10 Best 'Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday' Memes

Marvel Studios has begun releasing a wave of Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailers, all following the same structure that became hilarious fodder for internet memes. Each short teaser trailer focuses on a returning character. While these teasers are clearly designed to build hype, their rigid formula and choice of cast announcements has made them an immediate target for online parody.

The Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailers each end with the line: “X will return in Avengers: Doomsday.” So far, these have highlighted unexpected returns like Steve Rogers, presumed central players like Thor, and major legacy characters pulled directly from Fox’s X-Men universe. Many have reacted with humor to the MCU unretiring characters and actors.

Robert Downey Jr.’s casting as Doctor Doom began a trend of characters/performances not staying dead and being brought back to save an ailing franchise. As this is rolled out, the internet responded as it always does: with a series of hilarious memes. These range from simple lampoons of the repetitive structure to more pointed jokes about the MCU’s resurrection boom.

Eleven Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday

Spoiler alert! This section contains spoilers for the Stranger Things finale.

One of the most widely shared memes uses Eleven from Stranger Things. It shows her standing peacefully in a lush natural landscape before cutting to the familiar caption: “Eleven Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday.” The humor comes from how seamlessly it fits Marvel’s current teaser logic, while referencing another major franchise’s ending.

Stranger Things ended as a massive pop culture event, with Eleven sacrificing herself in a moment meant to feel final. However, the finale also introduced ambiguity. Mike imagines different futures for the group and realizes Eleven shouldn’t have been able to pull him into her mind while her powers were suppressed.

He theorizes that Kali may have projected a false version of Eleven, allowing the real one to escape. The meme is funny because it treats this ambiguity the same way the MCU treats death: as temporary. Inserting Eleven into Doomsday highlights this in a funny way that feels incredibly current.

John Travolta Will Return As Edna Turnblad In Avengers: Doomsday

Another meme escalates the absurdity by declaring that John Travolta will return as Edna Turnblad from Hairspray. The joke works precisely because Edna has no conceivable place in a Marvel crossover. It also recalls the controversy around Travolta’s performance.

Edna Turnblad is traditionally played by a drag queen portraying a female character. Instead, Travolta played Edna more straightforwardly as a woman, simultaneously honoring and undermining the role’s tradition. By placing Edna into Avengers: Doomsday, the meme suggests Marvel is willing to revive literally anyone, regardless of tone, genre, or narrative relevance.

It exaggerates fears that Doomsday is less about story cohesion and more about character and actor recognition. If nostalgia is the only requirement, then even a musical comedy character from the early 2000s could theoretically “return.” That randomness is exactly what makes the meme land.

The Skinamarink Demon Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday

The Skinamarink meme may be the most conceptually sharp parody of the bunch. The iconic modern horror film’s central entity is effective precisely because it barely exists on screen. It manifests mainly as a disembodied, masculine, monotone voice.

The demon shifts between childlike glee and quiet menace. When it finally appears physically, it’s only as a pale, blurry face with milk-white eyes and no visible mouth. Declaring that this amorphous presence “will return in Avengers: Doomsday” mocks how elastic Marvel’s concept of its characters has become.

Skinamarink toyed with the idea that the audience’s imagination is far more effective than anything that can be depicted on screen. The meme suggests that Doomsday may parallel this phenomenon. It jokingly warns that these characters coming back might have been better off just as an idea.

Kim Cattrall Will Return As Samantha Jones In Avengers: Doomsday

This meme lands because it collides Marvel discourse with real-world pop culture drama. Kim Cattrall famously refused to return as Samantha Jones for the Sex and the City sequel, And Just Like That…, except for a brief cameo. Her absence was widely discussed, particularly due to her long-standing feud with Sarah Jessica Parker.

Another major, and more pertinent factor, was Cattrall's belief that Samantha’s arc had already concluded. Placing Samantha into Avengers: Doomsday humorously implies Marvel is resurrecting people whose stories are firmly over. This seems like a direct reference to Steve Rogers.

The joke suggests Marvel is undoing (and perhaps disrespecting) closures that have been previously offered. By framing Samantha as a Doomsday return, the meme mocks Marvel’s habit of reopening closed books simply because the audience remembers them fondly.

Bonesaw McGraw Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday

Few memes cut closer to the bone than the declaration that Bonesaw McGraw will return. Played by “Macho Man” Randy Savage in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, Bonesaw is a minor but iconic character from Marvel’s early movie years. By suggesting Bonesaw could appear in Avengers: Doomsday, the meme satirizes Marvel’s willingness to reach deep into its pre-MCU legacy.

