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!!''Secretary of State [[ComicBook/RedHulk Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross]]''
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/AlfreWoodard
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Rebeca Patiño (Latin-American Spanish dub)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''
->''"You think you fight for us? You just fight for yourself. Who's going to avenge my son, Stark? He's dead. And I blame you."''
A woman who works in human resources at the State Department and the mother of Charlie Spencer, who was killed in the [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Battle of Sokovia.]]
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->''"You think you fight for us? You just fight for yourself. Who's going to avenge my son, Stark? He's dead. And I blame you."''
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!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' US Army (formerly), DOS
!!!'''Portrayed By:'''Creator/AlfreWoodard
Creator/WilliamHurt (2008–2021), Creator/HarrisonFord (2025–onwards)
!!!'''Voiced By:'''Rebeca Patiño Juan Carlos Tinoco [''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}''], Óscar Gómez [''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' onwards] (Latin-American Spanish dub)
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Awoman US Army General who works hunts down Bruce Banner claiming him to be a threat -- in human resources at truth, he's after Banner's blood in order to perfect a new SuperSoldier serum. Following a heart attack and retirement from the State Department and Army, he has become the mother United States Secretary of Charlie Spencer, who was killed in the [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron Battle of Sokovia.]]State.
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* AgeLift: The comics version of Miriam Sharpe is much younger, being the mother of a young boy instead of a college student.
* IdenticalStranger: An unintentional case, given Creator/AlfreWoodard later would appear in ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' as Mariah Dillard[[note]]Woodard claimed that she auditioned for both projects separately, not realizing they were connected[[/note]].
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son Charlie died in the Battle of Sokovia when he was crushed by a collapsing building, leading Mirian to blame the Avengers, particularly Tony Stark, for his untimely death.
* RaceLift: The comics version of Miriam is Caucasian.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Iron Man, whom she blames, along with the rest of the Avengers, for the death of her only son.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is considered the film's OneSceneWonder not just of her actress' performance, but also how her encounter and blaming Tony motivated him to side with the Accords and proactively take part in ''Civil War''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She has not been seen since ''Civil War'' and her reaction to Tony's HeroicSacrifice in ''Endgame'' remains unknown.
* IdenticalStranger: An unintentional case, given Creator/AlfreWoodard later would appear in ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' as Mariah Dillard[[note]]Woodard claimed that she auditioned for both projects separately, not realizing they were connected[[/note]].
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son Charlie died in the Battle of Sokovia when he was crushed by a collapsing building, leading Mirian to blame the Avengers, particularly Tony Stark, for his untimely death.
* RaceLift: The comics version of Miriam is Caucasian.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Iron Man, whom she blames, along with the rest of the Avengers, for the death of her only son.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is considered the film's OneSceneWonder not just of her actress' performance, but also how her encounter and blaming Tony motivated him to side with the Accords and proactively take part in ''Civil War''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She has not been seen since ''Civil War'' and her reaction to Tony's HeroicSacrifice in ''Endgame'' remains unknown.
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* AgeLift: The comics version of Miriam Sharpe AdaptationPersonalityChange: Comic Ross is much younger, being more prone to pyrotechnics, letting lose antiquated cusses at the mother drop of a young boy instead of hat. Film Ross is more outwardly calmer, but more personally repugnant in compensation.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics, Ross considers the Hulk acollege student.
* IdenticalStranger: An unintentional case, given Creator/AlfreWoodard laterthreat, and hunts him in order to stop him. In ''The Incredible Hulk'', he is indirectly responsible for Bruce turning into the Hulk by lying about what the experiment was about, and afterwards knows perfectly well that Banner would appear in ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' as Mariah Dillard[[note]]Woodard claimed that she auditioned for both projects separately, prefer not realizing they were connected[[/note]].
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son Charlie died into fight, but wants the Battle of Sokovia when he was crushed by a collapsing building, leading Mirian Hulk to blame the Avengers, particularly Tony Stark, for his untimely death.
* RaceLift: The comics version of Miriam is Caucasian.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Iron Man, whom she blames, along with the rest of the Avengers, for the death of her only son.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is considered the film's OneSceneWonder not just of her actress' performance, but also how her encounter and blaming Tony motivated him to side with the Accords and proactively take part inmake more SuperSoldier serum. However, ''Civil War''.
War'' seems to [[CharacterRerailment rerail]] him to his comic book incarnation, who believes that super-powered beings are threats and he's doing all he can to protect the world from them.
*WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, General Ross eventually becomes the Red Hulk, a powerful villain with a level of SuperStrength comparable to Hulk's own. In the MCU, Ross has not been appeared in no less than five films and so far, he has remained a normal human being.
* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being featured in several trailers for ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Ross is ultimately a very minor character in the film who only appears in one scene at the beginning and isn't seensince again until a brief moment at the end. He was originally supposed to have more scenes (notably a subplot in which he captures Rick Mason to track down Natasha), but most of them, unfortunately, ended up being cut from the final product.
* AlternateSelf: Ross has four alternate counterparts, one of whom is dead and another who's a zombie.
* AntagonistInMourning: In ''Avengers Endgame'', he is shown to be grief-stricken over Tony Stark's HeroicSacrifice (though how upset he actually is might be up for interpretation).
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When he informs the Avengers about the Sokovia Accords, Steve argues that the Avengers can still yield reliable results when going out in the field. Ross then asks him about Thor and Hulk's whereabouts, to which Steve has no answer. Ross then adds that if he himself lost two nuclear warheads, then of course there would be consequences.
* BackFromTheDead: He's one of the victims of Thanos's BadassFingersnap in ''Infinity War'' before he is, quite ironically, revived by Bruce Banner in ''Endgame''.
* BaitTheDog: In ''Civil War'', he pretends to [[TookALevelInKindness Take a Level in Kindness]] towards the Avengers to get them to sign the Sokovia Accords for his own selfish ends.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Emil Blonsky in ''The Incredible Hulk''. The entirety of the conflict is because Ross wants to dissect Bruce, and all the soldiers attacking Bruce answer to him. However, Blonsky's betrayal and transformation into the Abomination turns him into a far greater threat than Ross by the climax.
* BigBadWannabe: Although he's a big threat, he's never the most dangerous:
** While he initiates the conflict of ''The Incredible Hulk'', he's overshadowed by Blonsky becoming the Abomination and has to form an EnemyMine with Banner.
** Following the revelation of Ross not having changed his morals one bit in ''Civil War'' and ''Infinity War'', it seemed Ross [[EvilAllAlong all along]] intended to abuse his authority as State Secretary and use the Sokovia Accords to get the Avengers to bend to his whim by having them under a tight governmental leash. However, he is overshadowed by the actual threats like Zemo and Thanos.
** He acts as a minor antagonist trying to arrest the titular heroine in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', but Natasha doesn't take him very seriously and he's clearly little more than a nuisance compared to the Red Room.
* BigNo:
** He shouts two in a row out of frustration when Hulk manages to escape from his soldiers in Brazil.
--->'''General Ross:''' No! NO!!
** Later, he yells a distraught "NOOO!" when he believes that Betty has been killed by the explosion of a crashed helicopter during the battle at Culver University.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When we see him once again in ''Civil War'' he seems to be sincere in his admission to the Avengers that the world owes them a debt and that they have done some good, and presents the Sokovia Accords as a compromise that'll allow them to continue to operate; [[TookALevelInKindness suggesting he's soften somewhat]] since ''The Incredible Hulk''. However, it becomes clear that his initial genial attitude was just a front, as he later focuses more on imprisoning those Avengers that defy him than going after the real threats like Zemo, or even an alien invasion in ''Infinity War,'' and threatens even those that signed the Accords with the same should they fail or step out of line.
* BlatantLies: During his conversation with Leonard Samson, Ross affirms that the safety of his daughter is more important to him than capturing Hulk. However, Samson can recognize when someone is lying, so he doesn't believe him for one second and states that this is a lie. Ross doesn't even try to contradict him.
* BrokenPedestal: To Rhodey, who's heavily implied to have looked up to him because of how much he's accomplished in his career and was very supportive of the Sokovia Accords Ross explained to The Avengers. Two years later, Rhodey's grown tired of his self-righteous and disrespectful attitude and outright disobeys his order to arrest the Anti-Accords Avengers when they come to the Avengers Facility [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight knowing full-well it will get him court-martialled.]]
* TheBusCameBack: While he was never really put on a bus to begin with due to ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' never receiving a sequel (one could say the whole franchise was PutOnABus), his return in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' marks one of the longest gaps between appearances by a character in the MCU, at 8 years.
* TheCameo:
** He briefly appears via hologram in ''Infinity War'' where he orders Rhodes to arrest the fugitive Avengers only to get cut off by Rhodey.
** He appears as one of the attendees at Tony Stark's funeral in ''Endgame''.
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: In ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', Natasha Romanoff's plan was to be taken to the Red Room Headquarters and activate herreaction tracker once there so that Ross would locate her and come with his soldiers to deal with the Red Room. However, in the end Ross and his men arrive only after Natasha and her allies have already taken care of the Red Room by themselves.
* CelebrityParadox:
** ''Franchise/StarWars'' has been referenced again and again by MCU installments. Ross's second actor, Creator/HarrisonFord, played Han Solo, one of ''the'' Star Wars characters.
** ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' was also mentioned alongside ''Franchise/StarWars'' by Riri Williams in ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever''. The titular character is Ford's most popular role in his acting career, only rivaled by Han Solo.
** ''Film/{{Anchorman}}'' was mentioned in an episode of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. Ford portrayed Mack Tannen in the [[Film/Anchorman2TheLegendContinues sequel]].
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Ross starts out as an angry and embittered GeneralRipper chasing Bruce Banner. By the time of his later appearance, he is a much more refined and slick political animal who can easily make the Avengers' lives more difficult.
* CigarChomper: Is often seen smoking a cigar in his first appearance. He seems to have dropped the habit by the time he became Secretary of State.
* CompositeCharacter: Besides his comics depiction, his characterization has several elements:
** ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', his desire to capture and dissect the Hulk echoes that of General John Ryker.
** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', he essentially gets Maria Hill's role as the government representative trying to force the Avengers into registration (though Maria still exists as a separate character).
** He also shares many traits with Henry Peter Gyrich and James Murch, the US government's liaisons with the Avengers in the comics (at different times). Like Gyrich, he's an ObstructiveBureaucrat whose [[FantasticRacism prejudice against heroes]] and {{Jerkass}} tendencies make it harder for the heroes to do their job. Like Murch, he has facial hair.
* DemotedToExtra: Ross's screen time and role importance seems to diminish with each of his appearances:
** After having been a major character in ''The Incredible Hulk'', Ross only shows up for a few scenes in his next appearance in ''Civil War'', though at least his role is still quite important to the overall story.
** Chronologically speaking, his following appearance is in ''Black Widow'', in which he only has two scenes and a fairly minor subplot (more scenes with him were shot, but almost all of them were ultimately deleted).
** Ross returns in ''Infinity War'', but as a minor character who has little effect on the plot and is only present during one scene.
** In ''Endgame'', he only makes a very brief appearance among a crowd of people at the end, and doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.
* {{Determinator}}: For better or worse, he does ''not'' know when to give up.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: In ''Infinity War'', he orders Rhodey to arrest Cap, Natasha, Sam, and Wanda while Vision is in the room. Best case scenario: that's a four-on-two fight, Rhodey is not currently wearing his War Machine armour, Vision is visibly wounded, and the rogue Avengers know that Rhodey is paraplegic without his leg braces, which Natasha or Wanda could easily disable. And all of this assumes that Rhodey and Vision are actually ''willing'' to arrest their friends when the world's on fire.
* DidYouActuallyBelieve:
** Ross says a variant of this when Tony Stark goes to the Raft after the arrest of most of Captain America's followers to try to convince him that they were right that someone else is responsible for Bucky's supposed crimes.
--->'''Secretary Ross:''' You seriously think I'm going to listen to you after that fiasco in Leipzig? You're lucky you're not in one of these cells.
** In ''Infinity War'' he also says something similar when the fugitive Captain America and his team come to offer their help against Thanos' invasion.
--->'''Secretary Ross:''' The world's on fire, and you think all's forgiven?
* DisownedParent: Betty is furious with her father for causing Bruce Banner's transformation into the Hulk by lying to them about what the experiment they were conducting was for, refusing to take responsibility for it, and leading a manhunt against Bruce in order to perfect the SuperSoldier serum. When she finally confronts him about it, Betty outright tells him that she will never forgive him for ruining Bruce's life and tells him to never to speak to her as his daughter again.
* DrowningMySorrows: During the ending of ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' after he had a '''really''' rough day: his star soldier Blonsky went psycho and became the Abomination, his daughter severed her ties with him, and he was forced to release Banner to defeat Blonsky. As ''Film/TheConsultant'' reveals, his day will only get worse.
* EnemyMine: He temporarily releases Banner from custody and allows him to become the Hulk in order to fight off the Abomination and save the city.
* EntitledBastard: Acts as one towards Tony Stark in ''Civil War''. Despite insulting, looking down on, and threatening to throw him in jail, he still expects Tony to assist him the second he asks.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For all his shortsightedness and disrespect towards other people, especially towards heroes, he does genuinely love his daughter Betty. However, it's the same love for her that drove her away from him. Eventually, his overprotectiveness and irresponsibility leads to Betty disowning him. It's telling that him not talking to her for years shows that he respects her wishes.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As loathsome as he may be, there are things that even Ross won't stand for.
** When he goes to New York to apprehend Bruce Banner, Ross strictly forbids his men to directly engage with him as he doesn't want to take the risk that he'll turn into the Hulk in a populated area and endanger civilians, as shown in a deleted scene.
** Ross is visibly horrified when he sees the Abomination's rampage through Harlem at the end of the film.
** After capturing Rick Mason in a deleted scene of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Ross makes it clear that he has nothing but disdain for people like him who smuggle things on the black market.
** Also, when he discovers that the Red Room was still in operation in another deleted scene, he seems concerned and worries about all the damage they may have done.
* EvilIsPetty: In ''Civil War'', if the encounter between him and Stark on "The Raft" is any indication, Ross gets an opportunity to get the last laugh on Stark following their last encounter ''The Incredible Hulk'' with the turning point in the trust between the Avengers and the public being at a low point in Ross's favor. Then it's implied he intends to have Rhodey court-martialed for disobeying Ross's orders to arrest Steve, Natasha and Sam in ''Infinity War''.
* EvilOldFolks: When he makes his return to the MCU, Ross clearly has aged during those eight years prior to ''Civil War'' as he has gray hair in contrast to his blond hair in ''The Incredible Hulk'' and is noticeably slender than his past burly physique. However, his weight loss might have something to do with his recovery from his heart attack that required him to drop some pounds for the sake of his health. He doesn't truly become OlderAndWiser until after Tony'sHeroicSacrifice HeroicSacrifice, if at all.
* EvilSoundsDeep: With Creator/WilliamHurt, who has a deep, husky voice, this is a given.
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Of a sort. While he claims to be hunting down the Hulk just for the public's safety, he's more interested in dissecting Banner in order to discover the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica formula.
* EvilVersusEvil: During the climax of ''The Incredible Hulk'', General Ross helps Hulk in his fight against the rampaging Abomination.
* {{Expy}}: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', Hurt based Thunderbolt Ross on Captain Ahab from ''Literature/MobyDick'' due to their obsessions during their hunts. His FantasticRacism, abuse of his official position, and even had tried to dissect a superhero however makes him the closest to the MCU's depiction of William Stryker from ''ComicBook/XMen''. WordOfGod[[invoked]] has directly compared his role in ''Civil War'' to Colin Powell, being a military general turned Secretary of State.
* FailedASpotCheck: After Ross has arrested Natasha and placed her in the back of his truck during a deleted scene from ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', she manages to free herself from her handcuffs and open a door to escape while Ross is so busy talking and driving that he doesn't realize anything until she's already gone.
* FallenHero: Was a decorated Vietnam War veteran before becoming TheNeidermeyer GeneralRipper then an ObstructiveBureaucrat. For this moral degradation, he is viewed as a disgrace to the uniform by fellow military servicemen Steve, Sam and eventually Rhodey, who initially respected Ross for his distinguished military career until realizing his true colors. Despite this, he had enough respect for Tony that he showed up at his funeral.
* FantasticRacism: He sees superheroes less as people and more as weapons who happen to be alive.
* FeelingTheirAge: Ross is way past his prime and he knows it. He suffered from a heart attack a few years ago and has needed several triple bypass surgeries, and he's shown having to use a cane to walk at the time of Phase Four. Natasha Romanoff even taunts him about it during the beginning of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' by pointing out that he looks quite exhausted after having to undergo another surgery.
* GeneralRipper: His obsession with capturing Banner leads him to create violent and unnecessary situations, such as bringing helicopters to a college that, until that point, was not experiencing Hulk problems. When he becomes Secretary of State he also doesn't cares about doing what is right or reasonable for the sake of doing his sworn duty to protect the country (and the world) but wastes very necessary time trying to get rid of perceived threats.
* GloryHound: It's implied the reason he was in charge of the SuperSoldier project following the origins of Captain America in ''The Incredible Hulk'' and tried to enforce the Sokovia Accords onto the Avengers in ''Civil War'' and ''Infinity War'' was to selfishly take credit for the superheroes' heroic actions, while also discrediting them to make himself look good.
* GodzillaThreshold: He's willing to use an uncompleted serum on his star soldier in order to take down the Hulk. When that goes wrong, he sets Banner free to become the Hulk in order to save Harlem from the Abomination.
** Defied in ''Infinity War''. The moment the fugitive Avengers arrive to HQ to see how they can help, Ross instantly orders War Machine to arrest them and flat-out tells Rogers that it doesn't matters the sky is literally on fire and the universe is about to see untold amounts of destruction, he and his allies are still criminals and he will ''not'' allow their actions to remain unpunished.
* HatedByAll: Absolutely '''no one''' in the MCU seems to like this guy. Both heroes like Captain America, and villains like the Abomination who were forced to work with/under him show nothing but contempt towards him. That being said, he believes his actions against Bruce Banner in ''The Incredible Hulk'', and the Avengers in both ''Civil War'' and ''Infinity War'' are one hundred percent justified. Special mention goes to how in ''Civil War'', Rhodey, as a fellow military man, was respectful of Ross for his military achievements, and supportive of the Sokovia Accords. By ''Infinity War'', two years of working with the man has deeply [[BrokenPedestal soured Rhodey's outlook of both Ross personally and the Accords in general]].
