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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

Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#137801: Dec 9th 2021 at 9:55:18 AM

Dog backwards is God

what?

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chasemaddigan I'm Sad Frogerson. Since: Oct, 2011
I'm Sad Frogerson.
#137802: Dec 9th 2021 at 9:58:37 AM

[up]

The dog even looks a bit like Cosmo. tongue

Watchtower Since: Jul, 2010
#137803: Dec 9th 2021 at 10:01:32 AM

I too approve of more Cosmo. It helps that MCU Cosmo's already on Knowhere, something What If's already acknowledged, so just work with that.

"But what about Infinity War" If Thanos burned down a literal dog I SWEAR TO GOD

TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#137804: Dec 9th 2021 at 10:04:51 AM

Infinity War could be a great opportunity to move Cosmo into his position, now that I think about it. We know he's been in the Collector's vaults up until he was released by the Power Gem explosion in Guardians 1.

Cosmo could totally seize the opportunity, in the wake of Thanos's attack on Knowhere, to create a security team for the station so nothing like this ever happens again.

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Ultimatum Disasturbator from the Amiga Forest (Old as dirt) Relationship Status: Who needs love when you have waffles?
Disasturbator
#137805: Dec 9th 2021 at 10:06:11 AM

> "But what about Infinity War" If Thanos burned down a literal dog I SWEAR TO GOD

He went to live on Thanos's farm don't worry

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#137806: Dec 9th 2021 at 10:15:50 AM

And then he got adopted by either Carol, Nebula, or Rocket, whichever one is funniest.

The legend has returned.
Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#137807: Dec 9th 2021 at 10:16:52 AM

If this were comic Carol, she’d be the funniest

Psychic talking dog, all devouring alien that looks like a cat

That’s a great premise

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MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#137808: Dec 9th 2021 at 10:48:09 AM

If Carol adopts Cosmo and comes back to Earth, I'm gonna hope we get an epic Cosmo vs. Goose fight.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#137809: Dec 9th 2021 at 1:37:41 PM

So, watching Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and reminded of Ego's description of his evil plan.

If we're still assuming he really is a Celestial (which tracks, considering his evil plan bears quite a few similarities to how Celestials are born) I have to ask: did Mantis ever say where she came from?

Because if he's an Celestial, then she could easily be an Eternal in the MCU.

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#137810: Dec 9th 2021 at 1:42:29 PM

Apparently, she was an orphan from an insectoid species that Ego found as a larva.

Edited by Weirdguy149 on Dec 9th 2021 at 4:43:10 AM

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TobiasDrake (•̀⤙•́) (Edited uphill both ways) Relationship Status: Arm chopping is not a love language!
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#137811: Dec 9th 2021 at 1:45:56 PM

Allegedly, Ego found her and kept her as a pet.

Then again, allegedly, the Eternals are heroes from planet Olympia sent to battle Deviants across the universe.

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#137812: Dec 9th 2021 at 1:49:24 PM

Also, apparently she is Kang’s wife in the comics so lord knows what would happen if they do that.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
Leader of the Holey Brotherhood
#137813: Dec 9th 2021 at 1:50:21 PM

[up]

I thought that was Ravonna Renslayer?

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TargetmasterJoe from Velocitron Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: I like big bots and I can not lie
#137814: Dec 9th 2021 at 1:58:42 PM

PSA: If anyone's wondering why Shuri and T'Challa are trending on their Twitter (assuming their Twitters are doing that), apparently it's because some fake news website called Giant Freaking Robot dropped a "scoop" saying that Letitia Wright was ditching the MCU because she didn't want to take the COVID vaccine.

Unless other presses start talking about it, just ignore it and carry on.

Edited by TargetmasterJoe on Dec 9th 2021 at 4:59:04 AM

dmcreif Vault Dweller from Vault 33 (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Vault Dweller
#137815: Dec 9th 2021 at 2:20:35 PM

Yeah, I saw that. Some sites must be hungry for clicks.

Edited by dmcreif on Dec 9th 2021 at 5:25:15 AM

Okey Dokey!
BOOXMOWO Since: Mar, 2013
#137816: Dec 9th 2021 at 2:23:58 PM

A quick glance at the Marvel wiki and it turns out Mantis's love interest in the comics is... Jacques Duquesne, who in the MCU is currently Kate Bishop's mother's Ambiguously Evil fiancé. The idea of any writer taking the MCU versions of those two characters and somehow contriving to pair them up would be hilarious.

Also Mantis's other love interest is a sentient alien plant possessing Jacques Duquesne's corpse???

dmcreif Vault Dweller from Vault 33 (Troper Knight) Relationship Status: Robosexual
Vault Dweller
#137817: Dec 9th 2021 at 2:39:42 PM

Based on this art, I am guessing that Thor is supposed to get a new Mjolnir during Love and Thunder, or that the Mjolnir that Hela destroyed in Ragnarok gets repaired (more likely the latter given the cracks on Mjolnir). Because let's be honest, Stormbreaker is a nice weapon, but Mjolnir is the superior weapon because it has the worthiness enchantment...

Edited by dmcreif on Dec 9th 2021 at 5:40:49 AM

Okey Dokey!
MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#137818: Dec 9th 2021 at 2:39:53 PM

[up][up] Comics are weird.

[up] Hmm. I dunno how I feel about a replacement Mjolnir. I was okay with a new Captain America shield for Sam, but I'm not sure what Thor getting Mjolnir again is gonna accomplish.

Unless it's a hammer for Jane...

Edited by MatthewWayne on Dec 9th 2021 at 2:41:45 AM

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#137819: Dec 9th 2021 at 3:05:47 PM

Yeah it's prolly just Jane's hammer, not sure why Thor would ever go back to the smaller one.

Edited by slimcoder on Dec 9th 2021 at 3:16:21 AM

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Tuckerscreator (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Drift compatible
#137820: Dec 9th 2021 at 3:14:30 PM

Also Mjolnir doesn’t have a built-in Bifrost.

Bocaj Funny but not helpful from Here or thereabouts (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Pining for the fjords
Funny but not helpful
#137821: Dec 9th 2021 at 3:21:06 PM

Mjolnir is great and iconic but Stormbreaker just has so many more features

And bear in mind, Mjolnir didn’t have the worthiness enchantment originally. That was something Odin added. So Thor could find that spell and add it on. Whosever be Thor if they be Thor shall possess the power of Thor

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MatthewWayne The Tapestry Weaver from Camp Echo One Since: Oct, 2014 Relationship Status: 700 wives and 300 concubines
The Tapestry Weaver
#137822: Dec 9th 2021 at 3:24:54 PM

[up] Unless it's an evil variant or somebody mind-controls him

Edited by MatthewWayne on Dec 9th 2021 at 3:25:27 AM

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Weirdguy149 Former King from Lumiose City Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: I'd jump in front of a train for ya!
Former King
#137823: Dec 9th 2021 at 3:58:47 PM

Okay, so looking it up, apparently Mantis was married to Kang in a controversial crossover event called The Crossing.

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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
#137824: Dec 9th 2021 at 3:59:08 PM

Damn that’s like 100% likely to happen in a comic book universe

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#137825: Dec 9th 2021 at 4:00:15 PM

Amusingly Mantis has gotten herself in a ton of shit.

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