Secret Invasion
Summary
TheMCU ’s Phase 5 could have had a huge result inSecret Invasion , but instead squander all its potential difference . Throughoutthe Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s heaps of moviesand shows , Marvel Studios has accommodate multiple comic ledger storylines , includingAge of Ultron , Civil War , andInfinity Gauntlet(as the MCU’sAvengers : Infinity War ) . While dissimilar in a variety of panorama , the MCU ’s adaptation of Hellenic taradiddle have respect the plot and themes of the source material . However , Secret Invasion ’s unanimously negative receptionis patent proof that it falls very short of a right live - activity displacement .
Marvel Comics ' originalSecret Invasionstoryline follows Earth ’s heroes as they unveil the Skrulls ' design to take over Earth come after the Kree - Skrull War . The Skrulls succeed in infiltrating superhero team , governments , and organisation like SHIELD until the Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes , led by Nick Fury , face the Skrulls read/write head - on . With the help of Reed Richards ' Skrull - find equipment and Norman Osborn ’s counterattack as the Thunderbolts ' leader , the Skrull threat is at long last put to an end — an extremely different turn of events thanSecret Invasion ’s rushed ending .
Secret Invasion Missed Its Chance To Be A Proper MCU Crossover Event
Secret Invasion Could Have Been The Mutliverse Saga’s First MCU Crossover
In Marvel Comics , Secret Invasionis a astray - order crossover event that involves most of the MCU ’s Earth - based Italian sandwich and many of its cosmic characters . Skrulls successfully infiltrate the Avengers , sit as major Hero such as Spider - Woman , Hank Pym , and Elektra . The struggle also involve the Illuminati , the Fantastic Four , the Young Avengers , and the Thunderbolts , and its aftermath admit the climb of the Dark Avengers and the Siege of Asgard . AfterSecret Invasion , Earth sets up defense systems to prevent future invasions , but the Skrulls continue to be a threat and impersonate important characters on various occasions .
Marvel ’s Secret Invasion is here , a paranoia - filled MCU serial where Skrulls have infiltrate Earth and longstanding graphic symbol are n’t who they seem .
The ordered series of the MCU’sSecret Invasionis nowhere about as big as its comic book opposite number . The Skrulls barely portray James Rhodes and Everett Ross , and the battle ends before any superhero get the chance to intervene . The uncertainty of who ’s secretly a Skrull is n’t really develop either , as the Skrulls are more focussed on straightforward attack strategies rather than on slowly penetrate human society . And despitethe creation of two MCU Super Skrullswho wield the power of multiple persona , Secret Invasion ’s climax sees G’iah leakage after Gravik ’s dying , with Nick Fury simply watching their forgetful battle unfold .
Secret Invasion Could Have Been A Proper Nick Fury Solo Project
Nick Fury Has Been Sidelined In The MCU For Years
surreptitious Invasion ’s canonical concept has all the fashioning of anAvengersmovie — or even an entire MCU Phase — but that does n’t mean it could n’t have been a standalond projection that did Nick Fury justice . After meeting the Skrulls inCaptain Marveland swearing to find them a young planet , Nick Fury seemed to be on a itinerary to solveSecret Invasion ’s master conflict peacefully . With his signature wit , Nick Fury could have helped domain governments accept Skrulls as refugees , or convert the Skrulls to adapt to human society without the need to sweep over Earth .
Instead , what Nick Fury ends up doing inSecret Invasionis precede Maria Hill to her demise , creating Super Skrulls , and leaving Earth after President Ritson declare war on all outlander . Fury ’s decision to take matters into his own hands be many lives on both sides , and his hope to the Skrulls prevarication broken . Nick Fury fails on every front inSecret Invasion , which is only worsened by the fact thatSecret Invasionwas the Multiverse Saga ’s full fortune to give Nick Fury some long - delinquent prominence after several years of minuscule use .
MCU Crossover Event
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Nick Fury Role
The Avengers
constitute and Assembled the Avengers
Avengers : Age of Ultron
Led the Sokovia rescue in the net battle
Captain America : Civil War
Absent
Avengers : Infinity War
Snapped by Thanos in the post - credits scene
retaliator : Endgame
Attended Tony Stark ’s funeral
Secret Invasion Missed The Chance To Properly Link To The Marvels
The Marvels Completely Disregarded The Events Of Secret Invasion
Captain Marvelintroduced the Skrulls and wed both Carol Danvers and Nick Fury to their conflict with the Kree . age after , The Marvelsbrings both heroes together in a conflict against an alien warlord who wishes to take retaliation on Captain Marvel for destroying her satellite , similarly to how the Skrulls wanted to infest Earth after the Kree took over their homeworld . astonishingly , Nick Fury makes no mention of the Skrulls , nor does he update Carol Danvers on the cosmos of a Super Skrull who wields her power . In fact , Fury does n’t even bring up Earth after he returns to SABER .
The Marvelsmay owe its deficiency of references to the events ofSecret Invasionto the MCU ’s many Phase 4 and 5 delays .
Secret InvasionandThe Marvelscould have been a springboard for the Super Skrulls ahead ofthe MCU ’s 2025The Fantastic Fourmovie . In Marvel Comics , the Super Skrull Kl’rt adopts the powers of all four members of the Fantastic Four and becomes one of their biggest enemy . The Skrulls ' mirthful book traditional knowledge also includes their Celestial origin , which split up the Skrulls into the Shapeshifting Deviant Skrulls and the regular Celestial Skrulls , the latter of which are exterminated . Unfortunately , neitherSecret InvasionnorThe Marvelsexplore the Skrulls ' history beyond what had already been established .
Secret Invasion Was The Ideal Place To Integrate The Agents Of SHIELD
Agents Of Shield’s Kree Lore Could Have Played A Role In Secret Invasion’s Plot
Secret Invasionoverlooked the Kree ’s story just as much as the Skrulls' . agent of SHIELDrevealed that Kree Reapers made genetic experiment on Earth long ago , produce Inhumans and Hydra . ConsideringSecret Invasion ’s premiss and the Skrulls ' motivations , the integration of the Kree ’s secret influence on Earth could have been seamless , and it would have been a first whole step toward the introduction ofAgents of SHIELDinto the MCU ’s main timeline . The fact that Nick Fury already had ties to the show ’s characters after hisAgents of SHIELDappearances play in the favour of at least one cameo as well .
Ultimately , Secret Invasiondidn’t connect toAgents of SHIELDin any way , and the ABC series persist disjointed from the MCU ’s Earth-616 , though Kevin Feige ’s confirmation that all Marvel film and display ever made are part of the same multiverse suggests that the Agents of SHIELD can still show up in a succeeding MCU instalment . Meanwhile , Agents of SHIELDhas its own take onSecret Invasionin the form of its season 4"Life Model Decoy"storyline , which leaned on its impersonation themes with much more time and tending thanSecret Invasion .
