Marvel Cinematic Universe post-credits scenes: All the easter eggs explained

(Pocket-lint) - There are implicit 45 post-credits scenes hidden similar easter eggs astatine the extremity of each the films and adjacent shows successful the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some beryllium to springiness fans 1 past laugh, but galore of them bash incorporate important accusation that span the 20+ movies and shows unneurotic portion besides giving fans thing to chew connected arsenic they wonderment astir wherever the beingness is headed next.  

You might've missed them if you ran to the bath oregon unopen disconnected the TV arsenic soon arsenic you saw the credits roll. Or possibly you caught them but missed the references oregon would similar to cognize more. Either way, we've listed each post-credits country below, truthful you tin easy ticker them all, implicit with links to Disney+. We've besides provided immoderate discourse to assistance you marque consciousness of the MCU timeline. 

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Every Marvel post-credits country explained

Follow our usher beneath to larn astir each the MCU post-credits scenes (also known arsenic end-credits scenes). At the bottom, you'll find a spoiler-free mentation with links to the existent scenes if you privation to ticker them. 

NOTE: THERE ARE SPOILERS BELOW.

Iron Man (2008)

• Watch it: Disney+ 
• Where to find it:End of credits

In this country located astatine the extremity of the Iron Man's credits, we spot Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr), who - aft revealing his individuality arsenic Iron Man - returns location to find Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) waiting to admit that Iron Man isn’t the world’s lone superhero. Did post-credits scenes adjacent beryllium earlier Marvel near a preview of an full cinematic beingness astatine the extremity of 2008’s Iron Man?

The Incredible Hulk (2008)

• Watch it: Amazon Prime Video andNetflix
• Where to find it:Before the credits

Before the credits rotation astatine the extremity of 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, Marvel gave america different peek astatine the Avengers' future; we spot Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) attack General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross (William Hurt) astatine a barroom to pass him that a squad is being assembled.

This country is peculiarly absorbing to the aboriginal of the MCU, arsenic Ross appears astatine Tony Stark’s ceremonial successful the Avengers: Endgame movie and is slated to look successful Black Widow, too. There are besides circulating rumours astir an quality successful the upcoming Falcon and the Winter Soldier Disney+ bid and perchance adjacent a Thunderbolts team-up astatine immoderate constituent successful the future.

This movie is presently not disposable connected Disney+, but that's not surprising, fixed Marvel wants you to hide astir it anyway. 

Iron Man 2 (2010)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it:End of credits

This post-credits country is thing but a straight-up teaser for Thor, which released a twelvemonth aft Iron Man 2 premiered. The country shows Shield Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) arriving astatine a godforsaken successful New Mexico earlier the changeable pans retired to uncover Thor's Hammer astatine the halfway of a crater. 

Thor (2011)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: End of credits

This is different post-credits country teasing a aboriginal MCU film. It previews events successful the archetypal Avengers film; we spot Nick Fury invited Erik Selvig (Stellan Skarsgard) to a Shield installation truthful that helium tin statesman to survey the Tesseract. However, Selvig is nether the power of Loki (Tom Hiddleston).

Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: End of credits

In this country astatine the extremity of the credits, we spot further foreshadowing to the archetypal Avengers film, which would travel a twelvemonth later. Steve Rodgers (Chris Evans) is doing his accustomed workout of blowing up punching bags with his fists erstwhile Nick Fury appears and asks for assistance redeeming the world. 

The Avengers (2012)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

The Avengers is our archetypal movie with 2 scenes. We spot them erstwhile the credits roll.

The archetypal country occurs mid-way done and introduces the huffy titan, Thanos (Josh Brolin). We spot him larn of Loki's decision astatine the hands of the Avengers. The 2nd country is 1 of Marvel's much celebrated post-credits scenes: The exhausted Avengers, aft defending New York and defeating a gigantic invading alien army, reunite for a "Shawarma", oregon a wound to eat.

Iron Man 3 (2013)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: End of credits

In this country astatine the extremity of the credits, we spot Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) recounting the events of the movie to Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), who has drifted disconnected to sleep. While this is played up for laughs, Tony Stark sitting down with Bruce for an impromptu therapy league shows him struggling with the interest that helium can't prevention everyone, which leads to him creating Ultron.

Thor: The Dark World (2013)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

The Dark World gives america different 2 scenes astatine the end. The archetypal connects to the aboriginal of the Infinity Stones, arsenic we spot Thor's compatriots, Sif (Jaime Alexander) and Volstagg (Ray Stevenson), springiness the Aether to The Collector (Benicio Del Toro). 

