An updated version of this video is now available! th-cam.com/video/yjh4lEwoN2E/w-d-xo.html It adds Quantumania, Guardians 3, and Secret Invasion + Incorporates the corrections below (and many others tweaks) CORRECTIONS (To be implemented when/if I do any updated version): - Captain America: Winter Solider + Civil War- Sharon Carter is NOT Peggy's daughter. She is Peggy's grandniece (also known as greatniece) - Avengers: Endgame - When Rogers and Stark went to 1970, they were after the SPACE stone, not the POWER stone - Pronunciation of Romanoff and M'Baku - At the start of the "Wakanda is Formed" chapter, it should be "*millions of years later", 'billions of years later" --- Wow! Can’t believe this video is finally out. It’s something I’ve thought about making ever since I released that Spider-Man Recap way back before No Way Home (th-cam.com/video/nQL896SVVAo/w-d-xo.html). After that video, I thought about my next big recap. Some suggested the MCU and it felt like a natural next step but I also knew it would be a huge project. So, it had to go on the backburner thanks to some other OneTake priorities (like Better Call Saul’s final season! And wow… Still can’t believe that show is over). Anyway, after my Halloween project, I finally decided to focus on the big MCU Recap. I got especially excited for it when I had the idea to do it in chronological order, rather than just a straightforward recap. I’m a big fan of puzzling things out / seeing how they fit together (if you couldn’t figure that out from my Dark or Raised by Wolves content haha) so I knew it’d be a fun project to see how well all the MCU content actually fits on a timeline. A few notes on the timeline if you’re curious: WHY DID I EXCLUDE AGENTS OF SHIELD, DAREDEVIL, ETC? As you can see, this video only covers the movies and the Disney+ shows (excluding “What If” since so far that series has been relegated outside the main timeline). Although shows like Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil, Runaways, etc are “canon”. They’re mostly one-way canon. Meaning, they’ve existed outside or between the cracks of the mainline movies but don’t actually impact or push those movies forward in any way. In fact, until recently, the shows were all handled by a separate entity within Marvel entirely. Now, everything is under Kevin Feige’s authority (or K.E.V.I.N… lol) so the shows and movies are much more closely linked. In fact, at Disney events, when Feige shows the upcoming slate of movies for a phase, the shows are actually included. So, to truly understand the entirety of the MCU that “matters” for movie-continuity, so far… It seems like you need to know the story of the movies + the Disney+ shows. And… Let’s be honest… Including ALL the shows would be A LOT to cover. I’m not saying it’s out of the question for the future, but in terms of understanding the main events of the MCU. I think we have it covered in this vid :) HOW DID I FIGURE OUT THE CORRECT TIMELINE ORDER? First, I have to point out an insane coincidence. Literally, just a few hours ago, as I was putting the finishing touches on this video… Marvel Studios announced they are FINALLY releasing an official timeline. They released one when the first Avengers came out but that only covered Phase 1. Things have obviously gotten way more complicated since then so this is welcome news. Until that comes out, how do we determine the right timeline order? A few ways. Sometimes the movies themselves are VERY clear about when something takes place. For example, there will be on-screen titled cards (see Eternals for example) indicating the year. Or, in Endgame, the Avengers time travel to specific moments we saw in the movies and the years are indicated. Otherwise, there have also been in-continuity comic books (like Captain America: First Vengeance) which indicate years. There’s also that official timeline released for Phase 1. Beyond that, we can look to clues in the movies themselves or hints dropped in interviews. Looking for those clues and hints, I definitely referred to the MCU Fandom quite a bit (marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/) where the community has done an amazing job diving into the weeds of these movies but there are still many areas where there’s room for debate. In those cases, I had to make judgment calls. When all else fails, Disney+ recently added a feature where you can watch the MCU in timeline order. I say “when all else fails” because they’ve changed the order there a few times so you can’t always take that page as gospel either. Anyway, as you dig into the details, you find that the movies are internally contradictory. For example, throughout Iron Man, which came out in 2008, there are plenty of references to it taking place in 2008. Then Iron Man 2 is said to take place 6 months later… But, it takes place during Thor and Incredible Hulk which we know takes place in 2010. So, we have to assume that Iron Man retroactively takes place in 2009. The list goes on! If there’s interest, I may do a sort of “supplemental” video to this one, going into more of the details of piecing together the timeline and the various judgment calls I made where there’s room for debate. Though, like I said, that may soon be unnecessary if the official timeline clears things up! I NOTICED A MISTAKE IN YOUR VIDEO! Feel free to let me know about it in the comments! I may re-release the video in the future and expand it as we get into Phase 5. At that point, I can incorporate corrections.
@@colleenross8752 Good catch, for some reason my mouth kept wanting to say Power Stone. I went back and corrected most instances but looks like this one slipped though. Thanks!
This video looks amazing I just want to say and I'm very excited to watch but before I do I feel like taking the newest information is usually right when deciding things (unless blatantly wrong). For example civil war obviously takes place in 2016 and in that film vision mentions that iron man revealed himself 8 years ago, putting iron man back in 2008. Again great video, you may have even mentioned that I wouldn't know as I haven't seen the whole thing yet. Thank youuuu
Here's a whole timeline Captain America the first class Agent Carter TV series X-Men first class X-Men days of the future past X-Men wolverine X-Men apocalypse X-Men the dark Phoenix Captain Marvel Iran man Iron man 2 The Incredible hulk Thor The avengers Iron man 3 Agents of shield TV series The wolverine Thor the dark world Guardian of the Galaxy Guardian of the Galaxy 2 Avengers age of Ultron Ant man Dead pool Spider man The amazing spider man Captain America civil war Black widow Spider man homecoming Dr.strange Black panther Spider man 2 The amazing spider man 2 Thor Ragnarok Spider man 3 Venom Venom 2 Captain America homecoming Avengers infinity war Wanda vision TV series Hawkeye TV series Deadpool 2 Spider man far from home Avengers end game Loki series The falcon and the winter soldier TV series Captain America the brave new world Captain America the winter soldier Ms. Marvel TV series Secret invasion TV series Ms. Marvels Shange chi and the legend of the ten rings Spider man far from home Dr strange into the multiverse of madness Thor love and thunder Black panther Wanda forever Ant man and the wasp quantium mania Guardian of the Galaxy 3 Dead Pool 3 Thunderbolts
Now that we're in phase 4, I've forgotten a lot of the smaller details from phase 1 and phase 2 movies, so this was a perfect video to watch to reconnect everything together, thank you!
