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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

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dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#44002: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:00:27 PM

Well, Hulk did get the last hit, though. [lol]

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#44004: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:12:36 PM

Or mutual smashing. tongue[lol]

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SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
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#44005: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:15:12 PM

Cap didn't meet two gods. He met two men with fancy costumes and high opinions of themselves.

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higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#44006: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:16:23 PM

Asgardians are gods. They're still the people from Norse mythology, after all, even in the MCU.

edited 6th Oct '15 8:16:50 PM by higherbrainpattern

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#44007: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:18:27 PM

Aren't Asgardians officially classified as extraterrstials?

That reminds me, I swear there are people who, after learning about the Avengers, believe that God or Jesus is a kind of alien. [lol]

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ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#44008: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:21:26 PM

[up][up]That just makes them Space Vikings.

Which is cool, but Cap wouldn't classify them as Gods.

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#44009: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:36:17 PM

[up][up] Those weirdos existed long before The Avengers, trust me.

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#44010: Oct 6th 2015 at 8:37:43 PM

No, Demo is short for Demoman.

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MadSkillz Destroyer of Worlds Since: Mar, 2013 Relationship Status: I only want you gone
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#44012: Oct 6th 2015 at 11:00:15 PM

Team Iron Man is OP especially if Wanda doesn't show up to bat for Team Cap

edited 6th Oct '15 11:00:45 PM by MadSkillz

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#44013: Oct 6th 2015 at 11:05:43 PM

Yeah, I mean, even with just Iron Man and Vision, they probably have decent chance against Team Cap.

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#44014: Oct 6th 2015 at 11:16:24 PM

Ant-Man is where Captain has the edge to truly righteously fuck Stark up.

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#44015: Oct 6th 2015 at 11:20:37 PM

I like how Ant-Man looks even more like a Kamen Rider.

xbimpy Since: Jul, 2015
#44016: Oct 7th 2015 at 1:20:44 AM

[up]4 pro reg should be OP because it gives Captain. America a bigger challenge to overcome. When our lead protagonist succeeds against an impossible odds its more rewarding

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#44018: Oct 7th 2015 at 9:05:15 AM

"There's only one God, ma'am, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that." ~Cap's opinion of Thor and Loki's divinity.

"We are not gods. We're born, we live, we die, just as humans do." ~Odin's opinion of Thor and Loki's divinity.

"Give or take five thousand years." ~Loki's opinion of Thor and Loki's divinity.

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#44019: Oct 7th 2015 at 9:16:36 AM

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." - Arthur C. Clark

"Any sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology." - Larry Niven

"Why are we talking like this?" - me

dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
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#44020: Oct 7th 2015 at 9:25:08 AM

[up][up] God, I love Loki. [lol]

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#44021: Oct 7th 2015 at 9:29:25 AM

Though five thousand years doesn't really make sense, Asgardians have to life way longer for Odin to have been around as long as he did.

higherbrainpattern Since: Apr, 2012
#44023: Oct 7th 2015 at 10:28:29 AM

@Jessica Jones prequel comic: NICE.

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#44024: Oct 7th 2015 at 10:49:59 AM

Yeah, I read it and its pretty neat

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KarkatTheDalek Not as angry as the name would suggest. from Somwhere in Time/Space Since: Mar, 2012 Relationship Status: You're a beautiful woman, probably
Not as angry as the name would suggest.
#44025: Oct 7th 2015 at 11:58:17 AM

She's very...violent.

I don't know, I feel like I was expecting someone...not nicer, but less aggressive.

I'm sure I'll have a better grasp of her character once I see her onscreen, with acting and what not.

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