Avengers DUMBEST MISTAKES! MCU Worst Decisions Ranked | Big Question

Which Avenger made the worst, most inexcusable, costliest mistake… even worse than Thor not going for Thanos’ head in Avengers Infinity War? Get Coors Light delivered by going to get.coorslight.com and finding local delivery options near you!
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Thor throwing Stormbreaker at Thanos’ chest - not his head or his arm - giving Thanos just enough time to snap the six Infinity Stones and kill half of all life, is widely considered one of the worst mistakes ever committed in the MCU. But what less noticeable mistake was even deadlier, even more unforgivable, and so idiotically hypocritical and shortsighted? In this episode of #BigQuestion, Erik Voss and Zach Huddleston rank the worst mistakes of Marvel’s Infinity Saga, including Tony Stark inventing Ultron, Star-Lord Peter Quill punching Thanos out of his trance, and Spider-Man handing over EDITH to Mysterio. Which mistakes in the MCU are understandable (and totally worth it), and which should make us judge characters more harshly? Which overlooked Marvel hero is actually the MOST TO BLAME for everything bad that happens in the MCU?
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[@gtxcalibur3880]

Thor not going for the head was pretty smart. Because Endgame made 2.8 billion.

[@bigdave5678]

*Not bad kid*

[@sarahbrogan9223]

True

[@spooder470]

Facts

[@ghostking1394]

Thor smartest avenger

[@lancekoplitz295]

MDOG13 Bonazza access denied

[@captainshadow3756]

But Erik, without Vision we wouldn't have the visual to the boss callback "Boom, you lookin for this?" 🤣🤣🤣

[@bradleycook5314]

Hundredth person to like

[@edgarsabaluchumo5659]

Ya Ya ois e ou u otro día día día fue oua uootrabajar ver euo es uuiwuu eues es y y es IPO a o ok no okiok nada nada nada el eu o o ii oowooiepipoqowowwreoqoipoooioowow

[@edgarsabaluchumo5659]

Ya Ya ois e ou u otro día día día fue oua uootrabajar ver euo es uuiwuu eues es y y es IPO a o ok no okiok nada nada nada el e u o o ii oowooiepipoqowowwreoqoipoooioowow

[@jot143]

Ooo o ooo ooo ooo ooo oooooooooo ooo ooo ooo

[@icecreambear3428]

gg that is so funny

[@thewhovianpokefan7481]

I think the biggest mistake was gamora going to thanos even though she was the only one who knew where the soul stone was, and thanos knew that.

[@calvinjohnson6242]

I’ve always thought that was dumb.

[@thanos8914]

Yes😈

[@aaronmiller6118]

gamora only had to kill herself

[@JuniorWhitehead25138]

As an MCU nerd I agree

[@jakeborel4162]

Erik: *Mispronounces a word* Filup controlling the air from the vents: So you have chosen death

[@jeremybabin7435]

I understood that reference

[@lw1391]

Biggest mistake - not letting Luis narrate a 'previously, 5 years ago in infinity war' intro in Endgame.

[@dandresmith9821]

I declare you the winner lol

[@vtrxppies5196]

Frrr that would’ve made the movie better

[@itstrending8440]

@@vtrxppies5196 100x better

[@milk5478]

Yes

[@MaraAlis]

Was he snapped?

[@tonygibbs8214]

Rocket had smuggled what became Thor's eye in his prison wallet, Thor puts it in his head without washing it...

[@Legends_105]

Bruh I swear these editors are funny as hell😂😂😂

[@thefreditor703]

DC's biggest mistake was trying to keep up with the MCU instead of doing their own thing....fax

[@osamaqudah9241]

Couldn’t agree more

[@adarshhiremath8227]

Exactly

[@judgelee5741]

"No, no, he's got a point".

[@808boyddelavega5]

yea but for heroes they really dont need too their heroes r already better then marvels now they needa actually do good on the films

[@judgelee5741]

@@808boyddelavega5 DC's heroes are not better than Marvel's. Or vice versa. DC also needs to do better with their live action TV shows.

