18 M.C.U climaxes ranked

The M.C.U's climaxes are probably the best part of the movies, along with the characters themselves. And with Infinity War coming out in a couple of weeks and it'll probably have the biggest climax of all of them, I thought I'd look back on the 18 previous movies and rank their climaxes. Although, before I start, I just want to say that this will obviously be based on the climaxes, not the movies themselves. Just the order I like these climaxes the most and the one I enjoy the most. Also, this will have spoilers for all the M.C.U movies, so if you haven't seen them yet, go watch them and then read this. All right, let get started.

18. The Incredible Hulk:

Starting us off is the not that incredible climax to the only solo Hulk movie in the M.C.U. This film's climax is in the middle of Harlem right after Abomination is created. When Bruce falls from the helicopter he's in, he transforms into the Hulk in order to fight him. And the actual fight between the two of them is really cool and it's pretty satisfying. The only downside is the effects aren't that great and it's kinda repetitive just watching the two of them punch each other over and over. Yeah, it's cool to see these two characters fighting on the big screen, but, when you really think about it, it's kinda shallow and not that great compared to the other climaxes in the M.C.U.

17. Iron Man 2

To me, I feel this climax is both fulfilling and unfulfilling at the same time. And what I mean by that is the fact that, for one thing, it's cool to see Iron Man and War Machine on screen fighting a bunch of robots together and it's cool to see them fight Whiplash in his own armour, but at the same time, it feels kinda tacked on and underwhelming considering they build this up for the whole movie but it only lasts a couple of minutes. Still though, visual effect wise, this is awesome to see and it's cool to actually see an Iron Man action scene like this.
16. Thor: The Dark World:

While Thor: The Dark World may not be much of a memorable movie, but the climax in it is super creative when Thor is fighting Malekith. While it's happening, the portals they're using is zapping all of them in a bunch of different locations. They do a lot of real creative and enjoyable stuff with it and it was really fun to watch. Especially see Mjonir trying to go to Thor, but since he keeps changing location, it's going all over the place. That part of it I really enjoyed. I also liked the way the others were reacting to it all and using it their way as well.
15. Thor:

Speaking of Thor, I have the first Thor movie's climax at number 15. After the fight with the Destoryer, Thor and his friends go back to Asgard and goes after Loki. At first, he blasts him out of the building and then they fight inside the Bifrost. The actual hand-to-hand fight between them is great and I love the way they constantly use their weapons to fight each other. It even has more consequence to it when Thor begins to destroy the bridge to save the Frost Giants knowing it'll cost him the chance of not being able to go back to Jane.
14. Captain America: The First Avenger:

The first Captain America climax on here is from the first movie on board Red Skull's bomber plane. On the last mission to stop  Red Skull from destroying parts of America, Cap sneaks on board his plane and first disposes of some of his guards. Afterwards, he heads to the cockpit and he and Red Skull begin a fist fight. And it's well done and kinda brutal at cases when they're both just punching at each other. That whole part to it all is the best part when they're just wailing on each other. I also loved the end of it when Cap manages to get his shield and fling it at him knocking him into the Tesseract and it shoots him into space.
13. Ant-Man:

Now we get into one of the more enjoyable and creatively silly M.C.U climaxes. This takes a weird idea and makes it awesome. When he hears Cross is attacking his daughter, Scott goes in and the two of them begin a fight with both of them being super small and on a Thomas the Tank railroad set. How silly does that sound? But they still manage to make it so cool and unbelievable at the same time. And then it's cool when they're big again, but then Scott's able to beat him by destroying the pack-like thing on his back.
12. Iron Man:

The first M.C.U movie has a very satisfying end fight scene between Iron Man and Iron Monger. When Obadiah steals Tony's Arc Reactor to power his own suit, Tony is able to use his old one. When he gets to him, he stops Obadiah from killing Pepper and then they fight in the street. And, easily the best part of it is when they're both on the roof and Pepper is trying to make the reactor blast the roof the way Tony's telling her. Seeing Iron Man fight some other version of Iron Man was great and it looked awesome. It was also extremely satisfying to see Obadiah die by falling into the arc reactor.
11. Avengers: Age of Ultron:

While most of the fights in this movie do have some amazing visual effects and show the Avengers doing what they do best, you could say the climax isn't as investing at others. But, whatever you do say about it, there's no denying that it was still great on the visual effects part of it. And it absolutely was. I loved seeing the Avengers just use everything they had to destroy the huge army of Ultrons. And it even had some sad moments in there as well like when Quicksilver sacrifices himself to save Hawkeye. I especially love how this was Vision's first big action scene and he had some amount of stuff to do in it.
10. Doctor Strange:

Probably the most different type of climax in the M.C.U, this movie takes a complete different turn for the kinda climax you'd see in a comic book movie. For one, we get a great fight between Stephen and Mordo against Kaecilius and his men. But then Stephen uses the Time Stone to reverse time so we get to see the destruction of the town they're in in reverse going on around them the whole time. That alone is great to see. But then it becomes even bigger when we see Dormammu.
9. Guardians of the Galaxy:

Another one of those climaxes that's super creative, Guardians of the Galaxy has so much in it's climax, but it's all practically a visual marvel. (Heh, get it?) But seriously, all the things in this is really impressive. The way they have all these ships everywhere and these other effects all blasting each other is amazing. My favourite part is when they're on the Dark Aster killing a bunch of Ronan's men and trying to make it to him. It's also hilarious at the same time with so many funny moments happening.
8. Spider-Man: Homecoming:

Last year's Spider-Man: Homecoming was easily my favourite M.C.U movie of 2017, and the end climax with Spider-Man and the Vulture was amazing. Firstly they're on the Stark plane and Peter's trying to stop him from stealing a bunch of Tony's tech. And the visual effects on that only is spectacular. But then they cause the plane to crash which makes it look like all the tech is destroyed and Vulture's angry so he goes after Peter to kill him. And that fight alone where he's fighting Vulture is pretty brutal. Vulture's punching him with his metal gloves, he's making the claws on his feet to pierce him and he's pulling him off the ground and slamming him into it. But it gets even more amazing when Spidey decides to save him from when his wings explode and it looks like Vulture's dead. Seeing that is also why this is why the best Spider-Man movie ever, because it perfectly shows what Spider-Man really is. A teen superhero.
7. Iron Man 3:

For the last entry in the Iron Man trilogy, I would say this climax tries to go all out with it. When Tony and Rhodey are in the dock yard where Killian is holding the president with his soldiers, Tony summons dozens of his Iron Man suits there and we get an amazing action scene between Killian's men and the suits. Rhodey is also able to get his suit back and save the president, Tony is trying to find Pepper and then, when it looks like she died there's an awesome hand-to-hand fight scene with Tony fighting Killian with a bunch of his suits. I love that part, but I jest especially love the dozens of suits that show up and destroy the men. And, again, there's a ton of funny scenes happening the whole time it's going on.
6. Captain America: The Winter Soldier:

Probably one of the most investing climaxes there is here, the Winter Soldier has more to it than just fighting. With the three Helicarriers about the take off and start blasting people, Cap and Falcon have to get on them and change their targeting blades. And in between that, they're fighting off Hydra soldiers and Cap even has to fight Bucky, who's still being brainwashed. And the speed and energy in the fighting is incredible, especially anytime Falcon was flying around. And when the hand-to-hand fighting starts, that's also amazing. The best one is obviously when Cap and Bucky are fighting on the last Helicarrier.
5. Thor Ragnarok:

One of the more fun and energetic climaxes in the M.C.U, Thor: Ragnarok is able to use a popular song really well in it's action scene. And the climax itself is easily one of the best. It starts off with the Asgardians trying to escape from Hela as she was coming to them and then Thor draws her towards him using Odin's staff and sitting on the throne. And when he talks to Odin inside his head when Hela has him pinned down with everyone fighting her soldiers on the bridge, he's able to use his thunder form powers and he just blasts dozens of Hela's minions away. Watching all happen with that music playing was amazing. I also loved how it ended with Surtur destroying Asgard and Hela in the process.
4. The Avengers:

Probably the most iconic climax in the M.C.U, the Avengers has an incredible climax in New York with the Chitauri coming through the portal and the different Avengers quipping while destroying dozens of them and the fantastic Avengers music playing in the background. And all that coming together creates a perfect climax for the movie. It's just pure comic book insanity. There's really no other way to describe it. Everything a comic book fan could in an Avengers climax, this movie delivers immensely.
3. Captain America: Civil War:

I honestly might have put this at number 1, but I just found the next two to be more enjoyable and more fun to watch. Still though, this film's climax is perfect. When Zemo shows Tony a video of Bucky killing both of his parents, he gets super angry and tries to kill him despite the fact that Bucky wasn't controlling himself then. And when that happens, the next few minutes give us the perfect demonstration on how to do an action scene. Tony's trying to kill Bucky but Cap is trying to save him. The best part is when they all fall into the bottom of the place and start fighting hand-to-hand. And it' all fantastically directed and shot as well with the three characters throwing their fists. And it all leads to a really sad ending when Cap jams his shield into Tony's armour.
2. Black Panther:

The most recent M.C.U climax is at number 2. One of my favourite parts of this movie was the end fight scene in Wakanda with T'Challa, Shuri, Ross and their allies against Killmonger and his part of the Wakandian army. Everything in this is fantastic in my opinion. It's super fun, creative, investing and I just loved everything they put into it. It was especially great on the ground and I loved T'Challa and Killmonger's fight in the mine. Ryan Coogler deserves a lot of credit for being able to come up with a lot of this.
1. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2:

And finally at number 1 is the climax to last year's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. This is definitely a personal pick, I know, but I love the ending to this movie, as well as the movie itself, and I think this ending is perfect. It's super colourful, funny, investing and, probably my favourite part of it is the interactions between everyone. The way they're all coming up with these plans to kill Ego and defeat  the Sovereign. Especially when Rocket is think of how to use the bomb to destroy him and when Yondu and Nebula are using her bionic arm to power the lasers. It's also funny and I especially love how colourful it all looks like everything you're seeing is real. Seeing all this happen with this incredible scenery is phenomenal to see. Remember how I said the Avengers' climax was comic book insanity? Well, to me, this double, or maybe even triples that. You could say the same about The Avengers, but this beats it in my opinion. And all that is why Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 has my favourite M.C.U climax. Thank you all for reading, please comment down below to tell me what you think, or, if you like the M.C.U, please comment to tell me what your favourite is.