- "The airport? In Germany? I got really big."
- ―Scott Lang[src]
The Leipzig-Halle Airport is an international airport in Schkeuditz, Saxony. The Clash of the Avengers took place in the airport following its evacuation, which resulted in a physical brawl between Iron Man's faction and Captain America's faction. The conflict caused millions of dollars in property damage to the airport.
History[]
Clash of the Avengers[]
Arriving at the Leipzig-Halle Airport[]
- "Dies ist eine Notsituation. Alle Passagiere müssen den Flughafen sofort evakuieren."[1]
"They're evacuating the airport." - ―Airport PA and Bucky Barnes[src]
In 2016, Steve Rogers, along with Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes, arrived at the airport. They were shortly met by Clint Barton, Wanda Maximoff, and Scott Lang. As the team grouped up and discussed using the helicopter there to travel to Siberia, an airport PA announced that the airport was being evacuated, with Barnes translating what he said to the others.[2]
Iron Man and War Machine arrive at the airport
Rogers realized that Tony Stark had arrived and evacuated the airport, and told the others to suit up. He then jogged out onto the runway towards the helicopter, which was then quickly disabled by Stark as he, James Rhodes, T'Challa, and Natasha Romanoff approached him. Captain America attempted to convince them that Barnes was innocent. However, Stark grew impatient and ordered Spider-Man, who has been recruited and filmed the confrontation,[3] to web Rogers' hands and steal his shield.
Wilson soon located the Quinjet that Stark had used and notified Rogers, who then gave the signal to Barton. Barton fired an arrow at the webbing, freeing Rogers as Lang revealed himself to be hiding on the shield and managed to take Spider-Man by surprise, hitting him and retaking the shield. Stark turned around to the source of the arrow, locating Barton and Maximoff via scan as Rhodes announced Wilson and Barnes' position and the battle began.[2]
Minor Destruction[]
Black Panther fights against Captain America
- "You know what, I can't tell you this, but I'm gonna go trashing the airport with Captain America!"
- ―Luis as Scott Lang[src]
Spider-Man smashed through the airport's terminal window, kicked Wilson down and effortlessly intercepted a punch from Barnes' prosthetic arm, revealing his superhuman strength. Spider-Man became distracted at the arm until he was tackled by an airborne Wilson, who carried him up into the terminal's ceiling. Meanwhile, the fight between Steve Rogers and T'Challa continued, Rogers struggling to hold back both T'Challa as well as James Rhodes, who took hold of his War Hammer to join in on the fight. Black Panther caused a notable claw mark on Captain America's shield using his vibranium claws. As this occurred, Stark caught up to Barton and Maximoff, firing missiles around them to force them to stop running. After a brief conversation, Barton distracted Stark by purposefully missing arrow shots which allowed Maximoff to drop cars from above on top of Stark, temporarily immobilizing him.
Falcon is webbed to the railing by Spider-Man
Back in the terminal, Spider-Man chased Wilson through the room before using his spider-sense to quickly dodge a heavy object thrown from behind him by Barnes, throwing it back in his direction. Wilson tackled Spider-Man a second time, but Spider-Man maneuvered above him and disabled his thrusters with web, causing him to fall to the ground and smash through a stand. Spider-Man quickly webbed Wilson's arms to a glass barrier before he could escape and went on to ask if Wilson's wings are made of carbon fiber. Wilson reminded him that you usually don't have conversations while fighting and Spider-Man responded by swinging towards him in an attempt to kick him in the chest. Barnes quickly ran in front of Wilson to absorb the hit, but both still fell through the glass barrier and onto the floor below before being webbed again by Spider-Man. Before Spider-Man can fully immobilize the two of them with more web, Wilson quietly ordered Redwing to grab his arm and throw him out of the window.
The two Avengers teams attack each other
Outside the terminal, Rogers kicked Rhodes. Lang joined him a and gave him a shrunken down truck filled with fuel, telling him to throw it at one of his blue Pym Particle Discs. Lang threw the disk in the air and Rogers did as he was instructed, the truck returned to its regular size, blowing up and slamming into Rhodes shortly afterwards. The two ran off and regrouped with Barton, Maximoff, Wilson, and Barnes as they sprinted to the Quinjet. Before they could reach it, Vision arrived at the airport and stopped them by firing a warning beam across the floor. Vision used this time to give them one last chance to surrender, while also giving Stark's faction enough time to regroup as well. Captain America refused to surrender, and began to charge alongside his faction. Iron Man, also refusing to back down, did the same. The two sides slowly built up speed before they all clashed together in combat.
