skull.

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What was the codename of the brainwashed Bucky Barnes after his cybernetic enhancements?

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The Winter Soldier.

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What Infinity Stone did the Red Skull become the guardian of on Vormir?

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The Soul Stone.

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Where was Janet Van Dyne lost in 1987?

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The Quantum Realm.

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What alien race was Wendy Lawson, who created the lightspeed engine, actually a member of?

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The Kree.

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What terrorist organization kidnapped Tony Stark in 2008?

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The Ten Rings.

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What event inspired Kate Bishop to become a vigilante?

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The Battle of New York in 2012.

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What organization picked up the alternate 2012 Loki in the Gobi Desert?

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The TVA (Time Variance Authority).

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💡 Key Takeaways

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Before the Big Bang

Establishes the MCU's cosmic scale, starting before the universe existed.

00:26
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Eternals' Unknowing Role

Reveals the tragic irony that the Eternals, seen as heroes, are actually preparing planets for destruction.

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Winter Soldier's Creation

Explains how Bucky Barnes was turned into a super-assassin, a key plot point in later films.

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Avengers Initiative Origin

Shows how Nick Fury was inspired by Captain Marvel to create the Avengers, a foundational concept of the MCU.

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The Snap

The pivotal event where Thanos kills half of all life, setting up the entire plot of Endgame.

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Celestials Created the Universe Before the Big Bang

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Eternals Are Secretly Destroying Planets

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Thanos Trained Gamora and Nebula Cruelly

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Loki Meets Sylvie and Destroys the Sacred Timeline

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[00:00] The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been 

[00:05] at this point covers thousands of years. 

[00:10] Ah, let's just go through the whole thing.

[00:12] "Uh, where to start. Um…"

[00:17] If you really want to know where things 

[00:21] you have to go all the way back to 

[00:26] Before the beginning of the universe, before 

[00:30] that caused the universe to explode into 

[00:35] of infinite cosmic power, the Celestials — led by 

[00:42] stars, and lifeforms of the infant 

[00:46] Realizing they need help to expand 

[00:50] the first Celestials seed planets 

[00:54] These new gods would be born once sentient life 

[01:00] allowing for the Emergence of a new Celestial 

[01:05] To assist in this process, the Celestials 

[01:10] to wipe out the apex predators of each world, 

[01:16] Unfortunately, the Celestials miscalculated. 

[01:21] hunting down and killing all lifeforms, preventing 

[01:28] created the Eternals, synthetic lifeforms sent 

[01:33] the Deviants and protect the planet's lifeforms. 

[01:39] the Eternals are unknowingly preparing the planets 

[01:45] the Eternals' memories are wiped so they 

[01:49] Meanwhile, other interesting things are happening 

[01:54] that created the cosmos became the Infinity 

[01:59] forces like time, space, and reality itself. 

[02:05] popping up here and there and awaiting 

[02:09] oven mitt that would be used by a purple 

[02:14] That, of course, was billions of years ago, but 

[02:19] eons. Millions of years before we get to the 

[02:25] into existence, gains cosmic awareness, and 

[02:31] an attempt to create another Celestial being like 

[02:36] figure, in the end he's still essentially just a 

[02:41] "Well, of course I have issues. 