* HateSink: In all his appearances, he's made to be as thoroughly unlikeable and despicable as possible. The fact that he is a GeneralRipper, TheNeidermeyer, ObstructiveBureaucrat and InspectorJavert all rolled into one is already bad enough, but the fact that he's supposed to be on the side of the heroes makes this even worse. He wants to hunt down Banner and use him for experimentation despite being partially responsible for what happened to him. While he does ultimately let Banner go after seeing the bigger threat, any goodwill he might have earned dissipates by the time he returns. He repeatedly calls the Avengers out for their inability to mitigate damage control, while refusing to take accountability for his own faults. He also obstructs the heroes from doing their job; as best seen when Stark tries to deal with Zemo, and orders Rhodey to arrest the fugitive Avengers despite them being the only hope of stopping Thanos. While Zemo and Thanos are the main threat, they at least have sympathetic qualities that make it hard for audiences to root against. Thus, Ross is made the perfect punching bag for audiences to jeer at. He loses this trope in ''Avengers: Endgame'' by gaining some sympathy points, as by the time of that film, the Sokovia Accords no longer take effect, and he also attends the funeral of Tony Stark.
* HeadInTheSandManagement: In ''Infinity War'', it's shown that Secretary Ross and the Sokovia Accord-mandated council overseeing the Avengers have become this following Thanos' attack on New York and Tony Stark's subsequent disappearance into space. Rather than pushing forward on a mission to counter the alien forces, Ross spends his time arguing with the one remaining Avenger at the compound, Rhodey, over his and fellow Avenger Vision's loyalty to the accords. When the Secret Avengers come out of hiding to offer a truce and their services, Ross instead orders their arrest, which Rhodey ignores.
* HeroAntagonist: Subverted. In ''Civil War'', it seems that he's aware of the potential danger the Avengers are to society and lays out the Sokovia Accords to keep them in check. However, it becomes clear that he just wants to be in control of them and will not hesitate to arrest them for any reason and imprison them in "The Raft."
* HiddenDepths: During his first scene in ''Civil War'', he mentions in passing that he used to play golf before his heart attack.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He chastises the Avengers for all the collateral damage that happens in their fights while showing them footage of it, and wants them to be held accountable for their actions. Yet conveniently (or perhaps deliberately) never brings up the [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the battle in Harlem, New York between the Hulk and Abomination]], which ''he'' was responsible for and refuses to be held accountable for it. He also criticizes Bruce's actions when the only reason Bruce was infected was because ''he'' lied to Bruce about what they were doing. To put a finer point on it, he even goes to the trouble of making a snarky comment about Cap and the Avengers losing track of Bruce, when he himself has been guilty of this very thing in the past and apparently suffered zero consequences.
* InspectorJavert: An outside observer would see a general tracking a defector/monster in order to bring him in to custody. Also in ''Civil War'', he believes that super-powered beings are threats that should be keep an eye on to protect the world. By ''Infinity War'' he showcases all of the absolute worst parts of this trope by ordering Rhodes to arrest Steve Rogers and the other fugitive Avengers when they arrive to HQ looking to see what they can do to help stop Thanos, bluntly telling Rogers that it doesn't matters that the sky is ''literally on fire'', he is still a fugitive and will not be forgiven for his crimes no matter what. Rhodes declines to do the arrest and Rogers tells Ross to take a hike.
** He once again acts as this in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', relentlessly chasing Natasha Romanoff throughout the film to arrest her for violating the Sokovia Accords.
* ItsAllAboutMe: In the end, there's no one Ross cares more about than himself. Even if he sincerely loves his daughter and is a [[PatrioticFervor patriot to his country]], it is actually selfish love towards either of them due to his shortsightedness.
* JerkassBall: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', in response to Betty calling him out on his actions and disowning him, he tells her he'd have her arrested as Bruce's accomplice if she weren't his daughter.
* JerkassHasAPoint: During ''Civil War'' he rhetorically asks Captain America where Hulk and Thor are now and brings up that if he lost two nuclear warheads, he would surely not get away without consequences. Subverted in that he himself lost track of Banner for five years and lost control of Blonsky and was never reprimanded. Indeed, if anything, he's way better off in ''Civil War'' than he was at the end of ''The Incredible Hulk'', his incompetence during the latter apparently having done nothing to prevent him from going from a general in the army to ''Secretary of State''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite the below, Ross clearly held a degree of respect of Tony Stark despite their animosity, given that he attends Stark's funeral.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk:
** When Ross makes his reappearance in ''Civil War'', he initially interacts with the Avengers by casually telling them a story of his heart attack during a round of golf and undergoing a triple bypass, [[HopeSpot seemingly appearing to have]] TookALevelInKindness in contrast to the last time we saw him in ''The Incredible Hulk''. He also appears to be more rational as when he lays out the Accords, he brings up [[JerkassHasAPoint good reasons]] behind them like the damage the Avengers caused during their missions. However, notably during his briefing, he dosn't bring up his own mistake back in Harlem. Also, when he assigns Tony to arrest Captain America and Bucky, he gives out a short deadline, otherwise he would have Stark prosecuted for his failure, and promises to send a kill squad after Cap. Even after Bucky is proven innocent for the bombing, Ross refuses to listen to Stark to release the anti-Accords Avengers due to Stark's failure to arrest Steve and Bucky. Despite have better manners and being more subtle in attitude, Ross has not changed his mindset one bit. Even though Ross sincerely loves his country and daughter, it is actually out of selfish love.
** ''Infinity War'' shows that not even an alien attack and impending universal doom will make him see eye-to-eye with Steve Rogers. He instead orders Team Cap's (and everyone with him) arrest, causing Rhodey -- his last remaining supporter who was still present on Earth -- to turn on Ross and the Accords for the sake of the planet.
* KarmaHoudini: Despite being behind the experiment that turned Bruce into Hulk and being responsible for Harlem being torn apart it doesn't hamper his career and he eventually ends up as Secretary of State. Of course, his relationship with his beloved daughter has been extinguished. However considering Leonard Samson commented that Ross cared more for capturing the Hulk than his own daughter, something that Ross did not even bother to deny, Ross may have viewed the loss of that relationship as ''acceptable'' collateral damage.
** To put more of a sting on this, Ross was one of the millions of people on Earth to get erased by Thanos and he (along with the others mind you) gets brought back to life by none other than ''Bruce Banner''. In other words, the closest he got to getting his comeuppance was undone by the one person whose life he's ruined.
* KilledOffscreen: He was one of the victims of Thanos' BadassFingersnap in ''Avengers: Infinity War'', where he also briefly appears in. He's later resurrected offscreen by Bruce Banner in ''Endgame''remains unknown.and is later seen attending Tony Stark's funeral.
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Downplayed with Ross, but he's very genial in his conversation with Cap (likely to due him being a fellow military combat vet and the fact Cap's origins is what inspired Ross to start his own SuperSoldier program in ''The Incredible Hulk''). [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame However, the feeling isn't mutual.]]
* KnightTemplar: Ross is unwavering in his beliefs, despite claiming at one point to have gained "perspective". As noted by Samson, despite what Ross himself thinks, he's a bigger threat to Betty's safety than the Hulk.
* KnightTemplarParent: One of his other reasons for tracking Banner; Betty was injured during Bruce's first-ever HulkOut.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's 6'2" and he was a former General in the Army.
* LoudOfWar: He deploys sonic cannons to subdue the Hulk during their confrontation at Culver University. The result is unsuccessful.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: He intends to make an example with Natasha Romanoff of what happens to those who transgress the Sokovia Accords. He even says this trope almost word-for-word when he orders his men to go after her.
-->'''Secretary Ross:''' Natasha Romanoff is in violation of the Sokovia Accords. She assaulted the king of Wakanda. Make an example out of her.
* MaliciousMisnaming: As shown in ''Black Widow'', Ross didn't even bother to remember Scott Lang's name after arresting him and simply calls him "the incredible shrinking convict".
* ManipulativeBastard: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', he tries to get his daughter to side with him with lies until she discovers the truth.
* ManlyFacialHair: Like in the comics, Ross is a tough-as-nails general who has been in the military for most of his life and firmly believes that the use of force is always the better option, and he sports a thick moustache that emphasizes his manliness.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Invoked during his conversation with Natasha Romanoff in the opening act of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' when he's referring to Ant-Man. Justified as he likely did not know Scott Lang prior to the Leipzig Airport battle.
-->'''Ross:''' We got Barton, we got Wilson and that other guy, the incredible shrinking convict.
* TheNeidermeyer: As a GeneralRipper {{Jerkass}} in ''The Incredible Hulk'' who deliberately turned Banner into the Hulk just to dissect to start his own SuperSoldier program to further his own military career. Even fellow American military servicemen Steve, Sam and eventually Rhodey see him as a disgrace to the uniform for his despicable arrogance and incompetent decision making.
* NeverMyFault:
** The experiment that turned Bruce into the Hulk was headed by him, but he refuses to take responsibility for what happened to him or his daughter. He didn't even tell them what they were actually doing, creating a new Super Soldier instead of radiation resistance. Betty calls him out on it.
--->'''Betty:''' I will never forgive you for what you've done to him.\\
'''General Ross:''' He's a fugitive...\\
'''Betty:''' You ''made'' him a fugitive, to cover your failures and to protect your career. [[YoureNotMyFather Don't ever speak to me as your daughter again]].
** In ''Civil War'', he claims Tony Stark's behavior at Leipzig proves he can't be objective about Steve Rogers, managing to completely overlook the part where Tony's actions were because Ross wanted to send a killsquad after his friend and co-worker.
** Also in the same movie, he blames Steve, Sam and Natasha for HYDRA rebuilding itself inside S.H.I.E.L.D., despite the fact that he's part of the government that funded S.H.I.E.L.D. when HYDRA was under the radar. Granted, neither of them knew that HYDRA was hiding all this time, but it makes it seem like he just wants to blame the Avengers while making himself look good. However, this is subverted as at the time of HYDRA's corruption of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ross was still at the time temporarily retired to recover from his heart surgery and wasn't promoted to State Secretary and actively working fo the government again until ''after'' HYDRA's deception was revealed, so Ross for that was [[NotMeThisTime technically innocent]] despite misblaming the Avengers for it.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By giving Blonsky the prototype remade SuperSoldier serum, he essentially created the Abomination by proxy. He's essentially responsible for creating the kind of violent, rampaging beast he considers Bruce to be. The only reason Bruce was transformed in the first place was because he lied to Bruce about what they were doing. Had he been more honest Bruce probably would never have become the Hulk.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: His rude and disrespectful personality eventually leads to ''all'' Pro-Accords heroes to stop allying with him and supporting the Sokovia Accords, with some even defecting to the Anti-Accords team.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: He was ReducedToDust [[KilledOffscreen offscreen]] by Thanos and later revived by Bruce Banner five years later.
* NonActionBigBad: Despite serving as the main antagonist for most of ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' (before being upstaged by the Abomination in the end), General Ross never directly takes part in the action and is usually content to command his troops from afar. Considering he's an old man and his enemy is none other than [[PersonOfMassDestruction Hulk]], his position is quite understandable.
* NotMeThisTime: When Natasha Romanoff is attacked by Taskmaster for the first time in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', she initially assumes this must be an agent sent by Secretary Ross to capture her. However, she soon realizes that Taskmaster has nothing to do with Ross, and didn't even come for her.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: In ''Civil War'', when he is promoted to Secretary of State and lays out the Accords to place a strict eye on the superheroes. This grows even worse in ''Infinity War'' where even the planet being at risk along with the universe does not have him ease up on the superheroes, even as they are trying to save everyone. However, by the end of ''Endgame'', he decided to attend Tony's funeral, showing he had some degree of respect for Iron Man.
* OldSoldier: Ross spent more than 40 years in the military and served in numerous conflicts, including the Vietnam War. Despite his old age, he continues to take part in some important missions, like the chase of the fugitive Black Widow.
* OneSteveLimit: He shares a surname with Everett Ross, and both of them appeared in ''Civil War'' together. No relation.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''Endgame'', he is seen at Tony Stark's funeral, and instead of ordering Captain America and everyone who disobeyed him arrested and being disgusted by his presence, he's just about as withdrawn as everyone in attendance over the loss of Tony Stark (though it could also be that even he's smart enough not to press the issue when the odds are so firmly against him).
* OutGambitted: At the beginning of ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', Ross uses a tracker to locate Natasha Romanoff and sends his men into the building she is in, thinking he has her cornered. However, it turns out that Natasha knew about the tracker all along and used it to lure him to the wrong place while she was far away.
* PapaWolf: Endangering his daughter Betty is never a good idea.
* ParentsAsPeople: He focuses so much of his time on getting the Hulk/Bruce Banner that it damages his relationship with his daughter.
* PetTheDog:
** He assists the Hulk in his fight against the Abomination and actually lets him go after he has beaten and subdued Blonsky.
** He was willing to make a deal with Hawkeye and Ant-Man to allow them to still be with their families, on the condition that they would also be under house arrest.
** In ''Endgame'', he attends the funeral of Tony Stark out of respect, and is seemingly willing to overlook the renegade Avengers in attendance, Banner included.
* RaceAgainstTheClock:
** In ''Civil War'', Ross gives Tony Stark 36 hours to bring back Captain America's renegade team by himself, before armed forces get involved.
** During a deleted scene of ''Black Widow'', he also tells a captured Rick Mason that he has five minutes to help him locate Natasha Romanoff if he wants to negotiate a plea deal.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: At first, in ''The Incredible Hulk'' he was willing to put his hatred aside in stopping the Abomination. But {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Civil War'' where he seems to have [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk softened up since his heart attack, but when the chips are down it's clear his beliefs haven't shifted much]]. Even though it's eventually proven that Zemo bombed the UN building and framed Bucky for it in order to tear the Avengers apart, he still keeps those heroes who hampered Bucky's arrest locked up in the Raft. By ''Infinity War'' it's become averted -- he's more concerned about being a HeadInTheSandManagement or ordering the fugitive Avengers arrested than the fact the situation is a textbook example of the GodzillaThreshold. However, it's played straight in ''Endgame'' when he attends Stark's funeral and chooses not to arrest the Avengers present.
* RedBaron: He's primarily known as "Thunderbolt" to the extent that his real first name is rarely used.
* ReducedToDust: He was among the billions turned to ashes by Thanos' BadassFingersnap and resurrected by Bruce Banner five years later.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In the comics, General Ross is primarily an enemy of ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. In the MCU, he starts out as this in Phase One, but during Phase Three he becomes more of an antagonist for [[ComicBook/TheAvengers the Avengers team]] as a whole (with Hulk being ironically one of the few Avengers members that he never bothers). In the first film of Phase Four, he mostly acts as an enemy of ComicBook/BlackWidow, of all people.
* ScientistVsSoldier: General Ross is a proud military man and has a low opinion of scientists like Bruce Banner, whom he deems incapable of realizing that using force is the best course of action, as he explains to Captain Blonsky.
-->'''General Ross:''' He's a scientist. He is ''NOT'' one of us.
* SkewedPriorities: Even an alien invasion isn't enough for him to get along with Team Cap. He even orders Rhodes to arrest them, even though they're the best chance the Earth's got right now. That clearly makes everyone wanna punch the guy in the face many times. However, he clearly had enough respect for Tony that he came to the latter's funeral.
* {{Slimeball}}: There's hardly a better word to describe Ross, who makes out like he's humanity's watchdog as a military general and later State Secretary who calls the shots to persecute any superhero to seek his own glory. He couldn't give a rat's butt about anyone but himself and his own goals.
* SmugSnake: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', he believes that his SuperSoldier program would further his military career, ignoring the consequences that could happen and then leads the manhunt of the Hulk out of desire to be hailed a hero (which he seemingly [[TheBadGuyWins succeeded at]] in the ViralMarketing for ''Civil War'', which announces his promotion to a job at the White House dues to his experience in Harlem) and earning Betty's love (which he failed to do). Then in ''Civil War'', when meeting with Stark at "The Raft," he gloats at not having to listen to the latter and intimidating him with the Accords due to Stark's failure to arrest Rogers and Barnes.
* SuddenlyShouting: Does this during a conversation with Major Sparr after they discovered that Bruce Banner is trying to find a way to get rid of the Hulk in a deleted scene.
-->'''General Ross:''' He wants to neutralize whatever powers the transformation.\\
'''Major Sparr:''' That's not a good thing.\\
'''General Ross:''' No, it's not a good thing, Major. But I don't want Banner anyway. '''GOD DAMN IT! I WANT WHAT'S INSIDE OF HIM!'''
* SuspectIsHatless: After finding out that Banner is hiding in Rio de Janeiro, Ross tells his agents to be on the lookout for "a white man" in the soda factory he works at. No other description is given, even though it'd be really helpful considering that Rio has millions of people matching that description.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: He says something like this when he explains to Blonsky why Banner chose to flee rather than let the U.S. army have the Hulk in a deleted scene.
-->'''General Ross:''' There are people who grasp that peace and freedom derive from power... and people who don't. He doesn't.
* TheyWouldCutYouUp: This is essentially what he's planning to do with the Hulk once he successfully captures him, since he needs his blood to perfect his SuperSoldier serum and create an army of super-strong soldiers, as he explains to Blonsky in a deleted scene
-->'''General Ross:''' [Banner] is the data! He escaped before I could get him on a table and get it out of him!
* TookALevelInKindness: Downplayed and subverted. When he comes back in ''Civil War'', he's mellowed out since his last appearance, but it's later revealed that his beliefs never truly changed. In ''Infinity War'', his polite façade is gone and he's back to being the {{Jerkass}} he was 10 years ago. Conversely, showing up at Tony's funeral after his HeroicSacrifice possibly proves that he has indeed become a better person, unlike before.
* TwoFirstNames: His first name is "Thaddeus", and his last name is "Ross", which can also be used as a first name.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: When hunting down Natasha Romanoff in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', Ross seems to think she should be easy to capture since she can't be helped by the Avengers anymore. Apparently, he doesn't realize that Romanoff was a master spy with plenty of resources and connections even before joining the Avengers.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics, Thaddeus Ross is the nephew-by-marriage of Jeffrey Mace. In the MCU, such a relationship is never discussed but considering that Jeffrey Mace is [[AgeLift much younger]] than his comics couterpart, it seems pretty unlikely to be the case.
* TheVietnamVet: He's a decorated combat vet of the Battle of Khe Sanh.
* VillainousUnderdog: Despite all the military resources at his disposal, General Ross is still a non-powered old man going against the freakin' [[TheJuggernaut Hulk]]. Predictably, most of his attempts to capture him end with most of his soldiers dying and Hulk escaping.
** Surprisingly enough, he is also this against Black Widow in her [[Film/BlackWidow2021 2021 solo film]]. While she's a normal human with little resources compared to him, she still effortlessly plays him like a fiddle throughout the movie, with him never coming close to get her. Even when he eventually arrests her at the end of the film, he only succeeds because she allowed him to, and she quickly escapes him without any difficulty.