[@cesarhurtado5829]

Thanos did the biggest mistake he wiped out half the universe he could just have made infinite resources and eliminate pollution but no he killed half the universe

[@niccispavins8135]

What if other planets didnt have pollution

[@CrystalLynn1988]

That was my thought too. If he can alter reality on that scale just create enough resources for everyone instead of killing off half of the population.

[@RoxDZoro]

The thing is that wouldn't create " balance " in his definition of it

[@Mairuiz13]

that's not a mistake he didn't care about that he just wanted the idea of balance he had

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

Can the Stones make matter/atoms?

[@ysd-xi6pe]

When I first watched infinity war, I didn't know if thanos said "you should have gone for the head" or said "hand". It would work out either way.

[@machomancake]

Fun fact, that waitress is Ashley Johnson... Ellie from The Last of Us

[@MegaParrotMan]

Didn’t know that.

[@ocelot113]

... and part of the cast for "Critical Role"

[@loserlessons101]

is it weird that there was a camera in the exact place Bucky killed starks parents

[@colossus6063]

It's just coincidence.

[@loserlessons101]

@@colossus6063 but it's a very strange coincidence when u think about it, it's not a very popular road obviously, its surrounded by trees, and it's basically in the middle of nowhere

[@reelkonversationswithryank4945]

It was captured by cameras on Hydra drones. It's recorded from at least 4 different angles.

[@JB-1138]

Traffic cameras were rare enough at the time. And this is not a major intersection. There would not have been a camera there at that time. Did Winter Soldier stash a camera ahead of time?

[@beebeegee]

*jazz hands* It's comics! *tap dances away*

[@MemeMan99]

I like whenever characters make mistakes because it humanizes them, but I hate when people think that it’s bad writing, when it’s clearly not.

[@UnbracedChimp27]

*A G R E E D*

[@conor6436]

Characters must be perfect just like real people or else bad writing

[@bigtone7824]

I can be one or the other

[@Echo-lr8gq]

Question: Because Hydras weapons in Captain America: The First Avenger are powered from the Tesseract, what happened to the Hydra and American soldiers 'killed' by them. Did they die or get teleported to Vormir?

[@Croftice1]

The weapons fire concentrated beam of energy, doesn't really matter what's the source of said energy. If it kills, the people, killed by it, are dead. Now if they were actually killed by using the power of the stone inside the Tesseract ... um no, you can't really kill by using the relocation power of the Space Stone, at least not directly. And if you can't kill directly, does it count as a death caused by the stone itself? So again, no.

[@Bl1cky06]

What was the biggest mistake in the mcu: Answer:captain America kissing is grandneice

[@dandresmith9821]

Eewww lol

[@captainshadow3756]

The biggest mistake was Tony getting in the 'fun V'. No question.

[@ryz5804]

So your saying that the mcu shouldn't exist? Because that is the very first scene of the entire mcu

[@kylevaughn6984]

When the avengers were holding thanos down trying to pull off the gauntlet would it have worked if they “ went for the head “ at that point in time too ?

[@3KJV]

Dr strange/Wong/Ancient one/Thor not telling the rest of the avengers about how the infinity stones worked prior to Infinity War.

[@bhuchin]

Thor did say about the Infinity stones in Age of Ultron and he did specifically say that 4 of them have shown up recently meaning he did know about the power stone and what happened in Nova.. he had those visions and visions of Ragnarok which led him to help creat Vision so that the mind stone can be safer..the battle of Wakanda wouldn't have happened otherwise and taking the mind stone would have been easier for Thanos then..Thor was searching for the soul stone after Age of Ultron but didn't find it and ended up fighting Surtur..

[@scarlettwitch1472]

@@bhuchin yeah.

[@jaydenbrooks7913]

Would there be avengers: endgame if Thor went for the head?

[@RaccoonTheeStar]

Nahhh

[@oriyayoggev9616]

It would probably be called avengers eating shawarma, again.

