Avengers Tower (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name),[8] formerly known asStark Tower, is a skyscraper inManhattan, New York City.[9] The building, initially owned by Stark Industries, serves as the headquarters of the Avengers until the Battle of Sokovia.[10] Tony Stark later sells the building to an unnamed buyer,[11] whose identity remains unknown as ofHawkeye.[12] Alternate versions of the building are seen in theVoid and a universe whereUltron defeats the Avengers.[13][14]Avengers: Age of Ultron production designer Charles Wood built an enormous set for the film, one of the largest ever built for an MCU film, with multiple connected environments and levels.[15]
Clint Barton's farmhouse, also known as the "safe house", is the private residence ofClint Barton and his family. In 2015, Barton brings the Avengers to his house to take refuge. They are joined byNick Fury who gives them a motivational talk. Sometime after, the family moves to another house. In 2018, Barton's family fall victim tothe Blip outside the house. In 2023, Barton returns to his house and is reunited with his restored family. In 2024, Barton bringsKate Bishop and her dog,Lucky, to the house to celebrate Christmas with his family.[citation needed]
TheGolden Dagger Club[22] (based on theGolden Daggers sect from the Marvel Comics) is an underground fight club inMacau, China.[23] The club was founded byXialing when she was 16 years old after running away from theTen Rings organization. The club makes its income fromlivestreaming its fights onto thedark web; participants have included Black Widows,Extremis soldiers,Emil Blonsky, andWong.Shang-Chi is tricked into visiting the club byWenwu, who raids the club with his men to capture his children andKaty.
Madripoor (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a fictional islandcity-state in theIndonesian archipelago that is controlled by thePower Broker, and inhabited by several criminals. Sharon Carter is revealed to have been living luxuriously there as a dealer in stolen art since the Sokovia Accords, afraid to go back to the U.S. for fear of arrest. The island is divided into two parts: the wealthy Hightown and the deprived Lowtown.[citation needed]
Mount Wundagore (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name), is a mountain that holds the power of theDarkhold and a shrine dedicated to the Scarlet Witch.[41] After theDarkhold is destroyed. Wanda Maximoff forcesWong to lead her to Wundagore, allowing her to dream-walk into the body of her Earth-838 self and be with that universe's versions ofBilly andTommy Maximoff. After seeing Billy and Tommy recoiling in horror at her corruption, she uses her powers to bring down Wundagore, sacrificing and killing herself in the process.
New Asgard, formerlyTønsberg, is a village inNorway that housed the Tesseract for centuries untilJohann Schmidt stole it during World War II.[43] The town is also whereOdin resides in his final days after being banished by Loki. After the Blip, the town is renamed New Asgard and serves as a refuge for the survivingAsgardians and other inhabitants of theNine Realms. It is recognized by the UN as a city-state, is led byValkyrie, and has tourist attractions memorializing Asgard's history such as an ice cream parlour named the "Infinity Conez."[42]
TheNew York Sanctum (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) inGreenwich Village, New York City, is one of the three Sanctum Sanctorums on Earth. Located on 177ABleecker Street,[44][45] it is used by the Masters of the Mystic Arts to store various relics and serves as one of their bases. It is guarded by Daniel Drumm until his death, whereupon he is replaced by Stephen Strange. In 2017, Strange detains Loki and invitesThor to the Sanctum, then sends them both to their father Odin. In 2018, following his escape from theStatesman,Bruce Banner crash-lands in the New York Sanctum and meets Strange and Wong. Strange and Wong then discuss the threat with Banner andTony Stark.[46] In 2024, the Sanctum is also visited byPeter Parker who requests Strange's help, in which he performs a memory-removing spell. After the spell goes wrong, Strange tasks Parker and his friends to retrievemultiversal displaced people and bring them to the Sanctum.[47] Also, in 2024, Strange andAmérica Chávez visit Earth-838 New York Sanctum, which has a statue of a deceased Strange and is protected by the Sorcerer Supreme from that universe, Karl Mordo.[48] A set for the building was constructed at Longcross Studios in Surrey, England, forDoctor Strange, which was also used inThor: Ragnarok.[33][49]
Puente Antiguo is a fictional town inNew Mexico where in 2010, astrophysicist Jane Foster, her intern Darcy Lewis, and her mentor Erik Selvig were studying atmospheric disturbances when they encounter Thor arriving via theBifröst. Upon learning ofMjölnir's location nearby, Thor storms the S.H.I.E.L.D. facility surrounding the hammer before being arrested byPhil Coulson. Later, following the arrival ofSif and theWarriors Three, the town becomes the battleground for a fight between Thor and theDestroyer, who had been sent by his brother Loki. In 2013, Foster moves back to the town with Thor and they pursue their relationship. However, in 2015, they break up and Thor leaves the town. In 2023, afterthe Blip, Foster learns she has stage 4 cancer and receives treatments at the hospital. In 2024, Foster continues the treatments but they do not help her.Cerro Pelon Ranch inGalisteo, New Mexico doubled as the city inThor,[50] which was extensively modified for the film.[51][52]
TheRaft (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a maximum security prison, whereThaddeus Ross serves as warden. Designed to hold super-powered people, the prison is located underwater in the Atlantic Ocean.[55][56] Sam Wilson, Wanda Maximoff, Clint Barton, and Scott Lang are remanded to the prison after helping Steve Rogers and Bucky Barnes evade capture, thus violating the Sokovia Accords. They are later broken out by Steve Rogers and Natasha Romanoff, though Barton and Lang return to their families under house arrest. In 2018,Trish Walker andWillis Stryker are imprisoned in the Raft after going on killing sprees. In 2024, days after Helmut Zemo escapes from a prison in Berlin, theDora Milaje ofWakanda bring him to the Raft via theRoyal Talon Fighter.[57]
TheRed Room is a large aerial facility that acted as the primary base of the program of the same name. Led by GeneralDreykov, it is where Black Widows are brainwashed and trained to become elite assassins.[59] It is destroyed in 2016 afterMelina Vostokoff takes down one of its engines. Visual effects for the facility inBlack Widow were provided byIndustrial Light & Magic (ILM) andDigital Domain, who also worked on the final battle and skydiving sequences.[60][61] Digital Domain referencedStalinist architecture, such as theOstankino Tower inMoscow, when designing the Red Room,[58] while the filmmakers hired military consultants to ensure the practicality of the facility.[62]
Rose Hill is a fictional town inTennessee where Tony Stark stays afterhis armor runs out of power. It is the hometown ofHarley Keener, a child who helps Stark to repair his suit and later attends his funeral. The fictional town is named after thecity inNorth Carolina where portions ofIron Man 3 were filmed.[63]
Sokovia (Соковиja,Sokovija) is a fictionallandlocked country in Eastern Europe that is the home ofWanda and Pietro Maximoff, as well as Helmut Zemo. The United States used Stark Industries-manufactured bombs to attack the country to stabilize it and secure peace, killing Wanda and Pietro Maximoff's parents.Mary Walker and herU.S. Army squad were ambushed by the Sokovian Armed Forces, with almost all of them murdered. During the Hydra uprising, Hydra sets upa research facility in Sokovia, where they conduct experiments on the Maximoff twins usingLoki's scepter. The country later serves as the battleground fora conflict between the Avengers and Ultron, which results in the destruction of the country's capital city, Novi Grad, as well as the ratification of the Sokovia Accords. The country isannexed by the surrounding countries soon after.[64] Scenes set in the city were filmed in theAosta Valley region in Italy inAvengers: Age of Ultron,[65] in which local storefronts were replaced withCyrillic script.[66]Hendon Police College, a training facility for London'sMetropolitan Police Service was also used to portray a city in Sokovia.[67]
TheStark Eco-Compound[68] is the residence of Tony Stark,Pepper Potts, and their daughter,Morgan Stark. Located in the countryside of Upstate New York,[1] it is built by Tony Stark shortly after his marriage with Potts, and he lives there until his death in 2023. His funeral is held in front of the residence.
TheStark Expo, also known as theWorld Exposition of Tomorrow, is an exposition at theFlushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York City. Started by Tony Stark's father, Howard, it gathers great minds and showcases new technology.[69][70][71] Past attendees include Phineas Horton (showcasing his Synthetic Man) and Peter Parker.[72]
TheStark Mansion is the private residence of Tony Stark, located at 10880 Malibu Point,Malibu, California. It is destroyed byAldrich Killian (posing as the Mandarin) in a missile attack. The mansion's exterior shots inIron Man were digitally added to footage ofPoint Dume in Malibu,[73] while its interior shots were filmed on soundstages inPlaya Vista, Los Angeles.[74]
TheTen Rings Headquarters is the main base of operations of the Ten Rings criminal organization, located on an unknown mountaintop in China. The compound was founded a thousand years ago by Wenwu during his early years as awarlord, and also served as his personal retreat for him and his family, with Shang-Chi and Xialing having spent their childhoods there. The compound includes athrone room, training grounds for its warriors, a library housed with relics ofTa Lo, adungeon, and an underground parking lot. After Xialing assumes leadership of the Ten Rings, she redecorates the compound withgraffiti reminiscent of herGolden Dagger Club.[citation needed]
Westview is a fictional town in New Jersey. TheVision and Wanda Maximoff buy a plot of land in the town, but Vision is killed soon after by Thanos. When Maximoff arrives at the plot, she inadvertently creates an anomaly around the town, placing almost all of its inhabitants undermind control, transforming objects on a molecular level, and broadcasting a sitcom titledWandaVision. Dubbed "theHex" byDarcy Lewis, the anomaly givesMonica Rambeau superhuman abilities after she passes through the barrier three times, and creates simulacrums ofBilly Maximoff,Tommy Maximoff, and Vision. WhenAgatha Harkness attacks Maximoff, she destroys the boundary, the residents escape, and Wanda's children and Vision disintegrate. The town's name alludes to Feige's hometown ofWestfield, New Jersey.[75]
TheWitches' Road is a fictional mystical pathway described in asong conceived by Agatha Harkness and her sonNicholas Scratch in the 1750s. The legend of the Road promises to grant witches their deepest desires for overcoming a series of arcane trials. Over the centuries, Harkness perpetuates and exploits the myth of the Witches' Road, deceiving witches into forming covens with her in order to absorb their powers and kill them. Eventually, the Road is unknowingly willed into existence by Billy Maximoff as a pocket dimension underneath Westview, New Jersey. Harkness' latest coven walks the Road, their expertise challenged through individual trials. Upon exiting the Witches' Road, Maximoff seals the entrance with his magic, leaving anepitaph tribute to fallen members of Harkness' coven.[76]
Wakanda (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) appears in media set in theMarvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Inhabitants from this version of the country speak in theXhosa language, asT'Challa's actorChadwick Boseman developed using a "regional accent based on where Wakanda would be. He did great research on the very cultural aspects of the character. Even though it's a fictional culture, [he figured out] ways to tether it into real African culture."[78] Additionally, it is located at the northern end of Lake Turkana, at a fictional point bordering Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya. In real life, this area is actually a disputed border region known as theIlemi Triangle, claimed by each of these countries. This follows the location of the country in the comics according toMarvel Atlas #2.
The filmBlack Panther further established that, in keeping with this map location, it is a landlocked country in the central mountains far from the coasts. Impassable mountains and jungles around its borders have helped Wakanda isolate itself from outsiders. Internally, Wakanda consists of lush river valleys, mountain ranges rich in natural resources, and a fabulous capital city that integrates space-age technology with traditional designs.
Wakanda consists of five tribes, four of which are united under the rule of the first Black Panther 10,000 years ago. As in the comics, the four tribes (The River tribe, the Mining tribe, the Merchant tribe, and the Border tribe[79]) worship Bast, the panther god, amongst others, and also have a strong spiritual tradition of ancestor worship.
TheRiver Tribe wear green clothes made from crocodile skin, with some males wearing alip plate.
TheMining Tribe are in charge of the Vibranium that is mined, stored, and utilized.
TheMerchant Tribe are responsible for trades and crafts of art, clothing and pieces of art. They also wear veils during a trade to maintain anonymity.
TheBorder Tribe reside on the mountainous borders of Wakanda posing as farmers in order to deceive foreigners of Wakanda's wealth as well as their talent for breedingwhite rhinoceros for many purposes.
The fifth tribe are theJabari (orMountain Tribe) who follow the White Gorilla cult of the godHanuman and are staunch traditionalists who isolate themselves in the mountains. While considered part of Wakanda, the Black Panther's hold over the Jabari is tenuous. During the film, their leaderM'Baku rejects T'Challa as a worthy heir to the throne during his coronation and challenges him to ceremonial combat to claim it for himself. T'Challa wins the duel but lets M'Baku leave in peace.
