
“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is here, and it’s only the second MCU film headlined by an individual of color. That makes it a great time to look back on our favorite MCU sidekicks — the role in which most of the franchise’s characters of color have ended up.

19. Everett K. Ross (Martin Freeman)
The token white guy among the protagonists in “Black Panther” is Martin Freeman and his unconvincing American accent. And honestly having a good CIA guy play a key role in this particular movie for no real story reason is, ah, questionable.