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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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#59351: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:18:40 PM

That does explain the planet selling scheme.

(Who is he selling them to?)

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#59352: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:22:27 PM

China. It's a solution for their overpopulation.

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#59353: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:22:57 PM

Wow.

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FictionWriterKing Since: Apr, 2016
#59354: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:24:43 PM

Will there ever be someone as bad as Doflamingo in the MCU? anime bad guys>superhero comic bad guys

edited 16th Jun '16 3:29:39 PM by FictionWriterKing

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#59355: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:29:11 PM

Bad morally or bad as in fashion sense?

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#59356: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:31:26 PM

in terms of causing utter chaos while most people cant do a damn thing about it

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#59357: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:33:33 PM

That doesn't narrow it down

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FictionWriterKing Since: Apr, 2016
#59358: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:36:23 PM

im talking about feats. doflamingo turned dressrosa into hell. he was basically the devil and the straw hats and marines were ants for the most part. i wanna see someone achieve that level of mayhem in the MCU

edited 16th Jun '16 3:40:02 PM by FictionWriterKing

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#59359: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:41:28 PM

I have no idea what the hell is being discussed, but I wonder if Green's character might be the Tinkerer.

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#59360: Jun 16th 2016 at 3:45:05 PM

FWL: meh....not much really, MCU focus on chararter over story means their villian are just punching bag and barely five a hard to the hero, the closet thing will be Loki,Wanda in Ao U and Killian in Iron man 3

DCCU only have Luthor and is plan is hidden for most part, the best I can come up is as you can expect, the joker in dark knight who turn everything upside down to the point Batman dosent really win againt them, just avoid to lose

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#59362: Jun 16th 2016 at 8:13:43 PM

@FictionWriterKing: If you're asking if there's someone that bad in the Marvel comics universe, then yes. Quite a few.

If you're asking if there's someone that bad in the MCU, then no - not yet. Maybe Ronan could count. It's safe to say Dr. Strange will get villains like that eventually, though. Dormammu is no joke.

edited 16th Jun '16 8:14:31 PM by KnownUnknown

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#59363: Jun 17th 2016 at 12:13:13 AM

[up]Thanos certainly reaches about that level, definitely with a fully gemmed-out Infinity Gauntlet. But otherwise, no there's no-one who really gets close to that level - which is good.

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#59364: Jun 17th 2016 at 6:10:22 AM

So, pardon, I like power levels. Also I haven't seen a Marvel film since The Avengers because I kinda hated it.

But all the talk as of late has me curious abou tsomething . ilove me some Power Levels and I hope my fellow comic or comics-based film nerds can appreciate my desire to know this.

Who is the strongest being in the MCU?

Also, are the X-Men movies part of the MCU? Are they even part of the same continuity or is the Trilogy separate from Apocalypse/First Class?

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#59365: Jun 17th 2016 at 6:14:44 AM

Most powerful being in the Marvel Universe is probably Galactus. Dude eats planets for breakfast (though Marvel Studios may not have the rights to use him).

No, the MCU and the X-Men movies are not related. MCU's Quicksilver is wildly different from X-Men's Quicksilver.

edited 17th Jun '16 6:15:18 AM by flameboy21th

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#59366: Jun 17th 2016 at 6:23:12 AM

Well Galactus isn't in the MCU so not really part of the question. As far as known levels of power it'd most likely be Thor or Hulk but speculatively Thanos is probably the most powerful.

The X-men films aren't part of the MCU becuase the X-men and almost everything connected to it is owned by Fox. Same with the Fantastic Four and their stuff, which includes Galactus. There are only a few things that are in shared custody status.

edited 17th Jun '16 6:23:41 AM by MousaThe14

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Nikkolas from Texas Since: Dec, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#59367: Jun 17th 2016 at 6:50:15 AM

Well I asked this question elsewhere and got some answers. Apparently the Celestials are in the movies now. The Searcher should be the strongest, assuming the Celestials are treated like the cosmic powerhouses they are in the comics.

Also an earlier post mentioned Wanda in AOU? How strong was she?

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#59368: Jun 17th 2016 at 6:56:40 AM

The strongest person currently known in the MCU is either Wanda, Hulk, or Thor, barring anyone with an Infinity Stone.

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#59369: Jun 17th 2016 at 6:59:55 AM

Stan Lee. tongue

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#59371: Jun 17th 2016 at 7:02:25 AM

Oh, or Hulkbuster Iron Man.

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#59372: Jun 17th 2016 at 7:03:32 AM

Currently always those who wield an infinity stone. I would say Vision and Wanda on earth and Thanos in Space.

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#59373: Jun 17th 2016 at 7:05:30 AM

Well, we know from Civil War that Wanda > Vision at the moment.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#59374: Jun 17th 2016 at 7:10:04 AM

[up] Well, Vision was clearly holding back, so it is hard to tell imho.

flameboy21th The would-be novelist from California Since: Jan, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#59375: Jun 17th 2016 at 7:10:23 AM

Just because Wanda beats Vision doesn't make her stronger.

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