TheMarvel Cinematic Universeexpanded a lot during its Multiverse Saga, and there are many recently introduced characters that need to return before this chapter of the franchise is over.A couple of theMCU’s best movieshave come out amid the Multiverse Saga, such asSpider-Man: No Way HomeandDeadpool & Wolverine. While the overall saga has had its issues, it introduced exciting new characters and storylines.
Sadly, many of those characters do not have a set project to return in. The list ranges from street-level heroes to multiverse additions and more. TheMCU’s Multiverse Sagashould come to an end with2027’sAvengers: Secret Wars, the major event that is rumored to reboot the franchise as it did in the comics. If that were to happen,there is no telling which new characters the MCU would keep or not, and so there are some that need to return before the Multiverse Saga is over.
10Echo
Last Appeared In Echo (2024)
First up is Echo. The character debuted inHawkeye, serving as a villain whoworked for Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin. The MCU has further built the connection between the two by giving Maya Lopez her own series. The character has changed the franchise in a key way, being the first to lead a mature project in the MCU.
She would make for a good new member of the Thunderbolts team after their debut movie or a guest star inDaredevil: Born Again.
Disney+‘sEchowas the first TV-MA series by Marvel Studios, which was then followed byDeadpool & Wolverinebeing the franchise’s first R-rated movie. Alaqua Cox showed even more nuance in the role, her charisma, and her action prowess in the violent MCU series. Echo has quickly grown into an interesting player for the MCU’s street-level stories due to her unpredictability, and she would make for a good new member of the Thunderbolts team after their debut movie or a guest star inDaredevil: Born Again.
9She-Hulk
Last Appeared In She-Hulk: Attorney At Law (2022)
Jennifer Walters, aka She-Hulk, is one of the MCU’s most exciting new additions. The characterbrought a Hulk-related project to the MCU for the first time since 2008’sThe Incredible Hulk. WhileShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawhad its faults, Tatiana Maslany’s performance as Jen/She-Hulk was not one of them in the slightest. The actress was a delight in the role, and She-Hulk would be a great player for multiple projects.
With better CGI, She-Hulk could also be a standout in the next two Avengers movies.
Due to the series’ divisive reception and the lofty budget needed for the hero’s VFX, it isunlikely thatShe-Hulk: Attorney at Lawwill be renewed for season 2. However, the character could still appear on the small screen, as Jen’s chemistry with Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock could lead to a surprise role in one ofDaredevil: Born Again’s seasons. With better CGI, She-Hulk could also be a standout in the next two Avengers movies.
8Ms. Marvel
Last Appeared In The Marvels (2023)
Iman Vellani’s Kamala Khan isquickly rising to become one of the MCU’s best characters. Ms. Marvel is extremely fun to watch, with Kamala being as excited about the MCU’s many superheroes as fans are. Vellani delivered a charming performance in Disney+‘sMs. Marvel, which set her up for even bigger adventures in the MCU, complete with thetease of an X-Men future.
After the MCU revealed Kamala Khan has the mutant gene, Ms. Marvel was revealed to be a mutant in the comics and joined the X-Men in a run written by Iman Vellani.
After that, Kamala was part of a fun dynamic with Captain Marvel and Monica Rambeau inThe Marvels, which showed that Vellani excels in the role on both TV and movies. The character has immense potential, withthe MCU making her the founder of the Young Avengers team, even if not yet named, as she started the recruitment process in one ofThe Marvels’ post-credits scenes. Kamala is low on the list due to her having appeared recently.
7Kate Bishop
While Hailee Steinfeld’s Kate Bishop also appeared recently, the cameo nature of the role was not enough forone of the MCU’s replacements for the original Avengers. Steinfeld stole the show on Disney+‘sHawkeye, with her quips and vibrant energy being excellent in contrast to Jeremy Renner’s veteran Hawkeye. Kate Bishop and Clint Barton make a great team, and seeing them together again before Renner likely bows out of the MCU after the Multiverse Saga is a must.
