Expect unmarked spoilers on these pages for all works that are set before the events of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame.note In practical terms, this translates to all the other movies from The Infinity Saga, with the exceptions of Spider-Man: Far From Home, and the post-credits scenes for Ant-Man and the Wasp and Captain Marvel.
"Who the hell are you guys?" This page lists the many characters that appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe across all mediums. For an index of where specific characters appear, refer to the bottom of this page.
For an index of the actors and actresses who have their own page on this wiki, see here.
Heroic Individuals and Organizations
- Avengers Initiative
- Avengers & Their Alliesnote Carol Danvers (Captain Marvel), Kate Bishop (Hawkeye II), Dr. Erik Selvig, Dr. Helen Cho
- New Avengersnote James "Rhodey" Rhodes (War Machine), Sam Wilson (The Falcon), Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch), Pietro Maximoff (Quicksilver), The Vision
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Leadershipnote Director Nick Fury, Director Jeffrey Mace, Director Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Agent/Commander Maria Hill, Agent Victoria Hand, The World Security Council
- Team Coulsonnote Daisy "Skye" Johnson (Quake), Melinda May, Leopold Fitz, Jemma Simmons, Antoine "Trip" Triplett, Lincoln Campbell, Joey Gutierrez, Yo-Yo Rodriguez
- Strategic Scientific Reservenote Colonel Chester Phillips, Dr. Abraham Erskine, Gilmore Hodge, Lorraine, Agent Jack Thompson, Deputy Director Roger Dooley, Agent Ray Krzeminski, Agent Yauch, Agent Mike Li, Agent Rick Ramirez, Rose Roberts, Dr. Aloysius Samberly
- Peggy Carter
- Howling Commandosnote Corporal "Dum Dum" Dugan, Montgomery Falsworth, Jacques Dernier, Jim Morita, Gabe Jones, Percival "Pinky" Pinkerton, "Happy" Sam Sawyer, Jonathan "Junior" Juniper
- "Real" S.H.I.E.L.D.note Commander Robert Gonzales, Agent Anne Weaver, Agent Isabelle Hartley, Agent Tomas Calderon, Agent Oliver
- Other Agentsnote Agent Mack, Agent Shaw, Agent Mike Peterson, The Koenig Brothers, Idaho, Agent Noelle Walters, Agent Piper, Agent Davis, Agent L.T. Koenig, Benny Pollack, Claire Wise, Dr. Streiten, Cameron Klein, Dr. Marcus Benson, Dr. Franklin Hall, Felix Blake, Richard Lumley, Sebastian Derik, Hank Thompson, Lance Hunter, Bobbi Morse, Bill Foster, Elihas Starr
- Guardians of the Galaxynote Groot, Mantis, Kraglin Obfonteri
- Masters of the Mystic Artsnote The Ancient One, Karl Mordo, Wong, Daniel Drumm, Sol Rama, Tina Minoru
- Defenders & Their Allies
- Defenders
- Alliesnote Claire Temple, Colleen Wing, Malcolm Ducasse, Misty Knight, Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, Jeri Hogarth, Trish Walker, Erik Gelden
- Runawaysnote Alex Wilder, Nico Minoru, Karolina Dean, Gertrude "Gert" Yorkes, Chase Stein, Molly Hernandez, Old Lace, Topher, Xavin
- The Chastenote Stick, Elektra Natchios, Stone, Star, Jacques Duchamps
- Other Superheroesnote Robbie Reyes (Ghost Rider II), "Johnny Blaze" (Ghost Rider I), Tyrone Johnson (Cloak), Tandy Bowen (Dagger), Dane Whitman (Black Knight), Shang-Chi, Eric Brooks (Blade), Kamala Khan (Ms Marvel), Marc Spector (Moon Knight), Jennifer Walters (She-Hulk)
Villainous Individuals and Organizations
- Thanos
- Thanos's Forcesnote The Other, Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, The Chitauri, Outriders, Ronan the Accuser, Korath the Pursuer
- The Ten Ringsnote The Mandarin, Raza, Abu Bakaar, Jackson Norriss
- HYDRA
- Leadershipnote The Ancient Society, Hive, Gideon Malick, Stephanie Malick, Nathaniel Malick, Johann Schmidt (Red Skull), Dr. Arnim Zola, Secretary Alexander Pierce, Baron Wolfgang von Strucker, Daniel Whitehall/Werner Reinhardt, Dr. List, Sunil Bakshi, The Council, Brigadier General Hale, Mitchell Carson, Vasily Karpov, Professor Steger
- Operativesnote Heinz Kruger, Agent Jasper Sitwell, Agent Brock Rumlow (Crossbones), Jack Rollins, Agent 33, Kenneth Turgeon, Marcus Scarlotti, Toshiro Mori, Julien Beckers, Kebo, Candice Lee, Ruby, Werner von Strucker, Giyera, Lucio
- The Centipede Groupnote John Garrett (The Clairvoyant), Edison Po, Ian Quinn, Debbie, Akela Amador, The Englishman, Brian Hayward, Kaminsky
- The Hand
- The Five Fingersnote Alexandra Reid, Madame Gao, Bakuto, Murakami, Sowande
- Murakami's Factionnote Nobu Yoshioka, Hirochi, Tyler, The Specialist, Stan Gibson, Daniel Gibson, Philip Cabroni, the child Black Sky
- Madame Gao's Factionnote Venzikov brothers, The Bride of Nine Spiders, Scythe, Zhou Cheng, King, Alexi, Vando, Sophia, Radovan Bernivig
- Bakuto's Factionnote Becky Yoo, Mary, Brian, Darryl, Ciara, Gil,
- Kree Empirenote The Kree, The Supreme Intelligence, Starforce, Yon-Rogg, Minn-Erva, At-Lass, Bron-Char, Mar-Vell, The Kree Ambassador, Vin-Tak, G.H.
- Advanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.)note Aldrich Killian, Maya Hansen, Eric Savin, Ellen Brandt, Jack Taggart, "The Mandarin"
- Roxxon Corporationnote Thomas Richards, Peter Scarborough, Nathan Bowen, Ivan Hess, Mina Hess, Stan Bartlett, Ashlie.
- The Dark Dimensionnote Dormammu, Kaecilius, Zealots
- LMDsnote Aida, May LMD, Radcliffe LMD, Coulson LMD, Fitz LMD, Mack LMD, Mace LMD, Johnson LMDs, Simmons LMD, Ivanov LMDs
- The Confederacynote Taryan, Faulnak, Maston-Dar, Qovas
- Kree Watchnote Kasius, Sinara, Hek-Sel, The Vicar, Ava, Tye, Abby, Ben, Basha, Gaius Ponarian, Karaba, The Seer
- The Council of Ninenote Whitney Frost, Calvin Chadwick, Hugh Jones, Tom Gloucester, Mortimer Hayes, Vernon Masters, Rufus Hunt
- PRIDEnote Jonah, Catherine Wilder, Geoffrey Wilder, Tina Minoru, Robert Minoru, Leslie Dean, Frank Dean, Stacey Yorkes, Dale Yorkes, Janet Stein, Victor Stein, Gene and Alice Hernandez, Church of Gibborim, Frances and Aura, Vaughn, Destiny Gonzalez, Detective Flores, AWOL, Kincaid
- IGHnote Dr. Karl Malus, Dr. Miklos Kozlov, Inez Green, Alisa Jones, Robert Coleman / Whizzer, McManus, Fortner.
- Testament Industriesnote Anderson Schultz, Eliza Schultz, Robert/John Pilgrim, Marlena Olin.
- Criminals & Terroristsnote T. Vanchat, Todd Neiman, Duane Porter, Rick Cotton, Comanche, White Power Dave, Herman, Fletcher Higgs, Akihiko
- Criminal & Terrorist Organizationsnote Georges Batroc, Ferdinand Lopez, The Superior, Tucker Shockley, Joseph Manfredi, "Nonna" Manfredi, Hank, Karla Faye Gideon, David Angar, Wendell Levi, Francis Noche, Chen, Fith Street Locos, Santino Noguera, Aryan Brotherhood, Dogs of Hell, Rooster, Jimmy the Bear
- New York-Based Criminalsnote Turk Barrett, Silvio, Prohashka, Dutton, Don Rigoletto, Roscoe Sweeney, Clint, Shameek Smith, Wilfredo "Chico" Diaz, Dante Chapman, Lance, Lewis Wilson, Aaron Davis, Sissy Garcia, Shane Ryback
- Fisk Crime Ringnote Wilson Fisk (The Kingpin), Vanessa Marianna, James Wesley, Benjamin Donovan, Stewart Finney, Leland Owlsley, Anatoly & Vladimir Ranskahov, Sergei, Francis, John Healy, Clyde Farnum, Rance, Parish Landman
- The Kitchen Irishnote Finn Cooley, Nesbitt, Grotto
- Harlem's Paradisenote Mariah Dillard, Hernán "Shades" Alvarez, Cornell "Cottonmouth" Stokes, Mama Mabel, Pistol Pete, Alex, Zip, Tone, Willis "Diamondback" Stryker, Domingo Colon
- The Stylersnote John McIver/Bushmaster, Sheldon Shaw, Stephanie Miller, Anansi, Tilda Johnson, Ingrid Mackintosh
- Vulture's Gangnote Adrian Toomes (Vulture), Phineas Mason (Tinkerer), Herman Schultz (Shocker II), Jackson Brice (Shocker I), Randy Vale, Mac Gargan
- Other Supervillainsnote Obadiah Stane (Iron Monger), Ivan Vanko (Whiplash), Emil Blonsky (Abomination), Ulysses Klaue, Darren Cross (Yellowjacket), Baron Helmut Zemo, Ava Starr (Ghost), Taskmaster, Lorelei, Kilgrave, Marcus Daniels (Blackout), Calvin Johnson, Eli Morrow, Darkhold Ghosts, Lucy Bauer, Andre Deschaine
Other Individuals and Organizations
