We're 12 films, four shows, and five One-Shots into the Marvel Cinematic Universe now, with countless characters big and small having been introduced since its inception in 2008. Nearly every single project that's come out of the MCU to date has featured Easter eggs about characters from the comics that fans will likely never actually see make it into the massive franchise. Merely existing to give nods to the fans rather than acting as confirmation that they do, in fact, exist in a world that's populated by Avengers, Defenders, and Guardians of the Galaxy. However, every so often, comic characters do make the leap to the MCU, often flying under the radar thanks to being so loosely adapted from their comic counterparts as to be almost unrecognizable. Other times, references transcend merely winking at fans, explicitly confirming that these characters are actually around somewhere out there, even if we may never actually get to see them. With so much coming down the pipeline this year, let's take a moment for a spoiler-filled look back at all the projects we've gotten so far to dig up some of the most obscure, unidentifiable, or just plain easy to miss characters who've made the leap from page to screen in some form or another. Diehard fans of the MCU may know some or all of these, but for the casual observer, here are 10 comic characters you totally forgot definitely exist in the Marvel Cinematic Universe...
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