MCU Theories

Marvel’s latest phase four project What If….? has been taking the fans by surprise with each new episode. The series will answer some of the craziest questions regarding multiverses and the existence of different timelines. There will be many alternate realities that are going to be explored, and it is certain that each one will be a different take on some of the famous storylines in both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Marvel Comics. It was released on Disney+hotstar and is available for streaming.  The first episode of the series dealt with Captain Carter (the name assumed by Peggy Carter after being injected with the super soldier serum). The second episode showed us the scenario where T’Challa becomes Starlord. The third episode dealt with Hank Pym killing the members of the Avengers, before they even became the Avengers. The fourth and most recent episode saw Dr. Strange messing up his universe in an attempt to bring his dead girlfriend to life. Each of the episodes fo...

The Watchers are a race of extraterrestrials appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are most frequently portrayed as all-powerful beings who watch over the multiverses the stories take place in, and are not barred from interacting with the other characters, although they have done so on several occasions, when the situation demanded it. The Watchers were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, with the first one making his debut in April 1963. The Watchers have made their appearances in many films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe(MCU), and are set to make an appearance in yet another project that is a part of phase four of the MCU. Read on to know more about them. ORIGIN IN THE COMICS The first Watcher to appear in the comics was named Uatu, who made his debut in the April 1963 Fantastic Four #13. In the comics, the Watchers are known to be the oldest species in the universe, and perform the enormous task of observing and compiling knowledge on all aspects of the ...

The Black Widow movie saw Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow confront the darker parts of her ledger and battle a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha has to deal with her dark past and revisit relationships broken long before she became an Avenger. The film also features Florence Pugh as Yelena Beleova, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov or the red Guardian and Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff. It saw the introduction of many Marvel Comics characters to the MCU. Namely, the Red Guardian, Yelena Belova, the Taskmaster and also set up Yelena’s potential appearance in the Hawkeye series through the post credits. The movie also introduced another character to the audiences, Rick Mason. He is an independent contractor and was the one responsible for securing the Budapest safehouse, amenities and a quinjet over the years for Natasha. He was the person who helped her when she was on the run, proving to be a reso...

With Marvel’s phase three wrapped up with Spider-Man Far From Home, 2020 was supposed to be the year to signal the start of phase of the MCU. However due to the covid situation, it got pushed back to this year. Starting with Wandavision in February, we’ve had the announcements and release of numerous shows for the next couple of years. We have already got Loki and the recently released Black widow as the part of phase 4. WandaVision picks off from Avengers Endgame which saw all the characters that were snapped off in Infinity War getting brought back thanks to Tony Stark and the Avengers. It follows Wanda Maximoff, and her struggles to come to terms with the loss of her lover. The series ends by possibly tying up Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. We then got the Loki series in June that was about the Loki from the battle of New York in Avengers escaping with the Tesseract, when Tony Stark and Steve Rogers embark in the Time Heist. Most recently, we had the Black Widow movie re...

The Mandarin is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is considered to be the archenemy of Iron Man. The character was created by Stan Lee and designed by Don Heck, making his debut in Tales of Suspense #50 in February 1964. The Mandarin is described as being born in China to a wealthy Chinese father and an English aristocratic mother, both of whom died when he was very young.  He is shown to be a megalomaniac, attempting to conquer the world on several occasions, yet at the same time possessing a strong sense of honor. Read on to know more about who many consider to be Iron Man’s arch nemesis. DEBUT AND ORIGIN IN THE COMICS  As mentioned earlier, the Mandarin made his debut in the February 1964 issue of Tales of Suspense #50 , written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Don Heck. The Mandarin's father was one of the wealthiest men in China prior to the communist revolution, in addition to being a descendant of Genghis Khan. His late mo...

Morbius the Living Vampire is one of Spider-Man’s many villains appearing in the Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and originally designed by artist Gil Kane, he made his Marvel Comics debut appeared as an enemy of the superhero Spider-Man in Oct. 1971 issue of The Amazing Spider-Man #101.  Morbius is one of the few villains who do not owe their origins to supernatural means, and gained pseudo-vampiric powers as a result of an experiment to find the cure for his condition. He eventually joins the heroes in an attempt to right his past wrongs. Morbius is considered to be one of Spider-Man’s toughest foes, mainly because of his tragic past. Read on to know more about him.  ORIGIN AND HISTORY IN THE COMICS Born and raised in Greece by his single mother, Michael Morbius had to experience a lonely childhood due to his rare blood condition, which contributed to his ugly and unpleasant-looking appearance. In spite of his looks, Morbius was an intellectually gifted young ...

