1 | * The teenaged Cloud 9 is introduced being chased by War Machine and several Air Force jets for flying (on a cloud with her superpowers) without FAA approval. While trying to escape, she nervously mutters that this is way worse than driving her mom's car without permission. |
2 | * Henry Gyrich versus [[ImmoralJournalist Sally Floyd]]. Gyrich loses, both times. |
3 | * Gyrich describing the usual means of getting superpowers (lab accidents, time-warps, radiation) as "the way God intended (for people to get superpowers)." |
4 | * Taskmaster takes a phone call from Norman Osborn and claims that he's welcome to inspect the base for any unprofessionalism. It's then revealed that he's surrounded by metahumans drinking, brawling, and pole-dancing, and he has to make up an excuse when Osborn hears noise from the party. |
5 | * Karla Sofen, as the new Ms. Marvel, [[NakedPeopleAreFunny gets her uniform slashed by Tigra, exposing her cleavage in front of several paparazzi.]] She then angrily tells Osborn to chase Tigra himself and grumbles about she had a perfectly good metal-plated costume before being forced to dress as Ms. Marvel. |
6 | * Taskmaster gets an introspective, yet funny, rant with Constrictor about how frustrating it's been being SurroundedByIdiots in the past. |
7 | -->'''Taskmaster:''' You're like me, Frank. Realistic. We never tried to take over the world or make Iron Man kiss our feet in Times Square. We were happy gettin' rich. Living large … I'm usually taking orders from immortal Nazis or government spooks. Train this spider-chick. Kill that sheikh. Show me how to throw a billy club like Daredevil, and hey, can I pay you ''after'' they make me emperor of Newark? |
8 | * Gravity gets ReassignedToAntarctica in a particularly hilarious fashion. Osborn's SugaryMalice build-up to it helps a lot. |
9 | -->'''Osborn:''' You're being transferred to a state that sorely needs your leadership skills. Your home state in fact.\ |
10 | ''Cuts to Gravity at an airport, where the CListFodder ComicBook/GreatLakesAvengers are excitedly waiting for him.''\ |
11 | '''Flatman:''' There he is! Gravity! Over here!\ |
12 | '''Squirrel Girl:''' This is gonna be so great.\ |
13 | '''Gravity:''' ''(sotto voice)'' It's just a nightmare. I'll wake up any second now. Please? |
14 | * Taskmaster's ThisIsGonnaSuck moment when he's ordered to invade Asgard has some decent BlackComedy. |
15 | * Taskmaster's DrillSergeantNasty routine with a bunch of new recruits, when he calls out Dragon Master for a demonstration of his ability to summon dragons. |
16 | -->'''Dragon Master:''' I- I have to prepare them in one of my special cauldrons first -\ |
17 | '''Taskmaster:''' Son, that's not a super power, that's ''home economics!'' |
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