MCU: 10 Most Shocking Moments In Marvel Movies So Far

8. Enter Thanos

Quicksilver Death
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The first Avengers film is memorable for many reasons: there was death obviously, but it’s also the first time we saw New York City truly ripped apart and Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow and Hulk all teaming up.

The biggest moment of the film arguably comes in the form of its post-credits scene. Enter Thanos, the biggest comic book movie villain of all time and the main antagonist of the long-gestating Avengers: Infinity War.

Introducing Thanos was shocking enough, particularly as it turned out he was behind Loki’s acts of villainy, and the Mad Titan being on the big screen represented a marker that the MCU has been working towards ever since. It was a pin in a map and Marvel’s way of saying "keep watching, there's a big pay off coming."

But it was equally shocking to see he was already plotting the Avengers’ downfall. Six years on from his first cameo and the world is set to finally see what havoc he will wreck with the Infinity stones in his possession.

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