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TheAvengersuniverse has addedCaptain Marvelto its rank and file , and with her , opened up a whole young door into the cosmic races , fight , and superpowers of the Skrull , Kree , and more . But how faithful does the movie keep to the comics ?
By now even affirmative or forgiving comic fancier know thatafterAvengers : Infinity War , Marvel is n’t stick to the comicsanymore than they feel necessary . But origin stories for lesser known superheroes have been wise to adhere to the source cloth in the yesteryear . So how doesCaptain Marvelcompare to the original comic version of Carol Danvers , her pet cat Goose , and the exotic empires of the Kree and Skrulls ? We ’re here to avail answer those interrogation , but be monish : Captain Marvelchanges more of her stemma storyand cast than MCU sports fan are actually used to .
Carol Danvers A.K.A. ‘Vers’
Unlike Captain America , Thor , Iron Man , or theother Marvel heroes she ’ll join inAvengers : Endgame , asking’who is Captain Marvel?‘is a more complicated question than most audience will realize . For fledgeling , Carol Danvers is just one of the the great unwashed who has claimed the rubric in Marvel ’s Comic population – and she was n’t even the first . But the simple answer to commence is that Carol , a gutsy test pilot and the potential to become a superhero , is for the most part close to her mod comic incarnation . But the more unique aspect of her origin chronicle are calling on more than just Carol ’s .
computer memory red ink and use , deceit and betrayal , and take for granted alien ancestrydefine Captain Marvel ’s movie origin , but are n’t found in Carol ’s comical book account . These elements actually blur the line between Carol ' story and the original Mar - Vell , a Kree warrior , and Khn’nr , a Skrull sleeper agent imbed with the identity and memories of Mar - Vell who made that lie a realness when it was uncover . The one matter they all have in common ? When the truth comes out , they all choose to become a better fighter .
The Original Mar-Vell
No character has been changed more for their film show than Mar - Vell , the Kree operative who indirectly have Carol to be infused with cosmic energy and superhuman abilities . In the comedian , Mar - Vell was the original Captain Marvel , deciding to make Earth his home and acting as a costumed superhero . When a battle with his curse Yon - Rogg led to the detonation of a Kree Psyche - Magnitron , Mar - Vell ’s own genetical code was imprinted onto Carol Danvers , also caught in the blast . In the movie , things go … other than .
For newcomer , Mar - Vell is now a Kree adult female , not a gentleman’s gentleman ( played by Annette Bening ) . Instead of behave as a superhero , Mar - Vell is now a Kree scientist in hunting of an end tothe great Kree - Skrull Warthat does n’t intend the extinction of one or the other . or else of a Psyche - Magnitron blasting Mar - Vell ’s Kree powers onto a human being , it ’s Mar - Vell’sworkthat does the enhancing – while earn Carol the indirect cause of her powerfulness , and not a bystander .
Yon-Rogg
Most viewers ofCaptain Marvelwon’t know that Yon - Rogg is actually thevillainof the movie , and not Carol ’s trusted wise man and commander , as he seems at first . And even if his concluding scenes in the picture make him out to be the buns of a joke , it ’s hard to call him outright ' evil ' due to his action mechanism in the flick – for sure not as everlasting , or mindlessly evil asthe worst villains in the MCU . In truth , most of his villainous action can be chalk up to him serve his Empire faithfully , even if their motif or way are deemed fell by human standards . Yon - Rogg ’s confrontation with Mar - Vell also seems like a military subject , and not a personal one .
That ’s a far cry from the risible ledger version , in which Yon - Rogg was deep jealous of Mar - Vell for capture a Kree woman ’s affection . Jealousy and competition drive Yon - Rogg to sabotage , and finally try on to get Mar - Vell killed . Once Carol was created in Mar - Vell ’s persona , Yon - Rogg extended his cruel , hateful , and more mirthful - Good Book - villainy to her as well . The movie restrains itself for most of the runtime , make it a sassy variety .
Talos, Skrull Leader
Captain Marvelviewers may assume that General Talos is an exact example of his race and people , famed as shapeshifting spies throughout comic history . But the similarities may not go much deeper than a name . In the funnies , " Talos the Untamed " was a notable cyborg warrior among the Skrulls , all the more admirable since a parturition defect actually prevented him from shapeshifting at all . His reputation took a beating when he was captured by the Kree and resist to commit suicide , as was the Skrull means ( opt rather to be killed in glorious combat ) .
The disgraced " Talos theTamed " would only win back some of his street cred when he battled Hulk on Earth , beating him to the detail of beg for his life ( a in earnest uncommon event for the Hulk ) . unluckily , Talos of the MCU seems to only possess the same higher - than - human strength as the rest of the Skrulls . Other than that , his taradiddle is change as a result of the larger change made to the entire Skrull subspecies .
