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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

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#82627: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:10:04 AM

Steve did lots of push-ups, sit-ups, and drank plenty of juice after Civil War

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#82628: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:13:20 AM

Thanos is going to roflstomp everyone

I can't wait!

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Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#82629: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:14:32 AM

Usually bringing balance to the universe isn't something that would make you roll on the floor laughing but this... this brings a roflmao to Thanos

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PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#82630: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:15:16 AM

I'm guessing Thanos is going to overpower all of the Avengers at various points, by a huge but not insurmountable margin.

BigBlackBangBro Time Stranger Since: Sep, 2016
Time Stranger
#82631: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:18:04 AM

I mean it's not like talking the super soldier serum maxed out his stats. He can get stronger if he continues to exercise and eat right

35 year old white man.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#82632: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:19:22 AM

The way it's usually described it did max out his stats to peak human

Although what that even means seems dubious

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BigBlackBangBro Time Stranger Since: Sep, 2016
Time Stranger
#82633: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:23:12 AM

I'm guessing his max is whatever somebody with his body type can achieve... But even that's also dubious.

35 year old white man.
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82634: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:41:18 AM

I'd say Steve has the max strength of a person of his size, maybe a bit more.

He's basically an olympic weight lifter in the body of an olympic swimmer, or at least that's what I'd expect.

Or to put it another way, Here's Steve fighting against the Kingpin.

And here's the Red Skull doing the same.

So not quite as strong as a dude as big and powerful as Fisk is often portrayed, but maybe around there.

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#82635: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:47:54 AM

So what would you guys rather see in either Infinity War or Avengers 4? (Spoiler-tagged in case one or both of these end up happening.)

Tony using the Infinity Gauntlet or T'Challa using the Infinity Gauntlet?

EDIT: I goofed. Tony using the Gauntlet comes from Avengers vol. 4, issue #12. My mistake.

edited 16th Mar '18 9:05:50 AM by TargetmasterJoe

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#82636: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:51:17 AM

T'challa. I both like and trust him more than Tony. I'm pretty sure everybody does right now.

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#82637: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:56:48 AM

[up]On the other hand, Civil war does show he can be pretty damn Idiotic at times.

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Sigilbreaker26 Serial Procrastinator Since: Nov, 2017
Serial Procrastinator
#82638: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:57:49 AM

Adam Warlock using the infinity guantlet.

"And when the last law was down and the Devil turned round on you, where would you hide, the laws all being flat?"
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#82639: Mar 16th 2018 at 8:59:26 AM

Take a Third Option Hulk. He's the only one it might fit.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#82640: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:03:59 AM

[up][up][up] That wasn't idiocy.

He was blinded by rage & grief of which he himself grew out of at the end.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
TheAirman Brightness from The vicinity of an area adjacent to a location Since: Feb, 2011 Relationship Status: Historians will say we were good friends.
Brightness
#82641: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:19:44 AM

Taking fourth (or is this fifth?) option:

Peter Parker. Because with great power, comes great responsibility.

edited 16th Mar '18 9:20:09 AM by TheAirman

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TheMageofFire Since: May, 2012
#82642: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:19:46 AM

So from what I noticed:

Thanos only has the Power and Space stones when he's fighting Cap in Wakanda. And since we've seen him wear those two when attacking New York, that means he fails to get the Time Stone from Strange. And more than likely that leaked scene of him torturing the Collector for the information on the Reality Stone happens before his invasion of Earth, since the Guardians are seen there in this trailer.

So right now the order of events is looking likely to be: Thanos attacks Xander > Thanos attacks Asgard's remnants > Thanos tortures the Collector > Thanos goes to New York, fails to get the Time Stone > Thanos targets Wakanda to go after Vision and MAYBE the Soul Stone > ??? > Infinity Gauntlet assembled.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#82644: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:25:47 AM

How is Thanos supposed to snap his fingers with a thick metal glove on?

This song needs more love.
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#82645: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:25:53 AM

I'm guessing Thanos is going to overpower all of the Avengers at various points, by a huge but not insurmountable margin.

Kind of like the opposite of the first Avengers, where everyone got the opportunity to talk to and/or beat up Loki.

[up][up] The title of that article about Dinklage is somewhat misleading. They don't confirm what his role is, just that he has one but nobody has any idea what it is - basically officially affirming what we already know.

edited 16th Mar '18 9:27:28 AM by KnownUnknown

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#82646: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:30:43 AM

With the power of the Reality Stone all is possible

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#82648: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:50:54 AM

"He was blinded by rage & grief of which he himself grew out of at the end. "

Which it is transforme into idiocy, really "why did you run" is probably one of the dumbest thing I have hear, I give a past for his father but it was bad.

I want to see Thanos taking to Loki, after all only he fail, but he drop the damn scepter with another stone into is enemies, that should be a huge no no to thanos.

edited 16th Mar '18 9:51:48 AM by unknowing

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#82649: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:51:39 AM

It bothers me that Hawkeye and Ant-Man haven't been in either trailer, and they're not on the new poster. Are we sure they're in the movie?

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#82650: Mar 16th 2018 at 9:52:41 AM

[up][up] What I don't get it?

What about him running? I don't get whats bad.

[up] Can I make an Ant-Man is just small so he's always there joke? tongue

edited 16th Mar '18 9:53:40 AM by slimcoder

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."

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