As soldiers of a certain Purple Potato, the Chitauri were far from weak.
Nearly half their bodies had been modified, turning them into partly mechanical life-forms controlled by Chitauri machinery.
Even with Tony doing everything he could to intercept them, too many Chitauri soldiers were pouring through.
Tony had no choice but to change tactics, using New York's skyscrapers to weave around and strike back.
The portal stretching into the sky above Stark Tower became a spectacle.
Chitauri soldiers attacked from flying craft, raining down concentrated fire as civilians screamed and fled.
Loki admired the beautiful sight, standing atop Stark Tower with the Mind Stone Scepter clutched in his hand.
Boom!
A caped man descended from the sky, and Thor roared in shock and fury, "Loki!"
He had never expected his brother to take things this far.
Even though his brother had once deceived him with their father's death, a thousand years of familial affection could not be erased so quickly.
In Thor's eyes, his brother was full of schemes, but he was still a child of the Odinson family.
Yet now, for his own selfish desires, Loki had started a war.
He had let the Chitauri invade this fragile planet like a swarm of locusts.
This went beyond what Thor could tolerate from his brother.
"Shut down the Tesseract now, or I'll destroy it!"
Faced with his brother's threat, Loki replied calmly, "It's too late. You can't do it. There's no stopping it now."
Looking down at Thor, Loki tightened his grip on the Mind Stone Scepter. "Now, there is only war."
"Then let's fight!"
A battle between brothers, a battle between gods.
Loki leaped down, swinging the Mind Stone Scepter.
Even as an Asgardian, Thor had to evade its initial onslaught.
But Thor was Asgard's bravest warrior. He