The 10 Best MCU Character Entrances of All Time, Ranked

Image via Marvel Studios Published Aug 25, 2026, 7:15 PM EDT Eddie Possehl is a dynamic and driven writer/director with a passion for the written word and all things film, television, comics, and games. His passion for storytelling led him to establish his own production company in hopes of achieving his dreams. His dedication to his craft has attracted renowned talent like Yuri Lowenthal to collaborate with him on his projects. As he grows and improves, Eddie is a shining example of a self-starter. Sign in to your Collider account If the Marvel Cinematic Universe is good at one thing, it's what people modernly call "hype moments and aura"—specifically character entrances in their films. A good character entrance can go down as one of the best scenes in the movie they're featured in. Audiences love to clap and cheer at MCU films in theaters, and character introductions are commonly what get said cheers. While The Avengers movies typically get the best entrances, there are plenty of movies across the entire MCU that have amazing moments like this. Whether it be part of what people consider "Avengers 2.5", a The Avengers entry, or a solo film, everyone loves a good character moment, and these, without a doubt, are the best of the best. 10 A Gladiator Enters: 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017) Image via Marvel Studios One of the best additions to Thor: Ragnarok is none other than the Strongest Avenger himself, The Hulk (Mark Ruffalo). After his disappearance at the end of Avengers: Age of Ultron, fans wondered where he possibly ended up in his rogue Quinjet, and Thor: Ragnarok finally answered that with his big entrance into the Grandmaster's (Jeff Goldblum) arena. What makes this entrance even better is that it gets viewers excited, but immediately makes them laugh, too, thanks to Thor's (Chris Hemsworth) reaction. He cheers in joy, and when people are confused, he says, "He's a friend from work!" What makes this moment even more special, though, is the fact that this hilarious line—one that has become a fan favorite—was actually suggested by a Make-A-Wish kid visiting set that day, as confirmed by Chris Hemsworth himself. 9 The Other Spiders of the Multiverse: 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' (2021) Image via Sony Pictures Releasing Spider-Man: No Way Home does not typically get the credit it deserves for getting people back out to movie theaters after the world's pandemic at the beginning of the 2020s. One of the things that brought a lot of people out was the return of villains from past Spider-Man franchises, with rumors that the past Spider-Men themselves could be returning, too. Well, when they finally did make their appearances in Spider-Man: No Way Home, they ended up being some of the coolest character entrances in the MCU. When Ned Leeds (Jacob Batalon) attempts to use Doctor Strange's (Benedict Cumberbatch) Sling Ring, he tries to call on Peter Parker (Tom Holland), but ends up reaching the wrong one. Instead of Tom Holland's iteration jumping through the portal, Andrew Garfield's Amazing Spider-Man enters! It's a moment that had audiences cheering and applauding across the world (proven by the many videos taken within theaters hitting the internet), and said celebration continued afterwards when Ned tried again, and Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man came through the second portal. 8 The Black Panther Strikes: 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016) Image via Marvel Studios Captain America: Civil War is commonly considered "Avengers 2.5," and for a good reason. This movie has almost the entire cast of the original The Avengers, and then some. One of the newcomers to the fray is none other than Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), the Prince-turned-King of Wakanda, who's out to kill Captain America's (Chris Evans) best friend, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)—who's being framed for killing the Prince's father. After the death of his father, Prince T'Challa finally suits up as the Black Panther and attacks Bucky during a chase scene directly after the explosion that caused said death. It's an incredible reveal that perfectly sets up the dedication and willpower that he has to avenge his parent, and establishes him as a genuine threat to the former Winter Soldier. 7 The All-New Thor: 'Thor: Ragnarok' (2017) Image via Marvel Studios After losing Mjölnir, there was no question that Thor was going to need an upgrade. Said upgrade comes when he's about to be murdered—just losing his eye right before—by his long-lost sister, Hela (Cate Blanchett). After seeing his father, Odin (Anthony Hopkins), and getting an inspirational quote from him, he realizes that he doesn't need his hammer to hone his power. He explodes out of the throne room and lands on the Rainbow Bridge, filled with lightning and power that he's honing with his own hands. Paired with Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," this moment is so iconic and a huge moment for Thor's character arc. Because of this, not only is this an awesome moment, but it's an important one, too—not just used for the "cool factor". 