[@RaccoonTheeStar]

@@oriyayoggev9616 lol

[@forevertai7976]

Thor could have chopped off the arm- Star Wars style.

[@shoshanaloomer]

Tony watching Peter from heaven: WTF?!?

[@flamingkillermc2806]

He Should Have Went For The Arm

[@alvinniel]

Which arm tho?

[@Peaky483]

@@alvinniel The one with the.....Stones

[@alvinniel]

@@Peaky483 you mean the one with gauntlet

[@Peaky483]

@@alvinniel They're on the same arm so call it whatever you want

[@alvinniel]

@@Peaky483 you mean the left one

[@Josh-Parker_Battleedits]

I Want to see Mahershali's Blade Interact or fight Jared's Morbius Later in the MCU...

[@Riitstuff]

To be fair with Peter and Mysterio, I've had first dates where I'd give the keys of the kingdom to... in a bar in europe...

[@NursCanim]

Avengers showed the Mind Stone exerting some control over the Avengers via the staff. Isn't it possible therefore that Tony is still influenced by the staff / Mind Stone in creating Ultron, perhaps as the Mind Stone seems to want to propagate itself: Scarlet Witch, Ultron and Vision.

[@HGPrime]

I think so. I personally also think that Thanos still had a connection to the stone and he was the one using it against them all, both in the first movie and Ultron. Cause chaos and then swoop in and grab all the stones that are on Earth.

[@tpp.iv.00]

The amount of Coors Light product placement tho

[@DankPhett]

As a Seahawks fan I never thought I would’ve ever seen the day Eric clowns that play

[@jonatanjensen2649]

Quill freaking out was got him the best outcome as possible. He almost got gemora back.

[@arctr0oper515]

When thanos takes Thor’s axe and tries to stab him. Then gets hammered by cap and magically gets his sword back in endgame! Oh wait wrong kind of mistake

[@adarshhiremath8227]

3:41 I think Joss Whedon symbolically used Loki to tell us that Dr Sèlvig was possessed by Loki

[@calltyshon]

also in military training you are taught/trained to aim for the chest not the head. because the body covers more frame and is thus a way higher chance of hitting the target. thor is a warrior so that makes since. especially if you take into account how far away Thor was from Thanos at the time of throwing the axe.

[@ixon4330]

Captain America’s shield: don’t know if it can be melted, but for sure Wakanda tech could easily modify it to make other weapons from it, maybe even without melting it (altering vibranium at a molecular level...?).

[@marinara_zauce5666]

“Ehh go to your room- *forever* “

[@rachelquick1051]

Not biggest mistake but like number 4 imo is where Steve didnt tell Tony about Bucky killing Tony's parents. Like it would helped things a lot more. Less tension and the time to explain like "hey, he was brainwashed." haha

[@MCDStudios]

Everyone keeps saying Peter Quill is the one who messed it up, but I think that it is Nebulas fault for SNITCHING on Thanos to Peter Quill! 😂🤣

[@disneyerapowerrangers2923]

Exactly.

[@endless_del]

plus like, even if they did get the gauntlet off, what then??? thanos would just kill them all and get the gauntlet back smh

[@lacari0805]

AJ They would easily beat Thanos without the gauntlet

[@jtea8372]

@@lacari0805 easily? I doubt

[@FranciscoRamirez-nb4uu]

@@jtea8372 one of the reason he had advantage was the stones

[@Veprem]

You missed a couple more big ones from Infinity War: 1) Tony taking the flying donut to Titan instead of Earth 2) The Guardians splitting up, and getting Gamora captured, instead of going to Nidavellir all together.

[@TipeneThorner]

Eric's biggest mistake: hating Vision aka Jarvis 2.0

[@Johncornwell103]

Loki not telling about Thanos during the Thor the dark world was the dumbest mistake.

