The Marvel Cinematic Universe is undoubtedly great and it has become one of the most popular franchises in movie history. The unique nature of its shared universe has allowed for constant and ongoing expansion in a way that very few other movie franchises have ever been able to do. As a result, it has brought us some wonderful stories, some thrilling action, some fantastic special effects, a plethora of awesome characters and some truly varying emotional moments (humorous, exciting, sad etc). That said, it has its flaws - not least some of the decision making abilities of some of the key characters. To say that some of the decisions made by said characters have been questionable would be being extremely generous.
There have been decisions that have put the characters making them at risk, there have been decisions that have put others at risk and there have been decisions that were just outright ridiculous - in certain cases, you really have to wonder what the hell the characters in question were thinking.
On that note, here are twenty idiotic decisions made by characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (you'll find these entries in chronological order and, needless to say, they contain spoilers of Marvel Cinematic Universe occurrences)
20. Steve Rogers Jumps On A Grenade (Captain America: The First Avenger)
During World War II, Steve Rogers tried many times, unsuccessfully, to join the U.S. military and when he was finally allowed to do so he was eager to prove himself - too eager, one might say (idiotic, others might say). Rogers was recruited by Dr. Abraham Erskine in to the Scientific Strategic Reserve as part of the "super soldier" programme, with Colonel Chester Phillips and British agent Peggy Carter supervising him. Phillips was entirely unconvinced by Erskines claims that Rogers was the right person for the programme, but this act actually changed him mind. Rogers jumped on a fake grenade, which could very well have been real, after it was dropped amongst his fellow recruits at a training camp, in order to protect those around him at the expense of his own life. As brave, selfless and admirable as this might have been, for any man to jump on a grenade during a training exercise is questionable decision-making at best.
