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The Avengers have a lofty reputation, but they are just human (well, not all of them, but you know what I mean). They do their best to be as nice to everyone as possible, but there are some heroes that they just don’t like, even some who have been members of the group. These ten Marvel heroes and the Avengers don’t get along very well, showing that the group isn’t perfect.
10) Wolverine
Wolverine is the best there is at what he does, and he’s rode that to becoming one of the most popular superheroes ever. However, Logan can be very hard to deal with, and that has meant that a lot of heroes just don’t like him very much. His attitude kept him from joining the Avengers for a long time, but that eventually changed. While he did make friends on the team, most of them were kind of annoyed by him at some point during his tenure. He just rubs people the wrong way sometimes, and even though the Avengers love to have him on their side, they don’t always like having him by their side, if that makes sense.
9) Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a beloved hero, but most heroes have the same problem with him. Peter Parker is known for being a motormouth, and plenty of heroes just don’t want to deal with that. His sense of humor is E is for Everyone, as in he targets everyone with his jokes and quips. While the Avengers like to have him around because he’s one of the best fighters in the Marvel Universe, a lot of the team’s stalwarts find him a tad annoying and don’t really have any problem letting him know.
8) Red Hulk
So, calling the Red Hulk a hero may be something of a stretch, but General Thunderbolt Ross isn’t exactly a villain either. When he first became the Red Hulk, he ran through everyone in his way, but he’d eventually end as an Avenger, fighting alongside the group against the Hood when he gained the Infinity Gauntlet and the X-Men. He’s worked for the government since then, and all of his dealings with the Avengers have been frosty. Ross is all about doing his duty to the country and to him, the Avengers are play acting, not willing to do what needs to be done. The team finds his unquestioning loyalty to the government to be a huge problem, and usually end up coming to blows with him.
7) Ares
Civil War broke the Marvel superhero community in twain, leading to two Avengers teams, one registered and one underground. The registered team, the Mighty Avengers, needed some godly muscle with Thor dead and Hercules hating them for their role in the death of Captain America, and they recruited Ares, the Greek God of War. He was the team’s mouthy bruiser, and while everyone appreciated his power, they didn’t like to deal with his blunt, standoffish attitude. He’d stay with the Avengers after Norman Osborn took over the Superhero Initiative, and even the Dark Avengers hated him because of his attitude. He was killed by the Void when he realized Osborn was lying to him, and the Avengers have never asked him to come back to the team.
6) Adam Warlock
Adam Warlock came to prominence in the ’70s, when what we today recognize as cosmic Marvel came into being under the pen of writer/artist Jim Starlin, after first appearing in Fantastic Four #66. He had few dealings with the Avengers, battling Thanos, the High Evolutionary, and the Magus. He asked the Avengers for help against Thanos when the Mad Titan got a Cosmic Cube, and ended up in the Soul Gem. He returned in Infinity Gauntlet, and basically threw the heroes of the Earth into a meat grinder to defeat Thanos. Since then, the Avengers have not been overly happy when he shows up, as he always manipulates them into doing his bidding, treating them like pieces on a cosmic chessboard.
