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Nick Fury: The New Initiative
Faced with a dark future, Nick Fury rallies his allies to confront this new threat, and fight in a Secret War!
The Story so Far…
Nick Fury: The New Initiative was pitched all the way back in 2019 as a prequel to the Infinity Showdown. While Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, and Loki were all supposed to deal with the fallout of Falcon’s snap, Nick Fury was supposed to set the stage for how it all happened. Though some changes have been made since then, the base story is still the same at its core as it was all those years ago.
The New Initiative sees Fury in the aftermath of the Infinity War, which in the Face Front Universe played out a bit differently. Falcon never blipped, and as a result Thanos was killed in Wakanda and Thor was able to reverse his snap in 5 minutes instead of 5 years. Determined to make sure an extinction-level event like that never happens again, Fury tasks Captain Marvel with finding someone that can guard the Infinity Gauntlet full time, which as we saw led her to Adam Warlock.
Unfortunately, a simple mistake was made just after the Infinity War, with grave consequences. The Infinity Gauntlet was of course taken into S.H.I.E.L.D.’s possession, and Captain America was tasked with locking it away. Brining along Black Widow and Falcon, Commander Maria Hill led them to a top secret vault that only he and Widow had access to, per Fury’s orders. But Steve felt that Sam should be able to get into the vault as well, convincing Hill to give the Falcon full unfettered access. The simple mistake I mentioned earlier.
As we all know, that decision backfired in a major way when Sam abused his privileges to gain access to the Infinity Gauntlet in order to get Episode 3 of his Face Front show, Sam Says, which had been cancelled due to lack of funds. We still don’t know exactly why Sam went straight to the Infinity Gauntlet, but that may be revealed in time…
With the Gauntlet missing, and being thrust into the throes of a Secret War for the Cosmic Cube against the long believed to be dead Red Skull, Nick Fury decides that a new initiative is necessary. He creates a new team: The Secret Avengers. To fight the battles that only they can.
The Talent
I would like to welcome Face Front first-timer Leslie Schwan to the team! She brought her A-game to voice the most powerful hero in the Marvel Universe: Captain Marvel! Leslie is an experienced D&D player, so I knew she could do characters and voices. On top of that, she sounds just a little like Brie Larson herself! Leslie was so excited to be a part of the project, and I’m glad she came aboard.
I would also like to welcome back Rhema Thom as the voice of Commander Maria Hill! Rhema previously did a spectacular job as Mary Jane Watson-Parker in Spider-Man: Return to the Spider-Verse Episode 11: For the Love of MJ. Now Rhema’s back, and in almost a complete 180 to the character she was before, is playing the no-nonsense Commander of S.H.I.E.L.D. And I must say, she CRUSHED the role!
Face Front veteran Eileen Nestman pulls double duty in this video as Black Widow and Minerva! Known mostly for her role as Ghost-Spider in the Spider-Verse videos, Eileen has done countless voices for the channel and I’m glad she’s always down to do more for me. And let’s not forget the beautiful sets and props she’s built for the channel, several of which I use in this very video! Thank you Eileen! And make sure to Click Here to check out her YouTube channel!
Xavier Hernandez comes back as Nova, a character he previously did in Spider-Man: Web-Warriors Episode 7: Ultimate Spider-Man Part 1! Xavier is a big fan of Sam Alexander, and he captures the role so well. He’s also not afraid to improvise a line or two, which is where Nova’s vow to get the Infinity Gauntlet somehow came from!
And lastly, my sister Jaelen, who whenever I’m in a pinch and need a quick female voice, or just flat out forgot about one, she always comes through for me! She picked up additional voices for Gamora and the one female HYDRA agent in the bunch this time around. Thank you Jaelen!
Secret Wars Prequel Comic
Now, to longtime Face Front fans, the S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. HYDRA sequence may have looked familiar. Maybe a tickle in the back of your mind, some images unlocking core memories you didn’t know you had? Well, that’s because literal years ago, I told that story in a prequel comic detailing the beginning of the Secret War!
So why did I retell it in video form? Well, it’s because the Secret War is a big part of the Face Front canon, and I’m not sure how many people read that comic from years ago. So I decided to make it a part of Nick Fury: The New Initiative, and bring it to life nearly panel for panel! Check it out below if you feel so inclined, and see the source material that part of the video was based on.
