this exchange in endgame was so goddamn satisfying
Steve: We’ve been hunting Thanos for three weeks now. We’ve face-scanned satellites, we got nothing. Tony, you fought him-
Tony: -Who told you that? I didn’t fight him. No. He wiped my face with a planet while the Bleaker Street magician gave away the store. That’s what happened. There was no fight-
Steve: Alright. Okay. Did he give you any clues? Any co-ordinates? Anything?
Tony: I saw this coming for years. I had a vision - I didn’t want to believe it. Thought I was dreaming-
Steve: Tony, I’m gonna need you to focus-
Tony: -And I needed you. As in past-tense. That trumps what you need. It’s too late, buddy. Sorry. (…) And I believe I remember telling all of ya’s - alive and otherwise - that what we needed was a suit of armour around the world! Remember that? Whether it impacted our “precious freedoms” or not. That’s what we needed.
Steve: Well, that didn’t work out, did it?
Tony: I said we’d lose. You said: “we’ll do that together too.” Guess what, Cap? We lost. You weren’t there. But that’s what we do, right? Our best work after-the-fact? We’re the Avengers? We’re the A-vengers?! Not the Pre-vengers? Right? I’ve got nothing for you, Cap. I got no co-ordinates, no clues, no strategies, no options. Zero, zip, nada. No trust, liar. *rips arc reactor off his chest and slams it into Steve’s hand* You find him, you put that on. You hide.
I like how people are using this to say Tony was right about the sokovia accords. Like literally how would the sokovia accords have stopped thanos at all. Every single person in infinity war broke the sokovia accords for fighting without the UNs approval, do you wish they didn’t fight thanos and just let him snap??? Also why does he say you weren’t there??? Steve literally fought thanos with everyone else JUST because Tony called and asked for help. Steve was litterally there for him
It wasn’t about the Sokovia Accords stopping Thanos; it was about keeping the team together. The Russos themselves legit stated that the Avengers lost to Thanos because the team - because Tony and Steve - were divided. (Also the Accords was more so about respecting sovereign borders and the rights + laws of 117 countries than alien incursions.) And what Tony meant about Steve not being there is that Steve promised they’d lose together, but Tony had to lose alone on another planet billions of miles away from Earth. So no, Steve was NOT “literally there for him”. He wasn’t even on the same planet as him. Tony wanted to be prepared for Thanos, Steve had dismissed that by basically saying “No, we don’t have to have preventative measures in place because all we need is the power of friendship on our side to defeat evil. And if we lose, then we’ll do it together. It’s not like the rest of the world will also be losing or anything.” Tony had every right to be pissed because He. Knew. This. Was. Coming. And everybody just dismissed him. Steve dismissed him. This scene was Tony’s “I fucking told you so” moment. It was vindication for all of Tony’s efforts to safeguard humanity against an intergalactic despot like Thanos.
Rebloging again because of the most powerful addition in the history of this website
if i don’t reblog this assume i’m dead, please