[02:47] As far as the heroes and villains of Earth 

[02:51] Tony Stark getting kidnapped in 2008, Carol 

[02:57] even with Steve Rogers volunteering for the Super 

[03:03] happened in 5000 BC when ten immortal Eternals 

[03:12] Makkari, Thena, Druig, and Gilgamesh — arrived 

[03:19] For thousands of years, the Eternals 

[03:23] largely through epic super 

[03:27] By 1521, the Eternals finally manage to defeat 

[03:33] Lacking any real direction now that their 

[03:38] they scatter and get jobs as teachers, Bollywood 

[03:44] Since the Celestials have instructed 

[03:48] humanity unless Deviants were involved, 

[03:53] descend onto Earth and have their time 

[03:58] vastly powerful alien beings who visit our planet 

[04:04] Still, the most exciting stuff those guys were 

[04:09] This mythological time scale begins 

[04:14] The Dark World," when Malekith the Accursed 

[04:20] the father of Odin. Bor vanquishes Malekith, 

[04:26] While we don't know exactly when it happens,  

[04:28] the next chronological event that we see from our 

[04:34] alongside his first child, Hela, 

[04:38] the magic warhammer Mjolnir is forged in 

[04:45] Thanks to her bloodthirsty 

[04:48] Odin turns against her, and in the battle that 

[04:53] surviving Valkyrie flees from Asgard, spending 

[04:59] Eventually, she winds up on Sakaar, a 

[05:04] being called the Grandmaster builds 

[05:09] Hela is then imprisoned in another dimension by 

[05:15] Sometime after that (but still far enough 

[05:19] in the 13th century), Odin and Frigga 

[05:24] Odin slays the frost giant Laufey and adopts his 

[05:31] during their youth, Loki turns into a 

[05:35] and then tries to stab him. In one 

[05:40] "What was your nexus event, your majesty?"

[05:43] "I killed Thor."

[05:45] Also millions of years before the present day, 

[05:50] strikes Earth in Africa, drastically 

[05:55] much later, this area becomes the country 

[06:00] a vision from the goddess Bast and founds a 

[06:05] The Wakandans become secretive and isolationist, 

[06:11] the Vibranium to create fantastic technology, 

[06:17] Moving to just about a thousand 

[06:20] the warlord Xu Wenwu makes a fantastic discovery 

[06:26] rings that grant him immortality and the 

[06:31] establish his Ten Rings criminal organization, 

[06:37] amassing an incredible power structure 

[06:42] Believe it or not, there's not a 

[06:46] unification of Wakanda, the rise 

[06:50] In 1693 the witch Agatha Harkness escapes 

[06:55] and a bunch of other witches who aren't 

[06:59] She drains their life energies and gets her 

[07:03] to get into all sorts of trouble before 

[07:08] Jumping ahead to 1942, a Nazi officer 

[07:13] himself with an early version of Dr. Abraham 

[07:19] physically perfect body and a decidedly redder 

[07:25] he takes charge of a splinter group called Hydra. 

[07:31] (in the form of the Tesseract), he creates 

[07:35] That same year, Steve Rogers volunteers 

[07:40] attempt at creating a super-soldier using 

[07:46] The project works, giving Steve the body of 

[07:51] Erskine is assassinated, and his research is lost. 

[07:57] sending him to fight in the war, the SSR gives 

[08:03] him primarily as a spokesman to sell war bonds 

[08:09] Eventually, Steve goes AWOL to rescue his 

[08:14] active soldier in the war, leading a strike team 

[08:19] On one of their missions, Bucky falls from a train 

[08:25] Bucky is actually taken into custody by the 

[08:30] and brainwashed into becoming a 

[08:35] After attempting to use the Tesseract, 

[08:40] becoming the second person in "Captain America: 

[08:45] In reality, he winds up on the distant planet 

[08:51] for the Soul Stone. As for Steve, he crashes a 

[08:56] destroying New York. He is also presumed 

[09:02] animation for the next 66 years. Jeez, doesn't 

[09:09] While things are pretty quiet for the MCU between 

[09:16] Peggy Carter continues to work for 

[09:21] and then in Los Angeles alongside 

[09:26] the Soviet Union produces the first 

[09:31] where orphaned girls are trained as spies 

[09:36] Sometime after this — presumably around 1948 

[09:43] from 2023 to reunite with Peggy. She continues 

[09:49] few decades with Stark, whose defense contracts 

[09:54] arms manufacturer. By 1970, both of them are 

[10:00] along with a few other notable figures. Arnim 

[10:05] the '40s, is stationed here, and although his 

[10:10] into a computer databank that continues 

[10:16] Hank Pym is working here, assisted by Bill Foster 

[10:21] Particles" that will allow him and his wife Janet 

[10:28] Between the '70s and the '90s, several small 

[10:33] In 1974, Howard Stark launches the Stark 

[10:39] powered by a clean-energy ARC reactor 

[10:44] For some reason, he also hides the structure of a 

[10:49] which is the kind of science it 

[10:52] "Congratulations, sir. You 

[10:58] In 1980, Ego comes to Earth, winning the 

[11:04] their son Peter Quill is born. In 1987, 

[11:10] after she and Hank Pym attempt to stop a rogue 

[11:16] In 1988, Meredith Quill dies from brain cancer 

[11:23] a mixtape of classic rock favorites. Peter is 

[11:28] called the Ravagers. Their leader, Yondu, then 

[11:35] In 1989, Pym resigns from the SSR 

[11:40] Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division)  

