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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

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#87901: Jul 26th 2018 at 11:10:17 AM

[up] In my headcanon he reactivated a pre-set spell, the same one which was used to get Thor to earth. So he could only send people to earth.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#87902: Jul 26th 2018 at 11:10:54 AM
Ikedatakeshi Baby dango from singapore Since: Nov, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
Baby dango
#87903: Jul 27th 2018 at 6:01:00 AM

I thought the Bifrost could only transfer people between the nine realms.

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#87904: Jul 27th 2018 at 6:53:30 AM

The MCU seems to consider the Nine Realms to just be nine planets in space. You could totally get to Svartalfheim by hopping in a spaceship and trucking it over there.

Due to this, the Bifrost is basically an intergalactic bullet train powered by space magic.

Edited by TobiasDrake on Jul 27th 2018 at 7:53:12 AM

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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
#87905: Jul 27th 2018 at 7:31:45 AM

Based on Dark World and Loki's secret shortcuts it seems like the nine realms are the places easiest to ram a bifrost through. Places where space-time is already thin

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#87906: Jul 27th 2018 at 7:32:47 AM

One of Loki's secret shortcuts apparently took him to Thanos, so I wouldn't bet on that.

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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
#87907: Jul 27th 2018 at 7:37:56 AM

He fell off a bridge

I don't think that was one of his usuals

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#87908: Jul 27th 2018 at 7:59:07 AM

A year passed between Thor 1 and The Avengers. Loki’s trip may have taken longer than the Bifrost’s usual immediate transit.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#87909: Jul 27th 2018 at 8:04:17 AM

Presuming that Asgard isn't naturally occurring then possibly Murder Odin created a city in that spot due to the ease of creating bifrosts there

The better to conquer with

And since Asgard is in the fucking middle of nowhere and the Nine Realms don't seem to have their own bifrost technology, Asgard could loot and plunder without serious fear of reprisal

Until Odin got cold feet

Edited by Bocaj on Jul 27th 2018 at 11:06:26 AM

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
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.
#87911: Jul 27th 2018 at 9:18:40 AM

Man, they mentioned so many characters but not Red Skull.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#87912: Jul 27th 2018 at 9:30:43 AM

Nazis shouldn't be in pokemon raps.tongue

Edited by windleopard on Jul 27th 2018 at 9:30:39 AM

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#87913: Jul 27th 2018 at 12:00:37 PM

Speaking of Red Skull, I like that apparently living on the Soul Stone planet for so long with no company caused him to lose his German accent.

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shatterstar Since: Apr, 2015 Relationship Status: I wanna know about these strangers like me
#87914: Jul 27th 2018 at 12:43:45 PM

[up] Probably because the guy they picked can't do a convincing German accent.

Unsung it's a living from a tenement of clay Since: Jun, 2016
it's a living
#87915: Jul 27th 2018 at 1:49:50 PM

Something something translator microbes. Also if they really wanted someone who could do a German accent, they could have cast whoever they wanted under the makeup, including not-Hugo Weaving.

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#87916: Jul 28th 2018 at 5:30:51 AM

Anime intro for Thor: Ragnarok

https://youtu.be/BXUFPqwi720

Edited by windleopard on Jul 29th 2018 at 1:58:03 AM

Draghinazzo (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I get a feeling so complicated...
#87917: Jul 28th 2018 at 5:36:06 PM

Wow, they really got the visual/editing style down pat lol

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#87919: Jul 30th 2018 at 1:16:56 AM

It would be over in a snap….

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#87920: Jul 30th 2018 at 7:11:19 AM

Ever seen that illustration for Equality v. Equity?

A Thanos v. Killmonger fight has me thinking of that.

  • Thanos: The Snap was fair and balanced.
  • Killmonger: Fair and balanced only punishes folk who've done nothing wrong their whole lives. You hurt the oppressed just as much as the oppressors! It all equals right back to zero and nobody's helped.
  • Thanos: I admit, I hadn't thought about—
  • Killmonger: What you gotta do is chop of all the tall people's legs so then nobody can see the baseball game!

Edited by TobiasDrake on Jul 30th 2018 at 8:11:12 AM

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#87921: Jul 30th 2018 at 9:11:13 AM

Meanwhile Nakia suggests removing the fence.

Killmonger with Panther powers probably wouldn’t last much longer than Cap and T’challa did against Thanos, but since Jordan describes him as a planner, it’d be interesting to see what kind of trap he’d assemble for batting Thanos. Perhaps akin to the climax of The Dark Knight Returns.

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#87922: Jul 30th 2018 at 9:38:54 AM

[up][up]Thanos: what is this....baseball game you are taking about?.

Edited by unknowing on Jul 30th 2018 at 12:50:03 PM

"My Name is Bolt, Bolt Crank and I dont care if you believe or not"
Shippudentimes Since: Dec, 2012
#87923: Jul 30th 2018 at 10:32:36 AM

Well, a full letter of condemnation of Disney's firing of James Gunn came out this morning, signed by the full cast of the Guardians crew and Sean Gunn, James' brother, posted to Karen Gillian's official Twitter.

https://twitter.com/karengillan/status/1023972045422567425

Y'know, I can't shake the feeling that Gunn's firing was just a stunt by Disney to get the Fox deal approved, but that's my thought on the matter.

Also, don't read any comments on the actual tweet, very few are actually supporting it. It's rather disgusting.

Edited by Shippudentimes on Jul 30th 2018 at 10:35:01 AM

Luigisan98 A wandering user from Venezuelan Muscat Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: I <3 love!
A wandering user
#87924: Jul 30th 2018 at 10:33:30 AM

[up] Alt-right bots and trolls, right?

The only good fanboy, is a redeemed fanboy.

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