Yes! I'd also much rather use this to summarize the mcu than force unknowing friends to watch like a month's worth of movies and shows and if they want to know more then we can watch which ever works interest them the most.
You made this so interesting, you’ve made 5 hours feel like 2 and personally I’ve been waiting to see a video like this, with a real, complete and intricate timeline. Bravo sir, Bravo
Dude, I hope you are given the credit you deserve from Marvel. This is the most perfectly detailed layout of the MCU that is possible and Marvel should give you your just due. Thank you to everyone that truly appreciates the work you put into, creating this narrative and video. I will pay your tab anytime we may meet lol.
Excellent work. Honestly, this really does make me appreciate the interconnectivity of the MCU overall. While some shows and movies are better than others, I appreciate the comic-book storytelling approach they've been able to apply to this on-screen franchise, and love how everything is connected in some way. Thanks for doing this, and continue to do great work!
Incredibly helpful isn't it. Especially the bits with Loki, for example he had the Tesseract on the Asgard ship because he'd taken it during Ragnarok at the end. Things like this have me scratching my head because when watching Infinity War I was confused at why Loki had it. This video makes this so much clearer.
I am in awe of this video--took me three days, but the narrative, the framing, the connecting the dots, made this video so worth every second! Thanks for this amazing work and excellent storytelling!
I listened to a breakdown of the universe years ago with my grandma that had cancer and not enough time left to get caught up on the movies, it’s wild how in just the past years the video length for this type of breakdown has increased from 2 hours to almost 6. I don’t know why I think of her every time I see a universe recap video but Rip grandma.
This is by far the best recap of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You were able to capture so much with great detail and anyone who don't fully understand the MCU should watch this video as a 101. I have already shared the link with others to prove a point or two. Thanks for taking the time to create and share this with huge MCU fans like myself.
This showed up in my feed not realizing it was over 5 hours long. Best 5 hours of my life!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. This was amazing to watch. You filled in some gaps, holes and movies I've missed and caught me up. I understood it all. You did a great job explaining everything. This is def a masterpiece and I'm looking forward to any future additions.
Funny how this is probably one of the best movies ive ever seen 😂. Ive only seen about half the movies in this recap so it makes it fun to see you connect all the dots! Thanks for this amazing recap and keep doing these things because your voice is perfect and your determination fits that very well :D
I've never seen anybody who put it together like this, I had to share it on Facebook, I don't think it would be possible to do it in as LITTLE as 5 hours, but you did it, and didn't miss a damn thing. Incredible.
Wow. I'm impressed. I am going to be watching this in chunks and in my first half hour of viewing I only noticed one omission, and it's a very minor one. In November 1971, Asgardian prince Loki, using the alias "DB Cooper", hijacked an airplane and escaped by way of parachute after losing a bet to his brother Thor.
Hmm. I think there's a missed opportunity in between Doctor Strange and Civil War to utilize footage from the magnificent "What is grief?" scene from WandaVision. It's the only clip that shows their nascent relationship developing before they are separated in Civil War. These are not criticisms, they are suggestions from a fan for the update you mentioned. :)
I don't think "freezing" is the right terminology to describe what the Eternals did to Tiamat. "Transmuted" is perhaps more accurate. The rumors are that the plots of the next Captain America movie and the Thunderbolts movie will revolve around various powers attempting to obtain mineral rights to Tiamut's corpse.
I've made it as far as Hawkeye, and it occurs to me that depending upon how things play out in Daredevil Born Again, it may become necessary to insert the events of Daredevil into your timeline in a future update. My only other thought at this point is that the scene from Falcon and Winter Soldier where Bucky is freed from his programming would make a good insert somewhere before Infinity War. Really enjoying this journey so far even though I've seen all of the material in question.
Wow. What an incredible piece of work. You should be proud of yourself. Now that I've reached the end, the only suggestions I can make for your phase five update are the three presented above. The bit with Loki in 1971 is mostly just a bit of fun, but it serves to remind the audience that the Asgardians are still there in the story and that we will be coming back to them. The "what is grief" moment from WandaVision is the beginning of Wanda and Vision's romantic journey together and is it important part of their narrative. Likewise with the flashback to what kinda with Bucky in Falcon and Winter Soldier. That moment is an important part of Bucky's ark and should be included in the main narrative. That's it. The effort you put into this has earned yourself a subscriber in me. I look forward to new content.
This was absolutely fantastic. In fact, your recounting of Love and Thunder made that film more enjoyable than the film, itself. The idea was there, but the execution was a big let down - and you brought it back to its core essence. Thank you for this video, and for the many others on your channel that I've happily started going through! If you haven't already, I'd love to see a Star Wars complete retrospective like this one, but including the multiple animated series as well, since they're part of the canon. Again, fantastic job on this!
watched this repeatedly untill i had a good image of the whole MCU in my head from start to finish....used to read the comics as a kid and have been a marvel fan ever since i can remember....you can imagine the excitement when i discovered this video....and the duration of it was the icing on the cake!! massive respect to the creator !!
The most detailed and comprehensive MCU timeline I've seen on TH-cam. I salute to your dedication to your work sir. Hope there will be more in the future. You have a new subscriber and a fan.
the amount of work this must have taken is BLOWING my mind. it might take several sessions but i definitely have to check this out fully. beautiful work
@@TSWaves1 or he could make a part 2 or split it up by saga and do a full multiverse saga, infinity saga- and if trademark leaks are correct eternity saga?
I'm only commenting because I've almost finished this video and MY GOD the sheer amount of willpower is staggering. I loved this entire video as well as your calming voice. Kudos my friend. You deserve many more subscribers. I hope my comment helps the algorithm realize this is a worthy video. Keep it up man! -A new subscriber
The amount of time and preperation for this must've taken you a long time. I commend you my man & who ever helped you put this together. Just tremendous bravo
The fact that Ant-Man is pivotal to the Endgame is absolutely amazing. Without him and Tony talking about a time-heist. There wouldn’t be further phases. Leading to Kang.