With all that covered, you know what time it is now. All of the hints, homages, and little surprises I’ve sprinkled throughout the video! It’s time for Easter Eggs!
Easter Eggs
The Blip
That’s right! I recreated the post credits scene for Avengers: Infinity War shot for shot (ish)! If you didn’t realize, the video opens with what is probably the most traumatic experience of Nick Fury’s life. But just before all hope was lost, he was sure to page his most trusted Avenger, Captain Marvel!
Links to the Tesseract
When Coulson informs Fury of the Cosmic Cube construction, he mentions several things you should note:
-It is being created by A.I.M., who were the original creators of the Cosmic Cube in the comics.
-Project Pegasus in the MCU was the department dedicated to studying the Tesseract, spearheaded by Mar-Vell and her light-speed engine, and continued by Dr. Selvig in The Avengers movie.
-Stuttgart, Germany is the location in the first Avengers movie where Loki arrives and makes his big “You will always kneel” speech.
Return of the Red Skull
Red Skull returns in The New Initiative, but I didn’t take bringing back one of the biggest Marvel villains lightly! I recreated the final battle between him and Captain America from Captain America: The First Avenger. He also addressed his stay on the “desolate void in space known as Vormir”. This, you’ll recall, is the planet where Red Skull was exiled after that fated battle to become the keeper of the Soul Stone.
If you do recall these scenes from Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, you’ll also know he greeted Soul Stone hopefuls with their full names and the name of their father. That is why in my video, I kept it consistent, with him addressing Fury as Nicholas Joseph Fury, Son of Jack.
We’re the Line
I had a few Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. references in here. From mentioning Agent May, to Quake joining the Secret Avengers. One you may have missed was pretty subtle, but when Fury is giving his speech, he says: “We’re the line between the world, and the battles they could never fight. We are S.H.I.E.L.D.”
This was actually inspired by a line from Grant Ward (yeah, the HYDRA scum!) during his interview with Maria Hill in the first episode of the show. During this, Hill asks Ward what S.H.I.E.L.D. means to him, and after a snide remark about the acronym, he says “It means we’re the line. Between the world and the much weirder world.” That line stuck with me, and so I used it here!
Even When I’m Out, I’m In
Aside from that quote (which, by the way, I believe is Nick Fury’s hardest line in the MCU) Nick Fury references that Skrulls have been involved in US politics since the 90’s. Both of these references are from the Secret Invasion TV show, where it was revealed that since the Captain Marvel movie, Fury had Skrulls in key positions in government, which also helped him rise through the ranks. This also is an example of how the Face Front Universe diverges from the MCU. We know that Fury went up to S.A.B.E.R. in the MCU, which is why Tales had to take his place, but in my universe, it’s the Secret War that draws Fury’s attention away from S.H.I.E.L.D.
Destroyer Rifle
We all know the big weapon Coulson used on Loki when he famously told him he lacked conviction. The weapon was used again against John Garret in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But did you know it was officially called the Destroyer Rifle? Since it was built off the remains of the Destroyer from Odin’s treasure vault. It’s also been known as the ‘Coulson’s Revenge’!
Go Take a Lunch Break
You’ll notice Talos told Coulson and Hill to go take a lunch break when they took down Grim Reaper and Crossbones respectively. This is a nod to the post credits scene in Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six, where Coulson reports that they found Peter Parker, and Face Front viewers are first introduced to Talos as Fury when he responds with a very out-of-character “Good job Coulson, go take a lunch break!”
His Callsign is Taskmaster
You all may remember that Taskmaster was revealed to be Antonia Dreykov in the Black Widow movie. But when I was first doing the Black Widow themed Secret Wars chapter back in 2020 to tie in with the movie, well, unfortunate world events postponed the movie by like, a year. So I moved forward with no knowledge, using Taskmaster’s comic persona to base his Face Front appearance. Making him, canonically, a talkative man. Whoops.
So! Since Black Widow took place in 2016 and Antonia’s version of Taskmaster was stopped, I worked some classic Marvel retcon magic. I made the official Face Front Taskmaster a new one, since it was stated that the Taskmaster was part of a program. And this one is more akin to the comic Taskmaster, that way, the MCU canon before 2018 (when Face Front diverged) is still in tact, and Antonia’s Taskmaster is free to join the Thunderbolts! When that movie rolls around. I promise, I’ll wait this time!