The lords of each tribe sit on the king's council, and after the Mountain tribe assists T'Challa in his overthrow of the usurper,Erik "Killmonger" Stevens, M'Baku is also granted a seat on the council in recognition of his loyalty. The four main tribes speak a version of theXhosa language while the Jabari speak anIgbo dialect.[80] The opening animated sequence toBlack Panther explains Wakanda was aware that the outside world was becoming increasingly chaotic throughout various historical events that affected Africa, such as theAtlantic slave trade, thecolonization of Africa by European powers,World War I, andWorld War II. The Black Panthers of the past, however, were devoted to defending their own country and did not interfere, instead choosing to hide Wakanda from the world—fearing that if they became involved and revealed themselves, it would eventually lead to outsiders trying to invade Wakanda. Instead, Wakanda passes itself off as a small, poor Third World nation of humble herdsmen, using an advanced holographic projection shroud around its borders to hide the advanced technological civilization within. A core tension of the film's narrative is that the new Black Panther, T'Challa, is torn between his loyalty to hide and defend Wakanda as its king, and his own conscience to help the faltering world beyond its borders. Later in the film, Killmonger arrives to try to seize the throne—sharing T'Challa's desire to end Wakanda's isolationism, but by conquering the outside world using Wakanda's advanced technologies and weapons instead. Ultimately, T'Challa defeats Killmonger and decides to reveal Wakanda's true nature to the world during an address at theUnited Nations. The film's popularity led to a trend among athletes and celebrities around the world to throw up "Wakanda Forever" salutes after their victories.[81] DirectorRyan Coogler stated that his depiction of Wakanda was inspired by the southern African kingdom ofLesotho.[82][83]Basotho blankets also became more known as a result of the film and its basis on Lesotho.[84]
Below are Wakanda's featured appearances:
Wakanda is briefly shown on a holographic map inIron Man 2 and is mentioned inAvengers: Age of Ultron as the source nation of vibranium.
InBlack Panther (2018), Wakanda's background and culture is expanded, which establishes that, like in the comics, the Black Panther's superhuman abilities come from consuming the "heart-shaped herb", local vegetation that was mutated over millions of years following exposure to Vibranium.
InAvengers: Endgame (2019),[85] the restored Wakandans rally behind T'Challa in Wakanda before passing through portals to upstate New York. Wakanda's Golden City holds a celebration for the Blip's victims' restoration.
InWhat If...? (2021), Wakanda is depicted in different timelines; at thesecond episode,T'Challa reunites with his family in Wakanda after having been mistakenly abducted byYondu Udonta and theRavagers 20 years earlier. During the final moments of thefifth episode, Wakanda is shown, besieged byzombies and led by a zombifiedThanos wielding a nearly-completeInfinity Gauntlet. In thesixth episode, Killmonger instigates conflict between Wakanda and the United States and becomes the new Black Panther. In theninth episode, Shuri leadsPepper Potts and the Dora Milaje to arrest Killmonger, but find he disappeared due to him having been recruited by the Watcher to help fight an alternate Ultron.
On February 1, 2021, aDisney+ series set in Wakanda was announced to be in development, with Coogler being involved through his company,Proximity Media.[86] In 2023, Disney announced the name of the project,Eyes of Wakanda, which will tell the stories of T'Challa and Shuri's ancestors.[87]
Camp Lehigh, aUnited States Army training facility in the fictional town of Wheaton,New Jersey. It serves as one of the bases of theStrategic Scientific Reserve during World War II. After the war, it is taken over byS.H.I.E.L.D.Howard Stark andHank Pym performing research there whileArnim Zola secretly uploads his consciousness into a series of computers.[89] In 2014, the camp is destroyed by a S.H.I.E.L.D. missile sent by Hydra. Years later, it is rebuilt and in 2025, hosts the first AvengerCon, attended byKamala Khan.
TheFridge, a detainment and storage facility at a classified location.
TheGuest House, a former top-secret storage facility at a classified location, previously affiliated with the Strategic Scientific Reserve and S.H.I.E.L.D.; it became a secret research facility for Project T.A.H.I.T.I.
Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility, a top-secret research facility used by S.H.I.E.L.D. andNASA to study theTesseract as part ofProject Pegasus.[90] In 1995,Carol Danvers andNick Fury infiltrate the base and discover Danvers' involvement with testing an experimental light-speed engine powered by the Tesseract designed by Dr.Wendy Lawson. It is destroyed in 2012 by the energy emitted by the Tesseract afterLoki's arrival at the facility.
TheLighthouse, a massive bunker built in case of an apocalyptic-level event, located under a lighthouse inLake Ontario, New York. Constructed and equipped by S.H.I.E.L.D. under the command of Rick Stoner, it was abandoned from 1972 until late 2017, when it became S.H.I.E.L.D.'s primary base of operations.
ThePlayground, codenamed Ragtag, was a former Strategic Scientific Reserve facility at a classified location that was renovated to become a top-secret S.H.I.E.L.D. facility. After the HYDRA Uprising and upon Phil Coulson becoming Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., it became the headquarters for the new S.H.I.E.L.D. It was destroyed by Melinda May's LMD.
Providence, one of Nick Fury's secret S.H.I.E.L.D. bases, inOntario, Canada, and operatered byEric Koenig
Contraxia is anice planet which is commonly visited by theRavagers as a place to relax, especially at the Iron Lotusbrothel. Sometime in 2014,Stakar Ogord comes across Yondu on Contraxia, whileHoward the Duck also appears in the bar. A set for the Iron Lotus was built atPinewood Atlanta Studios inAtlanta, Georgia, whichGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 production designer Scott Chambliss sought to make it appear to have been put together from "repurposed junk", creating a "neon jungle" covered in ice and snow.[92]
Counter-Earth (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) also known asHalfworld, was an artificial planet located in the Keystone Quadrant. It was designed by theHigh Evolutionary as a replication of Earth and was inhabited by the Humanimals.
Ego's planet (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a living mass of matter that the Celestial Ego formed around himself thousands of years ago, causing him to resemble a large red planet with a face. The planet is destroyed by a bomb planted by the Guardians of the Galaxy in Ego's brain, and is also destroyed byUltron in an alternate reality.[14] Visual effects of the planet inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 were provided byAnimal Logic, Method Studios, andWeta Digital. Weta and Animal Logic's work were heavily based onfractal art, includingApollonian gaskets andMandelbulbs,[93][94] and was described by directorJames Gunn as "the biggest visual effect of all time".[95]
TheGarden,[96] also known asPlanet 0259-S[97] andTitan II,[98] is a greenfield planet whereThanos resides following his "retirement". After fulfilling his lifelong goal of wiping out half of the Universe, he teleports to the planet and smiles at the sunrise as he reflects on his success. Three weeks later, the Avengers travel there and Thor decapitates him upon learning that he had destroyed theInfinity Stones.
Knowhere (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is the severed head of an ancient deceased Celestial which acts as the homeworld of the Exitar mining colony, founded byTaneleer Tivan, the Collector. In 2014, Knowhere is visited by the Guardians of the Galaxy, who try to sell thePower Stone to the Collector, but after an explosion caused by the Stone, the Collector's museum is destroyed. Shortly after,Ronan the Accuser and his enforcers arrive and the Guardians leave. In 2018, Knowhere is attacked by Thanos who acquires the Reality Stone. In 2025, Knowhere is purchased by the Guardians from Tivan, who begin to renovate it into their new headquarters. They host a Christmas celebration for their leader,Peter Quill by bringingKevin Bacon there. In 2026, Knowhere has become a mobile city. It comes under attack from theHigh Evolutionary's Hellspawn and becomes the safe haven for the captured animals and engineered children.Nebula decides to take leadership over Knowhere.[99] In an alternate reality,Star-Lord T'Challa leads the Ravagers on a mission against the Collector on Knowhere.[100] Visual effects of the planet were created byFramestore.[101]
TheKyln (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a high-security prison run by theNova Corps. The Guardians of the Galaxy are brought together in the prison and execute an escape plan, withRonan orderingNebula to massacre all of its inhabitants upon learning of Gamora's escape. Visual effects of the prison were created by Framestore.[101]
Lamentis-1 is a purple-hued moon that is destroyed by a nearby planet in the year 2077.Loki andSylvie arrive on the moon through a Time Door, but are unable to escape due to theirTemPad having run out of power. After failing to board an Ark to escape, they are rescued and recaptured by theTVA.Loki production designer Kasra Farahani opted to build an enormous practical set piece of the town Sharoo instead of usingIndustrial Light & Magic (ILM)'sStageCraft technology,[102] implementing a "blockyziggurat language" and using black-light paint to distinguish it from other alien worlds in the MCU.[103] Visual effects for the moon were provided byDigital Domain, who also considered making the planet "a lush world covered in greenery", one "dominated by massive oceans", and one containing amolten core which laterimplodes.[104]
Morag is an abandonedocean planet located in theAndromeda Galaxy, with its oceans only receding to expose its landmasses every 300 years. In 2014, Peter Quill arrives on the planet to obtain theOrb, a mission that is replicated byStar-Lord T'Challa in an alternate reality.[100] In 2023,James Rhodes and Nebula time-travel to 2014 Morag and knock Peter Quill out before acquiring the Orb. Visual effects of the planet inGuardians of the Galaxy were created byMoving Picture Company (MPC).[101]
Sakaar (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a planet ruled by theGrandmaster, who holds hisContest of Champions on the planet. In 2015, it was visited byBruce Banner and in 2017, byThor and Loki. In 2025, it is visited again by Banner, who retrieves his son, Skaar. In an alternate universe, the planet is destroyed by Ultron.[14] The art of Thor co-creatorJack Kirby served as one of the primary inspirations for Sakaar's depiction inThor: Ragnarok,[105] and was described by executive producer Brad Winderbaum as "the toilet of the Universe" surrounded by an endless number of wormholes.[106] A set for the planet was constructed at theVillage Roadshow Studios inOxenford, Queensland, including the Grandmaster's palace and the surrounding junkyard.[107] Visual effects for the planet's junkyard landscape and wormholes were created byDouble Negative and Digital Domain.[108] A Sakaariannational anthem is featured in an unused version of the secondpost-credits scene ofRagnarok, which was improvised byJeff Goldblum and Waititi.[109]
TheSovereign is an amalgamation of planets artificially fused together which serves as the homeworld to thegenetically-engineeredspecies of the same name. Powered byAnulax Batteries, it is ruled byAyesha. The amalgamation is destroyed by Ultron in an alternate reality.[14] Visual effects for Ayesha's lair inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 were provided by Framestore,[111] whileLuma Pictures worked on the Sovereign world and its people.[93] A set for the planet was also built at Pinewood Atlanta Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, which employed a "1950s pulp fiction variation on 1930s art deco design aesthetic".[92]
Titan (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is anexoplanet and the homeworld of Thanos before its inhabitants were wiped out fromoverpopulation.[112] In 2018,Tony Stark,Peter Parker, andStephen Strange ally with the Guardians of the Galaxy to confront Thanos, who acquires the Time Stone following a battle and teleports toWakanda. In 2023, Parker, Strange, and the Guardians depart Titan through a portal. In an alternate 2018, in the 838 universe, the Illuminati kill Thanos on Titan, and then kill that universe's version of Stephen Strange after he is corrupted by theDarkhold.[113]
Vormir (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a barren planet and the location of theSoul Stone, which is guarded by theRed Skull. In 2018, Thanos coerces Gamora into revealing the Stone's location before teleporting there, where she is sacrificed for Thanos to obtain the Stone. Similarly,Natasha Romanoff sacrifices herself in 2023 forClint Barton to acquire the Stone.
Xandar (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is the capital of the Nova Empire and home of theNova Corps. In 2014,Ronan attacks Xandar in retaliation for theKree–Nova War, killing most of the Nova Corps before being defeated by the Guardians of the Galaxy and theRavagers. It is later decimated by Thanos in 2018, an event replicated by Ultron in an alternate reality.[14] Scenes set on the planet inGuardians of the Galaxy were filmed atMillennium Bridge, London,[114][115] while visual effects were done byMoving Picture Company (MPC).[101]
Asgard (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a small, flat planetary body and the home of theAsgardians. It is destroyed bySurtur.Double Negative embedded acomputer-generated rendering of Asgard onto footage of the coast of Norway filmed with an Arri Alexa camera in a helicopter inThor: The Dark World.[116] For its appearance inThor: Ragnarok, production designerDan Hennah sought to give the realm "more of a humanity" than in previous films by adding smaller building perspectives, making it appear more practical and utilitarian.[117] A set for the realm was constructed at theVillage Roadshow Studios inOxenford,Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, based on the aesthetics of previousThor films,[107] while visual effects were provided byFramestore based on assetsDouble Negative had fromThe Dark World.[108]
TheRainbow Bridge is a long magical bridge that runs from the center ofAsgard to the edge, connecting the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf to Himinbjörg, the generator of theBifröst Bridge. In 2011, the Rainbow Bridge is destroyed byThor, but is later repaired byHeimdall using the power of theTesseract.
Odin's vault, also known asOdin's treasure room, is a room in the Royal Palace of Valaskjalf that contained many powerful and magical artifacts, including a replica of theInfinity Gauntlet, the Eternal Flame, theCasket of Ancient Winters, and theTesseract.
Hel (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a region inNiflheim that serves as the home of the dead. AfterHela is banished there by her father,Odin, she attempts to escape and slaughters almost all of the Valkyrie, only to be defeated by Odin once again. The flashback sequence inThor: Ragnarok featuring the Valkyrie was produced byRising Sun Pictures, who achieved its surreal ethereal appearance through a combination ofmotion capture,computer graphics, a 900 fpsframe rate, and a special 360-degree lighting rig containing 200 strobe lights.[118]
Muspelheim (based on the Norse mythological locationof the same name) is a fiery realm that is home to the Fire Demons, most notablySurtur. Two years following theBattle of Sokovia,Thor journeys there to confront Surtur onRagnarök before killing him.Thor: Ragnarok production designer Dan Hennah described the realm as aDyson sphere which draws power out of a dying star to energize its inhabitants.[120]
Nidavellir (based on the Norse mythological locationof the same name) is anAlderson disk surrounding a dying star, inhabited by giganticDwarves who served as blacksmiths for theAsgardians, forging weapons such asMjölnir,Stormbreaker, and theInfinity Gauntlet out ofuru. Sometime between 2014 and 2015, Thanos visits the forge, forcing the Dwarves to make the Infinity Gauntlet before slaughtering them and smeltingEitri's hands.Thor,Groot, andRocket visit the forge several years later, aiding Eitri in creating Stormbreaker.
