Get ready for Avengers: Infinity War with this character catch-up guide

Here's where you last the heroes and villains of the MCU — even Hawkeye
By Chancellor Agard
April 23, 2018 at 02:02 PM EDT

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Avengers: Infinity War assembles

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Need a refresher before heading to see Avengers: Infinity War? Here's a handy-dandy guide to where you last saw the heroes (and villains) of the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead of the next film in the saga hitting theaters this Friday.

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Captain America (Chris Evans)

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Last seen in: Captain America: Civil War

After breaking his friends out of prison, a shield-less Steve assured Tony he's just a call away, before delivering Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan) to Wakanda for treatment.

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Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) 

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Last seen in: Spider-Man: Homecoming

The sarcastic billionaire was heading into a press conference with Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow) after Spider-Man declined his offer to join the Avengers.

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Thor (Chris Hemsworth)

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Last seen in: Thor: Ragnarok

Down one hammer and one eye, Thor was leading his people to Earth in the wake of their world's destruction when their vessel came face-to-face with Thanos' ship.

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Loki (Tom Hiddleston)

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Last seen in: Thor: Ragnarok

In the chaos of Asgard's annihilation, the god of mischief made off with the Tesseract from Odin's treasure room—possibly luring Thanos right to the Asgardians.

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Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson)

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Last seen in: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Believed by the world to be dead, former S.H.I.E.L.D. director Fury emerged from the shadows with a new helicarrier to help fight Ultron (James Spader).

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Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman)

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Last seen in: Black Panther

T'Challa ended Wakandan isolationism, opening up the scientifically advanced country to the rest of the world.

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Spider-Man (Tom Holland)

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Last seen in: Spider-Man: Homecoming

Peter Parker defeated Vulture (Michael Keaton), before facing the wrath of Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), who had just found out he's Spider-Man.

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Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Ant-Man (Paul Rudd), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner)

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Last seen in: Captain America: Civil War

Fighting alongside Cap against Iron Man landed this bunch in prison — that is, until Captain America staged a prison break.

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Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan)

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Last seen in: Black Panther

Thanks to Black Panther's genius little sister, Princess Shuri (Letitia Wright), Bucky has been cured of his Hydra brainwashing and can enjoy Wakanda in peace.

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Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch)

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Last seen in: Thor: Ragnarok

The Sorcerer Supreme is probably still busy cleaning up the Sanctum Sanctorum after Thor's hammer Mjolnir caused a bit of a mess.

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War Machine (Don Cheadle)

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Last seen in: Captain America: Civil War

Although the great Leipzig Airport brawl left Rhodey unable to walk, he regained the use of his legs thanks to a Stark-built exoskeleton.

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Vision (Paul Bettany)

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Last seen in: Captain America: Civil War

Our favorite Infinity Stone-powered hero was brooding in front of a chess set in the wake of the great battle over the Sokovia Accords.

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Star-Lord (Chris Pratt)

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Last seen in: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

After a catastrophic reunion with his father, the space cowboy was left mourning the death of his surrogate father, Yondu, and contending with an adolescent Groot.

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Gamora (Zoe Saldana)

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Last seen in: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Gamora and her sister Nebula (Karen Gillan) finally reconciled, because nothing unites sisters like hating on a parent — in this case, Thanos.

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Thanos (Josh Brolin) 

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Last seen in: Avengers: Age of Ultron

Because his acolytes failed to get the Infinity Stones for him, Thanos decided to get up from the bench and go after them himself.

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