At the end of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Simu Liu’s eponymous Shang-Chi and Awkwafina’s Katy are seemingly recruited by Wong to be Avengers. However, the film’s mid-credits scene features Wong introducing the pair to Bruce Banner and Carol Danvers, all of whom are investigating a mysterious beacon being sent out by Shang-Chi’s Ten Rings – which themselves are of unknown origin even to Captain Marvel. While it’s unclear who is being alerted by this beacon, this scene is surely setting up a major storyline for the future of the MCU, and also gave audiences a tease at a now-human Bruce Banner ahead of She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
Xialing Takes Control Of The Ten Rings (Shang-Chi & The Legend Of The Ten Rings)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ post-credits scene catches up with Shang-Chi’s sister, Meng’er Zhang’s Xialing, who is revealed to have taken control of the Ten Rings organization following their father’s death in Ta Lo. This scene could be teasing a villainous future for Xialing in the MCU, potentially setting her up as Shang-Chi’s adversary in the proposed Shang-Chi 2. This could mark the rise of a new criminal power player in the MCU, especially since Xialing already has experience running a massive fight club as she was introduced as the head of a secret fight club in Macau that she founded when she was only sixteen.
Eros Was Introduced As Thanos’ Brother (Eternals)
Upon its release, Eternals became one of Marvel Studios’ most criticized projects for a variety of reasons, one including the fact that so many characters were introduced in such a short space of time. Among them were two new MCU characters in Eternals’ mid-credits scene: Patton Oswalt as Pip the Troll, and Harry Styles as Eros, a.k.a. Starfox. Revealed as the brother of the Mad Titan Thanos (creating a lot of confusion as Thanos’ MCU backstory was changed from the Marvel Comics source material), Eros claims to be able to help the other Eternals who had been taken by the Celestial Arishem, teasing his involvement in a potential Eternals 2.
Dane Whitman Is Warned By The MCU’s Blade (Eternals)
Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman was shrouded in mystery throughout Eternals, though his curious ancestry was teased. Following the Eternals’ abduction by the Celestial Arishem, Whitman opens a box labeled “Death Is His Reward” in Eternals’ post-credits scene, within which lies the Ebony Blade. This sword grows in strength the more blood it spills, and grants its user the power of the Black Knight in Marvel Comics. Though he’s tempted to grab the sword, which seems to move when approached, Whitman is warned against it by the voice of Mahershala Ali, who is set to debut as Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Blade, in the MCU’s Blade reboot.
Rogers: The Musical Gives Audiences A Treat (Hawkeye)
Only one post-credits scene is delivered in Hawkeye on Disney+, the series that introduced Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop, and paid off Black Widow’s post-credits scene. Following the series finale, audiences are treated to an extended performance from the cast of Rogers: The Musical, a musical that was captured in part during Hawkeye episode 1, “Never Meet Your Heroes.” Posters and merchandise for Rogers: The Musical has since been seen in a variety of subsequent MCU projects, cementing the hit new musical’s influence over the general public of the MCU, as they get a glimpse into the lives of their superheroes.
Venom Returns To Sony’s Spider-Man Universe (Spider-Man: No Way Home)
During Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange’s botched spell pulls various characters from Sony’s franchises into the MCU, including a selection of villains and two former Peter Parkers. One of these villains, however, was only featured in No Way Home’s mid-credits scene, as Tom Hardy’s Eddie Brock is seen learning about the MCU’s world from a bartender in Mexico, only to be dragged back to Sony’s Spider-Man Universe when Strange completes his mind-wiping spell. Even so, a small piece of the Venom symbiote was left behind, perhaps teasing its bonding with Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in the MCU’s future, potentially in Spider-Man 4 or Avengers: Secret Wars.
Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness’ Trailer Is Released (Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Using a trick that hadn’t been seen since Captain America: The First Avenger showed The Avengers’ trailer as its post-credits scene, Spider-Man: No Way Home’s post-credits scene was actually just a trailer for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The events of the two films are intrinsically linked, and while it might not have been as exciting as an actual scene, the trailer did reveal that the Scarlet Witch would return alongside Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo in the Doctor Strange sequel. As a hype-builder for the coming film, the trailer also featured a seemingly evil multiversal variant of Doctor Strange.
Peter Parker Is Erased From Existence (Spider-Man: No Way Home)
Released in August 2022, an extended cut of Spider-Man: No Way Home, titled The More Fun Stuff Version, featured approximately 13 minutes of new content, including a new post-credits scene in the place of the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer. During this scene, Angourie Rice’s Betty Brant gives her final report on Midtown News on the day of graduation, displaying several pictures from notable periods of their time at school. However, in a solemn twist, images that used to feature Tom Holland’s Peter Parker now don’t, following Doctor Strange’s spell erasing him from everybody’s memory.
Khonshu Reveals Jake Lockley (Moon Knight)
Throughout Moon Knight on Disney+, audiences are teased that Marc Spector and Steven Grant probably have a third alter that reveals himself to be incredibly violent when both of them black out. Moon Knight’s finale, “Gods and Monsters,” reveals Jake Lockley to the world in its post-credits scene, which sees Khonshu and Oscar Isaac’s Jake Lockley break Ethan Hawke’s Arthur Harrow, the new avatar of Ammit, out of the mental institution, only to kill him and the Egyptian Goddess in the back of a limousine. This teased a potential storyline for Moon Knight season 2, though this hasn’t yet been confirmed by Marvel Studios.
Clea & Doctor Strange Leave To Fix An Incursion (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness)
After the very weird ending to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Strange seems to be more well-adjusted to his new third eye only moments later in the film’s mid-credits scene. This jarring move is interrupted when Charlize Theron’s Clea appears, sporting her trademark purple armor from Marvel Comics, to tell Doctor Strange that he’s caused an incursion and needs to leave with her immediately to fix it. Ripping open a portal to the Dark Dimension, the pair leave together, though it’s expected that they’ll both return either in the as-yet-to-be-confirmed Doctor Strange 3 or one of the MCU’s Phase 6’s Avengers projects.
Pizza Poppa Is Released From Doctor Strange’s Spell (Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness)
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ post-credits scene takes audiences back to Earth-838, where Bruce Campbell debuted as Pizza Poppa. During the film, Doctor Strange placed a spell on Pizza Poppa that would make the vendor punch himself for “about three weeks,” so the film’s post-credits scene appears to pick up three weeks later. Campbell is a frequent collaborator with Sam Raimi, the director of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, so this added scene was a nod to the pair’s friendship, and a call back to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, as Campbell speaks directly to the audience to declare the film and the spell over.
The Department Of Damage Control Is Coming After Kamala Khan (Ms. Marvel)
Ms. Marvel’s premiere episode, “Generation Why,” ends with a post-credits scene featuring the return of the Department of Damage Control (DODC), specifically Agents Sadie Deever and P. Cleary. The pair watch footage of Kamala Khan’s powers emerging at AvengerCon after she donned the mysterious bangle, and vow to track down the new hero and bring her in for questioning. This would escalate throughout the series, which also demonstrated the DODC to be a much more nefarious outfit than the clean-up crew audiences had seen in the past.
Captain Marvel Finds Herse
