Summary
The Avengersmovies are replete with memorable quotes, with theMCU’s fan-favorite villains being responsible for some of the best. Since debuting in their first iconic team-up in 2012’sThe Avengers, the titular team banded together three more times beforeAvengers: Endgamedrew a line beneath the first iteration. The MCU has now gone five years without another team taking their place, with2026’sAvengers: The Kang Dynastyostensibly being the first movie in which a new team will emerge.
August 25, 2025
Thanos
During their seven-year career, the Avengers have gone up against some of theMCU’s most iconic and powerful villains. Foremost among these is the Infinity Saga’s big bad himself, Thanos, who has given MCU fans some of the most quotable lines. He isn’t the only villain to come out with some of the mostmemorable one-liners in Avengers movies, however. Here are 10 of the best lines that he and other Avengers villains have come out with.
Every Avengers Movie, Ranked Worst To Best
Each of The Avengers' four cinematic outings so far in the MCU is well worth watching, but some stand above others as particularly iconic.
Thanos - Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity Warbroke with conventionby ending with the heroes' failure. Despite forging a new weapon from the same Uru metal as Mjolnir, Thor’s god-killing Stormbreaker ultimately failed to spell Thanos' doom. Upon descending into the Battle of Wakanda with his customary flair, Thor made his way to Thanos moments after the Infinity Gauntlet was completed and sunk the ax into Thanos' chest, pushing it in while ensuringhe could look into the Mad Titan’s eyes as he gloated: “I told you you’d die for that.”
Though it isn’t quite as frustrating as Star-Lord’s attack on Titan freeing Thanos from Mantis' influence, it is difficult to reconcile the fact that Thor was inches away from preventing the Snap entirely.
Thanos' retort would haunt Thor for the weeks following the Snap and beyond, with the God of Thunder placing the burden of Thanos' success on his own shoulders. Though it isn’t quite as frustrating as Star-Lord’s attack on Titan freeing Thanos from Mantis' influence, it is difficult to reconcile the fact that Thor was inches away from preventing the Snap entirely. Thanos' final words to Thor severely compound that frustration, with his words ringing in the silence that followed this tragic climax.
Avengers: Infinity War
Cast
Avengers: Infinity War brings together the Avengers and their allies to face a new threat from the cosmos, Thanos, who seeks to collect the Infinity Stones. The film, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, unites numerous superhero characters in a battle to prevent Thanos' ambition of altering reality itself.
9"I Don’t Even Know Who You Are."
Thanos - Avengers: Endgame
After undergoing one of the most agonizing experiences inAvengers: Infinity War, Wanda Maximoff’s shot at vengeance was one of the most visceral moments inAvengers: Endgame. As one ofthe most powerful characters in the entire MCUannounced to Thanos, “You took everything from me,“Thanos' response came before the two would go toe-to-toe in earnest, forcing Thanos to go for broke and “rain fire” on the battlefield, subjecting his own troops to the same barrage. The desperate move would ultimately spare Thanos from Wanda’s wrath, however, proving Thanos' resourcefulness andWanda’s power levelsin one fell swoop.
Before the Avengers' determination forced Thanos to break and express a personal distaste for Earth, he was defined by his dispassionate pursuit of his goals. Although it was spoken by a version of Thanos that had yet to encounter the Scarlet With,this line epitomizes Thanos' implacable nature, carrying an air of superiority in response to Wanda’s traumatic encounter with his variant. It would also precede one of Wanda’s coolest moments as she simply responds, “You will,” before unleashing a barrage of chaos magic.
8"An Ant Has No Quarrel With A Boot.”
Loki - The Avengers
Loki’s arrival inThe Avengerscame with a terrifying display of his godlike powers. After being transported to Earth via the Tesseract, Loki looks decidedly more bedraggled than his last appearance inThor,emerging from the portal with a dark-eyed Kubric stare. He makes quick work of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents before binding Hawkeye to his will anddemanding the Tesseract from Fury, to which he states: “We have no quarrel with your people.”
Loki’s response exemplifies his arrogant attitude toward the people of Midgard, whom he intends to subjugate. He demonstrates his villainous intentions with a hint of Asgardian flair, quickly asserting his power to Fury as he equates humanity to ants that he can squash. Though he would later be outed as a “puny god” by Hulk,this line does a lot to establish Loki’s newfound powerlevels and the level of threat he poses to the Avengers' first outing.
7"You Think You Know Pain? He Will Make You Long For Something As Sweet As Pain.”
The Other - The Avengers
Loki’s interactions with The Other were in lieu of a direct audience with his patron, Thanos, inThe Avengers. One of these interactions saw Loki treat Thanos' mouthpiece with a certain impudence, stating that the Other is “but words” until Loki carries out his mission and commands the Chitauri army.The Other’s response was to inform Loki of the price of failure, preceding his haunting remark with the promise, “There will be no realm, no barren moon, no crevice where he cannot find you.”
Although the Infinity Saga was not entirely fleshed out by the timeThe Avengerswould debut Thanos, the Other’s statement established how terrifying the Mad Titan would be as the franchise’s arch-villain. His clandestine reference would stop short of naming Thanos, leaving it unknown who this exceedingly threatening figure might be for the majority of the movie. By this point, Loki had already experienced plenty of pain in the wake ofThor, butthe implications of what the Other could be referencing are especially hauntingand enough to silence the famously mouthy Loki.
6"I Am Loki Of Asgard, And I Am Burdened With Glorious Purpose."
