Some characters in the MCU are full of surprise , with Emil Blonsky stunning everyone with his reform shipway in the late episode ofShe - Hulk : Attorney at Law . No one could have predicted that Emil would call on to speculate and writing haiku to express his feeling , but that ’s what he ’s done since viewer last saw him inThe Incredible Hulk .

Because of this , his character inShe - Hulkhas the voltage to become a fan favourite , as some Redditors actualise how misunderstood Emil was . With this new - found sympathy for Emil , Redditors look back on other persona they initially misconstrued but have since come to love .

Mysterio

As the main villain inSpider - Man : Far From Home , Mysterio utilize drones and holograph to make mass believe he ’s fight vast threats . In actuality , he is the one wreaking havoc on Europe .

Mysterio may not be the bestSpider - Manvillain , but the threat he poses to the world is plain . Reddit userryanreignsadmits they were " surprised how [ the film ] made Mysterio ’s semblance a logical menace " and that this decision " made me like the character a flock . " The fit where Mysterio play a trick on Peter into spite himself comes off as a stupor and really register his evil mindset . Mysterio did n’t just physically torture Peter , but he also messed with point , and these labored bang against Peter made him a great Marvel villain .

Bucky Barnes

Bucky is Steve ’s just friendand workfellow , first introduce inCaptain America : The First Avenger . After most a century of being presume kill in action , he is revealed to be under Hydra ’s control condition .

For a while , many Redditors agreed that Bucky ’s spark inCaptain Americawas cheap and only subsist to give Steve brokenheartedness . But , BuckysKnifeFlipsays , " Making him essentially this bugaboo character in a undercover agent thriller altogether made him way cooler to me . Bucky is belike my pet character in the MCU . " Those who read the comics may have seen this twist coming when the news program ofCaptain America 2went live . disregardless of their experience with the comics , everyone can agree that the execution of this twist was brilliant , and Bucky has become exceedingly likable because of his complex and heartrending grapheme bow that has fan wanting to hug him for excited documentation .

Katy

Portrayed by Awkwafina inShang - Chi , Katy is the titular character ’s good friend and atomic number 27 - actor who loves cracking jokes and having fun . But having been friends for so long , things move apace when she surprisingly ascertain about Shang - Chi ’s secret lifetime .

Before her role as Katy , Awkwafina mostly played over - the - top character , which makes sense , given she started off in comedy . While it work for other projects , Shang - Chiwas a far more dramatic movie , and an objectionable character would ruin the movie ’s tone . Despite preconceived belief , BizzarroJoJoadmits , " Katy was a part I was really worried would be an annoying laughable relief type character . But Awkwafina knock it out of the commons … I thought she deal the dramatic parts very well . " Indeed , the movie managed to balance Katy ’s supportive dynamic with Shang - Chi without forcing any witticism , and Katy was give the chance to farm as an amateur fighter herself .

Druig

Druig is a member of the Eternals who can control minds , and he ’s the first of the group to see through Arishem ’s dissimulation . To cease a war happening before him , he takes over the minds of all the townspeople and squeeze them to stop fighting .

In the comics , Druig is a powerful supervillain , so many people expected him to be a cunning and unpitying antagonist inEternals , perchance the most underrated MCU celluloid . amusing Bible buff also anticipated Druig to plough on his team while flick fans like Redditorshwnwllms"assumed he ’d be a throwaway character . " Both parties were pleasantly surprised when he plow out to be neither , with Reddit user take on they were " so glad he lease over so much of the end and is on footstep to be a huge MCU bearing . "

Clint Barton

Clint Barton , also known as Hawkeye , is a SHIELD factor with a knack for archery and fighting bad guys . He may not have powers , but he has an impeccable purpose .

Hawkeye has always been an underrated graphic symbol , always overshadow by his more powerful colleague . sensing started to change as Hawkeye earned a personal arc , andDoomensteinshares that the hero was " definitely my least favorite and least memorable avenger fromAvengers 1 … but his sept scenes inAge Of Ultronmade me fall in love with his lineament almost instantly . " Clint Barton does n’t have many of the necessary skills to fight cosmic and magical threats , so he ’s always been seen as an unnecessary asset to the squad . Giving him a family inAge Of Ultronhelped establish him as a sympathetic quality and give viewers a reason to like him .

