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Ultimate Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Character Quiz

Were you paying attention to all the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies and TV shows? If so, are you able to name all these important characters? SPOILERS! READ THE CAVEATS
Movies go in chronological order
The Incredible Hulk is excluded (for now)
Updated 7/30/22 for Thor: Love and Thunder
No alternate versions of previously introduced characters are included unless they are deemed an alternate name and/or integral to the plot. For example, Peter-Two and Three are included but Captain Carter, Maria Rambeau's Captain Marvel, or variants of Doctor Strange are not. For this reason characters like Charles Xavier or Reed Richards are included, but if they are released in a later film (such as the MCU's F4) in the MCU's main universe they will be moved from the Doctor Strange 2 section of the quiz
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Film
Description
Character
Captain America: The First Avenger
Supersoldier for the U.S. military who becomes frozen for 67 years before serving the Avengers
Steve Rogers
 
British agent, the above's love interest, and one of SHIELD's primary founders
Margaret "Peggy" Carter
 
Best friend of Captain America, who supposedly dies but is brainwashed and turned into a HYDRA supersoldier
James "Bucky" Barnes
 
Leader of the German HYDRA organization who is corrupted by the Tesseract's power
Johann Schmidt
 
Lead scientist of HYDRA that rebuilds HYDRA within SHIELD whose conscience is uploaded to a computer
Arnim Zola
 
U.S. Army colonel and commanding officer of Captain America
Chester Phillips
 
Brilliant scientist that created the Super Soldier serum and is assassinated by HYDRA
Abraham Erskine
 
Genius head of Stark Industries who creates Captain America's shield and much more amazing technology
Howard Stark
Captain Marvel
Air Force pilot who gains Tesseract-powered superpowers after an explosion and is trained as a Kree soldier
Carol Danvers
 
SHIELD operative who later becomes director and leads the Avengers Initiative
Nicholas Fury
 
Leader of the shapeshifting Skrull race that the Kree are fighting, who receives aid from Carol
Talos
 
Kree who tries to help Carol control her powers
Yon-Rogg
 
Carol's best friend on Earth, an Air Force pilot who later founds SWORD
Maria Rambeau
 
Kree scientist who went rogue from the Kree
Mar-Vell
 
Malevolent A.I. ruler of the Kree
Supreme Intelligence
 
Catlike Flerken with a mouth of tendrils who devours the Tesseract and later spits it out
Goose
Iron Man
Billionaire genius and inventor who creates a flying armored suit to battle crime and later joins the Avengers
Tony Stark
 
Air Force colonel who is the best friend of the above and later dons an armored suit
James Rhodes
 
Tony's personal assistant and later his wife
Virginia "Pepper" Potts
 
CEO of Stark Industries who betrays Tony and creates a bulky version of his suit
Obadiah Stane
 
Doctor who helps Tony build his first armored suit
Ho Yinsen
 
SHIELD agent who oversees the Avengers Initiative
Phil Coulson
 
Tony's computer system
JARVIS
 
News reporter who sleeps with Tony
Christine Everhart
 
Leader of the Ten Rings terrorist cell in Afghanistan that kidnaps Tony
Raza
Iron Man 2
Russian villain with electrified whips who attacks Stark and his reputation
Ivan Vanko
 
Russian SHIELD agent who was formerly a Soviet assassin and becomes part of the Avengers
Natasha Romanoff
 
Rival weapons developer of Tony who recruits Ivan
Justin Hammer
 
Tony's bodyguard who later becomes head of security
Harold "Happy" Hogan
 
US Senator and covert HYDRA agent who wants to apprehend Tony Stark's Iron Man technology
Stern
 
Father of Ivan who formerly worked with Howard Stark
Anton Vanko
Thor
Asgardian god of thunder who joins the Avengers
Thor
 
Earth scientist who helps the above and is his love interest
Jane Foster
 
Thor's mischievous adopted brother, actually a Frost Giant, who betrays him (and continues to do so afterward)
Loki
 
An astrophysicist doing research in New Mexico who helps Jane and Thor
Erik Selvig
 