[@TyshawnGreen]

I need to find some best friends that are this down to nerd out over Marvel theories with me lol. These videos are my liiifffeee lmaooo

[@Jedi_Spartan_38]

The story of how a trio of sentimental idiots screwed up the entire universe. Captain America: Thinking "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" shouldn't apply to one artificial intelligence vs half of the universe. Star Lord: Beating the shit out of Thanos. Iron Man: Not knowing (or more likely not caring) how bringing back half of the universe 5 years later would fuck over the entirety of existence. Also honorable mention to Banner for actually listening to Iron Man, surely he could have used the Stones to preserve what happened him over the last 5 years, those 2 were the only Avengers to be positively affected by the snap.

[@calvinjohnson6242]

They should have let that half of people stay dead. They have no excuse to not snap back every single person who has ever died if they let that half come back. That’s why I never would want anyone to have reality altering power.

[@Croftice1]

@@calvinjohnson6242 Quite the opposite, they have a perfect excuse to not bring them back. If Bruce's snap brought back Nat and Vision, the good guys wouldn't loose anyone, then after the battle with Thanos only Tony would die, which I personally find dumb, ONE single person for the half of the universe, that's almost no sacrifice at all (eventhough it's Tony Stark, but still). 3 people actually lost, that's more impactful and that's fine with me.

[@calvinjohnson6242]

Alexandra Hefnerová From a story standpoint, yes. I’m talking morally. As in, in real life, if you have the power to bring people back to life, you either need to let people stay dead or revive everyone. Otherwise you’re saying that some lives are more important than others, really. Not to mention that people who moved on are put in a difficult position, and the major negative effects on the economy and governments of the world.

[@imbtyler]

The waitress from Avengers is Ashley Johnson of Critical Role!!!

[@anthonychang1426]

24:50 For a second I thought Erik had a hole in his can or he was spilling.

[@Jedi_Spartan_38]

Random question: Do films that Avengers actors appear in exist in the MCU (eg: do Samuel L. Jackson and Tim Roth still appear in Pulp Fiction/their other films)?

[@Danielpeter2344]

Starlord punching Thanos when he was in the trance was what caused the rest of Infinity War. If they had gotten the gauntlet and Strange could get them all way really quickly, Thanos wouldn't have been able to do anything. He had none of his "officers" left with him at that point and the rest of the Avengers could have joined the rest of the fight and helped win the battle of Wakanda. He ruined everything.

[@tonymoncivaiz7330]

Cant wait for THOR 4 MORE THOR!!!!!!

[@lindseyshepherd2587]

that waitress from avengers ends up playing ellie in the last of us so that’s something!

[@kainetheviking3811]

I respect myself too much to drink Coors light.

[@jesorinsekwa4054]

Too* respect yourself enough to learn the differences between to, too, and two.

[@kainetheviking3811]

@@jesorinsekwa4054 happy now??? Feel better now?

[@jesorinsekwa4054]

@@kainetheviking3811 yes

[@CoffeeIceScream]

Thor threw the axe from how far? Like 200 feet? And was also likely being deflected and pushed off course by the infinite gauntlet beam... who’s to say this was a mistake and not just that’s where the axe landed from all that going on and from how far he threw it from.

[@charlieoreilly7541]

Who is your favourite superhero

[@B3FMandCProductions]

War Machine "Boom, you looking for this?" @15:22

[@qaszim2012]

Lmao 🤣 literally scrolled to this comment as the scene came up lol

[@rayyan18]

its just not the same without filup 😭

[@SB992REBORN]

29:01 LOL at Erik's face 🤣🤣😚😉🤣🤣🤣

[@tuckerhamdorf4405]

Thor trying to kill the frost giants in the first movie led to the rest of the mcu after that point

[@captainshadow3756]

And Tony getting into the 'fun V'

[@blazeroosterYT]

Him not aiming for the head was the best mistake ever. Remember there was only 1 possibility they win

[@sharkgirl1617]

I miss Filup!