- Enhancednote Chan Ho Yin (Scorch), Tobias Ford, Donnie Gill (Blizzard), Carl "Crusher" Creel (Absorbing Man), Dr. Samuel Sterns, Mayhem, Holden Radcliffe, Anon
- Inhumansnote Raina, Jiaying, Gordon, Eva Belyakov, Katya Belyakov, Alisha Whitley, J.T. James (Hellfire), Dr. Andrew Garner / Lash, Dwight Frye, Vijay Nadeer, Primitives
- Inhumans - Attilannote Black Bolt, Medusa, Maximus, Karnak, Gorgon, Crystal, Triton, Auran
- K'un-Lunnote Lei Kung the Thunderer, Lord Tuan, Davos, Iron Fist (1948)
- Government & Militarynote Captain Michael Carter, Fred Wells, Roeder, Schneider, Hutter, Ernst Mueller, Comandante Camila Reyes, Luca Russo, Victor Ramon, Ahmad Zubair
- United States Governmentnote President Matthew Ellis, Vice President Rodriguez, Secretary Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Senator Stern, Senator Christian Ward, Senator Randolph Cherryh, Senator Ellen Nadeer, Senator Stan Ori, Dinah Madani, Sam Stein, Rafael Hernandez, Rosalind Price, Luther Banks, Marion James, Everett Kenneth Ross, Agent Sharon Carter (Agent 13), Jimmy Woo, Agent Stoltz, Anne-Marie Hoag
- United States Militarynote General Joel Greller, Pvt. Gilmore Hodge, O'Connor, Jon Bruno, Major General Meade, Brigadier General Glenn Talbot, General Hale, Lt. Evans, Curtis Hoyle, Gunner Henderson
- Russian Government & Militarynote Prime Minister Dimitri Olshenko, Anton Petrov, Colonel General Georgi Luchkov, Colonel General Androvich, Madame B., Eva, Anya, Leviathan, Johann Fennhoff, Dottie Underwood, Leet Brannis, Sasha Demidov
- Wakanda Government & Militarynote T'Chaka, Shuri, Ramonda, N'Jobu, Okoye, Ayo, Zuri, Nakia, River Tribe Elder, W'Kabi, M'Baku
- Citizensnote Dr. Jane Foster, Darcy Lewis, Dr. Betty Ross, Dr. Leonard Samson, Luis, Maggie Lang, Cassie Lang, Jim Paxton, Dave, Kurt, Dale, Ace Peterson, Gabriel Reyes, Amy Minoru, James Lucas, Dr. Noah Burstein, Albert Rackham, Dr. Reva Connors, Meredith Quill, Harley Keener, Hannah Hutchins, Audrey Nathan, Thomas Ward, Ruben Mackenzie, Thurston Koenig, In General, Laura Barton, The Barton Children, Lian May, William May, Hope Schlotmann, Bob and Barbara Schlotmann, Andrew Henry, Violet, Wilma Cully, "Uncle" Bud Schultz, Alistair Fitz, Ian Boothby, Albert Thompson, Louise Thompson, Dr. Ho Yinsen, Agnes Kitsworth, Noob Master 69
- New Orleansnote James Connors, Bridget O'Reilly, Fuchs, Francis Xavier Delgado, Evita Fusilier, Adina Johnson, Otis Johnson, Billy Johnson, Maria Rambeau, Monica Rambeau, Melissa Bowen, Chantelle Fusilier, Liam Walsh, Lia Dewan,
- New York Citynote Councilwoman Mariah Dillard, Councilman Damon Boone, Samantha Reyes, Blake Tower, Jeri Hogarth, Pam, Marci Stahl, Foggy Nelson, Ben Urich, Mitchell Ellison, Caldwell, Karen Page, Jennifer Many, Battlin' Jack Murdock, Melvin Potter, Father Lantom, Josie, Elena Cardenas, Jerry, May Parker, Bobby Fish, Connie "Genghis Connie" Lin, Dante Chapman, Henry "Pop" Hunter, Chico Diaz, Candace Miller, Joel Spurlock, David Griffith, Malcolm Ducasse, Oscar, Robyn, Ruben, Trish Walker, Dorothy Walker, Claire Temple, Shirley Benson, Louisa Delgado, Dr. Christine Palmer, Dr. Nicodemus West, Jack Denton, Dr. Paul Edmonds, Dink, Caleb, Marlene Fisk, Bill Fisk, Dr. Wendy Ross-Hogarth, Dr. Reva Connors-Cage, Audrey Eastman, Beth, Method Man, Jonathan Pangborn, Angela del Toro, The Pundit, Angie Martinelli, Miriam Fry, Colleen O'Brien
