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** When Loki is talking to the Other via astral projection, it looks as if the Other is snapping the neck of Loki's illusion when he dismisses him after threatening him with Thanos's wrath should he fail to deliver the Tesseract. The Other will die by broken neck from Ronan in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', and in ''Infinity War'', [[spoiler:Loki eventually gets his neck broken by Thanos as a punishment for his failure and dies.]]

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** When Loki is talking to the Other via astral projection, it looks as if the Other is snapping the neck of Loki's illusion when he dismisses him after threatening him with Thanos's wrath should he fail to deliver the Tesseract. The Other will die by broken neck from Ronan in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', and in ''Infinity War'', [[spoiler:Loki eventually gets his neck broken by Thanos as a punishment for his failure and dies.]]
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** The Other, who serves as the MouthOfSauron for [[spoiler: Thanos]]. His intimidating design and performance, the fact that he's a CanonForeigner, has caused several fans requesting that he appear again in a future Marvel film. He does appear again in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', [[spoiler:[[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome where he has his neck abruptly broken]] by the film's BigBad Ronan]].

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** The Other, who serves as the MouthOfSauron for [[spoiler: Thanos]]. His intimidating design and performance, the fact that he's a CanonForeigner, has caused several fans requesting that he appear again in a future Marvel film. He does appear again in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'', ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'', [[spoiler:[[SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome where he has his neck abruptly broken]] by the film's BigBad Ronan]].



** Secondly, there's the waitress who thanks Captain America for saving her life at the end and even has a DeletedScene flirting with him. That just so happens to be Creator/AshleyJohnson, who would co-star in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' alongside Creator/TroyBaker just a year later. Though Johnson ''was'' also in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', as Gwen Tennyson and Terra, respectively.

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** Secondly, there's the waitress who thanks Captain America for saving her life at the end and even has a DeletedScene flirting with him. That just so happens to be Creator/AshleyJohnson, who would co-star in ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUs'' alongside Creator/TroyBaker just a year later. Though Johnson ''was'' also in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'', ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', as Gwen Tennyson and Terra, respectively.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** It's shown that when Thor hits Iron Man's suit with lightning, it supercharges his suit and allows him to do a super powerful blast. After they discover this, neither Tony nor Thor suggest using this during any other fight in this movie or [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron the sequel]].
*** [[spoiler: During ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' Thor does finally supercharge Tony's armor to glorious effect]].
** In ''Film/{{Thor}}'', Eric Selvig mentions that he actually knew Bruce Banner and was even implied to have been good friends with him, to the point that one of the reasons he distrusts S.H.I.E.L.D. is because he believes they are responsible for his disappearance. While Eric Selvig and Bruce Banner both appear in this film, they never interact and the fact that they know each other is never even acknowledged. Natasha didn't even bring it up when she tries to recruit Bruce, even though saving his old friend from Loki could have been a good extra motivation for him.

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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
** It's shown that when Thor hits Iron Man's suit with lightning, it supercharges his suit and allows him to do a super powerful blast. After they discover this, neither Tony nor Thor suggest using this during any other fight in this movie or [[Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron the sequel]].
*** [[spoiler: During ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' Thor does finally supercharge Tony's armor to glorious effect]].
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TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: In ''Film/{{Thor}}'', Eric Selvig mentions that he actually knew Bruce Banner and was even implied to have been good friends with him, to the point that one of the reasons he distrusts S.H.I.E.L.D. is because he believes they are responsible for his disappearance. While Eric Selvig and Bruce Banner both appear in this film, they never interact and the fact that they know each other is never even acknowledged. Natasha didn't even bring it up when she tries to recruit Bruce, even though saving his old friend from Loki could have been a good extra motivation for him.

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* SignatureScene: The group shot pose in the Chitauri attack, and above all, Hulk smashing Loki like a ragdoll.

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The group shot pose in the Chitauri attack, and above all, Hulk smashing Loki like a ragdoll.ragdoll.
** While not quite on the same level as the above, the argument scene aboard the Helicarrier also counts, if only for the ''phenomenal'' acting from all those involved.
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* UnfortunateImplications: Thor's quip about Loki being adopted [[http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/16/that-hes-adopted-one-liner-in-the-avengers-not-funny/ offended]] [[http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/red-thread-adoptive-family-forum/2012/may/17/avengers-attack-adopted-children-mean-and-unfunny/ a number]] [[http://www.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/05/11/11643793-was-avengers-joke-cruel-to-adoption-community of people]] on the grounds that it was an AdoptionDiss. Though [[http://www.chicagonow.com/portrait-of-an-adoption/2012/06/the-avengers-is-the-adoption-joke-funny-offensive-or-both-as-if-often-the-case/ others didn't mind it]] because it was the sort of joke they made in their own adopted families, or because they felt it was Thor and not Loki who was the butt of the joke (for having to make a VerbalBackspace).
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* SpiritualSuccessor:
** To multiple past incarnations of Bruce Banner/Hulk. The character is fully re-established in this film and exact details of his past are hardly addressed in a specific nature. ''Film/{{The Incredible Hulk|2008}}'' has no real bearing on this film, so you could imagine this Banner/Hulk as being the "older and wiser" version of himself from [[Film/{{Hulk}} the 2003 Hulk film]] or the 2008 film.
** The film itself can be considered one to Joss Whedon's run on ''ComicBook/AstonishingXMen''.
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* Stark [[ReallyGetsAround sort of flirts with everyone]]. It's reflex to him.

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* This little line spoken by Stark after Loki [[spoiler:attempts to brainwash him, and fails.]]

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: During the New York battle, it's sometimes rather obvious when actors are performing in front of a greenscreen explosion effect; their images are sharper and stand out distinctly from the background, making it jarringly clear that they were composited in.

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** Thanos looked appropriately striking when the movie first came out, but by the time of ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' the VFX on his face had begun to show its age.
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* WhatAnIdiot:
** Loki arrives on Earth and brainwashes [[spoiler:Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye)]], [[spoiler:Eric Selvig]], and another agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury is the only person in the room that is not brainwashed, and Loki wants the Tesseract.\\
'''You'd Think''': Loki would find value in Nick Fury and brainwash him as well, since he is the director of S.H.I.E.L.D. He can then have Fury as his puppet and manipulate S.H.I.E.L.D. so that he can get away with his plans. And then the Avengers would never have been assembled. If he eventually thinks Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. are no longer valuable, he could then pull off a "YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness" on both SHIELD and Fury.\\
'''Instead''': He doesn't value Fury at all, only viewing him as an ant. He only takes the briefcase, leaving [[spoiler:Hawkeye]] to kill Fury.\\
'''Result:''' Hawkeye fails to do so, and Fury survives to lead the fight against Loki.
** Thor also arrives, intent on bringing Loki home. He and Asgard thought that his brother was dead and had mourned him. Even though he's been cut off from Earth, he's heard "whispers" of what his brother has done.\\
'''You'd Expect''': Thor would signal his intentions to arrive peacefully. After all, a year ago, when Thor was banished to Earth, Loki sent a Destroyer after him that would have killed dozens. So Asgardians haven't exactly made a good first impression.\\
'''Instead''': Thor rips open the Avengers jet and steals Loki away.\\
'''The Result''': Iron Man gets angry and attacks Thor, telling him, "Then don't steal my stuff." He and Thor engage in a brawl, as a smirking Loki watches. Captain America has to talk them down, after Thor levels a forest.

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** Selvig says he needs iridium for the portal device, and describes it as "it's found in meteorites, forms antiprotons. Very hard to get a hold of". [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium Every word of that is accurate]].
** When Tony and Bruce discuss Selvig's plan to create a portal using the Tesseract, Bruce says that he'll have to heat the Tesseract to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin a hundred and twenty million Kelvin]] in order to break through the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb_barrier Coulomb barrier]], and Tony brings up the possibility that Selvig could stabilize the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_tunnelling Quantum tunneling effect]], which Bruce says would mean he could achieve ion fusion at any reactor on the planet. The Coulomb Barrier is the barrier two nuclei need to overcome to get close enough to achieve nuclear fusion, which normally requires them to be at extremely high temperatures (hotter than most stars, even), but the quantum tunneling effect allows a nuclei to be inside the Coulomb Barrier without actually passing through it. The problem with achieving that is it requires a large amount of energy and the nature of quantum mechanics itself is tricky and confusing, but if you could figure out how do it consistently, the Coulomb Barrier is irrelevant and thus there's no need to heat the Tesseract so high to achieve fusion. We still aren't told enough to figure out how the portal device actually works, but Bruce and Tony aren't just throwing around {{Technobabble}}.
** Early in the film we see signage identifying the S.H.I.E.L.D./NASA facility where the Tesseract is being worked on as part of the Joint Dark Energy Mission, as well as mentioning other projects such as the Dark Energy Space Telescope. Despite the comic-book sounding name, the Joint Dark Energy Mission was a very real thing[[note]]until it was replaced by an updated research plan[[/note]] dedicated to probing the edge of relativistic physics as we know it.
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* GeniusBonus:
** Selvig says he needs iridium for the portal device, and describes it as "it's found in meteorites, forms antiprotons. Very hard to get a hold of". [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium Every word of that is accurate]].
** When Tony and Bruce discuss Selvig's plan to create a portal using the Tesseract, Bruce says that he'll have to heat the Tesseract to [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin a hundred and twenty million Kelvin]] in order to break through the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coulomb_barrier Coulomb barrier]], and Tony brings up the possibility that Selvig could stabilize the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_tunnelling Quantum tunneling effect]], which Bruce says would mean he could achieve ion fusion at any reactor on the planet. The Coulomb Barrier is the barrier two nuclei need to overcome to get close enough to achieve nuclear fusion, which normally requires them to be at extremely high temperatures (hotter than most stars, even), but the quantum tunneling effect allows a nuclei to be inside the Coulomb Barrier without actually passing through it. The problem with achieving that is it requires a large amount of energy and the nature of quantum mechanics itself is tricky and confusing, but if you could figure out how do it consistently, the Coulomb Barrier is irrelevant and thus there's no need to heat the Tesseract so high to achieve fusion. We still aren't told enough to figure out how the portal device actually works, but Bruce and Tony aren't just throwing around {{Technobabble}}.
** Early in the film we see signage identifying the S.H.I.E.L.D./NASA facility where the Tesseract is being worked on as part of the Joint Dark Energy Mission, as well as mentioning other projects such as the Dark Energy Space Telescope. Despite the comic-book sounding name, the Joint Dark Energy Mission was a very real thing[[note]]until it was replaced by an updated research plan[[/note]] dedicated to probing the edge of relativistic physics as we know it.
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** Out in the real world, Bruce's "[[Film/TheIncredibleHulk Last time I was in New York]] I kind of broke... Harlem" comment is less clever now that a film production directed by erstwhile Hulk Creator/EdwardNorton has been deemed responsible for a fatal fire in that neighborhood.

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** Out in the real world, Bruce's "[[Film/TheIncredibleHulk "[[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 Last time I was in New York]] I kind of broke... Harlem" comment is less clever now that a film production directed by erstwhile Hulk Creator/EdwardNorton has been deemed responsible for a fatal fire in that neighborhood.



* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The Hulk. Two [[Film/{{Hulk}} previous]] [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk attempts]] to bring the character to the cinema screen proved somewhat lackluster, the role [[TheOtherDarrin got recast]] once again, and the character had already developed a reputation of being the most boring of the team. However, a combination of clever screenwriting, Creator/MarkRuffalo's interpretation of the character of Bruce Banner as a normal guy who's got issues instead of the emotionally-stunted, severely repressed individual of the previous films who was constantly scared that he'd flip out over ''everything'', and that his version of the Hulk isn't a barely controlled rage monster; his casual OffhandBackhand of Thor after they brought down a Chitauri Leviathan and his smackdown of [[spoiler:Loki]] shows us that the Hulk is really just an irritable jerk (albeit with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a heart of gold]]) who just happens to have superpowers (and the hilariously awesome "Puny God" scene), turned the Hulk into an [[EnsembleDarkhorse unexpected favorite]] of the movie; it might be one of the fastest turnaround times for this ever.

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* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The Hulk. Two [[Film/{{Hulk}} previous]] [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk [[Film/TheIncredibleHulk2008 attempts]] to bring the character to the cinema screen proved somewhat lackluster, the role [[TheOtherDarrin got recast]] once again, and the character had already developed a reputation of being the most boring of the team. However, a combination of clever screenwriting, Creator/MarkRuffalo's interpretation of the character of Bruce Banner as a normal guy who's got issues instead of the emotionally-stunted, severely repressed individual of the previous films who was constantly scared that he'd flip out over ''everything'', and that his version of the Hulk isn't a barely controlled rage monster; his casual OffhandBackhand of Thor after they brought down a Chitauri Leviathan and his smackdown of [[spoiler:Loki]] shows us that the Hulk is really just an irritable jerk (albeit with [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold a heart of gold]]) who just happens to have superpowers (and the hilariously awesome "Puny God" scene), turned the Hulk into an [[EnsembleDarkhorse unexpected favorite]] of the movie; it might be one of the fastest turnaround times for this ever.
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** Before the climax, Tony retorts to Loki that there is "no version of [the film's events] where you come on top". It seems that Tony's words are to be proven right in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', where an alternate Loki ends up escaping custody before he can be imprisoned on Asgard...[[OutOfTheFryingPan only to end up in the custody of the significantly worse]] [[Series/{{Loki}} Time Variance Authority]] instead. Whoops.

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** Before the climax, Tony retorts to Loki that there is "no version of [the film's events] where you come on top". It seems that Tony's words are to be proven right in ''Film/AvengersEndgame'', where an alternate Loki ends up escaping custody before he can be imprisoned on Asgard...[[OutOfTheFryingPan only to end up in the custody of the significantly worse]] [[Series/{{Loki}} [[Series/Loki2021 Time Variance Authority]] instead. Whoops.
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* FanNickname:
** "Thorbuster" for Coulson's unnamed {{BFG}} derived from the Destroyer armor.[[labelnote:Explanation]]The name came from an Iron Man suit Tony designed based on Norse weaponry in case he had to take on the pantheon.[[/labelnote]] In the ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD'' episode "[[Recap/AgentsofSHIELDS2E12WhoYouReallyAre Who You Really Are]]", it's revealed that its name is [[GratuitousItalian Bambino]].
** Shawarmavengers, for the second [[TheStinger stinger]].
** [[http://sephirona.tumblr.com/post/24312145916/sephirona-yeah-okay-idk-dont-hurt-me Steelix]] for the Chitauri Leviathans.
** Loki-Chucks: The ten-second thrashing that Loki receives at the hands of the Hulk, during which he is whipped around by one ankle like nunchucks.

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** A lot of the lines between [[FanNickname Science Bros]] Stark and Banner sound kinda flirty, and a thousand fanfics were launched in the single moment when Stark randomly pokes Banner in the stomach and Banner just puts up a mild, vaguely amused, "Oh, ''you"'' type of protest [[note]]On the gag reel, Creator/RobertDowneyJr pinched Creator/MarkRuffalo's butt instead; hilariously, it didn't require them to play the scene all that differently[[/note]]. Couple that with the scene where the Hulk saves Iron Man twice in rapid succession, and the fact that these two are the ''only'' two members of the Avengers to hit it off the instant they meet...
--> '''Stark:''' Finally! Someone who speaks English.
*** They are seen [[spoiler:driving off [[strike:into the sunset]] together]] at the end of the movie.
*** It's toned down in the movie proper, but the featurette included on the DVD shows that Tony is a little... ''excited'' about [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=2DSraUZpE9I#t=23s the Hulk.]]
** Perhaps it's less suspect in Asgard, but the way Thor cupped Loki's cheek and neck while asking him to come home seemed a bit ''affectionate'' [[IncestSubtext (in a not so brotherly manner)]] to mortal audiences.
*** Their lips were [[http://i.imgur.com/ax7hC.jpg mere inches away]] from each other when Thor pulled Loki out of his seat on the jet.
** Cap and Thor; that searching look Thor gives Cap when Cap goes on fighting after he's hit...it's like a light went on inside his head. Fan fiction appeared for these two months before the movie was released, but that moment helped make it less of a niche pairing.
** As in the comics, Cap gets
this [[HoYay/MarvelCinematicUniverse page]].with Stark. During their arguments, one can't help but think, [[BelligerentSexualTension "Just KISS already!"]] One reviewer noted that Cap and Tony's "simmering, crypto-erotic tension" [[http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/7883348/making-sense-marvel-mega-bet-avengers outshone Black Widow and Hawkeye's attempt at chemistry.]]
** Agent Coulson's fanboy tendencies toward Cap is played for laughs, but the way he tells him [[ThatCameOutWrong "I watched you while you were sleeping"]] can be interpreted in some ways...
*** The "maybe the world needs a little old-fashioned" line. "An old-fashioned" is a euphemism for a handjob.
*** Coulson had some input on Steve's new costume. [[{{Fanservice}} Steve's skintight costume that lovingly shows off his abs and butt.]]
*** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0pMF_mQqfg That outtake where Coulson strokes Cap's cheek...]]
* Stark [[ReallyGetsAround sort of flirts with everyone]]. It's reflex to him.
-->'''Stark:''' ''[to Hawkeye]'' Better clench up, Legolas!
* This little line spoken by Stark after Loki [[spoiler:attempts to brainwash him, and fails.]]
-->''"Performance issues. It's not uncommon... one out of five."''
** This gem:
---> '''Stark:''' ''[to Loki]'' There is no version of this [[AccidentalInnuendo where you come out on top]].
** Also, when Thor tries to retrieve Loki from the Quinjet, this line, in a very annoyed voice:
---> '''Stark:''' Don't take my stuff!
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** While shooting down Chitauri side-by-side, Natasha quips that this is "just like Budapest all over again!" with Clint replying, "You and I remember Budapest very differently." The humor in this evaporates after ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' establishes that what they're referring to is [[spoiler:a failed attempt to assassinate General Dreykov as part of Natasha's defection to S.H.U.E.L.D.]].

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** While shooting down Chitauri side-by-side, Natasha quips that this is "just like Budapest all over again!" with Clint replying, "You and I remember Budapest very differently." The humor in this evaporates after ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' establishes that what they're referring to is [[spoiler:a failed attempt to assassinate General Dreykov as part of Natasha's defection to S.H.U.I.E.L.D.]].

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** It's mentioned that Steve Rogers is on a S.H.I.E.L.D. watchlist as a potential threat. Though PlayedForLaughs here, it's not as funny once you watch ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and find out that [[spoiler: HYDRA has been active inside S.H.I.E.L.D. for years. Steve Rogers is their old enemy. Odds are good that HYDRA put him on that watchlist.]]

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** It's mentioned that Steve Rogers is on a S.H.I.E.L.D. watchlist as a potential threat. Though PlayedForLaughs here, it's not as funny once you watch after ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier'' and find out reveals that [[spoiler: HYDRA has been active inside S.H.I.E.L.D. for years. Steve Rogers is their old enemy. Odds are good that HYDRA put him on that watchlist.]]



** While shooting down Chitauri side-by-side, Natasha quips that this is "just like Budapest all over again!" with Clint replying, "You and I remember Budapest very differently." The humor in this evaporates after ''Film/{{Black Widow|2021}}'' establishes that what they're referring to is [[spoiler:a failed attempt to assassinate General Dreykov as part of Natasha's defection to S.H.U.E.L.D.]].



** Let's be real, the iconic scene where Captain America tells Hulk to "smash", a big crowd-pleaser in this movie, becomes a lot less pleasant when ''Civil War'' reveals several people were hit by the rubble caused by the ensuing fight.

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** Let's be real, the iconic scene where Captain America tells Hulk to "smash", a big crowd-pleaser in this movie, becomes a lot less pleasant when ''Jessica Jones'' and ''Civil War'' reveals establish that several people were hit by the rubble caused by the ensuing fight.



** Tony's declaration mentioned above becomes even more ironic after ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' gives us an alternate timeline where [[spoiler:Loki ''does'' come out on top, which happens after Hank Pym kills Tony and the other Avengers before they can properly assemble. This allows the God of Mischief to conquer the Earth in a single day with little resistance.]]

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** Tony's declaration mentioned above becomes even more ironic after ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' gives us an alternate timeline where [[spoiler:Loki ''does'' come out on top, which happens after Hank Pym kills Tony and the other Avengers (except for Captain America) before they can properly assemble. This allows the God of Mischief to conquer the Earth in a single day with little resistance.]]



* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Fury's unwavering belief in the Avengers Initiative becomes more meaningful once ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' showed that it was Carol Danvers' heroics that inspired him to put the team together. The fact [[spoiler: he named the entire initiative after Carol's old callsign]] showed that he truly wanted the Avengers to honor the legacy she had left behind.

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** The scene in the battle where Hawkeye shoots down Chitauri from a rooftop can be much more uncomfortable to watch after [[Series/Hawkeye2021 his own show]] reveals that Kate Bishop's father was killed just a few blocks away.
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** Hawkeye shooting down Chitauri from a rooftop becomes this as [[Series/Hawkeye2021 it turns out]] that seeing him in action is what inspired Kate Bishop to become an archer.
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* WinTheCrowd: This movie pretty much put the fears of everyone who thought Disney would ruin Marvel to rest.
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** Neither Disney nor Paramount created a For Your Consideration... Oscar campaign. As a result, no one from the cast and crew received nominations, except for the visual effects artists. The victory of ''Literature/LifeOfPi'' in Visual Effects left the Avengers ultimately empty-handed.

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* AndYouThoughtItWouldFail: Creator/JustinTheroux said he told Creator/KevinFeige that he wasn't sure if the film would work, as he didn't know if it was a good idea to team Iron Man up with a bunch of other comic book heroes.
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* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Loki is actually working for Thanos]].

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Memetic Badass is when "Fans exaggerate a simply competent or unimpressive character's power to God-Mode Sue levels for laughs." This entry only states what Hawkeye actually did in the film. If anything, fans have the exact opposite reaction when it comes to the MCU's take on the character, usually calling him a complete joke when compared to the other heroes.


* MemeticBadass:
** Hawkeye, for very nearly taking down the entire Helicarrier with his arrows.
** Agent Coulson has risen to this. Some examples [[http://sonofafilmgeek.tumblr.com/post/23249957636 here]] and [[http://memebase.cheezburger.com/superheroes/tag/agent-coulson here]].

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MemeticBadass: Agent Coulson has risen to this. Some examples [[http://sonofafilmgeek.tumblr.com/post/23249957636 here]] and [[http://memebase.cheezburger.com/superheroes/tag/agent-coulson here]].
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* HypeBacklash: ''Avengers'' was released to very positive reviews, with many critics labeling it as one of the most revolutionary superhero films of all time. However, a significant portion of the audience didn't share the sentiment and concluded that the film loses much of its impact if the viewer is not familiar with Marvel's previous works, which also led to criticisms about the writing and the plot's lack of depth. When Los Angeles Times tasked readers to vote for the most overrated film of 2012, ''The Avengers'' won by a landslide, amassing 85% of the votes.
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* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Thanos appearing in the post-credits scene to plan his galactic conquest]].

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** Tony's declaration mentioned above becomes even more ironic after ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' gives us an alternate timeline where [[spoiler:Loki ''does'' come out on top, which happens after Hank Pym kills Tony and the other Avengers before they can properly assemble. This allows the God of Mischief to conquer the Earth in a single day with little resistance.]]
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** Loki's speeches about TheEvilsOfFreeWill are much more foreboding after [[Series/Loki2021 his own show]] establishes [[spoiler:the existence of the Time Variance Authority, a bureaucracy whose entire purpose is to prevent people from making choices that stray from the "Sacred Timeline" that everyone in the MCU must follow lest they or their timeline become purged]].

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** Loki's speeches about TheEvilsOfFreeWill are much more foreboding after [[Series/Loki2021 his own show]] establishes [[spoiler:the existence of the Time Variance Authority, a bureaucracy whose entire purpose is to prevent people from making choices that stray from the "Sacred Timeline" that everyone in the MCU must follow lest they or their timeline become purged]].purged. In other words, there is no free will whatsoever and everything that has happened in the Infinity Saga is predetermined by the TVA]].

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** It's shown that NYPD cops helped evacuating citizens in the middle of Chitauri Invasion. After the battle, many areas in New York are devastated, and one important thing at the end of the movie is that humans learned that they are not alone in this universe. Survivors, including the cops, are pretty much traumatized by the incident. There's a strong implication that this is the reason why, by the time of ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'', there's a fair number of cops working for Wilson Fisk. In ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'', Scarfe talks about having seen the Incident up close...and Scarfe himself is on Cottonmouth's payroll[[note]]Although it's clear from scenes in ''Series/LukeCage2016'' season 2 that Scarfe was corrupt well before the Incident or his son's death[[/note]].

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** It's shown that NYPD cops helped evacuating citizens in the middle of Chitauri Invasion.invasion. After the battle, many areas in New York are devastated, and one important thing at the end of the movie is that humans learned that they are not alone in this universe. Survivors, including the cops, are pretty much traumatized by the incident. There's a strong implication that this is the reason why, by the time of ''Series/{{Daredevil|2015}}'', there's a fair number of cops working for Wilson Fisk. In ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'', Scarfe talks about having seen the Incident up close...and Scarfe himself is on Cottonmouth's payroll[[note]]Although it's clear from scenes in ''Series/LukeCage2016'' season 2 that Scarfe was corrupt well before the Incident or his son's death[[/note]].



** Loki's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFj2VPWdPaU speech to break Natasha]] has him alluding to her past in the Red Room, asking her, "Can you wipe out that much red? [[Film/BlackWidow2021 Dreykov's daughter?]] Sao Paulo? The hospital fire? Barton told me everything." ''Black Widow'' then reveals that actually, Antonia Dreykov isn't dead at all, she's the Taskmaster. Alexei's reunion speech with Natasha and Yelena even incorporates the same ledger-dripping-with-red metaphor Natasha and Loki discuss here.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Fury's unwavering belief in the Avengers Initiative becomes more meaningful once ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' showed that it was Carol's heroics that inspired him to put the team together. The fact [[spoiler: he named the entire initiative after Carol's old callsign]] showed that he truly wanted the Avengers to honor the legacy she had left behind.

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** Loki's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFj2VPWdPaU speech to break Natasha]] has him alluding to her past in the Red Room, asking her, "Can you wipe out that much red? [[Film/BlackWidow2021 Dreykov's daughter?]] Sao Paulo? The hospital fire? Barton told me everything." ''Black Widow'' then reveals that actually, Antonia Dreykov isn't dead at all, she's the Taskmaster. Alexei's reunion speech with Natasha and Yelena even incorporates the same ledger-dripping-with-red "ledger-dripping-with-red" metaphor Natasha and Loki discuss here.
* HeartwarmingInHindsight: Fury's unwavering belief in the Avengers Initiative becomes more meaningful once ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' showed that it was Carol's Carol Danvers' heroics that inspired him to put the team together. The fact [[spoiler: he named the entire initiative after Carol's old callsign]] showed that he truly wanted the Avengers to honor the legacy she had left behind.



** Much like Tony trolling Senator Stern in ''Iron Man 2'', Fury sassing the World Security Council gets even more fun knowing [[spoiler:one of them is a HYDRA agent]]. Crosses over into HarsherInHindsight when you realize that [[spoiler:said HYDRA agent is probably the one who convinced them to go ahead and launch the nuke into New York; destroying one of America's major cities as well as potentially getting rid of the Avengers before they could become a major force, all with a plausible excuse of necessity, probably fits well with HYDRA's goals]].
** Tony's line about Fury "He is THE Spy. His secrets have secrets" can be both this (thanks to the events of ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' which proves that Fury oversold his naivete and lack of awareness about alien beings) and HarsherInHindsight considering the events of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. [[spoiler:Not only was the secret Project Insight not what Fury thought it was but his entire organization was being secretly controlled by HYDRA.]]

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** Much like Tony trolling Senator Stern in ''Iron Man 2'', Fury sassing the World Security Council gets even more fun funnier knowing [[spoiler:one of them is a HYDRA agent]]. Crosses over into HarsherInHindsight when you realize that [[spoiler:said HYDRA agent is probably the one who convinced them to go ahead and launch the nuke into New York; destroying one of America's major cities as well as potentially getting rid of the Avengers before they could become a major force, all with a plausible excuse of necessity, probably fits well with HYDRA's goals]].
** Tony's line about Fury "He is THE Spy. His secrets have secrets" can be both this (thanks to the events of ''Film/CaptainMarvel2019'' ''Film/{{Captain Marvel|2019}}'' which proves that Fury oversold his naivete and lack of awareness about alien beings) and HarsherInHindsight considering the events of ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier''. [[spoiler:Not only was the secret Project Insight not what Fury thought it was but his entire organization was being secretly controlled by HYDRA.]]



** Realizing that no weapons can pierce the Leviathan's thick skin, Tony allows himself to be swallowed so he can kill the creature from the inside. In ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', the heroes are faced with a similar dilemma during the opening fight, leading to Drax jumping into a monster's mouth in order to attempt the exact same strategy. When it fails, the other guardians immediately point out what a ridiculous plan that was.

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** Realizing that no weapons can pierce the Leviathan's thick skin, Tony allows himself to be swallowed so he can kill the creature from the inside. In the opening to ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', the heroes are faced with a similar dilemma during the opening fight, leading to Drax jumping into a monster's mouth in order to attempt the exact same strategy. When it fails, the other guardians Guardians immediately point out what a ridiculous plan that was.



** ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' shows that some people who survived the invasion have taken up a hatred against superhumans, as shown by one client who tries to kill Jessica as a preventative measure against gifted/powered people, as her mother was killed in the Chitauri invasion. Apparently, downplaying the event as just "The Incident" lets her conveniently ignore the fact there was an alien invasion happening at the time, and that the Chitauri were targeting everyone in sight until the Avengers arrived to draw their attention from wiping out innocent bystanders.
** ''Series/LukeCage2016'': Alien metal has been taken by Hammer Industries and used as the base for their Judas bullet.
** ''Series/IronFist2017'': Children orphaned in the Incident got taken in by Bakuto and turned into soldiers for The Hand.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' invokes the deaths from the battle (74 in total, {{Retcon}}ned from the hundreds in ''Daredevil'') as a plot point to justify reining the Avengers in.

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** ''Series/JessicaJones2015'' ''Series/{{Jessica Jones|2015}}'' shows that some people who survived the invasion have taken up a hatred against superhumans, as shown by one client who tries to kill Jessica as a preventative measure against gifted/powered people, as her mother was killed in the Chitauri invasion. Apparently, downplaying the event as just "The Incident" lets her conveniently ignore the fact there was an alien invasion happening at the time, and that the Chitauri were targeting everyone in sight until the Avengers arrived to draw their attention from wiping out innocent bystanders.
** ''Series/LukeCage2016'': ''Series/{{Luke Cage|2016}}'': Alien metal has been taken by Hammer Industries and used as the base for their Judas bullet.
** ''Series/IronFist2017'': ''Series/{{Iron Fist|2017}}'': Children orphaned in the Incident got taken in by Bakuto and turned into soldiers for The Hand.
** ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' invokes has Ross invoke the deaths from the battle (74 in total, {{Retcon}}ned from the hundreds in ''Daredevil'') implied by ''Daredevil'' and ''Jessica Jones'') as a plot point to justify reining the Avengers in.



** Both of these overlap with InterfaceSpoiler: thanks to the internet we know that these actors were contracted for one more movie and four more movies respectively, and you do not relegate [[spoiler:Samuel L. Jackson]] to flashbacks for four whole movies.

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** Both of these overlap with InterfaceSpoiler: thanks to the internet Internet we know that these actors were contracted for one more movie and four more movies respectively, and you do not relegate [[spoiler:Samuel L. Jackson]] to flashbacks for four whole movies.



* MisBlamed: Coulson's death was actually one of the conditions Marvel gave to Joss Whedon. Upon which he promptly had an OhCrap moment, knowing that ''no one'' would believe it wasn't his idea given his history of killing off his most popular characters.

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* MisBlamed: Coulson's death was actually one of the conditions Marvel gave to Joss Whedon. Upon which he promptly had an OhCrap moment, knowing that ''no one'' would believe it wasn't his idea given his history track record of killing off his most popular characters.



** Loki arrives at Earth and brainwashes [[spoiler:Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye)]], [[spoiler:Eric Selvig]], and another agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury is the only person in the room that is not brainwashed, and Loki wants the Cosmic Cube.\\

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** Loki arrives at on Earth and brainwashes [[spoiler:Clint Barton (aka Hawkeye)]], [[spoiler:Eric Selvig]], and another agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Fury is the only person in the room that is not brainwashed, and Loki wants the Cosmic Cube.Tesseract.\\



'''Instead''': He doesn't value Fury at all, only viewing him as an ant. He only takes the briefcase, leaving [[spoiler:Hawkeye]] to kill Fury. He fails to do so, and Fury survives to lead the fight against Loki.

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'''Instead''': He doesn't value Fury at all, only viewing him as an ant. He only takes the briefcase, leaving [[spoiler:Hawkeye]] to kill Fury. He \\
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'''You'd Expect''': Thor would signal his intentions to arrive peacefully. After all, last year, when Thor was banished to Earth, Loki sent a Destroyer after him that would have killed dozens. So Asgardians haven't exactly made a good first impression.\\

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'''You'd Expect''': Thor would signal his intentions to arrive peacefully. After all, last year, a year ago, when Thor was banished to Earth, Loki sent a Destroyer after him that would have killed dozens. So Asgardians haven't exactly made a good first impression.\\



'''The Result''': Iron Man gets angry and attacks Thor, telling them, "Then don't steal my stuff." Thor and he engage in a brawl, as a smirking Loki watches. Captain America has to talk them down, after Thor levels a forest.

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'''The Result''': Iron Man gets angry and attacks Thor, telling them, him, "Then don't steal my stuff." He and Thor and he engage in a brawl, as a smirking Loki watches. Captain America has to talk them down, after Thor levels a forest.
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* ItWasHisSled: [[spoiler:Thanos appearing in the post-credits scene to plan his galactic conquest]].
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** In ''Film/Thor'', Eric Selvig mentions that he actually knew Bruce Banner and was even implied to have been good friends with him, to the point that one of the reasons he distrusts S.H.I.E.L.D. is because he believes they are responsible for his disappearance. While Eric Selvig and Bruce Banner both appear in this film, they never interact and the fact that they know each other is never even acknowledged. Natasha didn't even bring it up when she tries to recruit Bruce, even though saving his old friend from Loki could have been a good extra motivation for him.

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** In ''Film/Thor'', ''Film/{{Thor}}'', Eric Selvig mentions that he actually knew Bruce Banner and was even implied to have been good friends with him, to the point that one of the reasons he distrusts S.H.I.E.L.D. is because he believes they are responsible for his disappearance. While Eric Selvig and Bruce Banner both appear in this film, they never interact and the fact that they know each other is never even acknowledged. Natasha didn't even bring it up when she tries to recruit Bruce, even though saving his old friend from Loki could have been a good extra motivation for him.

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