Greetings nerdy list aficionados we’re back with some more Captain Marvel lists.
We’re going to be tackling differences between the film and the comics and it’s the MCU
so you know that things were changed and some big things.
Because they can whatever works for the plot Tony Stark built ultron and ned is now Peter’s
best friend.
So of course since this is coming out recently after the film was released at the time of
this recording spoilers you may learn some things you did not want to learn.
I’m Sasha and these are the top 10 differences between the movie and the comics Captain Marvel
Edition.
10 – Psyche magnetron device this is the explosion that Carol danvers is caught in
along with Mar-vell that causes of fusion of his Kree dna with her human DNA granting
her amazing powers as accidents do in the comic verse.
In the film she is caught in an explosion of Mar-vel’s experimental propulsion system
which infuses her body with it’s energy changing her fundamentally so she is still
human well minus a certain Kree blood transfusion she is given which double for the idea of
fused DNA.
9 – Binary in the comics Carol Danvers has quite the journey to achieving her full cosmic
array of powers culminating her being kidnapped after her Rogue induced coma once she awakens
without her memories she is kidnapped and experimented on by a race called the brood
which allows her to form a connection with the white hole that greatly amplified her
powers catapulting her up to God tier hero.
She would later lose her connection white hole but maintain to ability to access her
Binary powers albeit for a less consistent time frame, but enough.
In this film the initial blast seems to unlock that level of ability in her which is inhibited
by the Kree though a control nodule out of fear.
8 – Yon Rog so the fact that Yon Rog was the character Jude Law was portraying ended
up being as surprising as Benedict Cumberbatch playing Khan in Star Trek into darkness in
short not at all but the way his character was implemented was interesting.
In the comic these two don’t have much in terms of a friendly relationship however in
the mcu the character ends up in an intriguing cross between his character and that of Mar
Vell as her mentor there are even some romantic undertones almost a nod to the romance she
initially shared with Mar-Velle however they are not fully explored nor will they be as
this film steers clear of any romance in order to empower it’s lead whether or not one
agress with that decision is a discussion for another time.
Though some think a different romance was hinted at.
7 – Goose so Goose the cat or rather Goose the fleurkin has featured prominently in the
lead up to this film however in the comics the male cat Goose was a female cat called
Chewie and yes the name was inspired by the Star Wars character of the same name.
Chewie has been involved in many adventures with Carol including a surprise team up with
Rocket Racoon however for the time being it looks like Goose stayed on Earth with nick
fury.
6 - Carol’s memories so Danvers has long had a history of having memory problems in
fact initially her MS Marvel person was separate from her Carol Danvers personality.
Later in an updated origin it was revealed that each time she used her powers it caused
an increase in a lesion growing on her third lobe everytime she activated her flight powers
which caused confusion along with other things.
However in the MCU Carol’s memories are already scambled and it’s never really explained
whether it’s the result of the explosion, Kree interference or straight up brain washing.
Either way it felt very in character to see Carol wandering around not fully knowing who
she is.
Side note Carol has had a few origins and at the time of this recording they have just
retconned it again so everything is subtle tweaked and this film actually pulls from
pretty much all her origins.
5 – Code names so in the film Carol Danvers code name is given as Avenger which then is
utiloized as a catalyst for Fury naming his phase one earth defence protocol the avengers
initiative however in the comics that has not been a code name she has had, though she
has had others one of her most recent was actually Cheeseburger given to her by Tony
Stark.
That is nowhere near as epic and if Stark called her that in this she’d probably just
put a hole right through him.
4- The Kree Skrull war this MCU film has a strong anti war message and also probably
didn’t want to dive into all the complexities of the Kree Skrull war it’s also a bit hard
to maintain audience interest when the only reason Earth matters is because it’s located
at a strategic point in the galaxy.
So some tweaks have been made to condense the themes which has resulted in the destruction
of the Skrull home world.
The Skrulls in this film are very much on the losing side of the war and Captain Marvel
becomes their savior.
Kree bad skrull forced to be bad which some would argue is actually a super accurate representation.
The refuge plot is actually very similar to one in higher further faster more also by
Kelly sue deconnic and released in 2014 but that plot involves a race of aliens called
builder refugees and are not exclusively skrulls.
Some are still green though.
A lot of little things were taken from Kelly Sue Deonnicks runs she even has a cameo in
the movie.
3 – The life of Captain Marvel which began in 2018 is the most comprehensive retcon of
Carol Danvers and Captain Marvel to date it is branded as the definitive origin of Captain
marvel which is a bold claim as when characters are old you will never fully shake their iconic
origins.
It also focuses more on the internal workings of the character and introduces or reintroduces
a bond with Tony Stark as they bond over her PTSD and more importantly her mom has a huge
connection to the Kree in fact she was Captain Mari ell making Captain Marvel Car Ell
1 – Captain Mar-vell
the original Captain Marvell Captain Mar velle is in this film
but it’s not who you might think the film continuing it’s message of female empowerment
performs a gender swap making Carol’s mentor female.
The switch serves to drive the films message home and highlight female mentorship your
mileage may vary if you are gelling with the films themes this may be a welcome change
if you are a purist it may seem an unnecessary swap.
In this film Captain Mar-Vell goes by the human named Wendy Lawson not Walter Lawson.
Other than that her origin remains remarkably similar aside from what we have already mentioned.