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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

Dirtyblue929 Since: Dec, 2012 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#111876: Oct 26th 2019 at 2:41:30 PM

I mean, technically the strongest thing in the Marvel Universe is the Abrahamic God in some form.

Now that I think about it I think that's true in DC as well.

EDIT: pagetopper'd

Edited by Dirtyblue929 on Oct 26th 2019 at 2:43:48 AM

Protagonist506 from Oregon Since: Dec, 2013 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#111877: Oct 26th 2019 at 2:41:35 PM

The majority of US Presidents actually have served in the military to some capacity. Washington himself is actually a pretty good example.

Mind you, Rhodey isn't shown commanding things often, and his accomplishments are pretty orthogonal to whether or not he'd be a good President.

I would argue one of the better choices would be Dr. Strange, surprisingly (you have no idea how often I had to rewrite that sentence to avoid saying 'strangely'). He managed to orchestrate a huge army and arrange for the defeat of Thanos, which definitely are skills that help with being a President. To be fair, he used literal magic to do it, but that literal magic actually would have mundane utility (IE, predicting outcomes of events, teleporting people and supplies to certain areas, etc).

Natasha would also be a good choice, though she's not a native US citizen (and dead).

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AlleyOop Since: Oct, 2010
#111878: Oct 26th 2019 at 4:41:22 PM

I can imagine that Rhodey's work since Civil War including all the offscreen timeskips required a lot of leading, dealing with government officials and delegating commands. So while I don't think it's necessarily his forte, out of the Avengers he's one of the most qualified for it.

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#111879: Oct 26th 2019 at 5:02:58 PM

You just know there's a cult somewhere on Earth that worships Thanos. It'd be really surprising if there wasn't one.

What I really wanna know is, since Fortnite exists in the MCU, and in real life Fortnite did a thing where you could play as Thanos, if the MCU Fortnite did that too.

"Now you can play as that guy who killed off half the world's population!"

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#111880: Oct 26th 2019 at 5:37:21 PM

Fighting Thanos might be enough to win Rhodey the Presidency since elections are ultimately popularity contests, but he'd still need to put together some solid platform ideas.

Especially since the new President is going to have a domestic policy disaster to contend with on just about every conceivable level.

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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
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#111881: Oct 26th 2019 at 5:48:20 PM

Wonder how insane disaster relief efforts and the like were on that time.

Edited by Blueace on Oct 26th 2019 at 10:25:04 AM

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#111882: Oct 26th 2019 at 6:30:58 PM

[up]Well Homecoming made it sound like Damage Control would replace FEMA for reconstruction efforts and the like.

It sadly vanished from the internet, but there was an SNL skit that opened with Bob Dole debating the president from Independence Day.

"I want to speak to the issues affecting the average American."

"The average American is dead."

I imagine any post Thanos debate going that way.

comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#111883: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:19:42 PM

"Vote Rhodey: Because the other guys don't have cool robot suits."

"Now you can play as that guy who killed off half the world's population!"

Much like how in the DC Universe people buy toys and Halloween costumes of the Joker even though that'd be the equivalent of owning toys of or dressing up as Jeffrey Dahmer or the Columbine shooters in our world. There are people who do do those things, but it's in bad enough taste that you usually don't see a lot of it.

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#111884: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:40:39 PM

Much like how in the DC Universe people buy toys and Halloween costumes of the Joker even though that'd be the equivalent of owning toys of or dressing up as Jeffrey Dahmer or the Columbine shooters in our world.
Would you like to Jokerize those fries?

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#111885: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:48:54 PM

[up]My mouth is agape but from laughter or horror, I have no idea.

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#111886: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:49:50 PM

I just love how Jason unironically loves Jokerized fries & I guess Damien has to give him the toy now. [lol]

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#111887: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:51:40 PM

Reminds me that CC Jitters has a drink named after Zoom. You know, the guy that paraded around the beaten body of their local hero and murder a room full of people in that very same location. Also think they have one named after Cicada too, who was pretty much their modern day Jack the Ripper.

Edited by Cross on Oct 26th 2019 at 10:56:46 AM

alliterator Since: Jan, 2001
#111888: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:53:09 PM

Look, if you can't name food and drink after serial killers and mass murderers, then what is the point of living?

unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#111889: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:58:37 PM

I was expecting a toy crowbar and plastic pistol(you know, killing joke) but maybe that would be too much.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#111890: Oct 26th 2019 at 7:59:33 PM

[up][up]I’ve never run a bar, but I don’t think customers would go for an Ed Gein, even if it did taste good.

Edited by Beatman1 on Oct 26th 2019 at 10:59:44 AM

M84 Oh, bother. from Our little blue planet Since: Jun, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Oh, bother.
#111891: Oct 26th 2019 at 8:02:55 PM

[up]I guess at that kind of theme bar instead of a Bloody Mary they serve a Bloody Manson, and the Jack and Coke is renamed "Jack the Ripper".

Edited by M84 on Oct 26th 2019 at 11:03:52 PM

Disgusted, but not surprised
Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#111892: Oct 26th 2019 at 8:04:18 PM

[up]So a theme bar where they overcharge for drinks?

I’m sure there’s a few of those in Manhattan.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#111893: Oct 26th 2019 at 8:05:05 PM

[up][up][up][up] Amusingly that would be unlikely considering the nature of Jason's death isn't exactly public knowledge. tongue

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unknowing from somewhere.. Since: Mar, 2014
#111894: Oct 26th 2019 at 8:10:06 PM

Is a shame, the idea of that being a plastic toy would be awsome in term of black comedy.

We need a little more black comedy at MCU, dont you think? it have being a long time before we saw something like that, I think Ao U with Thor prasing banner and them try to backpedal about it.

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Cross (Don’t ask)
#111895: Oct 26th 2019 at 8:11:53 PM

[up][up] Unless it turn out Joker running the chain as a middle finger to Bats.

Edited by Cross on Oct 26th 2019 at 11:14:49 AM

eligram Since: Sep, 2009 Relationship Status: In denial
#111896: Oct 26th 2019 at 8:32:05 PM

So I read that report of Rhodey almost being Vice president in Endgame, and well, this part in particular:

Otherwise, Cheadle's War Machine might find himself involved with Shang-Chi, a film set to feature the Iron Man villain known as the Mandarian, one which the MCU's James Rhodes is a bit familiar with and called for him to save the President from in Iron Man 3.

Holy crap, could this be an MCU Rush Hour? I didn't know I wanted this until now!!

Edited by eligram on Oct 26th 2019 at 11:34:51 AM

TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#111897: Oct 26th 2019 at 8:41:42 PM

Holy crap, could this be an MCU Rush Hour? I didn't know I wanted this until now!!

Dang it, now I want that!

windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#111898: Oct 26th 2019 at 10:21:17 PM

Hopefully, it would be less racist than Rush Hour.

AyyItsMidnight Look, just be decent to one another ok? Since: Oct, 2018
Look, just be decent to one another ok?
#111899: Oct 26th 2019 at 10:35:24 PM

It's got an Asian director and writer so it's got a leg up there at least.

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comicwriter Since: Sep, 2011
#111900: Oct 26th 2019 at 11:30:09 PM

Ah, Rush Hour, that takes me back.

As for War Machine, perhaps they could use him in a mentor role when they inevitably do some sort of Young Avengers/Champions-style teen hero group.


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