Marvel has a bad habit of introducing events with major repercussions, only to forget about the consequences later. Half of the universe disappeared and came back in Avengers: Endgame, but subsequent Marvel stories have largely ignored the chaos of the Blip. The massive Celestial jutting out of the Earth remains a half-hearted plot device, even in Captain America: Brave New World. But few events are more confusing than the Sokovia Accords, the murky legal document that nearly broke the Avengers in 2016.
Beyond its capacity to drive a wedge between Captain America (Chris Evans) and Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), the specifics of the Sokovia Accords have never been all that clear. Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross wanted to regulate the actions of the Avengers and other enhanced individuals, bringing them under the jurisdiction of the United Nations. But other than that, what were the Accords designed to do? Were they ever enacted? Would heroes and vigilantes have to register their identities after its ratification? We may never truly find out: the last we heard of the Accords was in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, when Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) explained that they’d been repealed. They didn’t seem to matter much to Marvel’s cinematic universe. That said, their effects can still somewhat be felt, especially as Matt Murdock’s adventures in the MCU continue.
