History Awesome / AvengersAgeOfUltron

** Word Of Gd even confirms that Steve was just pretending not to, to let Thor have his ego boost.. He's nice like that.

** The theory that Steve was just pretending not to, to let Thor have his ego boost.. He's nice like that.

* The debut of the Hulkbuster Armor, truly living up to its name by going up against Hulk... [[spoiler:And, as seen in the actual movie, ''winning''...]] Including [[http://www.mtv.com/news/2130512/avengers-age-of-ultron-movie-awards-exclusive/ this clip...]] Bonus points for Tony finally getting the modular armor concept working properly, which was a far cry from the glitch-heavy Mark 42 armor in which said feature was tested with mixed results.

* As much as fans love Black Widow, Scarlet Witch's introduction is much appreciated. It means there will finally be a superpowered female lead in the MCU, and help expand the team's diversity before ''{{Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Captain Marvel}}'' is released.

* The debut of the Hulkbuster Armor, truly living up to its name by going up against Hulk... [[spoiler:And, as seen in the actual movie, ''winning''...]] Including [[http://www.mtv.com/news/2130512/avengers-age-of-ultron-movie-awards-exclusive/ this clip...]] Bonus points for Tony finally getting the modular armor concept working properly, which was a far cry from the glitch-heavy [=Mk42=] in which said feature was tested with mixed results.

* As much as fans love Black Widow, Scarlet Witch's introduction is much appreciated. It means there will finally be a superpowered female lead in the MCU, and help expand the team's diversity before ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' is released.

* A sneak peek shown at Comic Con and after an episode of ''Agents of SHIELD'' (before Ultron shows up and everything gets serious) shows the Avengers having a little get-together and a contest on who could lift Thor's hammer. While no one else is able to move it at all, ''Steve'' manages to budge it a bit, which makes sense considering [[MythologyGag his comic-known worthiness]]. The realization that Steve might actually pull it off induces an OhCrap from Thor.

* As much as fans love Black Widow, Scarlet Witch's introduction is much appreciated. It means there will finally be a superpowered female lead in the MCU, and help expand the team's diversity before Captain Marvel is released.

* Thor and Cap's CombinationAttack . Thor hits Cap's shield with his hammer, creating a shockwave strong enough to make the HYDRA goons blow up like bowling pins. Bonus points for finally using that move after teasing the fans with the forest scene in the first movie

* Just when it seems like the Avengers' only option is to blow up Ultron's flying city with thousands of innocent people still on board... [[BigDamnHeroes Nick Fury flies in on ''a frickin' Helicarrier'' to evacuate the civilians, with the Helicarrier theme from ''The Avengers'' blaring triumphantly in the background.]]

* Just when it seems like the Avengers' only option is to blow up Ultron's flying city with thousands of innocent people still on board... [[BigDamnHeroes Nick Fury flies in on ''a frickin' Helicarrier'' to evacuate the civilians, with the Helicarrier theme from ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' blaring triumphantly in the background.]]

* Just when it seems like the Avengers' only option is to blow up Ultron's flying city with thousands of innocent people still on board... [[BigDamnHeroes Nick Fury flies in on a frickin' helicarrier to evacuate the civilians, with the Helicarrier theme from the first Avengers film blaring triumphantly in the background.]]

* Ultron only has to reach his device to [[spoiler: [[ColonyDrop make the whole city fall on Earth]] causing massive casualties.]] ''[[MesACrowd Any]]'' [[ZergRush Ultron]]. With only the Avengers standing between all the droids and the device, he taunts them asking how they plan to stop him. Tony just answers "together". Cue the showdown with the Avengers trashing dozens and dozens of Ultron as they come, culminating in [[spoiler: the Vision, Thor and Iron Man hitting the main one together, stopping it, and the Hulk sends it flying for good measure. ]] Also [[spoiler: Ultron Prime surviving that]].

** One for the Hulk and Iron Man. In the middle of the fight, Iron Man pins the Hulk and activates a jackhammer mechanism in one of the hulkbuster arms, pummeling Hulk repeatedly, till Hulk has enough, grabs the jackhammer arm and crushes it.

** To give a much-needed elaboration, Captain America fights Ultron for a good four minutes (movie time) evenly, managing to contend with a robot many times stronger, faster and more durable both with and without his shield. Ultron throws him from the truck? He uses LeParkour to get right back up there in less than a minute. Ultron using his pseudo-telekinesis to hurl cars and rip up the street at him? Cap keeps up while ''sprinting'' before riding an upended wrecked car in snowboard fashion to take the fight back to him. He needs to get Ultron off the truck for the team's extraction? Drive him ''through the side of a train'' via ''flying tackle'', of course! The fight only ended in that Ultron managed to get Steve against a wall and begin furiously pounding at him. If not for that stroke of luck, it seemed Cap could have contended even longer. All in all, this is a much more dignified bout for him than he got against Loki.

* Ultron has used the remaining Vibranium to build himself a virtually invincible primary body. Even smashes from Mjolnir merely send him flying, with no lasting damage. As they're defending the core from him and his drones, Thor, Iron Man, and Vision [[CombinedEnergyAttack all fire their beams/lightning at Ultron Prime simultaneously]]. As Ultron pushes against the beam for a while, eventually the awesome Avengers theme kicks in as his indestructible Vibranium body finally begins to flake apart and melt, [[ThisCannotBe and the look on Ultron's face says it all]]. Even though it's still quite a while before he's down for good, it does mark the beginning of the end for him, and [[spoiler:the massive uppercut-out-of-the-screen from Hulk immediately after doesn't help his cause either.]]

** There's also Tony ''breaking out her illusion all by himself'' earlier. This cannot be understated - neither the PhysicalGod Thor, nor the SuperSoldier Cap, nor the super spy Natasha or The goddamned Hulk can break free of, but Tony, someone with zero mental conditioning compared to the above mentioned individuals (who've all had a bit of military indoctrination in their careers) manages to break free of it. Made even sweeter by the OhCrap face Wanda has when it happens.

* During the climax battle, an Ultron drone tries to sneak up on Hawkeye. Hawkeye [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice stabs into]] [[EyeScream its eye]] [[OffhandBackhand without even looking]]

* Thor ripping out the head and the spinal section of an Ultron drone, ''[[Film/Predator1987]]'' style, then using it to smack two other ones.

* Thor ripping out the head and the spinal section of an Ultron drone, ''[[Film/Predator Predator]]'' style, then using it to smack two other ones.

* Thor ripping out the head and the spinal section of an Ultron drone, ''[[Film/Predator1987 Predator]]'' style, then using it to smack two other ones.

* Thor ripping out the head and the spinal section of an Ultron drone, ''[[Film/Predator]]'' style, then using it to smack two other ones.

* Thor ripping out the head and the spinal section of an Ultron drone, ''[[Film/Predator]]''-style, then using it to smack two other ones.

* [[CallBack Just like in the]] [[{{Film/TheAvengers2012}} previous movie]], Hulk roars at the enemy horde, as if to say BringIt. Special mention must also go to when he ''bites off a drone's head'''. NowThatsUsingYourTeeth.
* Thor ripping out the head and the spinal section of an Ultron drone, Predator style, then using it to smack two other ones.

* The whole Hulk vs Iron Man fight. Remembering how easily it went down in ComicBook/WorldWarHulk, it was a joy seeing the Hulkbuster actually being effective. [[spoiler: And it even ''wins''.]] What makes it even better is that [[spoiler:whenever it becomes a contest of ''brute strength'', till nearing the end of the fight, the Hulkbuster managed to match the Hulk pound for pound. And pulling out every move in the book including several wrestling moves so that Hulk almost never gets the chance to use his strength effectively, added with the fact that the limbs can rotate and strike at all angles]] The fight ends with [[spoiler: Iron Man pulling the mother of all meteor moves, throwing Hulk ''into a half-built skyscraper'', firing missiles after him, then ''ramming him through the whole thing''. And then sucker-punching him into unconsciousness when Hulk manages to pull himself out of the rubble. This can be credited to Banner having been involved in the design process this time around.]] And through the whole fight, against a foe who inspires mortal terror in the hardest of men, Tony is snarking his ass off. Whatever [[NervesOfSteel the man's nerves]] are made of, if he found a way to make a suit out of it he'd be able to take on the world.

** Also, before the fight, Hulk gets temporarily trapped inside a special high-tech cage that he actually can't tear apart; so, to escape, instead of trying to break out of the cage, he improvises an underground tunnel by hitting the ground. Showing once again that he's much more than brute force.

*** It gets even better because right before the Hulk gets really angry, the Hulkbuster clocks him with an ELEVATOR CAR followed roundhouse punch so hard that it makes the Hulk Faceplant and spit out a tooth. Considering Banner once claimed that the Hulk spat out a bullet he had tried to eat, it says something that Tony was able to physically damage him.
** The very idea of [[spoiler:having a machine that sends him spare parts as soon as the armor gets damaged]]
** One for the Hulk and Iron Man. In the middle of the fight, Iron Man pins the Hulk and activates a jackhammer mechanism in one of the hulkbuster arms, pummeling Hulk repeatedly, till Hulk has enough, grabs the jackhammer arm and crushes it

** Even better, the subsequent ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode reveals that [[spoiler: Coulson stored and maintained that Hellicarrier for quite a while prior to this event. Score one for the new director of SHIELD!]]

** Not only that - Clint Barton is, for all intents and purposes, the most well-adjusted and grounded person on the team. He's run into a lot of weird things during his tenure with SHIELD and just takes it all in stride. Being around super soldiers, gods, and mad scientists barely even hurts his pride and he has no problem keeping up. When the team takes a hit, he opens up his home, introduces them to his family, and helps them get back on their feet. He's not just the man-- he's the big brother.

* Natasha [[spoiler:planting TheBigDamnKiss on Bruce, then promptly shoving him off a cliff because she needed Hulk to get her back in the fight.]] Doubly so because it shows Natasha has overcome the fears and doubts sparked by Wanda's visions, as by doing so she chooses being an Avenger over [[spoiler: running away with Bruce like she'd wanted to earlier.]]

* Fury and Hill get to show once again why they were so high up in SHIELD when a drone breaks through War Machine's defense line. The drone crashes into the bridge and once again Hill and Fury are the only things protecting the bridge, the latter empties her sidearm into it while the former stabs the drone with a huge shard of metal until it stops moving.

* No love for JARVIS? [[spoiler:While not as immediately awesome as some of the above examples, JARVIS is a relatively simple Virtual Intelligence. His code likely consists of "If this, then do that". In the early parts of the movie when Ultron FIRST came online, JARVIS defended the Avenger's Tower network as best he could while simultaneously uploading himself into the Internet WITHOUT ULTRON EVEN REALIZING IT. JARVIS then spends the rest of the film using guerrilla tactics to keep Ultron from accessing nuclear launch codes or other extremely important information via the Internet. All of this was before the Infinity Stone gave him true intelligence and transformed him into The Vision. JARVIS was kicking ass before he became The Vision! And when you think that JARVIS sacrificed himself trying to stop Ultron in the beginning, and then kept on fighting back for weeks afterwards, you better believe he's worthy of wielding Mjolnir! ]]

* A blink and miss oment which shows the great synergy of the team. During the fight with the Ultron horde for the machine, an Ultron drone almost blindsides Cap, who Cap notices coming towards him only a second before and having no time to counter or block, ''he swiftly jumps straight up six feet into the air from a standing position''. The Ultron drone immediately turns around to blast Cap, and on cue Vision flies in and puts the drone in a full nelson, and immediately Iron Man arrives and repulsors the drone to kingdom come. Mind you, all this took place before Cap even hits the ground.

* The payoff to the hammer-lifting contest from the trailers. In the middle of a debate as to whether he can be trusted, [[spoiler:the Vision shuts the whole thing down without even trying... by casually handing Mjolnir to Thor. And then the second time he lifts Mjolnir, and hits Ultron in the face with it. And then compliments Thor on how well-balanced it is.]]

* When it looks like Wanda is going to join her brother by being stuck on Sokovia, [[BigDamnHeroes cue Vision soaring in through the debris and flying off with her]].

!!Meta:
* While the movie grossed slightly less than the first ''Avengers'' (about 1.5 billion), it's still the seventh highest-grossing film in history (unadjusted for inflation) with 1.405 billion.
* Ruffalo [[http://imgur.com/NjNuAWv deflecting criticism]] about Natasha.
* Ruffalo also tweeted Marvel, asking them to "pretty please" make more Black Widow merchandise... so he can buy it for his daughters and nieces.
* From a directing and writing stand point the film deserves major props for juggling so many characters. Each one, from the mains to the secondary to the one scene wonders get to contribute to the story, a personal arc or gets an awesome moment to stand out. Noteworthy since plenty of comic book movies, or movies in general, barely have half as many characters and don't know what to do with them for even a two hour run time.

* Just when it seems like the Avengers' only option is to [[spoiler:blow up Ultron's flying city with thousands of innocent people still on board... [[BigDamnHeroes Nick Fury flies in on a frickin' helicarrier to evacuate the civilians.]]]]
** Even better, the subsequent ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode reveals that [[spoiler: Coulson stored and maintained that Hellicarrier for quite a while prior to this event. Score one for the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D.!]]

--->'''Ultron:''' If you stay here, you'll die.
--->'''Wanda:''' I just did. Do you know how it felt? [[spoiler: '''[rips out Ultron's heart like it's made of tin.]''']] It felt like that.

--->'''Hawkeye:''' Are you up for this? ''Are you?'' Look, I just need to know, because the city is flying. Okay? The city is flying, we're fighting an army of robots...and I have a [[BadassNormal bow and arrow]]. None of this makes sense. But I'm going back out there because [[UnfazedEveryman it's my job]], okay? And I can't do my job and babysit. It doesn't matter what you did, or who you were. If you go out there, you fight, and you fight to kill. Stay in here, you're good; I'll send your brother to come find you, but if you step out that door...''[[DareToBeBadass you are an Avenger]]''.

'''Vision''': Well...I ''was'' born yesterday.

* Natasha [[spoiler: planting a BigDamnKiss on Bruce, then promptly shoving him off a cliff because she needed Hulk to get her back in the fight.]] Doubly so because it shows Natasha has overcome the fears and doubts sparked by Wanda's visions, as by doing so she chooses being an Avenger over [[spoiler: running away with Bruce like she'd wanted to earlier.]]

* Thor and Iron Man [[spoiler: working together to ''destroy'' the city by blasting the reactor from both ends]].
** Gotta give [[spoiler: the last remaining Ultron drone credit for pushing that button after how much damage it took]].

** It also shows how much power Tony's unibeam can pack, as it can now produce equivalent power to one of Thor's lightning bolts.

** There's also Tony ''breaking out her illusion all by himself'' earlier. This cannot be understated - neither the PhysicalGod Thor, nor the SuperSoldier Cap, nor the super spy Natasha or The goddamned Hulk can break free of, but Tony, someone with zero mental conditioning compared to the above mentioned individuals (who've all had a bit of military indoctrination in their careers) [manages to break free of it. Made even sweeter by the OhCrap face Wandahas when it happens.