Svartalfheim (based on the Norse mythological locationof the same name), also known as theDark World, is a planet that is wreathed in perpetual darkness and ruled by theDark Elves, led byMalekith the Accursed. Visual effects ofThor: The Dark World's prologue scene were done by Blur Studio, and mainly consisted of CGI with live-action shots interwoven throughout.[116] Subsequent scenes in the film were shot inIceland, with Double Negative adding ruins, mountains, Dark Elf ships, and skies.[116]
Midgard (based on the Norse mythological locationof the same name), is another name for Earth.
TheAncestral Plane is a location where deceased Wakandans reside, specifically those who have worn the mantle of Black Panther. The living are able to communicate with these past rulers upon ingestion of theheart-shaped herb.[123]
TheDuat is the name for the Egyptian perspective of the afterlife, where the goddessTaweret ferriesMarc Spector and Steven Grant across an ocean of sand to reach the Field of Reeds. If a person's heart does not balance against the Feather of Truth, they are consumed by other lost souls in the sands. Spector and Grant make it back to the real world through the Gates of Osiris.[124]
Hearst Castle inspired the design of the Citadel at the End of Time.[126]
TheCitadel at the End of Time is a castle atop anasteroid at theend of time whereHe Who Remains resides and watches over the Sacred Timeline, which orbits the place. Carvedin situ from the asteroid and made a "black stone with gold vein embellishments", the Citadel is mostly abandoned except for He Who Remains' office, withLoki production designer Kasra Farahani intending to reflect the loneliness of He Who Remains. Outside his office, there are also numerous 13-foot-tall statues of "sentinels of time" in the "Hall of Heroes", each holding half of an hourglass. Anebula outside the window and a fireplace were used as light sources in He's office.[127] The design and architecture of the Citadel was inspired byHearst Castle and compared toSunset Boulevard.[126][128] The Production Designer for Loki was inspired by the Japanese repair techniqueKintsugi as it uses gold to repair cracks in broken pottery.[129]
TheDark Dimension (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name) is a timeless dimension inhabited byDormammu. It is an amalgamation of itself and all other dimensions Dormammu had conquered and absorbed into it.Stephen Strange visits it to bargain with Dormammu afterKaecilius contacts it to absorb the Earth. Years later,Clea, who reigns from the dimension, recruits Strange to help save it from an incursion. Visual effects of the dimension inDoctor Strange were provided byMethod Studios andLuma Pictures.[122]Doctor Strange visual effects supervisorStephane Ceretti described the Dark Dimension as a "dynamic environment", with the Luma team using art bySteve Ditko as a reference.[130]
TheMirror Dimension is a dimension which causes the surroundings to be reflected in different directions, similar to the function of amirror, without affecting the real world. Due to its nature, it is used by the sorcerers for training and controlling threats. TheAncient One uses it during theBattle of New York, whileStephen Strange uses it againstKaecilius,Thanos,Peter Parker, andWanda Maximoff. According toDoctor Strange director Scott Derrickson, the action sequences set in the dimension is an attempt to takeInception "to the Nth degree and take it way more surreal and way farther".[131]Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) was primarily responsible for visual effects of the Manhattan folding sequence, which consisted of 200 shots and was mainly CGI, although some real-life shots of New York were used.[122] Meanwhile, Luma Pictures worked on the first mirror sequence at the beginning of the film.[122]
TheQuantum Realm (based on theMicroverse from the Marvel Comics) (for the theory in physics, seequantum mechanics) is a subatomic universe that exists outside of space and time. It can only be entered throughsubatomic particles or forms of mystical magic.[132][133] In 1987,Janet van Dyne went subatomic and was stranded in the realm for thirty years. Additionally, the Council of Kangs exiledKang the Conqueror to the realm. He befriended van Dyne, who helped him fix his time chair, only to learn from a neurolink who he really was. She then betrayed him, causing him to remain trapped. During this time, Kang conquered the realm and took control over it, building an empire, and displacing its residents.[134][135] In 2015,Scott Lang goes subatomic to defeatDarren Cross and enters the realm, but manages to escape, while Cross remains stuck in the realm. In 2018, van Dyne is rescued byHank Pym and they leave the realm. That same year, Lang becomes stuck in the realm's time vortex for five years, although he only experienced five hours in the realm. In 2019, agents ofS.H.I.E.L.D. return to the main timeline through the realm from an alternate 1983 to defeat theChronicoms. In 2023, Lang and theAvengers use the realm to travel to alternate timelines to reversethe Blip. Analternate Thanos gets ahold of their technology and uses the realm to travel himself, his ship, and his army to their universe. In 2026, van Dyne, Pym, Lang,Hope van Dyne, andCassie Lang are transported into the realm after Cassie's quantum satellite gets heard by Cross. They find themselves hunted by Kang, who wants revenge on van Dyne. After they find a portal to leave the realm, Kang tries to follow, but ultimately gets defeated and pulled into his multiversal power core. The Quantum Realm is so named because the name "Microverse" is associated with theMicronauts, whose rights are held byHasbro Entertainment.[136]Quantum physicist andCalifornia Institute of Technology staff researcher Spiros Michalakis suggested the new name.[137] Visual effects for the dimension inAnt-Man,Doctor Strange, andAnt-Man and the Wasp were provided by Method Studios.[122]
TheSoul World (based on the Marvel Comics locationof the same name), also known as theWay Station,[138] is apocket dimension inside theSoul Stone[139] which Thanos finds himself in for a brief moment after he snapped his fingers and wiped out half of the Universe's population, where he encountered a youngGamora. Christopher Markus, co-writer ofAvengers: Endgame, also stated that Banner met the Hulk in the Soul World. The Soul World was originally also going to be visited byTony Stark in a deleted scene ofAvengers: Endgame, where he would have met an older version of his daughterMorgan;[140] however, in the final cut of the movie, it is whereClint Barton briefly ends up afterNatasha Romanoff sacrifices herself for him to obtain the Soul Stone.
TheVeil of Noor separates Earth from a dimension inhabited by supernatural cosmic beings known as the Clandestines, or thedjinn in Pakistani culture. Several individuals were exiled from theNoor dimension to Earth in the 1940s, shortly before thePartition of India. Most seek mystical bangles imbued withNoor power to tear down the Veil and return home. One, named Aisha, fled with one of the bangles, which was passed down through the generations to Kamala Khan.
TheChitauri mother ship was a large spaceship which served as themother ship of theChitauri army during theBattle of New York. It was destroyed byTony Stark when he carried anuclear missile through a wormhole into space, severing the connection between the mothership and the Chitauri as well as theLeviathans and ending the battle. In adeleted scene ofAvengers: Endgame,Rocket teases the Avengers about not destroying it earlier.[156]
TheCommodore is one of the Grandmaster's starships, used primarily for pleasure reasons. It's stolen inThor: Ragnarok by Thor, Bruce Banner and Valkyrie and is later used by Loki to escape from the destruction of Asgard. InAvengers: Infinity War, its destroyed by Thanos along with theStatesman. InWhat If...?, an alternate universe version of the ship is stolen by Howard the Duck and Darcy Lewis.[157][158]
TheDark Aster is the flagship spaceship ofRonan the Accuser, a three-mile wide ship in theKree Accusers fleet. Angered by the signing of a peace treaty with the Nova Empire, he used it to attackXandar, but is destroyed by theMilano. A similar spacecraft known as theSilver Aster is used by him during theKree–Skrull War. InWhat If...?, an alternate universe version of theDark Aster lays siege to Xandar for five years before being destroyed byNebula.[159] Visual effects of the spaceship were created byMoving Picture Company (MPC) andSony Pictures Imageworks.[101]
TheDomo[160] is theEternals' starship which serves as their primary base of operations. Composed of three large, circular rooms,[161] it is completely silent, controlled by the Eternals' golden cosmic energy, and is used by them to arrive on Earth 7,000 years ago.[162] The most important room is known as the "bridge", which contains a large statue of theCelestialArishem and pattern-covered walls which generate the Eternals' suits;Eternals production designerEve Stewart explained that the room was designed to look like mosques, synagogues, churches, and temples, and the set was constructed in eight weeks, illuminated by lights through afiberglass below.[161] Another room contains numerous ancient artifacts andmythological objects, including theEmerald Tablet,King Arthur'sExcalibur, and theHoly Grail.[163][164] The unique design of the ship was inspired by the art ofJack Kirby,meteor dust, as well assacred geometry,[165][161] and it is named after the Marvel Comics characterof the same name.[166]
TheEclector is a large spaceship used byYondu'sRavager clan until its destruction in 2014. However, Yondu managed to escape along withRocket andGroot on the ship's third quadrant prior to its destruction. Visual effects for scenes set in the spaceship inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 were provided byFramestore;[111] the destruction of the ship was handled byWeta Digital.[167] A set of the ship was constructed atPinewood Atlanta Studios inAtlanta, Georgia in sections to provide a 360-degree view of the ship as well as to move sections around and portray different areas of the ship.[92]
TheMilano is an M-type spaceship flown byPeter Quill since he was ten, named after his childhood crush,Alyssa Milano. It later becomes the main ship for theGuardians of the Galaxy, but is destroyed during theBattle of Xandar. After being rebuilt by theNova Corps, it is severely damaged by an asteroid field and abandoned on Berhert, with theBenatar becoming the Guardians' new ship. To limit the amount ofblue screen the actors had to interact with, interiors for the ship were constructed atPinewood Atlanta Studios inAtlanta, Georgia forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,[92] including the cockpit that had been built for the first film and originally stored in London.[168] The real-life Alyssa Milano called the homage "pretty cool" upon learning of the reference.[169] In an alternate reality whereT'Challa became Star-Lord, the spaceship is named theMandela instead, a reference toNelson Mandela.[100]
Q-Ships are ring-shaped spaceships used by Thanos andhis children. They are stored in theSanctuary II, and deployed from the ship when invading other planets. The Q-Ships also contain Outrider dropships, allowing them to unleash Outriders onto a battlefield. WhenEbony Maw andCull Obsidian attack New York City in 2018,Doctor Strange is taken prisoner on a Q-Ship until his rescue by Tony Stark andPeter Parker. One is also used by Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive to leaveScotland, while another deploys Outrider dropships into the atmosphere during theBattle of Wakanda.
TheSanctuary II is a 12-mile-long (19 km) long spaceship owned by Thanos, which serves as an orbital base while an invasion is in progress as well as a heavily armed warcraft.[170] It can also carry fourQ-Ships under its wings. Following theTime Heist, an alternate version of Thanos and his army from 2014 is transported to 2023 on theSanctuary II, and theAvengers Compound is destroyed by its missiles. During the subsequentBattle of Earth, Thanos orders his troops to "rain fire" on the battlefield, but the ship is destroyed byCarol Danvers.
TheStatesman is a large spaceship owned by theGrandmaster stolen byLoki and used to transport theAsgardians away fromAsgard before it is destroyed duringRagnarök. However, on its way to Earth, it is attacked by theSanctuary II and destroyed by Thanos using thePower Stone.
Helicarriers (based on the Marvel Comics vehicleof the same name) are flyingaircraft carriers used byS.H.I.E.L.D. as mobile command centers. They are equipped withoptical camouflage and, later, large-sized cannons and repulsor engines courtesy of Tony Stark, as well as two stacked carrier decks and a hull number of 64.[110] During theHydra uprising,Hydra attempts to use three Helicarriers linked to S.H.I.E.L.D. satellites to assassinate potential threats, but they are destroyed bySteve Rogers and his allies. Following the dissolution of S.H.I.E.L.D., the original Helicarrier is recommissioned and used to assist theAvengers during theBattle of Sokovia. InAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D., the original Helicarrier is revealed to have been secretly repaired by Phil Coulson's team and it reappears in active use in the series finale. However, inSecret Invasion, Nick Fury states that the Helicarrier has since beenmothballed. Visual effects for the Helicarrier inThe Avengers were provided byIndustrial Light & Magic (ILM), Scanline VFX, Evil Eye Pictures, and Luma Pictures,[110] while visual effects inCaptain America: The Winter Soldier were also provided by ILM.[171]
Leviathans are large cybernetically-enhanced serpentine creatures used by theChitauri under the command of Thanos to transport troops and warships, weighing approximately three million tonnes each. Following theBattle of New York, the Leviathans are salvaged byHydra, with one of them stored in theHydra Research Base inSokovia. Another group of Leviathans are later used by an alternate version of Thanos from 2014 during theBattle of Earth, and are destroyed by Tony Stark using theNano Gauntlet.
Quinjets (based on the Marvel Comics vehicleof the same name) are technologically advanced jets used byS.H.I.E.L.D., theAvengers, andS.T.R.I.K.E. teams. After theBattle of Sokovia, theHulk leaves on a Quinjet, escaping Earth's atmosphere before crash-landing onSakaar via a wormhole. The interior of the jet was built forThe Avengers and later shipped to Australia forThor: Ragnarok.[172]
Luis' van is a brown 1972Ford Econoline owned byLuis and used by him,Scott Lang,Dave, andKurt. It is later used by them for their company,X-Con Security Consultants, and is outfitted with a miniaturizedQuantum Tunnel. Lang is later trapped in the Quantum Realm for five years until a rat ran over the control panel of the Quantum Tunnel, allowing him to escape. It is destroyed by Thanos during theBattle of Earth.