Loki’s arrival on Earthsaw him utter a line with which he has now become synonymous. He introduces himself in a typically grandiose manner to Nick Fury instead of simply attempting to wrest control of the Tesseract after swiftly dealing with the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents that guard it in an underground facility.He stops short of elaborating on what his “glorious purpose” is, but this would later become all too clear to Fury and the Avengers.
This extravagant introduction to Nick Fury is vastly improved by hindsight. AfterThe Avengersbrought Loki’s villainous streak to an end, he would go on to enjoy two redemption arcs, with his solo outing inLokiculminating in a decidedly more virtuous assumption of a throne and his “glorious purpose” as the god responsible for multiversal free will.Knowing where Loki’s journey takes him brings an all-new meaning to this line,as the burden of his purpose is more stark than it ever was.
5"If It’s All The Same To You, I’ll Have That Drink Now."
After halting the Chitauri invasion and closing the cosmic portal opened by Loki, the Avengers are faced with tying up one last loose end. Loki, incapacitated by Hulk’s brutal assault, attempts to climb to his feet before the Avengers revisit the top of Stark Tower and apprehend him in one ofthe MCU’s most iconic shots.Knowing that he is well and truly defeated, Loki accepts Tony’s previous offer of a drink.
His final line helped to humanize Loki before he would undergo his redemption arc. After spending the entirety ofThe Avengerspositioning himself as superior to humankind and the titular team,his request for a stiff drink demonstrates his true persona as more down-to-Earth than he thus far let on. It is the perfect punctuation mark for the Avengers' victory, though whether his request was granted before being muzzled is unclear.
Ultron - Avengers: Age Of Ultron
After attempting to acquire Vibranium from Ulysses Klaue, final-form Ultron and his two superpowered minions - Wanda and Pietro Maximoff - are finally confronted by Tony Stark and the Avengers.Tony and his nefarious creation exchange witty one-liners before Tony demands “What’s the Vibranium for?“Ultron’s sarcastic response then immediately preceded him attacking Tony, rather than following through with the statement.
AlthoughUltron’s witty remarks may have been a sticking pointfor many, there is no denying that he had his moments. This is one of his funnier lines as it flies in the face of action movie conventions wherein the villain inexplicably divulges their entire plan to the heroes. Given this would be useful information to the Avengers, Ultron knows better than to show his hand and simply attacks his creator,proving that he is smarter than a typical James Bond villain while also tacitly acknowledging his own villainy.
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Age of Ultron, released in 2015, follows Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, including Iron Man and Captain America, as they contend with Ultron, a rogue AI with plans for global annihilation. This Marvel sequel sees The Avengers form uneasy alliances and embark on a perilous global adventure to thwart Ultron’s schemes.
3"Worthy? How Could You Be Worthy? You’re All Killers.”
Ultron’s physical introduction to the MCU followed the now-iconic scene in which theAvengers lightheartedly attempt to lift Mjolnirin turns. When most Avengers fail to do so,Thor states that it is because they are “not worthy.“Ultron then interjects as he shambles into the room using scrappy armor before accusing the team of all being killers.
The Russo brothers have said that Captain America was always worthy to lift Mjolnir, which means they believe he was pretending to struggle in this movie scene.
The line would exemplify the motif of Tony Stark’s guilt, fittingly indicating that Earth might be better off if Earth’s Mightiest Heroes weren’t enticing cataclysmic events or, in Tony’s case, sparking them. Ultron was, of course, hellbent on destroying all of humanity, butall the Avengers also have blood on their hands. Thankfully for Thor, who has thousands of years of battles to his name, it doesn’t seem as though a high kill count counts against him in Mjolnir’s worthiness clause.
2"Perfectly Balanced, As All Things Should Be.”
Thanos' character-defining line came in a flashback inAvengers: Infinity Waras Gamora reflects on meeting Thanos for the first time. This moment sees Thanos rounding up the people of Zen-Whoberi, massacring half with his Chitauri soldiers while he bequeaths Gamora with a double-bladed switchblade.He tasks her with balancing the blade on her finger, uttering the line before he diverts her gaze from the slaughter. Gamora would later attempt to use the same switchblade to kill Thanos, in vain.
The line comes with impossibly sinister undertones as Zehoberei are murdered in the background, but establishes Thanos as one ofthe MCU’s foremost sympathetic villains.His motives are summed up in a single line, setting out Thanos' villainous designs before he goes on to elaborate on Titan. The line is now iconic and synonymous with Thanos, even going on to spawn several memes.
1"I Am Inevitable.”
Thanos' victory felt all too possible in the wake ofAvengers: Infinity War’s shock ending, making this line especially spine-tingling.
The Battle of Earth was one of the MCU’s most memorable sequences, culminating in Tony Stark’s death as he uses the Infinity Stones to snap Thanos and his army out of existence. This was preceded by a desperate tussle between Stark and Thanos, with Stark slipping the Infinity Stones into his own nanotech gauntlet without Thanos realizing. As Thanos bats him away,he attempts to snap his fingers while gleefully stating that he is “inevitable,” though this time his snap is fruitless.
Until that moment, however, Thanos did have a point. The Mad Titan proved to be a nearly insurmountable threat despite the incredible effort theAvengershad put into defeating him. Time Travel; the might of the MCU’s most powerful heroes like Captain Marvel, Wanda, and Doctor Strange; and an army of superpowered individuals were still not enough to stop Thanos from getting his hands on the gauntlet. Thanos' victory felt all too possible in the wake ofAvengers: Infinity War’s shock ending, making this line especially spine-tingling.
