Marvel Cinematic Universe

The Speed Force effectively allows you to warp your own local reality.

Quicksilver in the comics does share one other trait with The Flash. Super-Speed is his default setting, while trying to live life at the same pace as everyone else feels intolerably slow to him.

That's one of the reasons he's such a jerk most of the time — to him, everyone else is a person holding up a checkout line.

Edited by M84 on May 22nd 2022 at 10:06:11 PM

Imagine how bad it must be when he's actually behind people holding up a checkout line.

Though come to think of he probably doesn't buy groceries like a normal person would, I just like the mental image.

Eh, he can just use self-checkout.

Would the machine be able to keep up with him?

It’s funny that the Flash sees the world even slower but is much more of a friendly funny guy

Maybe Quicksilver needs an attitude adjustment perhaps in a book titled Quicksilver No Surrender

I don't think Quicksilver ever pays for stuff.

Edited by Nightwire on May 22nd 2022 at 8:00:54 AM

Except for all his bad decisions

Well, that goes without saying. Maybe if he wasn't such a jerk.

It is properly a bit odd to say this, maybe even controversial to some, but the fact that Marvel could only use Hulk and Spider-man with other characters actually worked very well for them in the long run. I admit it worked much more quickly with Spider-man, as it was only Thor: Rangnork onwards that it helped Hulk. 1) It allowed for more chemistry with equals, rather than with a supporting cast and love interest. 2) Adds a feel that the world is bigger than what the heroes and villains are doing. A sense of an actual shared universe, rather than the hero's own story, team up and then dismantle, come together, rinse and repeat. 3) In the case of spider-man make him an audience surrogate into different parts of the MCU e.g Homecoming-Rookie hero, Far from Home-Spy conspiracy, No way Home-Magic gone wrong. 4) Also leads to some amazing events and team-ups-Thor+Hulk vs Undead Norse monsters and the Sinister Five vs the Spider-men.

Wait how fast is Makkari by comparison?

Movie-wise she seems to move somewhere along the speed of sound (so somewhere along 1.235 kmh-767 mph) given how fast she seems to race through the place, generate sonic shockwaves as weaponry and the fact she's deaf (presumably to avoid damaging her own ears with her own shockwaves).

In the movie they seem to add a slight Logical Weakness workaround that it seems like Makkari has some difficulty changing directions due the momentum her speed gains. She usually has to screech to a halt to change directions.

Edited by Gaon on May 22nd 2022 at 10:05:06 AM

Thats why you need Speed Force. To Hand Wave away all of those pesky physics.

Makkari is actually a fun example of using physics to aid the superheroic shenanigans in some ways. As I mentioned she generates shockwaves when she comes to a dead-stop (due the air and sound burst) and she uses that as an offensive weapon against Ikkaris and I thought that was a fantastic aesthetic decision.

Watching Ant-Man 2 again, and once more enjoying how Scott is written in this film.

It’s also fun how the Pyms are consistently more or less Nominal Heroes, in both films. They not malicious, but don’t really care about other people that much, and tend to leave a lot of mayhem behind.

It’s funny how the films have mostly not bothered to use much of Ant-Man’s rogues gallery, preferring to composite other villains into their stories. With the way they handled Strange 2, the plans for Ant-Man 3 and the rumors about how they intend to handle Black Panther 2, it seems like this was the start of an overall trend.

Still, it’s a little odd to be three movies in and to have no sign of Whirlwind yet. Maybe he’ll get a cameo fighting Hope, or in a flashback fighting Janet, in the third film. Or, since I’m sure Cassie fighting villains outside Scott’s wishes is going to be a plot point, maybe he’ll make a minor appearance as someone she fights.

Is that rumored Jimmy Woo & Darcy series still happening?

Edited by KnownUnknown on May 22nd 2022 at 1:48:37 AM

Its kinda amusing how little Hank and Hope care that they are risking Scott going back to jail over this.

Like Janet aside the rest of things they largely care about only has to do with how they feel, Hank is pissed that Scott used the suit in Avengers stuff without his permission and lost it while Hope is upset because Scott didn't think to call her when he did Avengers stuff.

Shows that the 2 are pretty selfish people.

> Its kinda amusing how little Hank and Hope care that they are risking Scott going back to jail over this.

Then Scot has to face his arch nemesis,The Judicial system!

I know Ant-Man and the Wasp isn't exactly the most amazing film in the world or anything, but I can't help but really like it. It made the Wasp such a fun character for me, really leaned into its San Francisco setting (helps that I'm living there!), and it's generally just low stakes fun where everyone's just trying to be the best person they can.

It is kinda neat how Hank and Hope are very self-centered like everyone said. There's definitely a reason why he wasn't exactly liked during his S.H.I.E.L.D days, huh. I still wonder if Hank and Arnim clashed while they worked together in Jersey.

I do have to wonder what Hank and Janet will think about Scott working with the Avengers again, inventing time travel, and using the Ant-Man suit to fight aliens. I'm half-expecting Hank to complain about it, and half-expecting him to be envious. Meanwhile, Janet would probably love it all the way.

Edited by MatthewWayne on May 22nd 2022 at 5:06:52 AM

You also gotta wonder how they'll feel about Cassie eventually becoming Stature.

I wonder what Hank thinks about how he owes his family's undusting to Scott coming up with the idea of time travel.

Well he ungrumped enough to go to Tony’s funeral and didn’t even cause a scene

[guy tapping head meme] we didn't see him cause a scene.

You just know he got drunk and went on a long rant after the service.

Hank: "Hey, Stark, here are some high-quality, super accurate missiles for you! Just as you like them!"

Hope: "Oh, god, Dad, no, don't piss in the coffin!"

Edited by fredhot16 on May 23rd 2022 at 10:26:13 AM

Poor Janet must've been really be struggling to rein him...