Age of Miracles
Eagle-eyed Marvel fans will recognize the conversation between Zola and Red Skull as a direct reference to the one between Baron Strucker and Dr. List in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. When they were referring to Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch with the “Nothing more frightening than a miracle” line. Even more eagle-eyed fans will recognize Zola’s line about the land of opportunity coming from Zola himself in the season 1 post credits scene of Agent Carter!
Captain Marvel and the Kree
Okay, so a few things here. Yes, Ronan the Accuser is alive. If you’ll remember The End of the Marvel Universe Part 1: The Unknown, Thor wished to bring back not only all snapped away by the Infinity Gauntlet, but everyone lost to Thanos’ quest as well. This carries some implications, as most Phase 1-3 MCU deaths tied back to Thanos or an Infinity Stone in one way or another. Ronan’s was very clearly because he was pursuing the Power Stone for Thanos, so he definitely got revived.
Then there’s the differences in the plot for The Marvels. Captain Marvel is still the Annihilator, since she took down the Supreme Intelligence between movies. But since Ronan returned, he stopped the Kree civil war that started because of Carol’s actions. He mentioned ‘self-appointed’ Supremer Dar-Benn, the villain of The Marvels, speaking of myths such as Quantum Bands. Recall in The Marvels, Dar-Benn’s plan was to use the Bands, the one she found and the one possessed by Ms. Marvel, to restore Hala. But in this world, because of Ronan’s return, she never got a chance to carry her plan to fruition.
Genis-Vell, as mentioned in the video, is the son of Mar-Vell. He’s actually an aged up clone in the comics, but I took some liberties in the Face Front Universe, especially since the MCU version of Mar-Vell is quite different from her comic counterpart. Also, fun fact, Kree Sentry 459 is the most popular Kree Sentry. Why 459 in particular? I have no idea, but he’s always the one they use whenever a Kree Sentry shows up!
The Ravagers
As mentioned earlier, a lot of folks came back due to Thor’s wish while he had the Gauntlet. This includes the Ravager, Yondu Udonta! Having taken control back over his old group, he’s teamed up with Minerva, who despite Korath the Pursuer’s disgust of Ravagers, has joined up as a side hustle, and his former right hand Kraglin, who still wields a version of Yondu’s Yakka Arrow-controlling fin! But alas Brigadiers, there’s a new member of the Ravagers that joins the fray…
Adam Warlock
As mentioned, I planned this video back in 2019, when Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had yet to come out. I made some changes here and there, but the majority of the video’s premise remained the same, and one part that was alway there was Adam Warlock. I was going to simply use the comic version of the figure, but since I took so dang long that Adam eventually made his MCU debut, I used that version, and slightly adjusted his personality, to keep it inline with the rest of my universe.
One big liberty I took was the gem in his head. In the MCU, I don’t believe it had any specific purpose, while Vision’s was made to be the Mind Stone. In the comics, Vision’s gem is the one with no significance, and Adam Warlock’s is actually the Soul Stone! I wanted to have that aspect to connect him to the Infinity Gauntlet so that he could sense Sam was taking it, but the Stone itself was supposed to be locked away with the Gauntlet! So instead, I made it so that his gem has access to Soulworld, which is actually where the Soul Stone takes you in the comics, and the place in the MCU where Thanos spoke to Gamora (What did it cost?) as mentioned in the video. I liked using the movie Warlock while keeping true to some of his comic roots!
Also, I couldn’t resist the “Wait, you guys are getting paid?” meme, since Will Poulter is also the actor that portrays Warlock in the movie!
Mitchell Carson
After he’s busted by Woo and Fury, Ant-Man spills that he was stealing back Pym Particles from the former S.H.I.E.L.D. Head of Defense Mitchell Carson. For those of you who don’t remember, that’s the man in the beginning of the Ant-Man movie that got his head slammed into the desk by Hank for bringing up Janet, and later tried to buy the Yellowjacket off of Darren Cross. In the confusion of the final battle, he nabbed a vial of Pym Particles and slipped away. The MCU is usually good about circling back and paying off small moments like this, but this one seems to have slipped through the cracks. So I decided to tie up that loose end myself!
The New Initiative
In an homage to Fury coming up with the original Avengers Initiative in the end of the Captain Marvel movie, he sits alone at a desk pens a new initiative. One that seeks to fight the battles only they can. This leads to the Secret Avengers Initiative.
The Secret Avengers
A new team has been introduced into the Face Front Universe! They’re called, The Secret Avengers. So let’s go over each member one by one, and see exactly where they are and how they fit in to this new version of the Marvel Universe!