[11:43] after finding out that they intended 

[11:47] Also that year, Air Force Captain Carol 

[11:52] during her flights, volunteers for a test flight 

[11:58] Lawson. Lawson turns out to be one of the Kree, 

[12:04] with the shapeshifting Skrulls, and her engine is 

[12:10] Carol's body is overloaded with the Tesseract's 

[12:15] wiping her memory. A Kree soldier named 

[12:20] to the Kree homeworld of Hala, where she is made 

[12:26] fighting alongside them as a 

[12:30] While all of this is happening on Earth, 

[12:34] Thanos, an incredibly powerful alien from 

[12:39] begins to seek out the Infinity Stones. Along the 

[12:45] entire planets, occasionally taking young 

[12:50] Assuming that most of the more humanoid characters 

[12:56] then his two most notable adoptions 

[13:00] Gamora is taken in as a young girl after Thanos 

[13:06] Throughout her childhood, Thanos pits her against 

[13:12] Gamora wins, and Thanos systematically replaces 

[13:19] order to make her a more efficient killer. This 

[13:24] against Thanos but also toward Gamora, which 

[13:30] In 1991, the Soviet government sends the Winter 

[13:36] This will have massive ramifications later on, 

[13:41] slacker son, Tony Stark, is left in charge of 

[13:47] CEO. They continue to manufacture weapons 

[13:53] selling them to all sides of 

[13:57] with Obadiah in particular making a profit 

[14:03] In 1992, King T'Chaka of Wakanda goes 

[14:08] arms deals involving stolen Vibranium. The 

[14:14] the altercation. N'Jobu's son, Erik, is a witness 

[14:21] Meanwhile, Russian super-soldier Alexei 

[14:26] Melina Vostokoff go deep undercover in 

[14:32] with their so-called "daughters" — 7-year-old 

[14:37] While Alexei and Melina work to steal a 

[14:42] on free will and mind control, Natasha and Yelena 

[14:48] By 1995, however, the mission is complete, 

[14:54] once they arrive they are split apart and 

[14:58] where they continue their Black 

[15:03] Also in 1995, Carol Danvers — still without her 

[15:09] after escaping from the Skrulls. She teams up 

[15:14] to stop the Skrulls from invading Earth, only 

[15:20] Instead, it's the Kree that are the problem, 

[15:25] in search of the Infinity Stones that will 

[15:31] Carol, taking the name Captain Marvel, fights 

[15:37] In the process, an alien cat scratches Nick 

[15:42] to sport a fashionable eyepatch for the rest 

[15:47] space to aid the Skrulls, Carol gives Fury a pager 

[15:53] Inspired by Carol and her original callsign, Fury 

[15:59] a program designed to create 

[16:03] to deal with large-scale 

[16:06] In 1996, Wenwu — having used his Ten Rings 

[16:12] practically everything on Earth — turns his 

[16:17] After finding a magical forest near the village 

[16:22] village guardian, Ying Li. The two marry and 

[16:28] For a time, Wenwu reforms, but when 

[16:32] he decides to recreate the Ten Rings and 

[16:38] In 1999, Tony Stark meets 

[16:42] and Aldrich Killian at a conference in Bern, 

[16:47] who remembers that as a sore point for 

[16:52] Hydra continues its secret infiltration of SHIELD 

[16:58] All that brings us to 2008 and "Iron 

[17:03] Almost everything from here on 

[17:07] in the years that the movies 

[17:10] In 2008, Tony Stark is demonstrating 

[17:15] when he's kidnapped by a terrorist 

[17:19] in what will eventually be revealed as a 

[17:24] While he's imprisoned, the terrorists force him 

[17:31] at that fateful 1999 convention in Bern, not that 

[17:37] Tony is able to recreate a miniaturized version of 

[17:43] piece of shrapnel that's lodged near his heart. 

[17:49] of weaponized armor built from scrap, which 

[17:54] "Tony Stark was able to build this 

[18:01] He returns to America, eats a cheeseburger, 

[18:07] (the ones in the Middle East, at least) in 

[18:12] Man's weapons. He also defeats Stane, who 

[18:16] massive suit of powered armor. Tony then 

[18:22] causing Nick Fury to approach him 

[18:26] Around the same time as Tony's capture, Dr. 

