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In truth, Doomsday has more pressure on it than any other Avengers movie. After all, it’s going to have to fill some massive shoes, as each of its four predecessors has great qualities that make them among the most important projects in the superhero genre, including their memorable lines. Here are the seven best Avengers movie quotes, ranked.
7) “You Could Not Live With Your Own Failure. And Where Did That Bring You? Back to Me.”
Earth-616’s Thanos speaks more eloquently than most MCU characters, wanting everyone who crosses his path to know that he’s not some deranged madman but a sophisticated being who knows the best way forward. However, surprisingly, he doesn’t drop the most memorable Mad Titan line; that honor goes to his variant in Avengers: Endgame. After the Avengers use the Nano Gauntlet to bring all their dusted friends back, Thanos launches an attack and grills Thor, Iron Man, and Captain America about their mistakes.
6) “We Have a Hulk.”
Loki doesn’t think very highly of humanity when he heads to Earth in The Avengers. His first act is to enslave a couple of S.H.I.E.L.D. employees and tell everyone else how weak they are. Well, that attitude comes back to bite him later in the movie when he’s talking with Tony Stark about the outlook of their battle. As the God of Mischief explains why he thinks he has the edge, Tony ends the conversation with his trump card: he’s friends with Bruce Banner’s incredibly powerful alter ego.
5) “That’s America’s Ass.”
The MCU gets a lot of grief for cutting the tension with jokes. When a bit is good, though, it’s hard to blame the powers that be for embracing it. In Endgame, when the Avengers travel throughout time and space to collect the Infinity Stones, they see their past selves. Tony comments on how unflattering Steve’s old suit is, but Scott Lang cuts him off, referring to Cap’s butt “America’s Ass.” The joke lands the first time, and it’s even better the second go-around when Steve defeats his variant in battle and compliments his own behind.
4) “If We Can’t Protect the Earth, You Can Be Damn Sure We’ll Avenge It.”
Loki clearly brings out the best in Tony because another one of the hero’s lines from their dramatic conversation in The Avengers makes this list. After growing frustrated with the Asgardian, Tony drops the cool guy act and tells it like it is, explaining that, even if the Earth falls, he and his allies will do everything in their power to bring the villain down. On paper, a human telling a god that the fight is already over doesn’t work. However, Tony is not like most men.