* VillainRespect: When he comes to arrest Natasha in a deleted scene of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Ross can't help but be impressed that she managed to take down the Red Room while the U.S. government wasn't even aware they were still active.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He is portrayed as this in ViralMarketing for ''Civil War'' when news reports of President Ellis' announcement to promote him as Secretary of State and mentioning his experience with the Hulk in Harlem in a positive portrayal as a solution to such incidents rather than being the cause of this one that led to his new diplomatic position. While not specified, it was also implied he'd taken all credit of stopping the Abomination's rampage rather than Bruce.
* WarHero: He was TheVietnamVet of the Battle of Khe Sanh who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, but by the time of his appearances in the MCU, he stooped down to a despicable FallenHero for his selfish and heartless actions and TheNeidermeyer attitude.
* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Due to his old age, General Ross isn't much of a physical threat for any of the heroes. Which is why he has to rely on his soldiers, especially Emil Blonsky, who was a skilled fighter even before he took the SuperSoldier serum.
* WhatTheHellHero: He's been on both ends of this. When he receives them, he never listens.
* WildCard: Although Ross usually acts as an antagonist towards the heroes in most of the films he appears in, it's made clear that he hates most of the other villains, like Abomination, Thanos, or the Red Room, just as much as they do, therefore he can either be an enemy or an ally depending on the situation. Lampshaded in a deleted scene of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', when Ross tells Natasha that it's difficult to know whose side she's on, and she notes that this is something they have in common.
* WrittenInAbsence: He's first shown on-screen in ''Civil War'' relating an anecdote about the heart attack and triple bypass he had "five years ago" during a round of golf, keeping him out of active service while he recuperated and later relegating him to a larger role behind the front lines.
* YouGotGuts: Says a variant of this trope when Captain America and his team of fugitives come to the Avengers Headquarters on their own initiative in ''Infinity War''.
-->'''Secretary Ross:''' You got some nerves, I'll give you that.
* YoureNotMyFather: Betty disowns him as her father after finding out of his involvement in ruining Bruce's life by turning him into the Hulk.
* AdaptationalVillainy: In the comics, Ross considers the Hulk a
* IdenticalStranger: An unintentional case, given Creator/AlfreWoodard later
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son Charlie died in
* RaceLift: The comics version of Miriam is Caucasian.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Iron Man, whom she blames, along with the rest of the Avengers, for the death of her only son.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is considered the film's OneSceneWonder not just of her actress' performance, but also how her encounter and blaming Tony motivated him to side with the Accords and proactively take part in
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* AdvertisedExtra: Despite being featured in several trailers for ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Ross is ultimately a very minor character in the film who only appears in one scene at the beginning and isn't seen
* AlternateSelf: Ross has four alternate counterparts, one of whom is dead and another who's a zombie.
* AntagonistInMourning: In ''Avengers Endgame'', he is shown to be grief-stricken over Tony Stark's HeroicSacrifice (though how upset he actually is might be up for interpretation).
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When he informs the Avengers about the Sokovia Accords, Steve argues that the Avengers can still yield reliable results when going out in the field. Ross then asks him about Thor and Hulk's whereabouts, to which Steve has no answer. Ross then adds that if he himself lost two nuclear warheads, then of course there would be consequences.
* BackFromTheDead: He's one of the victims of Thanos's BadassFingersnap in ''Infinity War'' before he is, quite ironically, revived by Bruce Banner in ''Endgame''.
* BaitTheDog: In ''Civil War'', he pretends to [[TookALevelInKindness Take a Level in Kindness]] towards the Avengers to get them to sign the Sokovia Accords for his own selfish ends.
* BigBadEnsemble: With Emil Blonsky in ''The Incredible Hulk''. The entirety of the conflict is because Ross wants to dissect Bruce, and all the soldiers attacking Bruce answer to him. However, Blonsky's betrayal and transformation into the Abomination turns him into a far greater threat than Ross by the climax.
* BigBadWannabe: Although he's a big threat, he's never the most dangerous:
** While he initiates the conflict of ''The Incredible Hulk'', he's overshadowed by Blonsky becoming the Abomination and has to form an EnemyMine with Banner.
** Following the revelation of Ross not having changed his morals one bit in ''Civil War'' and ''Infinity War'', it seemed Ross [[EvilAllAlong all along]] intended to abuse his authority as State Secretary and use the Sokovia Accords to get the Avengers to bend to his whim by having them under a tight governmental leash. However, he is overshadowed by the actual threats like Zemo and Thanos.
** He acts as a minor antagonist trying to arrest the titular heroine in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', but Natasha doesn't take him very seriously and he's clearly little more than a nuisance compared to the Red Room.
* BigNo:
** He shouts two in a row out of frustration when Hulk manages to escape from his soldiers in Brazil.
--->'''General Ross:''' No! NO!!
** Later, he yells a distraught "NOOO!" when he believes that Betty has been killed by the explosion of a crashed helicopter during the battle at Culver University.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: When we see him once again in ''Civil War'' he seems to be sincere in his admission to the Avengers that the world owes them a debt and that they have done some good, and presents the Sokovia Accords as a compromise that'll allow them to continue to operate; [[TookALevelInKindness suggesting he's soften somewhat]] since ''The Incredible Hulk''. However, it becomes clear that his initial genial attitude was just a front, as he later focuses more on imprisoning those Avengers that defy him than going after the real threats like Zemo, or even an alien invasion in ''Infinity War,'' and threatens even those that signed the Accords with the same should they fail or step out of line.
* BlatantLies: During his conversation with Leonard Samson, Ross affirms that the safety of his daughter is more important to him than capturing Hulk. However, Samson can recognize when someone is lying, so he doesn't believe him for one second and states that this is a lie. Ross doesn't even try to contradict him.
* BrokenPedestal: To Rhodey, who's heavily implied to have looked up to him because of how much he's accomplished in his career and was very supportive of the Sokovia Accords Ross explained to The Avengers. Two years later, Rhodey's grown tired of his self-righteous and disrespectful attitude and outright disobeys his order to arrest the Anti-Accords Avengers when they come to the Avengers Facility [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight knowing full-well it will get him court-martialled.]]
* TheBusCameBack: While he was never really put on a bus to begin with due to ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' never receiving a sequel (one could say the whole franchise was PutOnABus), his return in ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' marks one of the longest gaps between appearances by a character in the MCU, at 8 years.
* TheCameo:
** He briefly appears via hologram in ''Infinity War'' where he orders Rhodes to arrest the fugitive Avengers only to get cut off by Rhodey.
** He appears as one of the attendees at Tony Stark's funeral in ''Endgame''.
* TheCavalryArrivesLate: In ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', Natasha Romanoff's plan was to be taken to the Red Room Headquarters and activate her
* CelebrityParadox:
** ''Franchise/StarWars'' has been referenced again and again by MCU installments. Ross's second actor, Creator/HarrisonFord, played Han Solo, one of ''the'' Star Wars characters.
** ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' was also mentioned alongside ''Franchise/StarWars'' by Riri Williams in ''Film/BlackPantherWakandaForever''. The titular character is Ford's most popular role in his acting career, only rivaled by Han Solo.
** ''Film/{{Anchorman}}'' was mentioned in an episode of ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''. Ford portrayed Mack Tannen in the [[Film/Anchorman2TheLegendContinues sequel]].
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Ross starts out as an angry and embittered GeneralRipper chasing Bruce Banner. By the time of his later appearance, he is a much more refined and slick political animal who can easily make the Avengers' lives more difficult.
* CigarChomper: Is often seen smoking a cigar in his first appearance. He seems to have dropped the habit by the time he became Secretary of State.
* CompositeCharacter: Besides his comics depiction, his characterization has several elements:
** ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'', his desire to capture and dissect the Hulk echoes that of General John Ryker.
** In ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'', he essentially gets Maria Hill's role as the government representative trying to force the Avengers into registration (though Maria still exists as a separate character).
** He also shares many traits with Henry Peter Gyrich and James Murch, the US government's liaisons with the Avengers in the comics (at different times). Like Gyrich, he's an ObstructiveBureaucrat whose [[FantasticRacism prejudice against heroes]] and {{Jerkass}} tendencies make it harder for the heroes to do their job. Like Murch, he has facial hair.
* DemotedToExtra: Ross's screen time and role importance seems to diminish with each of his appearances:
** After having been a major character in ''The Incredible Hulk'', Ross only shows up for a few scenes in his next appearance in ''Civil War'', though at least his role is still quite important to the overall story.
** Chronologically speaking, his following appearance is in ''Black Widow'', in which he only has two scenes and a fairly minor subplot (more scenes with him were shot, but almost all of them were ultimately deleted).
** Ross returns in ''Infinity War'', but as a minor character who has little effect on the plot and is only present during one scene.
** In ''Endgame'', he only makes a very brief appearance among a crowd of people at the end, and doesn't even have a single line of dialogue.
* {{Determinator}}: For better or worse, he does ''not'' know when to give up.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: In ''Infinity War'', he orders Rhodey to arrest Cap, Natasha, Sam, and Wanda while Vision is in the room. Best case scenario: that's a four-on-two fight, Rhodey is not currently wearing his War Machine armour, Vision is visibly wounded, and the rogue Avengers know that Rhodey is paraplegic without his leg braces, which Natasha or Wanda could easily disable. And all of this assumes that Rhodey and Vision are actually ''willing'' to arrest their friends when the world's on fire.
* DidYouActuallyBelieve:
** Ross says a variant of this when Tony Stark goes to the Raft after the arrest of most of Captain America's followers to try to convince him that they were right that someone else is responsible for Bucky's supposed crimes.
--->'''Secretary Ross:''' You seriously think I'm going to listen to you after that fiasco in Leipzig? You're lucky you're not in one of these cells.
** In ''Infinity War'' he also says something similar when the fugitive Captain America and his team come to offer their help against Thanos' invasion.
--->'''Secretary Ross:''' The world's on fire, and you think all's forgiven?
* DisownedParent: Betty is furious with her father for causing Bruce Banner's transformation into the Hulk by lying to them about what the experiment they were conducting was for, refusing to take responsibility for it, and leading a manhunt against Bruce in order to perfect the SuperSoldier serum. When she finally confronts him about it, Betty outright tells him that she will never forgive him for ruining Bruce's life and tells him to never to speak to her as his daughter again.
* DrowningMySorrows: During the ending of ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' after he had a '''really''' rough day: his star soldier Blonsky went psycho and became the Abomination, his daughter severed her ties with him, and he was forced to release Banner to defeat Blonsky. As ''Film/TheConsultant'' reveals, his day will only get worse.
* EnemyMine: He temporarily releases Banner from custody and allows him to become the Hulk in order to fight off the Abomination and save the city.
* EntitledBastard: Acts as one towards Tony Stark in ''Civil War''. Despite insulting, looking down on, and threatening to throw him in jail, he still expects Tony to assist him the second he asks.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: For all his shortsightedness and disrespect towards other people, especially towards heroes, he does genuinely love his daughter Betty. However, it's the same love for her that drove her away from him. Eventually, his overprotectiveness and irresponsibility leads to Betty disowning him. It's telling that him not talking to her for years shows that he respects her wishes.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: As loathsome as he may be, there are things that even Ross won't stand for.
** When he goes to New York to apprehend Bruce Banner, Ross strictly forbids his men to directly engage with him as he doesn't want to take the risk that he'll turn into the Hulk in a populated area and endanger civilians, as shown in a deleted scene.
** Ross is visibly horrified when he sees the Abomination's rampage through Harlem at the end of the film.
** After capturing Rick Mason in a deleted scene of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Ross makes it clear that he has nothing but disdain for people like him who smuggle things on the black market.
** Also, when he discovers that the Red Room was still in operation in another deleted scene, he seems concerned and worries about all the damage they may have done.
* EvilIsPetty: In ''Civil War'', if the encounter between him and Stark on "The Raft" is any indication, Ross gets an opportunity to get the last laugh on Stark following their last encounter ''The Incredible Hulk'' with the turning point in the trust between the Avengers and the public being at a low point in Ross's favor. Then it's implied he intends to have Rhodey court-martialed for disobeying Ross's orders to arrest Steve, Natasha and Sam in ''Infinity War''.
* EvilOldFolks: When he makes his return to the MCU, Ross clearly has aged during those eight years prior to ''Civil War'' as he has gray hair in contrast to his blond hair in ''The Incredible Hulk'' and is noticeably slender than his past burly physique. However, his weight loss might have something to do with his recovery from his heart attack that required him to drop some pounds for the sake of his health. He doesn't truly become OlderAndWiser until after Tony's
* EvilSoundsDeep: With Creator/WilliamHurt, who has a deep, husky voice, this is a given.
* EvilutionaryBiologist: Of a sort. While he claims to be hunting down the Hulk just for the public's safety, he's more interested in dissecting Banner in order to discover the ComicBook/CaptainAmerica formula.
* EvilVersusEvil: During the climax of ''The Incredible Hulk'', General Ross helps Hulk in his fight against the rampaging Abomination.
* {{Expy}}: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', Hurt based Thunderbolt Ross on Captain Ahab from ''Literature/MobyDick'' due to their obsessions during their hunts. His FantasticRacism, abuse of his official position, and even had tried to dissect a superhero however makes him the closest to the MCU's depiction of William Stryker from ''ComicBook/XMen''. WordOfGod[[invoked]] has directly compared his role in ''Civil War'' to Colin Powell, being a military general turned Secretary of State.
* FailedASpotCheck: After Ross has arrested Natasha and placed her in the back of his truck during a deleted scene from ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', she manages to free herself from her handcuffs and open a door to escape while Ross is so busy talking and driving that he doesn't realize anything until she's already gone.
* FallenHero: Was a decorated Vietnam War veteran before becoming TheNeidermeyer GeneralRipper then an ObstructiveBureaucrat. For this moral degradation, he is viewed as a disgrace to the uniform by fellow military servicemen Steve, Sam and eventually Rhodey, who initially respected Ross for his distinguished military career until realizing his true colors. Despite this, he had enough respect for Tony that he showed up at his funeral.
* FantasticRacism: He sees superheroes less as people and more as weapons who happen to be alive.
* FeelingTheirAge: Ross is way past his prime and he knows it. He suffered from a heart attack a few years ago and has needed several triple bypass surgeries, and he's shown having to use a cane to walk at the time of Phase Four. Natasha Romanoff even taunts him about it during the beginning of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' by pointing out that he looks quite exhausted after having to undergo another surgery.
* GeneralRipper: His obsession with capturing Banner leads him to create violent and unnecessary situations, such as bringing helicopters to a college that, until that point, was not experiencing Hulk problems. When he becomes Secretary of State he also doesn't cares about doing what is right or reasonable for the sake of doing his sworn duty to protect the country (and the world) but wastes very necessary time trying to get rid of perceived threats.
* GloryHound: It's implied the reason he was in charge of the SuperSoldier project following the origins of Captain America in ''The Incredible Hulk'' and tried to enforce the Sokovia Accords onto the Avengers in ''Civil War'' and ''Infinity War'' was to selfishly take credit for the superheroes' heroic actions, while also discrediting them to make himself look good.
* GodzillaThreshold: He's willing to use an uncompleted serum on his star soldier in order to take down the Hulk. When that goes wrong, he sets Banner free to become the Hulk in order to save Harlem from the Abomination.
** Defied in ''Infinity War''. The moment the fugitive Avengers arrive to HQ to see how they can help, Ross instantly orders War Machine to arrest them and flat-out tells Rogers that it doesn't matters the sky is literally on fire and the universe is about to see untold amounts of destruction, he and his allies are still criminals and he will ''not'' allow their actions to remain unpunished.
* HatedByAll: Absolutely '''no one''' in the MCU seems to like this guy. Both heroes like Captain America, and villains like the Abomination who were forced to work with/under him show nothing but contempt towards him. That being said, he believes his actions against Bruce Banner in ''The Incredible Hulk'', and the Avengers in both ''Civil War'' and ''Infinity War'' are one hundred percent justified. Special mention goes to how in ''Civil War'', Rhodey, as a fellow military man, was respectful of Ross for his military achievements, and supportive of the Sokovia Accords. By ''Infinity War'', two years of working with the man has deeply [[BrokenPedestal soured Rhodey's outlook of both Ross personally and the Accords in general]].
* HateSink: In all his appearances, he's made to be as thoroughly unlikeable and despicable as possible. The fact that he is a GeneralRipper, TheNeidermeyer, ObstructiveBureaucrat and InspectorJavert all rolled into one is already bad enough, but the fact that he's supposed to be on the side of the heroes makes this even worse. He wants to hunt down Banner and use him for experimentation despite being partially responsible for what happened to him. While he does ultimately let Banner go after seeing the bigger threat, any goodwill he might have earned dissipates by the time he returns. He repeatedly calls the Avengers out for their inability to mitigate damage control, while refusing to take accountability for his own faults. He also obstructs the heroes from doing their job; as best seen when Stark tries to deal with Zemo, and orders Rhodey to arrest the fugitive Avengers despite them being the only hope of stopping Thanos. While Zemo and Thanos are the main threat, they at least have sympathetic qualities that make it hard for audiences to root against. Thus, Ross is made the perfect punching bag for audiences to jeer at. He loses this trope in ''Avengers: Endgame'' by gaining some sympathy points, as by the time of that film, the Sokovia Accords no longer take effect, and he also attends the funeral of Tony Stark.
* HeadInTheSandManagement: In ''Infinity War'', it's shown that Secretary Ross and the Sokovia Accord-mandated council overseeing the Avengers have become this following Thanos' attack on New York and Tony Stark's subsequent disappearance into space. Rather than pushing forward on a mission to counter the alien forces, Ross spends his time arguing with the one remaining Avenger at the compound, Rhodey, over his and fellow Avenger Vision's loyalty to the accords. When the Secret Avengers come out of hiding to offer a truce and their services, Ross instead orders their arrest, which Rhodey ignores.
* HeroAntagonist: Subverted. In ''Civil War'', it seems that he's aware of the potential danger the Avengers are to society and lays out the Sokovia Accords to keep them in check. However, it becomes clear that he just wants to be in control of them and will not hesitate to arrest them for any reason and imprison them in "The Raft."
* HiddenDepths: During his first scene in ''Civil War'', he mentions in passing that he used to play golf before his heart attack.
* {{Hypocrite}}: He chastises the Avengers for all the collateral damage that happens in their fights while showing them footage of it, and wants them to be held accountable for their actions. Yet conveniently (or perhaps deliberately) never brings up the [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the battle in Harlem, New York between the Hulk and Abomination]], which ''he'' was responsible for and refuses to be held accountable for it. He also criticizes Bruce's actions when the only reason Bruce was infected was because ''he'' lied to Bruce about what they were doing. To put a finer point on it, he even goes to the trouble of making a snarky comment about Cap and the Avengers losing track of Bruce, when he himself has been guilty of this very thing in the past and apparently suffered zero consequences.
