Line #105 WMG/DarkUniverse


1	[[WMG:Dracula will eventually appear]]
2	But only after many of the other monsters are introduced. He will unite several to form a LegionOfDoom and the Prodigium and the remaining monsters will form an uneasy, temporary alliance to stop them.
3	* Dracula will be the universe's BigBad.
4	** Counter to the above he might be the universe's BigGood for the monsters at least.
5	*** Given that the monsters still aren't the heroes, this would still be a VillainProtagonist or GreaterScopeVillain variant.
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7	[[WMG:Assuming Ahmanet survives her movie, the overarching plot will feature her as the BigBad, searching for the other monsters to help her remake the world, claiming that the time of humans is over.]]
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9	Mr. Hyde will serve as her [[TheDragon right-hand man]]. All the monsters (save Larry Talbot) will join her willingly, but since [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Erik]] is not really a monster, he will be treated like a slave, leading him to eventually rebel.
10	* Presumably jossed, given Ahmanet does not survive the events of ''The Mummy''.
11	** Considering that coming BackFromTheDead is kind of the entire point of being a mummy, is that really so relevant?
12	** Wait was Ahmanet ever actually dead? I was more under the impression like Kharis she's never been dead. Just to invert Kharis who had a substance to keep him alive (Tana leaves), Ahmanet has a substance that keeps her down (mercury). She's just old because she's been held in a tomb for centuries with no one to drain for their youth. Nick tried to zap her but Jekyll put her back in mercury because otherwise she's eventually going to rise back up again.
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14	[[WMG:Nick Morton will serve a different role in every movie he is in]]
15	He's TheHero of Film/TheMummy2017, but the franchise would get stale quick if the same actor served that position in each film. If he appears in ''Film/BrideOfFrankenstein'' Morton will just have a supporting role, just enough to justify appearing, but not being the one we follow.
16	* I think Cruise's casting there is a way to get some of the bigger budget money without having to just toss too much Hollywood flavor of the month into every single movie. Nick Morton isn't the most likable guy but he's decent enough to be "guy who gets beat up by monsters" for some films. The really funny thing would be give him SuddenSequelDeathSyndrome to put over one of the monsters in true horror fashion.
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18	[[WMG:Abraham Van Helsing will eventually appear in a Nick Fury-esque role]]
19	Van Helsing is one of the few protagonists in Universal Horror's history who, while not as famous as his [[{{Dracula}} counterpart]], is at least a known name alongside him. Helsing is depicted in the original novel and most adaptations that followed as a CoolOldGuy, better suited to commanding the heroes rather than facing the threats head on.
20	* Raising a point can we please have Van Helsing be just Van Helsing again. Smart doctor who can investigate monsters. Hugh Jackman is cool and all, but I'm tired of having to explain why Van Helsing is not Solomon Kane.
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22	[[WMG:These guys will eventually appear.]]
23	Okay so we already know that there will be a [[Film/Dracula1931 Dracula]], [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Frankenstein's Monster]], Film/BrideOfFrankenstein, [[Film/TheInvisibleMan1933 Invisible Man]], [[Film/WerewolfOfLondon Wolf Man]] and a [[Literature/TheStrangeCaseOfDrJekyllAndMrHyde Mr. Hyde]]. But, we'll also likely get some of these guys at some point:
24	* Dracula's brides
25	* [[Film/VanHelsing Dracula's children]]
26	* [[Film/VanHelsing The Dwergi]](Dracula's servants)
27	* [[Film/CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon Gillman]]
28	* [[Film/{{Tarantula}} Giant spider(s)]]
29	* [[Film/ItCameFromOuterSpace Monsterous Alien(s)]]
30	* [[{{Doppelganger}} Doppelgängers]]
31	* Film/TheMolePeople
32	* Film/TheMonolithMonsters
33	* [[Film/TheMummy1932 Imho]][[Film/TheMummy1999 tep]]
34	* [[Film/TheMummy1999 Scarabs]]
35	* [[Film/TheMummyReturns The Army Of Anubis]]
36	* [[Film/TheMummyReturns The Scorpion King]]
37	* [[Film/TheMummy1999 Anck-Su-Namun]]
38	* [[Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor The Dragon Emperor]]
39	* [[Film/TheMummyTombOfTheDragonEmperor Yeti(s)]]
40	* [[Myth/EgyptianMythology The Egyptian Gods]][[note]]Anubis, Osiris and Set most likely.[[/note]]
41	* [[Film/TheDeadlyMantis Giant mantis(es)]]
42	* Ghosts
43	* Ghouls
44	* Zombies - Confirmed kinda; unless the undead crusaders count as {{Mumm\|y}}ies due to Ahmanet being the {{Necromancer}}.
45	* Film/TheLeechWoman
46	* [[Film/TheInvisibleRay Janos Rukh]]
47	* [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Igor]]
48	* [[Film/{{Tremors}} Monster worms]]
49	* [[Film/TheThing1982 The Thing]]
50	* [[Film/{{Jaws}} A monstrous shark]]
51	* [[Film/TheBirds Swarms of killer birds]]
52	* [[Film/VillageOfTheDamned1995 Mutant children]]
53	* The [[Film/TheScorpionKing Mino]][[WesternAnimation/TheMummyTheAnimatedSeries taur]]
54	* [[{{Satan}} The Devil]]
55	* [[Film/ThisIslandEarth Planet Metaluna and it's mutants]]
56	* A rebooted version of Chucky? Then again the franchise was owned by United Artists before selling it to Universal.
