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Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 04:38
(A review of T'Challa / Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman))After the death of his father, King T'Chaka, at the hands of terrorist Helmut Zemo, Prince T'Challa was forced to not only take over as ruler of Wakanda, but also take up the mantle of Black Panther, the superhuman protector of his people. With enhanced strength and speed gifted to him by his land's Heart-Shaped Herb and a high-tech suit made of vibranium, T'Challa is both an irresistible force and indestructible object, always ready to defend his country against ruthless smugglers, violent insurgents, and alien armies. A compassionate crusader, a noble monarch, T'Challa's legacy will never be forgotten. And neither will the life and career of the late Chadwick Boseman.
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7. Bruce Banner (Hulk)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 04:33
(A review of Bruce Banner / Hulk (Mark Ruffalo))"We have a Hulk."
Those words may have caused Loki to scoff at the time, but the God of Mischief wasn't smirking a few minutes later when he found his body thrashed to a pulp by scientist Bruce Banner's "always angry" alter-ego, the Hulk. Sure, Banner's unhinged green goliath, the result of a gamma radiation overload, may sometimes work against the Avengers, as there's rarely a reliable method on hand to stop the Hulk once he ramps up into rampage mode (unless you're Black Widow). But there's no arguing that Banner, as both genius and brute, is a bonafide double-threat. And now that he's fully merged the warring sides of himself into one form, he's near-unstoppable. (Though it remains to be seen what's up with him being back in human form in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.)
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8. Scott Lang (Ant-Man)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 04:30
(A review of Scott Lang / Ant-Man (Paul Rudd))The MCU loves an "unlikely" hero and they don't come more unassuming than flakey former thief Scott Lang. In the midst of trying to turn his life around after a stint in prison, Lang was recruited by scientist Hank Pym and asked to don Pym's old Ant-Man suit while working up a heist that would stop HYDRA from getting its hands on shrinking technology. Finding a new sense of purpose while wearing the suit, Scott would later survive Thanos' snap while in the Quantum Realm and thereby helping to discover that the micro-universe held the answers to recovering the Infinity Stones and restoring the countless lives lost. Whether incredibly small or 80-feet tall, Lang is the true wild card of the MCU. Always surprising his foes with - well - close-up magic.
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9. Peggy Carter
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 04:27
(A review of Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell))Shattering formidably glass ceilings, Margaret "Peggy" Carter went from code-breaker to SSR agent to, after World War II, becoming one of the founders of SHIELD. A doggedly determined champion for peace and equality, Peggy would find herself drawn to Steve Rogers, both before and after he took Abraham Erskine's Super Soldier Serum. After Steve's apparent death, Peggy would thwart multiple threats to the world alongside Howard Stark, his butler Edwin Jarvis, the remaining Howling Commandoes, and fellow agent Daniel Sousa. Like Nick Fury, Peggy is an absolute MCU through-line, acting as a constant moral inspiration for Captain America while appearing in five films, her own Marvel One-Shot, and a two-season network TV series. Plus, now we've also got the alternate-universe Captain Carter too!
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24. Brunnhilde (Valkyrie)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 04:23
(A review of Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson))As the sole surviving Asgardian Valkyrie, Brunnhilde self-exiled herself to Sakaar, where she worked as a hard-drinking bounty hunter, after her entire squadron was killed trying to defeat Odin's daughter, Hela. When Hela was released from Hel following Odin's death, Brunnhilde joined Thor and Loki in the Ragnarok rumpus to save their people. Once a fallen hero, Valkyrie is now a redeemed champion, mostly recently named Queen (or is that King?) of the earthly Asgardian settlement in Norway.
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10. Matt Murdock (Daredevil)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 04:00
(A review of Daredevil / Matthew "Matt" Murdock (Charlie Cox))Bruiserweight lawyer Matt Murdock, legal pitbull for the poor and pushed aside, has been battling the odds since he was a boy. The scandalous son of a salty boxer and a would-be nun, Matt was blinded at a young age and given the gift of ultra-sensitive sonar-like hearing thanks to the toxic sludge that coated him. Attorney by day and masked vigilante by night, this "Devil of Hell's Kitchen" takes a beating in the name of justice like no other. Putting it all on the line against the likes of the Russian mob, Wilson Fisk, the Hand, and even Frank Castle, Murdock will go down swinging in the name of ridding his city of corruption and evil.
Even though Daredevil's Netflix series has long since ended, Spider-Man: No Way Home did confirm that Matt Murdock does exist in the MCU (and with powers no less).
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71. Star-Lord
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 03:58
(A review of Peter Jason Quill / Star-Lord (Chris Pratt))Appearance: [Link removed - login to see] (2014)
Creator: Steve Englehart, Steve Gan
Perfomers: Chris Pratt, Wyatt Oleff
Defining moment: "I have part of a plan." For this fast-improvising maverick, 12 per cent of a plan is quite sufficient.
Fascinating fact: The prop department's single toughest challenge was finding, intact, original Sony headphones for Quill's Walkman.
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12. Wong
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 03:56
(A review of Wong (Benedict Wong))A subordinate to Doctor Strange in the comics, Wong became Sorcerer Supreme when Strange got snapped and disappeared for five years along with half the population of the universe. And you know, Wong is the more experienced sorcerer when compared to Stephen Strange. So while the "rules" of comics and storytelling in general sort of demand that he give back the job to Strange, so far at least the MCU is keeping Wong in the role. Maybe that's because he's really good at it! He also apparently has time, despite the job requirements, to get involved in cage matches against the Abomination. Wong's all about that work/life balance!
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13. Dr. Stephen Strange (Doctor Strange)
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 03:54
(A review of Stephen Strange / Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch))Doctor Strange, you have come so far. After being a pretty unlikable character in his first solo movie (even after his accident), Dr. Stephen Strange's dealings with the Avengers in Infinity War and Endgame seemed to have tempered his 'tude just a bit. Well, that and dealing with the incomprehensible evil of Dormammu in the climax of his first film. Sure, he probably could still stand to learn some patience (see the whole Peter Parker spell gone awry situation in No Way Home), but also, he's got a lot on his mind. He is, after all, one of the most powerful beings in the multiverse it turns out. And yet he couldn't quite hold onto the job of Sorcerer Supreme...
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14. Nick Fury
Posted : 2 years, 8 months ago on 25 May 2022 03:52
(A review of Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson))After discovering that large-scale alien threats exist, super-spy and SHIELD Agent Nick Fury got hard to work on the Avengers Initiative - an operation that would seek out powerful individuals to help protect the Earth from extraterrestrial invaders in Captain Marvel's absence. Over the next decade, Fury compiled data on several individuals, though it would be Tony Stark's Iron Man suit that would serve as the catalyst for active recruitment. After bringing the Avengers together, Fury's expertise, resources, and righteousness would help avert galactic assaults, HYDRA infiltrations, and other global dangers. He is the ultimate glue of the MCU.
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