- New York City Police Departmentnote Sergeant Brett Mahoney, Detective Oscar Clemmons, Sergeant Will Simpson, Detectives Blake and Hoffman, Officer Corbin, Misty Knight, Rafael Scarfe
- Midtown School of Science and Technologynote Principal Morita, Mr. Roger Harrington, Coach Wilson, Ms. Warren, Mr. Julius Dell, Ned Leeds, Eugene "Flash" Thompson, Michelle Jones, Betty Brant, Jason Ionello, Brad Davis, Liz Allan, Sally Avril, Abe Brown, Seymour O'Reilly, Cindy Moon, Charles Murphy, Tiny McKeever
- Companiesnote Justin Hammer, Ivan Vanko (Whiplash), Dr. Aldrich Killian, Dr. Maya Hansen, Eric Savin, Ellen Brandt, "The Mandarin", Kyle Zeller, Chess Roberts, Will Adams, Jackson Norris, Christine Everhart
- Stark Industriesnote Howard Stark, Maria Stark, Pepper Potts, Morgan Stark, Happy Hogan, Quentin Beck, J.A.R.V.I.S., F.R.I.D.A.Y., Edwin Jarvis, Ana Jarvis, Jason Wilkes, Anton Vanko
- Pym Technologiesnote Hank Pym (Ant-Man I), Hope van Dyne (The Wasp II), Janet van Dyne (The Wasp I), Frank
- Rand Enterprisesnote Wendell Rand, Heather Rand, Harold Meachum, Joy Meachum, Ward Meachum, Lawrence Wilkins, Maria Rodriguez, Donald Hooper, Kyle, Shannon, Megan
- Cosmicnote The Celestials, Native Sakaarans, The Grandmaster, Topaz, The Nova Corps, Irani Rael (Nova Prime), Rhomann Dey, Garthan Saal, Moloka Dar, Monstrous Inmate, The Broker, Bereet, Ayesha, Adam Warlock, The Skrulls, Talos, Taneleer Tivan (The Collector), Carina, Howard the Duck, Cosmo, Will Daniels, Enoch, Abilisk, Goose, The Watchers, The Vrellnexians
- Nine Realmsnote King Laufey, Malekith, Algrim (Kurse), Surtur, King Eitri, The Kronan
- Asgardnote Asgardians, Allfather Odin Borson, Queen Frigga, Heimdall, Bor Burison, Lady Sif, the Warriors Three (Fandral the Dashing, Hogun the Grim, Volstagg the Voluminous), Skurge, Professor Elliot Rudolph, Valkyrie, Korg, Miek, Asgardian Signaller, The Destroyer, Fenris, Berserkers
- Loki Odinson / Laufeyson
- The Ravagersnote Horuz, Taserface, Tullk, Wretch, Stakar Ogord, Aleta Ogord, Martinex, Krugarr, Mainframe, Charlie- 27
- The Lighthousenote Remnants of S.H.I.E.L.D.,Virgil, Deke, Zev, Tess, Grill, Flint, Voss,
- Othersnote Meta (Stan Lee), Deities (The Cosmic Entities, the Wakandan Gods, The Loas), Inter-dimensional Characters (The Spirit of Vengeance, Sarge, Snowflake, Jaco, Pax, Tinker, Izel, the Shrike), Inanimate Objects (the Infinity Stones, the Infinity Gauntlet, the Darkhold)
- The Frameworknote Madame Hydra, Alistair Fitz, Grant Ward, Antoine Triplett
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