The 2nd scene, which is astatine the extremity of the credits, sees Thor (Chris Hemsworth) instrumentality to Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), and the 2 stock a loving embrace. For a while, it seemed this was the highest of the Thor/Jane Foster relationship, arsenic Portman stopped appearing successful the film, and later, successful Endgame, Thor references an evident breakup. However,Portman volition instrumentality for Thor: Love and Thunder.

Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

Another treble end-scene, nice.

The archetypal foreshadows Avengers: Age of Ultron. We spot Wolfgang Von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) studying Loki's scepter/mind stone. He turns to 2 survivors of tests involving the scepter - Quiksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen).

The 2nd country is astatine the precise extremity of the credits and sees the Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) sneak into a Captain America-themed grounds astatine a museum, wherever helium past notices a portion of the grounds that is dedicated to his past life.

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Before the credits and astatine the extremity of credits

The archetypal Guardians of the Galaxy has 2 post-credits scenes, and some of them acceptable good with the film's comic streak.

The archetypal country is earlier the credits and sees now-Baby Groot (Vin Diesel) dancing portion Drax (Dave Bautista) sharpens his knives. The 2nd country sees The Collector (Benicio Del Toro) sitting amongst the ruins of his postulation earlier the Russian abstraction canine Cosmos comes and licks his face, which grosses Howard the Duck. 

Avengers: Age of Ultron (2014)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: Mid-way done credits

This country shows Thanos (Josh Brolin) putting connected the Infinity Gauntlet earlier declaring, "Fine, I'll bash it myself," arsenic helium past sets disconnected to get each the Infinity stones and to bash a last confrontation with the Avengers. This infinitesimal pivots Thanos to beryllium the universe's superior antagonist.

Ant-Man (2015)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

Here's different treble post-credits series from Marvel astatine the decision of Ant-Man, with each country foreshadowing a aboriginal MCU film.

The archetypal country sees Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) uncover a prototype Wasp suit to his girl Hope (Evangeline Lilly), alluding to the Ant-Man and The Wasp sequel. The 2nd country shows a snippet from Captain America: Civil War, wherever we spot Steve Rodgers (Chris Evans) and Sam "The Falcon" Wilson (Anthony Mackie) person captured Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and are discussing what to bash with him.

Sam past says that helium knows a feline who mightiness beryllium capable to help, alluding to his brushwood with Ant-Man (Paul Rudd). 

Captain America: Civil War (2016)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

There are 2 extremity scenes successful Captain America: Civil War. The archetypal sees Steve Rodgers (Chris Evans) successful Wakanda, wherever helium witnesses Bucky (Sebastian Stan) spell into cryogenic slumber portion the Wakandans observe a mode to undo his intelligence programming. He past meets with T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman), who informs him helium tin enactment successful Wakanda arsenic agelong arsenic helium needs. 

The 2nd country shows Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returning location to Queens. His Aunt May (Marisa Tomei) inquires astir a caller achromatic oculus from his clip with Tony Stark. At the end, helium inspects his web-slinger and discovers Tony modified it truthful it emits a Spider-Man symbol.

Doctor Strange (2016)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

Doctor Strange besides has 2 post-credits scenes. The archetypal is simply a country from Thor: Ragnarok; Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) asks wherefore Thor has brought Loki to Earth, earlier the 2 travel to an statement that Doctor Strange volition assistance them if they instrumentality to Asgard immediately. 

The 2nd country sees Strange's erstwhile state Mordo (Chiwetel Ejiofor) onslaught Jonathan Pangborn (Benjamin Bratt), who had antecedently helped Strange. Mordo makes wide he'sa aboriginal threat when helium describes sorcerers similar Doctor Strange arsenic the main occupation with the world. 

Guardians of the Galaxy (2017)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Where to find them: There are 5 passim the full credits

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol II acceptable the modular for post-credits scenes with 5 - 3 much than immoderate different MCU film. Of course, astir of them are conscionable humourous small skits, similar Stan Lee talking to the Watchers, Starlord (Chris Pratt) dealing with a teenage Groot, and Kraglin (Sean Gunn) accidentally stabbing Drax with Yondu's arrow. The different 2 scenes are teases that haven't been paid disconnected yet. 

Yondu's sacrifice, Stakar Ogord (Sylvester Stallone) reassembles his aged squad that Yondu was portion of successful the past. Whether this squad reemerges successful the adjacent Guardians of the Galaxy oregon ends up successful a Disney+ spin-off, we'll person to wait.

The different country shows Ayesha (Elizabeth Debicki), person of the Sovereign, revealing that she is creating a carnal susceptible of sidesplitting the Guardians of the Galaxy. She has named him Adam, which is simply a notation to the Marvel Comics quality Adam Warlock. 