Ant-Man (Scott Lang)
After the Infinity War, having completed the terms of his house arrest, Ant-Man was recruited by the Avengers to help clean up the mess left after Thanos snapped. This included fighting the dragon Fin Fang Foom, where his assistance was personally requested by Captain America, much to Sam Wilson’s dismay (Sam Says Episode 1: That Blue Feeling).
Ant-Man now finds himself recruited to Nick Fury’s Secret Avengers. Having not been in contact with the Avengers proper since his last mission with them puts Scott in a perfect position to fight the battles that only they can.
Quake (Daisy Johnson)
Quake has been through a lot. From her hacker days in the Rising Tide as Skye, to finding her mother in the Inhuman city of Afterlife, and her deranged father Mr. Hyde. Becoming an Inhuman with earthquake powers, fighting against foes such as Lash, LMDs, Ghost Rider, Madame Hydra, and Graviton. Her last mission saw her traveling through space with her time displaced sister Kora and sweetheart SSR Agent Daniel Sousa.
However, she’s been summoned back to Earth with the emergence of the Red Skull and the Secret War. Daisy’s no stranger to covert teams, having been part of the Secret Warriors herself. But Nick Fury now calls upon her to become something more: A Secret Avenger.
Monica Rambeau
Monica is the daughter of trailblazer, and friend of Captain Marvel, Maria Rambeau. In the Face Front Universe, being that the Blip only lasted 5 minutes as opposed to 5 years, Monica was able to be there for her mother when she passed away of cancer. This led to her becoming the director of S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient Weapon Observation and Response Division) instead of the crooked Tyler Hayward.
Monica’s experience makes her a prime candidate for Nick Fury’s Secret Avengers. But the events of WandaVision never happened in this world, so how she obtained her powers, remains to be seen…
White Vision
During the Infinity War, the Vision fought valiantly against the forces of Thanos, but was unfortunately destroyed, once by his beloved Wanda attempting to keep the Mind Stone away from Thanos, and then again when Thanos revived him and ripped it from his head. Luckily, Thor stopped Thanos and reversed his snap, but without the Mind Stone, Vision could not be revived in Thor’s wish.
Tony Stark, along with Peter Parker and a restored JARVIS AI, worked around the clock to restore the Vision, stripping him down to brass tacks, meaning no color, to initiate repairs (The End of the Marvel Universe Part 2: True Believers). White Vision has not necessarily completed his repairs, but he functions well enough for Nick Fury and his Secret Avengers.
Quicksilver (Pietro Maximoff)
Quicksilver sacrificed his life to save Hawkeye during the Age of Ultron, leaving his sister Wanda with immense grief and pain. But, being that he was killed by Ultron, a product of the Mind Stone as he himself was, Pietro was brought back to life after Thor’s wish.
He wants nothing more than to reunite with his sister, but having been returned to his home nation of Sokovia, he finds that it has now been taken over by the tyrannical Victor Von Doom, and renamed Latveria (The End of the Marvel Universe Part 2: True Believers). Before he and Wanda can return to their home, Quicksilver must free it from the shadow of Doom. But that doesn’t stop Nick Fury from bringing him into the Secret Avengers.
Namor (K’uk’ulkan)
Born as the first Mutant of Talokan, Ch’ah Toh Almehen quickly became the K’uk’ulkan of his people, their Feather Serpent God. However, after being branded El Niño sin Amor (the child without love) by Conquistadors, he took on a new name to his enemies on the surface world: Namor.
Namor’s solitary goal is to keep the underwater nation of Talokan hidden and protected from the violent natives of the surface, going as far as to kill anyone that discovers their existence. So one would imagine that could be problematic for Nick Fury, who boldly approaches Namor in the arctic. Whatever Fury’s sales pitch for the Secret Avengers was seems to have been enough to get Namor to join the team. But Fury feels this alliance will be tentative at best.
And there you have it! This video was so much fun, and now I’m finally done with the 4 tie-ins for the Avengers: Infinity Showdown video! It only took 5 years! But I’m glad it’s here, and I truly hope you all enjoyed it. Next project is Spider-Man: Return to the Spider-Verse Episode 12, which I know you’re all looking forward to after the shocking ending of Episode 11! But until then, that’s it for me. Face Front True Believers, and I’ll see you in the Multiverse!
