There have been many huge moments in the history of theMarvel Cinematic Universethat have dramatically changed characters ' life story forever and a day . Over the last 16 years , Marvel Studios has adapted dozens of complex and credible characters from Marvel Comics into unrecorded - action , and interview have watch over many of them produce and develop over several projects spanning years . This think of there have been some major moments of theatrical role development in many of these characters ' lives , changing them forever , but often for the undecomposed .

There are simply too many of these transformative instant to list , but some stick in the mind for months or even years after watching . These scenes are often affecting , and pock immense change in these characters ' life-time and journeys in the MCU . Often , these moments make Italian sandwich even stronger , more live and more ego - assure , though some are simply unbelievable moment in which they show off some of thebest powers in the MCU . The likes of Spider - Man , Iron Man , Thor and the Scarlet Witch have been through these changes , and many more will surely follow in the MCU ’s hereafter .

With the vapourous amount of MCU content to rewatch at all time , these memorable scenes are ones that fans can always dependably add up back to .

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12Peter Parker Frees Himself From Beneath Rubble Without His Suit

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

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Spider - Man : return

2017

$ 880.9 Million

Doctor Strange, Loki, and Namor in the MCU

Spider - Man : Far From nursing home

2019

$ 1.133 Billion

Thor in Avengers Endgame with Gamora in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and T’Challa in Black Panther

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Spider - Man : No Way Home

2021

$ 1.921 Billion

Split image of Chris Evan’s Captain America wielding Mjolnir in the Battle of Earth in Avengers Endgame (2019) on the left, Elizabeth Olsen’s Wanda Maximoff as the Scarlet Witch in WandaVision (2021) on the right

In an act of sheer strong point , Peter Parker lifted the dust off himself and contract free , permit him to go after the Vulture and kibosh him from slip the equipment on the airplane leaving theformer Avengers Tower . This was a cathartic moment for Parker , proving that he indeed was something without the lawsuit , and helping Tony Stark to see the value in mentoring Parker more directly , head to his pass to formally join the Avengers . Parker ’s growth inHomecomingwas monolithic , and lead to him being a better Cuban sandwich later on .

11Gamora & Nebula Finally Hug Each Other

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2was a very emotional and vivid journey for the whole Guardians squad , who had unknowingly brought then - scoundrel Nebula along for the drive after they clangoring - landed on Berhert . After being take in by Ego , Gamora and Nebulafought each other on his planet , butthis conflict cease with Nebula claiming that , while Gamora only ever want to win , Nebula just desire to have a baby . This resolution begin to soften them both , and top to a beautiful moment where they bosom after Yondu ’s funeral .

Karen Gillan has been rumour to be returning as Nebula in Phase 6’sAvengers : DoomsdayandSecret Wars , while Zoe Saldaña has stated that she is done as Gamora , but would love to see the reference continue in the MCU without her somehow .

Nebula is obviously tolerant to this hug at first , as she had n’t been raised in an affectionate environs , under the thumb of Thanos . However , this hug marked the start of a very close human relationship between Gamora and Nebula , which would lead to Nebula join the Avengers afterGamora ’s expiry inInfinity War , and would finally culminate in Nebula becoming close with Gamora ’s form , despite her not come back the Guardians of the Galaxy . Their hug inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2was perhaps the biggest moment in either characters ' life .

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10Steven Grant Learns About His Origins As Marc Spector’s Alter

Moon Knight (2022)

When first stick in inMoon Knighton Disney+ , Steven Grant intend he was going insane when Marc Spector , his alter , began to speak to him . However , Moon Knightepisode 5 , " Asylum " , revealed thatSpector was n’t the alter at all , but that Steven Grant had in reality been created by Marc . Steven learned this while watching back primal moments in Marc Spector ’s childhood : the death of his comrade , Randall , his mother ’s torture and maltreatment , and lonely birthday company , before the Steven Grant alter emerged as a coping mechanism .

Marc Spector ’s DID played a central role in Marvel ’s MCU Moon Knight . Here ’s the difference between Moon Knight ’s five alters in both the comics and show .

