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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Avengers Annual 2001'' would later explain why many of the changes caused by ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'' were undone. The reason being that when RealityWarper Franklin Richards used his powers to save the Franchise/FantasticFour and the Avengers, he wasn't aware of the teenaged Tony Stark or mutated Wasp, so he restored Wasp to her classic self and, while nothing was done with it, [[BackFromTheDead resurrected the adult Tony]] [[FusionDance and fused him with Teen Tony]], resulting in the adult Tony also having [[MergerOfSouls his counterpart's memories]], as well as (until Matt Fraction's ''Hawkeye'' run), restoring Hawkeye's hearing.

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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Avengers Annual 2001'' would later explain why many of the changes caused by ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'' were undone. The reason being that when RealityWarper Franklin Richards used his powers to save the Franchise/FantasticFour ComicBook/FantasticFour and the Avengers, he wasn't aware of the teenaged Tony Stark or mutated Wasp, so he restored Wasp to her classic self and, while nothing was done with it, [[BackFromTheDead resurrected the adult Tony]] [[FusionDance and fused him with Teen Tony]], resulting in the adult Tony also having [[MergerOfSouls his counterpart's memories]], as well as (until Matt Fraction's ''Hawkeye'' run), restoring Hawkeye's hearing.



* RefusalOfTheCall: Reed Richards, Sue Storm and Ben Grimm had all been Avengers at some point, but were busy with things as the Fantastic Four. And Hulk... he had been attacked by Trolls, and wasn't in the mood for meeting others, ''especially'' the Avengers. Franchise/SpiderMan (a reserve member at the time) appears for the meeting, but asks to leave because he had problems in his own titles to deal with. Moon Knight also got the call, but he's in IWorkAlone mode, and doesn't get involved.

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* RefusalOfTheCall: Reed Richards, Sue Storm and Ben Grimm had all been Avengers at some point, but were busy with things as the Fantastic Four. And Hulk... he had been attacked by Trolls, and wasn't in the mood for meeting others, ''especially'' the Avengers. Franchise/SpiderMan ComicBook/SpiderMan (a reserve member at the time) appears for the meeting, but asks to leave because he had problems in his own titles to deal with. Moon Knight also got the call, but he's in IWorkAlone mode, and doesn't get involved.
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* AbsoluteCleavage: Morgan's outfit is a metal shirt that shows off a lot of her flesh.
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* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Pretty much everyone who'd been an Avenger gets called up, or at least makes a cameo. Oh, and [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg Justice and Firestar]], who tag along with Rage and get dragged into everything.
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* SpotOfTea: The first thing we see the Avengers's leaders doing? Having some nice Jarvis-made tea as they discuss the situation.

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* MythologyGag: At the end of the story the team is back in business, with all its former members. Citing the Angel, the Beast asks "What are we going to do with 39 Avengers?". That's a similar ending to ''Giant Size X-Men'', when the old team (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Havok and Polaris) was rescued by a new team organized by Xavier (Wolverine, Banshee, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Sunfire and Thunderbird). (Incidentally, Beast only made a cameo in that story because he was with the Avengers at the time.)

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** Black Knight's outfit in Morgan's world is that of the ''original'' Black Knight, Sir Percy of Scandia.
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At the end of the story the team is back in business, with all its former members. Citing the Angel, the Beast asks "What are we going to do with 39 Avengers?". That's a similar ending to ''Giant Size X-Men'', when the old team (Cyclops, Marvel Girl, Iceman, Angel, Havok and Polaris) was rescued by a new team organized by Xavier (Wolverine, Banshee, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Sunfire and Thunderbird). (Incidentally, Beast only made a cameo in that story because he was with the Avengers at the time.)



* SomethingWeForgot: The fate of the Asgardians isn't investigated, the Sword and the Norn stones were more important at the moment. Thor would investigate that other topic in his relaunched comic book.

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* SomethingWeForgot: The fate of the Asgardians isn't investigated, the Sword and the Norn stones were more important at the moment. Thor would investigate that other topic them in his relaunched comic book.

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* RealityEnsues: Morgan Le Fay rewrites reality so she's in charge, and through the arc Mordred keeps reminding her this means she actually has to, y'know, ''rule''. Meaning all the boring stuff like administration and such.


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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Morgan Le Fay rewrites reality so she's in charge, and through the arc Mordred keeps reminding her this means she actually has to, y'know, ''rule''. Meaning all the boring stuff like administration and such.
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* ComplexityAddiction: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Mordred points out to Morgan that instead of tricking the Avengers into reuniting and bringing the Scarlet Witch to them, [[StatingTheSimpleSolution they could have just kidnapped the Scarlet Witch]]. "What good is victory without risk?" replies Morgan.

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* ComplexityAddiction: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Mordred points out to Morgan that instead of tricking the Avengers into reuniting and bringing the Scarlet Witch to them, [[StatingTheSimpleSolution they could have just kidnapped the Scarlet Witch]]. "What good is victory without risk?" replies Morgan. Morgan, explaining that she had to get the Avengers involved so she would have a WorthyOpponent to defeat.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Morgan's outfit is a metal shirt that shows off a lot of her flesh.



* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: In the final fight, Morgan uses her magic to make herself giant. Wonder Man responds in kind.



* BlueBlood: Hawkeye points this as why trying to de-brainwash Iron Man first was not Cap's best choice - Tony is an Avenger, sure, but he's too much of a "man of the manor", comfortable living in a medieval fantasy world, for it to take effect.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Morgan's world, Ms. Marvel is introduced eagerly looking for a strong drink. The first year of Busiek's run on Avengers would follow up with her becoming an alcoholic in response to losing her Binary powers.



