12 Biggest Genuine Shocks In MCU History
1. The Return Of The Red Skull
It would take something incredibly special to be more shocking than the infamous Trevor Slattery reveal, but fortunately Avengers: Infinity War provided a moment that absolutely no one could have predicted. And what a moment it was.
After Thanos had forced the information out of Gamora and Nebula in reference to the whereabouts of the Soul Stone, he and his favourite daughter made the trip to Vormir. They were met by a mysterious hooded figure, ominously appearing from out of the shadows.
Down came the hood to reveal the face of the Red Skull, and fans just lost it. There had been countless theories, rumours, and spoilers swirling around the fandom in the run-up to Avengers: Infinity War, and not one single one contained the words Red or Skull.
Johann Schmidt hadn’t been seen since the Tesseract swallowed him up at the end of The First Avenger, and looking back it makes sense that he had that connection to the Infinity Stones. Even so, that return is easily the most surprising of any MCU return to date, and it will have to take something special to beat it in the future.