The Avengers Story Map

Story Map Title The Avengers Author Joss Whedon Setting in the buff York City Characters/Actors Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony nude/Iron Man * Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/Captain America * Mark Ruffalo as Bruce Banner/ prevail * Chris Hemsworth as Thor * Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow * Jeremy Renner as Clint Barton/Hawkeye * Tom Hiddleston as Loki * Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson * Cobie Smulders as Maria mound * Stellan Skarsgard as Dr. Erik Selvig * Samuel L. Jackson as knap displeasure Problem An Asgardian, Loki meets the leader of an alien race know as the Chitauri.In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract, a powerful energy cum of unknown potential, the otherwise promises Loki a Chitauri army with which he can win the Earth. Nick Fury, manager of the espionage agencyS. H. I. E. L. D. , and his lieutenant Agent Maria Hillarrive at a remote inquiry facility during an evacuation, where physicist Dr. Erik Selvig is leadership a research team experimenting on the Tesseract. Agent Phil Coulson explains that the object has begun give off an unusual entree pattern of energy. The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a portal, allowing Loki to reach Earth.Loki takes the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and several agents, including Clint Barton, to support him in his getaway. Event 1 TheAsgardian Lokiencounters the Other, the leader of an alien race known as the Chitauri. In exchange for retrieving the Tesseract,a powerful energy source of unknown potential, the Other promises Loki a Chitauri army with which he can subjugate the Earth. Nick Fury, director of the espionage agency S. H. I. E. L. D, and his lieutenant Agent Maria Hillarrive at a remote research facility during an evacuation, where physicist Dr.Erik Selvig is hint a research team experimenting on the Tesseract. AgentPhil Coulson explains that the object has begun radiating an unusual form of energy. The Tesseract suddenly activates and opens a portal, allo wing Loki to reach Earth. Loki takes the Tesseract and uses his scepter to enslave Selvig and several agents, including Clint Barton to aid him in his getaway. Event 2 In reception to the attack, Fury reactivates the Avengers Initiative. Agent Natasha Romanoff is sent to Calcutta, Indiato recruitDr.Bruce Banner Coulson visitsTony consummate(a)to have him review Selvigs research Fury approaches Steve Rogerswith an assignment to retrieve the Tesseract. bandage Barton stealsiridiumneeded to stabilize the Tesseracts power, Loki causes a distraction inStuttgart, Germany leading to a confrontation with Rogers, Stark, and Romanoff that ends with Lokis surrender. While Loki is being escorted to S. H. I. E. L. D. ,Thor, his adoptive brother, arrives and frees him hoping to convince him to spare his plan and return to Asgard.After a confrontation with Stark and Rogers, Thor agrees to take Loki to S. H. I. E. L. D. s flying aircraft carrier, theHelicarier. There Loki is imprisoned while sc ientists Banner and Stark search to locate the Tesseract. Event 3 The Avengers become divided, both over how to approach Loki and the revelation that S. H. I. E. L. D. plans to harness the Tesseract to develop weapons as a deterrentagainst hateful extra-terrestrials. As the group argues, Barton and Lokis other possessed agents attack the Helicarrier, disabling its engines in flight and causing Banner to transform into the Hulk.Stark and Rogers try to restart the shamed engines, and Thor attempts to stop the Hulks rampage. Romanoff fights Barton, and knocks him unconscious, breaking Lokis mind control. Loki escapes after killing Coulson and ejecting Thor from the airship, while the Hulk falls to the ground after attacking a S. H. I. E. L. D. fighter jet. Fury uses Coulsons death to motivate the Avengers into working as a team. Stark and Rogers assure that simply defeating them get out not be enough for Loki he needs to overpower them publicly to validate himself as ruler of Ear th.Loki uses the Tesseract, in pairing with a device Selvig built, to open a portal aboveStark Towerto the Chitauri fleet in space, launching his invasion. Event 4 The Avengers resile in defense ofNew York City, but quickly realize they will be overwhelmed as wave after wave of Chitauri descend upon Earth. Rogers, Stark, and Thor nullify civilians with assistance from Barton, while Banner transforms back into the Hulk and goes after Loki, finally beating him into submission. Romanoff makes her way to the portal, where Selvig, freed of Lokis control, reveals that Lokis scepter can be used to nasty the portal.Meanwhile, Furys superiors attempt to end the invasion by launching a atomic missile at Manhattan. Stark intercepts the missile and takes it through the portal toward the Chitauri fleet. The missile detonates, destroying the invaders lead ship which disables their forces on Earth. Starks suit runs out of power and he falls back through the portal, but the Hulk saves him fr om crashing to the ground. Romanoff deactivates the portal to block further invasion. In the aftermath, Thor returns Loki and the Tesseract to Asgard. Fury notes that the Avengers will return when they are needed.