All 4 New Scenes In Avengers Endgame: Encore, Ranked By Hype Level & Importance For Doomsday

Published Nov 14, 2026, 1:45 PM EST Cooper Hood is the Associate Editor for all new movie releases, in theaters and on streaming. In addition to writing articles about these titles and upcoming releases, he also oversees content planning for each, ensuring that ScreenRant continues to cover major releases for months after their release. He has written various reviews for ScreenRant that appear on Rotten Tomatoes, coordinated Oscars and San Diego Comic-Con coverage, appeared on CNN to talk about Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, and done select interviews with talent over the years. Avengers Endgame: Encore adds multiple new scenes to the end and credits of the original 2019 blockbuster with the sole purpose of setting up Avengers: Doomsday, but they are not equal. In some cases, the scenes feel unnecessary for the larger picture of the MCU or setting the stage for what is to come. However, some of Avengers Endgame: Encore's new scenes reveal major details and do an excellent job hyping up the Phase 6 event. That was the hope for everything the Endgame re-release would include, as messing with the Infinity Saga's near-perfect conclusion was a major risk. But, given the need to ramp up the feeling of the MCU building to Doom and bridge several stories together before Doomsday, it made sense for Marvel and the Russo brothers to adjust the last Avengers, especially with the directing duo hinting how important Endgame's ending is for what comes next. Rather than completely recut the 3-hour film, Avengers Endgame: Encore keeps its changes rather straightforward. There is an extended scene at the end, followed by Encore's three post-credits scenes. All the scenes, which the Russos have said were filmed specifically for the re-release and won't be included in Doomsday, hold some weight and significance for the 2026 film. But looking at the scenes individually, they don't all deliver the same level of excitement, nor do they all feel consequential for Avengers: Doomsday. That's why, in honor of Avengers Endgame: Encore releasing on Disney+, we're going to rank each scene based on how much hype they've created in fans and how important the content is, using factors like who is involved, what is shown, new details or cast members revealed, and more. Doctor Doom Forges His Mask The final new scene in Endgame Encore is the only one to actually show Doctor Doom. Coming at the tail end of the credits, milliseconds of footage flash onto the screen three times as the sound of a hammer striking metal occurs. The sound was originally included in Avengers: Endgame's credits as a callback to Iron Man forging his Mark-I armor, but it takes on a new meaning as we see Victor von Doom forging his metal mask. The scene gets some credit for including a close-up look at Robert Downey Jr. in the villain's excellently designed mask. However, it has the least amount of footage overall, limiting the impact it can leave. We already knew Doom was in the movie and had seen his costume before, so seeing him forge his mask really isn't that exciting. It creates more questions than anything by establishing another parallel between RDJ's Doom and Iron Man. The decision to rewrite Endgame's audible credits tease is clever, but it also very clearly feels like a retcon. This wasn't the original intent of the sound in 2019, and it's only because of how significantly the MCU had to shift its Multiverse Saga plans that this could've happened. Without more substance and a lack of new details, Encore's Doom-focused scene is easily the least important and least effective in generating hype for Doomsday. Loki Offers To Help Steve Rogers & Peggy Carter The very first piece of new footage in Encore is the additional scene tacked onto Avengers: Endgame's ending. Rather than Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter's dance act as a tease of the happy life they have together afterward, it is interrupted by Loki. He arrives in his TVA attire and says that he can help both of them. Steve is understandably surprised and confused to see the Avengers' original villain standing before him. Loki, Steve, and Peggy's involvement in Doomsday was already confirmed before this scene, but the footage is significant for linking them together. The suggestion is that Loki helps Steve and Peggy start a new life where they are supposed to be safe from the TVA and not cause any damage to the multiverse. Presumably, this will be done by moving them to a new universe, which is where they spend years together and have a child. What this scene may lack in terms of major reveals, it makes up for in sheer importance. Anthony Russo confirmed in an interview (via X) that Steve's decision to go back to Peggy is "where Doomsday is born." This is the inciting incident for the entire movie, suggesting that Steve going to Peggy, and Loki helping them, is directly tied to Doom's motivation and, ultimately, a cause for the multiverse collapsing. It's much more meaningful and exciting than Doom's mask being forged. The TVA Watches The Multiverse Collapsing Loki and Steve's reunion may be fun, but it doesn't come close to matching the hype levels generated by Endgame Encore's scene of the TVA. The footage is set entirely at the multiversal agency's headquarters and shows what they experience as the multiple incursions start to happen all at once, signifying the end of the multiverse as they know it. This scene gets a high ranking thanks to how well it sets the stage for Doomsday's story. Even though it doesn't show what it's like to experience an incursion, the stakes feel high, and the danger is clear. The entire TVA is filled with panic, and that feeling translates to viewers. It quickly establishes the magnitude of the upcoming story, all while teasing multiple Earths being destroyed and the great lengths some have taken to keep their world safe. It's also just exciting to see Mobius, Oroborous, and Casey together again after Loki season 2. They were not previously known to be in Doomsday, and even though this scene might not be in the final edit, Marvel didn't have these actors all come to set just to film this moment. The universe-destroying events they witness suggest a highly anticipated reunion with Loki could come. Overall, the footage is worthy of the top spot on this list based on its importance to Doomsday's story and how exciting it makes the movie feel. It only comes in second place due to a scene that barely edges it out in both departments. Doctor Doom Collects Hulk The best and most exciting of Endgame Encore's new scenes has to be Bruce Banner being taken by Doctor Doom. The scene is set after Spider-Man: Brand New Day's ending, acting as the movie's true post-credits, and shows Bruce in an underground bunker to stop Hulk from getting out or anyone else from getting in. However, that all changes when Doom transports himself into the room and collects the founding Avengers member. Up until this moment, Hulk was not confirmed to be in Doomsday. And while the Russo brothers strangely opted not to confirm Hulk's role in the film in follow-up interviews, Mark Ruffalo's character not appearing would be a total shock. Hulk's return in any capacity is exciting enough, but Doom taking him increases the hype further. It appears Hulk will fight on Doom's side at some point in Doomsday, making him some extra muscle for the villain to deploy against the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and X-Men. Hulk's role might not be that large in Doomsday, but the significance of him being in it at all is massive. It ties into VisionQuest's post-credits scene where Doom resurrects Scarlet Witch. Instead of Doom acting alone, all signs point to Wanda and Hulk having the Latverian villain's back. That revelation is bigger than the creation of Doom's mask, Loki helping Steve, seeing the TVA respond to incursions, or anything else in the Avengers Endgame: Encore scenes, as far as what it means for Avengers: Doomsday. It puts the film's main villain and his plan in a completely new light, teasing us with the tantalizing prospect of a villainous Hulk once again. Avengers: Endgame Encore Release Date September 25, 2026 Runtime 185 Minutes Avengers: Doomsday Release Date December 18, 2026 Runtime 165 Minutes Cast Reed Richards / Mr. Fantastic Vanessa Kirby Sue Storm / Invisible Woman Avengers: Doomsday is the fifth Avengers film and kicks off Phase 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A stacked cast of heroes both new and old to the MCU — including members of the X-Men — will face off against Victor von Doom, revealed at San Diego Comic-Con in 2024 to be played by a returning Robert Downey Jr.