A Magical Place
SPOILERS FOR MARVEL STUDIOS’ SECRET INVASION BELOW!!!!!
Still here? Good. That means you’ve at least seen episode 1 of Secret Invasion. And if you watched to the end, then you know that our dear Commander Maria Hill is now dearly departed.
That’s right, Gravik, under the guise of Nick Fury, shot and killed long-time S.H.I.E.L.D. loyalist and Avengers ally Maria Hill. I was devastated. Devastated I tell you! I threw the remote and audaciously claimed I’d never watch Marvel again! Before tuning in to episode 2 the next week…
My lack of conviction aside, I refuse to accept that Hill has gone to the hills! Which leads me to Coulson and crew. So if you’re one of those “Nyaahhh, um ahcktually, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. isn’t canon, nyyyaaahhhh” bums, then get right off my blog because I’m an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. truther and I will die on that hill! (No pun intended.)
Now, we all know that after Coulson got speared by Loki and died in Fury’s arms, he was later put through Project T.A.H.I.T.I., and resurrected. The program, as stated by Coulson and confirmed by Fury, was designed to revive a fallen Avenger (I will never not think it’s so sweet that Fury thinks of Coulson as an Avenger.) Fury was all bent out of shape when Coulson died. Talking about losing his one good eye and what not. And yeah, he may have laid it on thick to push the Avengers, but clearly he missed the guy. He went through all that trouble.
Now, we have a similar situation in our hands. An invader from another planet intent on taking Earth as his own has killed one of Fury’s most trusted allies. And as Fury stated, he can count the people he trusts on one hand and isn’t afraid to cut off fingers. She died in his arms, just like Coulson. I mean, surely he’s not gonna let Maria just bite it after literally moving Heaven and Earth to bring Coulson back, right? That means it’s time, Marvelites, for Hill to take a trip to that Magical Place!
So what do we need? We need Hill’s body, which Rhodey was able to retrieve. Check. We need a Kree, and as we learned in Spider-Man: Far From Home, Talos knows the location of Kree sleeper cells on Earth. Check. And we need a couple of JSOC guys that are familiar with Project T.A.H.I.T.I. and could get it back up and running. Coulon, FitzSimmons, Daisy! Check. Coulson oversaw and partook in it, FitzSimmons studied it and its effects on ol’ Phil, and Daisy reaped a few of the benefits from it. I’m positive that, even if they’re apprehensive about helping this new, rather old Nick Fury, they’d all jump at the chance to save Maria Hill with all she did for them!
So, yeah, I don’t believe for one second that Fury is above using T.A.H.I.T.I. again. So what if Hill starts scribbling maps to Inhuman cities on walls? Maybe then we can get the Inhumans back in the MCU! Especially after the disrespect they treated my guy Black Bolt with in Multiverse of Madness.
What do you think? We all here for getting Hill back with T.A.H.I.T.I.? We also have other options, LMD, Chronicom tech, you name it! Maria Hill shall not fall this day! Not like this! Not to Gravik! Face Front True Believers, and I’ll see you in the Multiverse!
Four New Face Front Originals!
Sam Wilson snapped his fingers, and tore reality to shreds. Following this event are four brand new Face Front Originals that will fill in the blanks and set up the story for Infinity Showdown Part 2! Below are the posters for each new tie-in and a brief description.
Infinity Showdown: Nick Fury
This is actually a prequel to the first Avengers: Infinity Showdown video. In Infinity Showdown: Nick Fury, we will discover how the Infinity Gauntlet wound up where it was, and how Sam found out about it. These events will also cover where Nick Fury went and why he left Talos in charge during Spider-Man: Far From Home. This marks the first appearance of Nick Fury in the Face Front Universe!
Infinity Showdown: Spider-Man
Sam’s relationship with Peter has been… contentious to say the least. But when Sam snaps his fingers, Peter all of a sudden finds himself in a universe with no Avengers! How will Spider-Man fight against this new group of villains, the Sinister Six!
Infinity Showdown: Doctor Strange- A Face Front Halloween Special
When the Falcon ripped reality apart, he opened a doorway to the Dark Dimension, leading Dormammu to take control of some of Marvel’s spookiest villains! Now Doctor Strange must lead a team consisting of Ghost Rider, Elsa Bloodstone, Blade, and Moon Knight against Dormammu and his new army, Man-Thing, Morbius the Living Vampire, and the Green Goblin! This ties directly into events in Avengers: Infinity Showdown Part 2! This event will also have some top secret information for the Oscorp Conspiracy: Back to Formula interactive experience, so keep an eye out!
