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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

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Lost in Space
#99426: Mar 26th 2019 at 12:23:37 PM

There is certainly no canonical data on the lifespan of flerkens in the MCU. Do the comics say anything about it?

What I wonder is where Goose was hiding for the entire 20 years between Captain Marvel and the present day. She could have been useful on more than one occasion.

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BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#99427: Mar 26th 2019 at 12:26:12 PM

[up][up] I’m confused by this reaction to what I said.

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99428: Mar 26th 2019 at 12:33:43 PM

[up] We still try to keep Captain Marvel spoilers out of the discussion here. Though I guess this particular one was an open secret anyway.

BadWolf21 Since: May, 2010
#99429: Mar 26th 2019 at 12:36:08 PM

Oh, got it. You were responding to the first thing I said. I was trying not to say any spoilers.

Although that’s still a weird thing to say in response, because 30 is borderline impossibly old for a normal cat.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99430: Mar 26th 2019 at 1:01:04 PM

> [up] We still try to keep Captain Marvel spoilers out of the discussion here. Though I guess this particular one was an open secret anyway.

the spoilers are like Skrulls,in deep cover,they're here but you'd never find them

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#99431: Mar 26th 2019 at 1:02:11 PM

Rocket is the best character entire franchise.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99432: Mar 26th 2019 at 1:02:46 PM

I am Groot!

Edited by Ultimatum on Mar 26th 2019 at 8:03:01 AM

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Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99433: Mar 26th 2019 at 1:16:54 PM

Yeah, they can rid of all the Guardians, I would be fine with it as long as Groot and Rocket are still there.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#99434: Mar 26th 2019 at 1:45:25 PM

I’d miss Mantis though

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#99435: Mar 26th 2019 at 1:50:59 PM

I don't know.

Rocket is less of a moron, but he is a jerkass who steals batteries that he doesn't actually need.

I think without the rest of the guardians around to keep him in line (and him them sometimes) he'd probably cause a disaster on par with what Star Lord did, out of recklessness if nothing more.

I mean, this is the guy who failed to understand that letting the universe be destroyed was bad for him.

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#99436: Mar 26th 2019 at 1:57:53 PM

No idea about the lifespan of a flerken, but the comics do indicate that a single flerken may lay up to 117 eggs in a sitting.

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shackwave Ultraman Omega from Nebula M78 Since: Sep, 2018 Relationship Status: Hooked on a feeling
Ultraman Omega
#99437: Mar 26th 2019 at 2:02:49 PM

I don't want anything to happen to the guardians damn it!

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Lost in Space
#99438: Mar 26th 2019 at 2:03:52 PM

[up][up][up] All of the Guardians have flaws; they are a collection of anti-heroes and that goes with the territory. You may take issue with their actions for various reasons, but claiming that they are "not heroic" is kind of missing the point.

[up][up] OMG, now I want to see the Avengers raising a litter of flerken kittens.

Edited by Fighteer on Mar 26th 2019 at 5:04:58 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
#99441: Mar 26th 2019 at 2:28:19 PM

Usually a creature lays a bunch of eggs to make up for attrition from predation and whatnot

I think Flerkens just do it so they can smugly lounge in a room suddenly full of alien eggs

Flerkens also don’t seem too invested in actually raising their children. Granted, based on a sample size of one

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wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#99443: Mar 26th 2019 at 2:37:28 PM

I would really love a tie in comic addressing what Goose got up to in the 6 years between Mar-Vell’s death and Carol’s arrival.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#99444: Mar 26th 2019 at 2:37:44 PM

So...in light of recent revelations regarding a certain member of the Wakandian royal family, now I can't stop picturing this scene from Justice League Unlimited, but with Queen Ramonda (T'Challa and Shuri's mom) in place of the old lady and Thanos in place of General Eiling...

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99445: Mar 26th 2019 at 2:44:56 PM

What if Goose had been around during all the big events of the MCU? (Honestly, that could be a hilarious What if story).

Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#99446: Mar 26th 2019 at 2:50:20 PM

Goose eats Ultron. All of them.

wisewillow She/her Since: May, 2011
She/her
#99447: Mar 26th 2019 at 3:23:08 PM

Loki: *about to turn on portal for chitauri invasion*

Goose: *walks up*

Loki: *looks down, frowns, ignores, looks away*

Goose: *eats tesseract*

Loki: WHAT THE-

Edited by wisewillow on Mar 26th 2019 at 6:35:39 AM

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#99448: Mar 26th 2019 at 3:26:04 PM

[up]Maybe time to get a little bit more careful…or we move this to the Captain Marvel discussion.

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#99449: Mar 26th 2019 at 3:31:31 PM

he'd aim to kick,miss and get his foot bitten off before limping away

[up]its too late for that now

Edited by Ultimatum on Mar 26th 2019 at 10:31:58 AM

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Pseudopartition Screaming Into The Void from The Cretaeceous Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: YOU'RE TEARING ME APART LISA
Screaming Into The Void
#99450: Mar 26th 2019 at 3:44:48 PM

Everyone was over here asking why Carol wasn't called in by Fury during any other MCU crisis, when really they should be asking why he didn't bring in Goose to handle the problem.


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