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Goose The Cat
There was a time when Carol Danvers enjoyed the company of her pet hombre Chewie , list for the famed co - archetype of Han Solo in theStar Warsmovie trilogy . But that prison term has passed , thanks to Captain Marvel ’s crossing with Rocket Raccoon in her 2014 series relaunch . Upon taking one tone at Chewie , Rocket flew into a terror square up to bump off the stowaway Flerken before it could unleash its repugnance upon Carol and himself ( mostly himself ) . And in the next few issues , the feline Flerken did incisively that .
If you have seen the movie , you know exactly what repulsion Rocket was have-to doe with to , seeable when it ’s mammoth violent storm of tentacles erupts from indoors of its mouth to butcher all hostile in the immediate expanse . TheCaptain Marvelmovie interchange the computerized axial tomography name to Goose , but other than that , kept the most modern version of the cosmic threat completely integral .
The MCU’s Skrulls
Perhaps the biggest change to the cosmic powers of the Marvel Universe , the Skrulls seem to be the same as their comic record book counterpart at first . Famous for their role in the galaxy - traverse war with the Kree Empire , the shapeshifting aliens are best known as the insidious threat they ’re described as to Carol in the film . And to be fair , neither side of the Kree - Skrull War come off as especially " undecomposed " in the comedian . But the picture show makes a modification to the Skrulls that many Marvel fans will be shocked to witness … even if it is n’t as ' untrue ' to the comedian as some will claim .
Thanks to stories like Marvel’sSecret Invasionevent , the average fan knows that Skrulls are evil … and will be surprised when theCaptain Marvelmovie paint them as victims , refugees , and completely misunderstood , well - meaning aliens . But that does actually suit with their earliest origin taradiddle , in which the Kree forced the Skrulls to desert peace for warfare . So the MCU ’s Skrulls may not be what fans expect - but that does n’t mean the studio apartment strayed from the comics .
The Supreme Intelligence
As satisfying as it is to see the mystery besiege Annette Bening ’s role in the picture show solved , her performance as the Kree Supreme Intelligence will be a disappoint to many . Not through any defect of her own , it ’s just that those who know the Supreme Intelligence of the funnies will expect something a bit more … grotesque . In both film and comics , though , the Supreme Intelligence appears the same : a collection or combining of the intelligence once held by the superlative minds in Kree history . Together , they are the ' Supreme Intelligence , ' a collective consciousness guide the Kree .
The big difference is that in the movie version , the Supreme Intelligence interfaces with Kree on a psychic level . And as a resultant role , can take the forcible ( mental ) form of the most trusted and admired person of the head with which it is interfacing . That ’s novel for the movie , but the risible version make the reasoning clear . There , the Kree Supreme Intelligence is a massive , congeal , debar , multi - eyed head that looks more at home base in a sideshow than a superhero pic macrocosm .
Starforce
The early trailers forCaptain Marvelconfirmed that she would be introduce asa member of Yon - Rogg ’s Starforce , a squad of Kree PI tasked with special missions and covert fighting . That advance some red flags directly , since the Starforce serving Yon - Rogg were originally Kree supervillains , including Ronan ( scoundrel of theGuardians of the Galaxy ) and Korath ( Ronan ’s top lieutenant ) . By the ending of the movie that squad has inhabit up to their risible reputation , unforced to kill man and Skrulls no matter how devoid to do their commanders ' bidding .
deplorably , their system into a military unit for the movie means their more colorful comic togs have been jettison , and replaced with match Kree uniforms . However , lose the costume and deliver a name change is n’t as bad foreverymember of Starforce , The Earthly - named Atlas becomes Att - Lass , villainous Doctor Minerva becomes Minn - Erva , and the stranger weapons and sciences of their character wiped clean , in place of military skill .
Maria & Monica Rambeau
There was some early disarray in the plot of ground inside information surroundingCaptain Marvelwhen it come to her penny-pinching friend and fellow test pilot light , think that ’s a case most comic buff would experience as Monica Rambeau . But thanks to the time jump backwards , it seems Marvel Studios is skirt their bets . In the movie version , it’sMariaRambeau who is the fellow and peer of Carol Danvers prior to her Kree translation . Her daughter Monica is still days out from becoming her own sort of superhero . Her own variation ofCaptain Marvel , as a subject of fact .
Whether or not next MCU moving picture ( Endgame , perhaps ? ) render on the enactment of fourth dimension and have Carol come across the now - adult Monica , risible fans know her original fate . Monica Rambeau became Captain Marvel herself , before taking the identity of ' Photon ' among others . That name is also included in the MCU canon as the official callsign used by her mother , Maria .
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