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Mary MacPherran / Titania Mary MacPherran (portrayed by Jameela Jamil), also known as Titania, is a social media influencer with incredible strength who is obsessed with She-Hulk, ultimately becoming her rival. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (2022). Brett Mahoney Makkari Makkari (portrayed by Lauren Ridloff) is an Eternal who can move at superhuman speeds. She is implied to harbour romantic feelings for Druig. The character is the first deaf superhero in the MCU. Ridloff stated that she started running and muscle-building to have "the symmetry of somebody who looks like a sprinter". the character has appeared in one project: the film Eternals (2021). 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Thor: The Dark World (2013). An alternate universe variant of Malekith (voiced by Steven French) appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021–2024). Gideon Malick Mantis Vanessa Marianna-Fisk Flint Marko / Sandman Flint Marko (motion-captured by Jon Watts and voiced by Thomas Haden Church), also known as the Sandman, is a small-time thief from an alternate universe 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Church reprises his role from Sam Raimi's film Spider-Man 3 (2007). Martinex '''''' (portrayed by Michael Rosenbaum) is a member of Stakar Ogord's team of Ravagers. He visits Yondu Udonta on Contraxia along with Stakar to remind him that he is in exile for breaking the Ravagers' code. After Yondu sacrifices himself to save Peter 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. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Mar-Vell / Wendy Lawson Mar-Vell (portrayed by Annette Bening) is a Kree scientist who rejected her species' war with the Skrulls. She fled to Earth in the 1980s and adopted the alias of Dr. Wendy Lawson, a physicist at Project Pegasus. Using the Tesseract, 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 by Yon-Rogg, though she is able to instruct Carol Danvers to destroy the engine before Yon-Rogg is able to seize the device. The Supreme Intelligence later takes on her appearance while conversing with Danvers. is a Russian criminal in an alternate universe who is part of a group of Russian bank robbers. During a robbery, Mila's accomplices—Dmitri Smerdyakov, Mikhail Sytsevich, and Roxanna Volkov—are arrested, while she escapes with the stolen money and takes it to the renegade scientist Otto Octavius, who sells Mila a high-tech helmet that shoots lasers and analyzes and predicts opponent's movement patterns. Mila, calling herself Unicorn, uses the helmet to help her cohorts escape from prison and nearly kills Spider-Man, but is stopped by Mikhail, who removes Mila's helmet, and Spider-Man apprehends them both. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2025–present). Phineas Mason Phineas Mason (portrayed by Michael Chernus) is a weapons maker and part of a salvage company alongside Adrian Toomes, Herman Schultz, and Jackson Brice. When the salvaging company goes out of business due to the Department of Damage Control, Mason helps Toomes steal leftover technology from the Avengers' battles and build advanced weapons out of the technology, such as Toomes's flight suit and modified versions of Brock Rumlow's vibro-blast emitting gauntlets. While his assistants were defeated by Spider-Man and arrested by the authorities, Mason's fate is left unknown. the character has appeared in one project: the film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). is the son of Wanda Maximoff and Vision, and the younger twin brother of Tommy Maximoff. He was created by Wanda using chaos magic within the Westview anomaly in Westview, New Jersey, a reality modeled after a fictional sitcom inspired by those Wanda watched as a child whose residents are mind-controlled by Wanda. After Wanda "gives birth" to Billy, he ages rapidly to five and ten years old, acquiring supernatural abilities: Billy harnesses chaos magic like his mother. Following a battle between Wanda and the witch Agatha Harkness, Wanda dissolves the Westview anomaly, erasing the imaginary existence of Billy. Billy reincarnates upon his "death" in the body of William Kaplan (portrayed by Joe Locke), a 13-year-old from Westview's neighboring town of Eastview, who was killed in a car accident after leaving his bar mitzvah early; stricken with amnesia, Billy then assumes William's identity, unaware of his past life. Following Wanda's death, Billy's curiosity about the anomaly that occurred the day of his car crash leads him to investigate and learn that Wanda and Vision had children in Westview, one of whom had the same abilities that he has. Realizing his true identity, he becomes determined to find his lost brother. He frees Harkness from a spell placed by Wanda and asks that she take him on the Witches' 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. the character has appeared in two projects: the Disney+ series WandaVision (2021) and Agatha All Along (2024). An alternate universe variant of Billy appeared in one project: the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Kaplan family William Kaplan's family plays an important role in his life. Jeff (portrayed by Paul Adelstein) and Rebecca Kaplan (portrayed by Maria Dizzia) are William's parents. the characters have appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Agatha All Along. Pietro Maximoff Pietro Maximoff (portrayed by Aaron Taylor-Johnson as an adult and Gabriel Gurevich as a child) is Wanda Maximoff's twin brother. They are introduced as Hydra assets, both acquiring superhuman powers after volunteering to be experimented upon by the Mind Stone, with Pietro gaining superhuman speed. Harboring a lifelong hatred for American arms manufacturer Tony Stark, whose bombs killed their parents, they side with Ultron against the Avengers before later switching sides. In the final conflict with Ultron, Pietro dies a hero's death, saving the lives of Clint Barton and a Sokovian boy. In 2023, the witch Agatha Harkness forces Westview resident Ralph Bohner (portrayed by Evan Peters) to impersonate Pietro to get close to Wanda within her created alternate reality. the character has appeared in three projects: the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) (mid-credits cameo) and Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015); and the Disney+ series WandaVision. Tommy Maximoff Thomas "Tommy" Maximoff (portrayed by Gavin Borders as a five-year old and Jett Klyne as a ten-year old) An alternate universe variant of Tommy appeared in one project: the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch M'Baku '''M'Baku''' (portrayed by Winston Duke) is the leader of the renegade Jabari Tribe, who shun Wakanda'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 complex Indo-African religion rather than the Panther god Bast. In Black Panther, M'Baku challenges T'Challa for 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 with N'Jadaka and agreeing to look after Ramonda. 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. Later, in Avengers: Infinity War, he and the Jabari join the battle against Thanos's Outriders; M'Baku survives the Blip. 