10 Worst Marvel Submit-Credit Scenes, Ranked

With dozens of films underneath its belt since launching with “Iron Man” in 2008, Marvel Studios is thought for closing out most of its films with a post-credits scene. Whether or not establishing the way forward for the Marvel Cinematic Universe or offering one final gag, these scenes preserve audiences seated in the course of the credit. On some events, the post-credits scene feels extra concisely entertaining and necessary than your complete film that got here earlier than it. However after chronicling the very best Marvel post-credits scenes of all time, now we’re going to try the MCU’s worst to this point.

For this listing, we’ll adhere to the identical floor guidelines as we did with the final one, specializing in mid and post-credits scenes for Marvel Studios films, not exhibits. We’re additionally tasks which can be explicitly throughout the MCU, not exterior tasks like Fox or Sony’s set of Marvel films, even when additionally they had post-credits scenes. Which means even as totally complicated because the “Morbius” post-credits scene is, it didn’t make this listing. 

These are the ten worst Marvel post-credits scenes ranked, every solely skippable upon a rewatch of the MCU films.

To be clear, “Captain America: Civil Struggle” is well one in every of the very best films within the MCU to characteristic Captain America in any respect, Avengers flicks included. The 2016 film can also be the challenge that memorably introduces the iteration of Spider-Man performed by Tom Holland, earlier than he was headlining multi-billion blockbusters by himself. Holland makes an ideal first impression, however the film’s post-credits scene centered on Spidey is much much less memorable than its mid-credits scene of Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) arriving in Wakanda. Whereas recovering from his struggle towards Captain America (Chris Evans) again in New York bed room, Peter Parker makes use of a small gadget displaying the Spidey sign.

On some degree, the Spidey sign scene cements that Peter Parker has a vibrant future forward of him within the MCU. However, frankly, Spider-Man’s pivotal function within the film’s large airport struggle sequence already made that distinction clear to audiences. However the Spidey sign is rarely actually seen once more after this sequence, elevating questions why the trinket even exists within the first place. “Captain America: Civil Struggle” may’ve provide you with a greater button to arrange the next 12 months’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming” that did not contain Spidey enjoying together with his new and pointless flashlight.

Over a decade later, “Avengers: Age of Ultron” stands as one in every of Marvel’s most underrated films, because it takes its titular group into darker and extra emotionally complicated territory. One sequence that feels extra questionable in its inclusion is the film’s mid-credits scene that includes Thanos (Josh Brolin) claiming the Infinity Gauntlet. Primarily based on Thanos’ feedback, it implies that he is annoyed by his subordinates being unable to safe the Infinity Stones for the gauntlet and is taking issues into his personal arms. The scene is oddly misplaced, similar to a pressured earlier scene that has Thor (Chris Hemsworth) explaining the lore behind the Infinity Stones.

Earlier than its launch, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige instructed followers to not anticipate Thanos in “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” earlier than barely backtracking on the declare. That seemingly last-minute change of coronary heart is felt within the scene itself, shoehorned in to proceed establishing Thanos’ function within the wider MCU. This afterthought feeling is underscored by Thanos wielding a unique Infinity Gauntlet than the ultimate design he finally has in “Avengers: Infinity Struggle.” Additionally, given the context of the movie, it feels like Thanos is annoyed by unaffiliated Ultron (James Spader), including one other layer of confusion to the scene.

A recurring theme throughout a number of of the entries on this listing are clear introductions and setups for future MCU tales that by no means got here to move. Whereas tantalizing on the time, these post-credits scenes really feel a bit embarrassing now, understanding that Marvel Studios did not comply with by on what these sequences alluded to. Essentially the most outstanding MCU plan that bought left visibly within the lurch was the intention for Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) to develop into the shared universe’s subsequent massive unhealthy. Teeing up the fifth Avengers film, then titled “The Kang Dynasty,” was a mid-credits scene that includes a stadium filled with Kangs plotting to overcome the multiverse.

