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pwnicholson ,
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They’d still be appalled and try to stop him given their strong moral code. And given that they’d be at full strength they’d probably find a way to stop him and reverse things faster than they did in OTL

DarkDarkHouse ,
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Deep cut

deweydecibel , (edited )

I’m frankly astonished anyone could genuinely think the Avengers would ever somehow be more ok with letting Thanos kill “only the stupid people”. Like…that’s a very strange read on these characters to think they’d ever react any differently in this scenario.

But even if they were so morally and ethically bankrupt to think it may not be such a bad idea, the truth is killing “the dumber 50%” is still causing catastrophic secondary effects. People would lose loved ones. That’s enough of a reason to go Avenging.

Hell, how are we defining “dumb”? Because you may have just murdered every child under a certain age.

RootBeerGuy ,
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You think none of the Avengers is in the “dumb” 50%?

Globulart ,

Of course not, didn’t Drax have a calculus scene in guardians 3?

Chriszz ,

He’s still dumb even if he can do calculus

Globulart ,

You missed the sarcasm mate. I chose Drax specifically because he’s clearly not in the top 50% and I havent even seen gotg3.

I thought it was obvious but actually I could totally see James gunn putting a tongue in cheek maths scene in a film.

Feathercrown ,

Drax DID actually subvert his intelligence in the third film

MajorHavoc ,

And given that they’d be at full strength they’d probably find a way to stop him and reverse things faster than they did in OTL

Good point. But I dunno. Thor is a big power loss, and unless Captain America gets a free pass for emotional intelligence counting, they’re short in leadership, too.

TheYear2525 ,

Would they all still exist?

pwnicholson , (edited )
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I can’t think of an Avenger or even sidekick who I would put in the bottom 50% of the earth’s population. Even the dumbest are probably in the top 10-15%.

Edit: I didn’t really think of GotG as “Avengers”, but yeah, Drax and Mantis are probably gone, unless they’re somehow smart for their species. Or unless emotional intelligence is enough to save Mantis. I don’t know if we ever find out enough about Groot to know, but I’d assume he’s in the top of his species. I still think everyone else survives (Hulk survives via Banner, or at least Banner survives).

superduperenigma ,

Draxx believed he was invisible if he stood still, he even thought he was invisible while eating a bag of chips. I’m not sure he’s gonna make it.

Beetschnapps ,

Let the man try!

DudeBro ,

naw I’d say Drax, Starlord maybe, and Hulk if he was in Hulk mode are all written to be comically stupid

but yeah that’s probably it, most would survive

MajorHavoc ,

There’s a lot of generosity toward Thor in this thread. And I think that’s great.

Even though he’s going to rule Asgard someday, while his brother is clearly more qualified. /s

Kolanaki ,
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@pwnicholson

Banner is still around, but Hulk is gone.

Maybe Thor, too.

Quinn definitely is gone. So is Drax and many characters from GOTG.

There are plenty of dumb avengers, though a lot of them have not been featured in the movies yet.

MotoAsh ,

Drax isn’t stupid, he’s just hyper-literal. If it comes off as stupidity, it might be poor writing or some assumptions made.

DarkDarkHouse ,
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He’s not just hyper-literal, he is slow to adapt, rarely displays any strategy beyond direct attack (which gets them into trouble repeatedly) and, you know, thinks he can’t be seen because he’s very still. Drax is loyal and courageous, but intelligence is not among his gifts.

morphballganon ,

Quinn?

Quill?

Kolanaki ,
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Starlord. I always mess his real name up 😖

MajorHavoc ,

Yeah. The interesting money seems to be on Thor. Could break either way. Place your bets everyone.

ivanafterall ,
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It wouldn't shock me if Hawkeye disappeared. But then again who'd notice?

WarmSoda ,

He would definitely be gone.

morphballganon ,

Clint isn’t a stupid guy. In the show, he’s hard of hearing, which some people might mistake for being dumb if they saw him on the street, for example. But remember how scary he was in The Avengers. Guy could shoot an arrow into the wind and knew it would blow up an engine. You know there’s some crazy subconscious math going on there. Also, his counter-terrorism rampage in Endgame wouldn’t have been nearly as successful if he wasn’t a great planner and tactician.

magnetosphere ,
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Also, his counter-terrorism rampage in Endgame wouldn’t have been nearly as successful if he wasn’t a great planner and tactician.

I hadn’t considered this. You’re right. This is a man with no powers whatsoever. Meticulous preparation was essential. A mindless killing spree would have been suicidal.

This makes that scene much more unsettling.

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