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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
#100751: Apr 17th 2019 at 9:42:56 AM

Reminder that "X has won a fight against Y" does not mean "X would always win every single fight, every possible fight, that could ever occur against Y". A 1:0 W/L record is not the end-all be-all ultimate feat-scaling proof.

This is true for both Captain America beating Spider-Man and Spider-Man beating Bucky.

True, but the fact that Spider-Man was able to casually manhandle Bucky's metal arm does say quite a bit about his physical strength.

Edited by Discar on Apr 17th 2019 at 9:43:25 AM

Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#100752: Apr 17th 2019 at 9:42:59 AM

The M-16 thing is excusable since it was an homage to Skurge's iconic stand at Gjallerbru in the comics. He stood his ground at Gjallerbru against an army of Hel's dead armed with nothing but a pair of M-16's.

Edited by M84 on Apr 18th 2019 at 12:43:09 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#100753: Apr 17th 2019 at 9:43:41 AM

[up]

And that was enough.

One Strip! One Strip!
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#100754: Apr 17th 2019 at 9:44:23 AM

What you did there, I see it.

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
#100755: Apr 17th 2019 at 10:05:17 AM

wild mass guessCap endured as long as he did because Thanos was smitten by his beautiful beardwild mass guess

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#100756: Apr 17th 2019 at 10:21:02 AM

Someone made a bunch of MCU/Pokemon crossover art and it's pretty dope.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#100757: Apr 17th 2019 at 10:24:35 AM

The Lucario as Captain America one is my favourite.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#100758: Apr 17th 2019 at 10:34:55 AM

I really like Tyranitar as Cull Obsidian and Beheeyem as Ebony Maw.

Self-serious autistic trans gal who loves rock/metal and animation with all her heart. (she/her)
M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#100759: Apr 17th 2019 at 10:48:40 AM

They actually made Golduck look intimidating as Corvus Glaive.

Edited by M84 on Apr 18th 2019 at 1:48:48 AM

Disgusted, but not surprised
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#100760: Apr 17th 2019 at 11:00:08 AM

Bewear as Happy Hogan is the most perfect casting ever.

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#100761: Apr 17th 2019 at 11:06:25 AM

Wasn't there a fan fic where the Avengers had Pokemons?

Actually, there's probably several, most likely horrible.

This reminds me: was Valkyrie's actual name ever confirmed?

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#100762: Apr 17th 2019 at 11:09:14 AM

The waitingforthet tumblr does Pokémon/Marvel mashups occasionally

But those are one shot pictures and not a fic

Edited by Bocaj on Apr 17th 2019 at 2:09:40 PM

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Nouct over the front from an east coast Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Tell me lies, tell me sweet little lies
over the front
#100763: Apr 17th 2019 at 11:10:23 AM

[up][up]IIRC, it's the same as her comic counterpart

Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100764: Apr 17th 2019 at 11:11:36 AM

Agents of shield had a pokeball…(okay, not really, but it looked like one and basically worked like one).

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#100766: Apr 17th 2019 at 11:20:48 AM

Hah, I remember that!

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
(•̀⤙•́)
#100767: Apr 17th 2019 at 12:33:55 PM

I remember that too. They defeated Nitro by capturing him in a Poke Ball. It was amazing.

My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.
Swanpride Since: Jun, 2013
#100768: Apr 17th 2019 at 12:37:34 PM

Season 4, episode 13 I think...with the fitting title "Boom"

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#100769: Apr 17th 2019 at 12:44:14 PM

For those who don't watch AOS (for shame!), they were up against an enemy who had the power to blow himself up and then reconstitute himself (think Nitro). So they build a device that would basically suck him in after he blew up, but before he could put himself back together — and it looked like a giant Pokeball.

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#100772: Apr 17th 2019 at 2:07:18 PM

These are, like, the first jokes I can remember seeing in this movie's trailers.

Rhodey appearing to hold a grudge is very amusing.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Apr 17th 2019 at 2:07:29 AM

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#100773: Apr 17th 2019 at 2:08:17 PM

Rhodey is low key petty sometimes and I appreciate it

But not Loki petty. Loki is high octane petty

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#100774: Apr 17th 2019 at 2:26:56 PM

It must be hard to forget the guy who blew you up with a fuel truck.

KnownUnknown Since: Jan, 2001
#100775: Apr 17th 2019 at 2:34:23 PM

Makes you wonder you he felt about continuing to work with Vision.

Speaking of Rhodey, I want a scene of him and Carol hitting it off on the basis that they're both Air Force - and then they start, like, military jargoning, and only Cap understands what they're talking about ("I understood that reference!")

Then again, based on what I know about the event (I didn't read it myself) that might remind people uncomfortably of Civil War II.

Edited by KnownUnknown on Apr 17th 2019 at 2:38:17 AM


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