Thunderbolts* is the final film of Marvel’s Phase 5, which was more or less marked by insecurity. Starting with 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and snaking around some of the roughest news cycles for the Cinematic Universe, Phase 5 is now giving way to a (seemingly) more confidently laid-out Phase 6.

This article contains major spoilers for “Thunderbolts*,” now playing in theaters. After months of speculation, we finally know what that pesky asterisk in “Thunderbolts*” means: There’s a New Avengers team in the MCU!

At this point, no one should have to tell you to stay after the credits of a Marvel movie because fans just know that there are going to be one or two post-credits scenes. With Thunderbolts* Marvel Studios drop their longest-ever post-credits scene in this film,