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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
You're confusing Darkseid with the real villain of the MCU.
Matt Murdock.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."So I just discovered that Chiwetel Ejiofor was Lola in the movie adaptation of Kinkyboots.
That. Is. Amazing.
Imagine Baron Mordo screaming "SEX SHOULDN'T BE COMFY!"
My various fanfics.I thought the reveal that Darth Vader was Star Lord's father was a cop-out. They were clearly foreshadowing that it was Sauron the whole time.
This song needs more love.And then it turned out Kurt Russel actually was The Thing the entire time.
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so Ego is his father and his brother?
Ewww.....
Anyway, in the theatre the part where Thing fought Pac-Man was exciting, but looking back on it it was a bit much
Although I did like when Dr. Manhattan showed up. Especially when he gave people cancer with his penis.
edited 27th Apr '17 1:02:55 AM by GreatMikadoVirtuous
It is very odd, because the Defenders are supposed to be the answer to cosmic and mystical threats beyond the capabilities of the Avengers to handle. If Galactus and Dormammu merge into a super-entity that's about to eat the universe, that is a job for the Defenders. There's a reason their iconic membership - Dr. Strange, the Hulk, the Silver Surfer, and Namor - reads like someone just tried to find all the most OP characters in the Marvel Universe to throw into a team together.
Netflix's Defenders are really more of a Heroes for Hire adaptation. They probably just snatched up the name because it sounds cooler than HFH and nobody cares about the Defenders anymore anyway. They get revivals every now and then, but they're always short-lived.
edited 27th Apr '17 6:56:05 AM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.I think the Ultimates do the Defenders' job now?
Anyway, the initial reason for the Avengers name was because Jan Van Wasp thought it sounded cool
I choose to believe that applies in the MCU too
"Hank. We should get other superheroes and form a team and call ourselves... the Avengers!"
"We're not superheroes. We're spies."
"You can be a spy. I'M a superhero"
edited 27th Apr '17 7:02:04 AM by Bocaj
Forever liveblogging the Avengers

From what I hear Drax is in it.