Top 10 Marvel Mistakes Spotted by Fans

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017)

Peter Parker’s introduction in his first solo film sees him play a video diary of his participation in the events of “Captain America: Civil War.” However, fans quickly noticed that, despite only showing a few moments from the legendary airport battle, there are some major inconsistencies. Firstly, after Tony calls Spider-Man over he delivers the line “Hey everyone.” We all remember that from the “Civil War” trailer. Except, Peter doesn’t say it like that. He only says the line after rambling for a bit. Granted, he might’ve redubbed the line. Still, that doesn’t explain how or why Peter has two different reactions to Ant-Man becoming a giant. His reaction in “Homecoming” is far more sedate, and less funny, than in “Civil War.”

“The Avengers” (2012)

Captain America may be a near perfect physical specimen, but he still bleeds like everyone else. During the battle of New York, Cap endures plenty of battle damage, including from getting nearly blown up. But fans have noticed that during the final confrontation the Avengers have with Loki, Cap’s suit and hair appear like they’re in much better shape than they were just a few moments ago. This is especially jarring when he’s surrounded by the other Avengers who have more clearly been through the wringer. The lack of battle damage also carries over in the scenes set in New York in “Endgame.” So, at least it’s consistent…in its inconsistency?

“Avengers: Endgame” (2019)

Speaking of “Endgame,” Tony Stark has to endure quite the journey in his final MCU outing. Iron Man has to battle Thanos to save the universe, helped by the other Avengers, particularly Thor and Captain America. However, while Tony’s suit can repair itself through nanotechnology, his body can’t. Well, at least it isn’t supposed to. During his initial fight with Thanos, Tony’s mustache is noticeably different than it is before and after the scene. Rather than his usual long and thin ‘stache, it’s thicker and more bristly. In all likelihood, this discrepancy is the result of reshoots. Or maybe contact with the Infinity Stones disrupted Tony’s immediate past and…no the reshoot thing’s probably what it is.

“Captain Marvel” (2019)

In case you were unsure, “Captain Marvel” is set in 1995. Not only do we see stores like Radio Shack and Blockbuster featured, but the film’s Stan Lee cameo features Lee reading the script for his cameo in “Mallrats”. Talk about being meta. When Carol Danvers, Maria Rambeau and Nick Fury listen to Talos’ CD recording on Rambeau’s computer, many noticed something was off. The icons on the computer’s desktop don’t correspond to Windows 95 but rather Windows ME or 2000. The funny thing is that when Carol is at a cybercafe earlier, the computer she uses is running the correct, time appropriate operating system. Perhaps Rambeau is a beta tester for Microsoft in her spare time?

“Iron Man 3” (2013)

The third “Iron Man” film has several things fans consider a mistake, but there’s a big inaccuracy as well. Using the Iron Patriot armor, Aldrich Killian has one of his agents, Eric Savin, kidnap President Matthew Ellis aboard Air Force One. During the attack, one of the Secret Service agents shoots at the Iron Patriot armor and the bullet ricochets off it and shatters a window. The real Air Force One has armor plated glass and is essentially a flying nuclear bunker. It’s rather odd that, despite the MCU having such advanced technology everywhere else, the real U.S. president’s plane is somehow more secure.

“Doctor Strange” (2016)

“Doctor Strange” the film takes Dr. Stephen Strange and the audience on a bizarre adventure through many parts of reality that are unseen. The Mirror Dimension, the Dark Dimension…whatever head trip the Ancient One takes him on when they first meet. But some things the movie shows us, we weren’t meant to see. When Dr. Strange is exploring the Sanctum and first meets his living cloak, a crewmember for the film can be briefly seen in the background of one of the shots. Granted, sorcerers can be anyone, so it could be a sorcerer in his everyday clothes, but that seems unlikely.

“The Avengers” (2012)

The introduction of Black Widow in Marvel’s first major crossover can be a little confusing. Seemingly captured by a Russian arms dealer, Natasha Romanoff is being interrogated but she’s apparently really interrogating her captor. Her target doesn’t get it, and we’re not sure we do, even years later. After a call from Coulson, she decides to escape. During her fight with the goons, Romanoff appears to headbutt one of them when he’s behind her. Except – Black Widow’s head never connects. The man is hit by her hair and he recoils like she just broke his nose! That’s some tough conditioner!

“Guardians of the Galaxy” (2014)

One of the things that helps set “Guardians of the Galaxy” apart is its soundtrack. The in-universe explanation for its great selection of classic songs is a mixtape, later mixtapes, belonging to Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord. Given that Quill was abducted from Earth in 1988, it makes sense that he’s still using that remnant of his past. What doesn’t make sense is the mixtapes themselves. The brand of mixtape, a TDK CDing II, wasn’t released until the 1990s, several years after Star-Lord left Earth. So how did Star Lord’s mom come across tapes from the future when she made them?

“Avengers: Endgame” (2019)

The final battle in “Endgame” is pretty chaotic, so the audience being confused is understandable. But some fans have noticed that the special effects artists may have gotten confused too. To get the Infinity Stones away from Thanos, the Avengers decide it’d be best to send them back in time. Given that their main time machine was lost in the attack, they’re left with another option – Scott’s van. While Scott goes to fix it, the other Avengers play keep away and try to deliver the Gauntlet and Stones to the van. Except, when Black Panther takes possession of the Gauntlet, a giant Ant-Man can be seen fighting in the background. Maybe Hank Pym came by with an extra suit?

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” (2017)

This is arguably one of the most famous mistakes Marvel has ever made. The opening of the movie sees Adrien Toomes, later known as the Vulture, in the aftermath of the battle of New York. He’s passed over for a contract to salvage alien technology. Then, a title card tells us that 8 years later, Toomes and his men are stealing alien tech and selling it. This would put the events of “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in 2020 in the MCU. Except, other events that take place after this are set before 2020. Marvel has owned up to this mistake, but it’s still pretty glaring upon rewatches.