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TheMarvel Cinematic Universethrives on long - awaited bribe , but there are more than a few lingering threads from too soon on in the franchise that have yet to resolve years afterwards . Some of the best moments in the celebrated cinematic universe come about when theMCU pay off long - awaited frame-up , delighting fan by expanding on small Easter eggs or making respectable on the promise of post - credits scenes . But not every dawdle plot menace introduced by the franchise has been lucky enough to get a solid takings , result in some long - overdue developments flow in limbo .
Some of these as - of - yet missed opportunities are fromthe more recent of the MCU ’s phase , such as Shang - Chi never re - appearing since his insertion as a new starring Marvel champion or the curious absence of White Vision fromDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness . While these moment will assuredly finally get a payoff , mayhap sometime in tardy phase angle 5 or even phase 6 , there are even to begin with lingering tease from earlier in the MCU ’s timeline that have yet to go anywhere . From teased characters to post - credits development , Marvel still has a quite a little to answer for from phase angle 1 through 3 .
8William Ginter Riva Got Away With Mysterio’s Tech
Quentin Beck’s legacy may live on
William Ginter Riva may just be one of the most unassuming villains in MCU chronicle , but that does n’t mean he does n’t deserve to come back at some point . The scientist and engine driver was best known for being yelled at by Obidiah Stane , not able to live up to Tony Stark ’s legacy for invention by failing to build him an Arc Reactor . subsequently , Riva joined Quentin Beck as one of the many dissatisfied Tony Stark employee who joined him to create Mysterio in the wake of the latter ’s dying .
Riva was the one responsible for for leak the emended video that attempted to make a villain out of Spider - Man , painting Peter Parker as the one being in cathexis of the fleet of holographical laggard rather than Beck himself , not to mention exposing Peter Parker ’s private identity to the intact world . Although Mysterio ’s initial plan was ultimately foiled , Riva still managed to safely upload the blueprints and codebase for the dangerous technology on a secure computing gadget drive , something the MCU has flush it to watch up on in the geezerhood sinceSpider - Man : Far From Home .
7Bill Foster (Or Anyone Else) Never Became Goliath
No one ever took the mantle of the size-changing hero
In one ofMarvel ’s most wasted casting selection , Lawrence Fishburne was brought on to briefly play Bill Foster inAnt - Man and the Wasp . The biochemist and former S.H.I.E.L.D. member was an sometime associate of Hank Pym who , like most people in Pym ’s life , wound up having a falling out with the genius scientist over petty divergence . Once a part of the " Goliath " project , Foster was the first to use Pym particles to increase his proportional size , boasting about his record hold a monolithic cast before being scoop by Scott Lang inCaptain America : Civil War .
Between the codename of his undertaking and acquit the same name of the Goliath of Marvel Comics , one could be forgiven for assuming that a film boast Fishburne playing the giant - sized hero was sure to issue forth . Not only was Fishburne never institute back , but no one else ever stepped in to take on the mantle of Goliath . The comics provide several avenues for successor , similar to Scott Lang as Ant - Man , from former scoundrel Erik Josten to Foster ’s own nephew , Tom Foster . Tragically , Marvel has only shown off Foster as Goliath via living , in a abbreviated appearance inWhat If … ?
6A Hydra Holdout Casually Stole Pym Particles And Was Never Seen Again
The creation of a new size-changing villain has been waiting in the wings
A shady character , Mitchell Carson is one of the seldom - recognized MCU reference lurking in the background that just may make havoc later on down the line . Carson is a S.H.I.E.L.D. federal agent who was afterwards bring out to be an undercover fellow member of HYDRA , along with many members of S.H.I.E.L.D. ’s leading . Once S.H.I.E.L.D. collasped , Carson remain to be a loyal agentive role for the terrorist organization , facilitating some shady mass with Darren Cross .
Before he became MODOK , Darren Cross managed to closely identically replicate Pym particles , creating an off - brand translation he dubbed Cross particles . Unlike the culture made to Pym ’s interlingual rendition , Cross particles fork out their substance abuser more and more mentally unstable over prolong use , leading to Darren ’s own psychotic break . In the chaos of the firstAnt - Manmovie ’s sexual climax , Mitchell Carson was capable to surreptitiously sneak away with a supplying of Cross particles , never to be run across again . It ’s scandalous that HYDRA ’s possession of the life-threatening particle has yet to breed a sizing - changing supervillain .
5Mac Gargan’s Scorpion Still Wants Revenge On Spider-Man
Peter Parker’s fellow arachnid has been waiting in the wings for two movies now
The post - credits scene ofSpider - Man : Homecomingshowed Adrian Toomes entering prison house , only to be adjoin brass - to - face with Mac Gargan , well known as Scorpion in the comics . Played by Michael Mando ofBetter Call Saulfame , the dangerous criminal demand to cognize Spider - Man ’s real identity , which Toomes reject to divulge . While this clearly set up an appearing of Scorpion later down the line , Mac Gargan has yet to come out again after two more Spider - Man solo films .
