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Marvel announced last
year that they would be completely rebooting their universe following the
Secret Wars/Battleworld event. As part
of this reboot they are going to be focusing on some new and altered
characters, particularly those whose TV and movie rights are owned by Marvel
Studios. This is leading Marvel to focus
its efforts on promoting the Inhumans while downplaying the mutants, as well as
to the splitting up of the Fantastic Four, with Human Torch joining the
Inhumans and the Thing joining the Guardians of the Galaxy. So because the All-New, All-Different Marvel
is going all-in on Marvel Studios properties, I started to wonder if some of
the other characters in the A-N, A-D Marvel might be getting a push for a
future movie or TV appearance. As such,
this series will look at all the characters in the All-New, All-Different
Marvel lineup whose live-action rights are owned by either Marvel Studios or
Sony and who have not appeared in a movie yet.
Some of these are
characters I’ve written about in the past, so I will include links to those
articles and only provide relatively brief summaries.
If there are any additional
characters that you would like to see me cover in this series, let me know in
the comments.
This time around I
will be talking about those teams which have an equivalent in the MCU or will
appear shortly. This time around there
will be quite a few characters who have already appeared in the MCU or will
appear soon, so I will just mention them by name. For the purpose of this article I will be
including the Ultimates as an Avengers team because they originated as the
Ultimate Universe equivalent of the Avengers (however, this team is just
borrowing its name from the Ultimate Universe team). Also note that I am completely ignoring the
X-Men teams because there is just no way for them to appear in the MCU at this
time.
The Avengers
Including the
Ultimates (but not including A-Force, which I discussed in the previous
article) there are no less than four different Avengers teams in the
All-New, All-Different Marvel.
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All-New, All-Different Avengers
Iron Man
Thor- After
Thor became unworthy of wielding Mjölnir, Jane Foster lifted the hammer and
became the new Thor. Both Jane Foster
and Thor have appeared in the MCU, but I don’t see Natalie Portman becoming
Thor any time soon because she just doesn’t feel like Thor to me. If they replace Thor, I think I’d prefer Beta
Ray Bill (or just let Vision hang onto Mjölnir).
Captain America-
When the Super-Soldier Serum in Steve Rogers’ body was neutralized and he began
rapidly aging to his “normal” age, Steve appointed Sam Wilson, a.k.a. the
Falcon, as his replacement while he himself became a mission coordinator for
the Avengers. Both of these characters
have appeared in the MCU, and there are rumors of Chris Evans possibly retiring
as Steve Rogers. If that were to happen,
I’d have no problem with either Bucky or Sam taking up the Captain America
mantle.
Vision
Nova- Sam
Alexander is a teenager and the son of a former Nova Corps officer who
eventually joined the Corps himself.
Like all Nova Corps officers
he has superhuman strength, durability, flight, energy projection, and the
ability to survive in space.
Spider-Man-
Miles Morales,
the Ultimate Spider-Man
Ms. Marvel- Kamala Khan
is a teenaged Pakistani-American Inhuman whose abilities are a combination of
Mystique’s shape-shifting and Mister Fantastic’s stretching.
Note: I may as well talk about the “Totally-Awesome
Hulk” in connection with this team even though he’s not on it, as Marvel is
doing the same thing with him that they’ve already done with Thor and Captain
America. The Hulk in the All-New, All-Different
Marvel is actually Amadeus Cho, the seventh- or eighth-smartest man in the
world. His mother, Helen Cho, appeared
in Avengers: Age of Ultron, making it possible for him to appear in the
MCU. However, I doubt he will become the
Hulk in the MCU at any time!
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New Avengers
Sunspot- Bobby
da Costa is a Brazilian mutant with the ability to absorb and channel solar
power. He originated with the New
Mutants but serves as the team leader for the New Avengers.
Songbird-
Melissa Gold was a super-villain who received an implant which gave her sonic
abilities and joined the Thunderbolts.
However, she was one of the team members who turned against Baron Zemo
and decided to go straight. She is the
field leader for the New Avengers.
Wiccan- Billy
Kaplan is a teenaged mutant with powerful magical abilities. He and Speed (another teenaged mutant) are
seemingly the twin sons of Scarlet Witch and Vision. He is also in a relationship with Hulkling.
Hulkling-
Hulkling is the son of Captain Mar-Vell and the Skrull princess (making him
half-Kree and half-Skrull). His
abilities include shapeshifting, accelerated healing, and superhuman strength. He is in a relationship with Wiccan.
Hawkeye
Squirrel Girl-
Doreen Green is a mutant with various squirrel-themed abilities. She has actually somehow defeated all the
most powerful villains in Marvel Comics at one time or another.