6 He's Always Angry...: 'The Avengers' (2012) Image via Marvel Studios The Hulk has some great moments in the MCU, but arguably his greatest is—no question—when he makes his big entrance to stop the oncoming Chitauri Leviathan heading towards the Avengers. As it barrels towards them, Banner begins to approach it and, with concern, Steve Rogers tells him that "... now might be a really good time for you to get angry." With that, he responds, "That's my secret, Cap... I'm always angry," and willingly transforms into Hulk, showing he can finally control his transformation after losing control earlier in the movie. It's an iconic moment that goes down as one of the best moments in superhero cinema. Just like the Thor: Ragnarok reveal, this is a big moment for Bruce's character, making it genuinely important. 5 The Catch Heard Around the World: 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) Image via Marvel Studios Avengers: Infinity War easily has some of the best character reveals in superhero movies as a whole, and one of the best comes in the form of a man behind a train, as Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) are getting rocked by Thanos' Black Order. Proxima Midnight (Carrie Coon) chucks her spear at the mysterious figure and, surprisingly, he catches it with ease. Walking out of the darkness comes Steve Rogers, ragged and bearded. Within moments, he, Falcon (Anthony Mackie), and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson) enter and kick the absolute crap out of Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive (Michael James Shaw). It's an incredible moment, as audiences hadn't seen the First Avenger since Captain America: Civil War, when he went into hiding. Collider Exclusive · Marvel Personality Quiz Which MCU Hero Are You? Spider-Man · Daredevil · Iron Man · Punisher · Thor · Cap Six heroes. One destiny. Answer 10 questions to discover which Marvel Cinematic Universe hero shares your personality, values, and fighting spirit. Will you swing, fly, or thunder your way to glory? 🕷️Spider-Man 😈Daredevil 🤖Iron Man 💀Punisher ⚡Thor 🛡️Cap FIND YOUR HERO → 01 What drives you to do what's right? Choose the answer that feels most like you. AWith great power comes great responsibility — I protect those who can't protect themselves. BMy faith and my conscience — I believe justice must be served, even in the dark. CLegacy and ego, honestly — but I've learned that others depend on me now. DThe system failed. Someone has to make sure the guilty actually pay. EDuty to the innocent and honour to my name — I was born to protect realms. FThe values I was raised with — freedom, decency, and never backing down from a bully. NEXT QUESTION → 02 It's 2 AM. Where are you? Your answer says more about you than you'd think. ASwinging between skyscrapers, keeping an eye on the neighbourhood. BRunning rooftops in Hell's Kitchen, listening for trouble. CIn my lab, upgrading my suit with a cold cup of coffee nearby. DStaking out a target I've been tracking for three weeks. ESomewhere between the stars, or at a feast that got out of hand. FOn a morning run — I was up at 4, actually. Couldn't sleep. NEXT QUESTION → 03 How do you handle a villain who keeps escaping justice? Every hero has a method. What's yours? AWeb them up and leave them for the police — again. BBuild an airtight case and dismantle their entire operation from the inside. CDeploy a containment system I designed specifically for them. Tech wins. DMake sure they don't escape a third time. Permanently. EChallenge them to single combat. Honour demands a decisive end. FRally allies, adapt the plan, and bring them in — by the book, even if it's hard. NEXT QUESTION → 04 How do you feel about keeping a secret identity? The mask — or the lack of one — says everything. AEssential — my loved ones would be in danger if anyone found out who I am. BCritical — the mask protects my mission as much as my face. COverrated — I announced myself to the world and I'd do it again. DI'm a ghost. The less people know about me, the better. EMy name is known across the Nine Realms. There's no hiding it. FI don't hide — but I understand why some need to. Transparency builds trust. NEXT QUESTION → 05 You've lost someone important because of your heroism. How do you carry that? Every hero pays a price. The question is how they pay it. AWith guilt that never fully goes away — it pushes me to do better, every single day. BI channel it into purpose — their memory is the reason I keep fighting. CI buried myself in work for