Featured in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” the scene confirmed Marvel had enormous plans for Kang, which have been scrapped after Majors was fired 10 months later. Which means a complete stadium of Kangs, every presumably as harmful because the one in “Quantumania,” are actually a giant non-issue. Marvel Studios had guess massive on Kang the Conqueror solely to fumble him in full view of the general public eye. If there was ever a query that Marvel Studios successful streak had snapped, it was dashed by the unrealized mid-credits scene setup in “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.”

With its story of the villainous Gorr the God Butcher (Christian Bale) looking down deities, “Thor: Love and Thunder” introduces divine pantheons past Norse mythology. This consists of the Greek gods, led by Zeus (Russell Crowe) from the holy metropolis of Omnipotence Metropolis the place he clashes with Thor. The film’s mid-credits scene reveals that Zeus, whereas gravely wounded, has survived his encounter with the God of Thunder and summoned one in every of his sons as reinforcements. Performed by “Ted Lasso” star Brett Goldstein, the muscular determine vowing vengeance on Thor for attacking his father is none apart from Hercules.

There’s a lot improper with “Thor: Love and Thunder” in its disappointing follow-up to “Thor: Ragnarok,” and that features its time in Omnipotence Metropolis. Crowe’s Zeus is among the worst performances within the distinguished actor’s prolific profession and underscores that filmmaker Taika Waititi appears like he is making an attempt too onerous to be humorous. That Zeus returns within the mid-credits scene with a poorly introduced picture of Hercules is only a crappy cherry on prime of this saccharine sundae. Hercules hasn’t proven up within the MCU since, and we’re not precisely dissatisfied by these lack of subsequent appearances.

The one factor that would probably be worse than fumbling Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror is fumbling Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali as Blade. Within the post-credits scene to 2021’s “Eternals,” Dane Whitman (Equipment Harington) is seen approaching the cursed Ebony Blade. He’s interrupted by an unseen somebody asking if he is positive he needs to try this, an Easter egg in “Eternals” that was revealed to be Ali’s Blade. Sadly, exterior of an alternate universe look of Blade in “Marvel Zombies” resembling Ali, neither actor has been seen within the MCU since.

The “Eternals” post-credits scene someway manages to waste two Marvel superheroes for the value of 1 because it brings the film to an in depth. Whereas it could’ve been cool to see Harington’s Black Knight wield the Ebony Blade in motion, the larger loss is Blade. After being caught in over 5 years of growth hell, Mahershala Ali up to date followers that the film appeared useless (or at the least it is useless for him). Watching this post-credits scene now with that information in thoughts simply pours salt on the wound of lacking out on one thing that had loads of potential.

“Physician Unusual within the Multiverse of Insanity” is an odd beast, standing as half of a enjoyable Sam Raimi film, since the fan-favorite filmmaker changed unique director Scott Derrickson. The primary movie ends with Physician Unusual (Benedict Cumberbatch) growing a 3rd eye after utilizing darkish magic to avoid wasting the day. The final shot of this portion of the film has Unusual screaming in ache on the sidewalk as this new eyeball opens on his brow. This awkwardly units the scene for the film’s mid-credits scene introducing a brand new character to the MCU acquainted to Physician Unusual followers.

Regardless of the ominous scene previous it, the mid-credits sequence exhibits Unusual simply strolling down the sidewalk, having acclimated to his new eye actual fast. He meets with a mysterious silver-haired lady named Clea (Charlize Theron) and agrees to assist her cease an incursion elsewhere within the multiverse. Whereas incursions have gone on to ominously seem within the MCU, the rushed nature of Clea’s introduction robs this scene of any sense of intrigue or peril. That the visible results behind rendering Unusual’s third eye seem like rubbish solely provides to the scene’s disappointment.

On the finish of “Venom: Let There Be Carnage,” Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy) and the Venom symbiote he is bonded to are transported to the MCU. The next “Spider-Man: No Method Dwelling” reveals this to be the results of a spell forged by Physician Unusual, by accident bringing characters from different universes to his personal. Although Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and Venom by no means cross paths within the film, Eddie and the symbiote are revisited within the “No Method Dwelling” post-credits scene. Nonetheless on the Mexican resort the place he was final seen in “Let There Be Carnage,” Eddie is transported again to his universe, inadvertently leaving a bit of the symbiote behind.

