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MCUPhase 5•Multiverse Saga•Essential Priority
Thunderbolts*
2025-05-02 125 min Jake Schreier Earth-616 (MCU Sacred Timeline)
Narrative Synopsis
An irreverent team-up featuring depressed assassin Yelena Belova alongside the MCU's least-anticipated band of misfits on an unsanctioned black-ops suicide mission where they confront the godlike Sentry.
WHY SHOULD I WATCH THIS?
Climax of Phase 5. Resolves Valentina Allegra de Fontaine's anti-hero recruitment arc and debuts Bob Reynolds (The Sentry / The Void), one of Marvel's most overpoweringly volatile entities.
WHAT SHOULD I REMEMBER?
- The team consists of morally gray anti-heroes seeking redemption.
- Bucky Barnes transitions from rogue operative to Congressman / team supervisor.
- Bob Reynolds harbors the terrifying cosmic alter-ego known as The Void.
WHAT DOES THIS CONNECT TO?
- Directly ties together plot threads from Black Widow, Falcon & Winter Soldier, and Wakanda Forever.
Doomsday RelevanceHighly Relevant
Crucial for understanding Earth’s tactical black-ops forces when conventional Avengers are absent.
Post-Credits Scenes (2)Importance: Crucial
Direct setup leading into Phase 6 and cosmic shifts.
Plot Resolution Summary:The team realizes they were set up by Valentina to eliminate each other, banding together instead to save Bob Reynolds.
Climax & Resolution for Thunderbolts*
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Where This Fits in the Universe
Release Order Index:#36
Chronological Index:#36
Phase & Saga:Phase 5
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