I have a chronology obsession and usually love the act of putting pieces together like this but have only done so on smaller scales, like the Resident Evil games. The MCU has been something I've been wracking my brain over for a long time and here you've done all of my hard work for me. I know there are other Timelines out there but you include the years events take place so that makes you better. So I want to thank you for doing this, now I'm gonna be insane and watch the whole MCU according to this timeline.
Yo!! I'm not a huge comic guy, I've only ever dabbled. I love the MCU movies, and watched them all the way through until Endgame and LOVED it, but, the way this video pieces it all out into a cohesive timeline like this is f'n DOPE!!!! I can't thank you guys enough, and, I'm subbing just for that!!
Wow! Even that descriptive word is not worthy of the praise this comprehensive compilation and recap of a decade of blockbuster movies deserves. Well done!! Given its length, I'll have to come back many times to watch it in parts. Thank you. This helps immensely in understanding the MCU timeline.
This wins as the best thing i have seen on TH-cam. I still sit in awe of the patience, dedication, intelligence and talent required to put out such an outstanding piece of art. i loved the narration, flow and humour as well as the flawless editing of the videos. the bits of humour in spiderman and shehulk were just awesome. Thank you
THIS IS Awesome!! The MCU cinematic universe always confused me but seeing it broken down like this where movies like Eternals span the course of so many other movies help it make sense. Thank you for making this!!
Sheesh! Congratulations on dropping this, I'm a big Marvel Fan but just can't find the time to watch all of these. I want you to know that it is greatly appreciated and I didn't skip at all!! And now, I'm ready for Guardians of the Galaxy 3 tonight
Has it been 5 hours already? Felt like I've just started 5 minutes ago lol. Great job! You saved me the trouble of watching Moon Knight, Ms Marvel and Hawkeye which I've been holding off for months. Can't wait to watch the rest of your videos. Thanks heaps!
THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!! Having the timelines explained in so much (careful and vivid) detail was captivating. I admit, I am going to watch/listen to this again. Thank you for this!
This my friend is a work of understanding!! I have seen most of this but this, this was amazing. Thank you for putting a jigsaw puzzle together and I mean that. I had no idea there was all this extra content or if I did never watched it. I thank you from my heart to yours. Take care.
2:20, I think the reason Ego ended up like he did was because something destroyed the planet he was implanted into and had only developed the brain, but not the rest of his body
interesting theory!! I think he was the sole survivor of his group of eternals too, and when he was reset he was still alone and without directive. its fascinating to me that arishems goal is expansion of the universe and egos goal was expansion of Himself, like… the prerogative was there but he was a little confused. 😅
this is quite possibly the best video on youtube! Great job man! puzzling all this out must have been very tedious and fun at the same time! Your narration was the best! I love the fact you broke character only one time and it was so funny because 2 mins before you did i said to my self wow its been hours and this guy hasn't laughed or cracked a joke or anything... and then you do that LOL! great video man thank you for your work we as content viewers enjoy creative minded people like you that think outside the box!
Watching this to prepare for MCU Phase 5. I can only imagine how long this recap must’ve took. Wow. In great detail as well. Especially for 5 hours! This deserves recognition. This video could take me days to watch. I’m watching this because the MCU timeline is kind of confusing to me. All I know is, the MCU follows the story with comics.
Wow what an awesome piece of work. Huge kudos for your passion and dedication in putting this together. I was captivated throughout the entire piece in one sitting. I haven't watched the most recent Disney+ shows(after Hawkeye) so enjoyed catching up here. Thank you.
I have to say, this compalation is awesome and must have taken hours and hours to complete, massive respect for the effort you put in to it, absolutely brilliant 🥇🤓🤯🙈🙉🙊🤜🤛
I have just completed the 5 hours man! What a masterpiece! mind-blowing story to tell! You said everything clearly like I was watching a movie no stopped still your voice and accent played a major part on this release! Amazing, unbelievable! Bravo. Keep up your good work.
This is like one of my favorite videos ever made ever. I’ve been thinking of binging all of the shows at once just to get the whole picture of MCU and you just save me atleast 6 months of content.
Thank you sooo very much from a true hardcore MCU movie fan I'm sure like many others this has truly been such a GREAT chronological order that not only makes all the movies fit so much better in alignment and thus the phases of all these MCU movies in the proper order based on the actual years which all these movies are based on. Im so grateful ❤to you for for putting in all this time and effort to put this masterpiece that in itself deserves to be an actual MARVEL Disney+ Plus documentary series. Thank you so much for telling the Marvel story so professionally along with all the movie scenes to help move the themes and timeliness along. Sending you much love and respect from New York, please keep continuing this amazing work ty 😊
I certainly can't be the only one thankful he saved me the trouble of having to sit through the tripe of phase 4. Giving me the lore while leaving out the nonsense( 'humor', insufferable characters, lame dialogue, etc) is a blessing
As someone who’s watched majority of the movies but has a hard time remembering the smallest but important details, this is greatly appreciated to say the very least. Thank you so so much for your dedication to making this!!
Extraordinary chronology and breakdown. I most have been in an alternate reality listening to the full 5-hour production, and not feeling time passing by; that's how enthralling and captivating it's been. Thank you.
I'm gonna pull an "Ackchyually" and note that Sharon Carter is NOT Peggy's "daughter" or "granddaughter" as stated incorrectly several times in this video script. She is Peggy's grand-niece.
Fantastic work. A couple mistakes.. (Sharon Carter is not Peggy’s daughter in the MCU).. But a clear and concise narrative! Opinion: It would have served the narrative had you included Agents of shield and the street level heroes Daredevil, Cage, Jones. Though small, they are part of the tapestry. But, of course, it would have added more time to the edit. (And I’m sure you had your reasons for not including them) You held my attention for 5hours, listening to a story I know like the back of my hand, from the books to the screen. FANTASTIC JOB! 👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for the kind words!!! 🙏 And I appreciate the feedback (good job not including insults along with them, it’s a rare thing in the comments section 😂)
Definitely only clicked to see if you’d include Marvel Tv lol but read your pinned comment and I get it. I mean just including SHIELD alone would prob add an hour to this vid 😭 I’m just over here still just waiting for the day that show gets some respect put on its name from the greater MCU
Hardly flawless, even in this recap we can still see the gross tonal shift between phase 4 and all 3 previous phases. Still he did make phase 4 seem way better than it actually is with this recap so there's that...
