What if a Hero kills somebody he/she thought was a skrull?

[agirlyman]

It would be messed up, but it definitely could happen given the paranoia that anybody could be a skrull is running rampant. Would they come clean, or pretend it never happen? Later it could come back to haunt them, or ruin them, a hero could easily fall. I'm sure they would be exonerated given the hysteria, but could their conscious deal with it?

[Jeff-X]

I think I'd like to see something like this happen actually. Except maybe a Skrull impersonator kills the real deal then takes his place, continue living the lie because of the memory implants the Skrulls gave him to think he was real and he doesn't know what else to do.

[fudgekp]

Thinking about it now, I'd be really surprised if something along these lines DIDN'T happen.

I mean, it's an ideal event - especially what with registration, peoples distrust of the supers, and impersonators running around all over the place.

[Nightstar1441]

It will happen - the thing that worries me about this 'crossover' is that it gives Marvel a golden opportunity to retcon almost everything they've done the last 20 years. And such a cheap ploy is such a ripoff to any longtime fan

[Jeff-X]

It will happen - the thing that worries me about this 'crossover' is that it gives Marvel a golden opportunity to retcon almost everything they've done the last 20 years. And such a cheap ploy is such a ripoff to any longtime fan

I think I'd prefer a Skrulls Invasion retcon to a Mephisto retcon.

[Kage Kisaragi]

We find out Mephisto is a skrull, now that would indeed be surprising.

[gorthon616]

It would be messed up, but it definitely could happen given the paranoia that anybody could be a skrull is running rampant. Would they come clean, or pretend it never happen? Later it could come back to haunt them, or ruin them, a hero could easily fall. I'm sure they would be exonerated given the hysteria, but could their conscious deal with it?

After the Electra fiasco, Skrulls have developed technology that makes them appear to be human even after post death. It's really just a matter of locking out the hormones that trigger the shape-shifting genes so that they require something to change and also a trigger revert, removing from the Skrull any reversion shifts after death.

I just made that up.

[spidarwin]

It would be messed up, but it definitely could happen given the paranoia that anybody could be a skrull is running rampant. Would they come clean, or pretend it never happen? Later it could come back to haunt them, or ruin them, a hero could easily fall. I'm sure they would be exonerated given the hysteria, but could their conscious deal with it?

Well, now, regardless of whether they thought it was a Skrull, they wouldn't exactly be a "Hero," would they?

The definition of "hero" has been blurred a lot in the past couple of decades. I think that willful application of lethal force on a casual basis exempts someone from being considered one. Frank Castle isn't a hero per se, nor is Wolverine, by this definition, though Wolverine has been trending against this for quite a while.

[Monty_Cristo]

i pray that Eric O'Grady does this. i think he should accidentally kill Grasshopper.

[Porcelain]

Thinking about it now, I'd be really surprised if something along these lines DIDN'T happen.

I mean, it's an ideal event - especially what with registration, peoples distrust of the supers, and impersonators running around all over the place.
Ditto, I kinda hope it happens to a major leaguer. So much story potential, the more interesting question however is...WHO?

[Will.S]

It will happen - the thing that worries me about this 'crossover' is that it gives Marvel a golden opportunity to retcon almost everything they've done the last 20 years. And such a cheap ploy is such a ripoff to any longtime fan
While the possibility is certainly there, that hasn't really happened yet.

YET.

[wonderland]

I'm sure the Thunderbolts would just shrug it off and continue on their merry way :biggrin:

[SeritoNiN]

I'd love to see the paranoia go so far that they kill a non-skrull thinking the person was a skrull. I don't think Marvel has the gonads to go there though.

Also, the more previews I read, the less they seem to be selling the paranoia part of the story and the more they're pushing the invasion. Seems the paranoia was over-hyped and now constantly being downplayed.

[mikekerr3]

I'm sure the Thunderbolts would just shrug it off and continue on their merry way :biggrin:

Hurting heros is thier reason for being, killing one with an excuse would be fine for them, most would probably celebrate.

