Superhero Origins: Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)

Superhero Origins: Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers)
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The former Ms Marvel is one of comics' most enduring and interesting heroes, and she's finally being given a chance to shine on the big screen. Want to learn more about this classic Marvel character before she arrives in theaters? Look no further, true believers!
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[@TITANMAN251]

I used to love her as Ms Marvel.

[@SchmergDergen]

TITANMAN251 yeah a lot of people did. But being a non stop ball buster sells books too...

[@deadpoolrockz6410]

We all did. Sure writers mistreated her character during those times, but Fans now hate her ever since she became Captain Marvel.

[@SchmergDergen]

Deadpoolrockz6 agreed. She was an anchor around the neck of Civil War II.

[@GunGlutton]

ms marvel is muslim so say hello to her white friend captain marvel! such an inspiration! so courageous!

[@thediamondfighterusa5453]

Captain Marvel is feminist propaganda. Don't watch the movie

[@raven3067]

When you know that the only reason why your here is because of the Captain Marvel trailer.

[@jonimichalski69]

Miss Stan Lee

[@leohino9211]

To me she'll always be Ms. Marvel. The real Captain Marvel is Billy. Don't care what anyone says.

[@Yugi40]

I was feeling the same way! And I always put Carol Danvers as Ms. Marvel in fan-fictions!

[@leohino9211]

@Donn Pierre Thanks.

[@leohino9211]

@@Yugi40 Do you have a link to your fan fictions? I would love to read them.

[@Yugi40]

@@leohino9211 Actually, I don't write fan-fictions. My brother does.

[@leohino9211]

@@Yugi40 I still want to read em

[@sheniquejackson5956]

I am a Super Hugh fan of Carol Danvers, A.K.A., Captain Marvel in this list! I'll always have my Full Support and my Utmost Respect for her! She'll always have my symphonies and condolences.

[@clawofthefallen]

Quite selective history... Forgot to show her battling her demons with alcoholism, something even Tony Stark related with and helped her overcome while she was an avenger. It is an important part of her character and shows a lot of development. And that in and since Civil War 2 she has been a determinist and very authoritarian. In a rehash of Minority Report, she basically enslaved a teenage precog mutant, strapping him to a machine in an orbital satelite and use his visions as justification to arrest and imprison basically anybody that could do any crime. To the point of using her starpower to manipulate Kamala Khan (the current ms.marvel who appears incredibly impressionable) and a troupe of teenagers to go out and arrest people based on these visions without responding to any official organization while disrespecting all sorts of international human rights laws and following Carol's orders without question (not even Kamala cared to do much against it as she felt conflicted only when a friend of hers got arrested). The teens even used nazi-inspired outfits. Besides that, all Carol has done is manage a reality show in a space station and later form the most inexpressive and useless Alpha Flight team who did nothing of note...

[@linkheroofspiritsakatrains4812]

Anyone else prefer her as ms marvel to captain

[@daniellongsworth4484]

Me.

[@bobbygould1960]

I do

[@itsrectimemedia]

I bet there's TONS of people that don't even know who Captain Marvel is!!

[@Moha0x]

Lmfao I know her already

[@thediamondfighterusa5453]

A bullshit feminist super hero. I advise people to not watch the movie

[@trentonsmith4869]

The Diamond Fighter USA She wasn't always like that, they made more emotionless and annoying in the recent comics.

[@leohino9211]

The real Captain Marvel is Billy Batson.

[@user-ln2xu3xp9o]

Now wait until the media calls her a feminist icon

[@joshuajwars4271]

Wow a lady turned into goddess warrior queen complete with muscles and superpowers to help her fight crime? Awesome 10/10.

[@robertpolanco1973]

Personally, I still feel that, as much as I have great respect for Marvel Comics, the name of "Captain Marvel" seriously belongs to the "SHAZAM" franchise. I find it very sad that Marvel Comics has NOT returned the character name for a long time.

[@trexadvent4726]

Can anyone in the Air Force become a Kree warrior?

[@trexadvent4726]

How come she was not mentioned in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie?

[@JamesJimmaHarding]

Her logo appeared at the end of Infinity war

[@noagill3560]

Her origin has been recently retconned. In the new comic Life of Captain Marvel its revealed her mom was a Kree solider who fled to earth and fell in love with a human. This makes her half Kree and her powers are actually an ancient Kree superpower passed down through generations. The psyche megnatron merely awakened her latent powers

[@polverine7491]

noa gill so they took out the original Capt Mar-Vell giving her powers?

[@gantz22ify]

Retcon... RETCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNN!!!

[@hamakuasledgehammer1920]

It’s not a bad retcon, it sounds super familiar but it’s pretty good.

[@gantz22ify]

@@hamakuasledgehammer1920 Like the origin of... oh... I dunno... Aquaman?

[@johnnygyro2295]

That's not a bad retcon actually. It sounds a little bit like Star Lord's origin, but its not as weird as the Psyche-Magentron scrambling her DNA with Mar-vell's. Ew.

[@AirbenderHawk]

Can't wait for this :) 2019 is going to be fun as hell!!!!!!