Steve Rogers' motorcycle is aHarley-Davidson motorcycle used by Steve Rogers. InCaptain America: The First Avenger, Rogers uses a weaponized 1942WLA motorcycle inWorld War II in his fights againstHydra.[173] InCaptain America: The Winter Soldier andThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier, this model is shown to be displayed in the Captain America exhibit in theSmithsonian Air and Space Museum.[174] InThe Avengers, Rogers is shown to have switched to aSoftail Slim model for commuting around New York City, before using theStreet 750 model when fleeing from pursuing Hydra agents inThe Winter Soldier.[175] Rogers later uses other models such as the Breakout,[176]V-Rod and the Softail Slim S.[177]
TheIliad is an aircraft carrier in the second season ofAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. operated by Robert Gonzales and his S.H.I.E.L.D. faction as their headquarters. Having survived the HYDRA uprising, Gonzales and his faction saw themselves as the true S.H.I.E.L.D. until Phil Coulson's team earned their trust following the events ofAvengers: Age of Ultron, causing the two factions to merge. TheIliad was later the scene of a battle between S.H.I.E.L.D. and Jiaying who sought to induce terragenesis in all Inhumans. During the battle, the Quinjet carrying the necessary crystals was blasted off of the ship and into the ocean where the crystals would spread throughout the ocean's ecosystem.
TheAnt-Man suit (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name) enables the wearer to change size while retaining strength, as well as communicate with and control ants. It was designed byHank Pym and used duringS.H.I.E.L.D. missions until thePym Particles began to have an effect on him, and is later stolen byScott Lang, who becomes the next Ant-Man.Double Negative andIndustrial Light & Magic (ILM) worked on Ant-Man's shrinking effect inthe first film, which shows the outline of his body as in the comics.[181]
TheBlack Panther suit is a protectivenanotech suit woven fromvibranium that is worn by the King of Wakanda in his duties as the Black Panther. The suit features retractable claws made of vibranium and is nearly impenetrable. Versions of the suit have been worn byT'Chaka,T'Challa,N'Jadaka, andShuri. T'Challa's second suit is also able to be shrunk down into a necklace as well as absorb energy for future redistribution. The suit is a combination of a practical costume and visual effects, featuring a vibranium mesh weave similar tochainmail.[182]Captain America: Civil War costume designerJudianna Makovsky called the Black Panther costume "difficult" since "you needed sort of a feline body, but it's hard and practical at the same time. You needed a feeling of some sort of ethnicity in there, but of a world [Wakanda] we weren't really creating yet, so you didn't want to go too far and say too much about that world."[183]
Captain America's uniform (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name) is the costume worn by the bearers of the Captain America mantle whilst on missions.
The first uniform, worn bySteve Rogers, is a clothUSO costume based on his original costume from the comics, along with aheater shield. Upon hearing thatBucky Barnes' unit wasMIA, he alters his USO uniform for the rescue mission, wearing a combat jacket and pants over the costume and donning a blue helmet from a USOchorus girl.Howard Stark later designs a combat uniform made of carbon polymer, with leather pouches and a holster, a wingless mask, and around vibranium shield. After being unfrozen, he uses a costume designed byS.H.I.E.L.D. which resembles his USO uniform. During his time withS.T.R.I.K.E., he uses a new uniform designed for stealth missions which has a darker shade of blue. He later returns to a variant of hisWorld War II costume, taken from a display at the Captain America exhibit at the Smithsonian.Tony Stark later creates a new uniform for Rogers, which incorporates magnetic gauntlets, allowing him to recall his shield. A slightly different version of this suit is used during theAvengers Civil War. During his exile, the suit is altered to remove the star and the Avengers logo. He is equipped with Wakandan shields on his arms before theBattle of Wakanda. After the Avengers reunite, he uses another new uniform.
WhenJohn Walker is handed the Captain America mantle, he uses an entirely new design, based onthat from the comics: the uniform is blue, with red highlights and chest stripes, and includes red fingerless gloves. In place of the Avengers logo, it has theflag of the United States on the arms, and a stylized star on the mask and chest. He also carries a handgun and a version of Captain America's shield given by Steve Rogers to Sam Wilson. After he is stripped of the title, he builds a new shield, and dyes his uniform black, becoming the "U.S. Agent".
Sam Wilson dons a new version of the uniform as the new Captain America, incorporating his newvibranium wings.[184] This version, a gift from Wakanda, sticks closely to the version that he wears in the comics, with the main color being white. The star design spreads across the whole chest, and resembles the logo of theU.S. Air Force. The white mask incorporates Wilson's red goggles and stretches from the shoulders to just above his ears.
TheDora Milaje uniform is the uniform worn by theDora Milaje ofWakanda. It is made up of a body suit, harness, vibranium shoulder armor, neck rings, knee-high boots, and a waist cape. Silver rings are worn on the neck and arms (with the exception ofOkoye, whose rings are gold to denote her status as general). The design of the uniform was partially inspired by tribalFilipino costume, as well as African influences.[186]Black Panther costume designerRuth E. Carter wanted to avoid the "girls in the bathing suits" look, and instead had the Dora Milaje wear full armor that they would practically need for battle.[187] Anthony Francisco, the Senior Visual Development Illustrator, noted the Dora Milaje costumes were based 80 percent on theMaasai people, five percent onsamurai, five percent onninjas, and five percent on theIfugao people from thePhilippines.[185]
TheEXO-7 Falcon is a winged harness created by theU.S. military for theAir National Guard. It is used by formerPararescuemenSam Wilson and Riley, the latter of whom was killed during a mission. Sam then left active duty and joined theAvengers after assisting Steve Rogers andNatasha Romanoff during theHydra uprising. The suit features retractable wings and a pair of collapsibleSteyr SPP submachine guns. Tony Stark later creates a new set of bulletproof retractable wings, featuringa drone as well as missiles and a wrist-mounted submachine gun. During a battle withJohn Walker, the suit is severely damaged beyond repair, and Sam leaves it withJoaquin Torres.
Iron Man's armor (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name) is a set ofarmored suits created by Tony Stark to combat threats. Most follow the same red and gold color scheme and contain similar functions. Stark would eventually create up to 85 armors, 34 of which are part of the original "Iron Legion". Many of his early suits were highly mobile and versatile, with the ability to be transformed or stored in various objects including a suitcase (Mark V), a cylindrical pod (Mark VII), and detachable parts (Mark XLII). Eventually, beginning with the Mark L armor, Stark is able to store his armor in the form of nanobots in hisarc reactor which could flow over his body, assembling based on cybernetic commands, allowing Stark to create endless combinations and new weapons to manifest out of the armor.
TheHulkbuster armor (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name) is a modular add-on to Tony Stark's regular armor. Developed by Stark andBruce Banner, its purpose is to restrain the Hulk and minimize the damage caused by him. The first-generation armor (theIron Man Mark XLIV armor) is remotely controlled by a mobile service module named Veronica (named after theArchie Comics characterVeronica Lodge)[188] and is used to restrain the Hulk following a rampage by him inJohannesburg, South Africa. In 2018, Banner is seen wearing an upgraded version of the armor (theIron Man Mark XLVIII armor), which he uses during theBattle of Wakanda and the killing ofThanos.
TheHydra Stomper armor is a suit of armor built by Howard Stark for Steve Rogers during World War II as theHydra Stomper in an alternate reality in whichPeggy Carter becomesCaptain Carter.[189] Powered by theTesseract, the writers ofWhat If...? originally named the armor the "Hydra Smasher" beforeKevin Feige suggested the name change.[190]
TheIron Legion (based on the Marvel Comics elementof the same name) is two separate sets of armor built by Tony Stark. The first is a set of specialized armors (theMark VIII–XLI armors) built due to his insomnia for various situations that he might encounter, which he uses againstA.I.M. He eventually destroys them due to the friction they cause between him and Pepper. The second set is a series of drones built by Stark to aid the Avengers, which are later taken control byUltron and destroyed in battle with the Avengers.
TheIron Monger armor (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name) is an armored suit similar to theIron Man armor. AfterObadiah Stane gains Stark's salvaged Mark I armor from theTen Rings, he reverse engineers it to create an even more powerful suit with added weapons, such as a minigun on the right arm. The suit is powered by Stark's personalarc reactor, forcing Stark to use a replacement to power his own suit, although he manages to defeat Stane.
TheIron Spider armor (based on the Marvel Comics suit of the same name), also known asItem 17A, is an armored nanotech suit created by Tony Stark forPeter Parker's use as an Avenger. The suit features four mechanical legs that can be unfolded from the back of the suit, allowing enhanced mobility and climbing skills, as well asweb-shooters. Following his fight with theVulture, Stark offers Parker the suit and membership to the Avengers, but Parker declines both. Two years later, Stark uses it to rescue Parker after he falls fromEbony Maw'sQ-Ship, and Parker uses it during theBattle of Titan, theBattle of Earth, and a local charity event. The suit was then confiscated by the Department of Damage Control, but Parker eventually got it back and used it to find an MIT administrator, and later to battleOtto Octavius. For the suit's first appearance at the end ofSpider-Man: Homecoming,Framestore created models and textures in anticipation for future MCU projects, while Trixter created the "clean, high tech" vault that the suit appears in.[7]
TheRescue armor[1] (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name), also known as theIron Man Mark XLIX armor,[191] is an armored nanotech suit created by Tony Stark for his wife,Pepper Potts. It features a blue and silver color scheme, and many of the same abilities asIron Man's armor. Potts uses it in theBattle of Earth againstThanos and his forces.[192]
TheWar Machine armor (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name) is a powered suit of armor originally developed by Tony Stark as theIron Man Mark II armor before it is confiscated byJames Rhodes and enhanced byJustin Hammer with machine guns in the wrists, a minigun on the right shoulder and a grenade launcher on the left, weapons which later proved to be ineffective. Stark later removes the modifications and rebuilds the suit himself using his own superior technology. This upgraded suit is briefly given a red, white, and blue color scheme and renamed theIron Patriot by the U.S. government. It is later changed back to the gray color scheme and upgraded again, but accidentally disabled by theVision mid-flight during theAvengers Civil War, causing Rhodes to crash and becomeparalyzed. For theBattle of Earth, Rhodes dons a new suit reminiscent of the original Iron Patriot armor, featuring multiple advanced weapons such as rocket launchers.
TheSpider-Man suit (based on the Marvel Comics suitof the same name) is a suit worn byPeter Parker while fighting crime as thevigilante known as Spider-Man. His first suit, a simple homemade costume, consisted of a red hoodie, blue pants, a blue shirt, a red mask with black goggles, and homemade Web-shooters. After Tony Stark recruits him during theAvengers Civil War, he is given a new, more advanced suit, featuring a more modern and streamlined design,a built-in AI, improved goggles, aremote drone, a holographic interface, a parachute, a tracking device, a heater, an airbag, and more advanced Web-shooters.[193]Joe Russo described this suit as "a slightly more traditional,Steve Ditko influenced suit",[194] whileSpider-Man: Homecoming co-producer Eric Hauserman Carroll noted that Marvel intentionally included many "fun and wacky" features from the comics in the suit.[193] He ceases to use this suit during theInfinity War, instead using theIron Spider armor, which offers more protection and abilities. In an effort to conceal Spider-Man's identity,Talos (disguised asNick Fury) has a seamstress make Peter a new stealth suit in Europe, later dubbed the "Night Monkey" suit byNed Leeds. This version is entirely black in color, with the hood consisting of a black mask and flip-up goggles. After the suit is stolen by aprison warden, Peter builds himself a new one using the late Stark's technology, which he uses during his battle againstMysterio in London. Upon the arrival of multiple villains from alternate realities due toStephen Strange's miscasting of a spell intended to erase the world's knowledge of his identity as Spider-Man, Parker battles a displacedOtto Octavius, who damages the Iron Spider armor and forces Parker to use his defaced red-and-black suit inside-out; after Octavius is cured, he returns the nanotechnology which his tentacles had absorbed onto Parker, embellishing it into a more advanced suit. Later, after Strange erases the world's knowledge of Parker's existence, reconcealing his secret identity as Spider-Man, Parker once again dons a brand new red-and-blue suit stitched from homemade materials in his apartment.[195] Trixter provided visual effects for the Stark suit and the spider drone inSpider-Man: Homecoming, and also applied a rigging, muscle and cloth system toSony Pictures Imageworks' homemade suit to "mimic the appearance of the rather loose training suit".[7]
Thanos' armor is a suit of armor worn by Thanos during his time as a warlord. It consists of a helmet, breastplate, greaves, cuisses, gauntlets, and metal boots. He discards the armor following his attack on theStatesman, and uses it as ascarecrow after he completes his mission and retires to theGarden. An alternate version of Thanos from 2014 wears the armor during the Battle of Earth, during which the armor is heavily damaged byWanda Maximoff. The armor is eventually destroyed by Tony Stark. Gamora kills Thanos in an alternate reality before seizing his armor and blade.[196]
Captain America's shield (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a weapon made of vibranium used by the bearers of theCaptain America mantle, including Steve Rogers,John Walker, andSam Wilson. It is created byHoward Stark and given to Rogers during World War II. The shield gets destroyed during theBattle of Earth. After Rogers' retirement, an alternate version of the shield is given by Wilson to the Smithsonian, but the government passes it to John Walker, who uses it to murder aFlag Smasher. After he is stripped away of his title as Captain America, John Walker creates a new homemade shield fromscrap metal and hisMedal of Honor, which he later abandons in New York City.[203] The shield is seen as a symbol of Captain America's strength and legacy.[204] A replica of the shield also appears inIron Man andIron Man 2, which directorJon Favreau included because he felt it was important to includeinside references for fans of the comics.[205]
Chitauri guns were the primary weapons used by theChitauri during theBattle of New York. Many of these guns were abandoned on Earth and salvaged by various humans in attempts to reverse-engineer them.
Extremis (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a form of genetic manipulation developed byMaya Hansen. It gives a person an advanced healing factor, meaning that they are able to regenerate from injury,deformities, andpsychological trauma, as well as the ability to generate fire.Aldrich Killian uses it to heal his weak physique and cure injured war veterans such asEric Savin andEllen Brandt. Later, Extremis is a part of the Centipede Serum with HYDRA figuring out how to stabilize it using the abnormalblood platelets of pyrokinetic Chan Ho Yin. The rebelSkrullGravik uses Extremis as part of hisSuper-Skrull program, and uses it on himself, as he heals himself after being stabbed in the hand byTalos and he quickly heals from being shot several times by Nick Fury, including from having part of his face blown off.G'iah also secretly uses it while working undercover in Gravik's organization which allows her to survive Gravik's attempt to kill her when G'iah is exposed as a spy. During the final battle between the two Super-Skrulls, Extremis repeatedly heals their injuries until G'iah delivers a fatal wound that even Extremis can't heal usingCaptain Marvel's powers.
Gungnir (based on the Norse mythological objectof the same name) was Odin's spear, capable of channelling theOdinforce. It has also been used by Loki and Thor. The spear was presumably destroyed duringRagnarök.
TheHammer Drones wereremotely-controlled humanoiddrones designed byIvan Vanko and commissioned byJustin Hammer following his previous failed attempts to recreate theIron Man armor. They were designed for use by various branches of the military, with Hammer hoping that they would replace Iron Man. However, Vanko secretly takes control of the drones and used them to wreak havoc at theStark Expo, though they are ultimately defeated by Tony Stark andJames Rhodes and destroyed by Vanko.
Hawkeye's bow and quiver are a pair of tools used byClint Barton that serve as his primary weapons. The bow is a collapsiblerecurve bow, whilst the quiver is mechanized, able to store and deploy his signature trick arrows. Afterthe Blip, he swaps his bow for akatana which he uses to murder criminals such as the JapaneseYakuza.
Hofund (based on the Norse mythological objectof the same name), also known as theBifröst Sword, is a magical sword used byHeimdall (and, during his exile,Skurge) that is able to channel theBifröst. It also served as the key to activate the Bifröst. It is last used by Heimdall to transport theHulk to Earth before he is killed byThanos, and was presumably destroyed along with theStatesman.
A model of the Infinity Gauntlet at the 2018Atlanta Comic-Con
TheInfinity Gauntlet (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a left-handed metal gauntlet owned byThanos and forged fromuru byEitri and the Dwarves ofNidavellir. It is capable of harnessing the power of all sixInfinity Stones at once, thus making the wearer able to do anything in their imagination. A replica of the Gauntlet is also kept by Odin inhis vault on Asgard, which originally appeared inThor as anEaster egg before Marvel Studios realized that it could not be the actual one and formulated an internal theory that the gauntlet was a fake, which led to a scene inThor: Ragnarok where Hela declares it fake.[210]
TheJericho is an experimentalguided missile developed by Stark Industries for theUnited States Armed Forces that can separate into 16 smaller missiles when launched. At a demonstration for the weapon inAfghanistan, Tony Stark's convoy is ambushed, and he is captured by theTen Rings, who forces him to build the missile for them. However, Stark secretly builds the firstIron Man armor and escapes.
Loki's scepter, also known as theChitauri Scepter[2] or simply as theScepter, is a bladed weapon with an extendable handle given as a gift to Loki byThanos. It has a blue gem at the top containing theMind Stone, allowing Loki tobrainwash and mind control others by touching them with it. After theBattle of New York, it is taken byHydra agents disguised asS.T.R.I.K.E. team agents and used byStrucker and Dr.List to unlock and amplifyWanda andPietro Maximoff's abilities. It is later recaptured by the Avengers and used by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner to createUltron. Ultron then uses it to brainwashHelen Cho, who in turn creates theVision, with the gem becoming embedded in his forehead. During theTime Heist,Steve Rogers uses his knowledge of the future to gain the Scepter from the S.T.R.I.K.E. team before using it to brainwash an alternate version of himself.
Mjölnir (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is an enchanted hammer owned by Thor (and previously, Hela) and made of uru by the Dwarves of Nidavellir that is capable of controlling lightning and allows the user to fly if it is spun rapidly and released with enough power. Before Thor is banished to Earth, Odin enchants the hammer so that only those deemed "worthy" would be able to wield it and be granted the power of Thor, which include Vision and Steve Rogers. An alternate version of the hammer is acquired by Thor during theTime Heist, and is later returned to its original timeline by Rogers. The hammer is also used byJane Foster when she becomes the Mighty Thor inThor: Love and Thunder.
TheNano Gauntlet,[211] also known as theIron Gauntlet[212] or thePower Gauntlet,[213] is a right-handed metal gauntlet created by Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, andRocket using Stark nanotechnology. It was designed to harness the power of the Infinity Stones akin to theInfinity Gauntlet and created to reversethe Blip. After the Avengers retrieve alternate versions of the six Infinity Stones during the Time Heist, Smart Hulk uses it to snap his fingers and resurrect the lives of half the Universe before an alternate version of Thanos from 2014 arrives and attempts to acquire the Gauntlet for himself. During the subsequentBattle of Earth, the gauntlet is passed around multiple individuals before ending up in the hands of Thanos, but the Stones are secretly removed by Tony Stark, who snaps his fingers and disintegrates Thanos and his army.
TheNecroswords (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) were obsidian swords generated and handled by the Asgardian goddess of death,Hela, powered with the necro-energy that she transforms from the power she draws fromAsgard. InThor: Love and Thunder, the necrosword a powerful weapon wielded by the Dark Shadow Lord and later byGorr the God Butcher. Gorr obtained the sword from the deceased Shadow Lord and used it to slay his first god.
TheQuad Blasters arePeter Quill's primary weapons. The blasters have two separate triggers controlling two separate barrels, which are fired using the index and middle finger. The bottom barrel of each gun fires non-lethal electric shots, while the top barrel fires lethal plasma shots.Prop master Russell Bobbitt created two sets of the blasters forGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which contained removable blaster cartridges.[217]
Reset charges are contraptions used by theTime Variance Authority (TVA) to "prune" alternate timelines, erasing them from existence to preserve the Sacred Timeline.Michael Waldron, thehead writer ofLoki, said the charges use magic "or perhaps something a bit more technical", and that the audience is "kind of in the dark with what is exactly is going on with these reset charges".[218] They are later used bySylvie to "bomb" the Sacred Timeline.[219][220][221]
Shuri's gauntlets are a pair of vibraniumgauntlets designed and used byShuri. Shaped like apanther's head, they emit a powerful sonic blast capable of subduing a Black Panther. They are ultimately destroyed byKillmonger. After Killmonger's demise at the hands of her brother,T'Challa, Shuri designs a second pair which she uses during theBattle of Wakanda and the Battle of Earth.
Stormbreaker (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a large battle axe made of uru and forged by Thor and the dwarf king Eitri. The weapon, meant to be the most powerful in the Asgardian king's arsenal, has powers similar to Mjölnir and is also capable of summoning the Bifröst. Unlike Mjölnir, Stormbreaker has no worthiness enchantment, allowing anyone to wield it. Thor nearly dies trying to create it, but before its completion, soGroot cuts off his own arm to hastily finish Stormbreaker and then Thor heals himself with the completed Stormbreaker. Thor then uses it to defeat the Outriders in Wakanda, attack Thanos, kill him on theGarden, and during the Battle of Earth.[222]
TheTen Rings (based on theMandarin's rings from the Marvel Comics) are a set of ten mysticaliron rings used byWenwu andShang-Chi,[223] which provide the namesake and emblem for the criminal organizationof the same name.[224] The Rings grant their user enhanced strength and longevity, emit concussive energy blasts, and can be telepathically controlled as projectiles and tendrils.[223] The appearance of the aura projected by the rings varies on the user, with Wenwu's resembling violent blue lightning and Shang-Chi's resembling graceful orange flames to reflect their distinct personalities.[225][146] According toShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings producerJonathan Schwartz, the Rings were changed from being worn on the fingers as rings as in the comics to being worn on the wrists was due to its impracticality and similarity with the Infinity Stones.[226] DirectorDestin Daniel Cretton also noted that more material regarding the Rings were created but purposely withheld so that they can be explored in future projects,[227] while the film's mid-credits scene was written to leave the Rings' origins ambiguous so that they can be explored in the future.[228] Visual effects for the Rings were provided byWeta Digital inShang-Chi, who originally gave the Rings different colors for every functionality;[229] Marvel Studios concept artist Jerad S. Marantz also considered making the Rings green.[230] The Ten Rings were later integrated into mainstreamMarvel Universe.[231]
Thanos' blade[1] is a large double-sided sword used by an alternate version of Thanos from 2014 during the Battle of Earth. Thanos uses it to breakCaptain America's shield as well asLuis' van before it is destroyed by Wanda Maximoff using her telekinetic powers. The blade's design was based on a helicopter used by Thanos in the comics,[232] aneaster egg which Thanos creatorJim Starlin criticized.[233][234] Gamora kills Thanos in an alternate reality before seizing his armor and blade.[196]
Time Sticks[235] arebatons used by Minutemen of the Time Variance Authority (TVA) to "prune" variants.Ravonna Renslayer, a former Hunter for the TVA, also wields a baton, which she uses against Loki and Sylvie. When designing the pruning effect forLoki, visual effects vendorFuseFX sought to differentiate it fromthe Blip, taking inspiration from the documentary seriesCosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.[236]
TheUltron Sentries, also known as theSub-Ultrons, are a large army of robots that acted as extensions of Ultron. They were created by Ultron using resources from theHydra Research Base inSokovia and were directly controlled by him, thus acting as his personal army. They were ultimately destroyed by the Avengers during theBattle of Sokovia.
Ulysses Klaue's prosthetic arm is aprosthetic arm used byUlysses Klaue after his arm was chopped off by Ultron. Actually a modifiedWakandan tool used for mining vibranium, it functioned as asonic cannon, capable of shooting out high-energy blasts powerful enough to destroy a car and temporarily subdue aBlack Panther. The sonic cannon could be retracted and hidden inside the prosthesis when not in use. It was later destroyed byT'Challa during a skirmish inBusan, Korea.
TheWeb-shooters (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) are a pair ofelectromechanical gauntlets developed by Peter Parker for his use as thecrime-fighter known asSpider-Man. They are capable of shooting synthetic webbing stored in small cartridges on the gauntlets. The first version of the Web-shooters, which were homemade by Parker, are upgraded by Tony Stark before the Avengers Civil War. This version has a variety of different settings, a capability first teased in themid-credits scene ofCaptain America: Civil War. This was compared bySpider-Man: Homecoming co-producer Eric Hauserman Carroll to aDSLR camera.[40] Visual effects for the synthetic webbing were provided byDigital Domain andSony Pictures Imageworks inSpider-Man: Homecoming, who based the design onpolar bear hair due to itstranslucent nature as well as its design inCivil War andpreviousSpider-Man films.[237] TheIron Spider armor also features its own Web-shooters, which are more streamlined and technologically-advanced. After Stark's death, Peter uses his technology to craft himself a new pair after his old ones are destroyed.
TheWidow's Bite (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is an electroshock weapon used by Natasha Romanoff in combat. Created by S.H.I.E.L.D., it delivers powerful electrical discharges from two gauntlets worn on the wrists. Tony Stark later creates a more powerful version for her, which causes the piping in her suit to light up and glow. It has been used by Romanoff to momentarily disable theWinter Soldier's metal arm and theBlack Panther suit, as well as to attack other Black Widows in theRed Room.
TheYaka arrow (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a sound-sensitive arrow owned byYondu Udonta. Made of Yaka metal by the Centaurians, it is controlled by a red fin worn on Yondu's head combined with hiswhistling, and is carried in a holster on his belt when not in use. His use of the arrow is extremely skilled, allowing him to accurately control its direction and speed, killing multiple beings within seconds. After Yondu's death,Kraglin acquires the arrow and a new cybernetic head fin, but struggles to control his arrow due to his lack of experience.
TheBloodstone is a red gem owned by the Bloodstone family, first wielded byUlysses Bloodstone. Following Ulysses' death, his widowVerussa organizes a competition between monster hunters to determine its new wielder.[238][239] Verussa uses the Bloodstone to forceJack Russell into hiswerewolf form, who kills her, and the gem is left behind with Verussa and Ulysses' estranged daughterElsa.[240] The Bloodstone is the only object with color for the majority ofWerewolf by Night, and grants its wielder increased strength and longevity.[241]
TheBook of Cagliostro is an ancient spellbook housed in theAncient One's private library inKamar-Taj. The book focuses ondark magic, causing many students who studied the book to lose their way.Kaecilius tears pages out of the book to allow him to perform a ritual to contactDormammu and draw energy from theDark Dimension, extending his life forever.Stephen Strange also studies the book, learning how to use theEye of Agamotto.
