If Bruce Banner is the strongest Avenger, Tony Stark is the funniest. His witticisms are faster than Thor’s ability to summon lightning. Still, one of the original six Avengers is overlooked for their comedic contributions, possibly because he’s the team’s donkey.
Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans, is a 100-year-old in the body of a 30-year-old who adapts to a world full of technology. A man of his day, Steve is a source of sass that keeps on giving. His radiant moments mainly occur during Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is the turning point in the tone of the MCU. While Steve Rogers’ appearances are anything but lighthearted, his sass could be mistaken for a disgruntled old man who just wants to rest. These are Steve Rogers’ best one-liners in the MCUarranged.
7/7 “You get hurt, put them back. You will be killed…walk it away. ‘
During the battle of Sokovia against the AI genocidal robot army that is Ultron Avengers: Age of UltronSteve Rogers supplies this productive line to the team. The Avengers are in sync and with Steve at the front, he delivers this one-liner to the team and their newest recruits, Wanda and Pietro Maximoff. One of Steve Rogers’ pillars is that he doesn’t give up, which is how this epic line translates. Yet he gives up not because of reckless surrender or wanting a hero’s death, but because he keeps fighting until the fight is over.
6/7 “That sounds like a lot of paperwork.”
After Steve, Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes are arrested for breaking the Sokovia Accords in Captain America: Civil War, Tony tries to reason with Steve. To release Steve and his team, he must sign the Sokovia Accords. This request is the last nail in the coffin for him. For years, he and Tony disagreed about protecting the Earth and its inhabitants. When Tony explains that he should arrest himself, Steve makes this joke in an attempt to ease the tension. For both Avengers, the Sokovia Accords were a defining moment in their relationship, though Steve didn’t want to tear anything apart.
5/7 “You had to ask.”
As much as Steve took on the lead role in the Avengers, he also found harmony in his battles alongside the God of Thunder himself. At their first introduction, Thor and Steve didn’t get along. Thor still viewed humans as petty, while Steve was still adjusting to a new world of aliens and gods. In Avengers: Age of Ultron, both have many harmonious fighting moves together. But when Thor challenges Ultron, Steve’s exasperated reaction may be how others feel when they hear his catchphrase.
4/7 “My apologies. Isn’t everything about you?”
The tension between Steve and Tony is most palpable during their first meeting in The Avengers. The superheroes who have been asked to help with Loki and the Tesseract are worried and have different ideas about how to handle the situation. Tony’s approach is to joke about anything and everything, potentially endangering people, which is a major concern for Steve. Before the team’s escalating argument, he takes a jab at Tony, who wants Bruce Banner to release the Hulk. From Steve’s one-liners, this comment showcases another of his personality pillars: stay focused to keep everyone safe.
3/7 “On your left.”
From every opening scene in the MCU, that in Captain America: The Winter Soldier is one of the most iconic. Steve and Sam Wilson are running in the Washington Mall. Aside from the brilliant line delivered by Steve multiple times, the scene was actually filmed in the real mall like Politics reports. Marvel movies have been filmed primarily in Atlanta, Georgia for several years now, but for a character to literally represent the land of the free, at least one scene had to be filmed in the nation’s capital.
2/7 “I can do this all day.”
Previous lines have been the pillars of Steve Rogers’ core personality, but this line is his foundation. “I can do this all day” is said many times in the MCU, but none are more important to that first utterance in Captain America: The First Avenger. Before the public knows Steve wants to join the military and that he doesn’t like bullies, they know one thing for sure: he won’t shy away from a fight, even if he can’t win. This brutality is why he threw himself on a fake grenade and why Dr. Erskine chose him as Super Soldier.
1/7 “Avengers! Collect!”
This was the pinnacle of the MCU. Everything that was once broken has been restored. Tony and Steve were reunited, Thanos would die, and the all-female superhero scene, though brief, was beyond epic. Still, every Marvel fan waited for two moments with Steve Rogers. The first moment was the summoning and handling of Mjölnir in the final battle. One last moment fans wanted was the epic line from the comics. Even Chris Evans said this is his favorite line, in an interview with Illumination.