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What is the reference Captain America understood?
"Personal flying monkeys" is a reference to The Wicked Witch of the West's army in The Wizard of Oz.
As a movie from 1939 (and a book published in 1900), it is a reference that Captain Rogers would ...
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What is the reference Captain America understood?
Flying monkeys is a reference to the Wicked Witch of the West's minions in The Wizard of Oz (1939). The joke is that the reference is so dated that Cap gets it, unlike cultural references to things he ...
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What is the reference Captain America understood?
Captain America was frozen in ice from around 1943 to around 2012. so he doesn't know thousands of cultural references like "Here's Johnny", Bueller, redpill, etc.
An ongoing joke in the Avengers ...
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Why did Marvel choose to recast Bruce Banner in Avengers?
Ed Norton spoke to this issue in an interview with NPR. The very short answer is that he deeply disliked the "roadshow" aspect of marketing a major tentpole film and wasn't willing to compromise.
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Where were the Avengers during “Doctor Strange”?
Wong: While heroes like the Avengers protect the world from physical dangers, we sorcerers safeguard it against more mystical threats.
Doctor Strange
The Avengers weren’t involved in the events of ...
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Captain Marvel vs Ms Marvel clarification
The name, and the list of heroes who have used it, can get rather complex. I'll try to summarize, and stick only to the ones that connect directly to the current one, Carol Danvers.
There's a couple ...
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Would the Ancient One have defended the Earth from a Chitauri invasion in the Avengers absence?
Collider asked this very question earlier.
And now, with the introduction of Doctor Strange, the question becomes, where the hell have these mighty sorcerers been when shit got real in the past?
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Where were the Avengers during “Doctor Strange”?
Consider how little of the major events actually take place where the general public would be able to see them.
The initial fight takes place entirely within the Mirror Dimension so the only part ...
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Why did Marvel choose to recast Bruce Banner in Avengers?
He allegedly didn't get along well with others
We have made the decision to not bring Ed Norton back to portray the title role of Bruce Banner in the Avengers. Our decision is definitely not one ...
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Is there an Angel reference in Age of Ultron?
In the Age of Ultron scene where Thor is freaking out due to Scarlet Witch's mind tricks, we see a reference to Wolfram & Hart, the demonic law firm from Angel.
(In the show, we find out that the ...
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What was the purpose of Loki's conquest of Earth?
There are multiple reasons for why Loki attacked Earth.
The first and most obvious motive is also the simplest - Revenge.
From Avengers Assemble;
Thor: We were raised together, we played together,...
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Why is Stark/Avengers tower not visible in the skyline in Jessica Jones?
It was certainly in the show's teaser trailer as well as the poster shots for the show, but not in the show itself.
There were, as you've noted, several skyline shots over the course of the series. ...
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Is the MCU origin for the "Avengers” name consistent with the comics?
This is a movie invention. In the comics The Avengers are formed by Thor, Hulk, Iron Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp. They do so after they all individually respond to a call of Hulk attacking a train. ...
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Why did all of the Chitauri soldiers suddenly die?
This was apparently explained in the pilot episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. where they depict a Chitauri neural link that Agent Grant Ward liberates from Vanchat in Paris.
This S.H.I.E.L.D. evidence ...
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Who is in the middle of the Marvel's Avengers Vol. 3 #38 cover?
Evident from his glowing eyes and silvery hair, it's Simon Williams aka Wonder-Man
Avengers Vol. 3, Issue 38 cover; click image to enlarge
He appears later as well in the same issue:
Avengers Vol....
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Why does Heimdall send Hulk back instead of Thor?
Dark Magic, statistically the least safest way to travel
According to ScreenRant, Dark Magic is a dangerous way to travel. In the Thor: The Dark World Prelude Comic it is revealed:
The All-Father ...
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Would the Ancient One have defended the Earth from a Chitauri invasion in the Avengers absence?
Assumedly yes
This is the Marvel universe; although their remit is supernatural threats the Ancient One and the sorcerers probably would have stepped in to stop the Chituri had the Avengers not been ...
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Would the Ancient One have defended the Earth from a Chitauri invasion in the Avengers absence?
In the mid-credits credits scene of Doctor Strange
It is possible that the Ancient One has different standards to determine when to intervene in "mundane" conquest of the world. They had many rules, ...
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Are Black Widow and Hawkeye an "item"?
Nope.
Avengers: Age of Ultron reveals that
He and Black Widow are apparently just good friends.
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Who are the Avengers avenging?
In the MCU we now have a clear reason for the name. In the 2019 movie Captain Marvel, we learn that
which he saw in a file photo of her plane when she'd been a test pilot for Pegasus. The link is ...
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Who's the Irish female J.A.R.V.I.S in Age of Ultron?
The alternate A.I. Tony uses after Jarvis was "unavailable" is F.R.I.D.A.Y. voiced by Kerry Condon
This appears to be a reference to the Comic Book Earth 616 timeline. Instead of hiring a sectary ...
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Does Ultron believe in god?
TL;DR: Ultron is to be comparing himself to a god. The available evidences suggests that, if he considers anyone to be a god, it is himself.
Ultron's words:
When Ultron first encounters Vibranium, ...
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Can Captain America be killed?
Yes, and through mundane means
In particular, in Captain America #25, he died from a gunshot wound. You can't get much more mundane than that.
Of course, he comes back through a plot gimmick, but ...
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Why did Steve Rogers stop using guns?
There are many discussions about this very topic all over the internet, and there are many different theories behind this. I think one of the most logical theories I have heard, and one that would ...
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Do all Marvel Films have a second, non-foreshadowing post-credits scene?
In detail:
Four MCU films have a pre-credits stinger scene:
The Incredible Hulk
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Black Widow
Most MCU films from The Avengers onwards have one ...
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How does Thor return to Asgard in Age of Ultron?
The last we saw, Loki was on the throne of Asgard - disguised as Odin. Since neither Thor or Sif have mentioned Odin's disappearance or Loki being in charge of Asgard since the events of Thor: The ...
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What did Loki mean when he called Natasha (Black Widow) "Dreykov's daughter"?
We learn in Black Widow (2021) that General Dreykov was the man behind the 'Red Room', a clandestine super-soldier project focusing on brainwashing young girls, including the titular Black Widow.
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Is there an incestuous relationship in Age of Ultron?
I think you're reading too much into it. It's not uncommon for siblings, even adult ones, to hold hands, especially in times of stress. Add to this that this particular pair had endured some pretty ...
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What do the horns on Loki's Helmet represent?
From this interview with the costume designer:
I do like his helmet better this time around too. It’s more aggressive. The horns in the first helmet went straight up and curled around to the back. ...
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