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 abdicates the Wakandan throne and allows M'Baku to challenge for it in her absence, leading him to become the new King of Wakanda. the character has appeared in four projects: the films Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022). He will return in the film Avengers: Doomsday (2026). Marge McCaffrey Marge McCaffrey (portrayed by Lili Taylor) is the governor of New York. She is a key opponent of Mayor Wilson Fisk and his administration, but has a soft spot for Vanessa Fisk and Sheila Rivera. Later, Bullseye under the direction of Daredevil saves her from an assassination attempt. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again (2025–present). Hank McCoy / Beast Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy (portrayed by Kelsey Grammer), also known as Beast, is a mutant and a member of the X-Men from an alternate universe who possesses animalistic physical characteristics that include blue fur, pointy ears, fangs, and claws. the character has appeared in one project: the film The Marvels (2023). Kirsten McDuffie Kirsten McDuffie (portrayed by Nikki M. James) is a former New York assistant district attorney who became Matt Murdock's partner and founded the law firm Murdock & McDuffie with him. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Mephisto Mephisto (portrayed by Sacha Baron Cohen) is a powerful extra-dimensional demon who manipulates humans into forming pacts with him. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Ironheart (2025). Proxima Midnight Proxima Midnight (voiced and faced by Carrie Coon, motion-captured by Monique Ganderton) is Thanos' adopted daughter. She joined her father in his quest for the six Infinity Stones, initially attacked the Statesman with her brothers, helping to kill the Asgardians aboard to retrieve the Space Stone. While attempting to claim the Mind Stone, she and Corvus Glaive attack Wanda Maximoff and Vision, but are repelled by Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, and Natasha Romanoff. During a second attempt at the Mind Stone, Proxima fights Romanoff and Okoye, 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Avengers: Infinity War. Alternate universe variants of Midnight appeared in two projects: the film Avengers: Endgame; and the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Miek Miek (motion-captured by Carly Rees and voiced by Stephen Murdoch) is a Sakaaran insectoid warrior. This version of the character is a larva-like creature as opposed to a humanoid roach like in the comic books, and initially uses an exoskeleton equipped with blades in combat. Having been freed from the Grandmaster's prison, Miek fights alongside Thor and Korg and 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. the character has appeared in three projects: the films Thor: Ragnarok (2017), Avengers: Endgame, and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). Alternate universe variants of Miek appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Minn-Erva Minn-Erva (portrayed by Gemma Chan) is a Kree sniper and member of Starforce who bears a strong animosity towards teammate Carol Danvers. After Danvers ends up on Earth, Minn-Erva accompanies Starforce to the planet to rescue her, where they discover a group of Skrull refugees and attempt to kill them. Having discovered the truth of the Kree's war with the Skrulls, Danvers fights off the rest of Starforce while Minn-Erva is shot down by Maria Rambeau. the character has appeared in one project: the film Captain Marvel. Nico Minoru Nico Minoru (portrayed by Lyrica Okano) is a Wiccan and a member of the Runaways who isolates herself with her gothic appearance. the character has appeared in one project: the Marvel Television series Runaways (2017–2019). An alternate universe variant of Nico appeared in two projects: the comic book series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (2024–2025); and the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (voiced by Grace Song). Tina Minoru Tina Minoru (initially portrayed by Linda Louise Duan and later by Brittany Ishibashi) is the mother of Nico Minoru and a member of the Pride. the character has appeared in two projects: the film Doctor Strange (2016); and the Marvel Television series Runaways. Mobius M. Mobius Mobius M. Mobius (portrayed by Owen Wilson) is an agent of the Time Variance Authority specialized in the investigation of particularly dangerous "time variant" criminals. He befriends a 2012 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 of Don, a jet ski salesman from 2022 Cleveland who 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. the character has appeared in three projects: the Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023); the film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) (post-credits cameo); and the comic book series TVA (2024–2025). Anton Mogart Anton Mogart (portrayed by Gaspard Ulliel) is a wealthy antiquities collector living in Egypt and an old acquaintance of Layla El-Faouly. Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and El-Faouly meet with him to find the map to Ammit's tomb. He betrays them when Arthur Harrow arrives and is speared through the chest by Spector. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Moon Knight (2022). Karl Mordo Karl Mordo (portrayed by Chiwetel Ejiofor) is a sorcerer and a former member of the Masters of the Mystic Arts. A close ally to the Ancient One, he assists in recruiting and training their future sorcerers. In this role, he trains Stephen Strange, using the Staff of the Living Tribunal as his weapon. He also helps Strange fight against Kaecilius. 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 the Dark Dimension and 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 Master Jonathan Pangborn and steals the energy that he uses to walk, stating that the world has "too many sorcerers". In an alternate universe designated as Earth-838, Baron Karl Mordo is the Sorcerer Supreme and a member of the Illuminati, following the betrayal of his universe's Stephen Strange. the character has appeared in one project: the film Doctor Strange. An alternate universe variant of Mordo appeared in one project: the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Karli Morgenthau Karli Morgenthau (portrayed by Erin Kellyman) is the teenage leader of the anti-nationalist terrorist group the Flag Smashers, who were made Super Soldiers with the help of the Power Broker (Sharon Carter) and use violent tactics such as bombings to achieve open borders for refugees in the Baltic 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. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (2021). Jim Morita James "Jim" Morita (portrayed by Kenneth Choi) is a Japanese American member of the Howling Commandos who fought in World War II. the character has appeared in two projects: the film Captain America: The First Avenger (2011); and the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2013–2020). An alternate universe variant of Morita appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Ororo Munroe / Storm alternate universe variants of Ororo Munroe (voiced by Alison Sealy-Smith), a mutant known as Storm who has the ability to manipulate the weather, have appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Sealy-Smith previously voiced a different version of Storm in the animated series X-Men: The Animated Series (1992–1997) and ''X-Men '97'' (2024–present). "Battlin" Jack Murdock Matt Murdock / Daredevil == N ==
