Top 10 Shocking MCU Moments
There's nothing like sitting in a theatre during an MCU premiere! Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for some of the most bonkers moments to have unfolded in MCU movies and tv shows. Since these are moments that made our jaws drop, you can definitely expect there to be some spoilers.
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00:00 - Mr. Stark?
00:00 I don't feel so good.
00:06 - Welcome to WatchMojo, and today,
00:09 we're counting down our picks
00:11 for some of the most bonker moments
00:13 to have unfolded in MCU movies and TV shows.
00:16 - Shall we play a game?
00:17 It's from a movie that was my pop.
00:20 - I know, I saw it.
00:21 - Since these are moments that made our jaws drop,
00:24 you can definitely expect there to be some spoilers.
00:27 So consider this your warning.
00:29 Number 10, Rocket Raccoon's Heartbreaking Origins,
00:33 Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume Three.
00:35 Even though we knew going into the third
00:37 Guardians of the Galaxy movie
00:38 that it would finally explore the dark details
00:40 surrounding Rocket's origins,
00:42 we really were not prepared for this.
00:44 - Be not as you are, but as you should be.
00:47 It's our sacred mission to take the cacophony
00:51 of sounds around us and turn it into a song.
00:55 - Various flashbacks show the high evolutionaries'
00:58 cruel and illegal experiments on Rocket
01:00 and countless other helpless animals.
01:02 The deranged scientist's goal of creating perfect people
01:05 through genetic modifications
01:07 make him one of MCU's most vile villains.
01:10 - How did you know P-13?
01:13 - It was too little filtration.
01:15 - And then the hypotonic, yes, we know,
01:16 we fixed that, but how did you know?
01:19 - The whole plot is an up-close and personal look
01:21 into some pretty deplorable behavior.
01:24 Seeing the hell that Rocket and his friends go through
01:26 make this movie genuinely difficult to sit through at times.
01:30 (Rocket screaming)
01:33 Number nine, the death of Howard and Maria Stark,
01:40 Captain America Civil War.
01:41 - An empire toppled by its enemies can rise again,
01:44 but one which crumbles from within,
01:48 that's dead forever.
01:53 - When legislation that would monitor and control
01:55 individuals with superpowers is proposed,
01:58 the disagreements between Captain America
02:00 and Iron Man over it led to a civil war.
02:03 While the two eventually form a temporary alliance later,
02:06 it really doesn't last long.
02:08 A haunting revelation ends up further driving the wedge
02:11 between them when Tony learns the truth.
02:14 The Winter Soldier was the one who mercilessly killed
02:17 Tony Stark's parents.
02:18 - Did you know?
02:19 - Yes.
02:25 - Even if you're pro-Cap, you can't blame Tony
02:28 for being rightfully pissed off.
02:30 This news took everyone by surprise
02:33 and further complicated things between Iron Man,
02:35 Cap, and the Winter Soldier.
02:37 - This isn't gonna change what happened.
02:39 - I don't care.
02:40 He killed my mom.
02:42 - Number eight, King T'Chaka killing Prince N'Jobu,
02:45 Black Panther.
02:46 - How is home?
02:47 - Not so good, Dagwit.
02:52 There has been an attack.
02:54 Not to rip off Dom Toretto's whole shtick,
02:57 but there's probably no bond greater than family.
03:00 So when King T'Chaka of Wakanda kills Prince N'Jobu,
03:04 it definitely breaks that bond.
03:05 - Why are you here?
03:07 - Because I want you to look me in the eyes
03:09 and tell me why you betrayed Wakanda.
03:13 - During T'Chaka's tenure as the Black Panther,
03:15 his brother was illegally transporting vibranium
03:18 with the goal being to incite a revolution.
03:21 The argument and immediate confrontation
03:23 between the two brothers eventually turns deadly
03:26 as T'Chaka kills his own brother.
03:28 - You will return home at once,
03:30 or you will face the council
03:32 and inform them of your crimes.
03:35 - He drew his weapon on me.
03:37 (gun firing)
03:38 - A decision like this is plenty shocking,
03:40 but what's even more surprising
03:42 is the reveal that the movie's villain, Eric Killmonger,
03:45 is the son of Prince N'Jobu.
03:47 That's one awkward family reunion.
03:50 - I found my daddy with panther claws in his chest.
03:52 - You ain't the son of a king, you a son of a murderer.