* InspectorJavert: An outside observer would see a general tracking a defector/monster in order to bring him in to custody. Also in ''Civil War'', he believes that super-powered beings are threats that should be keep an eye on to protect the world. By ''Infinity War'' he showcases all of the absolute worst parts of this trope by ordering Rhodes to arrest Steve Rogers and the other fugitive Avengers when they arrive to HQ looking to see what they can do to help stop Thanos, bluntly telling Rogers that it doesn't matters that the sky is ''literally on fire'', he is still a fugitive and will not be forgiven for his crimes no matter what. Rhodes declines to do the arrest and Rogers tells Ross to take a hike.
** He once again acts as this in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', relentlessly chasing Natasha Romanoff throughout the film to arrest her for violating the Sokovia Accords.
* ItsAllAboutMe: In the end, there's no one Ross cares more about than himself. Even if he sincerely loves his daughter and is a [[PatrioticFervor patriot to his country]], it is actually selfish love towards either of them due to his shortsightedness.
* JerkassBall: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', in response to Betty calling him out on his actions and disowning him, he tells her he'd have her arrested as Bruce's accomplice if she weren't his daughter.
* JerkassHasAPoint: During ''Civil War'' he rhetorically asks Captain America where Hulk and Thor are now and brings up that if he lost two nuclear warheads, he would surely not get away without consequences. Subverted in that he himself lost track of Banner for five years and lost control of Blonsky and was never reprimanded. Indeed, if anything, he's way better off in ''Civil War'' than he was at the end of ''The Incredible Hulk'', his incompetence during the latter apparently having done nothing to prevent him from going from a general in the army to ''Secretary of State''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite the below, Ross clearly held a degree of respect of Tony Stark despite their animosity, given that he attends Stark's funeral.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk:
** When Ross makes his reappearance in ''Civil War'', he initially interacts with the Avengers by casually telling them a story of his heart attack during a round of golf and undergoing a triple bypass, [[HopeSpot seemingly appearing to have]] TookALevelInKindness in contrast to the last time we saw him in ''The Incredible Hulk''. He also appears to be more rational as when he lays out the Accords, he brings up [[JerkassHasAPoint good reasons]] behind them like the damage the Avengers caused during their missions. However, notably during his briefing, he dosn't bring up his own mistake back in Harlem. Also, when he assigns Tony to arrest Captain America and Bucky, he gives out a short deadline, otherwise he would have Stark prosecuted for his failure, and promises to send a kill squad after Cap. Even after Bucky is proven innocent for the bombing, Ross refuses to listen to Stark to release the anti-Accords Avengers due to Stark's failure to arrest Steve and Bucky. Despite have better manners and being more subtle in attitude, Ross has not changed his mindset one bit. Even though Ross sincerely loves his country and daughter, it is actually out of selfish love.
** ''Infinity War'' shows that not even an alien attack and impending universal doom will make him see eye-to-eye with Steve Rogers. He instead orders Team Cap's (and everyone with him) arrest, causing Rhodey -- his last remaining supporter who was still present on Earth -- to turn on Ross and the Accords for the sake of the planet.
* KarmaHoudini: Despite being behind the experiment that turned Bruce into Hulk and being responsible for Harlem being torn apart it doesn't hamper his career and he eventually ends up as Secretary of State. Of course, his relationship with his beloved daughter has been extinguished. However considering Leonard Samson commented that Ross cared more for capturing the Hulk than his own daughter, something that Ross did not even bother to deny, Ross may have viewed the loss of that relationship as ''acceptable'' collateral damage.
** To put more of a sting on this, Ross was one of the millions of people on Earth to get erased by Thanos and he (along with the others mind you) gets brought back to life by none other than ''Bruce Banner''. In other words, the closest he got to getting his comeuppance was undone by the one person whose life he's ruined.
* KilledOffscreen: He was one of the victims of Thanos' BadassFingersnap in ''Avengers: Infinity War'', where he also briefly appears in. He's later resurrected offscreen by Bruce Banner in ''Endgame''
* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Downplayed with Ross, but he's very genial in his conversation with Cap (likely to due him being a fellow military combat vet and the fact Cap's origins is what inspired Ross to start his own SuperSoldier program in ''The Incredible Hulk''). [[YourApprovalFillsMeWithShame However, the feeling isn't mutual.]]
* KnightTemplar: Ross is unwavering in his beliefs, despite claiming at one point to have gained "perspective". As noted by Samson, despite what Ross himself thinks, he's a bigger threat to Betty's safety than the Hulk.
* KnightTemplarParent: One of his other reasons for tracking Banner; Betty was injured during Bruce's first-ever HulkOut.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's 6'2" and he was a former General in the Army.
* LoudOfWar: He deploys sonic cannons to subdue the Hulk during their confrontation at Culver University. The result is unsuccessful.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: He intends to make an example with Natasha Romanoff of what happens to those who transgress the Sokovia Accords. He even says this trope almost word-for-word when he orders his men to go after her.
-->'''Secretary Ross:''' Natasha Romanoff is in violation of the Sokovia Accords. She assaulted the king of Wakanda. Make an example out of her.
* MaliciousMisnaming: As shown in ''Black Widow'', Ross didn't even bother to remember Scott Lang's name after arresting him and simply calls him "the incredible shrinking convict".
* ManipulativeBastard: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', he tries to get his daughter to side with him with lies until she discovers the truth.
* ManlyFacialHair: Like in the comics, Ross is a tough-as-nails general who has been in the military for most of his life and firmly believes that the use of force is always the better option, and he sports a thick moustache that emphasizes his manliness.
* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: Invoked during his conversation with Natasha Romanoff in the opening act of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' when he's referring to Ant-Man. Justified as he likely did not know Scott Lang prior to the Leipzig Airport battle.
-->'''Ross:''' We got Barton, we got Wilson and that other guy, the incredible shrinking convict.
* TheNeidermeyer: As a GeneralRipper {{Jerkass}} in ''The Incredible Hulk'' who deliberately turned Banner into the Hulk just to dissect to start his own SuperSoldier program to further his own military career. Even fellow American military servicemen Steve, Sam and eventually Rhodey see him as a disgrace to the uniform for his despicable arrogance and incompetent decision making.
* NeverMyFault:
** The experiment that turned Bruce into the Hulk was headed by him, but he refuses to take responsibility for what happened to him or his daughter. He didn't even tell them what they were actually doing, creating a new Super Soldier instead of radiation resistance. Betty calls him out on it.
--->'''Betty:''' I will never forgive you for what you've done to him.\\
'''General Ross:''' He's a fugitive...\\
'''Betty:''' You ''made'' him a fugitive, to cover your failures and to protect your career. [[YoureNotMyFather Don't ever speak to me as your daughter again]].
** In ''Civil War'', he claims Tony Stark's behavior at Leipzig proves he can't be objective about Steve Rogers, managing to completely overlook the part where Tony's actions were because Ross wanted to send a killsquad after his friend and co-worker.
** Also in the same movie, he blames Steve, Sam and Natasha for HYDRA rebuilding itself inside S.H.I.E.L.D., despite the fact that he's part of the government that funded S.H.I.E.L.D. when HYDRA was under the radar. Granted, neither of them knew that HYDRA was hiding all this time, but it makes it seem like he just wants to blame the Avengers while making himself look good. However, this is subverted as at the time of HYDRA's corruption of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ross was still at the time temporarily retired to recover from his heart surgery and wasn't promoted to State Secretary and actively working fo the government again until ''after'' HYDRA's deception was revealed, so Ross for that was [[NotMeThisTime technically innocent]] despite misblaming the Avengers for it.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: By giving Blonsky the prototype remade SuperSoldier serum, he essentially created the Abomination by proxy. He's essentially responsible for creating the kind of violent, rampaging beast he considers Bruce to be. The only reason Bruce was transformed in the first place was because he lied to Bruce about what they were doing. Had he been more honest Bruce probably would never have become the Hulk.
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: His rude and disrespectful personality eventually leads to ''all'' Pro-Accords heroes to stop allying with him and supporting the Sokovia Accords, with some even defecting to the Anti-Accords team.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: He was ReducedToDust [[KilledOffscreen offscreen]] by Thanos and later revived by Bruce Banner five years later.
* NonActionBigBad: Despite serving as the main antagonist for most of ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' (before being upstaged by the Abomination in the end), General Ross never directly takes part in the action and is usually content to command his troops from afar. Considering he's an old man and his enemy is none other than [[PersonOfMassDestruction Hulk]], his position is quite understandable.
* NotMeThisTime: When Natasha Romanoff is attacked by Taskmaster for the first time in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', she initially assumes this must be an agent sent by Secretary Ross to capture her. However, she soon realizes that Taskmaster has nothing to do with Ross, and didn't even come for her.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: In ''Civil War'', when he is promoted to Secretary of State and lays out the Accords to place a strict eye on the superheroes. This grows even worse in ''Infinity War'' where even the planet being at risk along with the universe does not have him ease up on the superheroes, even as they are trying to save everyone. However, by the end of ''Endgame'', he decided to attend Tony's funeral, showing he had some degree of respect for Iron Man.
* OldSoldier: Ross spent more than 40 years in the military and served in numerous conflicts, including the Vietnam War. Despite his old age, he continues to take part in some important missions, like the chase of the fugitive Black Widow.
* OneSteveLimit: He shares a surname with Everett Ross, and both of them appeared in ''Civil War'' together. No relation.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In ''Endgame'', he is seen at Tony Stark's funeral, and instead of ordering Captain America and everyone who disobeyed him arrested and being disgusted by his presence, he's just about as withdrawn as everyone in attendance over the loss of Tony Stark (though it could also be that even he's smart enough not to press the issue when the odds are so firmly against him).
* OutGambitted: At the beginning of ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', Ross uses a tracker to locate Natasha Romanoff and sends his men into the building she is in, thinking he has her cornered. However, it turns out that Natasha knew about the tracker all along and used it to lure him to the wrong place while she was far away.
* PapaWolf: Endangering his daughter Betty is never a good idea.
* ParentsAsPeople: He focuses so much of his time on getting the Hulk/Bruce Banner that it damages his relationship with his daughter.
* PetTheDog:
** He assists the Hulk in his fight against the Abomination and actually lets him go after he has beaten and subdued Blonsky.
** He was willing to make a deal with Hawkeye and Ant-Man to allow them to still be with their families, on the condition that they would also be under house arrest.
** In ''Endgame'', he attends the funeral of Tony Stark out of respect, and is seemingly willing to overlook the renegade Avengers in attendance, Banner included.
* RaceAgainstTheClock:
** In ''Civil War'', Ross gives Tony Stark 36 hours to bring back Captain America's renegade team by himself, before armed forces get involved.
** During a deleted scene of ''Black Widow'', he also tells a captured Rick Mason that he has five minutes to help him locate Natasha Romanoff if he wants to negotiate a plea deal.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: At first, in ''The Incredible Hulk'' he was willing to put his hatred aside in stopping the Abomination. But {{Subverted|Trope}} in ''Civil War'' where he seems to have [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk softened up since his heart attack, but when the chips are down it's clear his beliefs haven't shifted much]]. Even though it's eventually proven that Zemo bombed the UN building and framed Bucky for it in order to tear the Avengers apart, he still keeps those heroes who hampered Bucky's arrest locked up in the Raft. By ''Infinity War'' it's become averted -- he's more concerned about being a HeadInTheSandManagement or ordering the fugitive Avengers arrested than the fact the situation is a textbook example of the GodzillaThreshold. However, it's played straight in ''Endgame'' when he attends Stark's funeral and chooses not to arrest the Avengers present.
* RedBaron: He's primarily known as "Thunderbolt" to the extent that his real first name is rarely used.
* ReducedToDust: He was among the billions turned to ashes by Thanos' BadassFingersnap and resurrected by Bruce Banner five years later.
* RoguesGalleryTransplant: In the comics, General Ross is primarily an enemy of ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk. In the MCU, he starts out as this in Phase One, but during Phase Three he becomes more of an antagonist for [[ComicBook/TheAvengers the Avengers team]] as a whole (with Hulk being ironically one of the few Avengers members that he never bothers). In the first film of Phase Four, he mostly acts as an enemy of ComicBook/BlackWidow, of all people.
* ScientistVsSoldier: General Ross is a proud military man and has a low opinion of scientists like Bruce Banner, whom he deems incapable of realizing that using force is the best course of action, as he explains to Captain Blonsky.
-->'''General Ross:''' He's a scientist. He is ''NOT'' one of us.
* SkewedPriorities: Even an alien invasion isn't enough for him to get along with Team Cap. He even orders Rhodes to arrest them, even though they're the best chance the Earth's got right now. That clearly makes everyone wanna punch the guy in the face many times. However, he clearly had enough respect for Tony that he came to the latter's funeral.
* {{Slimeball}}: There's hardly a better word to describe Ross, who makes out like he's humanity's watchdog as a military general and later State Secretary who calls the shots to persecute any superhero to seek his own glory. He couldn't give a rat's butt about anyone but himself and his own goals.
* SmugSnake: In ''The Incredible Hulk'', he believes that his SuperSoldier program would further his military career, ignoring the consequences that could happen and then leads the manhunt of the Hulk out of desire to be hailed a hero (which he seemingly [[TheBadGuyWins succeeded at]] in the ViralMarketing for ''Civil War'', which announces his promotion to a job at the White House dues to his experience in Harlem) and earning Betty's love (which he failed to do). Then in ''Civil War'', when meeting with Stark at "The Raft," he gloats at not having to listen to the latter and intimidating him with the Accords due to Stark's failure to arrest Rogers and Barnes.
* SuddenlyShouting: Does this during a conversation with Major Sparr after they discovered that Bruce Banner is trying to find a way to get rid of the Hulk in a deleted scene.
-->'''General Ross:''' He wants to neutralize whatever powers the transformation.\\
'''Major Sparr:''' That's not a good thing.\\
'''General Ross:''' No, it's not a good thing, Major. But I don't want Banner anyway. '''GOD DAMN IT! I WANT WHAT'S INSIDE OF HIM!'''
* SuspectIsHatless: After finding out that Banner is hiding in Rio de Janeiro, Ross tells his agents to be on the lookout for "a white man" in the soda factory he works at. No other description is given, even though it'd be really helpful considering that Rio has millions of people matching that description.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: He says something like this when he explains to Blonsky why Banner chose to flee rather than let the U.S. army have the Hulk in a deleted scene.
-->'''General Ross:''' There are people who grasp that peace and freedom derive from power... and people who don't. He doesn't.
* TheyWouldCutYouUp: This is essentially what he's planning to do with the Hulk once he successfully captures him, since he needs his blood to perfect his SuperSoldier serum and create an army of super-strong soldiers, as he explains to Blonsky in a deleted scene
-->'''General Ross:''' [Banner] is the data! He escaped before I could get him on a table and get it out of him!
* TookALevelInKindness: Downplayed and subverted. When he comes back in ''Civil War'', he's mellowed out since his last appearance, but it's later revealed that his beliefs never truly changed. In ''Infinity War'', his polite façade is gone and he's back to being the {{Jerkass}} he was 10 years ago. Conversely, showing up at Tony's funeral after his HeroicSacrifice possibly proves that he has indeed become a better person, unlike before.
* TwoFirstNames: His first name is "Thaddeus", and his last name is "Ross", which can also be used as a first name.
* UnderestimatingBadassery: When hunting down Natasha Romanoff in ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'', Ross seems to think she should be easy to capture since she can't be helped by the Avengers anymore. Apparently, he doesn't realize that Romanoff was a master spy with plenty of resources and connections even before joining the Avengers.
* UnrelatedInTheAdaptation: In the comics, Thaddeus Ross is the nephew-by-marriage of Jeffrey Mace. In the MCU, such a relationship is never discussed but considering that Jeffrey Mace is [[AgeLift much younger]] than his comics couterpart, it seems pretty unlikely to be the case.
* TheVietnamVet: He's a decorated combat vet of the Battle of Khe Sanh.
* VillainousUnderdog: Despite all the military resources at his disposal, General Ross is still a non-powered old man going against the freakin' [[TheJuggernaut Hulk]]. Predictably, most of his attempts to capture him end with most of his soldiers dying and Hulk escaping.
** Surprisingly enough, he is also this against Black Widow in her [[Film/BlackWidow2021 2021 solo film]]. While she's a normal human with little resources compared to him, she still effortlessly plays him like a fiddle throughout the movie, with him never coming close to get her. Even when he eventually arrests her at the end of the film, he only succeeds because she allowed him to, and she quickly escapes him without any difficulty.
* VillainRespect: When he comes to arrest Natasha in a deleted scene of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', Ross can't help but be impressed that she managed to take down the Red Room while the U.S. government wasn't even aware they were still active.
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: He is portrayed as this in ViralMarketing for ''Civil War'' when news reports of President Ellis' announcement to promote him as Secretary of State and mentioning his experience with the Hulk in Harlem in a positive portrayal as a solution to such incidents rather than being the cause of this one that led to his new diplomatic position. While not specified, it was also implied he'd taken all credit of stopping the Abomination's rampage rather than Bruce.
* WarHero: He was TheVietnamVet of the Battle of Khe Sanh who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, but by the time of his appearances in the MCU, he stooped down to a despicable FallenHero for his selfish and heartless actions and TheNeidermeyer attitude.
* WeakBossStrongUnderlings: Due to his old age, General Ross isn't much of a physical threat for any of the heroes. Which is why he has to rely on his soldiers, especially Emil Blonsky, who was a skilled fighter even before he took the SuperSoldier serum.
* WhatTheHellHero: He's been on both ends of this. When he receives them, he never listens.
* WildCard: Although Ross usually acts as an antagonist towards the heroes in most of the films he appears in, it's made clear that he hates most of the other villains, like Abomination, Thanos, or the Red Room, just as much as they do, therefore he can either be an enemy or an ally depending on the situation. Lampshaded in a deleted scene of ''Film/BlackWidow2021'', when Ross tells Natasha that it's difficult to know whose side she's on, and she notes that this is something they have in common.
* WrittenInAbsence: He's first shown on-screen in ''Civil War'' relating an anecdote about the heart attack and triple bypass he had "five years ago" during a round of golf, keeping him out of active service while he recuperated and later relegating him to a larger role behind the front lines.
* YouGotGuts: Says a variant of this trope when Captain America and his team of fugitives come to the Avengers Headquarters on their own initiative in ''Infinity War''.
-->'''Secretary Ross:''' You got some nerves, I'll give you that.
* YoureNotMyFather: Betty disowns him as her father after finding out of his involvement in ruining Bruce's life by turning him into the Hulk.
