Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings
- Morris' main role is to guide the protagonists to Ta Lo and otherwise doesn't do anything else noteworthy. It's nevertheless popular with the audience for being a ridiculously cute and cuddly furball.
Eternals
- Dane Whitman wound up being well received due being a charismatic Nice Guy in addition to being an Understanding Boyfriend to Sersi. It also helps that he's played by the ever popular Kit Harington. Several viewers have expressed excitement over the character's hinted future after his small role here.
- Karun also has fans for being a humorous and likable Audience Surrogate, in addition to his strong chemistry with Kingo. It helps that despite being the Plucky Comic Relief, he knows when to read the room and back off when things get serious.
- While officially part of the main cast, Makkari was by far the most Out of Focus of the Eternals, and didn't even appear outside of flashbacks until the third act. Despite this, she is a fan favorite for her lovable chemistry with Druig, awesome and effective fighting style that she even used to do an impressive No-Holds-Barred Beatdown on the Big Bad, comes across as an adorable person outside of battle, and is considered all around great representation for the MCU films' first disabled superhero.
- Druig is also pretty far down the list of Eternals in terms of screen time in addition to movie promos and comicbook canon implying he would be a traitor/villain, but he too is a fan favorite, largely due to his lovable chemistry with Makkari and some great Deadpan Snarker moments.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness
- John Krasinski's portrayal of Reed Richards was met with a very positive reception, and a vocal portion of audiences (especially the proponents of the fan casting campaign that no doubt influenced his casting in this film) are hoping he will reprise the role of Reed Richards for the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot.
- Professor Xavier (Earth-838) is loved for resembling the comic friendly X-Men: The Animated Series and giving Patrick Stewart the chance to play one of his most well known role in the MCU. His appearance has won over many who were initially skeptical about the X-Men being rebooted into the MCU. Being the only Illuminati member who gave Strange the chance to prove himself has also helped.
- Black Bolt has probably gotten this treatment the most due to the short but memorable scenes of him remorsefully executing Supreme Strange and his shockingly violent death scene, as well as his excellent costume that looks pulled right from the pages of a comic book. His inclusion in the film actually incited some fans to go watch the maligned Inhumans and read Black Bolt's solo run in the comics.
- The Pizza Poppa from Earth-838 is the staple Bruce Campbell cameo of Sam Raimi films, and quickly got a lot of attention online for how funny his appearance was. This was mostly due to Campbell getting his hand possessed to beat him up again and his surprise re-appearance in the post-credits scene where he breaks the fourth wall.
- Sinister Strange became a big hit as well, thanks to Benedict Cumberbatch acting as a Creepy Awesome malicious Dr. Strange. How he represents Mordo's fears of Dr. Strange becoming a threat to the universe and Jumping Off the Slippery Slope helps make him stand out.
Thor: Love And Thunder
- Despite only appearing twice for a few seconds in Omnipotence City, Bao, the god of dumplings, caught many an audience member's eyes due to their adorable toylike design.
