History LateArrivalSpoiler / MarvelCinematicUniverse

* ''Film/CaptainAmerica'': The Skrulls [[spoiler:are GoodAllAlong, especially Talos as leader]]. It was meant as a surprise in the original movie, but since than, [[spoiler:Talos, now obviously a good guy]] has not only appeared in TheStinger of ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'' but also was a main character in ''Series/SecretInvasion2023''.

-->[[spoiler:'''[=Hela:=]''']] Ugh, [[spoiler: now you remind me of dad.]]

** As for major revelations in the film itself, [[spoiler: [[IKnewIt yes]], Mysterio is indeed just a holographic illusion created by Quentin Beck & is the main antagonist of the movie, just like his comic counterpart.]]
** [[spoiler: The MCU incarnation of the Daily Bugle appearing in the film's mid-credits scene as an in-universe counterpart to outlets like Fox News & Info-Wars, complete with Creator/JKSimmons reprising his role as J. Jonah Jameson, becoming the first MCU actor to reprise a role from previous Marvel offerings. (this one appeared even in a non-MCU Marvel movie, ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'')]]

** [[spoiler: [[IKnewIt Yes]], the whole 1950s-2010s sitcom worlds that most episodes took place in were indeed direct creations of Wanda Maximoff cooping with the events of both ''Infinity War'' & ''Endgame'' which resulted in her boyfriend, Vision dying in the former, whom she inadvertently resurrects while first creating her sitcom "hex."]]
** [[spoiler: Creator/EvanPeters becoming a recurring character in the series as a "recasted" version of Wanda's brother, Pietro, whom turned out to be just a guy named Ralph [[{{Pun}} Bohner]], & not the actual Quicksilver from the Film/XMenFilmSeries.]]

*** [[spoiler: A variant of Kang the Conqueror, He Who Remains, is the true creator of the TVA, and gets stabbed to death by Sylvie just after the timelines start branching out and formally begin both the countdown to the arrival of the real Kang, & the central arc of what may or may not end up being called ''The Multiverse Saga'' in the long run.]]

** [[spoiler: The film completely centers around the fact that the mid-credits scene in ''Far From Home'' had its main villain, Mysterio, not only frame Peter for what went down in the attack on London in its climax in a posthumous video message, but ''also'' expose his identity as Spider-Man to world in the process, & that Parker now has to undo the damage Quentin Beck's done to his life and restore his good name as well.]]

** [[spoiler:[[ContentLeak Yes]], Both Creator/TobeyMaguire & Creator/AndrewGarfield do indeed reprise their roles as their Spider-Man variants from the original ''SpiderManTrilogy'', & ''Film/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' series respectively.]]

** Wanda [[spoiler: not only finally getting called "The Scarlet Witch" after 4 MCU appearances up to that point, but also finally getting her own version of her wardrobe from the comics.]]

Due to its ever expanding outreach, both in-universe and out, all new entries in the MCU are produced and released with the feeling that you've seen the previous installments in the franchise, despite Creator/KevinFeige claiming that each one tries to avoid as much ContinuityLockout as possible. As a result, each one may contain elements/characters or reference major plot points from past MCU offerings that were completely kept from their respective marketing campaigns in order to prevent spoilers. So if you watch things like ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' and ask yourself things like [[spoiler:what do you mean that Steve Rogers has gone missing, why does this show take place five years into the future, what do you mean Steve was an old man when we last saw him, and what do you mean half the population was missing during that time,]] then it's your fault for having not watched previous entries in the franchise such as ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', or ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. As a result, all spoilers listed below for films released prior to the release of the first installments of Phase 3 will be left unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''[[note]]Some of the examples listed below may be examples more in line with the ItWasHisSled trope rather than the Late-Arrival Spoiler one, so you may remove any of them if you feel like that's the case.[[/note]]

** [[spoiler: The MCU incarnation of the Daily Bugle appearing in the film's mid-credits scene as an in-universe counterpart to outlets like [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel Fox News]] & Info-Wars, complete with Creator/JKSimmons reprising his role as J. Jonah Jameson, becoming the first MCU actor to reprise a role from previous Marvel offerings. (this one appeared even in a non-MCU Marvel movie, ''Film/VenomLetThereBeCarnage'')]]

