Crime and Circuses

Crime and Circuses is the 24th episode of the first season of Avengers Assemble and the 24th episode of the overall series.

Crime and Circuses

Overview

When the Circus of Crime rolls into town, Hawkeye's dark past begins to surface and puts the Avengers in danger.

Synopsis

The episode starts off with Falcon and Hawkeye heading straight to Stark Industries. By the time they arrived in a lab, they saw Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Black Widow dressed as clowns and wearing mind-control rings on their heads. Before they could escape, they saw Iron Man charging at them while wearing a mind-control ring as he tried to hit them with his repulsor blasts.

Appearing in "Crime and Circuses"

Featured Characters:

• Avengers
  • Iron Man (Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark)
  • Captain America (Steven Grant "Steve" Rogers)
  • Hulk (Robert Bruce Banner)
  • Thor Odinson
  • Hawkeye (Clinton Francis "Clint" Barton)
  • Black Widow (Natalia Alivanova Romanova/Natasha Romanoff)
  • Falcon (Samuel Thomas "Sam" Wilson)

Supporting Characters:

• J.A.R.V.I.S. (Just A Rather Very Intelligent System)
• Princess Python (Zelda DuBois) (First Appearance)

Antagonists:

• Circus of Crime (First Appearance)
  • Ringmaster (Maynard Tiboldt) (First Appearance)
  • The Human Cannonball (Jack Pulver) (First Appearance)
  • The Great Gambonnos Twins (Ernesto Gambonno & Luigi Gambonno) (First Appearance)
  • Bruto the Strongman (Bruce Olafsen) (First Appearance)
  • Trick Shot (Charles Bernard "Barney" Barton) (First Appearance)

Other Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Director Nick Fury (Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury)
• Stark Industries

Locations:

• United States of America
  • New York City, New York
    • Manhattan
      • Avengers Tower

Items:

• Mark L Armor
• Captain America's Shield
• Mjolnir
• Hawkeye's Bow and Trick Arrows
• Black Widow's Gauntlets
• Red-Wing Armor
• Redwing
• Ringmaster's Hat (First Appearance)
• Human Cannonball Armor (First Appearance)

Vehicles:

• Tricarrier

Trivia

• It's unknown how Ringmaster managed to capture Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, and Black Widow, as well as place the mind control rings on them.
• The mind-controlled Avengers were placed in different traps.
  • A giant mechanical clown smashing Hulk with cymbals.
  • Black Widow is tied up and hoisted to the ceiling.
  • Iron Man in a cannon.
  • Thor is lifting a heavy weight.
  • Captain America drowns in a tank of water.

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