TheCasket of Ancient Winters (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a relic owned and used by theFrost Giants. When opened, it projects an icy wind that freezes everything in its path, and can plunging an entire planet into an ice age. The Casket is captured in 965 AD by theAsgardians, who stored it inOdin's vault. Over a millennium later, Frost Giants attack Asgard, seeking to reclaim the Casket, but are once again defeated. It is presumably destroyed during Ragnarök.
TheCloak of Levitation (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a magical relic that enables its user tolevitate. It is among the relics owned by the Masters of the Mystic Arts stored in theNew York Sanctum. It "chooses"Stephen Strange as its master during a fight withKaecilius. It has aconsciousness of its own and is able to move independently and defend Strange against threats. It is used by Strange during theBattle of Titan and theBattle of Earth. During the battle with the universe-displaced villains, the Cloak saves Ned Leeds' life, apparently of its own volition, when he falls off of theStatue of Liberty. Visual effects for the artifact were provided byFramestore inDoctor Strange.[122]
TheCrimson Bands of Cyttorak (based on the Marvel Comics characterof the same name) is a magical wooden relic housed in the New York Sanctum. When thrown at an opponent, it restrains them, binding their hands behind their back, with Stephen Strange using it on Kaecilius inDoctor Strange. A second, more comics-accurate version is manifested during Strange's fight with Thanos, a spell that appears as red bands. Visual effects for the original version were provided byFramestore inDoctor Strange.[122]
TheDarkhold (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name), also known as theBook of the Damned, is a magicalgrimoire that corrupts the reader. Containing spells written by the demon Chthon on Mount Wundagore, the book passed through many hands before coming toAgatha Harkness, who used it to determine thatWanda Maximoff is the Scarlet Witch. After defeating Harkness, Maximoff takes the book to study it while in hiding, unaware of the book's evils, and becomes corrupted. After breaking out of the corruption, she destroys Wundagore and every copy of theDarkhold across the multiverse. TheBook of Vishanti serves as theantithesis to theDarkhold. TheDarkhold's appearance inWandaVision was pitched by co-executive producerMary Livanos, who felt it would increase the level of danger posed by Harkness to Maximoff.[242] A visually distinct iteration of the book appears in the ABC seriesAgents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Hulu seriesRunaways, in which it is used byHolden Radcliffe andAida beforeRobbie Reyes takes to the Dark Dimension withMorgan le Fay later bringing it back to Earth.[243] While this had not been discussed by the writers ofWandaVision,[244] directorMatt Shakman stated that he believes they are the same book.[245] TheDarkhold was designed by the props team ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness forWandaVision,[246] and visual effects were created byLuma Pictures.[247]
TheMacchina di Kadavus,[248] also known asThe Box,[249] is a relic owned and used by theMasters of the Mystic Arts to contain potentially hazardous spells. In 2024, it is used byStephen Strange to contain the corrupted Runes of Kof-Kol, before it is destroyed byNorman Osborn with apumpkin bomb, releasing the spell and creating rifts in the multiverse.
Sling Rings are small two-ring mystical artifacts used by the Masters of the Mystic Arts to teleport between locations via an interdimensional portal.[250] The sling ring is also worn and used byNed Leeds and Cassandra Nova.
TheMind Stone, originally housed inLoki's scepter and later onVision's forehead, is the Infinity Stone that controlled the aspect of themind. It grants the user the ability tocontrol minds and give sentience to beings, as well as to project energy blasts. In 2015,Tony Stark andBruce Banner use it to learn to createUltron, who later fuses the Stone on Vision. Exposure to the Mind Stone also grantedPietro Maximoff superhuman speed and amplifiedWanda's innate magical abilities. Her connection to the Stone also allows her to create asimulacrum of Vision and two sons,Billy andTommy.
ThePower Stone, originally housed in theOrb and later inRonan'sCosmi-Rod, is the Infinity Stone that controlled the aspect ofpower. It grants the user superhuman strength and durability, and is capable of overpoweringCarol Danvers.
TheReality Stone, originally in the form of theAether (based on the classical elementof the same name), was the Infinity Stone that controlled the aspect of reality. It first appears in a fluid-like state, and grants the user the ability to change reality, create illusions, suck the life force out of mortals, disrupt the laws of physics, and repel any threats that it detects.
TheSoul Stone, originally located on the planetVormir, is the Infinity Stone that controlled the aspect of thesoul. It grants the user the ability to manipulate living souls, and also contains a pocket dimension called theSoul World. Uniquely, it has a guard over its location, the Stonekeeper, who guides those through the ritual required to gain it: "a soul for a soul", via a sacrifice.
TheSpace Stone, originally housed in theTesseract (based on theCosmic Cube from the Marvel Comics),[251] is the Infinity Stone that controlled the aspect ofspace. It grants the user the ability to open wormholes and to travel between places instantaneously, and has been used byJohann Schmidt,Loki, andThanos. The energy generated by the Stone is also used by theAsgardians to repair theBifröst Bridge,Hydra andS.H.I.E.L.D. to power weapons, andProject Pegasus to develop light-speed engines.
TheTime Stone, originally housed in theEye of Agamotto (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name), is the Infinity Stone that controlled the aspect of time. It grants the user the ability to manipulate time and foresee possible futures. It has been used byStephen Strange, theAncient One, and Thanos.
TheAbilisk is an interdimensionaltentacled creature that feeds onAnulax Batteries, the power source of theSovereign planetary amalgamation. In 2014, theSovereign people hire theGuardians of the Galaxy to slay the beast, and the creature is killed whenGamora uses her sword to slice it open.[252] In 2026, the Abilisks are revealed to have been created by theHigh Evolutionary. They are seen whenMantis,Nebula, andDrax are thrown in a chamber with them. Mantis calms them down and adopts them, taking them with her on her journey of self discovery. According tohead writerA.C. Bradley, the tentacled monster seen in thefirst andfourth episodes ofWhat If...? was inspired by the Abilisk.[253]
Alioth (based on the Marvel Comics creatureof the same name) is a cloud-like, matter-consuming entity which resides in theVoid and can devour universes. Alioth was created during the first Multiversal War and was harnessed and weaponized by theKang variantHe Who Remains to end the war. Afterwards, Alioth was tasked with guarding theCitadel at the End of Time.[254][255]Loki visual development artist Alexander Mandradjiev took inspiration from the anime filmPrincess Mononoke (1997) when designing Alioth.[256]
Alligator Loki is areptilian variant ofLoki which takes the form of an alligator.[257] It was pruned by the Time Variance Authority (TVA) and banished to theVoid. The character was included inLoki "because he's green", according to head writerMichael Waldron, and was doubled by a stuffed alligator during filming to allow actors to interact with it.[258]
TheDweller-in-Darkness (based on the Marvel Comics creatureof the same name) is a soul-consuming demon kept imprisoned for thousands of years by the people ofTa Lo who impersonates Wenwu's deceased wife,Ying Li, manipulating him into using theTen Rings to release it.[261] The Dweller kills Wenwu upon being freed, but is defeated by Shang-Chi. Visual effects for the creature were provided byWeta Digital inShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which supplemented its winged, tentacled, and eyeless appearance with a large jaw and tongue. Weta also drew inspiration from a variety of references for each part of its body, including crabs and horns for its armor, a mixture ofporous rock, rhinos and elephants for its skin, andobsidian for its teeth.[225]
Fenris (based on the Marvel Comics creatureof the same name) is a 23-foot-tall wolf owned byHela, who resurrects it using theEternal Flame following her release fromHel.[262][263] She charges atHeimdall, preparing to fight him, but is attacked by theHulk, who ultimately throws her offAsgard and into space. Visual effects for the creature inThor: Ragnarok were provided byFramestore, which used camera angles and tight framing to communicate her enormous size.[108]
Gargantos (based onShuma-Gorath from the Marvel Comics)[264] is an interdimensional octopus-like being sent byWanda Maximoff to pursueAmerica Chavez with the aim of stealing her ability to travel the multiverse. Gargantos and Shuma-Gorath are two different creatures in the comics, with the filmDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness referring to the creature as Gargantos because the rights to the name Shuma-Gorath are owned byHeroic Signatures.[265] Its eye was modeled after that of Olsen's to foreshadow her role as the film's antagonist.[266]
TheGreat Protector is a waterdragon which acts as the guardian of Ta Lo. Thousands of years ago, the Great Protector and the people of Ta Lo sealed theDweller-in-Darkness within the Dark Gate. When the Dweller escapes its seal, the Great Protector defeats it with the help of Shang-Chi,Katy andXialing. The Great Protector can bestow her power onto people, giving them the ability to manipulate wind; and her scales can be fashioned into weapons and armor that are effective against the Dweller's forces. A life-sized replica of the dragon's head was built for the production ofShang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, which Weta Digital then digitally added visual effects to.[267] Weta also based the dragon's eyes on those ofFala Chen, who portraysYing Li in the film,[268] and referencedsea snakes and eels when designing her flight movements.[225]
Goose (based onChewie from the Marvel Comics) is aFlerken andMar-Vell's pet during her time on Earth. In the 1990s, she is found byCarol Danvers at theJoint Dark Energy Mission Facility and adopted byNick Fury. With the ability to deploy long tentacles from inside her mouth as well as store objects in her stomach, she single-handedly takes out a squad ofKree soldiers and blinds Fury's left eye with a scratch. In 2018, Goose survivedthe Blip, and was taken in under Danvers' care. In 2026, during Danvers's team-up with Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan, Goose is overseen by the agents of S.A.B.E.R., and begins breeding Flerken eggs around the station, giving birth to numerous offsprings which eventually help evacuate the agents when the S.A.B.E.R. station begins to collapse. She was introduced inCaptain Marvel and returned inThe Marvels. Hand-drawn pictures of her were seen inMs. Marvel and she was mentioned on Fury's file inSecret Invasion. An alternate version of Goose also appears in the animated seriesWhat If...? episode "What If... Peter Quill Attacked Earth's Mightiest Heroes?".
Lucky the Pizza Dog (based on the Marvel Comics creatureof the same name) isKate Bishop's pet dog. In December 2024, he was rescued by Bishop in New York City and adopted by her. He then stayed with her andClint Barton for a few days until they all moved to Barton's house in Iowa. Kate Bishop relocated to a new apartment in New York City, taking Lucky with her. One night, Lucky witnessedKamala Khan break into the place while Bishop was out. When Bishop returned, she gave Lucky a slice of pizza, which he happily ate as Khan introduced herself to Bishop.[269] He was introduced inHawkeye,[270][271] and reappeared inThe Marvels.[269]
Trixter looked atwombats for inspiration when designing the appearance of Morris.[146]
Morris (voiced byDee Baker)[272] is a six-legged, facelesshundun who befriendsTrevor Slattery during his imprisonment by theTen Rings.[273] Morris later escapes with Slattery, Shang-Chi, Katy, and Xialing and leads them to his home, Ta Lo. The creature was inspired byShang-Chi directorDestin Daniel Cretton's 15-year-olddachshund of the same name, and was doubled by a green-screen cushion during filming; the creatives of the film found it difficult to make Morris cute due to it not having eyes or a face to convey emotion, leading them to rely on its fur, feathers, and voice.[274][146] Visual effects for the creature were provided byTrixter inShang-Chi, who looked atwombats and puppies for inspiration.[146][225]
Throg (voiced byChris Hemsworth and based on the Marvel Comics characterof the same name)[150][276] is a variant of Thor who is turned into a frog at one point in his life. Shortly after this occurred, he is detained by the Time Variance Authority (TVA) in a transparent container and sent to the Void.
Asgardian magic is a type of magic that is practiced byAsgardian sorcerers such asLoki,Frigga,Sylvie,Odin,Thor andHeimdall. This form of magic has many colors, with Loki's and Sylvie's magic being a bright green and Thor's beinglightning based.
TheOdinforce (based on the Marvel Comics energyof the same name) is a powerful mystical energy used by Odin in his capacity as King of Asgard. It is the source of power for his spear,Gungnir, also passed down through the Kings of Asgard, and is the power source and weapon of theDestroyer. It is periodically replenished by entering theOdinsleep, a state that leaves the user vulnerable. The parts of the disabled Destroyer are later assembled into a prototype gun.
Chaos magic is an extremely powerful and rare form of magic that gives the user the ability to alter reality, wielded byWanda Maximoff, thus making her theScarlet Witch, a being once thought to be mythical. This form of magic's primary color is red mixed with white and black hues.
Dark magic is a type of magic that harnesses energies from the Dark Dimension, practiced byAgatha Harkness, Morgan la Fey, Nico Minoru,Kaecilius and his Zealots, and theAncient One. In the case of Nico and Kaecilius's group, the usage of this form of magic without protection is corrosive with the latter forming a direct link to Dormammu. Asgardians likeOdin andHeimdall can use it. A darker version of Stephen Strange dubbed "Doctor Strange Supreme" also practices dark magic. This form of magic's color is either red or purple.
E.D.I.T.H. (voiced by Dawn Michelle King), which stands forEven Dead, I'm the Hero, is an advancedaugmented realityartificial intelligence with numerous security, defense and tactical abilities created byTony Stark and built intohis pair of sunglasses. Following his death, the sunglasses are handed over toPeter Parker, giving him access to the AI as well asStark Industries' large arsenal of missiles and weaponized drones.