King of Asgard and the wise father of Thor
Odin
 
Kindly queen of Asgard, wife of above
Frigga
 
Guardian of the Asgardian transportation device, the Bifrost
Heimdall
 
Jane Foster's snarky intern who later investigates the Westview anomaly
Darcy Lewis
 
King of the Frost Giants and the biological father of Loki
Laufey
 
Asgard's leading female warrior and Thor's trusted friend
Sif
 
Bearded, gluttonous member of the Warriors Three
Volstagg
 
Dashing swordsman of the Warriors Three
Fandral
 
Earnest, stern member of the Warriors Three
Hogun
Avengers
Scientist who sometimes transforms into a giant green monster when angry due to gamma radiation
Bruce Banner
 
Skilled archer with incredible aim and eyesight
Clint Barton
 
SHIELD agent who works closely with Nick Fury
Maria Hill
 
Mysterious being who provides Loki with the Chitauri army
The Other
Thor: The Dark World
Dark Elf who seeks to unleash the Aether on the Nine Realms
Malekith
 
Dark Elf transformed into a monster by Malekith
Algrim
 
Darcy's intern and love interest
Ian Boothby
Iron Man 3
Founder of Advanced Idea Mechanics who rivals Tony Stark and employs an actor to portray the Mandarin
Aldrich Killian
 
Genius behind the above's Extremis virus
Maya Hansen
 
Actor who portrays the fearsome terrorist the Mandarin on TV for the Ten Rings, but is not actually that terrorist
Trevor Slattery
 
10-year-old kid who helps Tony during his search for the Mandarin
Harley Keener
 
Male army veteran subjected to Extremis who works for Killian
Eric Savin
 
Female army veteran subjected to Extremis who works for Killian
Ellen Brandt
 
The U.S. President who is kidnapped by Killian
Matthew Ellis
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Air Force veteran with a specially designed wing pack
Sam Wilson
 
A SHIELD World Security Council member who works for HYDRA
Alexander Pierce
 
Commander of SHIELD's STRIKE team who is secretly a HYDRA operative
Brock Rumlow
 
Peggy Carter's niece who is tasked with overseeing Steve
Sharon Carter
 
SHIELD/HYDRA agent who gives Steve and Natasha information about Project Insight
Jasper Sitwell
Guardians of the Galaxy
Space adventurer and "legendary outlaw" raised by the Ravagers, a group of alien smugglers
Peter Quill
 
Thanos's adopted assassin who seeks redemption for her crimes
Gamora
 
Powerful warrior who wants to avenge his murdered family
Drax the Destroyer
 
Genetically enhanced raccoon
Rocket
 
Treelike humanoid companion of the above
Groot
 
Leader of the Ravagers
Yondu Udonta
 
Kree zealot who attempts to destroy Xandar
Ronan the Accuser
 
Sadistic, ruthless servant of the above who is also the Thanos's adopted daughter
Nebula
 
Eccentric collector of artifacts, relics, and creatures
Taneleer Tivan
 
Kree ally of Ronan who searches for the Power Stone
Korath
 
Nova Corps member promoted to the rank Denarian
Rhomann Dey
 
Peter's mother who died from cancer
Meredith Quill
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Mythical Celestial being who is Peter Quill's father and seeks to conquer the galaxy
Ego
 
Companion of the above with empathetic and sleep-inducing powers
Mantis
 
The Ravagers' second-in-command who aids the Guardians
Kraglin Obfonteri
 
Ravager who becomes the leader after Yondu's betrayal and has a particularly ludicrous name
Taserface
 
Leader of the prestigious, advanced Sovereign race who hunts down the Guardians
Ayesha
 
Legendary captain and supreme leader of the Ravager Clan
Stakar Ogord
Avengers: Age of Ultron
AI created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner whose goal is mass-destruction
Ultron
 
Sokovian woman with incredible magic powers from the Mind Stone, who works for Ultron but switches sides
Wanda Maximoff
 
Brother of the above with superhuman speed
Pietro Maximoff
 
Android with a vibranium body and JARVIS's intelligence who serves the Avengers
Vision
 
Clint Barton's wife, whom most Avengers are oblivious to
Laura Barton
 
Ruthless black-market arms dealer specializing in dealing vibranium
Ulysses Klaue
 