Steinfeld has an Oscar nomination and many hit movies and series under her belt. The actress could easily continue to lead theHawkeyeseries on her own for season 2 and beyond if Renner is not involved. Adding to that,Kate Bishop has been recruited by Ms. Marvel to join what should be the Young Avengers. Before the Multiverse Saga ends, the team has to assemble, hopefully helping the new Avengers in the team’s next two films.
6Moon Knight
Last Appeared In Moon Knight (2022)
Oscar Isaac is one of the biggest names to have joined the MCU during the Multiverse Saga. While not as violent as Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige had touted it to be. Disney+‘sMoon Knightwas darker and more mature than a lot of the other MCU projects. The series introduced a new side of the franchise, butMoon Knightseason 2 has yet to be confirmed.
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WhileMoon Knight is coming back inWhat If…?season 3, there has been no confirmation about Isaac’s live-action return to the franchise. The character could be a good player in other street-level MCU projects, such asDaredevil: Born Againor perhapsSpider-Man 4, if the latter goes in the direction thatSpider-Man: No Way Homeset up. Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockley still have much to resolve among themselves, and Moon Knight could be a key member of the Midnight Sons, a supernatural team that is looking increasingly likely for the MCU.
5Clea
Last Appeared In Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)
Charlize Theron made ashocking debut in the mid-credits scene ofDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Clea is an extremely powerful character in the comics, having served as the Marvel Universe’s Sorcerer Supreme. She has been romantically linked to Doctor Strange in the comics and is the niece of none other than Dormammu, the ruler of the Dark Dimension who Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange outsmarted in his MCU debut.
Incursions are events that happen when two universes collide, with one or both being destroyed.
Theron’s Clea has only appeared in a very short scene so far, which is not nearly enough for such a major character. Thankfully, she should return to play a big role in the MCU’s Multiverse Saga, asClea recruited Doctor Strange to help her stop an incursionthat he had accidentally created. Be it inDoctor Strange 3and/or the next Avengers movies, Theron’s Clea will return.
4Eros
Last Appeared In Eternals (2021)
Harry Styles joining the MCU was one of the biggest surprises of the Multiverse Saga. The popular singer/actor was cast in a role that has immense potential, as Styles gives life to Eros, aka Starfox, who isThanos’ half-brother. AfterJosh Brolin teased that Thanos could return to the MCU, Marvel might have plans to explore Eros and the Mad Titans’ upbringing.
Styles' Eros could also try to stop Thanos' resurrection. In the comics, there is a storyline that seesStarfox become the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxyas he tries to stop his evil brother from coming back to life. WithEternals 2looking unlikelyafter the first movie bombed at the box office, Eros could continue his MCU story with the new Guardians of the Galaxy team Marvel set up.
3Deadpool And Wolverine
Last Appeared In Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
Now for a joint entry, the MCU needs to have another Deadpool and Wolverine team-up before the Multiverse Saga is over. Hugh Jackman shockingly agreed to come back to the role, and as the actor islikely too old for the MCU’s X-Men reboot, Marvel has to use him the most it can before then. As such, Wolverine could play a key role in the next two Avengers movies.
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Of course, that needs to happen alongside Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool. The record-breaking success ofDeadpool & Wolverineshows just how well the duo works together. That could even lead toReynolds’Deadpool 4, which has to happen at this point, becoming aDeadpool & Wolverinesequel that makes good use of Jackman’s Wolverine while the character is still around.The MCU movie’s Deadpool moment with Thor also has to be paid off in the Avengers films.
2The Void’s Resistance
Deadpool & Wolverinealso featured other characters that the MCU should bring back while the Multiverse Saga is not over. The Void’s Resistance team consisted of multiverse characters who worked well together. Whilethe 19-year-old Dafne Keen could continue in the MCU as X-23, the rest of the Resistance members are very unlikely to do so, even if fans want Channing Tatum’s Gambit to be back full-time.
As such, a role in one of the MCU’s upcoming multiverse projects is how all members of the Resistance could appear one more time.Avengers: Secret Warsis the most likely project to feature the heroes, as it should have the largest cast the MCU has ever seen, with multiverse and MCU characters alike. Chris Evans could even return as a Johnny Storm variant and properly appear alongside the team, which he never did inDeadpool & Wolverine.
1Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Men
Last Appeared In Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Finally, the characters introduced to the MCU during the Multiverse Saga that need to return the most before it is over are Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s versions of Spider-Man. After leading their own Spider-Man franchises,the duo came into the MCU to play supporting roles inSpider-Man: No Way Home, working in favor of the development of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker.
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The Spider-Man movie turned out to be the highest-grossing superhero solo movie of all time,nearly breaking the $2 billion barrier. Given its box office success, it is very likely that Marvel and Sony will bring back Tobey and Andrew, perhaps even inHolland’sSpider-Man 4. Given how the characters coming to the MCU depends on the multiverse, the studios should take the opportunity to use Maguire and Garifeld’s Spider-Men as much as they can before the Multiverse Saga ends, and theirMCUappearances with it.
Marvel’s Echo
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Alaqua Cox returns as the anti-hero Maya Lopez in Marvel’s Echo, one of the street-level MCU’s Disney+ series that take place during the Multiverse Saga. After her confrontation with Clint Barton and Kate Bishop in Phase 4’s Hawkeye, the titular Echo returns to her hometown and reconnects with her Native American heritage.
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
Tatiana Maslany stars as Jennifer Walters, AKA She-Hulk in Marvel’s Disney+ TV seriesShe-Hulk: Attorney at Law.She-Hulkis a half-hour comedy series that follows the story of Jennifer Walters, Bruce Banner/Hulk’s cousin. Jennifer is an attorney who must juggle her life alongside being a 6-foot-7-inch hulk. Unlike her cousin, Jennifer is capable of managing her transformation at will. With these newfound powers, Jennifer will head-up a new superhero division at an opposing law firm while trying to learn what it means to be a hero. Additional casting includes Mark Ruffalo, reprising his role as Bruce Banner/ The Hulk, with Tim Roth joining the cast as Emil Blonsky/Abomination, the villain who originally appeared inThe Incredible Hulkfilm.She-Hulk: Attorney at Lawis a part of the MCU’s Phase 4 and originally aired in August 2022.
The Marvels
The Marvels follows Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel, whose powers entwine with Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan and S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. As unintended consequences destabilize the universe, the trio must collaborate to navigate a new threat linked to a Kree revolutionary and an anomalous wormhole.
Moon Knight
Moon Knight stars Oscar Isaac as Steven Grant, a gift-shop employee in London who discovers he has dissociative identity disorder. He shares a body with Marc Spector and together, they travel to Egypt to uncover a deadly mystery surrounding the gods.Moon Knightconsisted of six episodes and was the fifth live-action TV show in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Phase 4. Also starring in the series is Ethan Hawke as the villainous Arthur Harrow and May Calamawy as Layla El-Faouly.
Doctor Strange In the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness follows Doctor Strange as he navigates diverse and perilous alternate realities in the Multiverse with the aid of mystical allies. Directed by Sam Raimi, this installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe introduces a mysterious new adversary.
Eternals
Eternals, directed by Chloé Zhao, follows a group of ancient aliens who have secretly lived on Earth for thousands of years. The film explores their reunion in the face of an unexpected tragedy and the threat posed by their age-old adversaries, the Deviants. Released in 2021, the film expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Deadpool & Wolverine
A follow-up to the highly successful Deadpool and Deadpool 2 films starring Ryan Reynolds as the Merc with a Mouth. The third film will be the first in the franchise to be developed under the Marvel Studios banner following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox.
Spider-Man: No Way Home
For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the trials and tribulations of being a superhero. In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Peter Parker (Tom Holland) asks for help from Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) when his identity becomes a problem for the ones he loves. Unfortunately, when the spell goes wrong, Spider-Man will now have to face off with villains such as Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina) and Electro (Jamie Foxx) as Peter finally comes to terms that he can’t run from being Spider-Man. Supported by his close friends and help from an unexpected place (or multiverse), Spider-Man will go toe-to-toe with some of the most legendary foes in his storied history.
