Comment on If Thanos had, instead of randomly wiping out 50% of all living things, he had instead in each species wiped out only the dumbest 50% what would the reaction of each avenger have been?

TheYear2525@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• pwnicholson@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  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%.

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  • superduperenigma@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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.

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    • Beetschnapps@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Let the man try!

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  • DudeBro@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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

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    • MajorHavoc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      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.

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• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Banner is still around, but Hulk is gone.

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  • MotoAsh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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    • DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      He’s not just hyper-literal, he struggles to adapt, rarely displays any strategy at all (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.

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  • morphballganon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Quinn?

    Quill?

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    • Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Starlord. I always mess his real name up 😖

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  • MajorHavoc@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

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

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• ivanafterall@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  It wouldn't shock me if Hawkeye disappeared. But then again I wouldn't notice.

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  • morphballganon@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    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.

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    • magnetosphere@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      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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  • WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    He would definitely be gone.

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