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)

• Watch it: Amazon Prime Video
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

There are 2 scenes successful Homecoming. The archetypal shows Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton) approached successful situation astir the individuality of Spider-Man, but Toomes refuses to uncover what helium knows. The 2nd country comes astatine the extremity of the credits; Chris Evan's Captain America films a PSA connected the value of patience earlier letting you and the assemblage cognize that you've each waited for nothing. 

Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

The archetypal other country successful Thor: Ragnarok shows the reconciled Thor and Loki discussing plans for the aboriginal of the Asgardian radical erstwhile a ample spaceship appears conscionable extracurricular of their own. We, of course, aboriginal larn successful Avengers: Infinity War that the vessel belongs to Thanos.

The 2nd country comes astatine the extremity of the credits and sees the Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) dealing with the fallout of the gyration connected Sakaar. 

Black Panther (2018)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

The archetypal of 2 other scenes successful Black Panther amusement T'Challa (Chadwick Boseman) revealing to the UN that Wakanda is simply a technological superpower and pledging to assistance the world. The 2nd country shows Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) has awoken and appears to beryllium recovered from his intelligence programming. He's visited by Shuri (Letitia Wright), who tells him helium has a batch of catching up to do. 

Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: End of credits

Avengers: Infinity War lone has 1 other scene, and it foreshadows Nick Fury's narration with Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) and her eventual instrumentality to Earth pursuing the Snap. As the effects of the Snap unfold astir him, Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) sends a connection to an chartless idiosyncratic via a super-charged beeper. And then, helium fades to dust. 

Ant-Man and The Wasp (2018)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

Here's different treble post-credits series from Marvel astatine the decision of Ant-Man, with each country foreshadowing a aboriginal MCU film.

The archetypal country sees Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) uncover a prototype Wasp suit to his girl Hope (Evangeline Lilly), alluding to the Ant-Man and The Wasp sequel. The 2nd country shows a snippet from Captain America: Civil War, wherever we spot Steve Rodgers (Chris Evans) and Sam "The Falcon" Wilson (Anthony Mackie) person captured Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) and are discussing what to bash with him.

Sam past says that helium knows a feline who mightiness beryllium capable to help, alluding to his brushwood with Ant-Man (Paul Rudd). 

Captain Marvel (2019)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

There are 2 post-credits scenes successful 2019's Captain Marvel, 1 of which previews Avengers: Endgame. As a radical of Avengers sermon the pager recovered wherever Fury disintegrated, Captain Marvel (Brie Larson) shows up successful the country and demands to cognize what happened to Fury.

The different country explains however Fury got the Tesseract backmost from Goose the Cat. 

Avengers: Endgame (2019)

• Watch the movie:Disney+
• Where to find it:N/A

So, the biggest MCU movie of them each didn't see a post-credits scene, but determination is simply a tiny callback diehard fans might've picked up connected arsenic they waited done the credits. As the credits statesman to upwind down, you tin perceive the dependable of Tony Stark beating robust into signifier for his archetypal suit. 

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2019)

• Watch it:Amazon Prime Video
• Where to find them: Mid-way done credits and extremity of credits

Spider-Man: Far From Home had 2 of the astir consequential post-credits scenes yet. In the archetypal scene, we spot Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and MJ (Zendaya) finishing up web-slinging astir the metropolis erstwhile quality breaks connected a adjacent TV. J Jonah Jameson (JK Simmons) airs a doctored video with Quentin Beck (Jake Gyllenhaal) pinning his ain actions connected Spider-Man and revealing the hero's existent identity.

In the last other scene, we spot Nick Fury (Samuel L Jackson) and Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) were really the shape-shifting Skrulls, Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) and Soren (Sharon Blynn), and they telephone the existent Nick Fury, who's presently aboard a Skrull vas successful heavy space. 

WandaVision (2020)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done the credits

There are 2 post-credits scenes successful the play finale of WandaVision. The archetypal sees Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Paris) successful the aftermath of Wanda leaving Westview, wherever she is approached by a Skrull who says she was sent by her aged friend, Carol Danvers. 

The different sees Wanda Maximoff surviving a reclusive beingness successful a wooded determination arsenic she studies Agatha Harkness' books of magic and she begins to perceive her children outcry out. Marvel updated this ending aft the finale aired, and you tin present spot an astral signifier of Doctor Strange approaching Wanda's cabin, teasing some characters' aboriginal successful The Multiverse of Madness. 