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* CerebusCallback: His appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' becomes one after the events of ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. It is entirely possible that the reason why the government wanted Tony's Iron Man armor was because of Stern's allegiance to HYDRA.
* CorruptPolitician: He's an undercover HYDRA member.
* DirtyOldMan: When speaking to Sitwell in ''The Winter Soldier'', he mentions a constituent he works with, describing her as "really hot, wants to be a reporter, but who listens by that point?"
* {{Expy}}: He bears a lot of similarity to Senator Harrington Byrd, a character from the early Iron Man books who would constantly be calling for Stark Enterprises to hand the Iron Man tech over to the US Gov't and was generally obnoxious to Tony Stark. That being said, Byrd was ultimately harmless and uninvolved with any evil organizations like HYDRA.
* InsistentTerminology: Always refers to Stark's armor as a "weapon".
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's a jerk about it, it's hard to argue that he's wrong to be worried about leaving technology as sophisticated and dangerous as the Iron Man suits in the hands of a {{Manchild}} like Tony Stark. Granted, he probably wanted to hand it over to HYDRA for their goals, but that doesn't actually disprove his point. The biggest argument against it is that Tony is basically the only one who really understands it and the fact that there isn't a higher intelligence around yet to judge them as more reliable than him.
* TheMole: He's one for HYDRA within the United States Congress, until he gets discovered and arrested.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name "Stern" should make it pretty clear that he's not a nice person.
* NoPartyGiven: We never learn if he's Republican, Democrat, or an independent. His real allegiance turns out to be HYDRA.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a Senator who tries forcing Tony Stark back into weapons contracting.
* OneSteveLimit: Sterns shares his name with Samuel Sterns, [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the scientist who helped cure the Hulk and would subsequently become The Leader]]. It's unlikely the two are connected outside of that though.
* PrecisionFStrike: After Stern is thoroughly humiliated during Tony Stark's senate hearing, he can do little else but let out a spiteful "Fuck you, Mr. Stark!" (on live television no less!).
* ProperlyParanoid: Stern feels the suits should be granted to the US so they can defend against enemy ones, but Tony assures him that there's no danger of rival armor suits to counter his, and that all attempts are decades behind. However, Ivan Vanko soon arrives to provide some doubts about that. {{Downplayed}} since, as a member of HYDRA, Stern ''is'' an enemy himself all along.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: Stern is last seen getting arrested towards the end of the film. Considering that his actor died two years after the movie's release, we can safely assume that this is the last live-action appearance of the character in the franchise.
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Creator/HowardStern, who heavily promoted the first ''Iron Man'' film [[Radio/TheHowardSternShow on his radio show]], even interviewing director and casual friend Jon Favreau.
* StealthInsult: To Tony: "Funny how annoying a little prick can be."
* CerebusCallback: His appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' becomes one after the events of ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. It is entirely possible that the reason why the government wanted Tony's Iron Man armor was because of Stern's allegiance to HYDRA.
* CorruptPolitician: He's an undercover HYDRA member.
* DirtyOldMan: When speaking to Sitwell in ''The Winter Soldier'', he mentions a constituent he works with, describing her as "really hot, wants to be a reporter, but who listens by that point?"
* {{Expy}}: He bears a lot of similarity to Senator Harrington Byrd, a character from the early Iron Man books who would constantly be calling for Stark Enterprises to hand the Iron Man tech over to the US Gov't and was generally obnoxious to Tony Stark. That being said, Byrd was ultimately harmless and uninvolved with any evil organizations like HYDRA.
* InsistentTerminology: Always refers to Stark's armor as a "weapon".
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's a jerk about it, it's hard to argue that he's wrong to be worried about leaving technology as sophisticated and dangerous as the Iron Man suits in the hands of a {{Manchild}} like Tony Stark. Granted, he probably wanted to hand it over to HYDRA for their goals, but that doesn't actually disprove his point. The biggest argument against it is that Tony is basically the only one who really understands it and the fact that there isn't a higher intelligence around yet to judge them as more reliable than him.
* TheMole: He's one for HYDRA within the United States Congress, until he gets discovered and arrested.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name "Stern" should make it pretty clear that he's not a nice person.
* NoPartyGiven: We never learn if he's Republican, Democrat, or an independent. His real allegiance turns out to be HYDRA.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a Senator who tries forcing Tony Stark back into weapons contracting.
* OneSteveLimit: Sterns shares his name with Samuel Sterns, [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the scientist who helped cure the Hulk and would subsequently become The Leader]]. It's unlikely the two are connected outside of that though.
* PrecisionFStrike: After Stern is thoroughly humiliated during Tony Stark's senate hearing, he can do little else but let out a spiteful "Fuck you, Mr. Stark!" (on live television no less!).
* ProperlyParanoid: Stern feels the suits should be granted to the US so they can defend against enemy ones, but Tony assures him that there's no danger of rival armor suits to counter his, and that all attempts are decades behind. However, Ivan Vanko soon arrives to provide some doubts about that. {{Downplayed}} since, as a member of HYDRA, Stern ''is'' an enemy himself all along.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: Stern is last seen getting arrested towards the end of the film. Considering that his actor died two years after the movie's release, we can safely assume that this is the last live-action appearance of the character in the franchise.
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Creator/HowardStern, who heavily promoted the first ''Iron Man'' film [[Radio/TheHowardSternShow on his radio show]], even interviewing director and casual friend Jon Favreau.
* StealthInsult: To Tony: "Funny how annoying a little prick can be."
to:
* CanonForeigner: Was created specifically for ''Film/IronMan2'', and thus has no comic book equivalent.
* CerebusCallback: His appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' becomes one afterAgeLift: The comics version of Miriam Sharpe is much younger, being the events mother of ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. It is entirely possible a young boy instead of a college student.
* IdenticalStranger: An unintentional case, given Creator/AlfreWoodard later would appear in ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' as Mariah Dillard[[note]]Woodard claimed that she auditioned for both projects separately, not realizing they were connected[[/note]].
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son Charlie died in thereason why Battle of Sokovia when he was crushed by a collapsing building, leading Mirian to blame the government wanted Avengers, particularly Tony Stark, for his untimely death.
* RaceLift: The comics version of Miriam is Caucasian.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Iron Man, whom she blames, along with the rest of the Avengers, for the death of her only son.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is considered the film's OneSceneWonder not just of her actress' performance, but also how her encounter and blaming Tony motivated him to side with the Accords and proactively take part in ''Civil War''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She has not been seen since ''Civil War'' and her reaction to Tony'sIron Man armor was because of Stern's allegiance to HYDRA.
* CorruptPolitician: He's an undercover HYDRA member.
* DirtyOldMan: When speaking to SitwellHeroicSacrifice in ''The Winter Soldier'', he mentions a constituent he works with, describing her as "really hot, wants to be a reporter, but who listens by that point?"
* {{Expy}}: He bears a lot of similarity to Senator Harrington Byrd, a character from the early Iron Man books who would constantly be calling for Stark Enterprises to hand the Iron Man tech over to the US Gov't and was generally obnoxious to Tony Stark. That being said, Byrd was ultimately harmless and uninvolved with any evil organizations like HYDRA.
* InsistentTerminology: Always refers to Stark's armor as a "weapon".
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's a jerk about it, it's hard to argue that he's wrong to be worried about leaving technology as sophisticated and dangerous as the Iron Man suits in the hands of a {{Manchild}} like Tony Stark. Granted, he probably wanted to hand it over to HYDRA for their goals, but that doesn't actually disprove his point. The biggest argument against it is that Tony is basically the only one who really understands it and the fact that there isn't a higher intelligence around yet to judge them as more reliable than him.
* TheMole: He's one for HYDRA within the United States Congress, until he gets discovered and arrested.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name "Stern" should make it pretty clear that he's not a nice person.
* NoPartyGiven: We never learn if he's Republican, Democrat, or an independent. His real allegiance turns out to be HYDRA.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a Senator who tries forcing Tony Stark back into weapons contracting.
* OneSteveLimit: Sterns shares his name with Samuel Sterns, [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the scientist who helped cure the Hulk and would subsequently become The Leader]]. It's unlikely the two are connected outside of that though.
* PrecisionFStrike: After Stern is thoroughly humiliated during Tony Stark's senate hearing, he can do little else but let out a spiteful "Fuck you, Mr. Stark!" (on live television no less!).
* ProperlyParanoid: Stern feels the suits should be granted to the US so they can defend against enemy ones, but Tony assures him that there's no danger of rival armor suits to counter his, and that all attempts are decades behind. However, Ivan Vanko soon arrives to provide some doubts about that. {{Downplayed}} since, as a member of HYDRA, Stern ''is'' an enemy himself all along.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: Stern is last seen getting arrested towards the end of the film. Considering that his actor died two years after the movie's release, we can safely assume that this is the last live-action appearance of the character in the franchise.
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Creator/HowardStern, who heavily promoted the first ''Iron Man'' film [[Radio/TheHowardSternShow on his radio show]], even interviewing director and casual friend Jon Favreau.
* StealthInsult: To Tony: "Funny how annoying a little prick can be."''Endgame'' remains unknown.
* CerebusCallback: His appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' becomes one after
* IdenticalStranger: An unintentional case, given Creator/AlfreWoodard later would appear in ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' as Mariah Dillard[[note]]Woodard claimed that she auditioned for both projects separately, not realizing they were connected[[/note]].
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: Her son Charlie died in the
* RaceLift: The comics version of Miriam is Caucasian.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Gives one to Iron Man, whom she blames, along with the rest of the Avengers, for the death of her only son.
* SmallRoleBigImpact: She is considered the film's OneSceneWonder not just of her actress' performance, but also how her encounter and blaming Tony motivated him to side with the Accords and proactively take part in ''Civil War''.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: She has not been seen since ''Civil War'' and her reaction to Tony's
* CorruptPolitician: He's an undercover HYDRA member.
* DirtyOldMan: When speaking to Sitwell
* {{Expy}}: He bears a lot of similarity to Senator Harrington Byrd, a character from the early Iron Man books who would constantly be calling for Stark Enterprises to hand the Iron Man tech over to the US Gov't and was generally obnoxious to Tony Stark. That being said, Byrd was ultimately harmless and uninvolved with any evil organizations like HYDRA.
* InsistentTerminology: Always refers to Stark's armor as a "weapon".
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's a jerk about it, it's hard to argue that he's wrong to be worried about leaving technology as sophisticated and dangerous as the Iron Man suits in the hands of a {{Manchild}} like Tony Stark. Granted, he probably wanted to hand it over to HYDRA for their goals, but that doesn't actually disprove his point. The biggest argument against it is that Tony is basically the only one who really understands it and the fact that there isn't a higher intelligence around yet to judge them as more reliable than him.
* TheMole: He's one for HYDRA within the United States Congress, until he gets discovered and arrested.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name "Stern" should make it pretty clear that he's not a nice person.
* NoPartyGiven: We never learn if he's Republican, Democrat, or an independent. His real allegiance turns out to be HYDRA.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a Senator who tries forcing Tony Stark back into weapons contracting.
* OneSteveLimit: Sterns shares his name with Samuel Sterns, [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the scientist who helped cure the Hulk and would subsequently become The Leader]]. It's unlikely the two are connected outside of that though.
* PrecisionFStrike: After Stern is thoroughly humiliated during Tony Stark's senate hearing, he can do little else but let out a spiteful "Fuck you, Mr. Stark!" (on live television no less!).
* ProperlyParanoid: Stern feels the suits should be granted to the US so they can defend against enemy ones, but Tony assures him that there's no danger of rival armor suits to counter his, and that all attempts are decades behind. However, Ivan Vanko soon arrives to provide some doubts about that. {{Downplayed}} since, as a member of HYDRA, Stern ''is'' an enemy himself all along.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: Stern is last seen getting arrested towards the end of the film. Considering that his actor died two years after the movie's release, we can safely assume that this is the last live-action appearance of the character in the franchise.
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Creator/HowardStern, who heavily promoted the first ''Iron Man'' film [[Radio/TheHowardSternShow on his radio show]], even interviewing director and casual friend Jon Favreau.
* StealthInsult: To Tony: "Funny how annoying a little prick can be."
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Stern]]
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A long-time HYDRA collaborator installed thanks to the Winter Soldier's assassinations.
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A long-time HYDRA collaborator installed thanks to the Winter Soldier's assassinations.
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!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/RebeccaLines
Creator/GarryShandling
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/HumbertoVelez (Latin-American Spanish dub)
!!!'''Appearances:'''''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier''
A long-time HYDRA collaborator installed thanks''Film/IronMan2'' | ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''
->''"My priority is to get the Iron Man weapon turned over to theWinter Soldier's assassinations.people of the United States of America."''
A United States Senator from Pennsylvania who tries unsuccessfully to get Tony Stark to provide Iron Man suits for the military. He makes a cameo appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''.
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/HumbertoVelez (Latin-American Spanish dub)
!!!'''Appearances:'''
A long-time HYDRA collaborator installed thanks
->''"My priority is to get the Iron Man weapon turned over to the
A United States Senator from Pennsylvania who tries unsuccessfully to get Tony Stark to provide Iron Man suits for the military. He makes a cameo appearance in ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''.
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* CorruptPolitician: Even after the fall of HYDRA she's still abusing her power and resorting to intimidation and assassination to maintain her power and achieve her goals.
* KarmaHoudini: Invoked. She avoided getting exposed after the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier fall of HYDRA]] and has remained in office for years until Bucky exposes her to the authorities.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Finally gets her comeuppance 9 years after HYDRA fell when Bucky leaks evidence of her corruption to the authorities.
* KarmaHoudini: Invoked. She avoided getting exposed after the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier fall of HYDRA]] and has remained in office for years until Bucky exposes her to the authorities.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Finally gets her comeuppance 9 years after HYDRA fell when Bucky leaks evidence of her corruption to the authorities.
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* CanonForeigner: Was created specifically for ''Film/IronMan2'', and thus has no comic book equivalent.
* CerebusCallback: His appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' becomes one after the events of ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. It is entirely possible that the reason why the government wanted Tony's Iron Man armor was because of Stern's allegiance to HYDRA.
* CorruptPolitician:Even after the fall of He's an undercover HYDRA she's still abusing member.
* DirtyOldMan: When speaking to Sitwell in ''The Winter Soldier'', he mentions a constituent he works with, describing herpower as "really hot, wants to be a reporter, but who listens by that point?"
* {{Expy}}: He bears a lot of similarity to Senator Harrington Byrd, a character from the early Iron Man books who would constantly be calling for Stark Enterprises to hand the Iron Man tech over to the US Gov't andresorting was generally obnoxious to intimidation Tony Stark. That being said, Byrd was ultimately harmless and assassination uninvolved with any evil organizations like HYDRA.
* InsistentTerminology: Always refers tomaintain her power Stark's armor as a "weapon".
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's a jerk about it, it's hard to argue that he's wrong to be worried about leaving technology as sophisticated andachieve her goals.
dangerous as the Iron Man suits in the hands of a {{Manchild}} like Tony Stark. Granted, he probably wanted to hand it over to HYDRA for their goals, but that doesn't actually disprove his point. The biggest argument against it is that Tony is basically the only one who really understands it and the fact that there isn't a higher intelligence around yet to judge them as more reliable than him.
*KarmaHoudini: Invoked. She avoided TheMole: He's one for HYDRA within the United States Congress, until he gets discovered and arrested.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name "Stern" should make it pretty clear that he's not a nice person.
* NoPartyGiven: We never learn if he's Republican, Democrat, or an independent. His real allegiance turns out to be HYDRA.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a Senator who tries forcing Tony Stark back into weapons contracting.
* OneSteveLimit: Sterns shares his name with Samuel Sterns, [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the scientist who helped cure the Hulk and would subsequently become The Leader]]. It's unlikely the two are connected outside of that though.
* PrecisionFStrike: After Stern is thoroughly humiliated during Tony Stark's senate hearing, he can do little else but let out a spiteful "Fuck you, Mr. Stark!" (on live television no less!).
* ProperlyParanoid: Stern feels the suits should be granted to the US so they can defend against enemy ones, but Tony assures him that there's no danger of rival armor suits to counter his, and that all attempts are decades behind. However, Ivan Vanko soon arrives to provide some doubts about that. {{Downplayed}} since, as a member of HYDRA, Stern ''is'' an enemy himself all along.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: Stern is last seen gettingexposed after arrested towards the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier fall end of HYDRA]] and has remained in office for years until Bucky exposes her to the authorities.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Finally gets her comeuppance 9film. Considering that his actor died two years after HYDRA fell when Bucky leaks evidence of her corruption to the authorities.movie's release, we can safely assume that this is the last live-action appearance of the character in the franchise.
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Creator/HowardStern, who heavily promoted the first ''Iron Man'' film [[Radio/TheHowardSternShow on his radio show]], even interviewing director and casual friend Jon Favreau.
* StealthInsult: To Tony: "Funny how annoying a little prick can be."
* CerebusCallback: His appearance in ''Iron Man 2'' becomes one after the events of ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''. It is entirely possible that the reason why the government wanted Tony's Iron Man armor was because of Stern's allegiance to HYDRA.
* CorruptPolitician:
* DirtyOldMan: When speaking to Sitwell in ''The Winter Soldier'', he mentions a constituent he works with, describing her
* {{Expy}}: He bears a lot of similarity to Senator Harrington Byrd, a character from the early Iron Man books who would constantly be calling for Stark Enterprises to hand the Iron Man tech over to the US Gov't and
* InsistentTerminology: Always refers to
* JerkassHasAPoint: While he's a jerk about it, it's hard to argue that he's wrong to be worried about leaving technology as sophisticated and
*
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: The name "Stern" should make it pretty clear that he's not a nice person.
* NoPartyGiven: We never learn if he's Republican, Democrat, or an independent. His real allegiance turns out to be HYDRA.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: He's a Senator who tries forcing Tony Stark back into weapons contracting.
* OneSteveLimit: Sterns shares his name with Samuel Sterns, [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 the scientist who helped cure the Hulk and would subsequently become The Leader]]. It's unlikely the two are connected outside of that though.
* PrecisionFStrike: After Stern is thoroughly humiliated during Tony Stark's senate hearing, he can do little else but let out a spiteful "Fuck you, Mr. Stark!" (on live television no less!).
* ProperlyParanoid: Stern feels the suits should be granted to the US so they can defend against enemy ones, but Tony assures him that there's no danger of rival armor suits to counter his, and that all attempts are decades behind. However, Ivan Vanko soon arrives to provide some doubts about that. {{Downplayed}} since, as a member of HYDRA, Stern ''is'' an enemy himself all along.
