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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
#127751: May 5th 2021 at 12:44:10 PM

He rides a shark

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
VengefulBale Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight from Nowhere Since: Feb, 2016 Relationship Status: It's complicated
Bishie Gijinka Meta Knight
#127752: May 5th 2021 at 12:46:31 PM

He rides King Shark...

I mean literally not figuratively like John Constantine did!!!

Edited by VengefulBale on May 5th 2021 at 2:46:38 PM

Prettiest Meta Knight Gijinka, ngl
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#127753: May 5th 2021 at 12:48:43 PM

But never Harley Quinn because are you daft?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#127754: May 5th 2021 at 1:35:34 PM

Ghost rider driving sheep

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#127755: May 5th 2021 at 1:42:43 PM

Ghost Rider on a boat made of fire ants.

Edited by PushoverMediaCritic on May 5th 2021 at 1:42:55 AM

miraculous Goku Black (Apprentice)
Goku Black
#127756: May 5th 2021 at 1:44:09 PM

Ghost rider plane..

Why limit it to the ground.

"That's right mortal. By channeling my divine rage into power, I have forged a new instrument in which to destroy you."
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#127757: May 5th 2021 at 1:45:03 PM

Robbie has ghost ridered a spaceship

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#127758: May 5th 2021 at 1:46:05 PM

Imagine Ghost Rider piloting the Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagaan.

A mech so big it can use galaxies as shuriken's.

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#127759: May 5th 2021 at 1:46:46 PM
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#127760: May 5th 2021 at 1:52:57 PM

[up][up] he’s ghost ridered a celestial too which is like a giant robot

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Khfan429 Since: Aug, 2009
#127761: May 5th 2021 at 2:04:34 PM

The superior Ghost Rider vehicle options are:

  • A bumper car
  • A pair of heelies
  • A Venetian gondola, complete with striped shirt and curly pencil-thin mustache while singing in Italian

Thanks for coming to my TED talk

Anomalocaris20 from Sagittarius A* Since: Sep, 2010 Relationship Status: Love blinded me (with science!)
#127762: May 5th 2021 at 2:15:16 PM

  • One of those bouncy balls you sit and bounce around on.
  • A mechanical bull.
  • A hot air balloon.
  • A two-man bicycle with a very embarrassed Mephisto in the second seat.
  • A jalopy that bobs up and down to the music like a classic 30's cartoon.

You cannot firmly grasp the true form of Squidward's technique!
Forenperser Foreign Troper from Germany Since: Mar, 2012
Foreign Troper
#127763: May 5th 2021 at 2:19:14 PM

Alright, this is getting played out now peepz.

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EmeraldEmperor Lies and Violence! Since: Oct, 2020
Lies and Violence!
#127764: May 5th 2021 at 2:19:49 PM

Sacrilege and lies!

fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#127765: May 5th 2021 at 2:21:48 PM

[up][up]You ain't the boss of us!

What would you suggest to talk about, anyway?

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#127766: May 5th 2021 at 2:21:54 PM

ghostrider riding a zebra

have a listen and have a link to my discord server
Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#127767: May 5th 2021 at 2:25:20 PM

Ghost Rider: Home Alone

Am I doing it right?

Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#127768: May 5th 2021 at 2:25:29 PM

Ghost Rider riding a race car bed

Synchronicity (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
fredhot16 Don't want to leave but cannot pretend from Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Don't want to leave but cannot pretend
#127770: May 5th 2021 at 2:29:34 PM

Ghost rider...riding the ghost of a motorcycle.

Edited by fredhot16 on May 5th 2021 at 2:29:55 AM

Trans rights are human rights. TV Tropes is not a place for bigotry, cruelty, or dickishness, no matter who or their position.
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#127771: May 5th 2021 at 2:30:49 PM

So Johnny Blaze, Danny Ketch, Alejandra Jones, or Robbie Reyes?

"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."
PushoverMediaCritic I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out. from the Italy of America Since: Jul, 2015 Relationship Status: watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
I'm sorry Tien, but I must go all out.
#127772: May 5th 2021 at 2:31:44 PM

As fun as this is, and as fun as it is for Ghost Rider to experiment with other vehicles, I still stand by my initial statement that Ghost Rider just feels wrong if his primary vehicle isn't a motorcycle.

HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#127773: May 5th 2021 at 2:41:52 PM

I'm a little late to the Ghost Rider "bike vs car" argument, but....I say Bike.

Car's are cool and all, but I feel like you ain't Ghost Rider unless you're on a bike.

Robbie is the exception. He makes being in a car work.

It's like how Kamen Riders mostly drive cars, the exceptions being Black RX (who still also had a bike), and Kamen Rider Drive.

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
#127774: May 5th 2021 at 2:45:51 PM

There’s like four ghost riders who will ghost ride a bike if you want that but only Robbie will ghost ride a car or a boat or a giant dead alien or a surfboard

Why limit yourself when so many things will be cooler with hellfire applied?

Forever liveblogging the Avengers
Nightwire Since: Feb, 2010
#127775: May 5th 2021 at 2:47:36 PM

Some Kamen Riders don’t even ride anything


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