[@Jungoguy]

Antonio Reyes 2019: year of the superhero, part 2

[@mccarrimusprime1670]

Captain Marvel meet Thanos the one who took your friend Nick Fury. Captain Marvel vs Thanos

[@kai_s.hazaki289]

Watch endgame my dude

[@mccarrimusprime1670]

Amazing and Ultimate Spider-Man Unlimited12238 I have already seen it like 4 times and it’s so awesome.

[@fvillag1]

Sorry Carol you are MS. MARVEL Billy Batson is CAPTAIN MARVEL.

[@dino-boy0155]

Nah he's Shazam!

[@andrealiee]

khamala khan is ms. marvel now!!!

[@7wins121]

Tell that to DC, they gave up that name to Marvel.

[@brandonnetwork]

+fvillag1 Thank you

[@cronicasjonicas]

What a lame movie was Shazam, that, by the way.

[@itsrectimemedia]

I want the Captain Marvel Funko Pops!!!

[@IamTheBuckethead]

Looking forward to the movie.

[@sheniquejackson5956]

I just hope someday soon, Marvel Company will make Captain Marvel 2. I REALLY wanted to see the Super MEGA ULTRA Epic Showdown between Captain Marvel and Moonstone. I REALLY wanted to see that happened.

[@emmamartinez6613]

Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman debate 🙅🏽‍♀️ and Captain Marvel and Wonder Woman parallels 🥳😃🥳😃

[@talkingcontroller9396]

Emma Martinez Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Batgirl, so many cool female superheroes. Captain Marvel? Not so much. She was waaaay cooler before!

[@hennis124]

There are no parallels between those two. At all.

[@warriorsofcamelotlotro3347]

I can't wait!!!

[@JuanMartin-wy6xw]

Is she the Goku of America? Her powers are like his!

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Good to know they explain which Captain Marvel

[@damaniqphillip2756]

L yep

[@Hamzakhan-dt3gv]

Nice video

[@trexadvent4726]

Are we going to see this origin story in the movie?

[@ivangomez123]

Please make the origins of: Doom Patrol, The Elementals, Rescue, Forager and Geo Force

[@mhrehl]

Okay, that was really messed up. 'Glad they fixed her backstory and finally gave her her own movie.

[@danonecuvisine]

The blue dude in the lower left corner at 2:02 looks like Vincent Price

[@novadselir1068]

Hype for the movie

[@Jametris]

Most of you people are slandering the movie already and haven't even seen it yet. WTF????

[@animechic420]

I knew almost nothing about Ms./Captain Marvel. Just that her powers were absorbed by Rouge.

[@GokuSnake]

Is there any relation to the black lady Captain Marvel from Secret Wars?

[@_mariko791]

Far From Home A4 Captain Marvel 😍😍😍

[@sodium285]

You mean you loved them all?

[@briannahlabelle1150]

Wow! That was a wonderful?but sad story!

[@ethan123p4]

I miss her when she was ms marvel I hope the movie addresses her original look and name

[@evansphenomenal]

Do the other Captain Marvels!

[@trexadvent4726]

Why is Captain Marvel declared as the most powerful being in the MCU?

[@ashtonturner2862]

Try a search engine and do some research.

[@Billie4Mozzarella]

Cosmic energy. Which is the energy also used by the Infinity Stones.

[@talkingcontroller9396]

trex advent because she's Captain MARVEL lol

[@johnnygyro2295]

Because energy absorption is one of her powers. This could let her counter the Infinity Gauntlet and allow the avengers to even the playing field.

[@hennis124]

Because nonsense. She is no stronger than Thor, Hulk, or Strange in the comics. In the MCU they'll most likely weaken them just to make her stronger. Marvel in a desperate attempt to sell the character, retconned her origin and buffed her a lot just so they could do this whole "She's the strongest avenger."

[@trexadvent4726]

Could she tell who is and who is not a Skrull with Kree like instincts?

[@RenegadeDragon14]

Interesting.

[@RenegadeDragon14]

No, I was just thinking about this Marvel.

[@mannime4188]

look how fast Watchmojo goes after a trending topic for views

[@ashtonturner2862]

Carol Danvers all day every day!

[@IM-NOTHIM]

So Marvel jus gonna act like we didn't know she had a drinking problem in her history??? I think it be funny if we see go into a bar the one of the very first scenes and then Nick Fury sits down next to her and says "I wouldn't do that if I was u it'll only make things worst we don't wanna repeat our mistakes. Carol: What??? NF: of others I mean

[@hennis124]

Drinking problem, a bit demented as she would kind of torture her enemies, separated families, and all the bad shit she's done since Civil War 2

[@michaelbrent854]

Marvel should really added The Sentry and Moon Knight to the TV universe!

[@grimsquad8351]

Make one for firestar

[@trexadvent4726]

How would it be if she worked alongside Spider-Man?

[@bigbuttboy3462]

Ms.Marvel Suit > CaptainMarvel Carol Danvers not Kamala Kahn

[@Paulafan5]

She was interesting, but Rogue stole her powers and her personality. Hmm... I wonder if Rogue didn't get Ms Marvel's powers in the movies BECAUSE of the rights issue to Captain Marvel.