This shocked Steven , realizing that he was n’t the original inhabitant of his own soundbox . However , this enabled Steven to take more risk , and fostered a more caring attitude towards Marc Spector , his original variety , which culminated in Steven sacrificing himself to the Duat to save up Marc Spector and get him into the Field of Reeds . After Marc went back to save Steven , the twosome had a much more symbiotic and understanding relationship , making them better fighters and tactical thinkers , which would be expectant to see continued in a possibleMoon Knightseason 2 .

9Hawkeye Gives Wanda Maximoff A Pep Talk During The Battle Of Sokovia

Avengers: Age Of Ultron (2015)

Avengers : Age of Ultronmarked a tumultuous journey for Wanda and Pietro Maximoff , as they start out as HYDRA experiment subjects , go on to become villain alongside Ultron , and subsequently turned into champion fighting with the Avengers against the oppressive golem and his army . The intense Battle of Sokovia terminate up being too much for Wanda , who was n’t sure what course of action to take next . However , a stern but handle peppiness talk byClint Barton ’s Hawkeyegave her a clearer mind , and led to her finally link the Avengers formally .

It ’s been fantastic to see the near friendly relationship betweenClint Barton and Wanda Maximoffcontinue in subsequent projects , as Barton freed her from Avengers HQ inCaptain America : Civil Warand the pair mourn together inAvengers : Endgame . This all started inAge of Ultron , the movie which saw audiences begin to fall in love with Hawkeye after consider him irrelevant in 2012’sThe Avengers . This pep talk sealed the wad , ensuring Wanda that if she conjoin in the scrap against Ultron , she would be an Avenger , and join in she did .

8Maya Lopez Defeated Kingpin With A Memory

Echo (2024)

Although there were some unfounded and ridiculous concern about how necessaryEcho , the MCU ’s first Marvel Spotlight series , in reality was , the five - part series was actually a marvellous character discipline of Alaqua Cox ’s Maya Lopez . As she read of her ancestral heritage as part of the Choctaw Nation , Maya Lopez realized more supernatural abilities , which finally helped her vote out Vincent D’Onofrio ’s Wilson Fisk , a.k.a . Kingpin . As her forefather figure , Maya did n’t want to harm Kingpin , so defeat him with a childhood memory instead .

Maya Lopez a.k.a . Echo is a key street - grade MCU part with a tragical past and several connections to major Marvel hero and villain .

This memory board is one audience will hump fromNetflix’sDaredevilseries , as Wilson Fisk find abuse from his Father-God as a small fry , which lead to him dispatch his own begetter in moth-eaten blood . It was great to see this harked back to inEcho , constitute Kingpin ’s bloodline narration in the MCU ’s canon to be one we ’re conversant with . This was also a fantastic display of Maya Lopez ’s new powers , and manifest that it was possible to shake Kingpin to his core , which could be crucial in upcoming undertaking such asDaredevil : deport Again .

7Thor Realizes He Is Still Worthy

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Avengers : Endgamewas so jam - packed full of secret plan - changing scenes and Brobdingnagian moments of character development that it ’s tough to pare down only a pair . One of the most satisfying andemotional second inEndgame , however , was delivered by Chris Hemsworth ’s Thor during the Time Heist , which saw Thor and Rocket change of location to Asgard in 2013 to gain the Reality Stone from Jane Foster . Thor converse with his female parent , only hours before Malekith ’s onset on Asgard and her death , and then learned that , despite his troubles , he is still worthy .

Thor acquire Mjolnir from Asgard in 2013 during the Time Heist , and the hammer was afterward returned by Steve Rogers ' Captain America when he also took the Infinity Stones back to their own universes , before sack out with Peggy Carter .

Thor had fall into an vivid depressive state of matter after failing to stopThanos from snapping his digit inAvengers : Infinity War , ridding the world of half its universe . weightiness gain and inebriation had run to Thor becoming something of a liability , but he became much more energetic and motivated after Mjolnir find its style to his manus . This prove that Thor was still suitable , as despite feeling that he ’d give out , Mjolnir had a different opinion . Of course , Thor pick up Mjolnir from 2013 also allowed Captain America to wield it during the Battle of Earth , which was another huge moment .

6Captain Marvel Unleashes Her Full Power

Captain Marvel (2019)

Brie Larson was an inspired cast pick forCarol Danvers in 2019’sCaptain Marvel , as she was able to fork out the more vulnerable moments of the character , as well as some of her more badass and impressive feat . The most telling came towards the end of the Phase 3 movie , however , as Carol Danvers realized her true strength after being capture by the Kree and bestow before the Supreme Intelligence . Danvers broke free of the Supreme Intelligence ’s command and unleashed her full Tesseract - fueled big businessman on her captors .

