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The events in the first Avengers film transpired in 2012 (as shown in Endgame), and Tony Stark referencing them in Infinity War reveals that these events happened six years ago, which means Infinity War was set in 2018.

However, the events in Thor: Ragnarok happened at the same time as the events in Civil War, which was set in 2016. And Infinity War takes place right after the events in Thor: Ragnarok, as shown in the post-credits scene of the latter.

Please clarify, although Bruce stated in Ragnarok that he has been Hulk for 2 years (which would have been 2017 since Age of Ultron was set in 2015).

Did the post-credits scene in Ragnarok happen a year later, after Asgard was destroyed by Surtur?

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  • I just thought maybe I missed something so I asked. But thanks anyway.
    – IlanaWexler
    Commented Apr 30, 2019 at 2:45
  • "However, the events in Thor Ragnarok happened the same time as the events in Civil War which was set in 2016." What makes you think this? As you mention in your question, it's established in Ragnarok that the events of that movie are taking place two years after Age of Ultron.
    – Arclite
    Commented Apr 30, 2019 at 4:10
  • I just rewatched the ending of Ragnarok, and some non-zero amount of time definitely passes between the final scene of the movie (≈2017) and the post-credits scene. Thor is wearing very different armor between the two scenes. Additionally, there's discussion earlier in the movie about the lengths of time needed to travel between various planets (like Sakaar and Asgard). It seems reasonable Thanos would meet up with the Asgardians somewhere along that journey; maybe several months later.
    – Arclite
    Commented Apr 30, 2019 at 4:19
  • Welcome to the rabbit hole, friend.
    – Paul D. Waite
    Commented Apr 30, 2019 at 10:44

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Marvel Studios published an official timeline for the MCU in the book Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years. According to ScreenRant, this timeline places both Infinity War and Thor: Ragnarok in 2017.

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To clarify those movies' positioning in regards to the other movies you mentioned, this means Ragnarok takes place two years after Age of Ultron (which takes place in 2015), and one year after Civil War (in 2016).

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The official chronology of MCU events is given in the book Marvel Studios’ The Marvel Cinematic Universe: An Official Timeline. According to this book, the timeline is as follows:

Avengers: Age of Ultron — Spring 2015
Captain America: Civil War — Spring 2016
Thor: Ragnarok — Fall 2017

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Post-credits scene of Ragnarok and start of Avengers: Infinity War — Spring 2018

relevant part of the Official Timeline

So, the post-credits scene of Ragnarok did not happen right after Asgard was destroyed by Surtur, but a few months later, when Thanos attacked the Asgardian ship.

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