57	* Paula the Gorilla Woman from "Captive Wild Woman"
58	* The Zendaya jokes. [[TakeThat Because they're so unfunny that they're scary.]]
59	* Film/DraculasDaughter, Countess Zaleska
60	* Dan [=McCormick=], The Man-Made Monster
61	* Gwynplaine, Film/TheManWhoLaughs
62	* "Weird Woman"
63	* Dr. Zorka and his robot
64	* Ygor (from ''Film/SonOfFrankenstein'')
65	* Film/TheBruteMan
66	* The Lamian Queen (from ''Film/CultOfTheCobra'')
67	* Dinosaurs
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69	[[WMG:Members of the Prodigium]]
70	* Professor Abraham van Helsing, of course (or a descendent).
71	** Perhaps also a [[Film/Frankenstein1931 Dr. Waldman]] and a [[Film/TheMummy1932 Dr. Muller]], and somebody can comment on [[ActorAllusion how similar those three look to each other]].
72	*** A disgraced and exiled member is one [[Film/BrideOfFrankenstein Dr. Septimus Pretorius]], who has an ongoing rivalry with Waldman over a student they both tutored when they were both faculty at Ingolstadt University.
73	* [[Film/TheInvisibleMan1933 Dr. Cranley]]
74	* A quiet [[Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera Persian policeman living in Paris]]
75	* [[Film/WerewolfOfLondon Dr. Yogami]], a Tibetan man covered in nasty looking scars
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77	[[WMG:The whole shared universe will end with a Film/TheMonsterSquad remake]]
78	Any objections?
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80	[[WMG:Eventually, there will be horror comedies like Creator/AbbottAndCostello.]]
81	Maybe something like ''Film/TwentyOneJumpStreet'' or ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods''.
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83	[[WMG:There will be a crossover with Film/MonsterVerse.]]
84	Trough a remake of ''Film/FrankensteinConquersTheWorld''.
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86	[[WMG:Prodigium will fight Chtulhu.]]
87	And Dracula is his [[Film/TheAvengers2012 Loki]].
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89	[[WMG:Dracula, the MonsterProgenitor of vampires, made a deal with the same demon as Ahmanet]]
90	Set is Satan in this universe, right? Some versions of Dracula became a vampire after selling their soul to him. The difference between Dracula and Ahmanet, however, is that while the latter did it out of a desire to rule, the former did it for a noble cause, only to be corrupted over the centuries.
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92	[[WMG:Quasimodo and Igor will be a CompositeCharacter]]
93	Both Frankenstein and the Hunchback of Notre Dame have been announced as part of the Dark Universe.
94	* Alternatively, Quasimodo will be a CompositeCharacter with Literature/ThePhantomOfTheOpera both being Parisian.
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96	[[WMG:Frankenstein's Hunchback assistant will finally be called by his correct name, Fritz]]
97	Hey, I Can Dream
98	* Perhaps Frankenstein will be assisted by two creepy brothers, Fritz and Gustav (the twisted mad scientist from ''House of Frankenstein'')
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100	[[WMG:Dracula and Ahmanet will be lovers]]
101	Two immortal conquerors with demonic power given to them by the GodOfEvil, one being especially known for his seductive charm? (Though who can say whether it's just mutual exploitation or genuine UnholyMatrimony)
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103	[[WMG:Gill-man will have Lovecraftian influence.]]
104	The remake by Creator/JohnCarpenter that is in DevelopmentHell was claimed to be influenced by Creator/HPLovecraft.
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106	[[WMG:The Prodigium will be retroactively renamed The Inner Sanctum]]
107	It's the name of a Universal Horror film, guys. Come on, don't waste an opportunity.
108	* Alternatively, "Inner Sanctum" could be the name of their base in the museum
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110	[[WMG:The movies corresponds to a god]]
111	For example Set correspond to the Mummy while prometheus and persephone corresponds to Frankenstein and bride of Frankenstein.
112	* Poseidon could connect to the Gillman, Loki (a trickster) could work for the Phantom (a guy who uses tricks to make himself seem like a phantom), Selene or Mani could connect to the Wolf-Man etc.
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114	[[WMG:The Bride of Frankenstein concept was/still is a one off]]
115	In contrast to the other Monster roles, the rumors on the Bride were of bigger (non-genre) actresses. It's unlikely many would stay long in a Monster mash scenario, but it would be more likely the reason why the Bride movie is before the Frankenstein movie. The Bride won't be a recurring character but like in the original book, it's the death of his mate that makes the Monster go on his bigger rampage. So you can use the bigger actress for the part and set up the more genre-ready Frankenstein for his own monster movie. Bride may in fact also be set in the past, while the Frankenstein picks up with where the monster's been since.
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117	[[WMG:The movies won't be direct reboots]]
118	We may not see characters like Larry Talbot or Jack Griffin etc. and like the Mummy, the monster will be more-or-less the same, but the overall stories and characters won't be.

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