03:54 - Number seven, the Bloody Shield,
03:57 the Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
03:59 Odds aren't entirely in John Walker's favor
04:01 when he's revealed as the next Captain America.
04:04 The decision angered characters and fans alike.
04:07 Trying to live up to the mantle can be daunting,
04:10 so unfortunately, it's no surprise
04:12 that eventually all of that pressure finally gets to him.
04:15 (woman screaming)
04:22 When his partner, Lamar Hoskins, dies during their battle
04:25 with the insurgency group known as the Flash Smashers,
04:27 Walker's grief quickly turns to revenge.
04:30 - Hey, hey, hey, Lamar, Lamar, Lamar.
04:33 - He hunts down one of the members
04:35 and in his frustration, brutally murders him.
04:37 - It wasn't me, it wasn't me!
04:40 (gun firing)
04:45 - To make matters worse, he does it in front of a crowd.
04:48 And to make it even more worse, he does it with the shield.
04:52 Walker's pain is understandable,
04:54 but this act tarnishes what the shield means.
04:57 Number six, Mysterio reveals Spider-Man's identity,
05:01 Spider-Man Far From Home.
05:03 - I managed to send the elemental back
05:04 to the dimensional rift,
05:05 but I don't think I'm gonna make it off this bridge alive.
05:07 Spider-Man attacked me for some reason.
05:09 He has an army of weaponized drones, Stark technology.
05:11 He's saying he's the only one
05:12 who's gonna be the new Iron Man, no one else.
05:14 - Spider-Man may beat Mysterio in Far From Home,
05:17 but it's the deceptive villain
05:18 who undeniably has the last laugh.
05:21 In a post-credits scene, a video message plays
05:24 showing Mysterio reveal the identity of Spider-Man
05:27 and also frame Peter as the bad guy.
05:30 - Spider-Man's name is Peter Parker.
05:32 What the?
05:34 - Peter's shock is all of ours at the sudden bombshell.
05:38 Sure, the audience knows Spider-Man's identity all along,
05:42 but that's hardly the same case
05:44 for most of the Marvel universe.
05:46 The reveal leaves the movie on a crazy cliffhanger,
05:49 and it also ends up directly influencing the events
05:52 of the next movie, No Way Home.
05:54 - Dude! - Dude!
05:55 - Dude! - Dude!
05:56 - Dude! - Dude!
05:57 - Dude! - Dude!
05:59 - That's definitely one way to get the ball rolling.
06:03 Number five, the truth about what Ego did,
06:06 Guardians of the Galaxy, volume two.
06:09 Star-Lord is thrilled when he finally gets
06:11 to meet his dad, Ego, the living planet
06:14 in Guardians of the Galaxy, volume two.
06:15 - Who the hell are you?
06:17 - Figured my rugged good looks would make that obvious.
06:20 My name is Ego, and I'm your dad, Peter.
06:27 - Ego seems to just be the coolest dad,
06:30 and for a while, everything is going perfectly.
06:33 But you know the saying, if it's too good to be true,
06:37 then it probably is.
06:38 - I need to fulfill life's one true purpose.
06:42 Grow and spread, covering all that exists
06:47 until everything is me.
06:51 - During a monologue, Ego explains to Peter his goals,
06:57 and then he lets it slip that he was the one
06:59 who placed the tumor into the brain of Peter's mother.
07:02 - It broke my heart to put that tumor in her head.
07:05 - What?
07:11 - A sudden reveal takes Peter for a loop,
07:13 but it isn't very long until he renounces his heritage
07:17 and begins fighting his now estranged father.
07:19 - You killed my mother!
07:21 - I tried so hard to find the form that best suited you,
07:26 and this is the thanks I get?
07:31 - Honestly, what did you expect was going to happen, Ego?
07:34 Sorry, but we're siding with Star-Lord.
07:37 Number four, Wanda kills the Illuminati.
07:41 Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
07:43 Oh my God, Patrick Stewart returns as Professor X,
07:47 John Krasinski is Mr. Fantastic,
07:49 the Illuminati is finally here, and now they're all dead.
07:54 - Wanda, Black Bolt could destroy you
07:56 with one whisper from his mouth.
07:58 - What mouth?
08:00 - Multiverse of Madness explores multiple alternate Earths,
08:06 as well as a Scarlet Witch who's gone rogue.