HYDRA baron who conducts tests of the Mind Stone on the Maximoffs, giving them superhuman abilities
Wolfgang von Strucker
 
World-renowned Korean geneticist who aids the Avengers but also Ultron (under the effects of Loki's scepter)
Helen Cho
Ant-Man
Thief and criminal who obtains a suit that allows him to shrink in size but increase his strength
Scott Lang
 
Brilliant scientist who creates the above's suit and its revolutionary technology
Hank Pym
 
Daughter of the above, who later dons a version of Scott's suit with wings
Hope van Dyne
 
Pym's former apprentice who creates a new version of his suit for evil
Darren Cross
 
Scott's former cellmate and a member of his crew
Luis
 
Police officer engaged to Scott's ex-wife
Jim Paxton
 
Scott's affectionate daughter
Cassie Lang
 
Scott's ex-wife
Maggie Lang
 
Scott's Russian crew member
Kurt Goreshter
 
Scott's other crew member
Dave
Captain America: Civil War
Wakandan warrior with a special panther-like suit who seeks vengeance for his father's death
T'Challa
 
Brilliant teenager with acrobatic spider-like abilities
Peter Parker
 
Bitter Sokovian terrorist who turns the Avengers against each other
Helmut Zemo
 
United States Secretary of State who supports the Sokovia Accords
Thaddeus Ross
 
Father of T'Challa and king of Wakanda before dying in a UN bombing
T'Chaka
 
Tony Stark's AI system to replace JARVIS
FRIDAY
 
Tony Stark's mother who was killed by the Winter Soldier in 1991
Maria Stark
Black Widow
Natasha's "sister" who was also trained as an elite assassin
Yelena Belova
 
Russian super-soldier who acted as a father for Natasha and her sister
Alexei Shostakov
 
Elite spy who acted as a mother for Natasha and her sister
Melina Vostokoff
 
Russian general and head of the Red Room, a covert Soviet organization that trains women to be assassins
Viktor Dreykov
 
Daughter of the above with excellent combat skills who completes missions for the Red Room
Antonia Dreykov
 
Former SHIELD agent and ally of Natasha when she is on the run from Thaddeus Ross
Rick Mason
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Arms trafficker who uses Chitauri technology to create a suit with mechanical wings
Adrian Toomes
 
Daughter of the above, a friendly senior who is Peter Parker's crush
Liz Toomes
 
Peter's best friend and "guy in the chair" who helps him with his duties as Spider-Man
Ned Leeds
 
Peter's supportive aunt
May Parker
 
Peter's awkward but intelligent classmate who later becomes his girlfriend
Michelle Jones-Watson
 
Smug, annoying rival of Peter
Flash Thompson
 
Member of Adrian Toomes's crew who possesses a powerful gauntlet
Herman Schultz
 
Ingenious inventor who engineers tech for Adrian Toomes's crew such as a high-altitude vacuum seal
Phineas Mason
 
Original owner of the gauntlet who is killed by Adrian Toomes for his failure
Jackson Brice
 
Criminal looking to purchase weapons from Toomes, uncle of Miles Morales
Aaron Davis
 
Coach of Peter's academic decathlon team
Roger Harrington
 
The A.I. inside Peter's new suit
Karen
Black Panther
Villainous Wakandan who subdues T'Challa and becomes king of Wakanda
Erik Killmonger
 
Bodyguard and loyal general of T'Challa
Okoye
 
T'Challa's feisty ex-girlfriend
Nakia
 
T'Challa's clever sister responsible for various new Wakandan technologies
Shuri
 
Leader of the barbaric Jabari tribe, who later helps T'Challa
M'Baku
 
CIA agent who aids the Wakandans in their struggle
Everett Ross
 
Head of the Border Tribe who later turns on T'Challa
W'Kabi
 
The Queen of Wakanda and T'Challa's mother
Ramonda
 
Keeper of the Heart-Shaped Herb
Zuri
 
Erik Killmonger's father, a traitor who was unfairly killed by T'Chaka
N'Jobu
Doctor Strange
Renowned surgeon who seeks replacement for his disabled hands and later becomes a skilled Master of the Mystic Arts
Stephen Strange
 
