Avengers: Infinity War - 15 Things Marvel Want You To Forget First

6. Hawkeye And Ant-Man's Heroic "Vows"

When It Mattered

Being a superhero for hire is sort of like being a doctor: once you've committed, you're sort of in for life, because you're literally the last (and sometimes only) line of defence against the worst scum of the universe. Yes, like the Men In Black.

Back before Avengers: Age Of Ultron, Hawkeye made such a pledge (though he was actually a S.H.I.E.L.D. employee too), before he retired to focus on being a farmer and presumably shooting down his corn crops with special arrows. But then, when the call came, despite concerns about his family, he lept back into the fray to help his fellow Avengers again. Same for Civil War. When there was danger he came.

The same can be said of Ant-Man, who excitedly joined Team Cap (despite being press-ganged initially), answering the call when the world needed him. Because he's that sort of person.

But Now...

Both Ant-Man and Hawkeye will apparently sit out Infinity War because they're family men and nothing gets in the way of being a good dad. Even when the world is literally on fire and half of everything that was once alive is now not.

We're supposed to believe that Hawkeye would ignore that threat and stay on his farm, because his story is a "long-game." But there's no way a character who unretired TWICE wouldn't do it again for the biggest threat to the universe ever. There just isn't.

It also counts for Ant-Man to a lesser extent, but he's still a really good guy driven by his moral integrity. There's no way he wouldn't answer the call to protect ALL of humanity (and beyond) simply to be a good father. That's remarkably short-sighted of him (particularly as Thanos might click her out of existence if he wins). Then where will he be?