7. He Antagonises Bruce Banner
The Hulk walked away from Avengers Assemble as the surprise hit of a blockbuster action-fest. We all knew Iron Man, Thor and Captain America could bring it but a lot of us came out saying wow how awesome was Hulk? This is mainly due to the Im always angry scene, wherein Bruce Banner promptly hulks out in time to punch a weaponised space-whale in the ground before it can destroy Earths Mightiest Heroes. Therefore we can see that Banner can, at any point, give way to his anger and hulk out on command, but he cannot always stop himself which is the basis of Lokis plan while Banner is on the Shield Helicarrier. Theres a case to be made that, in that case, Banner shouldnt be on the Helicarrier to begin with, instead restricting a top-secret government agency to
somehow stay in contact with him without speaking face to face. Stark, on the other hand, is on board with this plan that he actively tries to annoy Banner almost the entire time the two are on screen together. He may be a scientific genius, but he doesnt always know whats best for not getting a mass of people killed. Speaking of which...