Avengers: Infinity War - 23 WTF Moments

9. Red Skull Returns

Red Skull
Marvel Studios

It might have fit the story beautifully, but the return of Red Skull as the guardian of the Soul Stone was a legitimately shocking moment. Not only was it one of the best-protected spoilers in the history of comic book movies, but it was as strange and wonderful as you'd like from a film explaining the mythology of the Stone.

It might not have been Hugo Weaving behind the character - he was reportedly unhappy with playing Red Skull after The First Avengers - but The Walking Dead's Ross Marquand who is famed for his celebrity micro-impressions. He's clearly also very good at full impressions as he does a very passable Weaving for the most part.

This was both shocking and the perfect way to tie up his arc after his disappearance in the first Cap movie.

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