The near audiences have gotten to Scorpio in unrecorded - natural process was the silhouette of a certain scoundrel with a spiked hindquarters towards the end ofSpider - Man : No Way Home , appear among the rest of Peter Parker ’s expanded rogue ’s drift as the interdimensional severance appeared . Yet the primary MCU world already having a Scorpion of its own made this appearance all the more puzzling , possibly suggesting repeat Spider - Man villains across multiverses . Regardless , Mac Gargan seemed to have some prior connecter to Spider - Man that fuels his revenge , something that will hopefully lastly be explored inSpider - Man 4 .
4Stakar Got His Old Gang Back Together Only For Them To Do Nothing
The new Ravagers have some big-name actors waiting in the wings
The remnant ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2saw the tragical send off of Yondu , who terminate up getting a full Ravager ’s funeral despite former companion Stakar ’s earlier insistency otherwise . After Yondu ’s death brings his honest-to-goodness clanmates back together , who ’ve since split up off and organize their own Ravager chapters , Stakar suggests that his old team get back together formally . Other than Sylvester Stallone himself toy Stakar , the new Ravager squad also have some big names , including Miley Cyrus as the voice of Mainframe .
To be completely bonny , Stakar ’s new Ravager group does briefly re - seem inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 , in which they receive an alternative Gamora with unfastened arms . However , none of the tease novel Ravager leader from the late film get much clock time in the spotlight , with only Stakar continue to interact with the Guardians . It seems odd for Marvel to have stress the formation of this new Ravager team only for nothing to really arrive of it beyond the roles Stakar could ’ve fulfilled by himself in the next movie .
3How Successful Was Mordo’s Mission To Kill All Rogue Sorcerers?
Surely there were many opponents in between his first kill and Doctor Strange
Karl Mordo is a relatively forgettable baddie amid the wider roll of Marvel Cinematic Universe unsound guy rope , but he still merit his due as a scourge to magic users across the globe . At the end ofDoctor Strange , Mordo announces his spirit to polish off every rogue sorcerer he can find , making a point of his statement by absorbing the magic power from Jonathan Pangborn . However , the next audiences see him , he ’s already give out after Doctor Strange himself , and presumptively give way miserably .
Karl Mordo should ’ve had a few steps in between denote his intent to free the world of all rogue thaumaturgist and going after the Sorcerer Supreme himself , but neither Doctor Strange nor Wong seemed to make any mention of Mordo being on a murderous rampage in their subsequent appearances in the MCU . concede , it may have been a reaching to constrict in a line about Mordo during Thor or Spider - Man ’s abbreviated visits to the New York Sanctum . But understand Mordo already fail byDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessseemed to have skipped a few story beats .
2Donald Glover’s Miles Morales Reference Hasn’t Gone Anywhere
The MCU may be afraid to step on Spider-Verse’s shoes
Just like in the amazingSpider - human race : Into the Spider - Verse , Aaron Davis is a outlaw with a certain famous nephew inSpider - Man : Homecoming . When interrogated by Spider - Man , the lively - action Aaron Davis , played by none other than Donald Glover , begrudgingly include to the near Spider - Man is doing , citing people like his nephew as having a pauperism to be kept safe . Despite the clear mention of Miles Morales , the MCU seems to have no intention of sustain another Spider - Man show up .
A fictitious character as popular as Miles Morales would seem to be an easy slam dunk for the MCU to let in in future films , but after two more Spider - Man movies , no mention of another webslinger has come up . It could very well be that the MCU is afraid to step on the toes of Sony’sSpider - Versefilms , which utilize Miles as a protagonist . That ’s not to say a live - military action Miles could n’t work in the enfranchisement , however , and Marvel has played with fire by tease the character with no follow - up .
1Sonny Burch’s Boss Still Needs A Name
Walter Goggins' hilarious thief worked for a mysterious benefactor
Another dissonant thread of theAnt - Mantrilogy , Sonny Burch ended his brief incumbency as a third Ant - Man villain by being arrested by the San Francisco Police Department . It seems unlikely that a man with as much influence as Burch could be held for long by a local government , and on top of that , he seemed to have admirer in high-pitched places . The moving-picture show reveals that Sonny Burch did n’t act alone , being hired by a mysterious benefactor to slip Hank Pym ’s mobile research lab and the technology within .
The only verbal description audience were let in on of Burch ’s employers is that they were some " very grievous people " , by his own admission . Theories range from a nascent Oscorp to a scalawag HYDRA cellular telephone to another black mart arms dealer similar to The Vulture . Whatever the case , theMarvel Cinematic Universehas been less than forthcoming about Burch ’s mission even six eld later after the release ofAnt - Man and the Wasp , making this one Marvel closed book audience may never see resolved .
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