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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

AdricDePsycho Rock on, Gold Dust Woman from Never Going Back Again Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
Rock on, Gold Dust Woman
#44051: Oct 7th 2015 at 4:47:20 PM

She isn't so much a sociopath as a victim of PTSD. Sociopathy would imply being unable to feel genuine emotion and manipulating people for the sake of manipulating people, in addition to a high personal opinion of oneself. If anything, Jessica Jones has enough trauma from having to deal with Kilgrave to make her PTSD.

Have you any dreams you'd like to sell?
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#44052: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:18:18 PM

Curious to see what Kilgrave's "car door" scene will be.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#44053: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:22:39 PM

Probably a scene where he has a bunch of people mind controlled and doing horrible and/or degrading things for his amusement.

nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#44054: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:28:14 PM

Well, making a mother put her baby on a fully lit gas stove would be pretty bad.

Though that may come off as cheap shock value. The sheer horror should coincide with character development/illumination like it did with Fisk.

edited 7th Oct '15 5:31:28 PM by nervmeister

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#44055: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:30:20 PM

So if he can mind control people how can you fight him? Can't he just make Jessica stab herself or something?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
nervmeister Since: Oct, 2010
#44056: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:35:36 PM

[up]Ambush him and take him out before he knows what's happening?

edited 7th Oct '15 5:36:43 PM by nervmeister

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#44057: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:43:04 PM

[up][up] That's the point: you can't fight him. The only way Jessica beat him in the comic was because Jean Grey put psychic defenses in her mind previously, so she could overcome Purple Man's powers.

edited 7th Oct '15 5:43:23 PM by alliterator

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#44059: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:51:40 PM

Luke pressed the grape juice out of him.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#44060: Oct 7th 2015 at 5:53:43 PM

There was also the time that Doom utterly noped Killgrave's powers. [lol]

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#44061: Oct 7th 2015 at 6:12:59 PM

He is LORD DOOM and you will respect his ability to give zero fucks about things which are beneath him.

Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#44062: Oct 7th 2015 at 6:14:56 PM

[up]You Win. So Much. [tup][awesome][lol]

Seriously, how many times has Doom become God?

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
dRoy Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar from Most likely from my study Since: May, 2010 Relationship Status: I'm just high on the world
Professional Writer & Amateur Scholar
#44063: Oct 7th 2015 at 6:22:05 PM

Man, dat art.

Continuously reading, studying, and (hopefully) growing.
Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#44064: Oct 7th 2015 at 6:23:28 PM

[up][up]Eh like 5.

Wait are we just counting 616?

edited 7th Oct '15 6:23:40 PM by Canid117

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
Falrinn Since: Dec, 2014
#44065: Oct 7th 2015 at 6:57:30 PM

I kind of wonder if instead of Jessica Jones being imbued with resistance to mind control by a 3rd party, it'll be more a case of her building up a tolerance to his mind-control pheromones due to how long she was exposed to them in her backstory. To the point where brief exposure just doesn't do anything.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#44066: Oct 7th 2015 at 7:09:49 PM

[up] That's not really how his powers work, though.

Ekuran Since: Feb, 2010 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
#44067: Oct 7th 2015 at 7:14:26 PM

Could be how they work here.

Canid117 Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Hello, I love you
#44068: Oct 7th 2015 at 7:29:12 PM

Easy way to beat Purple Man.

Hire Bullseye to shoot him.

"War without fire is like sausages without mustard." - Jean Juvénal des Ursins
ultimatepheer Since: Mar, 2011
#44069: Oct 7th 2015 at 7:30:38 PM

Couldn't you just have a robot punch him in the face?

Or are robots susceptible to his pheromones too?

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#44070: Oct 7th 2015 at 7:36:26 PM

A robot would work, but unless you somehow build a punching robot in your lab somewhere, that's not really an option.

AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
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Funny but not helpful
#44072: Oct 7th 2015 at 9:38:29 PM

"Hey, Vision, remember that time you punched me."
"Not in this continuity."
"Still though. Calling in a favor."

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#44073: Oct 7th 2015 at 10:53:59 PM

Having a sniper shoot him from the distance is the obvious solution. Alternatively, wait for him to leave his house, then set up a bomb to go off when he comes back.

EDIT: Or, sense his powers rely on pheromones, wearing a HAZMAT suit might do the trick.

edited 7th Oct '15 11:01:10 PM by RavenWilder

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.
#44074: Oct 8th 2015 at 1:42:29 AM

I read somewhere that Hellcat has some sort of telepathic ability? Maybe she'll take Jean's role here?

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011

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