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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

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#87426: Jul 3rd 2018 at 10:33:59 PM

Hilarious as that would be, it would make more sense for it to be either Gamora or Nebula (as revenge for their entire lives and culminations of their character arcs) or Tony or Steve (partly as culmination of their arcs, but mostly because they're the biggest heroes around).

Hawkeye better have something important to do in Avengers 4, though.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#87427: Jul 3rd 2018 at 10:35:56 PM

Solution: Thanos uses the Reality Stone or Time Stone to just make more of himself, and each Avenger gets to kill exactly one Thanos, no more no less. No stealing other people's Thanos just because you killed yours too quickly.

Edited by Anomalocaris20 on Jul 3rd 2018 at 1:37:43 PM

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
XJTordecai Watch the seventh wave Since: Jun, 2013
Watch the seventh wave
#87428: Jul 3rd 2018 at 10:58:58 PM

My biggest realistic request is to give Nebula a substantial role. If they can manage that (as well as having both her and Gamora alive by the end), then we're good.

On my wave, passing oooooooon
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.
#87429: Jul 3rd 2018 at 10:59:45 PM

I really want Hawkeye's inevitable ultimate victory to be one of two things. One: he shoots Thanos with an Infinity Stone tied to an arrow. Two, he does Green Arrow's Boxing Glove Arrow but with the Infinity Gauntlet.

Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#87430: Jul 3rd 2018 at 11:05:06 PM

Nebula makes the most sense considering the comic.

Speaking of, we’re not getting the Rule 63 hilarity of Terraxia, right?

Edited by Beatman1 on Jul 3rd 2018 at 2:07:11 PM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#87431: Jul 4th 2018 at 1:00:49 AM

Hawkeye can do the family therapy which will be necessary for everyone picking themselves up and acting.

RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#87432: Jul 4th 2018 at 8:09:43 AM

If the theory that the Snap will be undone via time travel pans out, then multiple people getting to kill Thanos more than once is entirely possible.

jakobitis Doctor of Doctorates from Somewhere, somewhen Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
Doctor of Doctorates
#87433: Jul 4th 2018 at 2:07:37 PM

Though being killed multiple times over would diminish Thanos' unstoppable behemoth stature. He handed the Hulk his ass on a platter, a Physical God with an incredibly powerful weapon made for the task couldn't kill him outright. When Thanos is eventually brought down I can't see it through being physically overpowered. It took psychic powers and magic to even temporarily stall him and even then not for long.

"These 'no-nonsense' solutions of yours just don't hold water in a complex world of jet-powered apes and time travel."
RavenWilder Since: Apr, 2009
#87434: Jul 4th 2018 at 3:41:11 PM

We've never seen Thanos fight anyone without the aid of at least one Infinity Stone, though.

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.
#87435: Jul 4th 2018 at 4:09:52 PM

Unless Power has some sort of passive buff, he didn't use it while beating down Hulk.

Discar Since: Jun, 2009
#87436: Jul 4th 2018 at 4:20:56 PM

It's implied there is some sort of passive buff to all the stones. The ones we see Thanos get in the film give him some sort of powerup just by placing them in the Gauntlet, which fits with the comics. Of course, Titans are supposed to be superhuman just as a baseline, so even with no enhancements Thanos should be dangerous. Their planet had really heavy gravity in the comics; presumably all the talk of gravitational anomalies in the film is to handwave that away for comic nerds who pay attention to that sort of thing.

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#87437: Jul 4th 2018 at 4:37:51 PM

The talk of Hawkeye being the one to defeat Thanos made me think of this.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#87438: Jul 4th 2018 at 4:55:06 PM

The worst Hawkeye

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#87439: Jul 4th 2018 at 5:00:12 PM

We need Marvel to steal Hawk girl from DC because Hawkgirl is cooler then super arrow man

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Cross (Don’t ask)
#87440: Jul 4th 2018 at 5:11:33 PM

We got a better version of that joke anyway.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#87441: Jul 4th 2018 at 5:23:02 PM

Y'all are idiots.

[up]X4

The best animated Hawkeye is Earth's Mightiest Heroes Hawkeye.

Hell, even the live action version of Clint that you're all determined to deride pulled off that gambit successfully on Loki.

Truly, only Rob understands his greatness.

One Strip! One Strip!
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#87442: Jul 4th 2018 at 5:34:11 PM

Hawkeye delivers the final blow but it's actually Captain Marvel and not Hawkeye at all.

This song needs more love.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#87443: Jul 4th 2018 at 6:44:06 PM

Kate Bishop is best Hawkeye, followed closely by Clint Barton best Hawkguy

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#87444: Jul 4th 2018 at 7:27:23 PM

I demand the Kate Bishop movie with Kate Bishop and Pizza Dog.

LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#87446: Jul 4th 2018 at 9:12:23 PM

I don't know who this "Pizza Dog" is but I already love it.

This song needs more love.
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#87447: Jul 4th 2018 at 9:30:45 PM

A good dog. Likes pizza. Used to be affiliated with the mafia. Has only one eye. Once starred in its own issue of the Matt Fraction Hawkeye run where it solved mysteries, with absolutely no Animal Speak or worded thought bubbles.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#87449: Jul 4th 2018 at 10:25:31 PM

Man, I wouldn't even be mad if that happened to me on a Thanos-dedicated forum. Perfectly balanced.

I hope the impending ban-ees at least have a chance to say they don't feel so good, or that it was the only way.

Edited by Anomalocaris20 on Jul 4th 2018 at 1:35:39 PM

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#87450: Jul 4th 2018 at 10:30:13 PM

[up][up][up]Good dog. Best friend.

[up][up]I joined for the heck of it.

This song needs more love.

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