Griot (voiced byTrevor Noah)[279][280] isShuri's artificial intelligence. The name "Griot" is a West African term for a historian or storyteller.[281]
J.A.R.V.I.S. (voiced byPaul Bettany) is a complex artificial intelligence matrix created by Tony Stark and named after his father's butler,Edwin Jarvis.[282] It is used by Stark to operate his technology,his mansion,Avengers Tower, and his company.[283] While he is eventually destroyed byUltron, his operational matrix is uploaded by Stark andBruce Banner into a new body, becoming theVision.[284] According to the novelization of the firstIron Man film, the acronym stands forJust A Rather Very Intelligent System.[285]
Karen (voiced byJennifer Connelly), initially called "Suit Lady", is the name given by Peter Parker for the natural-language user interface created by Tony Stark and embedded in his secondSpider-Man suit.[286] Originally hidden until Parker had completed theTraining Wheels Protocol, Karen is unlocked byNed Leeds after he hacks into the suit, and is destroyed along with the suit following an attack byMysterio in Europe.Spider-Man: Homecoming co-writerJonathan Goldstein was initially skeptical of the idea, feeling that it was too similar to J.A.R.V.I.S. and F.R.I.D.A.Y.[287]
K.E.V.I.N. (voiced by an uncreditedBrian T. Delaney), which stands forKnowledge Enhanced Visual Interconnectivity Nexus, is an advancedartificial intelligence which inShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law is revealed to be the mastermind behind all Marvel Cinematic Universe storyline decisions. She-Hulk had to go throughMarvel Studios: Assembled on theDisney+ app to file a complaint to K.E.V.I.N. about the confusing storyline done in her show's final episode. It is depicted as operating through a robot in a secure room inside Marvel Studios where the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe can be surveyed simultaneously. Elements of the robot and A.I., including its name, call back to Marvel Studios PresidentKevin Feige, who helped the show's head writerJessica Gao with the show's season finale.[288]
Mainframe (voiced byMiley Cyrus and then byTara Strong and based on the Marvel Comics characterof the same name), is an artificial intelligence and a leader of Mainframe Ravager Clan, as well as a member of Stakar Ogord's Team.
TheSupreme Intelligence (portrayed by various actors and based on the Marvel Comics characterof the same name) is an artificial intelligence that is the ruler of theKree.[304][305] The Supreme Intelligence takes the physical form of the individual most respected by whoever is speaking to it when the person is hooked up to it. ToVers, it takes the form of Dr.Wendy Lawson (portrayed byAnnette Bening), though Vers was initially unaware of who Lawson is due to heramnesia.[306] A deleted scene had the Supreme Intelligence assuming the form ofYon-Rogg (portrayed byJude Law) when chastising him, reflecting hisego.[307] In 1995, the Supreme Intelligence sends Vers on a mission to Torfa to extract an undercover Kree operative, but the mission backfires and Vers is captured by aSkrull faction led byTalos. After Vers regains her memories and learns her true identity, she fights the Supreme Intelligence before defeating theStarforce.
Uru (based on the Marvel Comics elementof the same name) is a metal used by theDwarves to forge the weaponsMjölnir andStormbreaker, and theInfinity Gauntlet. It has magical properties. The metal is forged in the furnaces ofNidavellir as it is so powerful that only the heat of a dying star can melt it.
Vibranium (based on the Marvel Comics elementof the same name) is a metal used to createCaptain America's shield, theBlack Panther suit, theVision,Sam Wilson's Captain America suit and theWinter Soldier's cybernetic arm. It came from ameteorite collision with Earth and is regarded as the strongest metal in the world, stronger than steel and a third of the weight.[308] The Wakandans originally hid it for years, and it thus became rare and extremely expensive, allowing vibranium smugglers such asUlysses Klaue to make billions of dollars. Vibranium is also shown to bebulletproof to most high-caliberbullets.[308] It is also absorbent of sound, vibration, andkinetic energy, and can deflect high-energy blasts.[309] Its main source is Mount Bashenga inWakanda, but it is eventually revealed at least a few other meteorites brought vibranium in small amounts to other parts of the world.
TheAvengers Initiative, originally known as theProtector Initiative, is the initiative for gathering a group of superheroes from various backgrounds, described as "a group of remarkable people", into theAvengers, to protect Earth from various threats. It was initiated byNick Fury in the 1990s and was renamed in honor of Carol Danvers'call sign, "Avenger". In 2011, Fury directsNatasha Romanoff to measureTony Stark's suitability for the initiative, though Stark was initially rejected and only used as a consultant. Fury also recruitsSteve Rogers,Bruce Banner, andThor, and also assignsS.H.I.E.L.D. agents Romanoff andClint Barton to the team.
Cataract is a project conducted byS.W.O.R.D. with the goal of reactivating theVision as a "sentient weapon" following his death at the hands ofThanos during theInfinity War. Under Acting DirectorTyler Hayward's orders, S.W.O.R.D. acquires Vision's body following the Battle of Wakanda and dismantles it, hoping to study its components and rebuild it. Though initially unsuccessful, S.W.O.R.D. uses energy collected fromWanda Maximoff on aStark Industries drone to reactivate Vision, turning his body white in the process.
Project Rebirth (based onWeapon I from the Marvel Comics), also known as theSuper Soldier Program, is a collaboration between U.S., British and German scientists led by Dr.Abraham Erskine under the supervision ofPeggy Carter,Howard Stark, andChester Phillips to create a new breed of super-soldiers. The first successful test leads to the creation of Captain America by enhancing the sicklySteve Rogers, but is abandoned following the assassination of Erskine byHeinz Kruger.
TheRed Room (based on the Marvel Comics programof the same name), also known as theBlack Widow Program, is a top-secret Soviet (and later Russian) training program led byDreykov. The program takes young orphan girls and turns them into elite assassins named "Black Widows", and is overseen by various individuals, including Madame B. andMelina Vostokoff. Graduates of the program includeNatasha Romanoff,Yelena Belova andRuth Bat-Seraph.[312] It was terminated in 2016 following the destruction of the Red Room's headquarters. In an alternate universe seen inWhat If...?, the Red Room captures Steve Rogers in 1953 and brainwashes him into being an assassin rather than Hydra brainwashing Bucky Barnes. During a final confrontation between the brainwashed Rogers, the Black Widows, led by Vostokoff, and Romanoff and Captain Carter, Carter manages to break through to Rogers who destroys the Red Room's headquarters, seemingly at the cost of his own life.
TheSokovia Accords (based on theRegistration Acts from the Marvel Comics), officially titled theSokovia Accords: Framework for the Registration and Deployment of Enhanced Individuals,[313] were a group of legislativedocuments ratified by the United Nations (UN), with the support of 117 countries, following theBattle of Sokovia. They establish UN oversight over the Avengers, and were supported by Tony Stark, James Rhodes, Vision, T'Challa, and Natasha Romanoff and opposed by Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson, and Clint Barton, leading to theAvengers Civil War. By the events ofShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law, the Accords were no longer active.[314]
TheUltron Program is an attempt by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner to create an artificial intelligence, "Ultron", as a means of protecting the world against incoming extraterrestrial threats. The program becomes a failure, with the program being infected due to the Mind Stone and turning genocidal, seeking to wipe out thehuman race.
TheWinter Soldier Program is a top secretHydra super-soldier program started byNazi scientist Dr.Arnim Zola in the 1940s. It took soldiers, brainwashed them, and enhanced them with a recreation of theSuper Soldier Serum, turning them into deadly assassins known as "Winter Soldiers", who were kept incryostasis while not on a mission. Each soldier had a set of codewords, recorded in theWinter Soldier Book, which, when recited to a Winter Soldier, would make them completely obedient to that person. The Winter Soldiers, with the exception ofBucky Barnes, are later executed byHelmut Zemo.
TheBlack Widow antidote is a red-colored synthetic gas stored in vials which acts as the antidote to the chemical mind-control that the Red Room employs on its Black Widows andTaskmaster, created by a rogue former Black Widow.Yelena Belova andNatasha Romanoff acquire the antidote in 2016 and use it to free various Widows.
TheHeart-shaped herb is aWakandan plant enriched through exposure tovibranium, giving it a glowing purple color. It is ingested in a ceremony by the new Black Panther, granting them superhuman abilities. It also allows for the communication with the dead in theAncestral Plane upon ingestion. After becoming King of Wakanda,N'Jadaka ingests the herb and orders the rest of the stocks to be incinerated. One of them is extracted byNakia, who uses it to healT'Challa. Shuri laters attempts to develop a synthetic Heart-shaped herb, eventually succeeding and allowing her to receive the same enhancements that N'Jadaka and T'Challa had acquired.
Pym Particles (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) are extradimensional subatomic particles capable of reducing or increasing the distance between atoms, allowing the user to shrink or grow. The formula for the particles was created byHank Pym and they appear in the form of a liquid stored in vials. They appear red when used to shrink and blue when used to grow. The particles also power Pym Discs and theWasp's blasters, and are used by theAvengers to time-travel via the Quantum Realm during theTime Heist.
TheSuper Soldier Serum (based on the Marvel Comics objectof the same name) is a serum used to enhance humans to the peak of human perfection. It was originally developed by Dr.Abraham Erskine and was given toJohann Schmidt (turning him into theRed Skull) andSteve Rogers (turning him intoCaptain America). After Erksine's death, numerous other versions of the serum are created with varying degrees of success. Hydra used a version of the serum to transform Bucky Barnes into theWinter Soldier, and later used variants of the serum taken from Howard Stark afterhis assassination to enhance other assassins as well, but the program fails and is shut down. Another serum was given toIsaiah Bradley by theU.S. government during theCold War, allowing him to confront and defeat the Winter Soldier in combat.Bruce Banner tried to replicate the serum usinggamma radiation as a substitute for vita radiation, turning him into the Hulk. Meanwhile, a more successful version of the serum was given toEmil Blonsky by the U.S. government, and Dr. Wilfred Nagel replicated the serum and gave them to thePower Broker until they were stolen byKarli Morgenthau and the Flag Smashers. Helmut Zemo later destroys all but one of the vials, which is taken byJohn Walker.
TheArc reactor is an energy source originally designed byHoward Stark andAnton Vanko, and later independently built by their sons,Tony andIvan. It was initially designed as part of an attempt to replicate theTesseract's energy based on Howard's study of the object. Tony Stark eventually builds two versions—a large industrial reactor for powering his machines at theStark Industries Headquarters, and a miniature version embedded in his chest to powerhis armor (also known as anRT) and prevent theshrapnel from reaching his heart. The first miniature version used apalladium core, although he later synthesizesa new element when the palladium begins to poison him. He continues to develop the reactor throughout the years (even after the shrapnel is removed from his body), with the final version containing nanobots that make up his armor. Ivan Vanko,James Rhodes, andPepper Potts also use arc reactors in their armors.Max Dillon from an alternate universe also briefly uses one before it is removed byOtto Octavius, also from an alternate universe and takes it back with him to his reality.[315]
B.A.R.F., which stands forBinarily Augmented Retro-Framing, is aholographic technology created byQuentin Beck during his time atStark Industries. Despite the technology's potential, Stark used the technology for therapeutic purposes and gave it a deliberately humorous name, humiliating and disgusting Beck. After he is fired for his unstable nature, Beck further developed the technology and equipped drones with advanced holographic projectors to create large monsters known asElementals.
Dum-E is Tony Stark'sautomatedhydraulic arm. Built by a young Stark in his father Howard's garage, it acts as his workshop assistant, and often "hands" him things, such as bringing his arc reactor when Stark was unable to reach it due to having his previous one stolen byObadiah Stane. However, Dum-E has also often been of annoyance to Stark.[316] In 2013, it is severely damaged byAldrich Killian's attack onhis mansion and later pulled out of the wreckage and hauled away by Stark. By 2024, it has been fully repaired and moved intoHappy Hogan's apartment.[317]
Kimoyo Beads are an advanced piece of technology developed byShuri and used inWakanda. They are made to serve a vast range of purposes according to the needs of the wearer, such as deprogrammingBucky Barnes.
Nick Fury's pager is apager belonging toNick Fury that was upgraded byCarol Danvers before she left Earth. With the new enhancements, it could now contact her no matter where she was in the galaxy, although he was only to use it in the event of an emergency. Nick Fury activates it for the first time in years duringthe Blip, prompting Danvers to return to Earth and meet the surviving Avengers.
Peter Quill's Walkman is aSony TPS-L2 Walkman given toPeter Quill by his mother,Meredith, when he was a child. It contained acassette tape titledAwesome Mix Vol. 1 which included a series of songs from the1960s and1970s, incorporated byGuardians of the Galaxy directorJames Gunn as "cultural reference points" to remind audiences of Quill's Earthly origins.[318][319] Deeply cherished by Quill, he happened to have his Walkman on him when abducted byYondu, which he continued to listen to during his adult years. Following theBattle of Xandar, Quill opens a gift from his mother, which is revealed to be anothermixtape titledAwesome Mix Vol. 2, described by Gunn as "better" and "more diverse" thanVol. 1.[320][321] After his Walkman is destroyed byEgo, Kraglin gives him aZune formerly owned by Yondu as a replacement, a scene whichMicrosoft was displeased with.[322][323]
TheQuantum Tunnel is an inter-dimensional gateway designed byHank Pym,Bill Foster, andElihas Starr to transport individuals to and from theQuantum Realm. Six versions of the tunnel have been created over time: the first incarnation was built by Pym, Foster, and Starr but was destroyed in an explosion; a second version of the tunnel was used by Pym andHope van Dyne to rescueJanet van Dyne from the Quantum Realm; a third version was placed insideLuis' van and used to sendScott Lang into the Quantum Realm to acquire quantum energy to healAva Starr; a fourth tunnel designed by Tony Stark, Bruce Banner, and Rocket was used by theAvengers to travel back in time to collect the sixInfinity Stones in alternate timelines; a fifth was created shortly after theBattle of Earth by Banner to sendSteve Rogers back in time to return theInfinity Stones andMjölnir back to their respective timelines; and a sixth tunnel was used byLeo Fitz,Jemma Simmons, andEnoch to travel across different timelines.
