Avengers: Age Of Ultron - 10 Plotholes That Almost Ruin It

7. Why Is Falcon Mysteriously Absent?

When Nick Fury rides his helicarrier in at the last moment to save all of the Sokovians (who presumably can all be relied upon to keep Fury actually being alive and the continued existence of SHIELD a secret), he brings the cavalry. Or more specifically, he brings War Machine, who gets all cocky and shoots down some of Ultron's drones single-handedly.

Heroic stuff, but where exactly was Falcon? He's supposed to be Captain America's dependable deputy trusted to lead his "missing person's case", with serious combat experience and helpful wings that would have come in really useful against the drones. And yet he doesn't turn up.

Didn't Fury invite him? This is the same Falcon who is then mysteriously promoted to the Avengers main team, despite earlier in the film saying he was happy not being an Avenger at all. Had he been involved in the battle, you might believe he'd earned a field commission (as War Machine, Scarlet Witch and Vision clearly do), but he basically got invited to the big leagues by being a coward.