[StoneGold]

For the answer, click here:

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=monsters+maple+street&search_type=

When it comes to alien subterfuge, there's two prototypes. Body Snatchers when you're right, Monsters are Due on Maple Street when you're wrong. And that's not a knock on Secret Invasion. This is like Shakespeare, prototypical stuff, the icons, the legends.

[mikekerr3]

For the answer, click here:

http://youtube.com/results?search_query=monsters+maple+street&search_type=

When it comes to alien subterfuge, there's two prototypes. Body Snatchers when you're right, Monsters are Due on Maple Street when you're wrong. And that's not a knock on Secret Invasion. This is like Shakespeare, prototypical stuff, the icons, the legends.

II had forgotten Monsters are due on maple street somehow.:redface: , I wonder if the Skrull have seen it? The distrust and hate that the CW left in it's wake makes that a very relevant idea for them to exploit.

Thanks for the reminder, Now I have to find and watch that episode again.

[StoneGold]

II had forgotten Monsters are due on maple street somehow.:redface: , I wonder if the Skrull have seen it? The distrust and hate that the CW left in it's wake makes that a very relevant idea for them to exploit.

Thanks for the reminder, Now I have to find and watch that episode again.

It's split up, but you should find all the links on the youtube link provided.


In any case, given the number of classic SF references Bendis has already made, I'm pretty sure he at least has seen it semi-recently. And I can almost guarantee you, there's going to be a tie-in issue somewhere where it turns out that no one was a Skrull, and it was just paranoid humans fighting amongst themselves.

[mikekerr3]

It's split up, but you should find all the links on the youtube link provided.


In any case, given the number of classic SF references Bendis has already made, I'm pretty sure he at least has seen it semi-recently. And I can almost guarantee you, there's going to be a tie-in issue somewhere where it turns out that no one was a Skrull, and it was just paranoid humans fighting amongst themselves.

In the current Mu paranoia and a grip on reality are very close. "Who can you trust" came way before the SI came over the horizon.

[StoneGold]

In the current Mu paranoia and a grip on reality are very close. "Who can you trust" came way before the SI came over the horizon.

No doubt, at least since CW, although elements of it have crept in since HoM and Secret War. But SI has pushed it full-tilt boogie. And with the alien invader element, it very specifically raised Monster parallels. Same way that Pym looked a pretty close double for Kevin McCarthy in Body Snatchers when he zapped Reed. They know what they are homaging/ripping off. And it ain't Battlestar.

[Monty_Cristo]

No doubt, at least since CW, although elements of it have crept in since HoM and Secret War. But SI has pushed it full-tilt boogie. And with the alien invader element, it very specifically raised Monster parallels. Same way that Pym looked a pretty close double for Kevin McCarthy in Body Snatchers when he zapped Reed. They know what they are homaging/ripping off. And it ain't Battlestar.

this guy? you must be thinking of Innerspace.
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2696124416/nm0002994

i know that Yu can sort of make people ugly but...yikes. i think Pym kind of looked like Michael C Hall.

[Alan2099]

What if a Hero kills somebody he/she thought was a skrull?
Tony will give them a pat on the back, tell them not to do it again, and help them hide the body :tongue:

[StoneGold]

this guy?
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2696124416/nm0002994

i know that Yu can sort of make people ugly but...yikes. i think Pym kind of looked like Michael C Hall.

More like this, for those of us who don't understand the passage of time.

http://exclamationmark.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers.jpg

[Monty_Cristo]

More like this, for those of us who don't understand the passage of time.

http://exclamationmark.files.wordpress.com/2006/08/invasion-of-the-body-snatchers.jpg

yeah, i was kidding; for those who don't understand humor. bad picture but i see what you're saying.

[hawkeye comeback]

cage kills IM in after thinking im is skrull then iron fist and Jessica jones have to calm him down

[Camron Amaya]

Hopefully that happens. And Sentry is the one killed.

:biggrin:

[mikekerr3]

Tony will give them a pat on the back, tell them not to do it again, and help them hide the body :tongue:

IF the Hero isn't registered they will have to go to trial and will be shot before trail, thats the apparent procedure anyway.

[StoneGold]

yeah, i was kidding; for those who don't understand humor. bad picture but i see what you're saying.

When it comes to you and anything having to do with Bendis, I side with you just being pissy.