Redwing (based on the Marvel Comics animalof the same name), officially designated theStark Drone MK82 922 V 80Z V2 Prototype Unit V6,[324] is an advanceddrone used in combat andreconnaissance bySam Wilson. It was originally designed byStark Industries after Wilson joins theAvengers, and was equipped into hisEXO-7 Falcon suit. In 2023, Wilson acquires a new version of the drone along with a new combat suit, but the drone is destroyed byKarli Morgenthau. Wilson later uses a new version of the drone along withhis uniform as Captain America, both designed in Wakanda.
TheRegeneration Cradle is a piece of medical equipment created by Dr.Helen Cho that is able to heal serious injuries by grafting artificial tissue onto them.Clint Barton's life is saved through this treatment.Ultron later brainwashes Dr. Cho usingLoki's scepter into grafting the tissue to theMind Stone andvibranium to create a new body for himself. The Avengers intervene, and withThor's help, the new body is awoken and dubbed the "Vision".
TemPads are devices used by theTime Variance Authority (TVA) to travel through time. Their interface was inspired bySNES video games andGame Boys, withLoki directorKate Herron describing them as "the closest thing to our phones" that the TVA has.[325] The TemPads create Time Doors, amber-coloredinterdimensional portals used by the TVA to travel between alternate timelines to preserve the Sacred Timeline. They can also lead to Time Cells, where prisoners are forever stuck intime loops and the Doors are colored red.FuseFX, which provided the portals' visual effects for the first season ofLoki, explained that this color change was to reflect the amount of suffering whichLoki undergoes when inside the Time Cells.[326]
Thor's prosthetic eye is abionic eye that he wears in his left eye socket, replacing the organic one gouged out by Hela. He is given it by Rocket, who stole it from one of Yondu's Ravagers, Vorker, who takes the eye out when he sleeps. Rocket stored it in his rectum until giving it to Thor. The eye has a browniris, in contrast to Thor's natural blue eyes.
TheTime-Keepers (voiced byJonathan Majors[327] and based on the Marvel Comics charactersof the same name) were threeandroids created byHe Who Remains to pose as the creators of the Time Variance Authority (TVA). Believed to be alive by workers of the TVA, statues of them and their likenesses are featured in several locations throughout theTVA's headquarters. Majors voicing both the Time-Keepers and their controller He Who Remains is a reference toThe Wizard of Oz (1939).[327]
Tony Stark's glasses are a pair of technologically advanced sunglasses created by him. They are able to polarize and contain his AIF.R.I.D.A.Y. After his death, F.R.I.D.A.Y. is replaced byE.D.I.T.H., passing into the hands of Peter Parker. Parker passes them on to Quentin Beck, who uses them to better control his illusions, before reacquiring them in London.
TheUniversal Neural Teleportation Network[328] is the universal system for space travel. The system enables spaceships to travel through hexagonal-shaped wormholes known asjump points toinstantaneously travel between planetary systems.[329] According to Yondu, it is not healthy for amammalian lifeform to go through more than fifty jumps at once, which will result in extreme discomfort andtemporary disfigurement for those on board.[330] By 2024, aS.A.B.E.R. space station has been established outside Earth, near a jump point.[331]
Hubble photography inspired the visual effects of the Bifrost.[119]
TheBifröst Bridge (based on the Norse mythological locationof the same name), often simply referred to as theBifröst, is an energy that allows for near-instantaneous travel via awormhole, used primarily for travel within theNine Realms byAsgardians. The energy is harnessed using theRainbow Bridge, which connected toHiminbjörg.Loki intends to use this to destroyJotunheim, proving himself worthy of the throne to Odin, but his plans are foiled afterThor destroys the Rainbow Bridge. The Bridge is later repaired using theTesseract, but destroyed again duringRagnarok. The energy can also be generated throughdark magic and usingStormbreaker. Visual effects of the Bifröst inThor were influenced byHubble photography as well as other images of deep space,[119] and were done byBUF Compagnie andFuel VFX.[340][341]
TheContest of Champions (based on the Marvel Comics storylineof the same name) is a gladiator tournament held onSakaar by theGrandmaster. His tower displays models of the heads of past champions, which resembleMan-Thing,Ares,Bi-Beast, Dark-Crawler,Fin Fang Foom, andBeta Ray Bill from the comics in addition to theHulk.[350][351] Other gladiators include Thor,Korg, andMiek. Loki lands on the planet as well but is able to ingratiate himself with the Grandmaster and watches the games from his privatebox. When designing the gladiator arena on Sakaar forThor: Ragnarok, production designerDan Hennah studiedRoman gladiators and decided to go "all alien with it", surrounding the arena with "standing up bleachers".[117]
TheElementals (based on the Marvel Comics teamof the same name) are a series of illusions created by the use of projectors and drones used byQuentin Beck to wreak havoc across the world. To mask their nature, Beck claimed that the Elementals were superpowered entities from Earth-833 that emerged from an inter-dimensional rift caused by the Snap. This iteration consists of the Wind, Earth, Fire, and Water Elementals; who are modeled afterCyclone,Sandman,Molten Man, andHydro-Man respectively.[352] Quentin Beck, operating under the guise of Mysterio, claimed that they were born in a black hole and ravaged his reality of Earth-833. After Mysterio defeats the Wind and Earth Elementalsoff-screen, he goes on to fight the Water Elemental in Venice whileNick Fury andMaria Hill persuadeSpider-Man to help Mysterio defeat the Fire Elemental in Prague. After finding a holographic projector, Peter Parker andMJ learn the truth and are hunted down by Beck and his accomplices, who create an Elemental fusion monster to distract the world while he sets out to kill them. His plans are foiled when Spider-Man deactivates the drones.
TheEmergence is anapocalyptic event that results in a newCelestial being born after being incubated in aplanet's core for millennia while the planet'snative population flourishes on the surface. Once a planet's population reaches a suitable amount, the Celestial bursts through the planet'smantle andcrust, destroying its egg along with its inhabitants to propagate life elsewhere in the Universe.[353] A group of tenEternals are sent by the CelestialArishem to Earth to eradicate the invasiveDeviants and ensure the continual growth and advancement of Earth's population, but they instead develop a love for humanity and prevent the Emergence of the CelestialTiamut afterthe Blip temporarily delays the event.[354]
Surma person with arm scarification
Killmonger's scars are a series of around 3000 self-inflicted "crocodile scars" coveringErik "Killmonger" Stevens' body. Each one represents a confirmed kill from his time as an Americanblack opsNavy SEAL. The scars are intended to resemble the scar tattoos of theMursi andSurma tribes,[355] and consisted of 90 individually sculpted silicone molds that took two-and-a-half hours to apply.[356]Michael B. Jordan, who portrays Killmonger, had to sit in a sauna for two hours at the end of the day to remove the prosthetics when filmingBlack Panther.[185]
Look Out for the Little Guy is a memoir written byScott Lang sometime afterthe Blip, chronicling his adventures as anAvenger.[359][360] Lang spends much of his time post-Blip conductingbook signings, which infuriates his daughterCassie.[361][362] As part of aviral marketing campaign in promotion forAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,Hyperion Avenue announced it would publish a real-life version ofLook Out for the Little Guy in September 2023, featuring "over 20 short pieces exploring different aspects of [Lang]'s experiences" as a father and Avenger.[363] That book was written by authorRob Kutner andQuantumania screenwriterJeff Loveness.[364]
Mahd Wy'ry is apsychotic episode which affectsThena, causing her to seemingly lose control and attack her teammates. Mistakenly believed by the Eternals to be a form ofdementia affecting herperception of time due to her enormous amount of memory,Gilgamesh volunteers to be her guardian and livesoff-the-grid with her in Australia for hundreds of years.[365] The Eternals eventually learn that the condition is actually a result of Thena recalling memories from her past missions, which had supposedly been erased from their minds by Arishem.[163] Thena actressAngelina Jolie and herEternals co-starSalma Hayek found this element of the story moving, comparing the condition to women suffering frommental illnesses.[366]
Steve Rogers' notebook is a smallnotebook originally belonging toSteve Rogers which he used to keep a list of notable items, people, events, andpop culture elements which he missed during his time insuspended animation. The things noted on the list vary by the region whereCaptain America: The Winter Soldier was released.[375] Later, the notebook was passed on to Rogers' best friend,Bucky Barnes, who used it to keep a list of people whom he hadwronged duringhis time as the Winter Soldier.[376][377] Eventually, after Barnes finishes making amends with everyone on the list, he leaves the notebook with his therapist, Dr. Christina Raynor, thanking her for her help.[378]
WandaVision is a sitcom broadcast byWanda Maximoff in theWestview anomaly using herChaos Magic abilities. Set in the town ofWestview, New Jersey, the sitcom centered on Wanda Maximoff's family, which included theVision,Billy Maximoff, andTommy Maximoff. It also "starred"Agatha Harkness as Agnes,Ralph Bohner asPietro Maximoff,Monica Rambeau as Geraldine, Todd and Sharon Davis as Arthur and Mrs. Hart, Abilash Tandon as Norm, Harold and Sarah Proctor as Phil and Dottie Jones, John Collins as Herb, Isabel Matsueda as Beverly, an unknown actor as Dennis, andDarcy Lewis as an unnamed character. The show was ultimately "canceled" by Wanda (as described byTyler Hayward) after her actions were discovered by Vision and S.W.O.R.D. and she expanded the Hex to save Vision's "life".
TheWinter Soldier Book is a book formerly used byHydra which contained Russian trigger words that would activate their Winter Soldiers into deadly assassins when spoken. It was later discovered byHelmut Zemo and used to activate Barnes into the Winter Soldier, using the words from the book: "Longing, rusted, seventeen, daybreak, furnace, nine, benign, homecoming, one, freight car".[a] The trigger words' effect is eventually nullified after Barnes is healed in Wakanda.
TheKree–Skrull War (995 AD–present) (based on the Marvel Comics storylineof the same name) is an ongoing thousand-year-long conflict between theKree andSkrulls, with the Kree striving to wipe out the entire Skrull race.[379] In the 20th Century, the Kree scientistMar-Vell rebels and travels to Earth to help Skrull refugees escape from Kree forces and later assistsCarol Danvers.
TheCold War (1947–1991) was a period ofgeopolitical tension between the United States and theSoviet Union during which the U.S. experimented with the Super Soldier Serum on Black soldiers, resulting in the creation of the super-soldierIsaiah Bradley. Meanwhile, Hydra (having infiltrated the Soviet Union) establishes theWinter Soldier Program and theRed Room, transformingBucky Barnes andNatasha Romanoff into elite assassins.
Theassassination of Howard and Maria Stark (1991) was the murder ofHoward andMaria Stark by a brainwashed Bucky Barnes under Vasily Karpov's control on December 16, 1991, inLong Island, New York. When the couple are on their way tothe Pentagon, Barnes arrives on a motorcycle and slashes the front tire of their car, causing it to crash beforebeating Howard to death andstrangling Maria. The assassination is covered as a car crash, results inObadiah Stane assuming control ofStark Industries, and is used byHelmut Zemo to instigate tensions betweenTony Stark and Steve Rogers during theAvengers Civil War.
TheBattle of Sokovia (2015) was a battle in Sokovia between the Avengers and Ultron, with Ultron attempting to causehuman extinction by dropping the capital city of Sokovia on Earth. The plan is foiled after the city is destroyed by the Avengers, and Ultron is killed by theVision. In an alternate reality explored inthe eighth episode ofWhat If...?, Ultron successfully transfers his consciousness to Vision's body and gains the power of theInfinity Stones.[389]
TheBlip (2018–2023) was the five-year period between theextermination of half of all life in the universe by Thanos and their subsequent resurrection by Bruce Banner.[392] It manifested in the form of the mass disintegration of individual beings into ashes, while the reversal had the same ashes reforming into the previously deceased individuals, who mostly reappeared in the same location with no direct awareness of what occurred. TheGlobal Repatriation Council (GRC) is later set up to aid those displaced by the Blip, although many such as theFlag Smashers oppose their efforts.
TheBattle of Earth (2023) was a large-scale battle that took place in the ruins of theAvengers Compound between the Avengers,Guardians of the Galaxy,Masters of the Mystic Arts,Asgardians,Ravagers, andWakandans against alternate versions ofThanos and his army from 2014. After subduingTony Stark,Thor, andSteve Rogers, Thanos summons his army from theSanctuary II with the goal of acquiring the Nano Gauntlet, but is interrupted by the arrival of the restored Guardians, Asgardians, Ravagers, and Wakandans. The two sides clash, and the battle culminates with Stark sacrificing himself to disintegrate Thanos and his army.
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