By the end of Thunderbolts* the rag-tag group of sidekicks and antiheroes has emerged as the collective savior of New York. A supersoldier serum test subject named Bob (Lewis Pullman) tries to become the superhero Sentry but loses control of his powers and becomes the villainous Void.

This article contains major spoilers for “Thunderbolts*,” now playing in theaters. After months of speculation, we finally know what that pesky asterisk in “Thunderbolts*” means: There’s a New Avengers team in the MCU!

Thunderbolts* may have started as the MCU’s band of misfits, think super soldiers with emotional baggage and assassins with trust issues, but by the time the credits roll, this ragtag squad does a complete 180. What began as a “who are these people?” journey quickly morphs into a pivotal chapter in Marvel’s ever-expanding Multiverse Saga.