Hi! This is Jon Lyus from HeyUGuys. And today we're gonna be looking at one of
the biggest questions that you may have after watching the latest spate of
Marvel films. And that includes Avengers Infinity War. Who is Adam Warlock? Now if
you haven't seen a Avengers Infinity War please stop now! Go and see it and then
come back. If you have seen it let's crack on! Even if you've never read a
comic book there's a very good chance you've heard of Adam Warlock. At first
glance he may not be the most recognizable character in the Marvel
Universe but the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise has had everyone talking about
his big-screen future for nearly four years now. Before we get to that though
who is Adam Warlock, and more importantly why should you care?
Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in the pages of Fantastic Four number 66 in
1967 he was later revamped by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane in 1972. It was then that he
became a cosmic Messiah of sorts, as a synthetic being created as the ideal
template for a new race of humans who would one day rule the earth. After
hatching from a cocoon he rebelled and set off on his own adventures with
perhaps his most notable storyline. Coming in the pages of the Infinity
Gauntlet comic book series (which in case the title hasn't given it away heavily
inspired Avengers Infinity War). His history before that is extremely
convoluted and unlikely to ever make it into a movie but he spent years battling
Thanos and when the mad Titan was defeated by Earth's Mightiest Heroes
(after wiping out half the universe with the Infinity Gauntlet) Adam took control of
the stones, became a god-like being and ultimately formed a group to watch over
them in order to ensure their power could never be abused again. With his
golden skin and abilities which include flight, strength, speed and immortality.
Adam is a formidable character and one who is also able to teleport, manipulate
energy and even raise the dead due to additional powers he gained from the
soul stone. And did we mention that one of his greatest foes is an evil version
of himself from the future called Magus? Needless to say Adam Warlock is a
character with a lot of potential in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. So should we
expect to see him lend a hand against Thanos in Avengers 4 next year? If you
stick around at the end of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
may recall that the similarly golden skin Ayesha (the villainous leader of The
Sovereign) claimed to have created the perfect weapon to kill Star-Lord and
company and named him 'Adam'. Director James Gunn has confirmed that he wanted to
include him in the sequel but cut the character for time. So surely he'll end
up being the villain in Volume 3? Well just like Adam rebelled against his
human creators when he was born, common sense says he'll do the same to
The Sovereign. And with that in mind it makes perfect sense for us to see Ayesha
unleash him at the start of Avengers 4 upon realizing that half her people have
been wiped out in a futile bid to protect the rest of them. Realising that
he has a whole universe to protect however, Adam will no doubt join up with
Earth's Mightiest Heroes as he did in the comics in order to put a stop to
Thanos' machinations and save the universe. Doing that has always been Adam
Warlocks priority and when he sent the Avengers to battle Thanos in the pages
of Infinity Gauntlet, he was well aware that they would fail. He simply wanted to
buy time to enact his master plan and stop the villain once and for all by
getting the stones from him and restoring the countless lives he had
wiped out with a simple snap of his fingers. Introducing him in Avengers 4
before having him become a cosmic Nick Fury of sorts for all those outer space
adventures Marvel Studios has planned for the Guardians would be downright
amazing and far more exciting than him just going through a predictable bad guy
turns good story arc in volume 3. Nothing is set in stone quite yet though so
we'll just have to wait and see. What we do know is that Adam Warlock most
definitely has a future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and even if he
doesn't end up factoring into Avengers 4 the hero will indeed be crossing paths
with the Guardians of the Galaxy and possibly even blasting off into a solo
adventure of his own in the highly secretive Phase Four. So, that's our take
on 'Who is Adam Warlock?' and why he will be a big part of the Marvel Cinematic
Universe going forward. But what do you think do you think he'll have a big part
to play or will he just be another generic bad guy? Let us know in the
comments below. And if you haven't seen our video on the 14 burning questions we
have after Avengers Infinity War then please check it out. So thanks for
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