After centuries of conflict in the Kree-Skrull wa, a Kree scientist named Mar-vell overcame
the prejudice and propaganda of her people to offer sanctuary to General Talos and a
group of Skrull refugees, housing them in her secret lab, orbiting above the planet
earth, where she was conducting experiments on the Space Stone.
Though she nearly completed her work on a light speed engine to transport the skrulls
to a new homeworld, in 1989 the Empire discovered her betrayal and sent the warrior Yon-Rogg
and his team to eliminate the traitor and recover the energy core.
Yet before her death, Mar-vell, who was posing as the human Wendy Lawson, revealed her true
identity to her co-pilot Carol “Avenger” Danvers, and made it clear the energy core
must be destroyed.
A determined woman with an iron will, Carol Danvers destroyed the engine herself but survived
the blast when the energy of the space stone within was absorbed into her body.
Gaining the power to summon and manipulate cosmic energy, she instantly became one of
the most powerful beings in the galaxy, and so her memory was wiped so she could serve
as a warrior for the Kree Empire.
In order to control the vast amount of cosmic energy she could summon, they implanted an
inhibitor device, which also allowed them to shut down her abilities if necessary.
Left with only brief glimpses of her past life, Vers as she was known, received a blood
transfusion from Yon-rogg, becoming a kree-human hybrid, greatly increasing her physical strength
and speed before spending the next 6 years training to become a warrior.
Back on Earth in this same year, the former nazi and war criminal Werner Reinhardt was
released from prison by fellow HYDRA member Alexander Peirce who had infiltrated SHIELD
and the American Government.
Reinhardt then travelled to Austria where he found the inhuman Jiaying and recognized
her as the woman from the Hunan Province of China who survived an experiment with a diviner
before his incarceration, seeing that she did not visibly aged in all that time.
Deciding to investigate, Reinhardt conducted medical experiments on her, using his findings
to reverse his own aging.
Werner then legally changed his name to Daniel Whitehall and adopted an American accent.
Although Jianying’s body was destroyed during the experiments, her remains were recovered
by her husband Dr Calvin Johnson, who’d been searching for her since she was first
taken.
Using his medical knowledge he put her body back together and with the help of Jiaying’s
own natural healing abilities, revived his beloved wife.
In addition, Calvin Johnson created a formula which made him physically stronger and better
able to protect his family, though it came with dangerous side effects, making him volatile
and mentally unstable.
Reunited, the two returned to China to find their daughter who was staying with trusted
friends, but instead learned she was kidnapped by SHIELD agents.
The distraught parents then left a bloody trail behind them as they searched for their
daughter, using the life energy of those killed to further heal Jiaying.
Designated as an 0-8-4 meaning an object of unknown origin, the SHIELD agents who thought
they were rescuing the child Daisy, feared for her safety, and so sent her to an Orphanage
under the name Mary Sue Poots, though she later chose the nickname Skye.
Although Calvin Johnson spent years trying to find her without success, and as a result
his wife left him, but he did not give up, dedicating the rest of his life to finding
his daughter.
Having been sent on a war dogs mission to California, N’Jobu, brother of King T’Chaka
of Wakanda, became radicalized in his belief that their advanced technology should be used
to help the rest of Africa and those of African descent, who had been exploited and subjugated
throughout history.
In an attempt to further this goal, N’jobu revealed secret information about his homeland
to Ulysses Klaue, an international arms dealer who was then able locate Wakanda and steal
a quarter ton of vibranium before setting off an explosive to become the first person
in the nation’s history to evade capture.
Also in this year, Hank Pym resigned from SHIELD, after they ignored his objections
and attempted to duplicate pym particle technology.
Moving into the 90s, it was during this decade that Natasha Romanoff was trained by the KGB
to become an elite Russian Spy, thriving under the strict environment and conditions to eventually
earn the codename Black Widow.
1990 In 1990, Agent John Garret suffered life threatening
injuries during a mission in Sarajevo and was left to die by SHIELD who were unable
to send an extraction team.
Feeling betrayed, John Garret joined Hydra and became the first test subject of Project
Deathlok, in which Cybertek industries gave him biomechanical prosthetics to save his
life.
In 1991, Hydra sent the Winter Soldier to assassinate Howard Stark and his wife Maria.
Howard’s right hand man Obadiah Stane then became interim CEO of Stark industries, until
Tony Stark came of age to become the youngest ever CEO of a Fortune 500 company and a media
celebrity.
In 1992, after a thorough investigation of the Attack on Wakanda by Ulysses Klau, King
T’chaka discovered that his younger brother N’jobu betrayed them and assisted in the
crime.
Using an undercover agent named Zuri as a spy, T’chaka confirmed his suspicions and
travelled to California where his brother defended himself by saying he was trying to
help the oppressed Africans of the world.
But T’chaka did not accept his excuse and was forced to kill his brother, when he pulled
out a gun to kill Zuri.
