TheMarvel Cinematic Universe’s enormouscast of colorful charactersis one of its greatest draws for moviegoing audiences.

Their complementary abilities and mutual respect create a friendship and common history that can be traced through later installments.

Romanoff’s ultimate double-cross of Stark inCaptain America: Civil Warholds more meaning when you consider their shared pasts.

The Avengers on the poster for the 2012 movie

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Their partnership delves into theirshared history asS.H.I.E.L.D.operatives, testing their trust and loyalty in a world of shifting allegiances.

Their heart-pounding final charge displays the ultimate strength ofunity in the face of unimaginable loss.

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Peter Parker (played by actor Tom Holland) and Nick Fury (played by actor Samuel L. Jackson), share a tense conversation in front of a fireplace in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth), looks jovial inside the Guardian’s Spaceship, while Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), and Korg (Taika Waititi), look dismayed in Thor: Love and Thunder

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Scarlett Johansson tests out an Iron Man gauntlet, while Robert Downey Jr. assists her in Iron Man 2

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hulk (mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), stand heroically in the wreckage of Stark Tower, staring down at the camera in The Avengers.

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Spider-Man, Iron Man, Drax, Star-Lord, and Mantis look wary on the surface of the planet Titan in Avengers: Infinity War.

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Captain America and Black Widow catch their breath in the middle of a street fight

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The Hulk and Thor ready themselves for battle on the Rainbow Bridge of Asgard in Thor: Ragnarok.

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Captain America (played by actor Chris Evans), and Iron Man (played by actor Robert Downey Jr.), stare each other down menacingly in Captain America: Civil War.

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Three Spider-Men (Tobey Maguire, Tom Holland, and Andrew Garfield) getting ready for battle while atop the Statue of Liberty in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home.'

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A horde of Superheroes, the Avengers and their resurrected friends, charge en masse amidst the wreckage of their decimated compound in Avengers: Endgame.

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