Awesome! Well done and Thank YOU 'OneTake'! To prepare this video had to have been a MEGA undertaking. Uploading over 5 hours of viewing pleasure must have been a daunting task yet here we have it. Thank you again!! Yes of course I subscribed and hit that 'LIKE'
Small correction to this amazing piece of work. Bucky doesnt get a variant of the super soldier serum at this point. He gets it applied to him after he falls, by zola. Its what helps save his life
I'm amazed you could go through the entire phase 4 with a straight face. It's incredible just how off the rails phase 4 went compared to the rest of the MCU and how it's no longer really the MCU but something completely different.
The way they brought all these movies out really was confusing especially not knowing what order they were supposed to be in. So thank you for taking the time do break all these movies down!
Out of curiosity why did you have Love & Thunder and Moon Knight in 2025 instead of 2024? With the moon being a great indicator of the time of year for Moon Knight and with it originally supposed to release after Love & Thunder before removing easter eggs like Gorr killing a few of the gods. This was the only weird change that I noticed as others like Shang-Chi and FATWS are close enough to swap and Werewolf by Night and the Guardians Holiday Special not having enough info to make out which comes first
Those were two cases where I decided to follow the Disney+ Timeline Order. I definitely debated it for a while and had drafts of the video where I put them in 2024, but ultimately I didn't find the evidence compelling enough. For example, the producer on Moon Knight made it clear they had a date/year in mind and the moon phases were intentional. However, he also points out that they let go of whatever timeline placement they had in mind because it ultimately wasn't up to them. It up was up to the powers that be at Marvel Studios. So, to me, moon phase tells you where the creators of Moon Knight intended for the show to land... But, doesn't tell you where it lands by decree of Marvel Studios. And ultimately, I think the latter is what will "matter" (I.e., if another show or movie were to reference the events of Moon Knight, it would be based on the placement decided by whoever makes such decisions at Marvel). I'm definitely open to other ideas though! So, if someone points out some compelling evidence or reasoning that I missed, I would move the order around in my next update (i.e., when I add the next Ant-Man and the Wasp to the timeline!). And who knows how things will look in September when the official timeline comes out!
After Spider-Man no way home, I think Peter becomes the true Spider-Man we all wanted. After the loss he incurred and the wisdom he receives from the other spidermen, he becomes a better man
An updated version of this video is now available! th-cam.com/video/yjh4lEwoN2E/w-d-xo.html
It adds Quantumania, Guardians 3, and Secret Invasion + Incorporates the corrections below (and many others tweaks)
CORRECTIONS (To be implemented when/if I do any updated version):
- Captain America: Winter Solider + Civil War- Sharon Carter is NOT Peggy's daughter. She is Peggy's grandniece (also known as greatniece)
- Avengers: Endgame - When Rogers and Stark went to 1970, they were after the SPACE stone, not the POWER stone
- Pronunciation of Romanoff and M'Baku
- At the start of the "Wakanda is Formed" chapter, it should be "*millions of years later", 'billions of years later"
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Wow! Can’t believe this video is finally out. It’s something I’ve thought about making ever since I released that Spider-Man Recap way back before No Way Home (th-cam.com/video/nQL896SVVAo/w-d-xo.html). After that video, I thought about my next big recap. Some suggested the MCU and it felt like a natural next step but I also knew it would be a huge project.
So, it had to go on the backburner thanks to some other OneTake priorities (like Better Call Saul’s final season! And wow… Still can’t believe that show is over).
Anyway, after my Halloween project, I finally decided to focus on the big MCU Recap. I got especially excited for it when I had the idea to do it in chronological order, rather than just a straightforward recap. I’m a big fan of puzzling things out / seeing how they fit together (if you couldn’t figure that out from my Dark or Raised by Wolves content haha) so I knew it’d be a fun project to see how well all the MCU content actually fits on a timeline.
A few notes on the timeline if you’re curious:
WHY DID I EXCLUDE AGENTS OF SHIELD, DAREDEVIL, ETC?
As you can see, this video only covers the movies and the Disney+ shows (excluding “What If” since so far that series has been relegated outside the main timeline). Although shows like Agents of SHIELD, Daredevil, Runaways, etc are “canon”. They’re mostly one-way canon. Meaning, they’ve existed outside or between the cracks of the mainline movies but don’t actually impact or push those movies forward in any way. In fact, until recently, the shows were all handled by a separate entity within Marvel entirely.
Now, everything is under Kevin Feige’s authority (or K.E.V.I.N… lol) so the shows and movies are much more closely linked. In fact, at Disney events, when Feige shows the upcoming slate of movies for a phase, the shows are actually included. So, to truly understand the entirety of the MCU that “matters” for movie-continuity, so far… It seems like you need to know the story of the movies + the Disney+ shows.
And… Let’s be honest… Including ALL the shows would be A LOT to cover. I’m not saying it’s out of the question for the future, but in terms of understanding the main events of the MCU. I think we have it covered in this vid :)
HOW DID I FIGURE OUT THE CORRECT TIMELINE ORDER?
First, I have to point out an insane coincidence. Literally, just a few hours ago, as I was putting the finishing touches on this video… Marvel Studios announced they are FINALLY releasing an official timeline. They released one when the first Avengers came out but that only covered Phase 1. Things have obviously gotten way more complicated since then so this is welcome news.
Until that comes out, how do we determine the right timeline order? A few ways. Sometimes the movies themselves are VERY clear about when something takes place. For example, there will be on-screen titled cards (see Eternals for example) indicating the year. Or, in Endgame, the Avengers time travel to specific moments we saw in the movies and the years are indicated.