Professor Hulk may be one of the alternate personas of Bruce Banner, but his creation is entirely unique compared to the other versions of the Hulk. Banner’s exposure to the gamma radiation that gave life to the Hulk essentially broke his mind and created multiple personalities as a result that were inhabiting the same body. Bruce Banner, the Hulk, and Grey Hulk are all different personalities that reside within Banner’s body, but the Professor Hulk is different. He was created to heal Banner’s fractured psyche. MARVEL COMICS ORIGIN Professor Hulk’s first appearance in the comics is in In The Incredible Hulk #377, with the help of Leonard Samson, a gamma radiated psychiatrist and a lesser known character called the Ringmaster. He uses his powers of hypnosis, along with the psychiatric guidance of Dr. Samson, to enter the mind of Bruce Banner in an attempt to uncover the hidden demons in Banner’s past and help the scientist regain control over his mind. During the treatments, Samson g...

The past week saw the much awaited release of Marvel’s Black Widow, which was supposed to be released last year itself. But due to the covid situation, the release was pushed back to this year. The film was released on July 7th on Disney+Hotstar, available to be streamed. Set between the events of Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, the movie sees Natasha Romanoff aka the Black Widow confront the darker parts of her ledger and battle a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha has to deal with her dark past and revisit relationships broken long before she became an Avenger. The film also features Florence Pugh as Yelena Beleova, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov or the red Guardian and Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff. These characters are part of Natasha’s “family” with ties to the Red Room that is responsible for the creation of other “widows” like Natasha and Yelena. While it may look like the introduction ...

Iron Man's Godbuster armour is said to be among his strongest creations. The suit debuted in Tony Stark: Iron Man #10 by Dan Slott, Jim Zub, Valerio Schiti, Edgar Delgado, and Joe Caramagna. This storyline saw Tony getting trapped inside a virtual reality known as eScape that he had helped create while Motherboard ( who had god-like powers) was trying to keep him there by fabricating the reality around him. In order to escape the virtual reality and stop chaos in the real world happening outside the virtual reality, Tony created the Godbuster armor to stop her. Then, after reconnecting with his real-life body, he was able to build the Godbuster armor in real life. Having completed this, Stark then goes after the Controller and uses it to stop him. CREATION OF THE ARMOUR In the comics, Jocasta is seen leading Stark Unlimited as they monitor the global destruction caused by the eScape users under the Controller's influence, while Jim Rhodes and Wasp continue fighting the villai...

With the LOKI series airing its finale episode, many fans have already come up with theories about the MCU’s future and the episode’s possible implications on it. The episode saw Loki and Sylvie finally come face to face with He Who Remains, the man responsible for the creation of the TVA and everything that happened to them both thus far in the series. The episode ends with the sacred timeline branching out repeatedly and Sylvie fulfilling her lifelong goal of putting away whoever was responsible for her life going wrong; that is, she kills He Who Remains. So far so good, but what actually got the fans talking was the reveal of the man behind the TVA, He Who Remains. When confronted by the two Lokis, he says that the TVA was created to end the Multiversal War that broke out when variants of him from multiple universes declared war on each other. Now, to the comic book readers, it is clear who He Who Remains actually. One of the Marvel comics main villains, Kang the conqueror. However...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe officially kicked off way back in 2008 with the release of Iron-Man. This pretty set up the entire universe, giving rise to franchises like those of Captain America, Thor, Spider-Man and many other popular superheroes. Over the course of the next few years, we would see these characters appearing in each other's franchises, thus solidifying the entire concept of a shared universe. It has been close to 14 years from when the MCU started, and with the latest announcements of projects, it looks like it will continue at least until 2023. The first ten years of the MCU saw all the movies being carefully presented in a way that they all lead to a single point. Each franchise had a common link connecting it to the others, all pointing towards one inescapable destiny. This period of the MCU is known as the Infinity Saga, which culminated in the showdown against the Mad Titan Thanos in Avengers Infinity War. As mentioned before, there was a common element conn...