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FromIron MantoThortoCaptain America , the MCU has had countless piquant and fascinating independent characters over the yr . But some of the supporting character had even more interesting floor than their starring counterparts .
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Now with Phase 4 well afoot , fan are scram more in - depth glimpse of their nuanced and complicated personalities and animation . The former support character are now " glowing up " and getting full and rich storylines all on their own . Some are gaining unimaginable powers , some are getting promotions , and some are just revealing snippets of their awing untold backstories .
Sharon Carter
Sharon Carter sound from Steve Rogers ' quiet , flirty , neighbor , to a potent top executive and possible major threat in the succeeding MCU . After breaking some serious laws for the runaway Avenger inCaptain America : Civil War , Carter also went on the running but without any financial backing or even communication from Rogers .
Fortunately for Carter , it turn out that working for herself accommodate her , as MCU fans see her again as a mythological , wealthy , high - final stage steal fine art dealer inThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier . Carter is now call in shots and living large , no longer under the thumb of S.H.I.E.L.D. or the CIA , and barren to utilize her skills to work up her own wealth , albeit through illicit means .
Loki
Loki Laufyeson was orphan and then adopted by one of the MCU ’s worst Father of the Church , Odin , and was an easy to malign baddie during theInfinity Sagabecause he kept betraying everyone he ever lie with . But with more clock time and attention in the Phase Four series , Loki , the titular case was able to search the roots of his bad deportment and even found a form of self - lovemaking with his variate , Sylvie .
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Loki variants all over the multiverse seem to baffle a special terror to He - Who - remain , making them frequent targets of TVA pruning . fit in to Sylvie , their cosmos as Gods of Mischief is the multiverse rebelling against He - Who - corpse ' tyranny , making them hugely authoritative in the MCU moving onward .
Wanda Maximoff
Wanda Maximoff joined the MCU as an orphaned refugee and is now widely consider the most powerful being across the multiverse . Maximoff has suffered arguably the worst tragedies in the MCU , and after help to defeat Thanos inAvengers : Endgame , she is , for the first time in her ultra - traumatic aliveness , actually , completely alone .
The silver lining is that without others to infantilize or control her , Wanda is now able-bodied to evince her full potential and actualize her own desires . With her world - warping powers supposedly greater than the Sorcerer Supreme ’s , Wanda has glow up into quite the force the MCU must reckon with .
Bucky Barnes
James Buchanan Barnes spent decades mind - controlled by an malevolent governance but is now well on his path to self - actualization in Phase 4 . After narrowly escaping prison , thanks to Steve Rogers inCaptain America : Civil War , Bucky spent month in Wakanda , working to rejuvenate his genial health .
The psychological work in Wakanda sure enough rehabilitated Barnes enough to get back to Brooklyn , but it take on an adventure with the raw Captain America , Sam Wilson , to in truth get him the help he require . Wilson ’s favorable advice to Barnesto find repose in providing service to others resonates , pose him squarely on a path to a new , goodly and happy chapter for the Winter Soldier .
Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson go from getting lapped on a morning run to bearing the honorable but heavy mantle of Captain America . InThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier , Wilson meets multiple characters who , for one reason or another , could never properly utilize the shield , prove to him that he needs to step up .
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It turn out that Wilson ’s science as a former counselor to American veterans and his empathy for marginalize peoples have in mind more than a dose of crack - soldier serum . Keeping in product line with Dr. Erskine ’s original wishes , Wilson is a ripe man , and finally aim the championship and shield a dear man deserves .
Zemo
Helmut Zemo went from a stateless terrorist to superhero toa jet plane - setting top executive always bust his best . InCaptain America : Civil War , Zemo was for certain a nuanced and splendid villain , successfully engineering the end of the Avengers , and arguably enabling the emanation of Thanos .
But even in his own successful master design , he did n’t see much of a futurity for himself . InThe Falcon and The Winter Soldier , buff get to see a whole other side of him . His wealthiness and connecter are certainly telling , but it ’s even more interesting to see his consummate strategy as he continuously manipulate every one around him .
Vision
Poor Vision has died three times so far in the MCU , but his previous frame , dub " White Vision " has a ton of potential in future titles . Vision was always powerful , but aside from a handful of minute , was mostly sideline during theInfinity Saga , despite carry one of the Infinity Stones .
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WandaVisionmore deeply explores the synthezoid ’s personality , intelligence , and emergence . After all , he did present one of the most impactful lines in the series : " What is grief , but beloved hang on ? " And now , as Phase 4 continue to premise the Young Avengers , White Vision may even come back with an important role to them as he does in the comics .
Wong
In both the firstDr . Strangefilm andAvengers : Infinity War , Wong ’s character reference has for the most part been used for exposition and support to Dr. Strange . But Phase 4 has had Wong cameoing in multiple films , always come or get going via portals , implying a engaged agenda filled with more crucial tasks than explain Infinity Stones to Avengers .
In fact , according toSpiderman : No Way Home , Wong is now the Sorcerer Supreme , which is a vast promotion as he now rank Dr. Strange himself . Fans are face onward to seeing the new Sorcerer Supreme in more than just a cameo in the upcomingDr . Strange 2 : The Multiverse of Madness .
Peggy Carter
Margaret " Peggy " Carter was already a woman in advance of her time inCaptain America : The First Avenger , but in the Phase 4 animated seriesWhat If .. ? , fans get to see her get the super - soldier serum and express her inner strength physically . Even in her own series , Agent Carter , Peggy was subject to the rampant sexism of post - WWII America and forced to be the constant gutsy underdog .
But after receiving the super - soldier blood serum , Carter is promoted to Captain Carterand literally commands esteem from her sexist scrapper , friend or foe . There are even fan theories abound that place Captain Carter in the MCU ’s muscular Illuminati , and mayhap appearing inDr . Strange 2 : The Multiverse of Madness .
Laura Barton
Laura Barton , Clint Barton ’s married woman , is essentially the best outride - at - home - mom / wife fantasy that every vocation - take assassin dreams of . She stomach and raises three children largely on her own , wholly supports Clint ’s dangerous caper , and never gives him brokenheartedness about his absenteeism .
But in the Phase 4 seriesHawkeye , fans find out that Laura ’s acceptance of Clint ’s " avenging " is probably due to her experience as a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent herself . It become out that before fall in sexual love with motherhood , Mrs. Barton had a storeyed career as Agent 19 , add tons more depth to this already awesome theatrical role .
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