* PutOnAPrisonBus: Stern is last seen getting
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Finally gets her comeuppance 9
* ShoutOut: His name is a reference to Creator/HowardStern, who heavily promoted the first ''Iron Man'' film [[Radio/TheHowardSternShow on his radio show]], even interviewing director and casual friend Jon Favreau.
* StealthInsult: To Tony: "Funny how annoying a little prick can be."
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A United States Senator at the time of the Chitauri attack on New York.
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A United States Senator at the time of the Chitauri attack on New York.
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''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier''
AUnited States Senator at long-time HYDRA collaborator installed thanks to the time of the Chitauri attack on New York.Winter Soldier's assassinations.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: His comic book counterpart has long, white, curly hair. MCU Boynton is balding and has graying hair.
* AdaptationalHeroism: A minor example. The comic books counterpart of Boynton was part of a plot to destroy Iron Man. In the MCU he simply calls for the registration of superpowered individuals.
* {{Jerkass}}: Even though the Avengers save New York, Boynton calls them "so-called heroes".
* SuperRegistrationAct: He argues for one in the wake of the destruction left behind following the fight between the Avengers and the Chitauri. [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar 4 years later, Boynton gets his wish in the form of the Sokovia Accords]].
* AdaptationalHeroism: A minor example. The comic books counterpart of Boynton was part of a plot to destroy Iron Man. In the MCU he simply calls for the registration of superpowered individuals.
* {{Jerkass}}: Even though the Avengers save New York, Boynton calls them "so-called heroes".
* SuperRegistrationAct: He argues for one in the wake of the destruction left behind following the fight between the Avengers and the Chitauri. [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar 4 years later, Boynton gets his wish in the form of the Sokovia Accords]].
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* AdaptationDyeJob: His comic book counterpart has long, white, curly hair. MCU Boynton is balding CorruptPolitician: Even after the fall of HYDRA she's still abusing her power and resorting to intimidation and assassination to maintain her power and achieve her goals.
* KarmaHoudini: Invoked. She avoided getting exposed after the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier fall of HYDRA]] and hasgraying hair.
* AdaptationalHeroism: A minor example. The comic books counterpart of Boynton was part of a plot to destroy Iron Man. In the MCU he simply callsremained in office for the registration of superpowered individuals.
* {{Jerkass}}: Even though the Avengers save New York, Boynton calls them "so-called heroes".
* SuperRegistrationAct: He argues for one in the wake of the destruction left behind following the fight between the Avengers and the Chitauri. [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar 4years later, Boynton until Bucky exposes her to the authorities.
* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: Finally getshis wish in her comeuppance 9 years after HYDRA fell when Bucky leaks evidence of her corruption to the form of the Sokovia Accords]].authorities.
* KarmaHoudini: Invoked. She avoided getting exposed after the [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier fall of HYDRA]] and has
* AdaptationalHeroism: A minor example. The comic books counterpart of Boynton was part of a plot to destroy Iron Man. In the MCU he simply calls
* {{Jerkass}}: Even though the Avengers save New York, Boynton calls them "so-called heroes".
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Grant Ward's abusive older brother, who has become a U.S. Senator.''Film/{{The Avengers|2012}}''
A United States Senator at the time of the Chitauri attack on New York.
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* {{Jerkass}}: Even though the Avengers save New York, Boynton calls them "so-called heroes".
* SuperRegistrationAct: He argues for one in the wake of the destruction left behind following the fight between the Avengers and the Chitauri. [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar 4 years later, Boynton gets his wish in the form of the Sokovia Accords]].
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!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TimDeKay, Creator/AlexNeustaedter (young)
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Grant Ward's abusive older brother, who has become a U.S. Senator.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: A minor example. The comic books counterpart of Boynton was part of a plot to destroy Iron Man. In the MCU he simply calls for the registration of superpowered individuals.
* {{Jerkass}}: Even though the Avengers save New York, Boynton calls them "so-called heroes".
* SuperRegistrationAct: He argues for one in the wake of the destruction left behind following the fight between the Avengers and the Chitauri. [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar 4 years later, Boynton gets his wish in the form of the Sokovia Accords]].
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!!''Senator Christian Ward''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TimDeKay, Creator/AlexNeustaedter (young)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD''
Grant Ward's abusive older brother, who has become a U.S. Senator.
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* IdenticalStranger: An unintentional case, given Creator/AlfreWoodard later would appear in ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'' as Mariah Dillard.Dillard[[note]]Woodard claimed that she auditioned for both projects separately, not realizing they were connected[[/note]].
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* FriendToAllChildren: He has side gigs as both a youth pastor and a softball coach, and makes a genuine attempt to talk to Cassie about her dad's legal troubles, despite ending up confusing her more than anything.
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* SuddenNameChange: Originally, Kleier was listed as Geoffrey Ballard, a.k.a. Centurion, an obscure [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze-Age]] character that debuted in ''Black Goliath'' #4 in 1976 and went on to appear in a few ''Ms. Marvel'' issues.
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* SuddenNameChange: Originally, Kleier was listed as Geoffrey Ballard, a.k.a. Centurion, an obscure [[UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks [[MediaNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks Bronze-Age]] character that debuted in ''Black Goliath'' #4 in 1976 and went on to appear in a few ''Ms. Marvel'' issues.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Even though he is just doing his job, he speaks in a rather polite way to Scott, apologizing to him when he thought that Scott had broken from house arrest. In fact, he actually takes a liking towards Scott and invites him for dinner after his parole has ended.
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* FriendlyEnemy: Even though he is just doing his job, he speaks in a rather polite way to Scott, apologizing to him when he thought that Scott had broken from house arrest. In fact, he actually takes a liking towards Scott and invites him for dinner after his parole has ended. At first, it seemed he didn't want to see him again until he commits another crime, but he eventually warmed up to him.
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* WrongGenreSavvy: He's a decorated FBI-agent and when ''[=WandaVision=]'' is any indicator he seems to be very competent in his job - however, dealing with a superhero who can shrink and grow seems not what he is used to or trained for. He spectaculary fails in keeping Scott in his house arrest for that reason.
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* CruelToBeKind: She divorced her husband to ensure that Fisk couldn't hunt him down.
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** She very much cares about Nadeem, and even tries as long as possible to keep him out of Fisk's grasp. She initially denies his promotion request to protect him and does her best to delay sending Nadeem to the prison to initiate his informant relationship with Fisk. Then once this relationship begins, Hattley withholds the truth from Nadeem until she has no choice, thanks to Fisk forcing her hand and having her murder Agent Winn in her house. Afterwards, she's visibly heartbroken as she tells Nadeem that in truth, he now works for Fisk.
** She divorced her husband to ensure that Fisk couldn't hunt him
** She very much cares about Nadeem, and even tries as long as possible to keep him out of Fisk's grasp. She initially denies his promotion request to protect him and does her best to delay sending Nadeem to the prison to initiate his informant relationship with Fisk. Then once this relationship begins, Hattley withholds the truth from Nadeem until she has no choice, thanks to Fisk forcing her hand and having her murder Agent Winn in her house. Afterwards, she's visibly heartbroken as she tells Nadeem that in truth, he now works for Fisk.
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* {{Foil}}: Like Nadeem, she gets blackmailed into working for Fisk. Where they differ is how they deal with it. Hattley chooses to acclimate to the new normal, and rationalizes the horrible things she does as acceptable on account of Fisk blackmailing her. Meanwhile, Nadeem refuses to accept this new normal, and is willing to go public at the expense of his career and freedom to publicly expose what Fisk is coercing them to do.
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* DecompositeCharacter: Their usual comic role of being SHIELD InSPACE is taken up by SABRE, which is introduced in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' and first named in ''Series/SecretInvasion2023''.
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* DecompositeCharacter: Their usual comic role of being SHIELD S.H.I.E.L.D. InSPACE is taken up by SABRE, S.A.B.E.R., which is introduced in ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' and ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', first named in ''Series/SecretInvasion2023''.''Series/SecretInvasion2023'' and shown in full in ''Film/TheMarvels''.
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!!!'''Known Aliases:''' "Geraldine"
!!!'''Species:''' Enhanced human
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!!''(Acting) Director Tyler Hayward''
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!!!'''Known Aliases:''' "Geraldine"
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!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' S.A.B.E.R., S.W.O.R.D. (formerly)
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TeyonahParris, Creator/AkiraAkbar (eleven-years-old), Creator/AzariAkbar (five-years-old)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' | ''Series/WandaVision'' | ''[[Film/TheMarvels2023 The Marvels]]''
->''"I lost the person closest to me, too. The worst thing I can think of has already happened to me and I can't change it. I can't undo it. I can't control this pain anymore. And I don't think I want to, because it's my truth.''"\\
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Maria Rambeau's daughter, who considered Carol Danvers to be her honorary aunt. She eventually followed in her mother's footsteps, becoming an agent of S.W.O.R.D. Some time after The Blip, she found herself investigating the anomalous town of Westview. A series of events lead to her inadvertently entering the Hex before being [[BlownAcrossTheRoom forcibly ejected]], which permanently altered her biology. Reentering the Hex completed the transformation, granting her light-based powers of her own.
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TeyonahParris, Creator/AkiraAkbar (eleven-years-old), Creator/AzariAkbar (five-years-old)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' | ''Series/WandaVision'' | ''[[Film/TheMarvels2023 The Marvels]]''
->''"I lost the person closest to me, too. The worst thing I can think of has already happened to me and I can't change it. I can't undo it. I can't control this pain anymore. And I don't think I want to, because it's my truth.''"\\
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Maria Rambeau's daughter, who considered Carol Danvers to be her honorary aunt. She eventually followed in her mother's footsteps, becoming an agent of S.W.O.R.D. Some time after The Blip, she found herself investigating the anomalous town of Westview. A series of events lead to her inadvertently entering the Hex before being [[BlownAcrossTheRoom forcibly ejected]], which permanently altered her biology. Reentering the Hex completed the transformation, granting her light-based powers of her own.
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!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' S.A.B.E.W.O.R., D.
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoshStamberg
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/WandaVision''
The Acting Director of S.W.O.R.D.(formerly)
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TeyonahParris, Creator/AkiraAkbar (eleven-years-old), Creator/AzariAkbar (five-years-old)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' | ''Series/WandaVision'' | ''[[Film/TheMarvels2023 The Marvels]]''
->''"I lostin the person closest to me, too. The worst thing I can think of has already happened to me and I can't change it. I can't undo it. I can't control this pain anymore. And I don't think I want to, because it's my truth.''"\\
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Maria Rambeau's daughter, who considered Carol Danvers to be her honorary aunt. She eventually followed in her mother's footsteps, becoming an agent of S.W.O.R.D. Sometime after The Blip, she found herself investigating the anomalous town of Westview. A series of events lead to her inadvertently entering the Hex before being [[BlownAcrossTheRoom forcibly ejected]], which permanently altered her biology. Reentering the Hex completed the transformation, granting her light-based powers of her own.Blip.
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoshStamberg
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/WandaVision''
The Acting Director of S.W.O.R.D.
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/TeyonahParris, Creator/AkiraAkbar (eleven-years-old), Creator/AzariAkbar (five-years-old)
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' | ''Series/WandaVision'' | ''[[Film/TheMarvels2023 The Marvels]]''
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* EleventhHourSuperpower: While protecting [[spoiler:Tommy and Billy from Hayward's gunshots in the final episode of ''Series/WandaVision'']], Monica inadvertently unlocks a new power of intangibility, which causes the bullets to phase through her body before slowing down.
* AccentRelapse: Her jive accent slips throughout Episode 3 of ''[=WandaVision=]'', especially when she's nervous. This is because it's not her actual one.
* ActionGirl: As an agent of S.W.O.R.D., Monica receives extensive combat training that allows her to incapacitate several people effortlessly. And that is before she acquires her powers.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: In ''Series/WandaVision'', Monica develops superpowers as a result of Wanda's Hex rewriting her DNA. In the comics, she gained powers in an incident involving an energy weapon that had nothing to do with the Scarlet Witch. Furthermore, this version of Monica was a member of S.W.O.R.D. before gaining powers, as opposed to a member of the New Orleans harbor patrol.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Her father is a total non-presence in her life, whereas with comic Monica her father was alive, well and loving right into her adulthood.
* AdaptationalJobChange: From an officer of the New Orleans harbor patrol to an astronaut.
* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, letting her attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being capable thus far of intangibility, flight, energy absorption, and laser beam attacks.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Uses this status to convince her mother to accompany Carol, Fury, and Talos on a mission to save the refugee Skrulls. She even asks her mother "what sort of example she'd be setting" for her daughter if she didn't go.
* AffectionateNickname: She is nicknamed "Lieutenant Trouble" by Carol.
* AgeLift: Monica Rambeau in the comics is around the same age as Carol. Here, she is introduced as an eleven-year-old kid instead of an adult, setting her up for a [[SavedForTheSequel sequel in the modern day.]] She returns as an adult in ''Series/WandaVision'' and ''The Marvels''.
* AmnesiaMissedASpot: What clues Wanda gain to her outsider nature. "Geraldine" knows who Pietro and Ultron are, part of Monica's real identity breaking through the brainwashing.
* AndIMustScream: When she's sucked into Westview, Monica's actual identity is suppressed by Wanda's power until she's booted out. And she was aware of it.
* AscendedExtra: InUniverse as "Geraldine" within the Hex. After getting pulled in, Darcy spots her as a background character on the show. By the time the show advances to TheSixties she has a speaking role, and in TheSeventies she seems to have graduated to a main cast member before Wanda realizes who she really is and ejects her from the Hex.
* AuraVision: One of her powers after the Hex rewrites her genetic structure. She can sense energies on other [[MythologyGag spectrums]], demonstrated when she sees [[spoiler:Agatha's magical energy in the entrance to her basement and on the necklace that she uses to enslave Ralph.]]
* BackFromTheDead: She's one of the victims of Thanos's BadassFingersnap in ''Infinity War'' before she is resurrected during ''Endgame''. Unlike most of those snapped away, her resurrection is actually seen onscreen during the first moments of Episode 4.
* BadassNormal: As shown when she takes on the S.W.O.R.D. goons with Jimmy Woo in Episode 6, Monica is perfectly capable of holding her own in a fight without any superpowers whatsoever. Becomes an EmpoweredBadassNormal later on.
* BlueIsHeroic: Monica wears a blue outfit whenever she is on a S.W.O.R.D. field mission, and her body emits a blue glow when she uses one of her powers.
* BrokenPedestal: By the time of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica does not want to talk about her godmother Carol with Jimmy and Darcy, which strongly suggests that the two had a falling out. ''The Marvels'' fully clarifies what happened: [[spoiler:Monica is upset with Carol for never coming back for thirty years, and supposedly missing Maria's death.]]
* TheBusCameBack: Nebulous, and definitely rides the line between this trope and RememberTheNewGuy, but debatable. Although her first appearance as a child in ''Captain Marvel'' and her first appearance as an adult in ''[=WandaVision=]'' are only separated by 2 years (2019-2021), which is very little time, MCU-release wise, there are 23 years of Monica's life (not counting the five years she was dead thanks to Thanos) left unaccounted for in-universe between those two entries, and she hasn't appeared in any MCU movies or shows between those two points.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Despite the RunningGag throughout ''The Marvels'' hanging a {{Lampshade|hanging}} on this by having Kamala trying to pick one out for her, she is still never properly identified by any of her superhero codenames by the end of the movie.
* CompositeCharacter: She is one with Katherine "Kit" Renner, who has Carol as an HonoraryAunt and goes by Monica's nickname "Lieutenant Trouble" in the comics.
* DecompositeCharacter: Some of her comics characteristics have been given to her mother, such as Maria using the callsign "Photon", which was one of her codenames after giving up the Captain Marvel title in the comics.
* {{Determinator}}: Even after being [[MindRape mind-raped]] by Wanda in her sitcom world and then violently thrown out of it, she is willing to reenter Westview to continue the investigation. When Wanda arrives outside of Westview, seething with TranquilFury, Monica is visibly frightened but still steps forward and attempts to talk Wanda down. Later on, in Episode 7, she just pushes her way through the Hex barrier on nothing more than sheer willpower, despite knowing there's a good chance it could kill her.
* DieOrFly: Early in ''The Marvels'' she is forced to use her powers to fly independently for the first time to save Kamala from falling to her death in the early confusion of Monica, Carol, and her own's SwapTeleportation.
* DisappearedDad: She was raised mostly by her mother with help from [[HonoraryAunt Carol]], with the whereabouts of her father unknown.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: The swapping problem in ''The Marvels'' starts because she and Carol both thought it was a good idea to investigate the weird glowing jump point.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Along with Jimmy and Darcy, she is able to sneak back into the S.W.O.R.D. base with the uniform of one of the incapacitated S.W.O.R.D. agents.
* DropInCharacter: She has no existence in Westview outside of her friendship with Wanda. Agnes notices that "Geraldine" does not have a family, a house, or any other tether to a life outside of Wanda. When Wanda catches on, she expels her from Westview. This is because she was sucked in by the Hex after the fact, rather than being part of Westview's narrative from the start -- the field changed Monica's appearance but didn't whip up an actual house.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She's a long way from being Spectrum when we meet her in ''Captain Marvel'', and in ''[=WandaVision=]'' she's worked her way up to the rank of [[MythologyGag Captain]] in S.W.O.R.D..
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: On top of being a highly trained S.W.O.R.D. agent, she eventually starts gaining her comic book powers in Episode 7 of ''[=WandaVision=]'', courtesy of Wanda's Hex rewriting her DNA and unlocking her superpowers. This includes [[AuraVision visually processing normally extrasensory energy]], EnergyAbsorption, and being able to [[EnergyBeing transform her body into pure energy.]]
* EnergyAbsorption: After receiving her powers, Monica is able to absorb kinetic energy.
* EnergyBeing: In the finale of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica can transform her body into pure energy that prevents bullets from harming her and those behind her.
* FishOutOfWater: Like Wanda, she feels out of place among the other neighborhood homemakers.
* {{Foil}}: For Wanda, as a woman who has been handed a lot of trauma, and instead of hiding in delusions, she owns it.
* {{Forgiveness}}: After spending years avoiding Carol due to resentment over her never once showing up when Monica came back from the Blip, she learns [[spoiler:Carol has been spending the interim as TheAtoner for her shortsighted destruction of the Supreme Intelligence.]] She quickly reconciles and the two put the past behind them again.
* FunnyAfro: Has one as part of her 1970s appearance in ''[=WandaVision=]''.
* GenerationXerox: Just like her mother, Monica swiftly form bonds with enhanced individuals before and after S.W.O.R.D. was founded.
* GeniusBruiser: A superpowered woman and former astronaut with a lot of scientific knowledge. More than once in ''The Marvels'' she has to tone down the technobabble for Carol and Kamala.
