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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
I really like that. That or a Red Skull demilich ghost. He doesn't need to fight Cap, just taunt him, make him question his choices and cause. A big ghostly head taunting Cap while he drifts through space (in a full suit of Captain Americanized astronaut gear) would be an all-time great image to commit to film.
edited 23rd Sep '16 4:33:39 PM by Unsung
If somebody gets sucked into the Time Stone (we're pretty sure that's the Eye of Agamottonote , yeah?) in Doctor Strange, then I guess we'll know this theory's legit. There's still another stone after that, isn't there? And the Hulk's a pretty big part of Ragnarok, since it's also Planet Hulk, right? Maybe there'll be a villain in there who could work. Or maybe it'll be the Hulk himself. Part of me still wants to see a Maestro storyline.
edited 23rd Sep '16 6:24:31 PM by Unsung
The idea that everyone could be sucked into reliving their worst moments by the Time Stone is a really cool idea, stymied a bit by the fact that they just did "lets give everyone horrifying personal visions" in Ultron.
I would like a Legion of Doom in the MCU (that is, the Masters of Evil), but the best bet for them in Infinity War is, essentially, the plot of the first season of EMH (that is, that they're a group of villains who think they're the Big Bads fighting for world domination, but really they're a bunch of patsies being used by a godlike being to further their own goals - in this case, they would be the Big Bad Wannabes of the first Infinity War movie, while Thanos would take his rightful place at the very end and carry the second).
But all in all, I'd prefer to see them afterwards (or another theory I though was interesting: Infinity War would have one team go into space and confront Thanos, while another stays on Earth to protect it only to be attacked by the Masters), if Marvel isn't afraid of "stepping backwards" and not trying to go for more sequel escalation in the Avengers movies. Although... what with Civil War, you could put them in what is supposedly a specific character's movie, but which features a lot of the other Avengers. Either way, Zemo leading them isn't likely (what with his extreme hatred of the superhero genre, including supervillains themselves). Maybe they'll introduce Justine Hammer.
edited 23rd Sep '16 7:23:14 PM by KnownUnknown
OK, Malekith, Ronan, and Ultron have enough power to keep up with the Avengers
The first two maybe but Ultron spent the entire movie being slapped around by the Avengers. I doubt bringing him back is going to change that unless Thanos gives him a power boost.
If Thanos wants to win, he'll forget about Ultron and bring back Kurse instead.
edited 23rd Sep '16 8:53:27 PM by Guy01
Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?Yeah, Age of Ultron showed repeatedly that in a fight against the Avengers, Ultron gets his tail kicked in. His real strength is in misdirection so he get some measure of victory in defeat, which initially works because the Avengers keep falling for it and eventually fails when they start catching on.
Vibranium body only lasted because for whatever reason the Avengers stopped firing their super beams of doom.
Same reason why Quicksilver's death falls flat, because it comes after Ultron's schemes are all foiled and he's had every single one of his bodies roundly butt-whupped. He doesn't come off as dangerous, just as though he got a lucky shot.
Coulson's death raised the stakes against Loki, Quicksilver's is way to late to raise the villain cred. So Ultron still was received as a pushover.
edited 23rd Sep '16 9:16:27 PM by Tuckerscreator

Honestly I still love the idea someone had where the Red Skull's sole appearance consists of a skeleton with a red skull floating around in the void of space.