years. I'm only recently learning to face it. DIt transformed me completely. I'm not the same person I was before. EWith warrior's grief — I honour them by fighting with everything I have. FI keep moving forward. Stopping means letting the loss win. NEXT QUESTION → 06 What's your role when working with a team? Who you are under pressure is who you actually are. AThe enthusiastic wildcard who somehow makes it work — and keeps the mood up. BThe strategist who works best alone but shows up when it matters most. CThe one who funds it, equips it, and occasionally takes over the whole operation. DI don't do teams. I'm more effective operating solo, on my terms. EThe heavy hitter — I crash in, draw fire, and turn the tide of battle. FThe leader — I earn trust, build the plan, and make sure no one gets left behind. NEXT QUESTION → 07 Where do you draw the line between justice and revenge? The answer defines what kind of hero you really are. AClearly — I don't kill, and I wrestle with that line constantly. BI try to hold the line, but I've come terrifyingly close to crossing it. CPractically — I do what's necessary to protect people, including hard calls. DI crossed that line long ago. What I do is justice — the system just won't admit it. EIn battle, victory is justice. Mercy is earned — not automatic. FFirmly. The moment we abandon our principles, we become what we fight against. NEXT QUESTION → 08 When you're not saving the world, what does life look like? The person behind the mask is always the more interesting story. ATrying to juggle school, a part-time job, and not failing my friends. BWorking as a lawyer by day, fighting for justice in court and on the streets. CRunning a global company, attending galas, and pretending I'm sleeping enough. DQuiet. Isolated. Surviving with a clear mission and no distractions. ENavigating a bizarre and fascinating mortal world — coffee is extraordinary. FAdapting to a world decades ahead of everything I knew. Quietly, stubbornly. NEXT QUESTION → 09 What keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you're honest about what you're actually afraid of. AThe people I couldn't save — and the ones I might not reach in time tomorrow. BWhether the monster I fight every night is starting to live inside me too. CThe threats I can see coming and whether my tech is actually good enough. DNothing. Silence is the only peace I get. I've made my choices. EWhether I'm truly worthy — of the hammer, of the throne, of the people I protect. FA world where no one stands up anymore. Where good people do nothing. NEXT QUESTION → 10 The battle is lost. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and exhausted. What do you do? This is your tiebreaker — choose carefully. ACrack a joke to buy a second, then find the one web shot that changes everything. BBlock out everything except the sound of the next threat — and keep going. CActivate the emergency protocol I built for exactly this scenario. Always have a plan. DI don't accept that it's lost. I keep fighting until I physically cannot anymore. ECall the lightning. All of it. The storm answers to me. FPick up the shield. Stand up. Because as long as I can stand, it's not over. REVEAL MY HERO → Your Hero Has Been Identified Your MCU Hero Is…Based on your answers, the Marvel hero who matches your spirit, values, and instincts has been revealed. 🕷️ Spider-ManYou carry the weight of the world on shoulders that are younger than they should have to be — funny, loyal, and endlessly self-sacrificing. You do the right thing not because it's easy, but because no one else will. You understand that responsibility isn't a burden you choose — it's one that finds you. Whether it's a neighbourhood mugging or a multiverse crisis, you show up. Peter Parker's lesson — that great power demands great responsibility — isn't a slogan to you. It's the code you live by, even when it costs you everything. 😈 DaredevilYou fight in the shadows between law and chaos, guided by a fierce moral compass that refuses to let the guilty walk free. You use every tool available — your mind, your body, your faith — to protect those the system overlooks. You've looked into the darkness and chosen not to become it, though the line has never been easy. Matt Murdock's duality — champion in the courtroom, devil in the alley — mirrors your own. Relentless, conflicted, and unwilling to stop. That is exactly you. 🤖 Iron ManBrilliant, driven, and occasionally insufferable — but always the person who solves the unsolvable problem. You lead with your mind and back it up with resources, innovation, and a stubbornness that borders on heroic. You started out looking out for yourself, but somewhere along the way the world became your responsibility. Tony Stark's arc — from ego to sacrifice — is your arc too. You build, you plan, and when the moment comes, you're willing to give everything. Because in the end, you're Iron Man. 