Otherwise, there have also been in-continuity comic books (like Captain America: First Vengeance) which indicate years. There’s also that official timeline released for Phase 1. Beyond that, we can look to clues in the movies themselves or hints dropped in interviews. Looking for those clues and hints, I definitely referred to the MCU Fandom quite a bit (marvelcinematicuniverse.fandom.com/) where the community has done an amazing job diving into the weeds of these movies but there are still many areas where there’s room for debate. In those cases, I had to make judgment calls.
When all else fails, Disney+ recently added a feature where you can watch the MCU in timeline order. I say “when all else fails” because they’ve changed the order there a few times so you can’t always take that page as gospel either.
Anyway, as you dig into the details, you find that the movies are internally contradictory. For example, throughout Iron Man, which came out in 2008, there are plenty of references to it taking place in 2008. Then Iron Man 2 is said to take place 6 months later… But, it takes place during Thor and Incredible Hulk which we know takes place in 2010. So, we have to assume that Iron Man retroactively takes place in 2009.
The list goes on! If there’s interest, I may do a sort of “supplemental” video to this one, going into more of the details of piecing together the timeline and the various judgment calls I made where there’s room for debate. Though, like I said, that may soon be unnecessary if the official timeline clears things up!
I NOTICED A MISTAKE IN YOUR VIDEO!
Feel free to let me know about it in the comments! I may re-release the video in the future and expand it as we get into Phase 5. At that point, I can incorporate corrections.
The Stone Cap and Tony were after in 1970 was the Space Stone, not Power Stone
@@colleenross8752 Good catch, for some reason my mouth kept wanting to say Power Stone. I went back and corrected most instances but looks like this one slipped though. Thanks!
@@OneTakeVids you'd think Areshim would make Celestials small enough to emerge without destroying the planet
Thor: Love And Thunder takes place in April/may 2024 and not in 2025. Right Before The Falcon And The Winter Soldier.
This video looks amazing I just want to say and I'm very excited to watch but before I do I feel like taking the newest information is usually right when deciding things (unless blatantly wrong). For example civil war obviously takes place in 2016 and in that film vision mentions that iron man revealed himself 8 years ago, putting iron man back in 2008. Again great video, you may have even mentioned that I wouldn't know as I haven't seen the whole thing yet. Thank youuuu
Good lord, this must have taken an insane amount of time to research, write, and put together! Massive kudos for your dedication!
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True a five hour video over 10 movies would take months!
Here's a whole timeline
Captain America the first class
Agent Carter TV series
X-Men first class
X-Men days of the future past
X-Men wolverine
X-Men apocalypse
X-Men the dark Phoenix
Captain Marvel
Iran man
Iron man 2
The Incredible hulk
Thor
The avengers
Iron man 3
Agents of shield TV series
The wolverine
Thor the dark world
Guardian of the Galaxy
Guardian of the Galaxy 2
Avengers age of Ultron
Ant man
Dead pool
Spider man
The amazing spider man
Captain America civil war
Black widow
Spider man homecoming
Dr.strange
Black panther
Spider man 2
The amazing spider man 2
Thor Ragnarok
Spider man 3
Venom
Venom 2
Captain America homecoming
Avengers infinity war
Wanda vision TV series
Hawkeye TV series
Deadpool 2
Spider man far from home
Avengers end game
Loki series
The falcon and the winter soldier TV series
Captain America the brave new world
Captain America the winter soldier
Ms. Marvel TV series
Secret invasion TV series
Ms. Marvels
Shange chi and the legend of the ten rings
Spider man far from home
Dr strange into the multiverse of madness
Thor love and thunder
Black panther Wanda forever
Ant man and the wasp quantium mania
Guardian of the Galaxy 3
Dead Pool 3
Thunderbolts
Now that we're in phase 4, I've forgotten a lot of the smaller details from phase 1 and phase 2 movies, so this was a perfect video to watch to reconnect everything together, thank you!
Glad you found it useful!
Yes! I'd also much rather use this to summarize the mcu than force unknowing friends to watch like a month's worth of movies and shows and if they want to know more then we can watch which ever works interest them the most.
*Phase 5
@@j.pnewcomer1069 watching a month of movies sounds good to me. 😂
@@cheryldowling6647doing this with my girl now and she’s having a blast- this will fill in some knowledge gaps nicely along the way
You made this so interesting, you’ve made 5 hours feel like 2 and personally I’ve been waiting to see a video like this, with a real, complete and intricate timeline. Bravo sir, Bravo
Thank you!! Really appreciate the kind words 🙏
Oh, I love you
@@alexlowe4442 mml
crazy how the plot becomes more and more boring and random near the end
@@OneTakeVids do they ever say who created the Tesseract? Was it Odin?
This is amazing! I thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Thank you for all of your hard work!
Thank you for the support!!! 🙏
Oh, so this is where you've been, you madman.
No comment?
@@trickyx4494 No comment.
@@yeweston1411 Oh…I see
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Dude, I hope you are given the credit you deserve from Marvel. This is the most perfectly detailed layout of the MCU that is possible and Marvel should give you your just due. Thank you to everyone that truly appreciates the work you put into, creating this narrative and video. I will pay your tab anytime we may meet lol.
Wow, what a fanfic, someone should turn this into a series of movies and shows!
🤣🤣🤣
I watched all five hours of this and it is fantastic! Thank you for all the work that you put in.
Thank you for the kind words 🙏 glad you enjoyed it!
This was incredible, I’d love to see an updated version post-Secret Wars!
Thank you! And that’s definitely the plan, if not sooner!
Excellent work. Honestly, this really does make me appreciate the interconnectivity of the MCU overall. While some shows and movies are better than others, I appreciate the comic-book storytelling approach they've been able to apply to this on-screen franchise, and love how everything is connected in some way. Thanks for doing this, and continue to do great work!
Incredibly helpful isn't it. Especially the bits with Loki, for example he had the Tesseract on the Asgard ship because he'd taken it during Ragnarok at the end. Things like this have me scratching my head because when watching Infinity War I was confused at why Loki had it. This video makes this so much clearer.
Thank you for this huge amount of passion you delivery for us with this massive work.
Wow, thank you for the kind words 🙏
I am in awe of this video--took me three days, but the narrative, the framing, the connecting the dots, made this video so worth every second! Thanks for this amazing work and excellent storytelling!