[@m_t_m_t]

15:47 *Wanda Maximoff wants to know your location*

[@SuperCryotix]

I wish this had an audio only version so i can listen to it on my phone while also scrolling on twitter

[@ketchup016]

They do, it's a podcast, Big Question and Rogue Theory.

[@itsspelledgiulia1203]

also yes i listened to the podcast and YES i came to youtube for the comments section

[@SuperCryotix]

@@ketchup016 ohhhh thanks for the info i only knew about the Rogue Theory podcast didnt know big question was a podcast as well

[@17wco]

i just want the editors of these videos to know that they are loved and appreciated

[@noblephnx7]

What is the difference in Uru metal that is used to create the infinity gauntlet, and the nano tech used to create the stark gantlet? When Thanos snapped the first time it didnt look like he took much damage. Could the Uru metal be something that can channel the lesser powers of the infinity stone?

[@lordcorporal4247]

* Watches video with godly omnipotence of Peter quills thanos blunder and stark giving the glasses to peter coming up any second *

[@lordcorporal4247]

Oh wow in a row too! Extra points!

[@101Bronson101]

Why do they always act like they are getting drunk off Coors Lite. Thats impossible

[@beebeegee]

If Thor can get drunk off lite beer, so can Erik and Josh!

[@krish8531]

I just noticed how they have Merch now I am wondering why they never promote it

[@eklxtreme]

when this video was posted, jeff bezos was worth $114 billion, and a month later he's worth $200 billion now 💀

[@ItsMEMangoDamien]

30:14 *The Hacksmith*

[@ketchup016]

ZAC: Nobody was asking for that. ERIK: Ooh! I need that! (I'm with Erik. This should be a 7-11 app.)

[@amero482]

Love the added graphics - you guys should start an animated NewRockstars! “Only happy accidents!!!!”

[@riskyRoScOe3]

As much as Quill Mayweather-ing Thanos triggered us all, was it really a mistake if it was part of Dr. Strange’s 1 outcome where they win? A mistake, but not in the grand scheme of the plan

[@beebeegee]

So it's like the opposite of the good intentions trope? Quill had shit intentions but it worked out for everyone (minus BW, Vision, and Tony.. and Thor's waistline)

[@riskyRoScOe3]

beebeegee since Strange foresaw Quill making that choice, it was all a part of the one scenario, so not a mistake in the grand scheme of things. At the moment, seems like a huge mistake, but ultimately if Strange was counting on it happening i feel like it validates Quill’s actions. Just another POV on it!

[@daddydreet145]

so, could a reality warping mutant actually turn regular metals into adamantium or vibrainium?

[@williamchisholm2032]

Should have inserted that little clip about Huntsville, AL from Hunters on Amazon when you mentioned Wernher Von Braun lol

[@Cotten-]

I love the Bob Ross reference. I totally remember watching that as a kid.

[@Turlock]

Caps shield is "proto-adamantium". Even in Cap 1. Cause adamantium is an alloy of steel and vibranium. In the comics it was said adamantium was created in the process of trying to recreate Caps shield. Due to the unique features of caps shield redirecting kinetic force in specific ways. (Seems to redirect force directed at the painted side towards the edges, causing it to almost gyroscopicly hold in place thus being able to make the weilder hold onto it even if the hulk punches it instead of becoming Captain BoneDust) Adamantium doesn't react the same way. Instead of redirecting the force outwards it seems to internalize it and strengthens its internal bonds making it stronger the more force applied.

[@blissfullycat02]

Ya know what, Quill was my number one but upon reflection, he did that in pure rage in the moment whereas Tony creating Ultron was a decision that Tony should have KNOWN would have gone south. I don't think Thor's was worse because he might not have realized he could have reversed that or that all he needed was a snap to set it all off. Also I don't think Howard and Peggy had the true power to say no to Zola being recruited because the US craved that super soldier serum

[@sumared]

Thor not going for the head is not the biggest mistake to me. It was freaking Star Lord letting his emotions get the best of him. Then Vision died not once, but TWICE 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Cruzan828]

Yep that’s the same argument. Zola was like that Germany scientist that helped us get to the moon. We saw it as an acceptable evil.