Infinity Showdown: Loki
Loki always causes mischief, but this time he’s gone too far. Taking place mere minutes before Avengers: Infinity Showdown, Thor banishes Loki to the realm of Hela, Goddess of Death. Loki must rely on his silver tongue and tricks if he hopes to survive this encounter. These events are crucial to Part 2 of the Infinity Showdown.
There you have it folks! Make sure to follow Face Front on Facebook and Twitter, or just keep an eye on the blog, for more news on release dates for these projects! And as always, Face Front True Believers, I’ll see you in the Multiverse!
(Almost) All the Avengers (Maybe) Survived (Possibly)!
Okay, so this theory actually came from my brother, which is odd because he doesn’t comic book, like at all. I won’t say that, he’s a DC fan that straddles the line between casual and hardcore, he knows his stuff, but if you go too deep, you’ll lose him.
Anyhow, I noted that the only color in the flashbacks of the decimated Avengers that you could see was red. Then he said that maybe it was because the Reality Stone is red and that they all were transported to a different reality when they blew into dust.
I was stunned, it’s actually a pretty good guess! I mean, matter can’t be created or destroyed, only transported. So that’s completely plausible! Although poor Vision didn’t get decimated, he just got the Mind Stone pulled right out of his head. So… he might be gone gone. Poor Vision.
Where was Her Call?
You know, if the Avengers Initiative was created to fight the battles that we never could, why wasn’t Captain Marvel Nick Fury’s first call? I mean… when Loki showed up and took the Tesseract Fury said it was a Level 7, and that we were at war, and that we needed a response team. You don’t think that worth a page Nicky boy?
Then Ultron showed up and literally tore the Avengers apart from the inside. So let’s see here, you could either go to the Barton farm, give the depressed Avengers a pep talk, and hope they can pull themselves together in time to stop Ultron, or just call Captain Marvel to prevent an extinction-level event!!! But hey, if Fury wants to wait until he’s literally fading to dust to call Carol, then I guess that’s his prerogative. ‘Nuff said!
Avengers Initiative: The Lost Mission
Imagine this. A Marvel One Shot or a flashback episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., about a year before the first Iron Man movie takes place. Nick Fury catches wind of a computer hacker, sneaking into S.H.I.E.L.D.’s files, communicating with Bruce Banner, and showing up in areas of interest like a ghost. Fury tasks Coulson with tracking him down and either detaining or eliminating him, Operation Teen Brigade. Coulson follows the digital and physical trail this guy leaves and ends up in a residential neighborhood to find a 17 year old kid in his mom’s basement. Coulson asks him if he’s a hacktivist like the Rising Tide, and he denies it. He introduces himself as Rick Jones, and claims that he’s going around, and tracking all of these seemingly impossible events, because he has an idea:
“There are people out there. People with powers… abilities that seem… impossible. What if we could bring together this group of remarkable people, to… I don’t know, see if maybe they could become something more. So that, when we need them, they can fight the battles that the guys like you and me never could. So next time some nut like, I don’t know, the Red Skull from WWII tries to take over the world, we have someone to avenge us.”
Coulson cuts him some slack (because he’s just a kid) but warns him to stop and seizes his computers. He reports back to Fury and informs him that Rick is no longer a threat, but he had a pretty good idea…
This needs to happen! Not only does it honor the fact that Rick Jones and Teen Brigade literally came up with the idea to form the Avengers in the comics, but it also reveals where this Avengers Initiative idea came from. Because Nick Fury always says “There was an idea.” He never said it was his, or even whose it was! It also doesn’t step on any toes in the MCU timeline, and is relatively harmless to the continuity. I would love to see this, what do you guys think?
Avengers: Infinity War Trailer Breakdown
So I’m sure we’ve all seen the Avengers: Infinity War trailer (over, and over again). Now let’s go over what exactly we saw (over, and over again)! Bullet point time! You know I love my bullet points! Also, if for some weird reason you haven’t seen it, SPOILERS for Thor: Ragnarok ahead!
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We open with Nick Fury’s “There was an idea…” speech from The Avengers, with everyone tagging in, and a slow piano riff of the Avengers theme… Yeah, immediate shot for the feels.