* GlowingEyes: Exhibits these after powering through the Hex a third time, signaling the awakening of her powers. Furthermore, it appears as though her eyes glow a different shade for each kind of energy she uses: [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] for the standard AuraVision, [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] for when she's sensing magical energy, and [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden]] for when she's using intangibility.
* GoodWearsWhite: Monica's S.W.O.R.D. uniform is white and blue, and she is a legitimately good person.
* HeroAntagonist: In ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica is unfalteringly dedicated to helping Wanda (the VillainProtagonist) face her grief and take down the Hex, but Wanda wants none of her help and tries to expel her from Westview for her trouble.
* HeroicSacrifice:
** She throws herself in the line of fire between [[spoiler:Tommy, Billy, and Hayward]] as the latter tries to mercilessly gun them down. Fortunately, this is averted as her newly found powers prevent the bullets from reaching their targets, rendering Monica herself unharmed. [[spoiler:Furthermore, Billy casually catches the last bullet as Hayward runs out of ammo.]]
** Again in ''The Marvels'', she [[spoiler:closes the rift between realities opened by Dar-Benn clashing the bangles together, at the cost of having to stranding herself in the adjacent reality to close it fully.]]
* HeroicWillpower: This is how she awakens to her powers, as she forces herself back into the Hex both to overcome the grief she herself had endured because of her mother's death and to save Wanda and the people of Westview.
* HowDoIShotWeb: While versed in some of her powers, she never focuses on her ability to fly until it becomes necessary to save Kamala from falling to her death.
* {{Intangibility}}: This is one of Monica's powers. In the finale of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica is able to phase through multiple gunshots inflicted on her by Hayward when the latter tried to kill Tommy and Billy.
* InterruptedCooldownHug: She tries to reach Wanda. [[spoiler:She might've succeeded if not for Agatha.]]
* JiveTurkey: Has elements of this in the third episode of ''[=WandaVision=]'' (which is "set" in the 1970s), although it's later revealed to be partly an act, and partly the result of Wanda's MindRape powers.
* MadeOfIron:
** She's blasted through Wanda's house, across Westview, and back through the forcefield into the outside world in Episode 4 of ''Series/WandaVision'', but doesn't seem too worse for wear afterward. However, she attributes this to Wanda protecting her from any serious damage. Furthermore, the 1960s outfit that she wore was made mostly out of kevlar, which further helped with her survival.
** In Episode 7, she gains her powers which allow her to absorb energy, and allows her to survive Wanda slamming her into the ground. Instead of splattering all over the sidewalk, she instinctively absorbs the force of the impact and executes a perfect ThreePointLanding. This demonstrates that she has gained a form of SuperToughness.
* MamaBear: After helping Wanda and Vision in delivering Tommy and Billy, Monica has developed a protective streak for the twins, [[spoiler:even to the point of placing herself between them and Hayward when he attempted to shoot them down, regardless if she is aware of her power's capabilities.]]
* MasterActor: Downplayed in ''[=WandaVision=]''. While it's clear that part of this is due to being under the [[MindRape Hex's influence]], Monica is still capable of convincing Wanda that she's a regular, friendly citizen of Westview who's willing to participate in the show's sitcom shenanigans. The only clues to her real identity are the fact that she doesn't have a home in Westview, the S.W.O.R.D. pendant she wears in the third episode, and her namedropping of [[TraumaButton Ultron.]]
* MirrorCharacter: To Agatha Harkness. Both of them are strangers to Westview who are attempting to understand the intricacies of the Hex while simultaneously trying to be the "best friend" to Wanda in her sitcom reality. However, while Monica is trying to assist Wanda out of pure altruism and concern for her as a human being, Agatha only cares about Wanda's RealityWarper abilities and couldn't care less about her actual trauma. They also have very different backgrounds, with Monica initially being an ordinary astronaut that later gains superpowers while trying to help Wanda, while Agatha has been a powerful witch for over 350 years.
* MythologyGag:
** The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/9/93/Monica_Rambeau_%26_Wanda.png/ S.W.O.R.D. jumpsuit]] Monica wears under the spacesuit (and which she stays in for the latter half of the series after getting her powers) is a CivvieSpandex approximation of her [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/9/9f/Marvel%27s_Voices_Legacy_Vol_1_1_Souza_Variant_Textless.jpg/ Spectrum]] outfit.
** During ''The Marvels'', she briefly gets an outfit with the trailing sleeves of her comic counterpart's original costume. She doesn't like them.
* {{Nepotism}}: It's implied several times that she could have been made the new director of S.W.O.R.D. after her mother's passing had the Blip not happened. It's downplayed, though, as she's shown to be a fairly competent member of the organization. Plus, had she not been blipped, she would've had several more years of experience.
* NiceGirl: Even after getting sucked into Wanda's world, with her mind and personality replaced with one created by Wanda's powers, and then getting blasted back out of it, Monica still sympathizes with and wants to help her.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween:
** Monica is the In-Between to Jimmy's Nice and Darcy's Mean. While she is rarely as snarky as Darcy, she's also not as timid as Jimmy. While genial to anyone who shows her mutual respect, she also can be surprisingly icy if she has been sufficiently aggravated (which we see firsthand in her response to Hayward [[KickTheDog cruelly]] pressing her RelativeButton).
** In ''The Marvels'' she becomes the In-Between again, with Kamala and Carol as Nice and Mean respectively.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: Episode 4 of ''[=WandaVision=]'' reveals that Monica was among the Snapped, dusted in her sleep while waiting for her mother's surgery in a hospital. When she learns about her mother's death shortly after being resurrected five years later, it's not difficult to tell the shock that is overwhelming her.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: She admits that if she had Wanda's power, she might have done something similar to get her mother back.
* OnlySaneWoman: She's by far the most level-headed of the S.W.O.R.D./F.B.I. coalition as she's not as gung-ho about stopping Wanda as Hayward and doesn't get caught up in the sitcom plotlines like Jimmy and Darcy.
* PrimaryColorChampion: The shirt that Monica wears in ''Captain Marvel'' is red, blue, and yellow in color, which inspired Carol Danvers to keep the current color scheme of her uniform. As a S.W.O.R.D. agent, Monica wears a blue shirt in the field, [[spoiler:and her body emits blue and yellow glow whenever she uses her powers.]]
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: More like ''poked'' across the room by Ralph/Fake Pietro in Episode 9 of ''[=WandaVision=]''.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Monica's eyes glow purple when she detects magical energy.
* RebuiltPedestal: After learning the full circumstances behind Carol's years away, she is able to forgive and understand Carol's choice and the two reconcile.
* SatelliteCharacter: Due to entering the Hex after it was created, "Geraldine" has no existence other than her friendship with Wanda.
* SavedForTheSequel: Compared to being a minor character in ''Captain Marvel'', she is one of the main characters alongside Captain Marvel and Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel in the sequel.
* SigilSpam: She wears the S.W.O.R.D. insignia on her necklace in episode three. This appears to be her actual badge transmogrified by entering the bubble.
* ShesAllGrownUp: A child during the events of ''Captain Marvel'', an adult by the time of ''[=WandaVision=]''. Justified, the former is set in the 90s while the latter is set in the 2020s, nearly three decades after the fact.
* ShutUpHannibal: While Wanda is still the most sympathetic part of the BigBadEnsemble of ''Series/WandaVision'', Monica gives a very apt one to her when Wanda gets sick of her "lies" and attacks her, only for Monica to [[MadeOfIron tank it.]]
-->'''Monica:''' The only lies I've told are the ones you put in my mouth.
* StepfordSmiler: In ''[=WandaVision=]'', she's having to deal with the fact [[spoiler:her mother died, and unlike Wanda, there's nothing she can do to change it.]] She tries putting a brave face on it, but she does make it clear that the pain is still very fresh.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Monica's eyes glow golden when she uses her intangibility.
* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: Monica has never been affiliated with the S.W.O.R.D. organization in the comics, but is revealed to be one of their top astronauts here.
* ThisIsGoingToSuck: After [[spoiler:she realizes she is trapped in an alternate world in TheStinger of ''The Marvels'', she reacts to her predicament with flat but disappointed resignation.]]
-->'''Monica:''' Ah, ''shit...''
* TimeShiftedActor: In ''Captain Marvel'', she appears as a five-year-old in Carol's flashbacks to before her memory loss and as an eleven-year-old upon her return to Earth, portrayed by sisters in the time period. Teyonah Parris plays her as an adult in ''Series/WandaVision''.
* TookALevelInBadass: Monica has grown into quite of a badass when she becomes an agent of S.W.O.R.D. in her adult years. She takes a larger level in badass after gaining superpowers in Episode 7 of ''[=WandaVision=]''.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: After the climax of ''The Marvels'', [[spoiler:she is trapped in an alternate reality with no obvious way to get back. The situation is made more optimistic by the fact she is in the care of the Mutants, including [[TheSmartGuy Beast]] and an [[AlternateSelf alternate version of her mother]], who are willing to help her understand her predicament.]]
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Unlike her mother, Monica doesn't seem to be shocked to see Carol is still alive or at the existence of shape-shifting aliens. She even hits it off with Talos and Soren's daughter, who's around her age.
* UnwittingMuggleFriend: She and Wanda hit it off quickly, and "Geraldine" unexpectedly finds herself in the climactic trick of Wanda and Vision's magic act. Later, she struggles to find a rational explanation as Wanda's pregnancy causes her powers to go bonkers.
* VerbalBusinessCard: She provides one of her own after Jimmy says his.
-->'''Monica:''' Monica Rambeau, S.W.O.R.D.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When Jimmy mentions Captain Marvel, Monica looks uncomfortable and immediately steers the conversation back to Wanda.
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[[folder:Tyler Hayward]]
!!''(Acting) Director Tyler Hayward''
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!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' S.W.O.R.D.
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoshStamberg
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/WandaVision''
The Acting Director of S.W.O.R.D. in the time after the Blip.
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* AccentRelapse: Her jive accent slips throughout Episode 3 of ''[=WandaVision=]'', especially when she's nervous. This is because it's not her actual one.
* ActionGirl: As an agent of S.W.O.R.D., Monica receives extensive combat training that allows her to incapacitate several people effortlessly. And that is before she acquires her powers.
* AdaptationOriginConnection: In ''Series/WandaVision'', Monica develops superpowers as a result of Wanda's Hex rewriting her DNA. In the comics, she gained powers in an incident involving an energy weapon that had nothing to do with the Scarlet Witch. Furthermore, this version of Monica was a member of S.W.O.R.D. before gaining powers, as opposed to a member of the New Orleans harbor patrol.
* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Her father is a total non-presence in her life, whereas with comic Monica her father was alive, well and loving right into her adulthood.
* AdaptationalJobChange: From an officer of the New Orleans harbor patrol to an astronaut.
* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, letting her attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being capable thus far of intangibility, flight, energy absorption, and laser beam attacks.
* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Uses this status to convince her mother to accompany Carol, Fury, and Talos on a mission to save the refugee Skrulls. She even asks her mother "what sort of example she'd be setting" for her daughter if she didn't go.
* AffectionateNickname: She is nicknamed "Lieutenant Trouble" by Carol.
* AgeLift: Monica Rambeau in the comics is around the same age as Carol. Here, she is introduced as an eleven-year-old kid instead of an adult, setting her up for a [[SavedForTheSequel sequel in the modern day.]] She returns as an adult in ''Series/WandaVision'' and ''The Marvels''.
* AmnesiaMissedASpot: What clues Wanda gain to her outsider nature. "Geraldine" knows who Pietro and Ultron are, part of Monica's real identity breaking through the brainwashing.
* AndIMustScream: When she's sucked into Westview, Monica's actual identity is suppressed by Wanda's power until she's booted out. And she was aware of it.
* AscendedExtra: InUniverse as "Geraldine" within the Hex. After getting pulled in, Darcy spots her as a background character on the show. By the time the show advances to TheSixties she has a speaking role, and in TheSeventies she seems to have graduated to a main cast member before Wanda realizes who she really is and ejects her from the Hex.
* AuraVision: One of her powers after the Hex rewrites her genetic structure. She can sense energies on other [[MythologyGag spectrums]], demonstrated when she sees [[spoiler:Agatha's magical energy in the entrance to her basement and on the necklace that she uses to enslave Ralph.]]
* BackFromTheDead: She's one of the victims of Thanos's BadassFingersnap in ''Infinity War'' before she is resurrected during ''Endgame''. Unlike most of those snapped away, her resurrection is actually seen onscreen during the first moments of Episode 4.
* BadassNormal: As shown when she takes on the S.W.O.R.D. goons with Jimmy Woo in Episode 6, Monica is perfectly capable of holding her own in a fight without any superpowers whatsoever. Becomes an EmpoweredBadassNormal later on.
* BlueIsHeroic: Monica wears a blue outfit whenever she is on a S.W.O.R.D. field mission, and her body emits a blue glow when she uses one of her powers.
* BrokenPedestal: By the time of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica does not want to talk about her godmother Carol with Jimmy and Darcy, which strongly suggests that the two had a falling out. ''The Marvels'' fully clarifies what happened: [[spoiler:Monica is upset with Carol for never coming back for thirty years, and supposedly missing Maria's death.]]
* TheBusCameBack: Nebulous, and definitely rides the line between this trope and RememberTheNewGuy, but debatable. Although her first appearance as a child in ''Captain Marvel'' and her first appearance as an adult in ''[=WandaVision=]'' are only separated by 2 years (2019-2021), which is very little time, MCU-release wise, there are 23 years of Monica's life (not counting the five years she was dead thanks to Thanos) left unaccounted for in-universe between those two entries, and she hasn't appeared in any MCU movies or shows between those two points.
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Despite the RunningGag throughout ''The Marvels'' hanging a {{Lampshade|hanging}} on this by having Kamala trying to pick one out for her, she is still never properly identified by any of her superhero codenames by the end of the movie.
* CompositeCharacter: She is one with Katherine "Kit" Renner, who has Carol as an HonoraryAunt and goes by Monica's nickname "Lieutenant Trouble" in the comics.
* DecompositeCharacter: Some of her comics characteristics have been given to her mother, such as Maria using the callsign "Photon", which was one of her codenames after giving up the Captain Marvel title in the comics.
* {{Determinator}}: Even after being [[MindRape mind-raped]] by Wanda in her sitcom world and then violently thrown out of it, she is willing to reenter Westview to continue the investigation. When Wanda arrives outside of Westview, seething with TranquilFury, Monica is visibly frightened but still steps forward and attempts to talk Wanda down. Later on, in Episode 7, she just pushes her way through the Hex barrier on nothing more than sheer willpower, despite knowing there's a good chance it could kill her.
* DieOrFly: Early in ''The Marvels'' she is forced to use her powers to fly independently for the first time to save Kamala from falling to her death in the early confusion of Monica, Carol, and her own's SwapTeleportation.
* DisappearedDad: She was raised mostly by her mother with help from [[HonoraryAunt Carol]], with the whereabouts of her father unknown.
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: The swapping problem in ''The Marvels'' starts because she and Carol both thought it was a good idea to investigate the weird glowing jump point.
* DressingAsTheEnemy: Along with Jimmy and Darcy, she is able to sneak back into the S.W.O.R.D. base with the uniform of one of the incapacitated S.W.O.R.D. agents.
* DropInCharacter: She has no existence in Westview outside of her friendship with Wanda. Agnes notices that "Geraldine" does not have a family, a house, or any other tether to a life outside of Wanda. When Wanda catches on, she expels her from Westview. This is because she was sucked in by the Hex after the fact, rather than being part of Westview's narrative from the start -- the field changed Monica's appearance but didn't whip up an actual house.
* EarlyBirdCameo: She's a long way from being Spectrum when we meet her in ''Captain Marvel'', and in ''[=WandaVision=]'' she's worked her way up to the rank of [[MythologyGag Captain]] in S.W.O.R.D..
* EmpoweredBadassNormal: On top of being a highly trained S.W.O.R.D. agent, she eventually starts gaining her comic book powers in Episode 7 of ''[=WandaVision=]'', courtesy of Wanda's Hex rewriting her DNA and unlocking her superpowers. This includes [[AuraVision visually processing normally extrasensory energy]], EnergyAbsorption, and being able to [[EnergyBeing transform her body into pure energy.]]
* EnergyAbsorption: After receiving her powers, Monica is able to absorb kinetic energy.
* EnergyBeing: In the finale of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica can transform her body into pure energy that prevents bullets from harming her and those behind her.
* FishOutOfWater: Like Wanda, she feels out of place among the other neighborhood homemakers.
* {{Foil}}: For Wanda, as a woman who has been handed a lot of trauma, and instead of hiding in delusions, she owns it.
* {{Forgiveness}}: After spending years avoiding Carol due to resentment over her never once showing up when Monica came back from the Blip, she learns [[spoiler:Carol has been spending the interim as TheAtoner for her shortsighted destruction of the Supreme Intelligence.]] She quickly reconciles and the two put the past behind them again.
* FunnyAfro: Has one as part of her 1970s appearance in ''[=WandaVision=]''.
* GenerationXerox: Just like her mother, Monica swiftly form bonds with enhanced individuals before and after S.W.O.R.D. was founded.
* GeniusBruiser: A superpowered woman and former astronaut with a lot of scientific knowledge. More than once in ''The Marvels'' she has to tone down the technobabble for Carol and Kamala.
* GlowingEyes: Exhibits these after powering through the Hex a third time, signaling the awakening of her powers. Furthermore, it appears as though her eyes glow a different shade for each kind of energy she uses: [[BlueIsHeroic blue]] for the standard AuraVision, [[PurpleIsPowerful purple]] for when she's sensing magical energy, and [[SupernaturalGoldEyes golden]] for when she's using intangibility.
* GoodWearsWhite: Monica's S.W.O.R.D. uniform is white and blue, and she is a legitimately good person.
* HeroAntagonist: In ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica is unfalteringly dedicated to helping Wanda (the VillainProtagonist) face her grief and take down the Hex, but Wanda wants none of her help and tries to expel her from Westview for her trouble.
* HeroicSacrifice:
** She throws herself in the line of fire between [[spoiler:Tommy, Billy, and Hayward]] as the latter tries to mercilessly gun them down. Fortunately, this is averted as her newly found powers prevent the bullets from reaching their targets, rendering Monica herself unharmed. [[spoiler:Furthermore, Billy casually catches the last bullet as Hayward runs out of ammo.]]
** Again in ''The Marvels'', she [[spoiler:closes the rift between realities opened by Dar-Benn clashing the bangles together, at the cost of having to stranding herself in the adjacent reality to close it fully.]]
* HeroicWillpower: This is how she awakens to her powers, as she forces herself back into the Hex both to overcome the grief she herself had endured because of her mother's death and to save Wanda and the people of Westview.