* ContinuityNod: The third issue begins with Morgan angrily screaming about some of her past exploits, including the time she escaped a collapsing Atlantis (in ''Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising'').
* CovertPervert: Morgan's assigned jailer enjoys watching Wanda squirm as she's chained up in prison.
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** In issue 1, Wanda disperses a Morgan-made tornado, and she notes that it felt like the energy she used to disperse it was... ''alive'' somehow. At the end of the next issue, she manages to summon Wonder Man.
** In Morgan's world, Ms. Marvel is introduced eagerly looking for a strong drink. The first year of Busiek's run on Avengers would follow up with her becoming an alcoholic in response to losing her Binary powers.
* TheFriendNobodyLikes: A lot of the secondary Avengers spend issue 1 grousing about D-Man. Not because of any personality issues, just... he smells really, ''really'' bad.



* AGlitchInTheMatrix: The second issue begins with one, as Donnar (Thor) realizes that many things are not right. Morded suspects the brainwashing isn't working on Thor because he was alive in the middle ages.

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* AGlitchInTheMatrix: The second issue begins with one, as Donnar (Thor) realizes that many things are not right. Morded suspects the brainwashing isn't working on Thor because he was alive in the middle ages. Actually, it's Wanda fighting back against the spell.



* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: And a successful one

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* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: And Cap doesn't stop doing this even when thirty-odd of his brainwashed comrades in arms are trying to beat him to a successful onepulp.



* JerkassBall: Hulk responds to a call for arms from the Avengers by telling them if they do it again, he'll come and smash them.



* LivingMacguffin: Morgan needs Wanda to keep her fantasy world going. No Wanda, no fantasy.



* {{Magitek}}: How the Iron Knight armor works in Morgan's fantasy world.



* OnlyMostlyDead: How Simon describes his condition after his death back in ''Force Works'', unable to restore himself.



* RefusalOfTheCall: Reed Richards, Sue Storm and Ben Grimm had all been Avengers at some point, but were busy with things as the Fantastic Four. And Hulk... he had been attacked by Trolls, and was not in the mood for meeting others, ''especially'' the Avengers. Franchise/SpiderMan (a reserve member at the time) appeared at the meeting, but asked to leave because he had problems in his own titles to deal with.

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* RefusalOfTheCall: Reed Richards, Sue Storm and Ben Grimm had all been Avengers at some point, but were busy with things as the Fantastic Four. And Hulk... he had been attacked by Trolls, and was not wasn't in the mood for meeting others, ''especially'' the Avengers. Franchise/SpiderMan (a reserve member at the time) appeared at appears for the meeting, but asked asks to leave because he had problems in his own titles to deal with.with. Moon Knight also got the call, but he's in IWorkAlone mode, and doesn't get involved.



* SpotOfTea: The first thing we see the Avengers's leaders doing? Having some nice Jarvis-made tea as they discuss the situation.



* TalkingIsAFreeAction: At the very beginning, Luna sees something approaching the restaurant she, her parents and Wanda are dining in, and screams out a warning to all four, before whatever it is can smash dramatically through the window.

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At the very beginning, Luna sees something approaching the restaurant she, her parents and Wanda are dining in, and screams out a warning to all four, before whatever it is can smash dramatically through the window.window. Said threat manage to belt out a small monologue as they smash through a window.
** Pietro later gets his own example, when he beats Morded, but his super-speed lets him get away with that (though as to how the others can hear him say it... *shrug*).



* UndyingLoyalty: Cap's critera for who he tries to de-brainwash is those who have this for the Avengers. He starts with Hawkeye.



* YouHaveFailedMe: The Scarlet Witch escapes, rescued by Wonder Man, and her jailer was not present. As a result, he has no idea of what happened. Morgana turns his head into a pulp, as he is of no use to her.

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* WeddingSmashers: King T'Challa of Wakanda is at a friend's wedding when Asgardian creatures see fit to attack him.
* YouHaveFailedMe: The Scarlet Witch escapes, rescued by Wonder Man, and her jailer was not present. As a result, he has no idea of what happened. Morgana turns his head into a pulp, as he is of no use to her.
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* ComplexityAddiction: [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]. Mordred points out to Morgan that instead of tricking the Avengers into reuniting and bringing the Scarlet Witch to them, [[StatingTheSimpleSolution they could have just kidnapped the Scarlet Witch]]. "What good is victory without risk?" replies Morgan.
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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Avengers Annual 2001'' would later explain why many of the changes caused by ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'' were undone. The reason being that when RealityWarper Franklin Richards used his powers to save the Franchise/FantasticFour and the Avengers, he wasn't aware of the teenaged Tony Stark or mutated Wasp, so he restored Wasp to her classic self and, while nothing was done with it, [[BackFromTheDead resurrected the adult Tony]] [[FusionDance and fused him with Teen Tony]], resulting in adult!Tony also having [[MergerOfSouls his counterpart's memories]], as well as (until Matt Fraction's ''Hawkeye'' run), restoring Hawkeye's hearing.

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* AllThereInTheManual: ''Avengers Annual 2001'' would later explain why many of the changes caused by ''ComicBook/TheCrossing'' were undone. The reason being that when RealityWarper Franklin Richards used his powers to save the Franchise/FantasticFour and the Avengers, he wasn't aware of the teenaged Tony Stark or mutated Wasp, so he restored Wasp to her classic self and, while nothing was done with it, [[BackFromTheDead resurrected the adult Tony]] [[FusionDance and fused him with Teen Tony]], resulting in adult!Tony the adult Tony also having [[MergerOfSouls his counterpart's memories]], as well as (until Matt Fraction's ''Hawkeye'' run), restoring Hawkeye's hearing.

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