Spoilers ahead for the plot, ending, and post-credits scene in Thunderbolts*.,If you’ve been wondering about that pesky asterisk in the title Thunderbolts*, the movie’s closing credits explain why it’s there — followed by a post-credits scene that expands on its implications.

Since then, Marvel has been far more selective with the villains it kills off. Spider-Man: No Way Home, WandaVision, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Captain America: Brave New World ... more villains have survived the events of these MCU movies and Disney+ shows, as well as other Phase 4 and 5 projects, than those in Phases 1, 2, and 3.

Marvel's "Thunderbolts*" starring Florence Pugh has two end-credits scenes. Here's what happens and how they set up the future movies.