08:09 In pursuit of bringing her kids back into existence,
08:11 she taps into the dangerous power of the Darkhold.
08:14 When the Illuminati, composed of multiversal versions
08:17 of superheroes, arrives to stop Wanda,
08:20 this fight becomes a bloodbath.
08:22 Wanda pretty mercilessly murders the heroes.
08:25 The brutal and inventive kills make this feel at times
08:33 like we're watching an actual horror movie,
08:35 and that's probably just what its director, Sam Raimi,
08:38 was likely going for.
08:40 This is a spooky battle.
08:42 Number three, S.H.I.E.L.D. was infiltrated by HYDRA,
08:45 Captain America, the Winter Soldier.
08:47 When Captain America wakes up in the modern day,
08:50 he hopes that the evil organization HYDRA
08:52 is a thing of the past.
08:54 Unfortunately, that doesn't turn out to be the case at all.
08:58 - Some kind of recording.
08:59 - I am not a recording, Frohlein.
09:02 I may not be the man I was
09:04 when the Captain took me prisoner in 1945.
09:08 But I am.
09:10 - A computerized arm and Zola reveals the truth
09:13 to Cap and Black Widow.
09:14 HYDRA has actually been infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. for years,
09:18 just slowly bidding their time and waiting to strike.
09:21 - For 70 years, HYDRA has been secretly feeding crisis,
09:26 reaping war.
09:29 And when history did not cooperate, history was changed.
09:34 - You think discovering Bucky Barnes
09:36 is now a brainwashed assassin?
09:38 Would be the shocking twist.
09:39 But we were wrong.
09:41 - Bucky?
09:42 Who the hell is Bucky?
09:44 - Not only did HYDRA not die out,
09:46 they're arguably more influential now than ever.
09:49 That's definitely going to sting a bit for Cap.
09:52 Number two, Tony's death, Avengers Endgame.
09:56 It had been long suspected that some major characters
09:58 would be killed off during Avengers Endgame.
10:01 It's the MCU's biggest film to date
10:03 and the culmination of everything
10:05 it had been building towards
10:06 since the very first Iron Man movie.
10:08 So it's only fitting that Tony Stark
10:11 gets to have his swan song.
10:13 - I am inevitable.
10:16 - While Thanos thinks he's best of the universe's heroes,
10:19 Tony captures the Infinity Stones
10:21 and wields his own Iron Man branded Infinity Gauntlet.
10:24 Time just feels like it stands
10:26 completely still during this scene.
10:28 And when Tony says those three legendary words,
10:31 we know his sacrifice will pay off.
10:34 - I am Iron Man.
10:39 (explosion)
10:45 - You can't get a better send off than this.
10:48 - We're gonna be okay.
10:49 You can rest now.
10:56 - Before we unveil our top pick,
10:58 here are a few honorable mentions.
11:00 The death of Quicksilver, Avengers Age of Ultron.
11:04 We definitely did not see this coming.
11:07 - You didn't see that coming?
11:08 - Mark reveals Steven's origin, Moon Knight.
11:14 Talk about an existential bombshell.
11:17 - The point of me, the point of me what to be a stress ball?
11:21 All this time I thought I was the original.
11:26 But I'm just something that you made up.
11:27 - Isaiah's backstory, the Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
11:31 This super soldier wasn't given
11:33 the respect he deserved at first.
11:35 - You know what they did to me for being a hero?
11:40 They put my ass in jail for 30 years.
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11:58 Number one, the snap, Avengers Infinity War.
12:04 - Cap, that's him.
12:06 Eyes up, stay sharp.
12:11 - Throughout the history of storytelling,
12:13 we've basically been trained to know
12:15 that the villain always loses.
12:17 So it's kind of a shock when the villain
12:19 actually wins in Infinity War.
12:22 Sure, Thanos absolutely does get defeated eventually,
12:25 but that definitely doesn't happen in this movie.
12:28 In fact, Thanos does exactly what he intended to do,
12:32 erase half of all life from the universe.
12:35 His pursuit of this goal leads to multiple shocking deaths
12:38 too, like the deaths of Gamora, Loki, and many others.
12:43 - You should have gone for the head.
12:45 - We'll never be able to forget that moment
12:51 when Thanos snaps his finger
12:53 and every other person begins to fade away.
12:56 Thor definitely should have gone for the head.
12:59 - What did it cost?
13:00 - Everything.
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