I Can’t Believe I’ve Just Worked Out The Devastatingly Sad Other Meaning Behind The MCU New Avengers Initially Being Named The Thunderbolts

I've just worked out another reason Thunderbolts* gives its team their initial title before the film's finale twist makes them the New Avengers, and I can't believe I didn't register it sooner, even if it is something of an emotional gut punch. The ending of Thunderbolts* reveals a sneaky meaning behind the title's asterisk, and promotes the group from being the Thunderbolts to the New Avengers in one of the biggest plot twists in the MCU's recent history.