Giant-Man grabs War Machine out of the air
Rogers and Barnes regrouped, with Barnes reminding Rogers that Helmut Zemo had likely entered Siberia at that point and that they needed to move quickly. Rogers offered to distract Vision as Barnes took the Quinjet and went alone; however, Wilson, currently being chased by Rhodes and Stark, told Rogers that this wasn't the real fight and that he needed to be there for the real one. Barton chimed in, telling Rogers that if they want to win, some of them would have to lose. Wilson explained that they'll need a big diversion if they want to be able to let both Rogers and Barnes escape in the Quinjet, to which Lang responded with a plan to run at his signal, as he jumped onto Rhodes' leg and became Giant-Man, increasing his size to several stories high and capturing the attention of everyone.
Black Widow helps Captain America escape
Vision, after attacking Lang, became aware of Rogers and Barnes' escape, and decided to destroy the tower next to the Quinjet's hanger to block the entrance. Maximoff quickly used her powers to slow down the fall of the debris, until Rhodes used his Stark Sonic Cannon to knock her unconscious. Rogers and Barnes were forced to slide under the debris as it fell before being greeted by Black Widow as they finally reached the Quinjet. Romanoff came to terms with the fact that Rogers wasn't going to change his mind, and decided to help him by betraying her side by once again using her Black Widow's Bite, this time on T'Challa, who had since ended his fight with Barton and given chase, holding him back by firing Taser Disks.
Giant-Man tries to fight against Spider-Man
As the rest of Stark's faction were still in the process of fighting Giant-Man, Spider-Man came up with the idea to lock his legs together. Lang, slowed down in Giant-Man form, was unable to respond to Spider-Man spinning around his legs tying him up with web as Stark and Rhodes teamed up and punched Giant-Man in the head, knocking him down. Piloting the Quinjet, Rogers finished shooting down the debris in the way of the hanger entrance before leaving. Vision flew over to a recovering Maximoff and they apologized to each other for fighting.
War Machine is almost killed from a high fall
Rhodes and Stark began following the Quinjet, with Wilson not far behind. Wilson began peppering Rhodes with missiles and Rhodes responded by requesting Vision to disable Wilson's thrusters so he would be forced to safely glide down to the ground. Vision, distracted by Maximoff, aimed his beam at Wilson, but Wilson dodged it, and it hit War Machine's suit, destroying its Arc Reactor and completely disabling the suit. Rhodes, trapped inside the suit and unable to control it, began to plummet to the earth. Both Wilson and Stark stopped chasing the Quinjet and flew down in an effort to save Rhodes, but neither were fast enough and he slammed into the ground. Stark landed and tore off the helmet's mask, revealing Rhodes to be unconscious. F.R.I.D.A.Y. read his vitals and informed Stark that he was still alive. Stark, distraught, blasted Wilson in the chest, signaling the end of the conflict.[2]
Property Damage[]
Damage Report[]
- "You seriously think I'm gonna listen to you after that fiasco in Leipzig? You're lucky you're not in one of these cells."
- ―Thaddeus Ross to Tony Stark[src]
Upon arriving at the Raft, Thaddeus Ross greeted Tony Stark, who tried to immediately organize the hunt for Helmut Zemo. However, Ross claimed that in the wake of the damages of the Leipzig-Halle airport, Stark was lucky not to already be imprisoned on the Raft.[2]
Appearances[]
- Captain America: Civil War
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (footage)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude
- Avengers: Infinity War Prelude (flashbacks)
- Captain Marvel Prelude (footage)
- Black Widow Prelude (flashbacks)
- Avengers: Infinity War: The Heroes' Journey (flashback)
- Black Widow (footage)
- Spider-Man: Homecoming (footage)
- Ant-Man and the Wasp (mentioned)
- Avengers: Endgame (mentioned)
- WandaVision
- Season One
- The Series Finale (memory)
- Season One
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (pictures)
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Season One
- Ribbit and Rip It (picture)
- Season One
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (mentioned)
In an indefinite temporality:
- She-Hulk: Attorney at Law
- Season One
- Whose Show is This? (footage)
- Season One
- Deadpool & Wolverine (footage)
References[]
- ↑ Translates from German to: "This is an emergency. All passengers must evacuate the airport immediately."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Captain America: Civil War
- ↑ Spider-Man: Homecoming