* HowDoIShotWeb: While versed in some of her powers, she never focuses on her ability to fly until it becomes necessary to save Kamala from falling to her death.
* {{Intangibility}}: This is one of Monica's powers. In the finale of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica is able to phase through multiple gunshots inflicted on her by Hayward when the latter tried to kill Tommy and Billy.
* InterruptedCooldownHug: She tries to reach Wanda. [[spoiler:She might've succeeded if not for Agatha.]]
* JiveTurkey: Has elements of this in the third episode of ''[=WandaVision=]'' (which is "set" in the 1970s), although it's later revealed to be partly an act, and partly the result of Wanda's MindRape powers.
* MadeOfIron:
** She's blasted through Wanda's house, across Westview, and back through the forcefield into the outside world in Episode 4 of ''Series/WandaVision'', but doesn't seem too worse for wear afterward. However, she attributes this to Wanda protecting her from any serious damage. Furthermore, the 1960s outfit that she wore was made mostly out of kevlar, which further helped with her survival.
** In Episode 7, she gains her powers which allow her to absorb energy, and allows her to survive Wanda slamming her into the ground. Instead of splattering all over the sidewalk, she instinctively absorbs the force of the impact and executes a perfect ThreePointLanding. This demonstrates that she has gained a form of SuperToughness.
* MamaBear: After helping Wanda and Vision in delivering Tommy and Billy, Monica has developed a protective streak for the twins, [[spoiler:even to the point of placing herself between them and Hayward when he attempted to shoot them down, regardless if she is aware of her power's capabilities.]]
* MasterActor: Downplayed in ''[=WandaVision=]''. While it's clear that part of this is due to being under the [[MindRape Hex's influence]], Monica is still capable of convincing Wanda that she's a regular, friendly citizen of Westview who's willing to participate in the show's sitcom shenanigans. The only clues to her real identity are the fact that she doesn't have a home in Westview, the S.W.O.R.D. pendant she wears in the third episode, and her namedropping of [[TraumaButton Ultron.]]
* MirrorCharacter: To Agatha Harkness. Both of them are strangers to Westview who are attempting to understand the intricacies of the Hex while simultaneously trying to be the "best friend" to Wanda in her sitcom reality. However, while Monica is trying to assist Wanda out of pure altruism and concern for her as a human being, Agatha only cares about Wanda's RealityWarper abilities and couldn't care less about her actual trauma. They also have very different backgrounds, with Monica initially being an ordinary astronaut that later gains superpowers while trying to help Wanda, while Agatha has been a powerful witch for over 350 years.
* MythologyGag:
** The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/9/93/Monica_Rambeau_%26_Wanda.png/ S.W.O.R.D. jumpsuit]] Monica wears under the spacesuit (and which she stays in for the latter half of the series after getting her powers) is a CivvieSpandex approximation of her [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/9/9f/Marvel%27s_Voices_Legacy_Vol_1_1_Souza_Variant_Textless.jpg/ Spectrum]] outfit.
** During ''The Marvels'', she briefly gets an outfit with the trailing sleeves of her comic counterpart's original costume. She doesn't like them.
* {{Nepotism}}: It's implied several times that she could have been made the new director of S.W.O.R.D. after her mother's passing had the Blip not happened. It's downplayed, though, as she's shown to be a fairly competent member of the organization. Plus, had she not been blipped, she would've had several more years of experience.
* NiceGirl: Even after getting sucked into Wanda's world, with her mind and personality replaced with one created by Wanda's powers, and then getting blasted back out of it, Monica still sympathizes with and wants to help her.
* NiceMeanAndInbetween:
** Monica is the In-Between to Jimmy's Nice and Darcy's Mean. While she is rarely as snarky as Darcy, she's also not as timid as Jimmy. While genial to anyone who shows her mutual respect, she also can be surprisingly icy if she has been sufficiently aggravated (which we see firsthand in her response to Hayward [[KickTheDog cruelly]] pressing her RelativeButton).
** In ''The Marvels'' she becomes the In-Between again, with Kamala and Carol as Nice and Mean respectively.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: Episode 4 of ''[=WandaVision=]'' reveals that Monica was among the Snapped, dusted in her sleep while waiting for her mother's surgery in a hospital. When she learns about her mother's death shortly after being resurrected five years later, it's not difficult to tell the shock that is overwhelming her.
* NotSoDifferentRemark: She admits that if she had Wanda's power, she might have done something similar to get her mother back.
* OnlySaneWoman: She's by far the most level-headed of the S.W.O.R.D./F.B.I. coalition as she's not as gung-ho about stopping Wanda as Hayward and doesn't get caught up in the sitcom plotlines like Jimmy and Darcy.
* PrimaryColorChampion: The shirt that Monica wears in ''Captain Marvel'' is red, blue, and yellow in color, which inspired Carol Danvers to keep the current color scheme of her uniform. As a S.W.O.R.D. agent, Monica wears a blue shirt in the field, [[spoiler:and her body emits blue and yellow glow whenever she uses her powers.]]
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: More like ''poked'' across the room by Ralph/Fake Pietro in Episode 9 of ''[=WandaVision=]''.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Monica's eyes glow purple when she detects magical energy.
* RebuiltPedestal: After learning the full circumstances behind Carol's years away, she is able to forgive and understand Carol's choice and the two reconcile.
* SatelliteCharacter: Due to entering the Hex after it was created, "Geraldine" has no existence other than her friendship with Wanda.
* SavedForTheSequel: Compared to being a minor character in ''Captain Marvel'', she is one of the main characters alongside Captain Marvel and Kamala Khan aka Ms. Marvel in the sequel.
* SigilSpam: She wears the S.W.O.R.D. insignia on her necklace in episode three. This appears to be her actual badge transmogrified by entering the bubble.
* ShesAllGrownUp: A child during the events of ''Captain Marvel'', an adult by the time of ''[=WandaVision=]''. Justified, the former is set in the 90s while the latter is set in the 2020s, nearly three decades after the fact.
* ShutUpHannibal: While Wanda is still the most sympathetic part of the BigBadEnsemble of ''Series/WandaVision'', Monica gives a very apt one to her when Wanda gets sick of her "lies" and attacks her, only for Monica to [[MadeOfIron tank it.]]
-->'''Monica:''' The only lies I've told are the ones you put in my mouth.
* StepfordSmiler: In ''[=WandaVision=]'', she's having to deal with the fact [[spoiler:her mother died, and unlike Wanda, there's nothing she can do to change it.]] She tries putting a brave face on it, but she does make it clear that the pain is still very fresh.
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: Monica's eyes glow golden when she uses her intangibility.
* TeamMemberInTheAdaptation: Monica has never been affiliated with the S.W.O.R.D. organization in the comics, but is revealed to be one of their top astronauts here.
* ThisIsGoingToSuck: After [[spoiler:she realizes she is trapped in an alternate world in TheStinger of ''The Marvels'', she reacts to her predicament with flat but disappointed resignation.]]
-->'''Monica:''' Ah, ''shit...''
* TimeShiftedActor: In ''Captain Marvel'', she appears as a five-year-old in Carol's flashbacks to before her memory loss and as an eleven-year-old upon her return to Earth, portrayed by sisters in the time period. Teyonah Parris plays her as an adult in ''Series/WandaVision''.
* TookALevelInBadass: Monica has grown into quite of a badass when she becomes an agent of S.W.O.R.D. in her adult years. She takes a larger level in badass after gaining superpowers in Episode 7 of ''[=WandaVision=]''.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: After the climax of ''The Marvels'', [[spoiler:she is trapped in an alternate reality with no obvious way to get back. The situation is made more optimistic by the fact she is in the care of the Mutants, including [[TheSmartGuy Beast]] and an [[AlternateSelf alternate version of her mother]], who are willing to help her understand her predicament.]]
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Unlike her mother, Monica doesn't seem to be shocked to see Carol is still alive or at the existence of shape-shifting aliens. She even hits it off with Talos and Soren's daughter, who's around her age.
* UnwittingMuggleFriend: She and Wanda hit it off quickly, and "Geraldine" unexpectedly finds herself in the climactic trick of Wanda and Vision's magic act. Later, she struggles to find a rational explanation as Wanda's pregnancy causes her powers to go bonkers.
* VerbalBusinessCard: She provides one of her own after Jimmy says his.
-->'''Monica:''' Monica Rambeau, S.W.O.R.D.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: When Jimmy mentions Captain Marvel, Monica looks uncomfortable and immediately steers the conversation back to Wanda.
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[[folder:Tyler Hayward]]
!!''(Acting) Director Tyler Hayward''
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[[caption-width-right:350:''"You know, you people who left still have the luxury of optimism. You have no idea what it was like. What it took to keep the lights on."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Human
!!!'''Citizenship:''' American
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' S.W.O.R.D.
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JoshStamberg
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Series/WandaVision''
The Acting Director of S.W.O.R.D. in the time after the Blip.
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* AdaptationalJobChange: Downplayed. S.W.O.R.D.'s role as an organization in the comics was to keep an eye on extraterrestrial threats on Earth's behalf, hence the "World Observation and Response" part of their name. ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' establishes that S.W.O.R.D. in the [=MCU=] is still active in space, but their goal is to observe threats that come from anywhere, not just off-world. In fact, Monica Rambeau is told that she is limited to working on cases that are on Earth on her mother's posthumous orders shortly after being blipped.
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* AdaptationalJobChange: Downplayed. S.W.O.R.D.'s role as an organization in the comics was to keep an eye on extraterrestrial threats on Earth's behalf, hence the "World Observation and Response" part of their name. ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' establishes that S.W.O.R.D. Their first appearance in the [=MCU=] is still active MCU shows them in space, but their goal is to observe threats that come from anywhere, not just off-world. In fact, firmly operating on Earth, though Monica Rambeau is told that she is limited to working on cases that are on Earth on her mother's posthumous orders shortly after being blipped.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Their symbol is seen in TheStinger for ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' before they make their proper debut in ''Series/WandaVision''.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: DecompositeCharacter: Their symbol usual comic role of being SHIELD InSPACE is seen taken up by SABRE, which is introduced in TheStinger for ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' before they make their proper debut Film/SpiderManFarFromHome and first named in ''Series/WandaVision''.Series/SecretInvasion.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, letting her move and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being capable thus far of intangibility, flight, energy absorption, and laser beam attacks.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, letting her move and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being capable thus far of intangibility, flight, energy absorption, and laser beam attacks.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning she can letting her move and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being capable thus far of intangibility, flight, energy absorbtion, absorption, and laser beam attacks.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning she can travel and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being capable thus far of intangibility, flight, energy absorbtion, and laser beam attacks.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning she can travel move and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being capable thus far of intangibility, flight, energy absorbtion, and laser beam attacks.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning she can travel and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being limited thus far to intangibility, flight, and laser beam attacks.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning she can travel and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being limited capable thus far to of intangibility, flight, energy absorbtion, and laser beam attacks.
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* EarlyBirdCameo: Prior to her main role in ''Ms. Marvel'', she appears among the ensemble of Damage Control interrogating the Parkers and their friends.
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* RebuiltPedestal: After learning the full circumstances behind Carol's years away, she is able to forgive and understand Carol's choice and the two reconcile.
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* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Monica Rambeau is one of the [[StorybreakerPower [[StoryBreakerPower most brokenly powerful]] heroes in the Marvel Universe, due to being able to control and transform into any wave on the electromagnetic spectrum, meaning she can travel and attack at the literal speed of light. Her MCU incarnation is much less powerful, being limited thus far to intangibility, flight, and laser beam attacks.
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* AdaptationalAngstUpgrade: Her father is a total non-presence in her life, whereas with comic Monica her father was alive, well and loving right into her adulthood.
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* BrokenPedestal: By the time of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica does not want to talk about her godmother Carol with Jimmy and Darcy, which strongly suggests that the two had a falling out.
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* BrokenPedestal: By the time of ''[=WandaVision=]'', Monica does not want to talk about her godmother Carol with Jimmy and Darcy, which strongly suggests that the two had a falling out. ''The Marvels'' fully clarifies what happened: [[spoiler:Monica is upset with Carol for never coming back for thirty years, and supposedly missing Maria's death.]]
* DontTouchItYouIdiot: The swapping problem in ''The Marvels'' starts because she and Carol both thought it was a good idea to investigate the weird glowing jump point.
* GeniusBruiser: A superpowered woman and former astronaut with a lot of scientific knowledge. More than once in ''The Marvels'' she has to tone down the technobabble for Carol and Kamala.
* HowDoIShotWeb: While versed in some of her powers, she never focuses on her ability to fly until it becomes necessary to save Kamala from falling to her death.
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* MythologyGag: The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/9/93/Monica_Rambeau_%26_Wanda.png/ S.W.O.R.D. jumpsuit]] Monica wears under the spacesuit (and which she stays in for the latter half of the series after getting her powers) is a CivvieSpandex approximation of her [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/9/9f/Marvel%27s_Voices_Legacy_Vol_1_1_Souza_Variant_Textless.jpg/ Spectrum]] outfit.
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* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
** The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/9/93/Monica_Rambeau_%26_Wanda.png/ S.W.O.R.D. jumpsuit]] Monica wears under the spacesuit (and which she stays in for the latter half of the series after getting her powers) is a CivvieSpandex approximation of her [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/9/9f/Marvel%27s_Voices_Legacy_Vol_1_1_Souza_Variant_Textless.jpg/ Spectrum]]outfit.outfit.
** During ''The Marvels'', she briefly gets an outfit with the trailing sleeves of her comic counterpart's original costume. She doesn't like them.
** The [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marvelcinematicuniverse/images/9/93/Monica_Rambeau_%26_Wanda.png/ S.W.O.R.D. jumpsuit]] Monica wears under the spacesuit (and which she stays in for the latter half of the series after getting her powers) is a CivvieSpandex approximation of her [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/9/9f/Marvel%27s_Voices_Legacy_Vol_1_1_Souza_Variant_Textless.jpg/ Spectrum]]
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* OnlySaneWoman: She's by far the most level-headed of the S.W.O.R.D./F.B.I. coalition as she's not as gung-ho on stopping Wanda as Hayward and doesn't get caught up in the sitcom plotlines like Jimmy and Darcy.
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* OnlySaneWoman: She's by far the most level-headed of the S.W.O.R.D./F.B.I. coalition as she's not as gung-ho on about stopping Wanda as Hayward and doesn't get caught up in the sitcom plotlines like Jimmy and Darcy.
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* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Despite playing a prominent part during the events of ''Series/WandaVision'', S.W.O.R.D is never referenced or seen again after the events of the show, with S.A.B.E.R essentially taking its place.
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[[caption-width-right:350: ''"Don’t use the last five years as an excuse to be a coward."'']]
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!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' S.W.O.R.D.
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!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' S.A.B.E.R., S.W.O.R.D. (formerly)
* ComicBookMoviesDontUseCodenames: Despite the RunningGag throughout ''The Marvels'' hanging a {{Lampshade|hanging}} on this by having Kamala trying to pick one out for her, she is still never properly identified by any of her superhero codenames by the end of the movie.
* DieOrFly: Early in ''The Marvels'' she is forced to use her powers to fly independently for the first time to save Kamala from falling to her death in the early confusion of Monica, Carol, and her own's SwapTeleportation.
* {{Forgiveness}}: After spending years avoiding Carol due to resentment over her never once showing up when Monica came back from the Blip, she learns [[spoiler:Carol has been spending the interim as TheAtoner for her shortsighted destruction of the Supreme Intelligence.]] She quickly reconciles and the two put the past behind them again.
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* HeroicSacrifice: She throws herself in the line of fire between [[spoiler:Tommy, Billy, and Hayward]] as the latter tries to mercilessly gun them down. Fortunately, this is averted as her newly found powers prevent the bullets from reaching their targets, rendering Monica herself unharmed. [[spoiler:Furthermore, Billy casually catches the last bullet as Hayward runs out of ammo.]]
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** She throws herself in the line of fire between [[spoiler:Tommy, Billy, and Hayward]] as the latter tries to mercilessly gun them down. Fortunately, this is averted as her newly found powers prevent the bullets from reaching their targets, rendering Monica herself unharmed. [[spoiler:Furthermore, Billy casually catches the last bullet as Hayward runs out of ammo.]]
** Again in ''The Marvels'', she [[spoiler:closes the rift between realities opened by Dar-Benn clashing the bangles together, at the cost of having to stranding herself in the adjacent reality to close it fully.]]
** She throws herself in the line of fire between [[spoiler:Tommy, Billy, and Hayward]] as the latter tries to mercilessly gun them down. Fortunately, this is averted as her newly found powers prevent the bullets from reaching their targets, rendering Monica herself unharmed. [[spoiler:Furthermore, Billy casually catches the last bullet as Hayward runs out of ammo.]]
** Again in ''The Marvels'', she [[spoiler:closes the rift between realities opened by Dar-Benn clashing the bangles together, at the cost of having to stranding herself in the adjacent reality to close it fully.]]
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* TimeShiftedActor: In ''Captain Marvel'', she appears as a five-year-old in Carol’s flashbacks to before her memory loss and as an eleven-year-old upon her return to Earth, portrayed by sisters in the time period. Teyonah Parris plays her as an adult in ''Series/WandaVision''.
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* ThisIsGoingToSuck: After [[spoiler:she realizes she is trapped in an alternate world in TheStinger of ''The Marvels'', she reacts to her predicament with flat but disappointed resignation.]]
-->'''Monica:''' Ah, ''shit...''
* TimeShiftedActor: In ''Captain Marvel'', she appears as a five-year-old inCarol’s Carol's flashbacks to before her memory loss and as an eleven-year-old upon her return to Earth, portrayed by sisters in the time period. Teyonah Parris plays her as an adult in ''Series/WandaVision''.
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* TrappedInAnotherWorld: After the climax of ''The Marvels'', [[spoiler:she is trapped in an alternate reality with no obvious way to get back. The situation is made more optimistic by the fact she is in the care of the Mutants, including [[TheSmartGuy Beast]], who is willing to help her understand her predicament.]]
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Probably best to wait until that gets confirmed.
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** [[spoiler: Considering that Secretary Ross is described as being President in ''Captain America: Brave New World'', Fury's comment about Ritson being a one-term President was accurate.]]
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With The Marvels released, this is no longer ambiguous.
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* AmbiguousSituation: It's not really mentioned if she still keeps in touch with her Aunt Carol or if the two fell out of favor before the events of ''Series/WandaVision''. [[spoiler:It's also not elaborated on whether or not Carol knows about Maria's passing and whether or not Monica's (implied) resentment of her stems from not being there when she passed on. Or ''if'' Carol did do just that in the five years that Monica was gone.]]