Due to its ever expanding outreach, both in-universe and out, all new entries in the MCU are produced and released with the feeling that you've seen the previous installments in the franchise, despite Creator/KevinFeige claiming that each one tries to avoid as much ContinuityLockout as possible. As a result, each one may contain elements/characters or reference major plot points from past MCU offerings that were completely kept from their respective marketing campaigns in order to prevent spoilers. So if you watch things like ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' and ask yourself things like [[spoiler: what do you mean that Steve Rogers has gone missing, why does this show take place five years into the future, what do you mean Steve was an old man when we last saw him, and what do you mean half the population was missing during that time,]] then it's your fault for having not watched previous entries in the franchise such as ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', or ''Film/AvengersEndgame''. As a result, all spoilers listed below for films released prior to the release of the first installments of Phase 3 will be left unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''[[note]]Some of the examples listed below may be examples more in line with the ItWasHisSled trope rather than the Late-Arrival Spoiler one, so you may remove any of them if you feel like that's the case.[[/note]]

** [[spoiler: Peter undoing the damage he caused in the end by having Doctor Strange [[UnPerson completely wipe people's memory of him.]][[note]]Supposedly, this also included wipping every single trace of his existence that ever existed, but it was unclear if that was also the case when the spell was cast.[[/note]]]]

* ''[[Film/TheAvengers2012 The Avengers]]'':

** [[spoiler: The MCU incarnation of the Daily Bugle appearing in the film's mid-credits scene as an in-universe counterpart to outlets like [[Creator/FoxNewsChannel Fox News]] & Info-Wars, complete with Creator/JKSimmons reprising his role as J. Jonah Jameson, becoming the first MCU actor to reprise a role from previous Marvel offerings.]]

** [[spoiler: Creator/EvanPeters becoming a recurring character in the series as a "recasted" version of Wanda's brother, Pietro, whom turned out to be just a guy named Ralph [[{{Pun}} Bohner]], & not the actual Quicksilver from the later X-Men movies from what is now known as [[Creator/{{TwentiethCenturyStudios}} 20th Century Studios]].]]

** [[spoiler: Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus appearing as [[OverlyLongName Contessa Valentina Allegra De La Fontaine]][[note]]Or "Val" for short, but don't call her that.[[/note]], in an appearance that was originally intended to come after her role in ''[[Film/BlackWidow2021 Black Widow]]'', before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic switched up the release schedule for Phase 4.]]

** [[spoiler: Peter undoing the damage he caused in the end by having Doctor Strange completely wipe people's memory of him.[[note]]Supposedly, this also included wipping every single trace of his existence that ever existed, but it was unclear if that was also the case when the spell was cast.[[/note]]]]

** [[spoiler: Creator/JuliaLouisDreyfus appearing as [[OverlyLongName Contessa Valentina Allegra De La Fontaine]][[note]]Or "Val" for short.[[/note]], in an appearance that was originally intended to come after her role in ''[[Film/BlackWidow2021 Black Widow]]'', before the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic switched up the release schedule for Phase 4.]]

** [[spoiler: The jarring last-minute appearance of Music/OneDirection member Music/HarryStyles, as Thanos' brother Eros, and Creator/PattonOswalt as Pip the Troll in the film's mid-credits scene, where they show up with distinctly no build up prior during the entire movie, claiming that they know where to find the Eternals that were taken hostage during its climax.]]

Due to its ever expanding outreach, both in-universe and out, all new entries in the MCU are produced and released with the feeling that you've seen the previous installments in the franchise, despite Creator/KevinFeige claiming that each one tries to avoid as much ContinuityLockout as possible. As a result, each one may contain elements/characters or reference major plot points from past MCU offerings that were completely kept from their respective marketing campaigns in order to prevent spoilers. So if you watch things like ''Series/TheFalconAndTheWinterSoldier'' and ask yourself things like [[spoiler: what do you mean that Steve Rogers has gone missing, why does this show take place five years into the future, what do you mean Steve was an old man when we last saw him, and what do you mean half the population was missing during that time,]] then it's your fault for having not watched previous entries in the franchise such as ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', or ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' beforehand. As a result, all spoilers listed below for films released prior to the release of the first installments of Phase 3 will be left unmarked. '''You have been warned.'''[[note]]Some of the examples listed below may be examples more in line with the ItWasHisSled trope rather than the Late-Arrival Spoiler one, so you may remove any of them if you feel like that's the case.[[/note]]