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Since they first formed in Phase 1 of theMCU , Marvel Studios’Avengersteam has face ten sinewy villains . The Avengers first follow together under the watchful middle of Nick Fury and SHIELD in 2012’sThe Avengers , originally comprising Iron Man , Captain America , Thor , the Hulk , Black Widow and Hawkeye . In the year since saving New York City , the Avengers underwent huge change , with new superheroes fall in the roster , and old-timer departing under various circumstances . In the Wake Island ofAvengers : Endgame , the position of the team remains unclear , but theAvengers are expected to reappear in the MCUvery soon .
The Avengers have been the national of four ofMarvel Studios ' most successful MCU projects : 2012’sThe Avengers , 2015’sAvengers : Age of Ultron , 2018’sAvengers : Infinity War , and 2019’sAvengers : Endgame . Each of these projects , as well as 2016’sCaptain America : Civil War , ascertain the Avengers team go up against some of the MCU ’s strongest and most grievous villains . In total , the Avengers have battled ten wildly different foes in the MCU , with some manage to succeed in defeating the squad , though the Avengers always find a way to bounce back , just as they will in the MCU ’s Phase 6 .
Some MCU villains are so memorable but because they are genuinely terrifying , carry on to fuel nightmares long after their supposed defeat .
10Loki Was The Avengers’ First Villain
The Avengers (2012)
After Tom Hiddleston debut as the Asgardian God of Mischief in 2011’sThor , the designing villain became the first prescribed adversary of theMCU ’s Avengers teamin 2012’sThe Avengers . work on for the Mad Titan , Thanos , Loki traveled to Earth to acquire the Tesseract and allow Thanos ' Chitauri and Leviathan U. S. Army to intrude on . The Avengers banded together to cross Loki ’s design , with Iron Man landing the terminal blow by destroy Thanos ' fleet , while the Hulk pummeled Loki himself .
Where Is Loki In The MCU Now?
9The Avengers Battled HYDRA Forces Across The Globe
Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)
HYDRA is more commonly cognise as the antipathetical opposite to SHIELD , bringing the organization into struggle with Steve Rogers ' Captain America inCaptain America : The First AvengerandCaptain America : The Winter Soldier . However , Avengers : Age of Ultronopened with the full Avengers team banding together to bring down aHYDRA fastness in Sokovia . The team easily dispatched of HYDRA ’s soldiers , and make out to take down Baron Von Strucker , though not without a few mishaps and hair-raising vision along the agency .
Where Is HYDRA In The MCU Now?
Although HYDRA played a pivotal character inMarvel Television’sAgents of SHIELD , the organization has n’t been figure in the MCU ’s independent continuity since Mitchell Carson ’s visual aspect in 2015’sAnt - Man . This seems to imply that HYDRA is now completely defunct in the MCU . This suggests Captain America and the Avengers ' action inThe Winter SoldierandAge of Ultronperhaps had a Brobdingnagian impact on the stability of the administration .
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8Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver Started As Powerful Avengers Villains
Although bothWanda Maximoff ’s Scarlet Witch and Pietro Maximoff ’s Quicksilvereventually became allies to the Avengers team , the Sokovian twins were ab initio introduce as underage antagonists inAvengers : Age of Ultron . First working alongside HYDRA to control the Avengers in Sokovia , and subsequently partnering with Ultron to battle the Avengers , the Maximoff twins ' blood feud against Tony Stark fueled their entire MCU story . The Scarlet Witch by and by reverted to her villainous roots in the MCU ’s Phase 4 .
Where Are Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver In The MCU Now?
avenger : Age of Ultrontragically mark the demise of Aaron Taylor - Johnson ’s Quicksilver , as the speedster sacrifice his animation to save Hawkeye . Elizabeth Olsen ’s Wanda , on the other hand , became an Avenger , but her collective sorrow over the year took its toll . WandaVisionandDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesssaw the Scarlet Witch imprison an intact town , before dun across the multiverse in search of her children , ultimately climax in her excited sacrifice .
Marvel Studios already revealed just how the Scarlet Witch can return to the MCU , despite her end in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness .
