The Young Avengers is a team of younger superheroes from Marvel comics who have proven to be immensely popular characters, both when they are together and when they are apart. Not to mention they also bring in much-needed diversity to the comics, something which they might do for the MCU as the cinematic universe seems to be building towards a project involving this group.
At the moment, there hasn’t been any announcement about the Young Avengers or if said project will be a Disney+ series or a movie. However, this is a project that has been rumored to be in development since even before Avengers: Endgame, meaning the team is more than likely going to show up at some point. So, without further ado, here are the 11 characters who are most likely to form a Young Avengers team.
Warning: There are some spoilers for previous MCU installments, so proceed with caution.
Wiccan and Speed
Wanda’s twin boys, Billy and Tommy, have been in the MCU ever since WandaVision, and as two of the founding members of the comics’ version of the Young Avengers, they are certainly going to join the team. The bigger question regarding the twins isn’t if they will join the team, but what version of them will.
We are almost certainly getting teenage or young adult versions of the boys soon, with rumors that it may be as soon as Agatha: Coven of Chaos, but what universe will they come from, and what have they experienced? Are they going to be the ones from WandaVision or Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Will they be reincarnated versions like in the comics, or come from a whole separate universe where they aged properly? This is something that we can only speculate on as the MCU has not made it clear yet, though the answers should be coming in the next two years or so.
Hulkling
If you have Wiccan in the MCU, then his other half Hulkling also needs to be introduced. In the comics, Hulkling is another founding member of the Young Avengers, so of course, he would be a great fit to join the team here as well. The one problem is that he is one of two people on this list who has not been shown in the MCU at all; however, this is something that could be getting fixed very soon with She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.
While Hulkling has never really been involved with the Hulk himself –he’s just a fan– Marvel could decide to combine his storyline with the storyline of Hulk’s son, Skaar. This is just speculation at the moment, but having two younger heroes that look like Hulk could be a bit confusing, and with some significant reworking, it could work for Teddy here as well. Whatever the case may be, the MCU is sure to introduce this character sooner rather than later, as Wiccan and Hulkling are an incredibly popular couple, something that Marvel should be looking to capitalize on.
Miss America
America Chavez was introduced in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and given that her powers allow her to travel the Multiverse, one would think that she would have a big part going forward. I mean, phases four, five, and six are all known as the Multiverse Saga. We still don’t know where exactly Miss America will show up next, but given that she is one of the members of the Young Avengers in the comics, this would be a perfect project for her to show up. Not to mention that it would also be interesting to see her interact with Billy and Tommy, seeing as how their mom spent a whole movie trying to kill her.
Hawkeye (Kate Bishop)
Kate Bishop, AKA Hawkeye, is another character like America Chavez, who was introduced in a project, but their future is a bit up in the air as to where they will appear next. Given that she was basically a founding member in the comics, it seems likely that a Young Avengers project would be where Bishop could possibly show up next. There have even been rumors circulating that she would end up being the leader, which, seeing as how she is presently the eldest of the potential group, would make sense, though this, of course, remains unconfirmed.