@TDK_1997 said:

They don't avenge anyone.They chose that name because it grabs people to buy the book.

they should become The Revengers, and just sit around waiting for someone to mess with them so they may then retaliate with some sweet-ass pranks or something.

But when was the last time a superhero was put on trial?

Bucky Barnes, Trial of Captain America about a YEAR ago.

Also, remind me, how is Simon not a villain?!

@ColonelRunAway said:

They avenged Wonder Man. Twice.

...Ungrateful ass.

HA!!!! LMAO!!! Word, folk.

Seriously though. They should do just what they're doing. as the 90's taught us (and cry for justice reminded), proactive hero teams never work...

they avenge all the fans the justice league pissed off marvel style.

No, not really.

They tied once (at the end of Operation: Galactic Storm) but it split the team.

I have sometimes wondered why they were called that. I always thought they should be preemptive and stop killing, though I suppose they can't always save everyone, especially when civilians are attacked before they know of anything. Now, I think it's more symbolic than anything. Traditional? Perhaps keeping it because they want to keep the same name, possibly for some sense of nostalgia.

Tony. I swear some of these articles you write just for response. O focurse they avenge people. They avenge the folks said bad guy at the moment has already hurt or killed or traumatised previously, the ones who's names (which, of course are irrellevent and will never be) arent worth being heard by earth's mightiest. Hell maybe the thinker has a thing for killing strippers inbetween theories, maybe ultron likes picking up homeless, studying their innards then dumping them back on the streets, and maybe Loki was mephistoesque, ruinging lives for pleasure behind the curtain. they avenge alright, just not tony stark or Reed Richards.

In short, they avenge, just most of the time its not personal

apologies for the grammar, but I'm tired and just don't care :P

I think maybe they were named Avengers to avenge any civilian that was harmed by the villains they fight. It seems like they are saying to the world whoever were affected by these villains in anyway, we will avenge them for you. So I think you can look at it as they are just avenging the world in a sense.

It's not about avenging, as that indicates they are too late to save those from persecution. Matters ought to concern justice, like a.... justice league, oh wait. The Retributors is more their speed, often reacting, and thus not being pro-active, but retribution would be "an eye for an eye," so they are THE-WAIT-'TIL-IT-HAPPENS-ERS, a mouthful I know.

Ironic that the one time closest to what I would call them actually avenging something, *in the Grand Theft America arc by taking back America and killing 90% of the invading team + allies*, they're called the Ultimates....even though the baddies in that were kind of out for vengeance themselves- the plot thickens.

Even though I've never been a very big fan of the avengers, I think they are a more entertaining team than the ultimates who just go for the special effects trend rather than the interesting scenarios. I really don't like the Ultimate Cap.

Stan Lee thought it sounded cool. 

They avenged the murdered populace of Slovenia. That counts right?

The Avengers is a cool name! And sure they don't do much avenging as they're superheroes (they have avenged but it's not their mission) Mostly they fall into the categories of defending & protecting which Defenders got snapped up by Dr Strange & The Protectors was owned by Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds are go and then later by Malibu comics)

It's just a name. The Oakland Raiders have never gotten in ships and invaded the English coast! The Orlando Magic sounds like something from a show in Vegas! The St Louis Cardinals are not birds nor members of the clergy!!

I also think Avengers sounds better than Captain America's Superhero Team And We'll Avenge You, which can be an ancronym CASTAWAY! (Castaway copyright Kevin Curley 2012)

Because Moon Knight ,Ghost Rider .Punisher dislike team-work ,and they don't call themself superheroes/

maybe they should be called "The Reactors"..

Yeah: Thor, Wanda, Captain America (Steve and Bucky) Wasp

WAAY back in the mid/late 80's there were a few issues of the Avengers stopping Terminus. Afterwards, Captain America was understandably upset and how they failed to prevent the Savage Land being destroyed by Terminus and how they were only able to save a few of the people who lived there. Starfox pointed out that they stopped Terminus from destoying the world and at the very least they AVENGED those who died.

That is how I define their group name. The heroes protect those who have no chance against supervillians, and avenge those they failed to save in time.

@CATPANEXE_REBORN: I think that is a perfect example.

They Avenge the people that have been wronged by evil-doers.

the avenged the wasp at the end of secret invasion by manhandling all those skrulls at the end of the series im pretty sure skrulls died plus ms marvel i saw a dude die in that ms marvel comic where she fights the skrulls and moments later shes ripping those same skrulls heads off

This, and they chose the name because it sounded cool.

norman osborne maybe...

I've always said the Avengers should actually be the Defenders based on their actions

This.