7Ultron Was A Product Of The Avengers’ Own Making
While HYDRA , the Scarlet Witch , and Quicksilver all played a villainous role in the Avengers ' 2d outing , the artificial intelligence Ultron was the squad ’s most powerful enemy inAvengers : Age of Ultron . Tony Stark and Bruce Banner created Ultronby combine the Mind Stone and JARVIS in an effort to fetch about"peace in our time,“but for Ultron , this pacification meant eradicating the Avengers . Ultron plan to provide humanity extinct using Sokovia as a meteor , allowing his metallic element ground forces to assume control of the Earth .
Where Is Ultron In The MCU Now?
Despite being one of the Avengers ' most imposing threats , Ultron proved no catch for the Avengers team , particularly after the Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver joined their ranks . Ultron was defeat , and his plan was thwarted , but not without consequences . An alternating interlingual rendition of Ultron appeared inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , though this Ultron , used to protectEarth-838 ’s Illuminati , had been successful .
Ultron has been rumored to be return to the MCU in Marvel Studios’Armor Wars , but this has yet to be confirm .
6Crossbones Was A Minor Threat To Captain America’s Avengers
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
A new Avengers argumentation - up was show inAge of Ultron , and this team had one of its first deputation inCaptain America : Civil War . Comprising Captain America , Black Widow , the Scarlet Witch and the Falcon , this Avengers squad trackedFrank Grillo ’s Brock Rumlow , now operating as Crossbones , to Lagos , where he planned to steal a biological weapon . Rumlow was out as a HYDRA agent inside SHIELD inThe Winter Soldier , and was teased as a bigger scoundrel for the sequel , but was squander .
Where Is Crossbones In The MCU Now?
While Black Widow regain the stolen biological weapon , Steve Rogers push Rumlow in the streets of Lagos . However , when Crossbones tried to blow himself and Captain America up , Wanda Maximoff contained the blast in a force - field , but unwittingly diverted the explosion to a nearby construction . Crossbones ' expiry has been controversialin the years sinceCivil War , though Grillo did repeat the role duringAvengers : Endgame’sTime stickup .
5The Winter Soldier’s Mind-Control Made Him A Formidable Avengers Villain
By the timeCaptain America : Civil Warreleased , Sebastian Stan ’s Bucky Barneshad renounced his role as the Winter Soldier . However , his HYDRA conditioning was unfortunately still intact , which allowed Zemo to unlock the brutal tops soldier within , and take him at the Avengers . The Avengers banded together to battle the Winter Soldier in the Joint Counter Terrorist Center building in Berlin . Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson ’s shelter of Barnes contributed to the Avengers ' own battle by and by on .
Where Is The Winter Soldier In The MCU Now?
Marvel Studios ' first Thunderbolts squad contain Bucky Barnes ' Winter Soldier , Yelena Belova ’s Black Widow , Alexei Shostakov ’s Red Guardian , Ava Starr ’s Ghost , John Walker ’s US Agent , Antonia Dreykov ’s Taskmaster , and Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine .
4Baron Zemo Managed To Divide The Avengers Team
Daniel Brühl ’s Baron Helmut Zemois one of the MCU ’s most interesting villains , as he knew he did n’t have the physical durability to vote out the Avengers , so used use instead . Zemo was a member of EKO Scorpion , the Sokovian Special Forces , who seek revenge on the Avengers after Sokovia ’s and the decease of his syndicate . Zemo ’s programme involved revealing Bucky Barnes had killed Tony Stark ’s parents , which divided the Avengers , and had a lasting impact on the team .
Where Is Baron Zemo In The MCU Now?
Although he planned to kill himself after enacting his plan against the Avengers , Baron Zemo was spared by T’Challa ’s Black Panther inCaptain America : Civil War . He was put behind bars , butBucky Barnes and Sam Wilsonhelped him escape inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierto employ his resource against the Flag Smashers . in the end , Zemo was imprisoned once again , but in the Raft , making his means of escape even more hard .