[18:31] include physics and biological engineering — is 

[18:37] Instead of Erskine's "Vita Rays," he uses Gamma 

[18:42] himself into a rampaging, green, monstrous 

[18:48] inadvertently injures Banner's girlfriend, 

[18:53] but returns to America in search of a cure for his 

[18:59] named Samuel Sterns, who wants to recreate 

[19:05] who turns himself into a similarly 

[19:10] Also, around this time, SHIELD agent Clint 

[19:16] and eliminating Natasha Romanoff, the Black 

[19:21] safehouse in Budapest but feels Natasha wants 

[19:26] decides to let Natasha defect to their side — but 

[19:33] first. Natasha and Clint rig a five-story building 

[19:39] the kill zone — but Dreykov's young daughter 

[19:44] disturbed by the additional red in her ledger, 

[19:52] Six months after revealing his identity publicly, 

[19:57] because they are justifiably concerned about a 

[20:02] vaporize a tank. To create their own version, they 

[20:08] After Tony's friend, Colonel James Rhodes, 

[20:13] Hammer and Russian scientist Ivan Vanko 

[20:19] Stark also gets a new personal 

[20:23] SHIELD agent and Red Room defector 

[20:27] "I want one."

[20:28] "No."

[20:29] Stark and Rhodes, equipped with his own 

[20:34] Machine, defeat Vanko and Hammer.

[20:36] Over at the Ten Rings compound, a now 14-year-old 

[20:43] been taught every possible way to kill a man over 

[20:48] man responsible for his mother's murder, Shang-Chi 

[20:54] Unwilling to return to his father, Shang-Chi 

[21:00] going to high school in San Francisco. There he 

[21:05] While all this is happening on Earth, there's 

[21:09] Asgard. Loki tricks Thor into antagonizing 

[21:15] Odin's orders. As a consequence, Odin exiles 

[21:22] so that only someone worthy of Thor's power can 

[21:27] Coulson discovers it. After a bunch of hicks try 

[21:32] SHIELD constructs a temporary facility around 

[21:37] regains his hammer, and stops Loki 

[21:41] In 2011, a team of Russian oil drillers discovers 

[21:48] SHIELD. Captain America is thawed out and revived, 

[21:54] he joins up with Nick Fury's Avengers 

[21:59] In 2012, Loki, last seen adrift in 

[22:05] is enlisted by Thanos to recover the Tesseract 

[22:11] planet being seen by the Mad Titan as relevant 

[22:16] him control of the Chitauri, a massive army of 

[22:22] lay waste to the planet. Loki, apparently being in 

[22:29] be captured by SHIELD, incites a riot, and stabs 

[22:35] he gets better. The ensuing ruckus provides 

[22:40] The result is the Battle of New York, in which the 

[22:46] Widow, Hulk, and Hawkeye — are gathered for the 

[22:52] is smashed against the ground five or six times, 

[22:57] Unlike in the real world, where it's pretty 

[23:02] Kitchen takes a lot of damage and winds up being 

[23:08] This injustice leads blind lawyer Matt Murdock to 

[23:14] criminal kingpin Wilson Fisk, and eventually 

[23:19] crimefighters — Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron 

[23:27] The reconstruction of New York is mostly handled 

[23:32] who take over the lucrative 

[23:36] foreman Adrian Toomes embittered — and in 

[23:41] While the Battle of New York comes with 

[23:45] some people inspired. After seeing Clint Barton 

[23:50] with a bow and arrow, 10-year-old Kate Bishop 

[23:55] arts in an attempt to protect her family against 

[24:00] if extremely reckless, prodigy who often 

[24:06] In 2013, Tony Stark in particular is 

[24:11] suddenly expanding to include gods, aliens, 

[24:17] with post-traumatic stress, which unfortunately 

[24:24] Killian has been experimenting with Maya 

[24:28] which has the unfortunate tendency 

[24:33] To cover his operations, Killian appropriates 

[24:39] terrorist based on Wenwu called the Mandarin, 

[24:44] him in threatening videos. The plot is 

[24:50] "I wouldn't go in there for 

[24:54] In the aftermath, Killian is killed by Pepper 

[24:59] where he's later abducted by the real Ten Rings 

[25:05] on killing this strange man who named himself 

[25:10] after seeing how good Slattery is at performing 

[25:16] Around this time, Phil Coulson 

[25:19] some additional members into his own agents 

[25:24] including many involving the Inhumans and Ghost 

[25:29] a lot of this flies beneath the 

[25:34] Oh, also, Malekith comes back and Thor fights 

[25:40] of presumed deaths that actually aren't. He 

[25:45] and then takes his identity, ruling over Asgard 

[25:51] "I'm sorry about that thing with the Tesseract. 

