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* [[Live Action Adaptation]]: Obviously.

* [[Multiverse]]: A unifying theme in the back half of Phase 4, hinted at in ''[[Spider-Man: Far From Home]]'' and ''[[WandaVision]]'', and explicitly invoked in ''[[Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness]]''.

** In the very first episode of ''[[Loki (series)|Loki]]'', it's revealed that the MCU ''used'' to be a Multiverse, but became a singular "Sacred Timeline" forged out of all the different universes by the godlike Timekeepers after a multiversal war. The Time Variance Authority, created -- staff and facilities -- in its entirety by the Timekeepers, is given charge of making sure it ''stays'' a single timeline. However in episode ''two'', what is believed to be an alternate Loki uses their own equipment to "bomb" the Sacred Timeline and spawn a new multiverse.

* [[Mythology Gag]]: Bound to be several considering their comic book origins. A few in particular come to mind:

** Tony considers making the Mk II armor completely gold, but then decides it's "a little ostentatious" before throwing the red in.

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* [[Phlebotinum Du Jour]]: The entire Verse invokes three versions:

** [[Genetic Engineering Is the New Nuke]]: Captain America and the [[Super Serum]] which made him who he is has been coveted ever since [[World War II]], with many sides failing to reproduce it in any functional capacity. Cap himself, The Hulk, [[The Red Skull]], and The Abomination are all byproducts of this form of phlebotinum.

** [[I Love Nuclear Power]]: Gamma radiation is the specific shtick of the ''Hulk'' franchise, but other heroes have some radiation involved too (Captain America's origin involved "Vita-Rays", Thor's hammer can cause electromagnetic disturbances), and all Tesseract and Arc-Reactor (see below) based-technology emits gamma ~~radiation~~ and other types.

** [[I Love Nuclear Power]]: Gamma radiation is the specific shtick of the ''Hulk'' franchise, but other heroes have some radiation involved too (Captain America's origin involved "Vita-Rays", Thor's hammer can cause electromagnetic disturbances), and all Tesseract and Arc-Reactor (see below) based-technology emits gamma and other types of radiation.

** [[Imported Alien Phlebotinum]]: Asgardian tech, specifically the Tesseract. Besides all the Asgardian gear in ''Thor'' and the use of the Tesseract in ''Captain America'' and ''The Avengers'', it's also implied that Iron Man's Arc Reactor was reverse-engineered from the Tesseract by Howard Stark.

* [[Playing Against Type]]:

** Mark Ruffalo, ~~SNL~~ ~~alumni~~ and [[Rom Com]] veteran, as the Hulk.

** [[Mark Ruffalo]], ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' alumnus and [[Rom Com]] veteran, as the Hulk.

** [[Chris Evans]] tends to play [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|jerks with good hearts]], as opposed to the [[Ideal Hero|upstanding]] and [[Nice Guy|gentlemanly]] Captain America.

* [[Promoted Fanboy]]: Notably, [[Samuel L. Jackson]] as [[Nick Fury]]; when Marvel asked for the rights to his likeness for the [[Ultimate Marvel]] version of Fury, Jackson said he wanted the chance to play Fury in a movie in exchange.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: SHIELD.

* [[Rule of Cool]]: In two regards: One, the production teams ''never'' forget (as their DC counterparts far too often seem to) what makes their world and characters cool and fun. Two: one of the reasons the MCU attracts A-list talent is because they want to be involved in a cool and fun project that lets them do things they wouldn't elsewhere.

* [[Running Gag]]: As with all Marvel productions, [[Marvel Comics]] co-creator [[Stan Lee]] being featured in most of the films in a ~~blink~~ ~~and~~ you'll miss it [[Creator Cameo]].

* [[Running Gag]]: As with all Marvel productions, [[Marvel Comics]] co-creator the late [[Stan Lee]] being featured in most of the films made before 2021 in blink-and-you'll-miss-it [[Creator Cameo]]s.

** It's not a good idea for Asgardians like Thor and Loki to boast how powerful they are. They're not even going to finish the sentence.

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]]: Generally trending strongly to the idealistic side.

** A major part of the conflict in the Avengers' team ~~will stem~~ from Steve Rogers' "outdated and irrelevant" idealism clashing head on with Tony Stark's hedonistic and materialistic cynicism. Ironic, considering how Steve and Howard (Tony's father) got-along quite well in [[World War II]]. (At one point in [[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]], Steve says that Tony "isn't the man his father was" to Tony's ''face''. It doesn't go over well.)

** A major part of the conflict in the Avengers' team stemmed from Steve Rogers' "outdated and irrelevant" idealism clashing head on with Tony Stark's hedonistic and materialistic cynicism. Ironic, considering how Steve and Howard (Tony's father) got-along quite well in [[World War II]]. (At one point in ''[[The Avengers (film)|The Avengers]]'', Steve says that Tony "isn't the man his father was" to Tony's ''face''. It doesn't go over well.)

* [[Secret Identity]]: Black Widow and, to a certain extent, Bruce Banner are the only heroes who have them.

** Tony Stark had one for a few hours.

** Played with in regards to Thor whose friends made an attempt at disguising him as a Dr. Donald Blake in order to fool SHIELD agents. It didn't work.

** Played with in regards to Thor, whose friends made an attempt at disguising him as a Dr. Donald Blake in order to fool SHIELD agents. It didn't work.

* [[Smug Snake]]: Loki straddles the line between this and [[Magnificent Bastard]]. While he's far from incompetant, he is nowhere ''near'' as good as he thinks he is and ultimately, his arrogance is what leads to his downfall

* [[Smug Snake]]: Loki straddles the line between this and [[Magnificent Bastard]]. While he's far from incompetant, he is nowhere ''near'' as good as he thinks he is and ultimately, his arrogance is what leads to his downfall.

* [[Spy Catsuit]]: Black Widow and Maria Hill; probably goes for all the female SHIELD agents. Hawkeye seems to have a variation of one as well. All of the bridge crew of the helicarrier also wear them.

* [[The Stinger]]: Virtually all of the movies have had one, so far. ''The Incredible Hulk'' and ''Captain America: The First Avenger'' are exceptions. One was originally planned for the Hulk's movie (The Tony Stark scene) but was edited into the film proper. ''Captain America''{{'}}s stinger was more like a teaser trailer for the ''Avengers'' movie.