Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Avengers
Logo of the Avengers
Universe	Marvel Cinematic Universe
First appearance	The Avengers (2012)
In-universe information
Type	Superhero
Founder	Nick Fury Phil Coulson[a]
Founded	2012
Fate	Disassembled as of 2023
Address	Avengers Compound, Upstate New York Avengers Tower, New York City, New York
Location	Primarily Earth, some actions throughout the galaxy[b]
Leader	Steve Rogers (2012, 2015–2016, 2018, 2023) Tony Stark (2016–2018) Natasha Romanoff (2018–2023)
Key people	Team roster
Purpose	To defend Earth from imminent global threats.[c]
Affiliations	S.H.I.E.L.D. Stark Industries Asgard World Security Council United States federal government United Nations Wakanda Masters of the Mystic Arts Guardians of the Galaxy Ravagers

The Avengers are a fictional team of superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). They are based on the team of the same name from Marvel Comics. They serve as the protagonists in The Avengers (2012), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). The Avengers are set to return in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027).

In the MCU, the Avengers were created by Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. He created the group to fight the supernatural battles that humanity could not fight normally. The original Avengers were Steve Rogers (Captain America), Tony Stark (Iron Man), Bruce Banner (Hulk), Thor Odinson, Natasha Romanoff (Black Widow), and Clint Barton (Hawkeye). The Avengers officially formed after the murder of Phil Coulson by Loki Laufeyson. They defeated Loki in the Battle of New York. After the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D. in 2014, the Avengers were given the job of stopping the remaining groups of HYDRA agents. In 2015, Stark created Ultron to protect the Earth. Ultron turned against humanity The Avengers destroyed him in the Battle of Sokovia. After the Battle of Sokovia, James Rhodes (War Machine), Sam Wilson (Falcon), Vision and Wanda Maximoff (Scarlet Witch) joined the team. In 2016, the team broke up after an incident in Lagos forced the United Nations to pass the Sokovia Accords. The remaining Avengers were defeated by Thanos in the Infinity War. Five years after the Infinity War, the Avengers reassembled to undo the damage Thanos did. In the end, they defeated him in the Battle of Earth.
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