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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

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#93376: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:18:04 PM

Yeah that's what I'm curious about.

Right now its impossible to see Shuri ever doing that, but I'm curious if a sequence of events changes her to be more hard-edged somehow.

And let me state it doesn't have to be trauma or anything traumatic, just shit happening in life that changes a person. Especially the kind of shit that comes with running a kingdom, its not exactly pleasant.

If anyone's ever read Vinland Saga then they know that the crown is kind of a curse to those who wear it & those around them.

Edited by slimcoder on Jan 1st 2019 at 8:19:01 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#93377: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:21:24 PM

Having to run Wakanda because her brother decided to take up a new career as a pile of soot is probably a bit traumatizing.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#93378: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:23:02 PM

No True Scotsman.
Fine: nobody (except a small minority) wanted to see her talk smack to Bruce. Does that satisfy your pedantic nature?

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#93379: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:23:21 PM

[up][up]Rumor is she may be soot too, though.

[up]I'll take it.

Edited by Tuckerscreator on Jan 1st 2019 at 8:24:05 AM

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#93380: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:25:16 PM

I thought they confirmed Shuri didn't get Snapple Capped?

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#93381: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:27:01 PM

Incidentally, in the U.S., Shuri would actually be a small minority. Get it? Because's she's short and a minority?

...it wouldn't work in Wakanda, because she isn't a minority there.

Edited by alliterator on Jan 1st 2019 at 8:27:17 AM

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#93383: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:28:58 PM

Huh I wonder if she pulled a Ronin then.

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LordVatek Not really a lord of anything Since: Sep, 2014
Not really a lord of anything
#93384: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:44:24 PM

I mean the other two people listed as "missing" are ones who they actually have no idea if they were snapped or not.

This song needs more love.
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#93385: Jan 1st 2019 at 8:58:43 PM

I know I kind of missed it, but a tiny part of the reason I like the idea of pairing Shuri with Peter is the idea that, by the transitive property, the whitest white boy to ever be white, becomes the Prince of Wakanda.

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SapphireBlue Since: Jan, 2001
#93386: Jan 1st 2019 at 9:04:17 PM

I'd prefer them as friends, but I love the idea of them interacting. Don't know if we'll ever see it happen, but I'm sure it'd be amusing.

Edited by SapphireBlue on Jan 1st 2019 at 9:04:38 AM

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#93387: Jan 1st 2019 at 9:26:17 PM

I’m pretty sure Peter would instantly worship her, and I’m here for it.

SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#93389: Jan 1st 2019 at 9:41:09 PM

She is very pretty and smart.

Everything in a woman really, especially looking back on Peter’s previous relationship wtih Liz.

Edited by slimcoder on Jan 1st 2019 at 9:44:08 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
wanderlustwarrior Role Model from Where Gods Belong Since: Jun, 2009 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Role Model
#93390: Jan 1st 2019 at 9:48:02 PM

[up][up][up][up][up]NEVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

Also, he brings literally nothing to the table...

Edited by wanderlustwarrior on Jan 1st 2019 at 11:48:54 AM

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#93391: Jan 1st 2019 at 9:55:45 PM

He’s smart, respectful, has superpowers, and has a good heart? tongue

I prefer platonic hero worship; I think Peter and MJ will be cute.

Edited by wisewillow on Jan 1st 2019 at 12:56:00 PM

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#93392: Jan 1st 2019 at 9:56:37 PM

He is one of the great superheroes ever.

Plus Peter is infamous for his way with the ladies.

Edited by slimcoder on Jan 1st 2019 at 9:56:46 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#93393: Jan 1st 2019 at 10:08:27 PM

[up][up][up] It was a joke, jeez.

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#93394: Jan 1st 2019 at 10:15:01 PM

Punching down never makes for good comedy.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#93395: Jan 1st 2019 at 10:15:08 PM

[up][up] Let me help you out with a good old Carnage quote.

“Jeez, okay chill out, gawd.”

Edited by slimcoder on Jan 1st 2019 at 10:15:22 AM

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
SonOfSharknado Love is Love is Love Since: Oct, 2013 Relationship Status: And they all lived happily ever after <3
Love is Love is Love
#93396: Jan 1st 2019 at 10:17:26 PM

Was it punching down?

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alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#93397: Jan 1st 2019 at 10:37:52 PM

Wait, Peter and Shuri getting together is "punching down"? Huh?

MedusaStone Since: Jan, 2015
#93398: Jan 1st 2019 at 10:47:19 PM

@Tuckerscreator: Scott Lang was marked missing, and then showed up on their doorstep. Then again, the Avengers were in Wakanda, so theoretically it shouldn't have taken very long for them to find out what happened to the only remaining members of the royal family. But thinking of that made me wonder what happened to M'baku?

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#93399: Jan 1st 2019 at 10:48:35 PM

Well, he was shown not disintegrating while tons of people around him were. Unless the snap got to him super-late he survived.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Punisher286 Since: Jan, 2016
#93400: Jan 1st 2019 at 11:10:46 PM

I'm wondering what happened to Nakia? Also I hope that Valkyrie and Thor's Sakaar buddies show up in Endgame since they've been confirmed to have survived.


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