nah it was all in the heat of the moment though. even the most reserved, intellectual people can to lose their composure when you attack their mom.

I saw no mention of the Accords requiring superheroes to reveal their identities.

Very interesting question. Though signing the accords doesn’t necessarily mean your identity becomes public does it? Still you have to wonder if he did.

His solution to create Vision was a reaction to the “oh shit, I made an evil robot, whoopsie” mistake.

The choice for heroes going into retirement is more like the Keene Act from Watchmen or the one from the Incredibles. I think it was also the case in The Golden Age Mini-Series, feat. the Justice Society (must be inspired by America vs the Justice Society, which seems to be one of the earliest examples of this concept)