Phase Four

**Phase Four** is the fourth chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following the Infinity Sage, it is the first installment in the Phoenix Conquest.

Phase Four is also the first phase of the MCU to contain canonically relevant Television Series, airing on Disney+.

## Overview

Phase Four picks up where the Infinity Saga left off, the Eternity Warrior is thought dead, Spider-Man's identity has been revealed and the Scarlet Witch begins to fulfil her destiny. As many hero's stories begin, others come to a close as the opening of the multiverse begins to open; and with it, comes Kang the Conquerer.

## Films

### *Alpha: Rise of the Phoenix Force* *(2021)*

Marvel Studios' "***Alpha: Rise of the Phoenix Force***" dives into Alpha's past as it revealed he has not always been the compassionate hero he has previously been shown to be. It shows the efforts and sacrifices Alpha has made to serve his masters and how it has shaped him into the Avenger he is today.

### *Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings* (2021)

Shang-Chi must confront the past he thought he left behind when he is drawn into the web of the mysterious Ten Rings organization.

### *Eternals* (2021)

Marvel Studios' *Eternals* features an exciting new team of Super Heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ancient aliens who have been living on Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of *Avengers: Endgame*, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankind's most ancient enemy, The Deviants.

### *Spider-Man: No Way Home* (2021)

For the first time in the cinematic history of Spider-Man, our friendly neighborhood hero is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a Super Hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

### *Captain Marvel* (2022)

Set in the 1990s, Marvel Studios’ ***Captain Marvel*** is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe that follows the journey of Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe's most powerful heroes. While a galactic war between two alien races reaches Earth, Danvers finds herself and a small cadre of allies at the center of the maelstrom.

### *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* (2022)

After the events of *Avengers: Endgame*, Dr. Stephen Strange's continuing research on the Time Stone is hindered by a friend-turned-enemy, resulting in Strange unleashing unspeakable evil.

### *Black Panther II* (2022)

Marvel Studios’ *Black Panther II* will continue to explore the incomparable world of Wakanda and all of the rich and varied characters introduced in the first film. When T'Challa returns to Wakanda after an unexpected tragedy, he must unite his nation's families against their greatest threat for thousands of years.

### *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania* (2022)

With the TVA gone and now that Doctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch have ripped open the Multiverse during their conflict; Hank Pym and his team attempt to stabilise reality. But when the Multiverse's greatest threat ascends from the Quantum Realm, Scott Lang and Hope Van-Dyne must find a way to correct their friends wrongs, before it is too late in Marvel Studios' *Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania*.

### *The Mutants* (2023)

Following the collision of the Earthly Plane and Quantum Realm, in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, caused by Kang the Conquerer's arrival to the former. An awakening has begun on Earth, about 10% of the people of the planet have found out they carry a gene which activated due to the sheer energy Kang brought with him. Now the people are scared, they want answers, history begins to repeat itselfas a new race emerges in Marvel Studio's *The Mutants*.

### *Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3* (2023)

The Guardians of the Galaxy resume their travels to protect their home, now joined my Thor they meet Adam Warlock, Star Lord's half brother who has been manipulated by the Sovereign to destroy them. Chaos ensues as the Guardians fight their new foe across the Universe.

### *Nova: Galactic Avenger* (2023)

Marvel Studios' Nova: Galactic Avenger follows Richard Rider, now grown up since his last appearance in Alpha: Rise of the Phoenix Force. Richard rises from the ashes of his homeworld, which was laid siege to by Thanos for the Power Stone. As a survivor of the Decimation, Nova teams up with Captain Marvel to fight Apox, who plans to invade Earth.

## Trivia

* This is the first phase to be led by a character other than Tony Stark, in this case it is Alpha the Eternity Warrior who leads.