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Najma Najma (portrayed by Nimra Bucha) is Kamran's mother, and the leader of the Clandestines, 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. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel (2022). Nakia Nakia (portrayed by Lupita Nyong'o) is a former Dora 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 at Shuri'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 of N'Jobu and 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 ensuing Blip, Nakia leaves Wakanda and raises her child in Haiti. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. An alternate universe variant of Nakia (voiced by Brittany Adebumola) appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Namor / K'uk'ulkan Namor (portrayed by Tenoch Huerta Mejía as an adult and by Manuel Chavez as a child) is the king of Talokan, whose people refer to him as the feathered serpent god '''K'uk'ulkan'''. 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 of Yucatán'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 a mutation at 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 of Wakanda to 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. He will return in the film Avengers: Doomsday. Namora Namora (portrayed by Mabel Cadena) is a Talokanil warrior who is Namor's cousin and right-hand woman, whom Namora looks up to as a father figure. the character has appeared in one project: the film Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. She will return in the film Avengers: Doomsday. Elektra Natchios Elektra Natchios (portrayed by Élodie Yung), an assassin and former lover of Matt Murdock, has appeared in two projects: the Marvel Television series Daredevil (2015–2018) and The Defenders (2017). An alternate universe variant of Natchios (portrayed by Jennifer Garner) appeared in one project: the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). Garner reprises her role from the 20th Century Fox films Daredevil (2003) and Elektra (2005). Nebula Negasonic Teenage Warhead Negasonic Teenage Warhead (portrayed by Brianna Hildebrand) is a teenage member of the X-Men from Earth-10005 who possesses the mutant power to detonate atomic bursts from her body. the character has appeared in one project: the film Deadpool & Wolverine. Hildebrand reprises her role from the 20th Century Fox films Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018). Franklin "Foggy" Nelson N'Jadaka / Erik "Killmonger" Stevens '''N'Jadaka (portrayed by Michael B. Jordan), also known as Erik Stevens or Killmonger''', is a former U.S. Navy SEAL lieutenant and the son of N'Jobu. His father was killed by T'Chaka for helping Ulysses Klaue smuggle vibranium out 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 upon Namor is 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, with Ben Child of The Guardian comparing the character to both the Terminator and Darth Vader. the character has appeared in three projects: the films Black Panther and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; and the Disney+ animated series Eyes of Wakanda (2025) (non-speaking cameo). An alternate universe variant of Killmonger appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. N'Jobu '''N'Jobu''' (portrayed by Sterling K. Brown) is the younger brother of T'Chaka and an agent of Wakanda's 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. N'Jobu's only son, N'Jadaka, eventually discovers what happened and plans to avenge his death and complete his work by becoming king of Wakanda. the character has appeared in one project: the film Black Panther. Nkati / The Lion Nkati (voiced by Cress Williams), also known as The Lion, is a former Wakandan general turned warlord and pirate in the 13th century BC. By 1260 BC, he had managed to use the advanced technology he stole from the country to found his own tyrannical kingdom. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series Eyes of Wakanda. Jackson Norriss Jackson Norriss (portrayed by Scoot McNairy) is a member of the Ten Rings who was ordered by Xu Wenwu to bring Trevor Slattery to him, so he could be punished for mocking his persona. Norriss disguised himself as a documentary filmmaker and interviewed Slattery at the Seagate Prison, before revealing himself and abducting Slattery. the character has appeared in one project: the Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King (2014). Cole North Cole North (portrayed by Jeremy Isaiah Earl) is a New York Police Department (NYPD) sergeant transferred from Chicago who becomes a member of Wilson Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF). the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Cassandra Nova Cassandra Nova (portrayed by Emma Corrin) is a mutant with telekinetic and telepathic powers who is the twin sister of Charles Xavier. She was banished to the Void by the Time Variance Authority. the character has appeared in one project: the film Deadpool & Wolverine. == O ==
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Kraglin Obfonteri Kraglin Obfonteri (portrayed by Sean Gunn) is a Xandarian and 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. the character has appeared in six projects: the films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Endgame (cameo), Thor: Love and Thunder, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3; and the Disney+ special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022). An alternate universe variant of Kraglin appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Harry Osborn Harold "Harry" Osborn (voiced by Zeno Robinson) Dafoe reprises his role from Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film series. The Other The Other (portrayed by Alexis Denisof) is a character from the MCU and the grim leader of an alien race called the Chitauri. He is a servant of Thanos and uses telepathic powers. In 2014, he is killed by Ronan the Accuser. the character has appeared in two projects: the films The Avengers (2012) and Guardians of the Galaxy. Ouroboros "O.B." / A.D. Doug Ouroboros "O.B." (portrayed by Ke Huy Quan), is the chief engineer of the Time 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 of Dr. 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. the character has appeared in two projects: the Disney+ series Loki; and the comic book series TVA. == P ==