[@TheEverSoTalented]

Erik holding that can of soda...'product placement', not a financial mistake!?

[@amplifi3dgaming608]

hey guys! can you PLEASE make a comic con sand diego recap video? that'd be soooooo great because there aren't very many of then online!

[@josephthomas5908]

So I have a question and I don't really know who to ask about it. Gamora references that Thor's skin feels like chitauri metal fibers, is that like the viburnum that the black panther drinks. If so would that mean the viburnum is from a Celestial that died. Just random thoughts I have had.

[@dylanherman752]

I love Eric's stories. Got me rolling in my chair

[@daddydreet145]

Wanda not killing Vision before they went to Wakanda.

[@thestank3]

If Fury never messed with the tesseract and all the universe didn't think earth was ready for the "big boys" wouldn't they still get wiped out when thanos snaps?

[@cawcaw3633]

good job to the editors today

[@michelleharrington8502]

Love your break downs

[@jamesr.9663]

Rock and Roll. Thank you guys for the content.

[@bigboycustoms9515]

YOU HAD TO BRING IN THE DAMN SUPERBOWL

[@randomguy6905]

15:23 I was looking for that :)

[@2001zx12]

If there was only one scenario that would work then they weren't mistakes with Star Lord and Thor.

[@thomasmauritsen687]

Great show guys, loved the find my shame stories🤣🤣

[@skyriver9525]

The worst mistake was killing off Nat. Or just not going to take the stones from Thanos. But Joss Whedon rocks.

[@terriormon5556]

Fury did not open the door through the tesseract. It was opened from the other side. It could have been in a storage unit like ant man's van.

[@deardeer8308]

39:15 i'm doing homework on hamilton and burr as i'm watching this. kinda scary ngl.

[@Alexa18900]

The dude is literally the stereotypical guy that has power and uses it to bully others and have everything go his way... karma will get him.

[@AirHarp]

This is the 2nd biggest mistake: Tony not turning the doughnut ship around like Dr. Strange wanted. They would have: 2 Infiniti Stones All the Avengers GotG Wakanda army

[@EzraCyrus]

Never stop doing these videos

[@nosseren5592]

gamora giving up the stone for nevula was equally stupid to star lorda and dr strange giving up the stone too, but obv dr strange had a plan

[@loserlessons101]

Also Erik idk if u still watch agents of shield but sousa was in it and he even had reported to ppl that he thought hydra was infiltrating shield

[@suzanneharrison1463]

Odin's whole parenting of Thor and Loki was F#@ked up! And you can include Frigga here with just going along with it all. If he hadnt told them they were both born to be rulers but only one would sit on the Asgard throne! Geez!! If they' both just told Loki he was adopted when he was a kid, it would have changed potentially his whole trajectory.

[@Noeabe]

4:36 Snoopers gonna snoop :O

[@andy746]

If Peter quill really did make a mistake, wouldn't Dr strange say there were "2" possibilities out of 14,000,605 of success

[@bigtone7824]

Maybe dr stange didn't check enough realities, there must be infinite or at least I doubt the 14 mill is the cap.

[@TheIronSaiyan]

I always felt like Star-Lord and Thor actually saved the universe by making those mistakes. Remember there was only one possibility to save everyone and if they didn't make those mistakes the possibility would've been messed up and everyone would've died

[@BrianMacQuarrie]

Oh... this is a great Big Question. I’d argue (because of past Big Questions) that Starlord’s Thanos-face-punch caused WAY more damage than Hydra infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D. Remember the B.Q. when the blip Vos talked about the consequences of the Blip was reversed, the absolute turmoil of dealing with the influx of billions of lives in a system that found a way to survive after the first Snap. I guess it boils down to Hydra sleeper cell vs society rebuilding... twice. In any case, this is a great Big Question. Gets ya thinking about the consequences in the MCU. Great work peeps!