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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
My one irritation with Taskmaster's "mimicry" power is that it kind of disappears in the climax. I was expecting Alexei to have an advantage over her specifically because she hasn't studied him since he was locked away for twenty years, but nope. Then Natasha manages to overcome her despite no change having occurred in their relative power levels.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Oh I'm tempted to read that.
Though its clear from the onset that Tasky here is very different. Tony Masters is a pretty jovial and talkative guy compared to the more silent Terminator we've seen in the trailers.
Okay I just typed a certain word on the search bar on the Black Widow page and yup I can see whats going on now.
Edited by slimcoder on Jul 10th 2021 at 1:29:34 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."Random thought, but since Shang-Chi is bringing more Asian prominence to the MCU, this could be a chance to give Iron Fist another shot.
In that of bringing in the Immortal Weapons of his mythology like Fat Cobra or the Bride of Nine Spiders. Not much has actually been done with them so there is potential.
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."The Seven Heavenly Cities tournament is the most iconic arc in IF history. It wouldn't be a bad thought to adapt it for a Shang Chi sequel, though by its very nature the tournament approach works better for a serialized show.
You could adapt it with Shang-Chi in place of the Iron Fist and swap the Prince of Orphans (who acts in the story as a enigmatic, mentor-esque figure on the heroes side) for the Iron Fist.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."On the other hand, this runs into the same kind of problem as all the "Black Panther should fight Namor / Doom / etc" wishlists - that ultimately it cases the character to start being used as a vehicle for other characters' stories, rather than their own.
Shang-Chi already dances with that, seeing as he's going up against an Iron Man villain, and only sidesteps it because they're utilizing that character as an explicit replacement for a Shang-Chi story. I want to see more of the Hands of Kung Fu stuff and characters in Shang-Chi (and admittedly it's a bit shaky with Shang-Chi in the first place since those characters share so much in terms of exposure and story space), but I don't really want his movies to just be Iron Fist movies.
Edited by KnownUnknown on Jul 10th 2021 at 8:34:09 AM
I'm honestly fine with the Composite Character route for Shang-Chi to take up Iron Fist's rogues gallery.
The legend has returned.Well, we know Finn Jones isn't coming back.
People pretty much associate him with the bad Iron Fist. The second season was better, but I'm assuming Marvel is still gonna want to distance themselves from him.
Maybe they might recast him as someone else later on. Who knows?
But yeah. Danny as a character needs a chance to get a better interpretation. Just amalgamating him with Shang Chi wouldn't help that.
One Strip! One Strip!I think the underlying problem is moreso that Shang Chi is kind of barebones at "great stories" to adapt. Iron Fist actually has a more hallowed history in comics despite his modern reputation as a Butt-Monkey.
"All you Fascists bound to lose."His modern reputation as a Butt-Monkey only makes me want him to be re-adapted and fixed more.
Fix that shit quickly! Don't let the memes win! Fix it!
If you can't put in the effort to fix something that got wrecked due to poor effort, why should I trust them to do well with a new property?
This admittedly doesn't fix the issue with Shang's lack of foes, but I'm sure there's a solution to that. He's got a new comic recently right? Hopefully, that will give them something to mine.
Fix Danny! Fix him!
One Strip! One Strip!
Why? Who cares? Let the memes flow, Rob. It’s the best thing about that fictional character!
Poor Shang, he only came back into prominence when his movie was announced. I know as very little about him as I do the Eternals.
At least Iron Fist has the Heavenly Tournament and his bromance with Luke.
Granted it’s not really good memes. Like the IF Netflix show, even the memes aren’t that great.
Edited by slimcoder on Jul 10th 2021 at 9:00:55 AM
"I am Alpharius. This is a lie."![]()
Memes are deadly. They can destroy a character, a series, or a franchise.
I find some humours I admit, but in most cases, and it's easy to just sit back and enjoy them, but I find they do far more harm than good to be honest.
Their self perpetuating nature means you have to constantly fight against the influence they have due to the ease of invoking them.
Plus, any character can be memed and ruined by a cheap joke. Sure, it's funny when it's a dude or show you hate, but what happens when it's something that doesn't deserve the bad rep?
This is why they should fix the issue. Sure you can let it happen to someone no-one cares about, but anyone can fall under that veil in the right circumstances.
Fight those memes. Fight them with everything you've got.
Edited by HandsomeRob on Jul 10th 2021 at 9:29:08 AM
One Strip! One Strip!

Btw, should we now make a "What if?" forum or is it still too early?
Edited by Ohmknight on Jul 11th 2021 at 2:13:58 AM
The Final Name