Sorcerer Supreme and the above's mentor who teaches him ancient magic
Ancient One
 
A Master of the Mystic Arts who also mentors Strange who later begins to attempt to exterminate sorcery
Karl Mordo
 
Mystic Arts Master who betrayed the Anicent One and became a Zealot
Kaecilius
 
Master of the Mystic Arts who protects ancient books and relics
Wong
 
Strange's fellow surgeon and friend
Christine Palmer
 
Mysterious being of the Dark Dimension who tries to conquer Earth
Dormammu
 
Former Mystic Arts Master who used his abilities to heal his paralysis but left Kamar-Taj
Jonathan Pangborn
 
Ignorant rival surgeon of Strange who is later emotionally crippled by the Blip
Nicodemus West
Thor: Ragnarok
Goddess of death who tries to conquer Asgard and create an empire
Hela
 
A formerly legendary Asgardian warrior who works on Sakaar
Valkyrie
 
Sakaaran who hosts the Contest of Champions
Grandmaster
 
Bifrost guardian replacement for Heimdall who becomes Hela's executioner but later turns on her
Skurge
 
Kronan gladiator on Sakaar, made of rocks, who leads a revolution
Korg
 
Insectoid warrior companion of the above
Miek
 
Fire demon that causes Ragnarok and forces the people of Asgard to move elsewhere
Surtur
 
The Grandmaster's personal bodyguard and head of Sakaaran security forces
Topaz
 
Enormous wolf that serves Hela
Fenris
Ant Man and the Wasp
Black market dealer intending to sell Hank Pym's technology
Sonny Burch
 
Woman with the odd ability to phase through things
Ava Starr
 
Former colleague of Pym who aids the above in her struggles
Bill Foster
 
FBI agent who constantly invades Scott's house and later investigates the Westview anomaly
Jimmy Woo
 
Wife of Hank Pym who is rescued from the quantum realm
Janet van Dyne
Avengers: Infinity War
Alien sociopath attempting to locate all six Infinity Stones to eliminate half of all life in the universe
Thanos
 
King of the Nidavellir dwarves who forges Thor's new axe and Thanos's gauntlet
Eitri
 
Telepathic, mind-manipulating member of the Black Order
Ebony Maw
 
The biggest and most physically powerful Black Order member
Cull Obsidian
 
Ruthless female member of the Black Order
Proxima Midnight
 
Member of the Black Order who accompanies the above to take the Mind Stone from Vision in Scotland
Corvus Glaive
Avengers: Endgame
Tony Stark's affectionate daughter
Morgan Stark
Loki (Season 1)
TVA agent who recruits Loki to help capture the Variant
Mobius M. Mobius
 
Variant of Loki who is attacking the Sacred Timeline and has enchantment powers
Sylvie
 
Respected judge of the TVA
Ravonna Renslayer
 
High-ranking TVA Hunter intent on defeating "the Variant"
Hunter B-15
 
The mysterious person behind the TVA
He Who Remains
What If...? (Season 1)
Being who observes all that occurs in the Multiverse, never intervening except when one catastrophic situation presents itself
The Watcher
WandaVision
Malicious witch who harnesses dark magic to manipulate Wanda Maximoff, posing as Wanda's nosy neighbor
Agatha Harkness
 
Westview resident under the above's control, posing as Wanda's deceased brother Pietro
Ralph Bohner
 
SWORD agent who disappears while investigating Westview, returning later after being subjected to Wanda's mind control
Monica Rambeau
 
Acting director of SWORD after the Blip who tried to retrieve the Vision's body to use it as a sentient weapon
Tyler Hayward
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
Decorated US captain chosen to be the next Captain America
John Walker
 
Teenage leader of the anti-patriotism group the Flag Smashers
Karli Morgenthau
 
US Air Force lieutenant investigating the Flag Smashers
Joaquin Torres
 
Sam Wilson's sister who runs the family fishing business in Louisiana
Sarah Wilson
 
US Army member who serves as John Walker's partner
Lemar Hoskins
 
Elite Wakandan warrior who seeks to capture Baron Zemo, who has been broken out of prison
Ayo
 
