MCU Phase 4 Post-Credit Scene And Set-Ups Explained

MCU Phase 4 post-credits scenes. Here is what happened in each tag and what they set up for Marvel's future.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues its credits scene tradition, as every Phase 4 movie or show has had at least one post-credits scene to set up future events. From the beginning of Marvel Studios, Kevin Feige has utilized end-credits scenes, with Iron Man's tag casting Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) in the shared universe. The importance of these scenes often varies, as viewers might see something as significant as Thanos' debut in The Avengers' post-credits or a funny gag like another Captain America PSA in Spider-Man: Homecoming's post-credits. The same variance remains in the MCU Phase 4 post-credits scenes.

Marvel Studios kicked off Phase 4 in 2021 after COVID-19 forced a massive hiatus. The slate began at the start of the year with WandaVision, which became the first MCU Disney+ show. Audiences had to wait until May 2021 to see the first Phase 4 movie in Black Widow. Overall, the first year of the Multiverse Saga delivered four movies and five Disney+ shows. Marvel has already signaled that the shared universe is not going away anytime soon with the confirmation of Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars concluding Phase 6 in 2025. However, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is the final project of Phase 4.

Thanks to Marvel's love of post-credits scenes and an even bigger slate of productions, there are nearly two dozen MCU Phase 4 post-credits scenes. These scenes retain the same practices that Marvel Studios has been using for over a decade. They have been used to tease future MCU projects, introduce brand new characters, and give audiences an extra laugh or two. Here is every MCU Phase 4 post-credits scene and what they set up explained.

WandaVision episode 7 post-credits scene is the first of MCU Phase 4 in terms of release order. The scene showed Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris) using her newfound powers to detect the energy around Agnes/Agatha Harkness' house. She is caught by Ralph Bohner (Evan Peters), who knocks her out. WandaVision paid off this tease relatively quickly, as viewers learned Ralph was keeping Monica hostage in the season finale. In this instance, the post-credits scene was not directly setting a future storyline up but instead took Monica out of the picture.

The WandaVision episode 8 post-credits scene is a bit more important for the MCU. The scene shows SWORD finally being able to create White Vision (Paul Bettany), their remade version of the original synthezoid but without his memories. White Vision's MCU debut immediately set up his role in the WandaVision finale, where he served as a temporary antagonist to Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) and fake Vision. Since White Vision left the series abruptly and his fate was not clarified, this Phase 4 post-credits scene becomes more important as it gives the MCU room for more Vision adventures.

The first of the WandaVision finale's post-credits scenes came during the middle of the credits and continued Monica Rambeau's story. The tag showed an undercover Skrull meeting with Monica to discuss going to space to reunite with an old friend of her mom's. Due to the confirmation that Monica Rambeau will return in The Marvels, this scene should be part of the MCU setup for her next appearance. It is also possible Monica and the Skrull will return in Secret Invasion first. Either way, the MCU Phase 4 post-credits scene confirms Monica's story will continue in an exciting fashion.