[25:58] In 2014, Hydra's decades-long plot 

[26:03] is finally discovered by 

[26:06] who also learn that the Winter Soldier is a 

[26:11] to restore his best friend's memories, the 

[26:16] SHIELD collapses, leaving the Avengers without the 

[26:22] That power vacuum leads directly to 

[26:27] to create an artificial intelligence 

[26:30] Unfortunately, they goof that plan up big time, 

[26:36] who winds up destroying an entire city, 

[26:41] Hoping for an ally against Ultron, Tony and Bruce 

[26:47] by Ultron, and Tony's onboard AI, J.A.R.V.I.S., 

[26:54] Also, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, two 

[26:58] Speedster Quicksilver immediately dies, partly 

[27:04] were having a problem figuring out the character's 

[27:09] the family of Helmut Zemo, who then dedicates his 

[27:15] the Hulk hijacks a Quinjet and blasts off 

[27:21] While all that's going on, Peter Quill is out 

[27:26] which — unbeknownst to him — 

[27:30] That puts him in the sights of both Ronan 

[27:34] Infinity Stone since 1995, and 

[27:39] Quill and Gamora wind up running 

[27:43] warrior whose family was killed by Thanos), 

[27:48] experimented on and given cybernetic 

[27:54] After being imprisoned together, the five of them 

[28:00] recover the Power Stone with the help 

[28:04] and turn it over to the Nova Corps, a 

[28:09] Shortly thereafter, Thanos attacks 

[28:14] In 2015, an electrical engineer named Scott Lang 

[28:21] old size-changing equipment. Under the guidance of 

[28:27] Ant-Man, and helps to keep the Pym Particles from 

[28:32] More importantly, it's likely somewhere around 

[28:37] by a radioactive spider, tries to capitalize 

[28:42] and fails to stop a robber 

[28:46] None of this is actually covered in the MCU, but 

[28:50] The following year sees Helmut Zemo's 

[28:54] its fruition. As the world responds to the 

[28:59] new governmental oversight over the Avengers, 

[29:05] and Iron Man by revealing that Bucky was 

[29:10] He also frames Bucky for the assassination of 

[29:16] son T'Challa to take over leadership of the 

[29:21] powers) of the Black Panther. The end result 

[29:26] the ones loyal to Cap go underground, and T'Challa 

[29:32] Fleeing the U.S. after the rest of Cap's team is 

[29:37] Norway watching James Bond films. Unfortunately, 

[29:43] Taskmaster, an assassin who can mimic any 

[29:49] is the brainwashed daughter of a still-alive 

[29:55] version of the Red Room that brainwashes 

[30:00] One of those Black Widows turns out 

[30:04] of her programming by another Widow, Yelena 

[30:10] drawing her into the fight. Together, 

[30:14] with their former "parents," Alexei and 

[30:19] Although the dysfunctional deep cover family has 

[30:23] pull together and take down the Red Room. In the 

[30:29] around the world while Natasha goes to break 

[30:34] While all this is going on, Dr. Stephen Strange, 

[30:40] a car accident, seeks out the Ancient One and, 

[30:46] Arts. He stops an invasion by Dormammu, 

[30:52] by using the Time Stone to die over and over 

[30:57] enough to leave the Earth alone. Meanwhile, the 

[31:03] kill Ego before he can manipulate Peter Quill 

[31:10] In the absence of the Avengers, Tony 

[31:14] As Spider-Man, Peter tries to deal with 

[31:19] aka Adrian Toomes, who turns out to be his 

[31:24] arrested, and sent to prison, but not before 

[31:29] out Spider-Man's real identity. Also, Tony 

[31:34] Lest you think Peter is the only 

[31:38] over in New Orleans teenagers Tandy Bowen 

[31:43] and darkness and become the vigilantes Cloak 

[31:48] privileged teenager Alex Wilder and his friends 

[31:53] control a powerful criminal organization 

[31:58] learn many of them have superpowers 

[32:02] and even run afoul of dangerous artifacts like 

[32:07] be meeting any of these young heroes as their 

[32:12] In Asgard, Thor returns from two years of 

[32:18] to discover Loki's deception. When they find 

[32:23] and his death allows Hela to escape her 

[32:29] blasts the two brothers into space, and 

[32:35] where he recruits Hulk and Valkyrie for a 

[32:39] as well as it can for a plan that ends with the 

