Why does Marvel Studios keep sidelining its antagonists?

From Trevor Slattery to the Winter Soldier, Rob looks at one of the Marvel universes most curious traits…

This article contains spoilers for every MCU movie up to and including Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

It isnt without its curiosities and questionable decisions, though.

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However, since 2010sIron Man 2Marvel has introduced a more unusual terror the sidelined antagonist.

So why does Marvel keep doing this?

would be the necessity to keep the separate franchises going.

There is also the problem of the Avengers to consider.

By sidelining the main antagonist then, Marvel avoids awkward Avenger absence questions being asked even more.

Avengers Assemblewouldnt have worked if the danger level was as low and easily-averted as that ofThor.

Some are less formidable foes and get assigned one Avenger each.

Lets just hope they dont have Ultron turn out to be as big an A.I.