Vulture

The Vulture is one of thebest Spider - Man villainswho appear inSpider - Man : Homecoming . Since the Battle of New York , Adrian Toomes has been harboring and selling weapons made with foreign technology , as means of financially support his family .

Many rooter anticipated that Vulture would be a less - than - stellar , formulaic villain with no substantial motivation for his misbehaviour . People were happy to be wrong , andStevenmcdichaelgives all the credit to Michael Keaton , predict his role " one of the good acting performances in any of these picture show … he ’s so easy to empathize with … then you absolutely believe he ’s a … psychopath when he flips that exchange . " Keaton did what many could n’t by delivering an ominous villain who , in the ending , was not purely malefic , and the Apocalypse of him being Liz ’s dad made for one of the MCU ’s biggest plot of ground twists of all time .

Wanda Maximoff

Wanda Maximoff first appeared in the close credits scene ofCaptain America : The Winter Soldier . She begins as one of Hydra ’s assets but soon becomes an Avenger herself .

WaterBoy2019says , " I did n’t really care about Wanda untilWandaVision . I almost cried watching the end . " Before her Disney+ series , Wanda did n’t have the most flourished character arc and was simply sidelined by more prominent superheroes in the MCU . Reddit userKillinTheBusinesspraises Elizabeth Olsen ’s functioning saying , " She put on a lord course of instruction of acting inWandaVision . I think it was just because she finally had the focus instead of being a side persona . " Elizabeth Olsen rightfully gave the performance of her life story as Wanda , show emotional depth as the most tragic and complex superhero in the MCU .

Steve Rogers

Steve Rogers becomes Captain America when he ’s injected with a super soldier serum that gives him heavy physical strength and power . Since then , he became a leader of the Avengers , continuing his objective of protecting human race from the greatest threats .

Redditortfbillcadmits , " Growing up I did n’t have a ton of pic to [ Steve Rogers ] , he always sounded a snatch lame to me … loyal , straight - laced , and wholesome … Fast forth to now , and he ’s probably my favorite character in the MCU . " Contrary to democratic impression , following morals and prescript does n’t automatically mean someone is lame or consonant . Steve ’s electric arc inThe Winter Soldierproves this as his moral code has him move around against the authority he think he could trust and even question the political environment .

The Guardians Of The Galaxy

When Rocket , Groot , Starlord , Gamora , and Drax meet and scat prison together , they become a squad and protect the galax from cosmic threats . After the intro of the Avengers get a great reception , some fans were unsure of this new squad of quad submarine .

K3ntalope34says , " I totally thought it would be Marvel ’s first flop , but it ended up being one of my favourite groups of fictitious character . " The presence of the Guardians of the Galaxy give up off a new era in the MCU , and people had their doubts about a squad of criminal . Fortunately , all worries dissipate when lover got to know each member of the team upon the film ’s release , with Rocket and Groot becoming instant standouts . The movie also promptly became one of themost re - watchable MCU team movies .

Ant-Man

Scott Lang is ready to bequeath his life sentence of crime behind when he ’s recruited by Hank Pym to outwear the Ant - Man suit and halt its technology from getting into the wrong hand . Later , he becomes the cay to bringing back those lost in the blip .

WhenAnt - Manwas annunciate , a high number of Marvel fans questioned the determination to bring this character to the screen since the construct of a tiny superhero that fly on pismire sounds a spot unusual after all . Again , the early judgments about the character took an inst uracil - good turn once the movie was released . RedditorLemonStainsgave citation to the leading character , pronounce , " Paul Rudd deserves all the quotation in the world for that role . swan anyone else in his position and [ Ant - Man ] would n’t be anywhere near as popular . " Paul Rudd has always had a knack for clowning , and this is no exception , but he also brings appeal and emotion to an otherwise oddball character .

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