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Karen Page Christine Palmer Dr. Christine Palmer (portrayed by Rachel 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. After surviving the Blip, she ends up marrying her boyfriend Charlie, who is also a big fan of Stephen Strange. In the alternate universe designated as Earth-838, Palmer works for the Baxter Foundation to analyze multiversal threats. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Doctor Strange and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Alternate universe variants of Palmer appeared in two projects: the Disney+ animated series What If...?; May Parker May Parker (portrayed by Marisa Tomei) is Peter Parker's aunt and Ben Parker's widow. She discovers that Peter is Spider-Man, unlike previous cinematic iterations, when she enters the room and sees him in the suit. 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 dating Happy Hogan. When villains from different universes arrive in hers, May temporarily houses Norman Osborn at 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 an inflicted stab wound from being impaled by Osborn's glider 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. the character has appeared in five projects: the films Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Endgame (cameo), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home. An alternate universe variant of May appeared in two projects: the comic book series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man; is Peter Parker's father in an alternate universe who is incarcerated. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. ---> Eugene Patilio / Leap-Frog Eugene Patilio (portrayed by Brandon Stanley), also known as Leap-Frog, is the son of a rich GLK&H client who tries to become a crime fighter in a frog-themed costume. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Vincent Patilio Vincent Patilio (voiced by Kellen Goff) is Otto Octavius's assistant in an alternate universe. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Phastos Phastos (portrayed by Brian 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 the bombing of Hiroshima. By 2024, he lives under the human alias of "Phil" with a husband named Ben (portrayed by Haaz Sleiman) and their 10-year-old son Jack (portrayed by Esai Daniel Cross). the character has appeared in one project: the film Eternals. He leads the Strategic Scientific Reserve during World War II and is initially skeptical of Abraham Erskine's choice to administer the Super Soldier Serum to Steve Rogers, but later has a change of heart after witnessing Rogers's heroic actions. the character has appeared in one project: the film Captain America: The First Avenger. An alternate universe variant of Phillips appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Phyla Phyla (portrayed by Kai Zen) is a Star Child, a species genetically engineered by the High Evolutionary. Phyla met the Guardians of the Galaxy and escaped her imprisonment, joining the new lineup of the Guardians, led by Rocket Raccoon. the character has appeared in one project: the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Alexander Pierce Alexander Pierce (portrayed by Robert 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 on Arnim Zola's algorithm. When Pierce learns that Nick Fury is investigating Project Insight's confidential files, he dispatches the Winter Soldier to 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 the Battle of New York. the character has appeared in one project: the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. An alternate universe variant of Pierce appeared in one project: the film Avengers: Endgame. Pip the Troll Pip the Troll (voiced by Patton Oswalt) is an ally and friend of Eros. the character has appeared in one project: the film Eternals (mid-credits cameo). Cherry Pitts Clark "Cherry" Pitts (portrayed by Clark Johnson) is a retired New York Police Department (NYPD) officer who works as an investigator at the Murdock & McDuffie law firm and is aware of Matt Murdock's secret identity as the vigilante Daredevil. He is later hospitalized by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF) but returns to help Murdock, McDuffie, and Brett Mahoney in their defense of Karen Page, where he also meets fellow private investigator Jessica Jones. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter / Bullseye Benjamin "Dex" Poindexter (portrayed by Wilson Bethel), a psychopathic assassin and former FBI agent known as Bullseye who is a highly skilled marksman capable of using almost any object as a lethal projectile, has appeared in two projects: the Marvel Television series Daredevil; and the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. An alternate universe variant of Bullseye (portrayed by Curtis Small) appeared in one project: the film Deadpool & Wolverine. Pepper Potts Connor Powell Connor Powell (portrayed by Hamish Allan-Headley) is a corrupt New York Police Department (NYPD) officer who becomes a member of Mayor Wilson Fisk's Anti-Vigilante Task Force (AVTF), working very closely with the Mayor and his administration. He frequently spars with vigilantes such as Daredevil, Punisher, Jessica Jones, and the resistance against the AVTF. He most notably arrests Karen Page during the protests at City Hall. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. Augustus "Pug" Pugliese Augustus "Pug" Pugliese (portrayed by Josh 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. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Hank Pym / Ant-Man Dr. Henry "Hank" Pym (portrayed by Michael Douglas) is an entomologist and quantum physicist who created the formula for the Pym Particle, a subatomic particle that changes the distance between atoms, allowing one to shrink and grow in relative size, while increasing strength. Hank Pym is the MCU's original Ant-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 producing electromagnetic waves that stimulate the olfactory nerve centers of the ants. During one of these classified missions in 1987, his wife Janet van Dyne was lost within the Quantum Realm and 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 in San Francisco. In 2015, after Darren Cross' takeover of the company, Pym subsequently recruits Scott Lang to take on the mantle of Ant-Man, with the assistance of his estranged daughter Hope van Dyne. Together, they prevent Cross from selling the Yellowjacket technology to Hydra. In 2016, Pym inadvertently violates the Sokovia Accords because of Lang's misuse of his technology, and becomes a fugitive along with Hope from the FBI. 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 of the Blip. In 2023, Pym is restored to life and attends Tony Stark's funeral with Janet, Hope, and Lang. In 2026, he, Janet, Hope, Lang, and Cassie Lang are accidentally transported to the Quantum Realm where they encounter and seemingly defeat and prevent Kang the Conqueror from escaping into the multiverse. In an alternate universe, Pym is working at Camp Lehigh, when vials of Pym particles are stolen from him by Steve Rogers. In another alternate universe, Pym dresses in the Yellowjacket armor 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. In another 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. Later in the battle for "Infinity Hulk", the zombified Pym is defeated by Peter Parker and Scott Lang, and sliced in half by Blade Knight. In another alternate universe, Pym, still serving as Ant-Man, is recruited by Howard Stark and Peggy Carter in 1988 to join a response team to address the threat posed by Ego and his son Peter 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. the character has appeared in four projects: the films Ant-Man (2015), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Alternate universe variants of Pym appeared in three projects: the film Avengers: Endgame; and the Disney+ animated series What If...? and Marvel Zombies. == Q ==
