Marvel changed a huge piece of Thaddeus Ross' character for Harrison Ford's debut in Captain America: Brave New World, and I really wish they hadn't.

When Red Hulk is finally revealed in the White House rose garden, the team goes all out with the use of red. The most significant being Captain America’s new suit, which is revealed to be red, white and blue with vibranium wings. Says Morgenthau, “When you see the Red Hulk, it’s really the big payoff.”

Actor Tim Blake Nelson's wonderfully goofy take on the Leader helps forgive a lot of the clunkier parts of Brave New World. But the character would have been so much more impressive had it followed the model set by the groundbreaking comic book series The Immortal Hulk.

Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross returns to the MCU in Captain America: Brave New World, his largest role yet. Ross has an interesting MCU arc that has largely happened offscreen. He debuted as General Ross in 2008's The Incredible Hulk and returns as the Secretary of State in 2016's Captain America: Civil War.

This timeline tells us that Thunderbolts* will happen either soon after the events in Brave New World or a little later down the road. Whatever the case, Congressman James Buchanan Barnes will be elected to office before he and the Thunderbolts become the New Avengers.

Brave New World's ending and post-credits scene may have an exciting implication for Thunderbolts*' potentially dark aftermath.

While Harrison Ford’s Red Hulk has cemented itself as one of the standout features of Captain America 4, the character interestingly did not have any dialogue in the film. The villainous, rage-fueled monster only made a brief appearance in Captain America: Brave New World but failed to deliver any lines in his big-screen debut.

Brave New World and why it felt so strange to me. It was meant to be an espionage thriller (spoilers follow) in the vein of The Winter Soldier, and yet there was no real conspiracy (no traitors, just a guy randomly mind-controlling people) and a twist that was given away in the first trailer (Ross turning into Red Hulk in the Rose Garden).