[32:44] In Wakanda, T'Challa's rule is 

[32:48] who teams up with evil arms dealer Ulysses 

[32:53] gain favor with Wakandans who know Klaue as a 

[32:59] T'Challa returns and, aided by Nakia, Okoye, 

[33:06] After six years of waiting around, Thanos decides 

[33:11] and the results are devastating. He kills Loki and 

[33:17] and an invasion of Earth leads to things getting 

[33:23] Hawkeye and Ant-Man, who are under house arrest 

[33:28] back together to sort it out. They don't do so 

[33:33] small team in space and a massive force on Earth, 

[33:39] and kills half the life forms in the universe, 

[33:44] Nick Fury uses the space-pager to alert 

[33:49] A month later, Captain Marvel and the 

[33:54] only to find out that he's destroyed the stones 

[34:00] dead half of the universe. Thor beheads 

[34:05] Weirdly enough, all of this happens while Ant-Man 

[34:10] movie. When the snap happens, though, he's left 

[34:15] five years go by, during which the heroes 

[34:20] mostly unhealthy ways. Notably, Tony Stark 

[34:26] Banner merges his brain with the Hulk, while 

[34:32] Hawkeye loses his entire family in 

[34:36] adopting a new hairstyle and anti-hero 

[34:41] down and ruthlessly kills criminals around the 

[34:47] the father of fighting prodigy Maya. After seeing 

[34:53] not knowing that her dad's boss 

[34:58] After Ant-Man returns from the Quantum Realm 

[35:03] the heroes realize that the solution to the 

[35:08] of Iron Man and the now-smart Hulk, the heroes 

[35:14] (including 1970, 2012, and 2014) to gather up the 

[35:22] circa 2013. They also inadvertently 

[35:28] along with all of his minions. Fortunately, the 

[35:34] everyone back to life, and virtually 

[35:38] Thanos on at once. The final blow is dealt 

[35:44] After gathering for a funeral, Steve Rogers hops 

[35:50] it should be, returning after living a full 

[35:55] to bequeath his shield to Sam Wilson, 

[36:00] Outside of the mainstream MCU, the version of 

[36:06] 2012 in "Avengers: Endgame" ends up in the Gobi 

[36:11] "glorious purpose" by trying to conquer the world, 

[36:17] Variance Authority, or TVA, a time police force 

[36:23] and destroying alternate timelines before they can 

[36:29] Loki gets paired with Mobius, a sympathetic 

[36:34] into the agency to help find their 

[36:39] "This isn't about you."

[36:42] This variant turns out to be a 

[36:46] who restarts the multiverse, allowing a bunch 

[36:51] Loki teams up with Sylvie and discovers 

[36:56] recruited into the organization to prune rogue 

[37:02] the TVA's mysterious leader from destroying 

[37:06] deception persist, Sylvie instead murders the 

[37:13] While this may lead to the destruction of 

[37:17] more interesting. The god-like voyeur the Watcher 

[37:23] the Super Soldier Serum, Doctor Strange destroys 

[37:30] Ultimately, the Watcher is forced to evolve from 

[37:35] to destroy all sentient life in the multiverse. 

[37:40] team, the Watcher manipulates events so the 

[37:47] In the mainstream MCU, the effects of Hulk's 

[37:53] street level. People like Yelena Belova 

[37:58] only to discover that five years have 

[38:02] Reestablishing their lives proves 

[38:06] live in their homes and billions are still 

[38:10] entire nations are also forcing out recent 

[38:16] Believing life was better during the Blip when 

[38:21] to these changes violently. Anarchist Karli 

[38:26] Smashers, to attack governments threatening her 

[38:31] a new version of the Super Soldier Serum. This 

[38:37] Steve Rogers' request that he become the new 

[38:42] and seeing how Steve's legacy can be tarnished by 

[38:48] John Walker, Sam takes on the mantle of 

[38:54] The sudden rise in sentient life on Earth also 

[38:59] destroy the entire planet when a new Celestial 

[39:05] remaining Deviants, the Eternals reunite. Where 

[39:10] planets to be destroyed, a few now have enough 

[39:15] Sersi draws enough power from her teammates 

[39:20] and the Celestial Arishem uses the Eternals' 

[39:26] While all this is going on, one rogue Avenger 

[39:32] in the small town of Westview, New Jersey. 

