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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

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#52251: Feb 28th 2016 at 1:54:40 PM

Thanos without the Gauntlet pretty much belongs to the same weight class as guys like Richard Rider, Silver Surfer, Mar-Vell(at least the Lord version but the old one could still take down Thanos one on one), Adam Warlock/Magus etc. The so called Herald class which pretty much means they can take down a planet or at least everyone on it if given time. The Annihilators were founded to deal with threats of that class that threatened the galaxy.

Thanos has in the past killed everyone on the homeworld of the Universal Church Of Truth(Sacrosanct)apart from Gamora and the other Guardians there while naked and mad with anger since he was alive and away from his Mistress again.

(Thanos is often compared to Darkseid of DC fame but he's still weaker than him btw)

Of the MCU!Avengers only a really angry Hulk and Thor would really stand a chance if Thanos is having his power level dropped like all other characters thus far.

edited 28th Feb '16 2:23:02 PM by LordofLore

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52252: Feb 28th 2016 at 2:06:56 PM

How powerful is Thanos? Does he just poke somebody in the eye and they fall down or can any one of the Avengers go toe-to-toe with him for an extended amount of time?

Vs. Thor. [1] Vs. Hulk.

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#52253: Feb 28th 2016 at 2:50:47 PM

[up] That about sums it up. Infinity Gauntlet or no, Thanos is a force to be reckoned with.

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KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#52254: Feb 28th 2016 at 2:54:26 PM

"Death is akin to lovemaking, it gets better every time."

Damn. Somehow, someway, I want Thanos to say that line in the MCU.

edited 28th Feb '16 2:54:43 PM by KnownUnknown

LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52256: Feb 28th 2016 at 3:48:33 PM

Guardians makes it clear that everybody who's anybody knows who Thanos is already, and already knows he's bad news. Presumably he's tried something like this already.. The only reason I can think of him not just doing it himself is that maybe he doesn't want it to turn it a confrontation yet. An exiled Asgardian trying to turn galactic warlord, a Kree fanatic out to wipe out his people's enemies, and a human invention going haywire and leading to the species' extinction (presumably his plan was to show up, crush Ultron and take the Gem once Ultron had finished softening up and/or killing humanity) are all unfortunate events, but they're also all isolated incidents that aren't traceable back to him just yet.

At one point in the comics the idea was that Thanos couldn't directly act on Earth because it'd bring the entire collective wrath of the universe on him, so he tried to essentially find a loophole by having pawns (Zodiac and then the Badoon army) do all that for him.

Obviously that premise has since been abandoned, but they could go with something similar in the movies.

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.
#52257: Feb 28th 2016 at 4:59:01 PM

I think that's what they're doing too - if Thanos starts making any obvious moves for the Infinity Stones, that would definitely attract the wrong kind of attention, both from forces opposing his rise to power and potential rivals - thus he primarily works through intermediaries.

edited 28th Feb '16 4:59:14 PM by KarkatTheDalek

Oh God! Natural light!
Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#52258: Feb 28th 2016 at 5:09:44 PM

Man, who does the right for Uatu the Watcher belong to? Because I want a scene everyone is utterly screwed in their war against Thanos and no one can save them, Thanos is about to deliver the finishing blow...

And then everything stops. And the heroes find themselves facing Uatu The Watcher, who tells them he broke his oaths to interefere to warn them Thanos is going to win very soon if they don't do some shit. And then gives them some sort of clue or macguffin that gives them an edge against Thanos and puts them back on reality, but away from Thanos's wrath to give them a fighting chance. Just do this, basically.

And he's played by Stan Lee.

edited 28th Feb '16 5:10:54 PM by Gaon

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#52259: Feb 28th 2016 at 5:14:39 PM

Man, who does the right for Uatu the Watcher belong to?
Fox, unfortunately. The Watcher is associated mainly with the Fantastic Four (similar to Galactus and the Silver Surfer), so he was part of the rights Fox got with the FF.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52260: Feb 28th 2016 at 5:32:15 PM

[up][up][up]Sounds about right. Plausible deniability. "What? Me? No that was that crazy terrorist Ronan!"

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#52261: Feb 28th 2016 at 5:35:09 PM

Thor sounds like Liquid Snake in that video and its weirding me out.

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#52262: Feb 28th 2016 at 5:35:46 PM

[up][up][up]God damn it.

Perhaps they can do that with The One Above All (which would also serve as a amusing Mythology Gag, as The One Above All was once shown as basically being Jack Kirby). '

edited 28th Feb '16 5:36:12 PM by Gaon

"All you Fascists bound to lose."
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.
#52264: Feb 28th 2016 at 7:11:25 PM

I'm having an image of Thanos killing Thor by impaling him on Mjolnir's handle.

...That's actually kind of clever. Has that been done before?

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LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
#52265: Feb 28th 2016 at 9:41:39 PM

No.

In Infinity Gauntlet Thanos turns the current Thor(who later became the hero Thunderstrike instead)into glass and smashes him.

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#52266: Feb 29th 2016 at 12:16:51 AM

@Lordof Lore: That's a weird-ass heart.

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LordofLore Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Consider his love an honor
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#52268: Feb 29th 2016 at 7:35:36 AM

I read that post as Uatu literally appearing as Thanos is about to land a finishing blow on Cap or Iron Man or some other defeated Avenger to warn them that Thanos is about to win.

Everyone stops to stare in surprise and confusion at this sudden, entirely pointless appearance of the Watcher. And then Cap or Iron Man sucker-punches Thanos in the balls or something.

edited 29th Feb '16 7:37:32 AM by TobiasDrake

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Gaon Smoking Snake from Grim Up North Since: Jun, 2012 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#52271: Feb 29th 2016 at 8:34:57 AM

That's kind of what the big plan for taking out Thanos was in Infinity Gauntlet: Throw all the heroes at Thanos to make him not concentrate on the larger picture. Then have Silver Surfer glide in at extreme speed to grab the Gauntlet. Sadly Silver Surfer misses and Cap gets his neck broken by Thanos backhanding him while powering up to stop all future attacks on him.

edited 29th Feb '16 8:35:26 AM by LordofLore

yellowturtle from Nowhere Important Since: Feb, 2015 Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
#52272: Feb 29th 2016 at 10:23:18 AM

Sounds like it went great.

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#52273: Feb 29th 2016 at 11:57:46 AM

So since the MCU doesn't have the Silver Surfer, Plan B will have to be someone speedy like Quicksilver oh wait-

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
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#52274: Feb 29th 2016 at 12:06:09 PM

How about Triathlon? He's not busy these days.

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#52275: Feb 29th 2016 at 12:15:37 PM

Just have Falcon shoot Ant-Man out of a gun.


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