When it was done, the Wakandans departed aboard a stealth ship, leaving N’jobu’s body
to be discovered by his young son Erik Stevens, who spent the rest of his life seeking to
avenging his father.
1993 In 1993, Ivan Vanko, son of Anton Vanko, was
imprisoned for 15 after selling weapons grade plutonium to Pakistan.
1994 In 1994, a boy named Matt Murdock saved the
life of an old man when a truck with Hazardous chemicals flipped over.
Unfortunately, these chemical then splashed into the boy’s eyes causing permanent blindness.
The following year his father Jack Murdock was hired by the gangster Roscoe Sweeney to
purposely lose a boxing match against Carl "Crusher" Creel.
However Jack decided not to take a dive, and defeated his opponent so his son might think
of him as a winner.
Knowing this decision was dangerous, he placed a large bet on himself before the match, and
arranged for the winnings to be transferred into his son’s name, so he would be taken
care of no matter what happened.
And just as he feared, Jack was then murdered for his actions.
With his father dead and mother unable to care for him, Matt Murdock was sent to an
Orphanage, where he was found by Stick, a blind martial arts master and member of the
Chaste, an organization dedicated to defeating the ancient ninja clan known as the Hand.
Stick then trained Matt Murdock to use his lost vision as a way to heighten his other
senses, so he could become a powerful fighter with unique skills and abilities.
However, when he noticed that the boy was becoming attached to him, Stick abandoned
his student, informing him he could no longer be his instructor.
Far from the planet earth, Stakar Ogord of the Ravagers, admonished Yondu Undonta, after
discovering that he broke their rules and trafficked children.
Although Yondu and his crew continued to consider themselves Ravagers, they were branded as
traitors and became an exiled faction.
Back in the United States of America, a young Bruce Banner met and started dating Betty
Ross while students at Harvard University.
Growing up in Massachusetts, Grant Ward was psychologically and physically abused by his
older brother Christian, greatly influencing his upbringing and partly leading him to become
a petty criminal.
Upon the Kree capital of Hala, the warrior Vers was approved for her first mission, but
was soon captured by the Skrull General Talos, who suspected she knew the whereabouts of
Mar-vell’s secret science lab.
Able to escape captivity, Vers crash landed on the planet Earth, where she allied herself
with the human SHIELD agent Nick Fury before being approached by General Talos who convinced
her to listen to the blackbox recording of her crash landing with Mar-vell 6 years earlier,
resulting in the restoration of her lost memories.
Realizing that the Kree were the true enemy she switched allegiances and was eventually
captured, but now understanding how powerful she truly was, focused her mind to overcome
their control and remove the inhibitor, finally reaching her full potential.
Summoning vast amounts of cosmic energy, she was granted the ability to fly through air
and space, launch powerful energy blasts and became invulnerable to most forms of attack.
After defeating Yon Rogg, the Starforce team and a fleet of ships sent by Ronan the Accuser,
Carol Danvers, earned the nickname Marvel from Nick Fury before presenting him with
a modified pager to contact her in case of emergency.
Determined to find the remaining Skrull population and save them from the Kree, Captain Mrvel
decided to leave the tesseract with SHIELD, though it had actually been swallowed by a
Flerkin named Goose, a creature that resembled an earth cat, but was actually a viscious
creature, who eventually threw it back up.
Despite his affection for Goose, it was the flerkin who scratched Nick Fury in the face,
causing him to lose his left eye.
Realizing that Earth and humanity were not alone in the universe, and that they might
come under threat again, Agent Fury started to work on a project called the Protector’s
initiative, hoping to gather an elite team of superheroes to help defend the planet.
Yet as he looked upon an old picture of Carol Danvers he saw her nickname Avenger written
on the side of the plane, and changed the name of the project in her honor.
In New York, a young woman named Cassandra was kidnapped, gang raped and murdered by
a criminal named Mike Jones his companions, an event which greatly affected her cousin
Misty Knight, motivating her to become a police officer.
Far off in space, the being Thanos was becoming one of the most powerful warlords in the universe,
with the the Chitauri and Outriders serving as his army, while his adopted children formed
the Black Order, trained as elite warriors and assassins.
Yet Thanos was not motivated by a lust for power or riches, instead resolved to help
the people of the universe in his own way, inspired by the fate of his home planet Titan,
a once beautiful world that became overpopulated resulting in a great cataclysm which destroyed
them.
Although it was too late for his homeworld, Thanos wanted to prevent such a calamity from
destroying another planet and became convinced that the only solution was to eliminate half
the population of the universe.
And so with his ever growing might, Thanos started to visit various planets which suffered
from overpopulation and limited resources, forcibly enacting his plans.
Though he gained a reputation as a brutal killer and merciless tyrant, Thanos claimed
that it was because of his efforts that these planets went on to flourish, with those that
survived able to live long and happy lives.
One of these planets was known as Zehoberei, where he met a young girl named Gamora, adopting
her as a daughter, and training her to join the Black Order.