Korean War veteran subjected to testings of Super Soldier Serum
Isaiah Bradley
 
Algerian assassin and criminal, rival of Sam, who aids the Flag Smashers
Georges Batroc
 
Scientist recruited by HYDRA and the CIA to recreate the Super Soldier Serum
Wilfred Nagel
 
Contessa who meets with John Walker and gives him the moniker "US Agent"
Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Skilled martial artist who was trained to be a killer at a young age
Shang-Chi
 
Best friend of the above who is unaware of his abilities until a group attacks them on a bus
Katy Chen
 
Younger sister of Shang-Chi who was abandoned by him and starts an undeground fight club in Macau
Xialing
 
Leader of the Ten Rings criminal organization with ten very powerful rings who trained his son to be an assassin
Wenwu
 
A guardian of Ta Lo who is Shang-Chi's aunt
Ying Nan
 
The above's wife who once turned him away from crime, exemplified a peaceful fighting style, and was a guardian of the mystical village of Ta Lo
Ying Li
 
Thug for the Ten Rings organization with a machete arm
Razor Fist
 
Ta Lo elder who teaches Katy archery
Guang Bo
 
Right-hand-man and announcer at Xialing's fight club
Jon Jon
 
Faceless, winged, furry creature of Ta Lo who befriends Trevor Slattery
Morris
Eternals
Empathetic Eternal with a strong connection to Earth, able to manipulate and transform matter
Sersi
 
Eternal who can fly and project cosmic energy beams from his eyes, love interest of the above
Ikaris
 
Eternal who has the physical appearance of a child
Sprite
 
Eternal who becomes a Bollywood star
Kingo
 
Eternal who can make weapons out of cosmic energy and suffers from a psychological condition (Mahd Wy'ry)
Thena
 
Incredibly strong Eternal with a deep connection to the above
Gilgamesh
 
Gay Eternal who is an intelligent weapons and technology inventor
Phastos
 
Eternal with mind-control abilities
Druig
 
Deaf Eternal who can move at superhuman speed
Makkari
 
Wise leader of the Eternals killed by Deviants
Ajak
 
Powerful Celestial who created the Eternals and seeks to expand the universe
Arishem
 
Human history professor who dates Sersi
Dane Whitman
 
Leader of the Deviants, a race that are the Eternals' enemies
Kro
 
Personal valet of Kingo
Karun Patel
 
Celestial that begins to emerge into the universe whilst destroying Earth but is stopped by the Eternals
Tiamut
 
Man who approaches the Eternals as the brother of Thanos
Eros
 
Midget assistant of the above
Pip the Troll
Spider-Man: Far Frome Home
Former Stark employee who uses holographic technology to make himself look like a valiant hero that fights "elemental" monsters
Quentin Beck
 
Ned's girlfriend who he later breaks up with for questionable reasons
Betty Brant
 
Popular student who Peter Parker competes with for MJ's interest
Brad Davis
 
Mustachioed chaperone of the Europe field trip who believes witches are behind the Elemental attacks
Julius Dell
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Scientist from an alternate reality who developed a split personality
Norman Osborn
 
Scientist from an alternate reality with four artificially intelligent mechanical tentacles
Otto Octavius
 
Electrical engineer from an alternate reality who gained electric powers after an accident
Max Dillon
 
Scientist from an alternate reality who transformed into a reptile after trying to regrow a limb
Curt Conners
 
Thief from an alternate reality who gained the ability to transform into sand
Flint Marko
 
Alternate version of Peter Parker who utilizes organic webs from his own body
Peter-Two
 
Alternate version of Peter who is haunted by his failure to save his girlfriend Gwen
Peter-Three
 
Reporter for The Daily Bugle who seeks to incriminate Spider-Man
J. Jonah Jameson
 
Lawyer with heightened senses who assists Peter after he is revealed to be Spider-Man
Matt Murdock
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Teenager with the ability to travel between universes and dimensions of the Multiverse
America Chavez
 
Earth-838 Illuminati leader and professor with telepathic powers
Charles Xavier
 
Earth-838 Illuminati member and intelligent leader of the Fantastic Four
Reed Richards
 