By itself deserves, the “No Method Dwelling” post-credits scene is okay, stepping up a Venom to come up within the MCU. However “Venom: The Final Dance” seemingly places a cease to this tease, ditching this MCU setup because it weaves its personal story and botches its multiversal parts. Tom Hardy tried to elucidate how the universes are related however confused everybody, and “The Final Dance” solely makes any presumed connection extra headache-inducing. We may even see Venom and Holland’s Spider-Man get entangled in some unspecified time in the future, however the “No Method Dwelling” scene supplied a route that its follow-ups shortly deserted.

“Eternals” squandered extra than simply its setup for the Black Knight and Blade, with its mid-credits scene additionally shedding the plot. As a gaggle of the Eternals cruise the cosmos to warn their counterparts concerning the Celestial menace, they’re met by sudden guests on their spaceship. The badly CG animated Pip the Troll (Patton Oswalt) introduces his patron Eros (Harry Types) to the astonished Eternals. Heightening the intrigue, Eros is described to his new acquaintances because the by no means earlier than talked about brother of Thanos.

What makes the Eros and Pip mid-credits scene worse than the Black Knight and Blade scene is that the post-credits sequence is at the least intriguing. There may be nothing significantly attention-grabbing concerning the film’s mid-credits scene, least of all a poorly rendered Pip and the sight of Harry Types in an Eros costume. Together with a lot launched in “Eternals,” besides its forgotten storyline continued in “Captain America: Courageous New World,” the Eros plot thread has by no means been revisited. Each Pip and Eros are MCU characters that we do not anticipate to see once more in addition to the Eternals themselves.

There are some Marvel post-credits scenes that serve no sensible objective within the grand scheme of the MCU and, worse but, aren’t humorous in any respect. Which means you simply blew by nonetheless many minutes with the anticipation of a tantalizing post-credits scene being dashed by a humorless gag. One of the vital egregious in that sense is the post-credits scene to “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” set within the rapid aftermath of Thanos wiping out half of all life. As emergency broadcasts are proven enjoying all through San Francisco, the digital camera reveals a large ant enjoying an digital drum package, oblivious to the mayhem exterior.

On the one hand, the sight of a large ant fortunately pounding away at a drum package is a tonal counterpoint to Thanos’ murderous use of the Infinity Gauntlet. Then again, it would not actually deliver the rest to the combination, not laughs and never any sense of merriment given the cosmic genocide occurring round it. If a scene induces extra groans and eye-rolling than the rest, it is probably going to earn a spot on this listing. “Ant-Man and the Wasp” is a comparatively forgettable MCU challenge anyway and its post-credits scene solidifies that distinction.

The worst factor that any film or scene therein can do is be totally forgettable, with its complete existence superfluous to a viewing expertise at greatest. With that standards in thoughts, probably the most forgettable and pointless post-credits scene in MCU historical past to this point is in 2013’s “Thor: The Darkish World.” One may argue, fairly fairly, that “The Darkish World” is among the many most simply dismissable entries within the MCU, however its post-credits scene goes the additional mile in its worthlessness. The scene has Thor and Jane Foster (Natalie Portman) reunite over breakfast earlier than chopping to an ice monster chasing pigeons in London.

This post-credits scene feels significantly tacked on to the remainder of “The Darkish World,” including nothing to the combination. The scene is performed with out dialogue and the shot of Thor and Jane kissing has Elsa Pataky filling in for Natalie Portman in an uncredited look. The ultimate tag, of the monster lurking round London, is an much more pointless extension to the scene. By the beginning of “Thor: Ragnarok,” the couple had damaged up off-screen anyway, making this little reunion all of the extra hole on reflection.

I guess you did not keep in mind that this scene existed as a post-credits scene did you?