[39:36] who Thanos kills by ripping the Mind Stone 

[39:41] powerful reality-warping abilities. Drawing 

[39:47] Wanda warps Westview into an idyllic town 

[39:52] version of Vision. She even gives birth to twin 

[39:57] To maintain this illusion, Wanda 

[40:01] the real-life citizens of Westview 

[40:05] Her activities attract the attention 

[40:09] and Agatha Harkness. While Wanda eventually 

[40:15] Agatha goads Wanda into a battle. Wanda comes out 

[40:21] her happy life with her husband and children, she 

[40:26] also takes Agatha's Darkhold and starts studying 

[40:32] Meanwhile, former assassin-turned-car-valet 

[40:38] his father is gunning for him when Ten Rings 

[40:43] Teaming up with his sister, Shang-Chi 

[40:47] his father and stopping Wenwu from 

[40:51] known as Dweller-in-Darkness on the world. 

[40:57] Shang-Chi the ten rings, which begin 

[41:02] In Europe, Peter Parker attempts to 

[41:06] Unfortunately, this becomes impossible when Nick 

[41:13] who is covering for Fury while he's on vacation 

[41:18] a man claiming to be from an alternate universe, 

[41:24] Except it's all a lie. Mysterio is just Quentin 

[41:31] Peter to get his hands on a pair of Stark tech 

[41:36] drones. Spider-Man gets the drop on Mysterio's 

[41:42] people — but in a final act of spite, Mysterio 

[41:49] With his secret identity now exposed, 

[41:53] hoping the sorcerer can snap his 

[41:57] Instead, Strange offers to cast a spell to make 

[42:02] seems like an ideal solution — until Peter keeps 

[42:08] multiple fractures in the multiverse and drawing 

[42:13] Soon, Spider-Man villains from different 

[42:18] Sandman, the Lizard, and Electro, begin slipping 

[42:24] is the Green Goblin, who kills Peter's Aunt May. 

[42:30] source — two multiverse Peter Parkers who look 

[42:36] Together, the Spider-Men concoct some creative 

[42:41] Rogues Gallery. But just as things seem to be 

[42:46] Peter does the responsible thing by asking Strange 

[42:51] and prevent the villains from coming through. This 

[42:57] cuts him off from his support 

[42:59] and sets him up for a brand-new 

[43:03] However, not all heroes need to be alone for the 

[43:09] crashes an underground New York auction and steals 

[43:15] lot of unwanted and potentially lethal attention 

[43:20] Fortunately, Hawkeye is in town with his family 

[43:25] The Musical." Initially hoping to retrieve 

[43:30] Clint ends up mentoring Kate as they go up against 

[43:38] After bonding with Clint over their 

[43:41] good at shooting people with trick arrows, 

[43:45] mantle of Hawkeye and joining the MCU's 

[43:51] Every universe meets its 

[43:54] the Marvel Cinematic Universe 

[43:57] The addition of TV shows on Disney+, as well as 

[44:03] that once belonged to Fox, means that more 

[44:08] In addition, Marvel Studios' collaboration with 

[44:12] and many Spider-Man-related characters, means 

[44:17] than ever before, from the previous Sony 

[44:22] On Disney+, fans will soon be treated to the 

[44:28] Echo, and a Secret Invasion of Skrulls. On 

[44:34] preparing to burst open. Also on the big screen, 

[44:40] aka the Black Knight, the return of Blade, and an 

[44:46] adventure, which will feature Kang the Conqueror, 

[44:52] as He Who Remains. A Black Panther sequel will 

[44:58] movie will prove Jane Foster worthy of wielding 

[45:03] we'll certainly see the arrival of the Fantastic 

[45:09] The MCU timeline is an ever-shifting thing, 

[45:15] you can now consider yourself fully caught up.

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