15 Easter Eggs in Phase One of the MCU
![15 Easter Eggs in Phase One of the MCU](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/2/843542_320x180.jpg)
Marvel’s Cinematic Universe has bloomed from one weird movie about a drunk building a supercar robot thing into one of the most profitable franchises of all-time, encompassing movies, TV shows, cartoons, theme park attractions and comic books*. But it all started with Phase One:
(*Yes, the series is based on comics, but there’s also MCU-specific comics like Nick Fury’s Big Week that we write about despite absolutely no human being ever actually caring that much about them.)
Following Iron Man’s notorious revelation, and Nick Fury’s thematic stop-by, Phase One was released – Thor, Iron Man 2, The Incredible Hulk movie we all tend to forget, and Captain America: The First Avenger, proof that there could be more than one good movie in Phase One – before all building to the capstone:
The Avengers. If you saw it in theaters, odds are you remember the insane hype of the film; despite it looking almost quaint now (what, a handful of Avengers team up to take down Loki? What is this, eight different scenes in Thor: Ragnarok?), the film blew up the box office and led to 80 more years of Marvel.
Now that Phase Four is fully in swing, the last episode of Moon Knight releasing soon, and both Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and Thor: Love and Thunder on their way, it’s time to look back at the phases that led us here… and all the ways they pointed to the future.
Roxxon
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs ROXXON CORPORATION Iron Man Roxxon The villainous corporation is first seen during the climactic fight at the end of Iron Man, and then keeps on appearing. $ 12.14 Sa Iron Man 2 ROCOON 18.986 Ga Lift tee Survion E Price Per Gathen including tax 3799 Supreme PLUS has - - - CRACKED.COM - ROXXON 91](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/8/843548.jpg)
Doctor Zola
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Arnim Zola Some blueprints Doctor Zola grabs are for a robotic body like the one he has in the comics. Captain America: The First Avenger CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/9/843559.jpg)
Source: Reddit
Shield
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Iron Man Captain America's shield When Pepper walks in on Tony undressing, a version of Cap's shield can be seen on the work bench. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/6/843546.jpg)
Source: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Captain America and Wolverine
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs A Captain America: The First Avenger Wolverine Captain America was supposed to meet up with fellow World War II soldier Wolverine in his original film. The two would've run into a young Magneto during the war. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/8/843558.jpg)
Source: Comic Book Movie
Shawarma
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs - The Avengers Shawarma As Tony is being thrown around the battlefield, he briefly passes the shawarma restaurant that they all go to later. WE ARE INSURANCE, WE ARE FARMERS. Shawarma WEST.COM E metre, CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/1/843551.jpg)
Source: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Life Model Decoy
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs The Avengers Life Model Decoy Tony jokingly pretends to be a Life Model Decoy -which is a human-looking android used by S.H.I.E.L.D. in the comics. ACTIVATE THE DEVICE. NOW! PRIORITY OVERRIDE FURY ALPHA-THETA- SEVEN! NOW GET THE HELL OUT DON'T DE OF MY STRATO- RÓCULOUS. SPHERE DEFORE . HAVE EVERY- THOUSANDS ONE UNDER Die SURVEILLANCE CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/4/843554.jpg)
Source: Marvel Database
Fin Fang Foom
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Iron Man Fin Fang Foom As Tony test drives his armor, he flies past a billboard featuring Fin Fang Foom-a dragon-like alien villain from the comics. GRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/6/843556.jpg)
Source: Screen Rant
The Leader
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs The Incredible Hulk The Leader Samuel Sterns, one of the Hulk's greatest villains, helps Bruce Banner attempt to cure himself-before being forced to help create The Abomination. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/0/843550.jpg)
Source: Marvel Database
Whiplash and Loki
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Iron Man 2 Loki Ivan Vanko had a Loki tattoo on his neck. It was removed for fear audiences would think Loki was behind Whiplash's actions. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/7/843547.jpg)
Source: IMDb
Tønsberg
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs WELCOME TO NEW ASGARD PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY TONSBERG Tōnsberg, Norway The site of New Asgard in later films is where Johann Schmidt searches for the Tesseract. It's also set to be the main location of Thor: Love and Thunder. Captain America: The First Avenger CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/3/843553.jpg)
Source: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Taskmaster
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Taskmaster Dreykov's daughter is first mentioned briefly in The Avengers, before showing up as a villain in Black Widow. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/9/843549.jpg)
Source: RadioTimes.com
Human Torch
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs The the Captain America: The First Avenger The Human Torch The Synthetic Man, the original Human Torch makes an appearance in Steve Rogers' premiere film. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/4/5/843545.jpg)
Source: Comic Book Like
Mr. Harrington
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Mr. Harrington The computer nerd from The Incredible Hulk goes on to become Peter Parker's teacher in Spider-Man: Homecoming. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/7/843557.jpg)
Source: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
Steve and Natasha
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Captain America: The First Avenger Black Widow Cap's nurse when he wakes up in the present has long been rumored to originally be Natasha-making Black Widow the first person he meets upon waking up. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/5/843555.jpg)
Source: TopMovieClips/YouTube
Christine Everhart
![MCU Phase One Easter Eggs Iron Man The Daily Bugle Christine Everhart, Tony Stark's antagonistic, UST-filled reporter friend, works for The Daily Bugle in the comics. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/5/2/843552.jpg)
Source: Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki