Line #29 ComicBook/AvengersTwilight


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4	''Avengers: Twilight'' is a 2024 limited series by Creator/MarvelComics, written by Creator/ChipZdarsky with art by Daniel Acuna.
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6	Set in a AlternateUniverse BadFuture, where in the aftermath of a catastrophic battle between ComicBook/TheAvengers and a group of supervillains led by [[Characters/MarvelComicsUltron Ultron]], public opinion of superheroes has been tarnished beyond measure, leading to the rise of an authoritarian society.
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9	!!''Avengers: Twilight'' provides examples of:
10	* ActionMom: Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel is now a mother.
11	* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:Red Skull mounts his attack using an armor based on Ultron's design, but despite the prospect of facing the two foes in one form, Rogers simply observes that the Avengers have defeated Ultron before]].
12	* AntagonisticOffspring: Ultimately [[spoiler:Jimmy Stark, the son of Iron Man and the Wasp, allies with the Red Skull against the Avengers, believing that the world "needs" the devastation the Skull plans to achieve true peace]].
13	* BadFuture: Following the events of H-Day, which killed off most superheroes and led to the rest being outlawed, [[spoiler:The Red Skull disguised as]] Mr. Jarvis runs the United States and has taken the son of Tony and Janet under his wing.
14	* BigBadDuumvirate: The main antagonists of the mini-series are Mr. Jarvis and his adoptive son, Iron Man and Wasp's kid. [[spoiler:Jarvis is actually the Red Skull, who is allied with Ultron, kept alive as a cybernetic conscience.]]
15	* BigBrotherIsWatching: SHIELD has turned America into a police state that's constantly under surveillance.
16	* BodyHorror: Luke Cage’s bulletproof skin has hardened as he aged, and he can barely move without a cane and brace. Said skin is very, ''very'' cracked.
17	* BrainInAJar: Tony Stark has basically been reduced to this, as he is kept in the former Raft and occasionally used to design weapons for his son. [[spoiler:Once he is rescued, he is moved into a new Iron Man armor]].
18	* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Ultron somehow managed to take control of the Hulk, leading to a large quantity of deaths.
19	* ControlFreak: Jimmy Stark rants about how the people are safe and entertained in this new world and Rogers just objects to the loss of some minor freedoms, but Rogers rejects the idea that this kind of control has ever been a good thing.
20	* CurbStompBattle: When [[spoiler:Thor confronts a group of the Red Skull's soldiers, he shuts down their weapons and armour with one electrical discharge that barely even requires him to move]].
21	* DeathByAdaptation: Spider-Man died during the battle against Ultron.
22	* {{Depower}}: Captain America had the Super-Soldier Serum forcibly extracted after the events of the battle, forcing him into retirement.
23	* DeusExMachina: After [[spoiler:Rogers has been beaten around by Jimmy Stark in a new Iron Man suit, he observes that he's been praying for aid, at which point Jimmy is struck by a bolt of lightning and Thor is revealed to be standing above them]].
24	* {{Foreshadowing}}: The documentary on the Red Skull [[spoiler:foreshadows the later revelation that the Red Skull is the one behind the current state of affairs, attempting to set up a scenario where he can present himself as the world's savior rather than its conqueror]].
25	* HeKnowsTooMuch: Matt Murdock (the former Daredevil) is killed on the government’s orders for daring to expose the government’s dirty work.
26	* HesBack: Steve agrees to retake the Super-Soldier Serum and become Captain America again.
27	* ItsAllAboutMe: Realising that [[spoiler:the man posing as the Stark Enterprises CEO is actually the Red Skull, other Avengers question why the Skull is campaigning to make himself president when he's basically already in power, but Tony observes that people like the Skull want everyone to ''know'' they were the ones to win, rather than operate under an alias]].
28	* ManipulativeBastard: "Jarvis" is actually [[spoiler:the Red Skull, manipulating Tony Stark's son to see the Avengers as simply wanting to preserve the status quo to justify their conflict where the Skull is "really" a good man who just wants to take charge to "protect" the world, rather than acknowledge that the Avengers fight to save lives rather than just to fight]].
29	* PowerIncontinence: In the years that have gone by, Luke Cage's [[MadeOfIron powers]] have advanced to the point that his body is too rigid to move under his own strength. He needs a robotic exoskeleton to regain mobility, and his body is [[BodyHorror riddled with cracks]], although he is still basically bulletproof.
30	* PuppetKing: In issue #2, the United States president refuses to deploy the Thunderbolts against Captain America, when a guest at the Oval Office says he is the C.E.O of America, and the president is just their "mascot".
31	* RoseTintedNarrative: A documentary tries to paint the Red Skull in a positive light, which infuriates Steve Rogers; when the filmmakers try to argue that he fought against Hitler, Rogers clarifies that the Skull only turned on Hitler so that ''he'' could be the one in charge rather than because he wanted to "save the world" himself.
32	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight:
33	** After Matt Murdock is assassinated for trying to fight the system the legal way, Steve decides to join Luke Cage and his Defenders, retaking the Super-Soldier Serum.
34	** Later on, [[spoiler:the Thunderbolts' Bullseye, when given orders to assassinate Rogers, instead helps him escape the Raft with Tony Stark's extracted brain, prompting Rogers to observe that even if she calls herself "Bullseye", he recognises a Hawkeye when he sees one]].
35	* SpinOffspring: Iron Man and the Wasp had a son, Jimmy Stark.
36	* TwilightOfTheSupers: The series takes place years after a catastrophic battle between ComicBook/TheAvengers and a group of supervillains led by [[Characters/MarvelComicsUltron Ultron]], which becomes known in public conscience as "Hero Day" or "H-Day". This leads to public opinion of superheroes becoming tarnished beyond measure, and the rise of an authoritarian society.
37	* UpgradeVsPrototypeFight: Basically applies when [[spoiler:Tony Stark faces Jimmy in the final battle. While Jimmy has his own 'Iron Legion' of drones and a more advanced armor, his father's greater experience allows Tony to hack the other suits and use them to stop the nuclear missiles the Skull had previously launched, preventing their main attack from succeeding]].

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