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Peter Quill / Star-Lord Quill family ' (portrayed by Laura Haddock) is the mother of Peter Quill and the ex-lover of Ego. She meets Ego, falls in love with him, and becomes pregnant with their son. She enjoys pop music, and gives Peter her walkman, along with her mixtapes. She later dies of brain cancer, unaware that the tumor was caused by Ego. ' (portrayed by Gregg Henry) is the father of Meredith and grandfather of Peter. these characters have appeared in three projects: the films Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. == R ==
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Rocket Raccoon Irani Rael / Nova Prime Irani Rael (portrayed by Glenn Close), also known as the Nova Prime, is the leader of the Nova 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 the Power Stone. An alternate version of Rael appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? where she rescued Nebula following 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Guardians of the Galaxy. An alternate universe variant of Rael (voiced by Julianne Grossman) appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Maria Rambeau Captain Maria Rambeau (portrayed by Lashana Lynch) is a former United States Air Force pilot and a single mother of Monica 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 found S.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 of Captain Marvel instead 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 of Binary after gaining superhuman powers, becoming an ally to the mutant strike force known as the X-Men. She meets Monica 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. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Captain Marvel and The Marvels. Alternate universe variants of Maria appeared in two projects: the films Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and The Marvels. Monica Rambeau Captain Monica Rambeau (portrayed by Akira Akbar as a child and by Teyonah Parris as an adult) is the daughter of Maria Rambeau. As a child in 1995, she is inspired by Carol Danvers and thinks highly of her. She also meets a family of Skrulls, as well as the Flerken, Goose. She grows up to become an agent of S.W.O.R.D., which was founded by her mother. In 2018, she is a victim of the 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 a missing-persons case in Westview, New Jersey. Upon arriving, she is sucked into Wanda Maximoff's alternate reality (the "Hex"), and remains there under the alias Geraldine. 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 director Tyler Hayward kicks her off the investigation. She, Darcy Lewis, and Jimmy Woo go 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 against Agatha Harkness and claiming the mantle as the fabled Scarlet 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 the S.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 to Jersey City to meet Kamala Khan at 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 by Dar-Benn and 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 the X-Mansion and meets Binary, an alternate version of her mother, and Beast. the character has appeared in three projects: the films Captain Marvel and The Marvels; and the Disney+ series WandaVision. An alternate universe variant of Rambeau appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. In 2018, she becomes the Queen regnant of 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 of Talokan, their leader Namor floods the throne room of the palace, and Ramonda drowns after saving Riri Williams from the water. the character has appeared in three projects: the films Black Panther, Avengers: Endgame (cameo), and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Razor Fist Razor Fist (portrayed by Florian Munteanu) is a high-ranking Ten Rings agent with a steel blade for a hand. He is sent by Wenwu to take Shang-Chi's pendant. Then he engages Shang-Chi when the Ten Rings target Xialing's pendant until Wenwu breaks up the resulting conflict. Razor Fist later accompanies him and Ten Rings on the assault on Ta Lo. When the Dweller-in-Darkness escapes 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021). Ravonna Renslayer Judge Ravonna Renslayer (portrayed by Gugu Mbatha-Raw) is a former Minuteman for the Time Variance Authority (TVA) codenamed Hunter A-23 who rose from the ranks to become a respected judge. She oversees the Loki "variant" investigation. Prior to joining the TVA, she was a vice-principal called Rebecca Tourminet in Fremont, Ohio. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Loki. Bob Reynolds / Sentry / Void Robert Reynolds (portrayed by Lewis Pullman), also known as Sentry, is a superpowered individual suffering from amnesia who is believed to be stronger than all of the Avengers combined. He gained his powers from Valentina Allegra de Fontaine and the O.X.E. Group after volunteering for their experimentation due to having developed a drug addiction. Initially intending for him to replace the Avengers, his poor mental health leads him to develop an alter ego known as the Void, causing everything to start being absorbed into a growing darkness until the Thunderbolts talk him down and help him regain control. the character has appeared in one project: the film Thunderbolts* (2025). He will return in the film Avengers: Doomsday. is the superpowered newborn son of Reed Richards and Sue Storm. the character has appeared in one project: the film The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025). Reed Richards / Mister Fantastic Dr. Reed Richards (portrayed by Pedro Pascal), also known as Mister Fantastic, is a highly intelligent scientist and the leader of the Fantastic Four who can stretch any part of his body to great lengths. On Earth-838, Reed (portrayed by John 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 on Earth-616's Stephen Strange and America Chavez for their roles in the possible destruction of the multiverse. However, Reed is killed by Wanda Maximoff via shredding after Maximoff coldly muses that someone will be left alive to raise his children. the character has appeared in three projects: the one-shot comics Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025) and Fantastic Four: First Foes (2026); and the film The Fantastic Four: First Steps. He will return in the films Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). An alternate universe variant of Reed appeared in one project: the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Rintrah Rintrah (voiced by Adam Hugill) is a minotaur-like being from R'Vaal who is a student at Kamar-Taj. the character has appeared in one project: the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. An alternate universe variant of Rintrah appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series Marvel Zombies. William Ginter Riva William Ginter Riva (portrayed by Peter Billingsley) is a former Stark Industries employee who is ordered by Obadiah Stane to replicate Tony Stark's arc reactor. Years later, in 2024, he joins Quentin 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 to J. Jonah Jameson, and uploads a copy of Mysterio's software onto a flash drive. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Iron Man (2008) and Spider-Man: Far From Home. Sheila Rivera Sheila Rivera (portrayed by Zabryna Guevara) is Wilson Fisk's mayoral campaign director who also works on his staff during his tenure as mayor of New York City. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Daredevil: Born Again. She will return in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026). Parker Robbins / The Hood Parker Robbins (portrayed by Anthony Ramos), also known as The Hood, is a Chicago criminal and gang leader who dons a cloak that allows him to tap into dark arts and magic. In an alternate universe set in the 1870s, Robbins was the leader of a criminal organization that kidnapped and enslaved Chinese immigrants in America before being killed by Xu Xialing, who took control of his organization. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Ironheart. An alternate universe variant of Robbins appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Steve Rogers / Captain America Jack Rollins Jack Rollins (portrayed by Callan 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Alternate universe variants of Rollins appeared in two projects: the film Avengers: Endgame; and the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow Ronan the Accuser Ronan the Accuser (portrayed by Lee Pace) is a Kree fanatic whose family was killed in the Kree-Nova War. In the 1990s, Ronan actively leads the Accusers in the Kree-Skrull war. 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 by Carol Danvers. In 2014, Ronan is hired by Thanos to acquire the Power Stone, with the assistance of Nebula, 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 the Guardians of the Galaxy ending in his own death when the Guardians use the Power Stone to vaporize Ronan. An alternate version of Ronan appears in the Disney+ animated series What 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. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain Marvel. An alternate universe variant of Ronan appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Betty Ross Dr. Elizabeth "Betty" Ross (portrayed by Liv Tyler) is the first love interest of Bruce Banner and the daughter of Thaddeus 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. When Bruce resurfaced into her life and on the run, Betty helped him avoid the authorities. She later visits her father at the Raft when he is imprisoned after destroying the White House as a Red Hulk. the character has appeared in two projects: the films The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Captain America: Brave New World (2025). An alternate universe variant of Betty (voiced by Stephanie Panisello) appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Everett K. Ross Everett K. Ross (portrayed by Martin Freeman) is a CIA operative. 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 to Wakanda for treatment. After healing, he helps prevent vibranium weapons 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 by Skrulls and held captive in Russia, but is freed by G'iah. the character has appeared in four projects: the films Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever; and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion. Thaddeus Ross / Red Hulk Brock Rumlow / Crossbones Brock Rumlow (portrayed by Frank 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 for Hydra. In 2014, Rumlow and his unit are tasked with hunting Steve Rogers when he refuses to disclose S.H.I.E.L.D. information to Secretary Alexander Pierce. After being exposed by Rogers as a Hydra operative, Rumlow comes into conflict with Sharon Carter and Sam Wilson in the Triskelion until a Helicarrier crashes into it, leaving him with severe burns and facial scars. Rumlow abandons Hydra upon recovering and begins operating as the masked mercenary Crossbones. In 2016, he leads a group of other mercenaries in stealing a biological weapon from an institute for infectious diseases in Lagos, Nigeria. The Avengers intervene and Rumlow is defeated by Rogers. In a final attempt to kill Rogers, Rumlow detonates a bomb but Wanda Maximoff contains the blast and levitates it and Rumlow into a nearby building, killing him and dozens of Wakandan humanitarian workers. In an alternate universe, Rumlow and his S.T.R.I.K.E. team attempt to secure Loki's scepter 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. In an alternate universe where Peggy Carter became Captain Carter, Rumlow and his S.T.R.I.K.E. team join a mission to the Lemurian Star where the Hydra Stomper armor is found. They later protect Secretary of State Bucky Barnes from an assassination attempt by the brainwashed Steve 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 an only child, Rumlow 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. In an alternate universe where the Emergence destroyed Earth, he appears as one of the survivors and members of a resistance movement against Quentin Beck's regime. In an alternate universe observed by the Watcher, Crossbones is a pirate. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War. Alternate universe variants of Rumlow appeared in two projects: the film Avengers: Endgame; and the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Jack Russell / Werewolf by Night Jack Russell (portrayed by Gael García Bernal), also known as Werewolf by Night, is a monster hunter of Mexican ancestry who has been afflicted with a curse that turns him into a werewolf. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ special Werewolf by Night (2022). Rusty / Shatterstar Rusty (portrayed by Lewis Tan), also known as Shatterstar, is a mutant alien from Earth-10005 who is a friend of Wade Wilson and a former X-Force member. the character has appeared in one project: the film Deadpool & Wolverine. Tan reprises his role from the 20th Century Fox film Deadpool 2. == S ==
