Summary

TheMarvel Cinematic Universehas mostly stayed between the limit of class - well-disposed conniption , but some picture show and TV appearance pushed those boundaries and had scenes that were a lot darker than this universe ’s first gas constant - rated show . Since its beginning in 2008 withIron Man , the MCU has done its best to keep a family - well-disposed look without comprise the action and dramatic play that come in with its many superheroes and villain . With clip , and with a variety of character introduced over the age , the MCU ’s flavour has change from motion-picture show to moving picture and now tv set show as well , and some of them have feature some rightfully blue scenes .

At the time of written material , the MCU only has one R - rated undertaking with another one be after for the close future : the miniseriesEchoand the movieDeadpool 3 . However , the MCU had already had scenes that went beyond anything seen inEcho(and it ’s to be seen how farDeadpool 3will go ) , but these dark scenes were n’t always about vivid wildness . Some dark MCU moments had no blood or violence , and instead , it was all about past natural action and events that cast a shadow over a character and , sometimes , the whole motion picture or tv set show .

Over 17 years and 35 picture show , the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies have redefined blockbuster movie theatre . But how do all the pic stack up ?

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10Tony Stark’s Visions

Avengers: Age of Ultron

The MCU is pack with bit of adumbration , and one of the most shameful single , both when the motion picture was release and years later , happened inAvengers : Age of Ultron . Wanda Maximoff ( Elizabeth Olsen ) surmount the Avengers with hair-raising vision of either the past , the future , or what ache them the most . In Tony Stark ’s ( Robert Downey Jr. ) case , it wasa imagination of a lost battle where all his fellow Avengers were killed , with Captain America ( Chris Evans ) telling him “ you could have economise us ” . It ’s not just the shocking image of all the other Avengers deadened , but Tony ’s reaction as Wanda knew exactly how to get to Tony ’s deepest fears and insecurity . Years later , Tony sacrificed himself to save the universe .

9Ego’s Motivations Are Revealed

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2introduced Ego the Living Planet ( Kurt Russell ) , Peter Quill ’s ( Chris Pratt ) father . Just as Peter thought he had found his family , Ego explained to him his great plan , and with that fare the shocking reveal thatEgo was the one who killed Peter ’s female parent , Meredith . It was as shocking to Peter as it was to viewing audience , and Peter ’s side when he get word what Ego did was one of the most grievous second in MCU history , and unsurprisingly , Peter then violently attacked his father .

8Black Widow’s Training

Avengers: Age of Ultron, Black Widow

When Wanda gave Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson ) a vision , it was one of her turbulent past . Natasha ’s visual sensation contain her and viewers many years back , to her days training at the Red Room . The quick shots of Natasha ’s education and “ graduation ” made this sequence quite disturbing , andBlack Widowadded to this with more looks at what happen in the Red Room . Black Widow ’s Red Room flashback were prove as archival footage , take in them even more unsettling asthey mirror real - world nightmares like human trafficking .

7Taserface Kills Ravagers

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2saw Taserface ( Chris Sullivan ) pass a mutiny after Yondu ( Michael Rooker ) turn away to turn over Peter as order by the High Priestess , Ayesha ( Elizabeth Debicki ) . Taserface hire extreme measurement to penalise and get rid of the Ravagers who were still loyal to Youndu , and what he did waslock them in the air lock and then leave them to die in the nighttime and horrifying vacuum of blank .

6Marc Spector’s Flashbacks

Moon Knight

Moon Knightis one of the darkest TV show in the MCU to particular date , as it keep an eye on Mac Spector ( Oscar Isaac ) , a man with dissociative identity element upset who , after becoming the avatar for the Egyptian moon god Khonshu , became Moon Knight . ThroughoutMoon Knight , the audience not only met Marc but also his alter , Steven Grant , and at one point , the serial publication took a look back at Marc ’s childhood andthe origin of Steven . When Marc was a Kyd , his younger brother , Randall , drowned inside a cave where they used to play , and his female parent blamed Marc for the tragedy . Marc felt shamefaced about Randall ’s death , and Steven was a side of him that trust he had a form and loving mother . After the death of Marc ’s mother , Marc started get Steve take over more often .