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: Mid-way done the credits

The Falcon and The Winter Soldier's play finale features lone 1 post-credits scene. It sees Sharon Carter (Emily VanCamp) receiving a pardon from the US authorities and the accidental to instrumentality to her aged job. As she leaves the courthouse, she calls 1 of her erstwhile contacts and says that she present has nonstop entree to US exertion and weapons. 

Loki (2021)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: End of credits

The Loki play finale features a precise tiny post-credits country that sees a TVA record stamped with the message, "Loki volition instrumentality successful Season 2."

Black Widow (2021)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: End of credits

The post-credits country of Black Widow sees Florence Pugh's Yelena Belova astatine the sedate of her sister, Natasha Romanoff pursuing her decease successful Avengers: Endgame. While there, she's approached by Julia Louis-Dreyfus's Valentina Allegra de Fontaine with a proposition to spell aft the idiosyncratic liable for Natasha's death, and past Valentina shows her a representation of Hawkeye. 

What If... (2021)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find it: Mid-way done the credits

The play finale of What If featured a post-credits country that sees Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) instrumentality to her ain timeline. Once there, Black Widow defeats Batroc, and past Peggy arrives and they observe the Hydra Stomper armour that Steve Rogers utilized to combat alongside Peggy. Before the country ends, Natasha reveals that there's idiosyncratic wrong the armour.

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)

• Watch it: Disney+
• Where to find them: Mid-way done the credits and extremity of credits

Shang Chi features 2 post-credits scenes.

The archetypal shows Shang-Chi (Simu Liu) and Katy (Awkwafina) gathering with Wong, Bruce Banner, and Carol Danvers. It's revealed that Shang Chi's 10 rings are sending immoderate benignant of connection out. The 2nd country reveals Shang Chi's sister Xialing (Meng'er Zhang) has go the caller person of their father's transgression organization, the Ten Rings, arsenic she's flanked by Razor Fist (Florian Munteanu) and Jon-Jon (Ronny Chieng).

Eternals (2021)

• Watch it: Disney+ connected 12 January 2022
• Where to find them: End of credits

Eternals besides features 2 post-credits scenes.

The archetypal sees Makari (Lauren Ridloff), Druig (Barry Keoghan), and Thena (Angelina Jolie) drifting done abstraction earlier they are recovered by Eros (Harry Styles), the member of Thanos, and his person Pip (Patton Oswalt). Eros past reveals that helium knows wherever the Eternals' different friends are. 

The different country sees Dane Whitman (Kit Harrington) observe the past sword that volition crook him into the Black Knight.

Venom (2018)

• Watch it: Netflix
• Where to find them:End of credits

Venom’s post-credits country sees Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock task to a situation successful bid to behaviour an interrogation with a serial slayer named Cletus Kassidy, who comic publication fans volition admit arsenic the villain Carnage.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)

• Watch it: Amazon Prime Video
• Where to find them:End of credits 

The Venom sequel has a post-credits country that sees Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock connected abrogation with the Venom symbiote erstwhile a golden airy passes implicit them leaving them successful a wholly caller room. Then a quality bulletin appears connected the TV covering the revelation of Spider-Man’s individuality from the Spider-Man: Far From Home post-credits scene.

Spoiler-free version: Every MCU post-credits country astatine a glance

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Here's a compilation of each the Marvel movie extremity scenes, but spoiler-free:

• Iron Man (2008) - Disney+
• The Incredible Hulk (2008) - Amazon Prime Video and Netflix
• Iron Man 2 (2010) - Disney+
• Thor (2011) - Disney+
• Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) - Disney+
• The Avengers (2012) - Disney+
• Iron Man 3 (2013) - Disney+
• Thor: The Dark World (2013) - Disney+
• Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2013) - Disney+
• Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) - Disney+
• Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) - Disney+
• Ant-Man (2015) - Disney+
• Captain America: Civil War (2016) - Disney+
• Doctor Strange (2016) - Disney+
• Guardians of the Galaxy Vol II (2017) - Disney+
• Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) - Amazon Prime Video
• Thor: Ragnarok (2017) - Disney+
• Black Panther (2018) - Disney+
• Avengers: Infinity War (2018) - Disney+
• Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) - Disney+
• Captain Marvel (2019) - Disney+
• Avengers: Endgame (2019) - Disney+
• Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) - Amazon Prime Video
• WandaVision (2020) - Disney+
• The Falcon and The Winter Soldier (2021) - Disney+
• Loki (2021) - Disney+
• Black Widow (2021) - Disney+
• What If... (2021) - Disney+
• Shang-Chi and The Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) - Disney+
• Eternals (2021) - Disney+ connected 12 January 2022
• Venom (2018) - Netflix
• Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) - Amazon Prime Video

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Writing by Maggie Tillman. Originally published connected 15 June 2020.