I listened to a breakdown of the universe years ago with my grandma that had cancer and not enough time left to get caught up on the movies, it’s wild how in just the past years the video length for this type of breakdown has increased from 2 hours to almost 6. I don’t know why I think of her every time I see a universe recap video but Rip grandma.
Even if she couldn’t get through all of them, if you watched any Marvel movies with her, sounds like an awesome grandma. Here’s to your grandma 🥂
RIP
This is by far the best recap of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. You were able to capture so much with great detail and anyone who don't fully understand the MCU should watch this video as a 101. I have already shared the link with others to prove a point or two. Thanks for taking the time to create and share this with huge MCU fans like myself.
This showed up in my feed not realizing it was over 5 hours long. Best 5 hours of my life!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this. This was amazing to watch. You filled in some gaps, holes and movies I've missed and caught me up. I understood it all. You did a great job explaining everything. This is def a masterpiece and I'm looking forward to any future additions.
I can't believe i just watched all of this in one sitting at 5 in the morning 🤦🏾♂
Funny how this is probably one of the best movies ive ever seen 😂. Ive only seen about half the movies in this recap so it makes it fun to see you connect all the dots! Thanks for this amazing recap and keep doing these things because your voice is perfect and your determination fits that very well :D
Thanks! Hi. Did not know I needed this.
It's really well done, thank you.
Thank you so much for the support 🙏
Damn... This is the only thing that I asked for at Christmas/ god damn this guy can produce content
Man ohh man that took a good while to finish...., 10 Out of 10 Stars
Glad you enjoyed it!
I've never seen anybody who put it together like this, I had to share it on Facebook, I don't think it would be possible to do it in as LITTLE as 5 hours, but you did it, and didn't miss a damn thing.
Incredible.
Wow. I'm impressed. I am going to be watching this in chunks and in my first half hour of viewing I only noticed one omission, and it's a very minor one. In November 1971, Asgardian prince Loki, using the alias "DB Cooper", hijacked an airplane and escaped by way of parachute after losing a bet to his brother Thor.
Hmm. I think there's a missed opportunity in between Doctor Strange and Civil War to utilize footage from the magnificent "What is grief?" scene from WandaVision. It's the only clip that shows their nascent relationship developing before they are separated in Civil War.
These are not criticisms, they are suggestions from a fan for the update you mentioned. :)
I don't think "freezing" is the right terminology to describe what the Eternals did to Tiamat. "Transmuted" is perhaps more accurate. The rumors are that the plots of the next Captain America movie and the Thunderbolts movie will revolve around various powers attempting to obtain mineral rights to Tiamut's corpse.
I've made it as far as Hawkeye, and it occurs to me that depending upon how things play out in Daredevil Born Again, it may become necessary to insert the events of Daredevil into your timeline in a future update.
My only other thought at this point is that the scene from Falcon and Winter Soldier where Bucky is freed from his programming would make a good insert somewhere before Infinity War.
Really enjoying this journey so far even though I've seen all of the material in question.
Wow. What an incredible piece of work. You should be proud of yourself. Now that I've reached the end, the only suggestions I can make for your phase five update are the three presented above. The bit with Loki in 1971 is mostly just a bit of fun, but it serves to remind the audience that the Asgardians are still there in the story and that we will be coming back to them. The "what is grief" moment from WandaVision is the beginning of Wanda and Vision's romantic journey together and is it important part of their narrative. Likewise with the flashback to what kinda with Bucky in Falcon and Winter Soldier. That moment is an important part of Bucky's ark and should be included in the main narrative.
That's it. The effort you put into this has earned yourself a subscriber in me. I look forward to new content.
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This was absolutely fantastic. In fact, your recounting of Love and Thunder made that film more enjoyable than the film, itself. The idea was there, but the execution was a big let down - and you brought it back to its core essence. Thank you for this video, and for the many others on your channel that I've happily started going through! If you haven't already, I'd love to see a Star Wars complete retrospective like this one, but including the multiple animated series as well, since they're part of the canon. Again, fantastic job on this!
This was really helpful in understanding the wider MCU storyline. Thank you for the upload.
Glad you found it helpful!
This is a masterpiece... I can't imagine how many hours you put into this ... awesome work man
i love how you transition. this is very well written, love it
watched this repeatedly untill i had a good image of the whole MCU in my head from start to finish....used to read the comics as a kid and have been a marvel fan ever since i can remember....you can imagine the excitement when i discovered this video....and the duration of it was the icing on the cake!!
massive respect to the creator !!
1.5M people sat down and watched a five hour video, about the timeline of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The passion is unreal.
The most detailed and comprehensive MCU timeline I've seen on TH-cam. I salute to your dedication to your work sir. Hope there will be more in the future. You have a new subscriber and a fan.
the amount of work this must have taken is BLOWING my mind. it might take several sessions but i definitely have to check this out fully. beautiful work
Thank you!
What's funny in like 1 or 2 years a lot of this needs to be modified.
I hope he keeps the saved project files he did for this video lol
@@TSWaves1 or he could make a part 2 or split it up by saga and do a full multiverse saga, infinity saga- and if trademark leaks are correct eternity saga?
I'm only commenting because I've almost finished this video and MY GOD the sheer amount of willpower is staggering. I loved this entire video as well as your calming voice. Kudos my friend. You deserve many more subscribers. I hope my comment helps the algorithm realize this is a worthy video. Keep it up man! -A new subscriber
My man literally watched all of the movies connected to the mcu and researched everything about it.. Literally a true Goat.
The amount of time and preperation for this must've taken you a long time. I commend you my man & who ever helped you put this together. Just tremendous bravo
Broooo! MASSIVE project to take on here. Kudos. I can only like once! But SUBBED to help.
The fact that Ant-Man is pivotal to the Endgame is absolutely amazing. Without him and Tony talking about a time-heist. There wouldn’t be further phases. Leading to Kang.
Who knew?
I have a chronology obsession and usually love the act of putting pieces together like this but have only done so on smaller scales, like the Resident Evil games. The MCU has been something I've been wracking my brain over for a long time and here you've done all of my hard work for me. I know there are other Timelines out there but you include the years events take place so that makes you better. So I want to thank you for doing this, now I'm gonna be insane and watch the whole MCU according to this timeline.