5The Plane Fight Scene

Captain America: The First Avenger

The MCU sneaked a couple of dark scene in its first movies , and some happened so tight that they were quick forget , but that does n’t make them less perturbing . causa in point , inCaptain America : The First Avenger , in a fight scene between Captain America and the Red Skull ’s allies , he fights one of the bad guys on top of a plane , and when the pilot tries to get rid of them , Captain America supervise to hold on to the plane whilethe uncollectible bozo falls right into the carpenter’s plane ’s propeller , with the plane leaving a lead of line of descent in the sky .

4John Walker Kills A Flag-Smasher

The Falcon & The Winter Soldier

The Falcon & The Winter Soldierintroduced John Walker ( Wyatt Russell ) , who before becoming U.S. Agent at the end of the series , was give the mantle of Captain America by the U.S. government . Walker took a vial with a written matter ofthe Super Soldier Serum , which had not - so - heroic core on him . In a battle against the Flag Smashers , his partner , Lemar Hoskins , was killed by the Flag Smashers ’ loss leader , Karli Morgenthau , leadingan enraged Walker to brutally kill a Flag Smasher with the Captain America shield . The moment was captured by civilian , who were as shocked as the audience , and the image of the shield covered in profligate was also quite black , as the shield had been a symbol of Leslie Townes Hope for decades .

John Walker has a new costume and a novel name at the end of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - but what does the succeeding guard for US Agent ?

3Thanos Chokes Loki To Death

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers : Infinity Warwasted no time in shocking the consultation , and its orifice scene saw Thanos ( Josh Brolin ) and his ground forces take over the starship carrying the survivors of Asgard ’s demolition . In addition to stamp out various Asgardians , Thanos subdued Thor ( Chris Hemsworth ) and Loki ( Tom Hiddleston ) tried to pull a fast one on the Mad Titan so he could kill him . alas , Thanos was well cognisant of Loki ’s style and choked the God of Mischief to expiry , snapping his neck in front of Thor .

2Scarlet Witch Kills The Illuminati

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Sam Raimi’sDoctor unknown in the Multiverse of Madnessis the closest the MCU has gotten to a horror picture , and while it has various dark moments , the most memorable one took home on Earth-838 . There , Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) and America Chavez ( Xochitl Gomez ) meet the Illuminati , mold by Karl Mordo , Peggy Carter , Maria Rambeau , Black Bolt , Reed Richards , and Charles Xavier . As Wanda was dreamwalking with the help of the Darkhold , she accept over her body on Earth-838 and brutally kill the Illuminati : she made Black Bolt ’s lip disappear , forcing him to apply his own power against himself , she shredded Richards into strings , she sliced Carter in one-half with her own buckler , crush Rambeau with a statue , and snapped Professor X ’s neck opening .

1The High Evolutionary Loses His Face

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The High Evolutionary ( Chukwudi Iwuji ) was introduce inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3and became one of the shuddery and most disturbing villain due to his really evil and horrify natural action – and he was also the protagonist of some of theMCU ’s darkest moments . In a flashback research Rocket Racoon ’s past tense , it is let out that , after the High Evolutionary kills Rocket ’s friends , the latter viciously attacks him , disfiguring his face and forcing him to utilize a prosthetic mask . In the present , after present the whole Guardians team , Gamora notices the mask coming off and peels it off , revealing the High Evolutionary ’s real face : no nose , no lips , only one middle with lid , and other gruesome and graphic details .

John Walker US Agent

Iron Man looking inside Sokovia in Avengers Age of Ultron

High Evolutionary in Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange 2, and Thanos in Infinity War

Kurt Russell as Ego in the MCU

Black Widow and her vision as she aims a gun in the Red Room in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Taserface bears his silver teeth in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2

Captain America First Avenger plane flying away leaving a blood trail

John Walker with bloody Captain America shield in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Thanos killing Loki at the start of Avengers Infinity War

The High Evolutionary lays injured on the ground in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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