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We see a sad, distraught Tony. Maybe his Age of Ultron nightmare coming true? That’s exactly what I think of when I see him like this.
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Strange and Wong found Bruce in a hole!
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Well, no more speculation on that Vision/Scarlet Witch romance. He even made himself a real boy and everything! You know, aside from that glaring Infinity Stone in his forehead. He probably has to wear a hat when they go on dates… And I have officially put too much thought into this. Moving on.
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What is Thor looking at? Are those windows on the Milano? Or a condensed version of Yggdrasil? We know Asgard is a spaceship now, so they had to take the World Tree with them, right? I know they didn’t necessarily have a lot of time to pack…
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So that whole “Bruce Banner may never come back” thing was a false alarm. Good, we need Bruce, otherwise he wouldn’t be able to design Hulkbuster 2.0! Just wait, Hasbro Build-A-Figure in development now.
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How can we change Natasha’s hair this time? Make it blonde! Sold!
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Okay, well if we direct our attention towards the Sanctum’s staircase, we can find the hole Bruce fell through, more likely as the Hulk. Probably explains why Tony’s there too. People have also pointed out he’s holding the phone Cap gave him, so good eye!
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Spider-Sense! Yes!!!!!
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People have pointed out that it looks like Strange, Banner, and Wong are all frozen in time, which at second glance it does look like that. They also stated that Tony’s immune because of the Arc Reactor, which we’ve seen defends against Infinity stones in the past (aka Loki’s performance issues). I mean, the Arc Reactor was based on Howard Stark’s research into the Tesseract, so that’s all well and good. My only problem with this theory is that this scene seems to take place moments after the scene in the Sanctum, where Strange is wearing the Eye of Agamotto, and the only way you can freeze time is with the Eye of Agamotto, so technically he shouldn’t be frozen, right? Curious, guess we’ll have to wait and see.
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This is why I hate Loki! They just went through all that trouble saving all those Asgardians in Thor: Ragnarok, and because stupid Loki had to grab the stupid Tesseract, now they’re all dead. Way to go. As I said in my Ragnarok review, Thanos is just making good on his promise. The whole “No crevasse, no barren moon we can’t find you” deal. I can only imagine that if Ronan had made off with the Power Stone then we’d be seeing some star ways bathed in his blood.
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Don’t know why people keep saying Thanos looks like Bruce Willis merged with a purple Homer Simpson, I think he looks cool.
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Iron Spider! With light up eyes! OMG!!!! Some All-New, All-Different influence in there, I see you Marvel!
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My friend suggested that looks like a giant forge, and Thor is rebuilding Mjolnir. I don’t think Thor should be going off on side quests in Avengers movies (again), but hey, if Thanos just wrecked what’s left of Asgard and threw me and Hulk across space, I’d want my all powerful magic hammer back too.
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That’s Proxima Midnight. Hard to see, but it’s her. Throwing her stupid spear.
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Yeah! Get Captain “Bum-Beard” America a shield!
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Okay, that thing Black Panther is fighting is that four-armed creepy alien thing from the 2013 Infinity storyline, the one that creeped in on Black Bolt while he was sleeping. Don’t know why I specifically remember that, but I do. I think it’s called an Outrider. Aka Chitauri 2.0.
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Poor Spider-Man!
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That’s the foot, tattered cloak, and spear of Corvus Glaive. The one violently tearing the Mind Stone from Vision’s forehead. Poor Vison.
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So, he’s already been to Xandar and Asgard. At least that’s what I gather from the Power and Space Stones in his gauntlet there.
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Poor Iron Man. Homeboy just got flat laid out.
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Sam says: Pew, pew all the Outriders!
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Cap! Black Panther! War Machine (back on his feet)! Falcon! Black Widow! Winter Soldier! Okoye! The Hulk! And the full might of Wakanda! CHARGE!
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If you didn’t cry when they played the Avengers theme at literally the perfect moment, it’s confirmed, you have no soul.
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Hey! There’s the Guardians of the Galaxy!
So that’s a lot to unpack! Kind of justifies why it took me this long, right? Right? Oh whatever, you try running a blog and living a life! Anyways, I’m excited, I can only assume you guys are excited, so let me know in the comments! Theories, Easter eggs, references, callbacks, anything! We’re all super fans here, so let’s talk. Alright guys, I’ll see in the multiverse!
Avengers: Infinity War comes out May 4, 2018
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