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Garthan Saal Garthan Saal (portrayed by Peter 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. the character has appeared in one project: the film Guardians of the Galaxy. An alternate universe variant of Saal appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Leonard Samson Dr. Leonard Samson (portrayed by Ty Burrell) is a psychiatrist who works at Culver University and dated Betty Ross during the time her ex, Bruce Banner, was in hiding as a fugitive. Upon discovering that Banner has returned, Samson feels jealous and fears for Betty's safety, leading him to inform her father, General Thaddeus Ross, of Banner's whereabouts. This results in a military attack on the Culver University campus, where, after witnessing the brutality of the military operation and seeing Banner as, the Hulk, protecting Betty, Samson regrets his decision and confronts General Ross, criticizing his obsession with capturing the Hulk. the character has appeared in one project: the film The Incredible Hulk. James Sanders / Speed Demon James Sanders (voiced by Roger Craig Smith), also known as Speed Demon, is a criminal in an alternate universe who maintains a romantic relationship with his partner in crime Maria Vasquez. He and Vasquez acquire high-tech equipment from the scientist Otto Octavius to aid them in their crimes, with Sanders receiving boots that grant him superhuman speed. The pair attempt to rob a jewelry store using their new equipment, but are defeated by Spider-Man. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Sara Sara (portrayed by Sheila Atim) is a Master of the Mystic Arts. the character has appeared in one project: the film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. An alternate universe variant of Sara appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series Marvel Zombies. Eric Savin Eric Savin (portrayed by James Badge Dale) is a former Lieutenant Colonel and Aldrich Killian's right-hand man who undergoes the Extremis treatment to enhance his combat skills and give himself various fire-based powers as well as a regenerative healing factor. He turns Jack Taggart into a human bomb as part of a terrorist attack, injuring Happy Hogan in the process. Savin then leads an assault on Tony Stark's mansion and later accompanies Ellen Brandt to Tennessee to recover evidence involving Extremis, though Stark is able to survive both times. After James Rhodes's capture, Savin poses as the Iron Patriot to board Air Force One to kidnap President Matthew Ellis. While he succeeds in this task, Iron Man kills Savin before he can escape. the character has appeared in one project: the film Iron Man 3 (2013). Johann Schmidt / Red Skull Johann Schmidt (portrayed initially by Hugo Weaving and subsequently by Ross Marquand), also known as the Red Skull, is the head of Hydra, the Nazi science 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 overthrow Adolf Hitler. He is revealed to have subjected himself to an early version of Erskine's super-soldier formula that had permanently disfigured his face. After being foiled by Steve Rogers, Schmidt is transported to the planet Vormir by the Tesseract, where he is cursed in a purgatory state to serve as the Stonekeeper and a guide to those seeking the Soul Stone. In 2018, he is met by Thanos and Gamora, and witnesses Thanos sacrificing Gamora to get the Stone. Following this, he gets freed from the curse and leaves Vormir. In an alternate universe, he meets another universe's Natasha Romanoff and Clint Barton during their quest for the Soul Stone. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Captain America: The First Avenger and Avengers: Infinity War. Alternate universe variants of Schmidt appeared in two projects: the film Avengers: Endgame; and the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Herman Schultz / Shocker Herman Schultz (portrayed by Bokeem Woodbine), also known as the Shocker, 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 the Staten 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 by Ned Leeds, allowing Spider-Man to web Schultz onto a bus. In a deleted scene, students find Schultz still webbed and take photos with him before he is eventually turned over to the authorities. the character has appeared in one project: the film Spider-Man: Homecoming. Nicholas Scratch Nicholas Scratch (portrayed by Abel Lysenko) is the son of Agatha Harkness. Born in the 1750s, he is fated to die at birth. Nicholas survives infancy due to a bargain Agatha strikes with Death. Agatha spends the next six years raising Nicholas while killing witches, which he grows to oppose. Together, they create a children's song that would eventually become the Ballad of the Witches' Road. Eventually, Nicholas grows sick and Death takes him, devastating Agatha. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Agatha All Along. Erik Selvig Sersi Sersi (portrayed by Gemma 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 with Ikaris for centuries and poses as a museum curator on Earth. She becomes the new leader of the Eternals following Ajak's death. Sersi is Chan's second role in the MCU, after portraying Minn-Erva in the film Captain Marvel. She will return in the one-shot comic Fantastic Four: First Foes – Shalla-Bal (2026). Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian Alexei Shostakov (portrayed by David Harbour), also known as the Red Guardian, is the Russian super-soldier counterpart to Captain America and the father figure of Natasha Romanoff and Yelena Belova. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Black Widow and Thunderbolts*. He will return in the film Avengers: Doomsday. and the mixed reality experience What If...? – An Immersive Story (2024) (voiced by David Lodge). Shuri / Black Panther Sif Lady Sif (portrayed by Jaimie Alexander) is the leading female warrior of Asgard based on Sif of Norse mythology, and Thor's childhood friend and trusted ally. the character has appeared in five projects: the films Thor (2011), Thor: The Dark World, and Thor: Love and Thunder; the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.; and the Disney+ series Loki (cameo). Alternate universe variants of Sif appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. In an alternate universe, Sitwell and the other agents are tricked into giving Loki's scepter to another universe's Rogers. the character has appeared in six projects: the films Thor, The Avengers, and Captain America: The Winter Soldier; the Marvel One-Shots The Consultant (2011) and Item 47 (2012); and the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. An alternate universe variant of Sitwell appeared in one project: the film Avengers: Endgame. Skaar Skaar (portrayed by Wil Deusner) is the son of Bruce Banner from Sakaar who also inherited his Hulk powers. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. Skurge / Executioner Skurge (portrayed by Karl Urban) served as Loki's chosen successor to Heimdall as gatekeeper of the Bifrost. He is later promoted to the position of Executioner upon 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 during Ragnarok, using his two M-16 rifles to hold off her army. the character has appeared in one project: the film Thor: Ragnarok. An alternate universe variant of Skurge appeared in one project: the Disney+ animated series What If...?. Trevor Slattery / Mandarin Slug Slug (portrayed by Shea Couleé) is a hacker from Madripoor and member of Parker Robbins's gang. Slug is a former drag queen who wants to redistribute wealth from the privileged to the Chicago community. the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Ironheart. Dmitri Smerdyakov / Chameleon Dmitri Smerdyakov (voiced by Roger Craig Smith), Soren Soren (portrayed by Sharon Blynn in Captain Marvel and Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Charlotte Baker in Secret Invasion) is a Skrull and the wife of Talos. 