These were in Phil Coulson's jacket. I guess he never did get you to sign them. We're dead in the air up here. Our communications, the location of the Cube, Banner, Thor... I got nothing for you. I lost my one good eye. Maybe I had that coming. Yes, we were going to build an arsenal with the Tesseract. I never put all my chips on that number, though because I was playing something even riskier. There was an idea, Stark knows this, called the Avengers Initiative. The idea was to bring together a group of remarkable people to see if they could become something more. To see if they could work together when we needed them to, to fight the battles that we never could. Phil Coulson died still believing in that idea. In heroes. Well, it's an old-fashioned notion.
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How did you get him out? Cognitive recalibration. I hit you really hard on the head. Thanks.
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Let's vanish. Engage retro-reflection panels.
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This is Agent Romanoff. I copy.
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Oh, my God.
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Raise the mizzenmast. Jib the topsails.
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Phase 2 is S.H.I.E.L.D. Uses the Cube to make weapons. Sorry, computer was moving a little slow for me. Rogers, we gathered everything related to the Tesseract. This does not mean that we're making... I'm sorry, Nick. What were you lying? I was wrong, Director. The world hasn't changed a bit. Did you know about this? You want to think about removing yourself from this environment, Doctor? I was in Calcutta. I was pretty well removed. Loki is manipulating you. And you've been doing what, exactly? You didn't come here because I bat my eyelashes at you. Yes, and I'm not leaving because suddenly you get a little twitchy. I'd like to know why S.H.I.E.L.D. Is using the Tesseract to build weapons of mass destruction. Because of him. Me? Last year, Earth had a visitor from another planet who had a grudge match that levelled a small town. We learned that not only are we not alone but we are hopelessly, hilariously, outgunned. My people want nothing but peace with your planet. But you're not the only people out there, are you? And you're not the only threat. The world's filling up with people who can't be matched, that can't be controlled. Like you controlled the Cube? Your work with the Tesseract is what drew Loki to it, and his allies. It is a signal to all the realms that the Earth is ready for a higher form of war. A higher form? You forced our hand. We had to come up with something. A nuclear deterrent. Because that always calms everything right down. Remind me again how you made your fortune, Stark. I'm sure if he still made weapons, Stark would be neck-deep... Hold on. How is this now about me? I'm sorry, isn't everything? I thought humans were more evolved than this. Excuse me, did we come to your planet and blow stuff up? You treat your champions with such mistrust. Are you boys really that na�ve? S.H.I.E.L.D. Monitors potential threats. Captain America's on threat watch? We all are. Wait, you're on that list? Are you above or below angry bees? Stark, so help me God, if you make one more wisecrack... Threat! Verbal threat. I feel threatened. - Show some respect. - Respect what?
Now might be a really good time for you to get angry. That's my secret, Captain. I'm always angry.
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War isn't won by sentiment, Director.
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You know, I thought we were having a moment. I was having 12% of a moment.
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You think you could make Loki tell us where the Tesseract is? I do not know. Loki's mind is far afield. It's not just power he craves, it's vengeance, upon me. There's no pain would prise his need from him. A lot of guys think that until the pain starts. What are you asking me to do? I'm asking, what are you prepared to do? Loki is a prisoner. Then why do I feel like he's the only person on this boat that wants to be here?
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We pretend on Asgard that we're more advanced but we come here, battling like bilge snipe. - Like what? - Bilge snipe. You know, huge, scaly, big antlers. - You don't have those? - I don't think so. Well, they are repulsive. And they trample everything in their path.
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Why don't we do this the easy way where you don't use that and the other guy doesn't make a mess. Okay? Natasha? Stand down. We're good here. "Just you and me."
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Before I worked for S.H.I.E.L. D... I... Well, I made a name for myself. I have a very specific skill set. I didn't care who I used it for, or on.