Earth-838 Illuminati member and leader of the Inhumans
Blackagar Boltagon
Hawkeye
Young Hawkeye fan who becomes Barton's mentee after donning the Ronin suit
Kate Bishop
 
The above's mother who has connections with "Kingpin"
Eleanor Bishop
 
The above's fiance, a skilled swordsman who seems suspicious but is not
Jack Duquesne
 
Deaf commander of the Tracksuit Mafia
Maya Lopez
 
Tracksuit mercenary who knows ASL and therefore is able to communicate with the above
Kazimierz "Kazi" Kazimierczak
 
Crime lord behind the Tracksuit Mafia
Wilson Fisk
 
Clint Barton's oldest son
Cooper Barton
 
Clint's only daughter
Lila Barton
 
Clint's youngest son
Nathaniel Barton
 
Jack Duquesne's uncle who turns up murdered
Armand Duquesne III
 
Golden retriever who thoroughly enjoys pizza
Lucky
Moon Knight
Coldhearted Jewish-American mercenary is the avatar of the god Khonshu and suffers from a split personality
Marc Spector
 
Friendly gift shop employee who shares a body with the above
Steven Grant
 
Adventurer and archaeologist who is the above's wife and becomes Tawaret's superhero avatar
Layla El-Faouly
 
Religious zealot and cultist who serves the goddess Ammit, judging people based on their future crimes
Arthur Harrow
 
Egyptian god of the moon, an outcast from the Ennead
Khonshu
 
Egyptian hippo goddess of childbirth and fertility who guides Marc and Steven through the underworld
Taweret
 
Evil Egyptian goddess released by Harrow who seeks to eliminate much of the world because of future crimes
Ammit
 
Avatar of Osiris, the leader of the Ennead
Selim
 
Thief that collects artifacts and antiques
Anton Mogart
 
Ruthless Spanish-speaking alter of Marc who kills Harrow
Jake Lockley
 
Avatar of Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of love
Yatzil
Ms. Marvel
Pakistani-American teenager and avid Avengers fan who gains the power to harness cosmic energy from a bangle
Kamala Khan
 
The above's intelligent and loyal best friend
Bruno Carrelli
 
Strong and determined close friend of the above two
Nakia Bahadir
 
Kamala's strict mother
Muneeba Khan
 
Kamala's compassionate father
Yusuf Khan
 
Kamala's older brother who was recently married
Aamir Khan
 
Charming boy that Kamala has a crush on, who is revealed as a Clandestine, part of a race of enhanced beings from the Noor dimension
Kamran
 
Leader of the Clandestines who is trying to reach her home dimension after being exiled
Najma
 
Member of the Red Daggers, a group of trained vigilantes that protect the people
Kareem
 
Leader of the Red Daggers
Waleed
 
Kamala's grandmother who lives in Karachi, Pakistan
Sana
 
Kamala's great-grandmother and the above's mother who was secretly a Clandestine and owned the bangle
Aisha
 
Popular and mean-spirited girl who Kamala saves with her superpowers
Zoe Zimmer
 
Department of Damage Control agent intent on capturing Ms. Marvel
Sadie Deever
 
Aamir's newfound wife
Tyesha Hillman
Thor: Love and Thunder
Madman who uses the powerful, corruptive Necrosword to fulfill his task of slaying all gods for their selfishness
Gorr the God Butcher
 
Kingly Greek god of lightning and the ignorant leader of Omnipotence City
Zeus
 
Heimdall's young son, one of many children kidnapped by Gorr, who inherits his father's mystical powers
Axl
 
Egotistical deity who is Gorr's first victim
Rapu
 
Gorr's daughter who dies of dehydration but is resurrected by Eternity and becomes Thor's adoptive daughter to fight beside him
Love
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Level 43
May 6, 2022
We miss you on Quad lol

Could you be more frequent there?

And why Hulk excluded? Is it because is a Atlético’s player

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Level 52
May 8, 2022
Yeah, I don't know why I've been so inactive. I will try to be on the group more.

Also Hulk is there, but they're all listed by first names, not superhero names

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Level 60
Feb 15, 2023
"Uncle of Miles Morales"...

Could this be foreshadowing?