💀 The PunisherYou've been through fire that would break most people — and it did change you, completely. What's left is unyielding, relentless, and operating by a code forged in grief. You don't ask for forgiveness, and you don't expect gratitude. You see a corrupt, broken world and you've decided to do something about it, consequences be damned. Frank Castle's war is born from love twisted by loss — and so is yours. Uncompromising and unflinching — the world may not agree with your methods, but your conviction is absolute. ⚡ ThorPowerful, proud, and on a lifelong journey to become worthy of the legend you carry. You lead with strength but have learned — sometimes painfully — that true greatness comes from humility and growth. You're larger than life, yet more vulnerable than you let on. Thor's story is one of transformation: from arrogant prince to worthy king, from isolated warrior to beloved protector. You bring the storm when it's needed — and the warmth when it matters just as much. 🛡️ Captain AmericaYou believe in something bigger than yourself — and you fight for it even when the world has moved on and nobody else will. You don't bully the small guy, and you never stop when it gets hard. Steve Rogers didn't become a hero when he got the serum — he was always one. So were you. Your strength isn't in your fists; it's in your refusal to compromise what's right, no matter the cost. In a world full of people taking the easy road, you're the one who picks up the shield and stands up — every single time. ↻ RETAKE THE QUIZ 4 Spider-Man Goes to War: 'Captain America: Civil War' (2016) Image via Marvel Studios One of the biggest moments in superhero cinematic history was the deal made between Disney and Sony Pictures Entertainment to put Spider-Man in the MCU. People had been asking for this for quite some time, and when it finally got to happen, he made an incredible entrance in Captain America: Civil War. While Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) meets him earlier in the movie as Peter Parker, the young man makes his big true debut in the airport sequence as Spider-Man. Webbing up Captain America and stealing his shield, wielding it as he lands at the airport, makes for one of the most iconic Spider-Man scenes of all time. 3 The Iron Man is Born: 'Iron Man' (2008) Image via Paramount Pictures There's a reason that the MCU has gone on to become one of the largest franchises of all time, and it all began in Iron Man in 2008. One of the most legendary moments in the film is when he dons the Mark III for the first time and flies to Gulmira to stop a group of terrorists—the Ten Rings—and save the local townspeople, all while taking down the Stark Weapons they're using to do so. This debut of the classic maroon and gold armor is everything it needs to be, and seeing him take a tank shot is jaw-dropping. This scene has some of the most memorable Iron Man imagery in film—who can forget him walking away after blowing the tank to bits? This scene truly shows off how powerful his new armor is and the kind of hero he's going to become. 2 Thor Enters Wakanda: 'Avengers: Infinity War' (2018) Image via Marvel Studios Thor's entrance in Wakanda during one of the final battles of Avengers: Infinity War is not only one of the best MCU entrances of all time, but one of the best scenes in superhero cinema. Just as it seems all hope may be lost for the heroes in Wakanda fighting the Black Order's forces, Thor arrives with Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper), Groot (Vin Diesel), and his new weapon, Stormbreaker. Immediately, it's shown that the God of Thunder is not here to play around, with him immediately taking down dozens upon dozens of the Outriders rushing the Wakandan forces. With him screaming, "Bring me Thanos!" as he charges and decimates the battlefield, Thor is shown to be ready to end this fight quickly. This moment is beyond memorable. 1 The MCU Assembles: 'Avengers: Endgame' (2019) Image via Marvel Studios However, the best entrance scene in the MCU—and arguably in the top 5 best superhero film moments of all time—is when the Snap is undone, and the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe assembles to take on Thanos and his forces. This scene is why the MCU is so successful—seeing everyone's favorite heroes come together all in one place. Not to mention, fans also got to finally hear Captain America say "Avengers Assemble!" for the first time, and it was the perfect moment to do so. Seeing everyone in one spot for such a legendary moment was borderline tear-jerking for fans, with everyone around the world cheering, clapping, and celebrating such a moment—what the MCU was building to for over a decade. Avengers: Endgame Release Date April 26, 2019 Runtime 181 Minutes Cast Robert Downey Jr. Tony Stark / Iron Man Chris Evans Steve Rogers / Captain America