The Avengers: United We Stand

The Avengers: United We Stand is the first film in Marvel Risen and is the introduction of many superheroes and concepts in the Risen universe.

Synopsis
When an alien fleet comes to Earth to invade and conquer, the earth's mightiest heroes are assembled to take them on.

Full Plot
In the middle of Antarctica, Nick Fury and a few S.H.I.E.L.D. agents are tracking down a strange reading which turns out to be the frozen body of Steve Rogers, AKA Captain America. Steve is taken to a S.H.I.E.L.D. base where he wakes up and panics, attacking the agents who he assumes are Nazis. Luckily, he is calmed down by Fury, who reveals that Cap has been frozen since World War II. He informs Steve that they won the war and Steve passes out from hearing the news.

Meanwhile, the news begins playing footage of a man encountering Iron Man, who manages to lift a crashing plane and land it safely. Tony Stark, Iron Man himself, is seen watching this report and speaks to his assistant, Pepper, about his lifting of the plane and she attempts to convince him to reveal his identity to everyone but Tony refuses. She asks why and he reveals he is doing it to protect who he loves. This leads to a small debate between the two which is cut off by Tony leaving in his suit.

It then cuts to a laboratory as Bruce Banner is shown studying a sample of his own blood. A group of people come in and reveal Bruce is in the lab after hours. One of them almost gets mad at Bruce but the others tell him to speak very gently for reasons he isn't aware of. Because of this, he continues his aggressive tone with Bruce, who begins arguing back until he is pinned to the ground, causing Bruce's anger to reach its peak. He then starts turning green and grows in size. Everyone runs out of the room as Bruce lets out a powerful roar. He bursts a door and attacks until numerous S.H.I.E.L.D. agents arrive and shot him down.

Bruce wakes up in a S.H.I.E.L.D. base where he meets and has a surprisingly civil conversation with Dr. Hank Pym. He reveals that he is trying to cure his hulk-like condition much to Bruce's delight, revealing he believes the Hulk is a curse. Hank attempts to convince Bruce of the benefits of the Hulk but Bruce doesn't listen. Hank then tells him a story about when he first developed his suit. The story is finished off by his girlfriend, Janet, and the two begin their research together.

Later, Thor lands down from Asgard to defeat a few villains and speak with some people. He battles against the Wrecking Crew, taking massive delight in his battle. Meanwhile, Cap, who has woken back up, is informed of a few things that happened while he was frozen in ice. During his recap, the S.H.I.E.L.D. base is attacked by three men in strange armor. Steve sets out to defeat them, Nick Fury giving him back his iconic shield. Steve is joined by Iron Man during the fight and the two manage to defeat one of the men and make the other two flee. Steve is quite confused at the sight of the man, revealing him to be lizard-like in appearance.

The strange man is taken in and examined, reveal him to be alien in nature. The man wakes up and before he can be interrogated, he blows himself up, proclaiming himself as a Badoon before he does.

Cast

 * Nolan North as Steven "Steve" Rogers/Captain America
 * Neil Patrick Harris as Anthony "Tony" Stark/Iron Man
 * Josh Radnor as Bruce Banner
 * Fred Tatasciore as Hulk
 * Matthew Mercer as Henry "Hank" Pym/Ant-Man
 * Sophie Cookson as Janet van Dyne/Wasp
 * Travis Willingham as Thor Odinson
 * Mark Hamill as Nicholas "Nick" Fury
 * April Bowlby as Virginia "Pepper" Potts
 * Michael Fassbender as Johann Schmidt/Red Skull

Quotes
Bruce is pinned to the floor by a security guard.
 * Bruce: Sir?
 * Guard: Yeah?
 * Bruce: (opens eyes, revealing them to be glowing green) You're making me angry...

Trivia

 * The film is very loosely based on the first Ultimates story.