Pod- Aikku
Jokinen is a Norwegian girl who discovered an alien suit of armor which bonded
to her and took over her body. The suit
gives her flight abilities, a variety of weapons, an energy shield,
invulnerability, and the ability to adapt to any power used against her.
Power Man-
Victor Alvarez is a teenager who was caught in an explosion as a child. However, he survived by drawing the chi from
the dead bodies around him, giving him temporary superhuman strength. He has some close connections with the Heroes
for Hire, as Luke Cage had previously used the name “Power Man.”
White Tiger-
Ava Ayala is a teenager and the fifth White Tiger, following in a family
tradition. She wears tiger amulets which
give her enhanced strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes, and the like.
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Uncanny Avengers
Captain America
(Steve Rogers)
Rogue- Rogue is
a mutant with the ability to absorb the powers and skills of others. Among others, Rogue absorbed the powers of
Carol Danvers, which remained ingrained in her for a long time.
Quicksilver
Brother Voodoo-
Jericho Drumm is a Haitian psychologist whose brother Daniel was a houngan
(male Haitian voodoo priest) who was killed by another voodoo sorcerer. Jericho himself studied voodoo and at the end
of his studies had his brother Daniel’s spirit joined with his own. Jericho has very powerful mystical
abilities. When Doctor Strange renounced
his title of Sorcerer Supreme, Brother Voodoo was chosen as the new Sorcerer
Supreme.
Spider-Man
Human Torch
(see below, under Inhumans)
Synapse- A new
character we don’t know anything about except that he’s Inhuman
Deadpool- The
“Merc with a Mouth”—need I say more? I mean
seriously; he’s getting a movie next year!
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Ultimates
Blue Marvel-
Adam Bernard Brashear became Blue Marvel after an anti-matter reactor explosion
turned his body into a stable anti-matter reactor (because that’s totally what
would happen). He was a superhero for
several years, but was forced to retire when it was discovered that he was
African-American. His abilities are very
similar to Superman’s.
Black Panther
Spectrum-
Monica Rambeau is one of the various characters to use the title “Captain
Marvel” in the comics. She was exposed
to extra-dimensional energy which gave her the ability to convert her body to
energy as well as manipulate energy.
Ms. America-
America Chavez is from a parallel dimension and ran away from home to become a
superhero, eventually arriving in the mainstream Marvel Universe. She has the powers of flight and superhuman
strength and durability.
Captain Marvel
Galactus-
Galactus (the not-a-space-cloud Devourer of Planets) may or may not be joining
the team. Probably not.
I think that all of
these characters have a chance of appearing in the MCU except for the
following, all of whom are mutants:
Sunspot, Wiccan, Squirrel Girl, Rogue, and Sabretooth. Likewise, unless FOX gives up on the
Fantastic Four and makes a deal with Marvel, there’s no way that Galactus
appears in the MCU. Some feel like they
have a better chance than others, particularly Nova (as the Nova Corps featured
heavily in Guardians of the Galaxy) and Ms. Marvel (Marvel’s new “golden
girl”). Of the others, I think Blue
Marvel would be the most interesting to bring in, as his story of racism
against black superheroes seems especially fascinating.
However, I think the more-interesting
concept is the sheer number of Avengers teams:
could we see multiple Avengers teams in the MCU? In a word:
Yes. Given the number of superheroes being
introduced—the Avengers roster will be up to around 15 members before Infinity
War, not including potential Inhuman members and TV characters—it seems
all-but guaranteed that these heroes will be divided into a number of different
teams. In fact, during or after Captain
America: Civil War there could be two distinct Avengers teams, which I am
labeling (for lack of a better) the Secret Avengers (Cap) and Mighty Avengers
(Iron Man). The current Avengers team is
dubbed the “New Avengers,” but at some point that name could be reserved for a
team of young heroes, as it is in the All-New, All-Different Marvel. Similarly, following the Infinity War,
we could also see a group of cosmic-level heavy-hitters like the Ultimates
appear to confront major threats like Thanos.
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Guardians of the
Galaxy
There are two
Guardians titles in the All-New, All-Different Marvel lineup, with the second
one, Guardians of Infinity, including 2 additional Guardians teams, the
Guardians 3000 (the original team from the 1980s) and the Guardians 1000 (a
mystery team).
Rocket Raccoon-
Rocket’s the new leader of the team.
Groot
Drax
Kitty Pryde- A
mutant with intangibility powers, Kitty Pryde is in a relationship with Peter
Quill. When he is invited to become
President of Spartax, Kitty Pryde takes his place on the Guardians of the
Galaxy.