Marvel ’s Thunderbolts is missing a key team member from the Marvel Comics reading of the squad , but it wee perfect sense for the MCU version of him .
3The Avengers Battled Each Other During Civil War
Perhaps the greatest adversaries to the Avengers inCaptain America : Civil Warwere each other . Baron Zemo ’s plan to couch Bucky Barnes for an attack on the United Nations make crack within the squad , while the division over the Sokovia Accords , and Steve Rogers ' protection of Barnes seal the heap . Civil Warfeatured an epic conflict betweenTeam Cap and Team Iron Manat Leipzig / Halle Airport in Germany , and this struggle bear on in Siberia , culminate in Captain America almost killing Iron Man .
Where Are The Avengers In The MCU Now?
In the aftermath ofCivil War , Rogers , Sam Wilson , Barnes and Natasha Romanoff became fugitive from the United States . However , they all returned inAvengers : eternity Warto contend Thanos , which proved abortive . retaliator : Endgameearned practiced issue , but mark the last time the MCU ’s Avengers have been seen . Anew Avengers teamis expected to take form soon , perhaps inCaptain America : Brave New WorldorAvengers 5 .
Team Cap
Team Iron Man
Steve Rogers ' Captain America
Tony Stark ’s Iron Man
Sam Wilson ’s Falcon
James " Rhodey " Rhodes ' War Machine
Bucky Barnes ' Winter Soldier
T’Challa ’s Black Panther
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Clint Barton ’s Hawkeye
Natasha Romanoff ’s Black Widow
Scott Lang ’s Ant - homo
Peter Parker ’s Spider - Man
Wanda Maximoff ’s Scarlet Witch
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2The Black Order Fought The Separated Members Of The Avengers
Avengers: Infinity War (2018) & Avengers: Endgame (2019)
Avengers : Infinity Warfinally saw Thanos congeal out to hoard the six Infinity Stones , but he could n’t get them all alone . Instead , he place his adopted nipper : Proxima Midnight , Corvus Glaive , Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian , dubbedthe Black Order , to retrieve several of the Infinity Stones for him . This bring them into conflict with the Avengers , specifically Vision and the Scarlet Witch , who had the Mind Stone , and Doctor Strange , Iron Man , Bruce Banner and Wong , who protect the Time Stone .
Where Is The Black Order In The MCU Now?
Each member of the Black Order was killed inInfinity War , but the team return inAvengers : Endgamethanks to Tony Stark ’s time travelling technology . This version of the Black Order travel with Thanos from 2014 to fight during the Battle of Earth , but , again , this cease badly for them . Either the Black Order were kill in conflict , or eradicated thanks to Iron Man using the Infinity Stones .
1Thanos Posed The Greatest Threat To The Universe
Josh Brolin ’s Thanos was theAvengers ' most significant villain . Thanos was teased inThe Avengers , Guardians of the GalaxyandAge of Ultron , but formally begin his quest to convey balance to the universe inAvengers : Infinity War . In separate sequences , Thanos defeated the Guardians of the Galaxy on Knowhere , sacrificed Gamora on Vormir , defend the Avengers on Titan , and eliminated the rest in Wakanda , finally succeeding in pass over out half the population ’s population .
Where Is Thanos In The MCU Now?
Thanos was killed in the initiative ofAvengers : Endgame , but the world was still leave behind devastate by his actions inInfinity War . After embarking on the Time Heist , the Avengers reversed Thanos ' devastating snap , but allow for 2014 ’s excited Titan to travel to the present 24-hour interval . TheAvengersfought Thanos again inAvengers : Endgame’sepic final conflict , with Iron Man ultimately landing the final blow by emotionally sacrificing his own life to eradicate Thanos and his USA .
forthcoming MCU Movies
Release Date
Deadpool & Wolverine
July 26 , 2024
Captain America : Brave New World
February 14 , 2025
Thunderbolts *
May 5 , 2025
The Fantastic Four
July 25 , 2025
Blade
November 7 , 2025
retaliator 5
May 1 , 2026
Avengers : orphic Wars
May 7 , 2027