This feels like a direct reference to Fox’s X-Men being incorporated into Doomsday. It exaggerates the idea of honoring past characters to the point of absurdity, questioning where nostalgia crosses into excess. This is further bolstered by the fact that Savage himself passed away in 2011.

Marvel can’t just revive dead characters, but even dead actors. The humor isn’t just about bringing back an old Marvel face, but about reviving a moment, an era, and a performer long after their narrative relevance has ended. It’s funny, but also pointed.

Everyone Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday (Except Her)

This meme features an image of moviegoers sitting in a movie theater, looking quietly devastated. The caption claims everyone will return in Doomsday, except “her.” The identity is left deliberately vague, though it most likely refers to Black Widow or the Scarlet Witch.

The joke highlights Marvel’s selective approach to resurrection. Characters who were retired or written out for thematic reasons are suddenly back, while characters fans actively want to see again remain absent. The sadness in Gordon-Levitt’s image underscores the frustration.

Marvel is reopening doors audiences accepted as closed, while ignoring the ones they’re still knocking on. The meme reframes Doomsday as a celebration that somehow still feels incomplete. It highlights how even though Marvel is attempting to relive the glory days, it’s clearly missing the mark.

Somehow Palpatine Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday

Borrowing one of the most infamous lines in modern franchise history, this meme jokingly claims Palpatine will return in Avengers: Doomsday. The humor lies less in crossover logistics and more in precedent. Star Wars already demonstrated how a character could be resurrected with minimal explanation if spectacle demanded it.

This was referenced by the now-infamous line “Somehow Palpatine returned.” Incorporating this into Avengers: Doomsday implies that an equally unsatisfying explanation for character returns is expected. It also highlights just how much big franchises can undermine their own content despite being famously exacting.

Because both Marvel and Star Wars now exist under Disney, the meme doubles as corporate satire. The joke exaggerates Doomsday’s scope to absurdity, suggesting that narrative boundaries no longer matter when brand recognition is involved. Palpatine’s inclusion becomes shorthand for unchecked franchise escalation.

Laura Palmer Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday

Laura Palmer’s death is the narrative cornerstone of Twin Peaks. Her murder is more than a plot device, it’s the emotional and thematic foundation of the entire series. Joking that she will return in Avengers: Doomsday directly attacks the idea that death no longer carries weight in modern franchises.

The meme works because it highlights the stakes Marvel is playing with. Laura Palmer returning from the dead would fundamentally undermine Twin Peaks. The joke warns that the MCU is in danger of creating an equally preposterous and dangerous precedent for reviving characters.

It observes that nostalgia can actively damage storytelling rather than enhance it. By invoking one of television’s most sacred deaths, the meme argues that not every ending should be reversible. No matter how tempting the callback, some characters should stay dead.

Green Screen Will Return As “Green Screen” In Avengers: Green Screen

This Doomsday meme shifts focus from characters to production, declaring that “Green Screen will return.” It pokes fun at Marvel’s well-documented reliance on CGI-heavy filmmaking. Actors have frequently revealed they filmed scenes alone, surrounded entirely by green screen, without knowing who else was involved or even which movie they were in.

Doomsday has purportedly exemplified this approach. Cast members have openly admitted confusion about what they were shooting. The meme suggests green screen itself has become a recurring character. It’s omnipresent, unavoidable, and more consistent than many heroes.

The green screen has become so valuable to the MCU for maintaining secrecy and allowing filmmakers to make late-stage changes. While this allowed the MCU to address issues, it notably contributes to the living cartoon feel that modern MCU movies have. By applying the teaser formula to production tools, it mocks how spectacle has overtaken grounded filmmaking in the MCU.

The Inanimate Carbon Rod Will Return In Avengers: Doomsday

Perhaps the deepest, most hilarious cut of all, this Doomsday meme uses The Simpsons’ Inanimate Carbon Rod. Originally a background gag, the rod famously wins “Worker of the Week” at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant over Homer Simpson. It later appears above him on the Plant’s organizational chart.

Declaring that the Inanimate Carbon Rod will return in Avengers: Doomsday perfectly encapsulates the meme’s thesis. If Doomsday is about bringing everyone back, then even an object with no agency qualifies. It’s hilariously random, but also strangely apt.

The joke suggests Marvel’s inclusivity has reached such an extreme that narrative importance no longer matters – only recognition does. It really highlights the idea that Marvel is running out of options, suggesting that maybe it’s the rod’s turn for a full-blown comeback. It’s the funniest and most creative meme spawned by the MCU’s latest Avengers: Doomsday stunt.