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MCU Fandom Study. Results. Part 1: MCU preferences
To be precise, "the MCU Fandom" in this case is limited to: a) Tumblr users; b) those who agreed to participate in the survey.
The sample consists of 116 people. Some charts include more answers (if multiple were allowed). In those some answers were disqualified due to violation of the survey topic (answers outside the MCU) or unclear wording that cannot be displayed on the graph. Fortunately, there were few of them.
Years in the Fandom
In the next 4 charts (pertaining to specific movies or characters), some answers were disqualified: TV, Netflix and Disney+ series, films that are now part of the Marvel Multiverse but were not originally created as such (Deadpool 1-2, X-Men, old Spider-Man movies, etc), "Depends on the movie" answers in characters, etc.
First MCU Movie
Favorite MCU Movie
By the number of participants. This is a multiple-choice question.
Top Favorite MCU Movies (by % of participants):
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (27.6%)
Iron Man (25%)
The Avengers (22.4%)
Iron Man 3 (16.4%)
Guardians of the Galaxy/Thor: Ragnarok (12.9%)
Avengers: Endgame/Iron Man 2/Captain America: Civil War/Spider-Man: No Way Home/Black Panther (9.5%)
Captain America: The First Avenger (8.6%)
Avengers: Infinity War/Black Widow/Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (7.8%)
Avengers: Age of Ultron (6.9%)
Thor/Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (6%)
Least Favorite MCU Movie
By the number of participants. This is a multiple-choice question.
In this chart "Ant-Man and the Wasp:" is "Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania".
Overall, this is where most of the Multiverse Saga films win (lose).
Top Least Favorite MCU Movies (by % of participants):
Thor: Love and Thunder (17.2%)
Eternals/Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (15.5%)
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (14.7%)
Avengers: Endgame (12.9%)
The Incredible Hulk (8.6%)
The Marvels/Spider-Man: No Way Home (6.9%)
Thor/Thor: The Dark World (6%)
Captain America: Civil War/Avengers: Age of Ultron/Avengers: Infinity War/Black Widow (5.2%)
Captain America: The First Avenger (4.3%)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier/Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings/Black Panther: Wakanda Forever/Guardians of the Galaxy 3/Deadpool & Wolverine (3.4%)
Conclusion for the Favorite/Least Favorite Movies: almost no one likes the new movies (the Multiverse Saga) with a few exceptions (GotG 3, SM:NWH and maybe Deadpool & Wolverine). Opinions are divided on Endgame, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Thor, Civil War, Age of Ultron, Infinity War, Black Widow, GotG 3, CA:TFA and TWS. Fans love and hate them.
Favorite MCU Character
By the number of participants. This is a multiple-choice question.
Top Favorite MCU Characters (by % of participants):
Tony Stark (37%)
Loki (33.6%)
Bucky Barnes (26.7%)
Peter Parker (20.7%)
Natasha Romanoff (14.7%)
Steve Rogers/Wanda Maximoff (12.9%)
Matt Murdock/Yelena Belova (8.6%)
Clint Barton/Stephen Strange/Rocket (7.8%)
Moon Knight/Bruce Banner (6.9%)
Sam Wilson (6%)
Least Favorite MCU Character
By the number of participants. This is a multiple-choice question.
Nobody is our winner (39.7%). But it won't get into the Top below.
Top Least Favorite MCU Characters (by % of participants):
Steve Rogers (13.8%)
Peter Quill (5.2%)
Wanda Maximoff/Clint Barton (4.3%)
Odin/Carol Danvers/Thanos/Thor/Tony Stark (3.4%)
Quentin Beck/Bucky Barnes/Stephen Strange/James Rhodes/Jennifer Walters/Peter Parker/Sam Wilson (2.6%)
Favorite MCU Ship
By the number of participants. This is a multiple-choice question.
"None" is again the most popular answer. 25% of participants don't ship MCU characters.
Top Favorite MCU Ships (by % of participants):
Steve Rogers/Bucky Barnes (17.2%)
Tony Stark/Pepper Potts (10.3%)
Tony Stark/Loki (9.5%)
Tony Stark/Steve Rogers & Sam Wilson/Bucky Barnes (7.8%)
Tony Stark/Stephen Strange (6.9%)
Tony Stark/Bucky Barnes (5.2%)
Agatha/Rio & Bucky Barnes/Natasha Romanoff (4.3%)
Thor/Jane Foster & Loki/Mobius & Steve Rogers/Natasha Romanoff & Yelena Belova/Kate Bishop (3.4%)
Peter Parker/MJ (2.6%)
Team Iron Man or Team Cap
Marvel Comics Readers
Fanfiction Writers
Ways to solve the Why Can’t They Use Magic To Fix Everything problem:
•Magic has a cost. The more powerful the spell, the more it drains the caster’s life.
•’We tried that ages ago.The gods grew angry at our arrogance and stripped most of our powers away.’
•Magic is tied to the stars and planets. Its full potential can only manifest on certain astrological events.(And these are once-in-a-millennia type events)
•Only one will a pure heart and selfless intentions can use their full power.
•All magic users are descendants of a (god/spirit). As the years have gone by, the blood has become more diluted, and magic has grown weaker as a result.
•Spell casters can only cast (finite number of spells). They end up using their gift on trivial matters.
•’After the war, we realized the dangers that magic presented. And so we sealed it away, lest it destroy the world.’
•Everyone has magic. Trying to solve one problem is futile as it can be easily undone(often violently and with much destruction)
•inverse of the above: everyone has magic, but their powers are limited and (mostly) harmless.
•Individual, company, or nation has a monopoly on the only substance that can negate magic. As they rule the world, they have installed anti-magic devices everywhere.
•Individual, group, company, or nation has a monopoly on magic. To insure their grip on power, all magic users that do not submit to them are killed.
•An act of good will spawn one of evil. The use of fire will cause somewhere to grow cold and dark. And to save a life, one must sacrifice another.
•The only magic people have access to is Chaos Magic. No one uses it, for obvious reasons.
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