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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

HailMuffins Since: May, 2016 Relationship Status: Shipping fictional characters
#125851: Mar 8th 2021 at 12:56:57 PM

[up][up]And that the Sentry wasn't giving it his all.

Which is BS and I choose to ignore both.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#125852: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:00:32 PM

I dunno, Hulk is cool and all and nobody likes Blackagar Boltagon but he should have had a better showing than getting worfed to show shit be srs

I have no feelings on Sentry except wishing he’d go away

Edited by Bocaj on Mar 8th 2021 at 4:00:52 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#125853: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:00:55 PM

Wasn’t Miek the one who sabotaged the ship into blowing up?

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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
#125854: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:01:37 PM

Bug guy, yeah

He really internalized the “never stop making them pay” stuff Hulk told him

Womp womp

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VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight
#125855: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:03:19 PM

At least animated film!Miek was not some crazy psycopath

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#125856: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:03:40 PM

Also he was jealous because his species was basically doomed to a slow extinction but Hulk won the lottery with becoming a king with a stronk wife and a kid on the way.

Joshbones Since: May, 2015
#125857: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:05:29 PM

Honestly, the only problem with what the Illuminati did was that they didn't tell Bruce what was happening.

I'm certain that if he was told "we're gonna send you to a peaceful place where you can't hurt anyone" he'd be fine with it.

Remember, this started because he killed dozens of people in a fight with Thing.

Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#125858: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:05:41 PM

“Nobody likes Black Bolt.”

Not true, I think he’s cool. It’s just unfortunate his show was by far the worst MCU thing in existence.

The legend has returned.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#125859: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:07:35 PM

It is a shame that Ragnarok transferred Korg and Miek’s friendship to Thor. An overall shame that Universal prevents us from getting full Hulk movies and thus he has to be a supporting character.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#125860: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:12:19 PM

Rights issue aside we're lucky to have Hulk at all really,his films have never that successful,having him in a reduced role stems from this

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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
#125861: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:39:20 PM

Some people like Black Bolt

Also, I'm pretty sure that if Hulk and Black Bolt had a legit no holds barred fight on the moon where Black Bolt didn't lose by writer fiat, Black Bolt may or may not be able to win against Worldbreaker tm Hulk but he would have blown Hulk off the Moon due to the lower gravity before they could finish the fight

You don't need to win if you can just make the other guy go away

Edited by Bocaj on Mar 8th 2021 at 4:40:08 AM

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Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#125862: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:41:06 PM

That's if you don't consider the very real risk of those two straight up blowing up the Moon, with all that implies for Earth.

Wake me up at your own risk.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#125863: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:53:07 PM

Granted Thanos got hit by a full force scream that destroyed all of Attilan but he powered through and pummeled Bolt's skull into the dirt.

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Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#125864: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:54:30 PM

Thanos is a beast, in the comics even more so than in the films.

But in recent years, he has been way overused, same as Darkseid over there at DC.

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#125865: Mar 8th 2021 at 1:58:51 PM

One time in the comics Spectrum flew into Thanos' brain and tried to fry it but it didn't work because his brain is super evil or something like that.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#125866: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:02:04 PM

Granted Thanos has been dead since Infinity Wars which was in 2018 so 2 years at the moment, which means hes getting a break now. Leaves other threats like Knull and the Squadron Supreme to take over/destroy Earth.

Though Darkseid is back to being the ultimate big bad now after taking a break the last couple years as Perpetua and the Batman Who Laughs takes center stage.

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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
#125867: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:09:36 PM

[up][up] Yeah, that was pretty dumb

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#125868: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:33:07 PM

I assume that Thanos's power level narrows down the ways you actually can kill him,that and he's so paranoid about being bumped off he augmented his fucking brain

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I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#125869: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:38:31 PM

So, what I'm hearing is that Ant-Man going inside Thanos's ass wouldn't work, because Thanos most likely has a defense system set up inside his rectum for just such an occasion?

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on Mar 8th 2021 at 3:38:56 AM

Blueace Surrounded by weirdoes from The End Of the World Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Chocolate!
Surrounded by weirdoes
#125870: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:38:49 PM

Ironic given that in comics, he wants to bang Death itself.

Wake me up at your own risk.
Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#125871: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:39:17 PM

Thanos in the comics is also a powerful telepath, so that might've played a role.

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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
#125872: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:43:39 PM

Yeah I'm sure telepathy protects your brain from lasers

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#125873: Mar 8th 2021 at 2:45:51 PM

telepathy works well against other telepaths but there's no real plan for when someone decides to brute force their way in,unless its Thanos

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C105 Too old for this from France Since: Jan, 2012 Relationship Status: Yes, I'm alone, but I'm alone and free
Too old for this
#125874: Mar 8th 2021 at 3:19:39 PM

Telepathy has been rarer in the MCU so far. If I'm not mistaken, only Mantis and Wanda so far have displayed this power.

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