Yo!! I'm not a huge comic guy, I've only ever dabbled. I love the MCU movies, and watched them all the way through until Endgame and LOVED it, but, the way this video pieces it all out into a cohesive timeline like this is f'n DOPE!!!! I can't thank you guys enough, and, I'm subbing just for that!!
Amazing job. Perfect recap, well told, over 5 hours and not one boring second. Respect.
This must’ve taken a huge amount of time and dedication! And for that I thank you sir!
Wow! Even that descriptive word is not worthy of the praise this comprehensive compilation and recap of a decade of blockbuster movies deserves. Well done!! Given its length, I'll have to come back many times to watch it in parts. Thank you. This helps immensely in understanding the MCU timeline.
This wins as the best thing i have seen on TH-cam. I still sit in awe of the patience, dedication, intelligence and talent required to put out such an outstanding piece of art. i loved the narration, flow and humour as well as the flawless editing of the videos. the bits of humour in spiderman and shehulk were just awesome. Thank you
a little late but you should check out comics explained, rob does some crazy videos like this one
@@braydenwoods8866 will check it out. thanks for the recommendation
THIS IS Awesome!! The MCU cinematic universe always confused me but seeing it broken down like this where movies like Eternals span the course of so many other movies help it make sense. Thank you for making this!!
Sheesh! Congratulations on dropping this, I'm a big Marvel Fan but just can't find the time to watch all of these. I want you to know that it is greatly appreciated and I didn't skip at all!! And now, I'm ready for Guardians of the Galaxy 3 tonight
Has it been 5 hours already? Felt like I've just started 5 minutes ago lol. Great job! You saved me the trouble of watching Moon Knight, Ms Marvel and Hawkeye which I've been holding off for months. Can't wait to watch the rest of your videos. Thanks heaps!
Holding off?? They’re so good especially moon knight
Thanks!
Thank you for the support Phil! 🙏
First Of All , This Video Deserves A Like Just For The Work , Time And Effort Put In To Make This Video . Appreciate It Bro !
Literally the longest youtube video i've ever watched and i am loving every second of it
THIS WAS FREAKING AWESOME!!!!
Having the timelines explained in so much (careful and vivid) detail was captivating. I admit, I am going to watch/listen to this again. Thank you for this!
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This my friend is a work of understanding!! I have seen most of this but this, this was amazing. Thank you for putting a jigsaw puzzle together and I mean that. I had no idea there was all this extra content or if I did never watched it. I thank you from my heart to yours. Take care.
I’ve loved marvel movies but have never been able to piece all the stories together. This is amazing!! Thank you so much ❤️
2:20, I think the reason Ego ended up like he did was because something destroyed the planet he was implanted into and had only developed the brain, but not the rest of his body
interesting theory!! I think he was the sole survivor of his group of eternals too, and when he was reset he was still alone and without directive. its fascinating to me that arishems goal is expansion of the universe and egos goal was expansion of Himself, like… the prerogative was there but he was a little confused. 😅
this is quite possibly the best video on youtube! Great job man! puzzling all this out must have been very tedious and fun at the same time! Your narration was the best! I love the fact you broke character only one time and it was so funny because 2 mins before you did i said to my self wow its been hours and this guy hasn't laughed or cracked a joke or anything... and then you do that LOL! great video man thank you for your work we as content viewers enjoy creative minded people like you that think outside the box!
Watching this to prepare for MCU Phase 5. I can only imagine how long this recap must’ve took. Wow. In great detail as well. Especially for 5 hours! This deserves recognition. This video could take me days to watch. I’m watching this because the MCU timeline is kind of confusing to me. All I know is, the MCU follows the story with comics.
Fantastic work! I watched the entire thing almost in one seating. Had to come back to listen later. I really enjoyed it
I can't believe I watched this in one sitting. Amazing work!
I sat through 4 HOURS of this and it was GRRRRREAT!
WELL done, you covered every major point in EVERY movie so WELL done!
God damn. Legendary video man
Thank god he just went straight to it. Nice.
Got me through a shift at work and I appreciate it. Great video , I watched it in its entirety
Glad to hear it! TH-cam videos and podcasts used to get me through hours of work... Glad I'm finally able to do the same for someone else!
This is probably the dopest thing I found on you tube
…………..you forgot the birth of the rat……how dare you! 😂
Jokes aside…incredible video…you’re amazing for doing this!
Lol I'll have to incorporate that for the next version! Thanks for the kind words! 🙏
Ahh a good video for cleaning the house :) So many breaks taken.
Wow what an awesome piece of work. Huge kudos for your passion and dedication in putting this together. I was captivated throughout the entire piece in one sitting. I haven't watched the most recent Disney+ shows(after Hawkeye) so enjoyed catching up here. Thank you.
I have to say, this compalation is awesome and must have taken hours and hours to complete, massive respect for the effort you put in to it, absolutely brilliant 🥇🤓🤯🙈🙉🙊🤜🤛
Thank you Graham! 🙏
@@OneTakeVids yeah mate your very welcome, massive fan of the MCU, so yeah awesome job 🌠🥇⚒️🤓
This. Is. Spectacular!! I can stop explaining and direct every one here. Keep up the good work!
There are surprisingly a lot of blue species in the MCU. Kree, Frost Giants, Talokanil, Zatoan, Luphomoid, and probably more.
I have just completed the 5 hours man! What a masterpiece! mind-blowing story to tell! You said everything clearly like I was watching a movie no stopped still your voice and accent played a major part on this release! Amazing, unbelievable! Bravo. Keep up your good work.
Waiting for this for a long time 🤌🏼 thanks bro ❤️ great work 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Thank you! 🙏
This is like one of my favorite videos ever made ever. I’ve been thinking of binging all of the shows at once just to get the whole picture of MCU and you just save me atleast 6 months of content.
Well done One Take!
Hey!!!!!! Support gaming!! Long time no see!