The Thing- the
Fantastic Four’s “muscle” (well, “rock”) is joining the Guardians of the
Galaxy.
Venom- Spider-Man’s villain-turned-antihero
is on the team also.
Of the new team
members, the only one with a chance of joining the MCU Guardians is Venom,
after he (presumably) makes his debut in a Spider-Man movie, though I
suppose the Thing could enter the MCU if FOX gives up on the Fantastic Four and
makes a deal with Marvel.
The more-interesting
possibility is for James Gunn to introduce alternate time-traveling Guardians
of the Galaxy teams. We’ve already seen
one member of the original Guardians (Guardians 3000) in Yondu, the Alpha
Centaurian archer; could we see more in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2?
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Inhumans
The Inhumans’ role in
the MCU began last year on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and are continuing to
make their presence felt in season 3.
They are confirmed to be receiving their own movie in 2019 after Avengers;
Infinity War Part 2, and I suspect that they will start appearing in the
movies before then. Here’s
a link to my article from the spring on how Inhumans could appear on TV. The lineups for the two Inhumans teams in the
All-New, All-Different Marvel are as follows:
All-New Inhumans
Crystal- Crystal
is the sister of Medusa and ex-wife of Quicksilver. She can control all the classical elements
(Earth, Fire, Air, Water… like Avatar: The Last Airbender).
Gorgon- Gorgon
is a cousin of Black Bolt who has the feet of a bull and can generate seismic
waves.
Flint-
A NuHuman (new Inhuman) who can control stone
Naja-
A NuHuman who is covered in scales but has the abilities of flight and
invisibility
Grid- Dinesh
Deol is an Indian NuHuman with the ability to see and control the
electromagnetic spectrum.
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Uncanny Inhumans
Black Bolt-
King of the Inhumans with an earth-shattering voice
Medusa- Queen
of the Inhumans with perfect control over every strand of her hair (also part
of A-Force)
Triton- Triton
is a cousin of Black Bolt who can breathe underwater (but not outside the
water) and has superhuman strength and speed.
Reader- An
eyeless Inhuman who can make anything happen by reading it from special Braille
cards
Human Torch-
Johnny Storm is Medusa’s lover since she and Black Bolt had a falling-out. Side note:
did you know that blowing up your house, spreading a cloud of Terrigen
around the planet, sending your kid to Kang the Conqueror, and disappearing for
a few months can put a damper on your relationship? Black Bolt didn’t!
Beast- Hank
switched sides after the X-Men and Inhumans had a falling-out between the end
of Secret Wars and beginning of All-New, All-Different Marvel.
It is all-but certain
that the Inhuman Royal Family will appear in the MCU soon—probably before their
movie in 2019. I’ve even said several
times that there is no reason the Royal Family couldn’t make a small appearance
on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in advance of their movie debut; after all,
it’s almost certain that Attilan and the Royal Family already exist in the MCU
in hiding. The NuHumans—Flint, Naja, and
Grid—could definitely appear on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. as that series continues
to explore the concept of new Inhumans.
In fact, there were suggestions last season that Gordon was the MCU
version of the Reader. However, there is
no way for Beast to appear in the MCU, and the only way Human Torch does is if
FOX gives up on the Fantastic Four and makes a deal with Marvel (I’ve used that
phrase a lot).
Again, it is all but
certain that at least one Inhumans team will appear in the MCU—the Royal
Family, which is essentially the “Uncanny Inhumans” team. However, I think it highly likely that there
will be more teams of Inhumans introduced in the MCU now that they are going to
be popping up all over the place after the release of Terrigen into the
ecosystem. Specifically, I’d love to see
a group of the new Inhumans team up on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. or an Inhumans
spinoff series, sort of like the All-New Inhumans.
Conclusion
The All-New,
All-Different Marvel is making some major shake-ups with the main teams. Some of these changes and new additions are
pretty interesting, while others seem a little confusing for now. However, just about any of these characters
have a shot at appearing in the MCU at some point. And before long, we could see versions of any
of these alternate teams appearing in the MCU.
Of all the teams and
characters I talked about in this article, I think I’m most excited to see what
Marvel will do with the Inhumans in the MCU, followed by the Ultimates (if that
team ever appears in the MCU). Both of
the Inhumans teams in the All-New, All-Different Marvel have a good shot at
appearing in some form, either in one of the movies or in one of the TV series.
Which characters are
you most interested to see, either in the comics or in the MCU? What would be your ideal team for a Marvel
movie or TV series? Let me know in the
comments!
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