Thunderbolts*

No established characters are race- or gender-swapped; the team is drawn from existing comic and MCU characters cast in line with their counterparts.

Yelena Belova leads the team competently, but the film does not diminish or mock men as a message; male characters are written with their own arcs and flaws.

• Yelena serves as the emotional and tactical center
• Bob/Sentry and Walker have substantial, sympathetic arcs

No prominent LGBTQ+, trans, or non-binary characters or storylines feature in the film.

The ensemble is moderately diverse but consistent with the established MCU roster and modern setting; nothing overrides lore.

• Team composed of existing MCU figures cast as in prior appearances

The film centers on mental health, depression, and isolation thematically, but folds these into the story rather than lecturing.

• The 'void' and Bob's depression are handled as character drama
• Theme of connection over loneliness is shown via plot, not sermon

No framing of masculinity, whiteness, or the West as inherently toxic.

Adapts Thunderbolts comic concepts loosely as is typical for the MCU, but no identity-driven rewrite of established characters.

• Roster differs from comics but no agenda-driven character changes