Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe started with 2008's Iron Man and ended with 2012's The Avengers, with The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger happening in between. Those movies feature some seriously awesome superheroes with some seriously awesome weapons and fighting skills. While most people fixate on the action scenes in the newest MCU movies, the first ones established the characters and their powers, so you should not forget about them.
Thankfully the following fans remembered or we wouldn't have all these amazing weapon and combat details from Phase One of the MCU.
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In 'Iron Man,' You Can See Energy Travel From Tony's Arc Reactor To His Repulsor When He Shoots It For The First Time
Natasha, while posing as Stark's assistant, assumes a fighting stance when Iron Man and War Machine crash through the ceiling. This could have given away her Black Widow identity, especially since Pepper, whom she is with during the crash, reacts with fear like a normal person.
According to a Redditor, the tank "is actually an m3 Stuart, an American light tank, as they were much easier and cheaper to find, especially at the start of the war." Redditor u/lukefairchild added that the filmmakers "were so period correct they were period incorrect just to be even more correct."
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In 'Captain America: The First Avenger,' Cap Is Told That Hydra Won't Attack Him With Pocket Knives; Later In The Film, They Do Just That
Redditor u/luiem pointed out this detail and revealed that Howard Stark is the one who says those fateful words to Cap. Unsurprisingly, the knife does little damage to the super-soldier.
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During The Climactic Battle In 'The Avengers,' Iron Man Fights In Front Of The Same Shawarma Place That The Heroes Later Eat At
The Avengers eat at Shawarma Palace after the battle. That was Tony's idea, so Redditor u/CleverD3vil theorized that he got the idea due to the business's proximity to his fight.
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In 'Captain America: The First Avenger,' The Last Stage Of Cap's Theater Tour Resembles His Future Shield
Cap had yet to receive his famous shield at this point in the film, which means that the stage was designed to foreshadow his greatest gift - at least according to these Redditors.
