Why Black Widow & Hawkeye Are Avengers (Despite Not Having Powers)
The original Avengers team in the Marvel Cinematic Universe had a bit of everything, with gods, supersoldiers, and genius billionaires with super-suits, but there are two members that had no powers yet they were part of the team: Black Widow and Hawkeye, and here’s why they were Avengers even if they didn’t have superpowers. For over a decade, the MCU has been bringing characters from Marvel Comics to the big screen, and for its first Phase, it focused on introducing its first team of superheroes with the Avengers.
It all started in 2008 with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man, which introduced Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man and established him as the leader of not only the Avengers but also the MCU in general during its first three Phases. After that, almost every member of the Avengers got their own solo movie before joining the team in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, except for the Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow, with the Hulk introduced in the first Avengers movie, Hawkeye in Thor, and Black Widow making her debut in Iron Man 2. Along with Captain America and Thor, this line-up led the Infinity Saga, and together they faced a variety of threats, with each member showcasing their abilities on every mission.
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Although each Avenger has abilities that make them key to the team, there are two who stand out as they don’t have superpowers (nor are they genius billionaires, like Tony Stark): Black Widow and Hawkeye. The two former agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. worked together for years before becoming part of the Avengers, and while they are both trained in different types of combat, they rely on gadgets and other weapons when it’s time to fight, such as the Black Widow bite,
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