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Captain Marvel picture off her insane gifts was enough to hit fear into the tenderness of Kree warrior Ronan , and enough to easy defeat Yon - Rogg without a 2nd thought . Danvers later function on to veil the Supreme Intelligence itself , which had a damnatory impact on Hala , the Kree homeworld , and conduce toDar - Benn ’s violent disorder inThe Marvels . However , it was still powerful to see Danvers access her incredible potency and cosmic ability , proving just how limited she ’d been by her Kree guardians .

5Doctor Strange Goes On A Journey

Doctor Strange (2016)

As a man of science and music , it was always going to be a strong sell seek to get Benedict Cumberbatch ’s Stephen Strange to consider in the Mystic Arts . However , the Ancient One seemed to find this relatively promiscuous , asshe just sent Doctor Strange on a journey across cosmos , dimensions and planes of existence , contributing to one of the MCU ’s most cinematic , beautiful and memorable scene . Strange experienced place , spaghettification , turning into hands , and meeting Dormammu before being thrust back to Earth .

Recent rumors suggest Doctor Strange 3 may be adapting a major storyline from Marvel Comics , the seeds of which have already been planted in the MCU .

While he did n’t believe the Ancient One before , after this journey , he beg her to train him in the Mystic Arts , hop that this would admit him to mend his hands . As he train , however , unknown forget about the limits that his hands may have present , and lay out out to find out all he could about magic andsorcery , eventually becoming one of the mostpowerful thaumaturge in the MCU ’s chronicle . This all started with his trippy journeying in 2016’sDoctor Strange , so this is perhaps one of the MCU ’s most transformative and authoritative moments .

4Scarlet Witch Frightens Her Variant’s Children On Earth-838

Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness (2022)

While 2016’sDoctor Strangeincluded a massive graphic symbol development moment for unusual himself , its 2022 subsequence , Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , marked a transformative journey for Wanda Maximoff ’s Scarlet Witch . Throughout the film , the Scarlet Witch chased Strange and multiversal travelerXochitl Gomez ’s America Chavez , hoping to steal the latter ’s mogul to reunite with her sons afterWandaVision . To defeat her , however , Chavez yield Wanda exactly what she wanted , open a portal to a population where her sons were alive .

WandaVision’supcoming spinoff , Agatha All Along , is expected to continue the Scarlet Witch ’s storey . Although Elizabeth Olsen is n’t expected to seem inAgatha All Along , she has been hard rumored to be returning to the MCU , despite the Scarlet Witch ’s demise .

Of course , Billy and Tommy Maximoff were terrified of the Scarlet Witch , as she had become a giant due to the Darkhold ’s corruptness and her own desperation . She was unrecognizable , and hardly a good female parent trope , though was comforted by her stochastic variable from Earth-838 , who she ’d possessed before . Wanda learned the error of her way , and alternatively of go on with her quest , she or else make up one’s mind to destroy Mount Wundagore and every written matter of the Darkhold across the multiverse , and take herself with it , sacrifice herself in an act of salvation .

3Tony Stark Meets His Father In 1970

Thor was n’t the only recipient of a vast character exploitation moment inAvengers : Endgame , asRobert Downey Jr. ’s Tony Starkalso start one , moment before his forfeiture to save the macrocosm . During the Time Heist , Stark and Steve Rogers traveled to Camp Lehigh in 1970 to acquire more Pym Particles and the Tesseract simultaneously . There , Stark queer paths with SHIELD beginner and his father , Howard Stark , and the pair change a beautiful conversation about fatherhood , as Howard was expecting sister Tony , while Stark himself thought of his daughter , Morgan .

Tony Stark had never felt loved by his father , but seeing the vexation that Howard had about becoming a father reassured Stark that his dad actually had care about him this whole time . Tony Stark ’s parents were kill by the Winter Soldier in 1991 , 21 eld after this coming upon , so they never saw the potent hero that their son grew up to be . Meeting his Father of the Church in 1970 helped Stark get along to ataraxis with laying down his own life to defeat Thanos and economize the cosmos , as he was doing for his girl what his founder had done for him .