Would this be too Tony Stark of me to talk at the end of a story? If it is, then I am perfectly okay with that. Where do I even begin though? I guess I could start from the beginning.

I was 8 years old when I watched "Iron Man" and I instantly fell in love with Tony Stark. He will always be my favorite superhero in the entire universe (fictionally and realistically) because his egotistical personality is what made him who he was. Jon Favreau, thank you for believing in Robert Downey, Jr. enough to fight for him to play Tony Stark. I couldn't imagine anyone else playing the role better than he did.

I was around 11 years old when "Captain America: The First Avenger" premiered and I recognized one person in the entire movie and that was Sebastian Stan ("Gossip Girl" fans, wya?), so naturally, Bucky was my favorite, but Steve grew on me. His willingness to always want to help others was something that I admired.

Fun fact about Thor. I thought he was played by Liam Hemsworth because I didn't know there were three Hemsworth brothers. To start, Thor was my least favorite. He was arrogant and selfish and quite rude, but by the end of the first movie, I came to love him. I mean, who breaks into a S.H.I.E.L.D station to steal a hammer (unsuccessfully) and then when you get bailed out, you swipe a journal that was stolen from the girl who's been giving you refuge since she crashed her car into you after you crashed into Earth? Thor, that's who. Plus, he's got some nice eyes to look into.

I've been with the MCU since the very beginning, so I grew alongside the characters. 22 movies and a decade later and I'm still here; I'll always be here. Through all the Easter eggs, deaths, new characters, complex storylines, tears of joy, anger, and sadness, and the endless jokes that make us laugh (and cry from laughing so hard), I think I can speak for everyone who has ever watched these films when I say thank you.

Thank you Robert Downey, Jr.

Thank you Chris Evans.

Thank you Scarlett Johansson.

Thank you Chris Hemsworth.

Thank you Mark Ruffalo.

Thank you Jeremy Renner.

Thank you Joe and Anthony Russo.

Thank you Kevin Feige.

Thank you Stan Lee.

Thank you Marvel.

I love you 3000.