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 from Carol Danvers in finding a home in space. However, with no luck, they return to Earth and Soren agrees to join Nick Fury's crew. In 2024, she disguises herself as Maria Hill with Talos as Fury while they help Spider-Man and Mysterio with the Elementals until discovering Mysterio's fraudulent nature. By 2026, it is revealed that she was killed by Gravik. the character has appeared in three projects: the films Captain Marvel and Spider-Man: Far From Home; and the Disney+ series Secret Invasion (flashback). Marc Spector / Moon Knight Spector family Marc Spector's family play an important role in his life. His parents are Wendy and Elias Spector (portrayed by Fernanda Andrade and Rey Lucas respectively), and his young brother is Randall (portrayed by Claudio Fabian Contreras). Randall died in a flooded cave that he and his older brother Marc found. Consumed by the loss of Randall, Wendy blamed Marc for Randall's death, which caused her to become abusive towards Marc, who consequently developed dissociative identity disorder and created Steven Grant to 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 died and Elias can only get a glimpse of Marc during her week-long memorial. the characters have appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Moon Knight. Sprite Sprite (portrayed by Lia McHugh) In 2024, fellow Eternal Sersi uses the remaining energy of the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, ending her permanent child-like state and being able to grow old. the character has appeared in one project: the film Eternals. Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger Obadiah Stane (portrayed by Jeff Bridges), also known as Iron Monger, 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. Zelma Stanton Zelma Stanton (portrayed by Regan Aliyah) the character has appeared in one project: the Disney+ series Ironheart. Howard Stark Howard Stark (portrayed by John Slattery as an elderly man and Dominic Cooper as 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 assistant Edwin Jarvis, he is instrumental in crushing the rise of the Russian terrorist organization Leviathan. In 1991, he and his wife Maria are assassinated by the brainwashed Winter Soldier under Vasily Karpov's mind control. Slattery's portrayal of Stark borrows traits and tones from the real-life Walt Disney figure. the character has appeared in seven projects: the films Iron Man, Iron Man 2 (2010), Captain America: The First Avenger, Ant-Man, and Captain America: Civil War; the Marvel One-Shot Agent Carter (2013); and the Marvel Television series Agent Carter (2015–2016). Alternate universe variants of Howard appeared in two projects: the film Avengers: Endgame; and the Disney+ animated series What If...?. is Tony Stark's mother and Howard Stark's wife. She was assassinated along with her husband by the brainwashed Winter Soldier under Vasily Karpov's mind control, making it appear as an accidental car crash. the character has appeared in one project: the film Captain America: Civil War. Morgan Stark 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 by Katherine Langford) has a conversation with her father in the Soul World after he sacrifices himself to save the universe by using the Infinity Stones to defeat Thanos. the character has appeared in one project: the film Avengers: Endgame. Tony Stark / Iron Man Ava Starr / Ghost Ava Starr (portrayed by Hannah John-Kamen as an adult, RaeLynn Bratten as a child), a reimagining of the comic book character Ghost, is a woman with invisibility and intangibility powers. 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 scientist Bill Foster into 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 codename Ghost in 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. Starr later becomes a mercenary for Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, and eventually teams up with Yelena Belova and John Walker once a mission where they were sent to kill each other makes them realize Valentina is trying to get rid of them. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Ant-Man and the Wasp and Thunderbolts*. He is a United States senator who wants Tony Stark's armor to be handed to the U.S. government. He harbors a strong dislike for Stark, even after handing him and James Rhodes the Medal of Honor. He is later revealed to be affiliated with Hydra and later arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for his collusion therewith. the character has appeared in two projects: the films Iron Man 2 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Samuel Sterns Dr. Samuel Sterns (portrayed by Tim 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. The mutation grants him superhuman intelligence. Following the Harlem incident, Thaddeus Ross has Sterns imprisoned at Camp Echo One, and publicly blames him for the Abomination's actions. Instead of having the gamma radiation removed from Sterns' blood, Ross has the dosage increased. Ross promises to release Sterns if he helps advance him to the presidency. During that time, Sterns developed gamma radiation pills to prolong Ross' life after the latter becomes diagnosed with heart failure, but Ross refuses to release Sterns for fear that he would no longer make the pills. Sterns then takes revenge on Ross by increasing the doses of gamma radiation in the pills to eventually turn Ross into a Hulk. After Ross is elected to the presidency, Sterns orchestrates several attacks on his administration in a covert effort to destroy his legacy. After his operations are stopped by Sam Wilson and Joaquin Torres, he voluntarily locates Wilson to surrender himself, leading to an imprisonment in the Raft. the character has appeared in two projects: the films The Incredible Hulk and Captain America: Brave New World. Outside of the films, he is mentioned in the MCU tie-in comic ''Fury's Big Week'', which reveals him to be insane and imprisoned by S.H.I.E.L.D. Johnny Storm / Human Torch Jonathan "Johnny" Storm (portrayed by Joseph Quinn), also known as the Human Torch, is a member of the Fantastic Four who can control fire and fly. A variant of Storm (portrayed by Chris Evans) is part of the rebellion of variants that fight against Cassandra Nova in the Void. He welcomes Deadpool and Wolverine to 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, after Deadpool reveals how Storm insulted Nova behind her back. the character has appeared in three projects: the one-shot comics Fantastic Four: First Steps and Fantastic Four: First Foes; He will return in the films Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars. Sue Storm / Invisible Woman Susan "Sue" Storm (portrayed by Vanessa Kirby), also known as the Invisible Woman, is a member of the Fantastic Four who can generate force fields and turn herself and others invisible. the character has appeared in three projects: the one-shot comics Fantastic Four: First Steps and Fantastic Four: First Foes; and the Marvel Television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.