Thank you sooo very much from a true hardcore MCU movie fan I'm sure like many others this has truly been such a GREAT chronological order that not only makes all the movies fit so much better in alignment and thus the phases of all these MCU movies in the proper order based on the actual years which all these movies are based on. Im so grateful ❤to you for for putting in all this time and effort to put this masterpiece that in itself deserves to be an actual MARVEL Disney+ Plus documentary series. Thank you so much for telling the Marvel story so professionally along with all the movie scenes to help move the themes and timeliness along. Sending you much love and respect from New York, please keep continuing this amazing work ty 😊
This is so perfect especially with Disney releasing TV Show after Movie and so on. It really helps with catching up on things in the MCU!
these videos are so clutch....and i legit watched every sec/min of it...literally. LOL. mad props to you, @OneTakeVids
I certainly can't be the only one thankful he saved me the trouble of having to sit through the tripe of phase 4. Giving me the lore while leaving out the nonsense( 'humor', insufferable characters, lame dialogue, etc) is a blessing
As someone who’s watched majority of the movies but has a hard time remembering the smallest but important details, this is greatly appreciated to say the very least. Thank you so so much for your dedication to making this!!
Now THIS i'm invested in binge watching.
Good work on this, even though I haven't seen it yet LOL
Hope you enjoy it!
Now this is way too underrated.
Extraordinary chronology and breakdown. I most have been in an alternate reality listening to the full 5-hour production, and not feeling time passing by; that's how enthralling and captivating it's been. Thank you.
This was a really cool breakdown. Good job bro.
I'm gonna pull an "Ackchyually" and note that Sharon Carter is NOT Peggy's "daughter" or "granddaughter" as stated incorrectly several times in this video script.
She is Peggy's grand-niece.
Will correct that in the next update! Good catch
I noticed that too
This might be the greatest ever! Dude you’re the goat for this. Can’t wait to see your other narrations. Good job!!!
Fantastic work. A couple mistakes.. (Sharon Carter is not Peggy’s daughter in the MCU).. But a clear and concise narrative!
Opinion: It would have served the narrative had you included Agents of shield and the street level heroes Daredevil, Cage, Jones. Though small, they are part of the tapestry.
But, of course, it would have added more time to the edit. (And I’m sure you had your reasons for not including them)
You held my attention for 5hours, listening to a story I know like the back of my hand, from the books to the screen.
FANTASTIC JOB! 👏👏👏👏🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thank you for the kind words!!! 🙏 And I appreciate the feedback (good job not including insults along with them, it’s a rare thing in the comments section 😂)
Amazing job! I was glued to my phone for the entire video. Must've been a labor of love.
Definitely only clicked to see if you’d include Marvel Tv lol but read your pinned comment and I get it. I mean just including SHIELD alone would prob add an hour to this vid 😭 I’m just over here still just waiting for the day that show gets some respect put on its name from the greater MCU
I've been watching this video like a Netflix series in bits and pieces the past 4 days, it was so damn good 😂 thank you for the hard work man
*standing ovation*
Thank you. Words cannot describe how much I enjoyed your narration. So, thank you. Excelsior!!!!!!!!
You made Phase 4 seem flawless with the way you summarized it. I really do not know how you did that, bravo.
Hardly flawless, even in this recap we can still see the gross tonal shift between phase 4 and all 3 previous phases. Still he did make phase 4 seem way better than it actually is with this recap so there's that...
This is quite possibly the greatest video on TH-cam
Thank you 🙏 🙏 🙏
This is truly an incredible video. Thank you for taking the time to make this
Thank you for watching 🙏
Awesome! Well done and Thank YOU 'OneTake'! To prepare this video had to have been a MEGA undertaking. Uploading over 5 hours of viewing pleasure must have been a daunting task yet here we have it. Thank you again!! Yes of course I subscribed and hit that 'LIKE'
5 HOURS?! WOW
30 Movies + 7 shows… it’s a lot! Haha grab some 🍿
@@OneTakeVids Thanks! haha, great job on this video
This was super extensive. Anyone would understand the universe easily after watching this. Easily. Great Job bro
Small correction to this amazing piece of work.
Bucky doesnt get a variant of the super soldier serum at this point.
He gets it applied to him after he falls, by zola.
Its what helps save his life
You even went as far back as Celestials and Ego! This is AWSOME!
I'm amazed you could go through the entire phase 4 with a straight face. It's incredible just how off the rails phase 4 went compared to the rest of the MCU and how it's no longer really the MCU but something completely different.
The way they brought all these movies out really was confusing especially not knowing what order they were supposed to be in. So thank you for taking the time do break all these movies down!
Out of curiosity why did you have Love & Thunder and Moon Knight in 2025 instead of 2024? With the moon being a great indicator of the time of year for Moon Knight and with it originally supposed to release after Love & Thunder before removing easter eggs like Gorr killing a few of the gods. This was the only weird change that I noticed as others like Shang-Chi and FATWS are close enough to swap and Werewolf by Night and the Guardians Holiday Special not having enough info to make out which comes first
Those were two cases where I decided to follow the Disney+ Timeline Order. I definitely debated it for a while and had drafts of the video where I put them in 2024, but ultimately I didn't find the evidence compelling enough. For example, the producer on Moon Knight made it clear they had a date/year in mind and the moon phases were intentional. However, he also points out that they let go of whatever timeline placement they had in mind because it ultimately wasn't up to them. It up was up to the powers that be at Marvel Studios. So, to me, moon phase tells you where the creators of Moon Knight intended for the show to land... But, doesn't tell you where it lands by decree of Marvel Studios. And ultimately, I think the latter is what will "matter" (I.e., if another show or movie were to reference the events of Moon Knight, it would be based on the placement decided by whoever makes such decisions at Marvel).
I'm definitely open to other ideas though! So, if someone points out some compelling evidence or reasoning that I missed, I would move the order around in my next update (i.e., when I add the next Ant-Man and the Wasp to the timeline!). And who knows how things will look in September when the official timeline comes out!
This is by miles one of the absolutely best content on TH-cam. Thank you so much for creating a video that explains the mcu.
After Spider-Man no way home, I think Peter becomes the true Spider-Man we all wanted. After the loss he incurred and the wisdom he receives from the other spidermen, he becomes a better man