What happens in the second post-credits scene?ĭuring the movie, Tony Stark gives Peter Parker (Tom Holland) a fancy new Spidey suit to replace his homemade one. While we do get our first glimpse of Wakanda - which will become the main battleground in Infinity War - the clip mostly just sets the scene for Black Panther (as well as Bucky’s appearance in one of its post-credits scenes). Does this scene matter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Black Panther, ensures Cap that the Wakandans will do everything in their power to protect his friend. Captain America: Civil War (2016)Ĭap and Bucky have found their way to Wakanda, where Bucky has decided to go back into cryostasis until his brainwashing can be completely reversed. It also stands to reason that his knowledge of the Quantum Realm will be instrumental to their success. Ant-Man’s role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has yet to be fully fleshed out, but it seems likely that he will join the Avengers in Endgame. Not only does this scene foreshadow the rift between Cap and Iron Man in Civil War, it also paves the way for Ant-Man to be brought into the Avengers fold.

“I know a guy,” he says, referring to Ant-Man (Paul Rudd). Cap thinks they’re on their own, but Falcon has a different ally in mind. In what turns out to be a clip from Captain America: Civil War, Cap and his buddy Falcon (Anthony Mackie) decide not to call on Iron Man for help after tracking down Bucky. What happens in the second post-credits scene? It sets up Hope’s debut as the Wasp in Ant-Man and the Wasp. Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) shows his daughter, Hope van Dyne (Evangeline Lily), a prototype of a new and improved Wasp suit. The writers changed his motivation to killing half of all life in the universe for vaguely environmental reasons.

Ultimately, Marvel Studios decided this storyline was too far-fetched for the films. In the comics, Thanos collects Infinity Stones because he is in love with Death - yep, the physical manifestation of death - and wants to destroy the universe to impress her. Intriguingly, the “courting death” line suggests that Marvel might have initially considered a different arc for Thanos. He will be the man - err, alien - behind the curtain in Guardians of the Galaxy and the featured villain in Avengers: Infinity War. Does this scene matter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?Įxtremely. It turns out he was behind Loki’s bid to take over Earth the whole time and gave Loki an army in exchange for the delivery of the Tesseract. The mysterious figure then turns and reveals himself to be Thanos, a purple alien played by Josh Brolin. “To challenge them is to court death,” the Other says. We see an alien (credited as The Other) inform a shadowy figure that the Avengers protected Earth from Loki and his alien army. What happens in the first post-credits scene?

Gates of the Universe by Robert Coulson