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Since Thor and now Captain America came out this year, I wanted to get what Tropers thought of the concept and execution of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in general. Personally I love the idea and wonder why this idea hasn't been seriously tried before. It sorta seems to me like the DCAU in movie form (And well, ummm, with Marvel), and really 'gets' the comic book feel of a shared universe while not being completely alienating.

Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM

Eriorguez Since: Jun, 2009
#125951: Mar 10th 2021 at 3:07:41 PM

If Thanos' brother in the comics goes by Star Fox, I refuse to think of Thanos' full name as anything but Thanos Mc Cloud (and of course that would apply to Gamora and Nebula, duh) tongue

BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#125952: Mar 10th 2021 at 6:09:45 PM

[up] Well it wouldn't be any weirder than "Namor McKenzie".

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#125953: Mar 10th 2021 at 6:18:16 PM

Starfox’s real name is Eros and how he got the name Starfox is amazing

When he decided to join the Avengers because bored, the Avengers for reasons of uh sure why not went up to the president who they just saved from a plant man hostage situation. The president okayed this random Titan becoming an Avenger but said that he couldn’t go by Eros because it would offend the religious

So Wasp said “well you’re from space and you’re foxy. So you’re Starfox now”

Wasp is good at naming

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
StrixObscuro from Somewhere in Massachusetts Since: Oct, 2011 Relationship Status: I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me
#125954: Mar 10th 2021 at 6:20:33 PM

Personally I wouldn't mind a Desi Namor too.

My vote would be for Namor to be played by Shahrukh Khan. He's able to pull off the right mix of arrogance and sex appeal that the role requires.

By now, it should be clear to all except the most dense of us that sheep are secretly conspiring to kill us all and steal our pants.
jouXIII The One Who Knows Many Things from Between the Multiverses (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
The One Who Knows Many Things
#125955: Mar 10th 2021 at 6:54:38 PM

[up]x2 Well, she's the one who came up with "Avengers", so that checks out.

I assure you, I'm perfectly trustable person
Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#125956: Mar 10th 2021 at 10:52:50 PM

[up][up]Holy crap you are right. I’d be on this train if he was 15 years younger.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#125957: Mar 10th 2021 at 11:10:04 PM

Namor has sex appeal? With those hideously-arched brows and pointy ears?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#125958: Mar 10th 2021 at 11:17:35 PM

Well they typically aren't looking at his face.

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#125960: Mar 11th 2021 at 12:07:24 AM

Well he does look like Leonard Nimoy who was apparently a sex icon back in the day.

Huh maybe Zachary Quinto should play Namor. tongue

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
God_of_Awesome Since: Jan, 2001
#125961: Mar 11th 2021 at 2:17:43 AM

Reposting:

'WandaVision' director says that fans disappointed by the true identity of Evan Peters' character should be patient

"For the fans that were disappointed, I'm just going to say: you know that those things are coming, right? The multiverse is coming. Mutants are coming. So, there you go," Shakman said in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight.

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#125962: Mar 11th 2021 at 2:29:56 AM

Blunt and to the point. Lol.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Krory Since: Aug, 2012
#125963: Mar 11th 2021 at 4:57:16 AM

His name wasn't Ralph Boehner, after all. He was the witness protection guy.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#125964: Mar 11th 2021 at 4:59:14 AM

> Mutants are coming.

oh god no,not the Inhumans!

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#125965: Mar 11th 2021 at 5:12:48 AM

I assumed that from the picture Monica finds but it’s still weird that Jimmy Woo doesn’t react- but then again I guess it’d be a bad idea to publicly announce “HEY THATS THE GUY IN WITNESS PROTECTION ITS THAT GUY”

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#125966: Mar 11th 2021 at 8:07:17 AM

<wince>

It probably would’ve been better he not said anything, given that at this point he must be talking about projects he is not involved in.

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#125967: Mar 11th 2021 at 8:32:57 AM

Uh but like we already know that stuff is coming. It's not like he revealed Anything.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#125968: Mar 11th 2021 at 12:48:40 PM

Well...

There's a reason Feige and co haven't gone out and said outright "oh, sure. This is happening exactly as fans want it to happen." Because A) it probably isn't happening exactly as fans want it to happen, B) even if it was, it's not happening in a timely fashion, and C) stuff like that you want to keep under wraps for NDA purposes.

Now, compound that with the fact that even though this guy is the director of Wandavision, if he's like any other director at Marvel Studios he doesn't actually have any inside information about the other projects Marvel is doing beyond what he needed to know for his series, you have someone who doesn't have a full picture giving promises about future content the higher ups don't want to reveal.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#125969: Mar 11th 2021 at 5:42:42 PM

I just now realize in the Captain Falcon trailers, we haven't gotten any scenes with John Walker.

The most is like that on shot of him in a stadium but we haven't heard any lines or close-ups from him.

Edited by slimcoder on Mar 11th 2021 at 6:40:41 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#125970: Mar 11th 2021 at 6:34:42 PM

Huh.

My guess is that they want to leave his actual role ambiguous for the time being.

Does he reject Sam's claim to the mantle of Captain America because he genuinely believes that America, not Captain America, get's to make the decision, or because he's super racist and can't handle the idea of a black Captain America. Or does he truly reject it at all, but is willing to set aside his personal feelings on the matter if that's what his country asks of him?

Is he a government-approved Captain America who might clash with the heroes but ultimately is a decent guy who will do the right thing when the chips are down, or will he effectively be on Zemo's side, if unwittingly.

Did the government actually succeed in replicating the super soldier serum, or is he just a guy dressed up in a Captain America costume?

Aleistar Since: Feb, 2018 Relationship Status: Hugging my pillow
#125971: Mar 11th 2021 at 6:43:35 PM

My personal guess, with very little evidence, is that he's going to be an antagonist until late in the series where he gets killed or otherwise incapacitated and gives the shield to Sam so he can be the next Cap.

[up] I would be very surprised if the government had managed to replicate the super soldier process.

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#125972: Mar 11th 2021 at 7:19:00 PM

They did say it would have taken... what was it? Decades? to get the Serum right. It'd be funny if they managed to make something functional just by the modern day. Wouldn't trust them to follow Ersksine's guidelines on candidate selection, though.

Wonder if they'd adapt a bunch of failed experiments that got frozen over the years.

Edited by Blueace on Mar 11th 2021 at 12:20:43 PM

Wake me up at your own risk.
IronScope STOP. RESETTING. MY. DISPLAY. OPTIONS. from Somewhere Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
STOP. RESETTING. MY. DISPLAY. OPTIONS.
#125973: Mar 11th 2021 at 7:52:23 PM

The version Blonsky took seems pretty close to the original serum. The main problem was that Blonsky was a dickhead.

This place is careless.
Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#125974: Mar 11th 2021 at 8:11:11 PM

In Marvel, it's pretty common that they either fuck up the formula or mess up the subject's screening, so you end up having to clean up the mess, indeed.

Wake me up at your own risk.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#125975: Mar 11th 2021 at 8:16:26 PM

The Super Serum Blonsky took seems to have been a successful recreation of the original. It didn't give him a new physique, but it did dramatically increase his physical performance. It essentially gave him the vitality of his youth.

The problem with Blonsky is that he was a Blood Knight, and the serum took that Up To Eleven. It's debatable whether that was due to issues with the Serum itself or Blonsky simply getting intoxicated by the power it gave him.

Edited by M84 on Mar 12th 2021 at 12:19:38 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised

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