[@trexadvent4726]

How would it be if Iron Man made a suit based on her powers and abilities?

[@trexadvent4726]

If Yon-Rogg doesn't appear in this movie, how would it be if he becomes the villain in the sequel movie?

[@jakistewart3840]

Who would win in a fight Captain marvel vs starfire

[@tyl8437]

I don't understand why people hate the idea of her being captain marvel but im definitely seeing the movie after the last trailer they put out she's such a bad ass.

[@trexadvent4726]

Who impregnated Captain Marvel? Is this going to happen in the MCU?

[@mhatoum90]

If the me too movement makes its way to the MCU I'm done with Marvel movies for good

[@johnnygyro2295]

God I hope not. Marcus Immortus's story is one of the dumbest I've ever heard. Not to mention disturbing.

[@hennis124]

Her technical "son" raped her. It will never happen in the MCU because it was one of the stupidest, dumbest shit ever written in history

[@annafowdy]

@@mhatoum90 I think it already did when they fired James Gunn.

[@4647540]

*more like Green Lantern of marvel universe*

[@Jungoguy]

saurabh ** Ing please! She’s who the Green Lantern wishes he could be

[@thegodfather2144]

@@Jungoguy lol no

[@clawofthefallen]

@@Jungoguy Green Lantern has had a lot more interesting stuff happen in the comics than Carol since she became Captain Marvel. Honestly, I liked her best as Ms Marvel.

[@clawofthefallen]

I'd say she's Marvel's Hal Jordan, but not Marvel's Green Lantern. Like Hal, she's a pilot that is taken under the wing of a super-powered Alien that after that Alien dies, she takes over the mantle of a cosmic hero. But Green Lantern as the Green Lanter Corps, the super-space-cop organization, no. Those would indeed be the Nova Corps.

[@Ecl1pse5489]

Can’t wait for next year because of: Spider-Man: Far From Home, Avengers 4 or Annihilation, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, the THIS

[@LisaThieme]

I really have a thing for women with the last name Danvers. Kara Danvers aka Supergirl, Alex Danvers aka Supergirls adoptive sister (in the TV show) and Carol Danvers obviously

[@markt9608]

Well that’s good to know!

[@eokingkong3853]

So who’s gonna be ms marvel... the rock? Vin diesel ??

[@TheSoloReactor]

Between carol Danvers and jean grey who has more code names lol Carol Danvers goes by 1 ms marvel 2 binary 3 warbird 4 captain marvel And then jean grey goes by 1 marvel girl 2. Phoenix / 3 dark Phoenix 4 white Phoenix of the crown Did anyone else notice this or is it just me? Lol

[@notsoaverageaudiencestudios]

What do you guys think the title for avengers 4 will be. Comment below

[@painofdon5164]

Kara Danvers and Carol Danvers who stole what

[@trexadvent4726]

Is Carol Danvers similar to Doctor Strange? Is Mar Vell similar to the Ancient One?

[@woodrowriggins5435]

If that's the way you need to understand it then yes

[@josephsaltal2596]

Does she have to say "Shazaam" to change into Captain Marvel? The Captain Marvel I remember had to do that, and was named Billy Batson.

[@trexadvent4726]

Is she more powerful than Jean Gray?

[@Rodeo_Wizard]

She's the superhero that Marvel fans deserve. We need Carol Danvers to kick Thanos' ass.

[@SlaMastaX]

Carl Manvers

[@ShiddyShad808]

It’s pretty horrible that the emotionally void photo of Brie in the thumbnail was the best still frame they could find.

[@KinSlayer5220]

Wow.... You must really hate the idea of this movie.

[@ethancullen1197]

Can you do origin stories of ms marvel (kamala khan)

[@hennis124]

Well there's not much story there, she walked into the terrigen mist and got powers. The End. These new characters have nothing going for them.

[@ethancullen1197]

@@hennis124 ok

[@garyandrews7026]

Hi cap im a cylon by your command

[@ironwez20]

She looks so bored in the thumbnail

[@GhostAlmighty]

Which explains her acting seen in the trailers so far. Meh

[@vyasaadi]

Lol Not only the thumbnail but in actual trailers. Feels like she's doing it only for the money ,no enthusiasm for the role and not at all interested in her own movie.

[@estevansilva1591]

Aditya Vyas y'all about to be surprised when the movie comes out because she's an academy award winner. y'all judging before the movie comes out, smh

[@YeisonGarces69]

edit name dude, winning an Oscar means jackshit, Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar. Brie Larson is boring, generic, has no expression. She looks pretty bored and with no charisma whatsoever in these 2 trailers.

[@estevansilva1591]

Yeison Garces well isn't her memory wiped anyway??? stop doubting Marvel

[@trexadvent4726]

So she takes on the mantle of Captain Marvel after Mar Vell died and she is okay with Kamala Khan taking on the mantle of miss Marvel.

[@hennis124]

Yes. She personally gave Kamala the mantle herself

[@erickelly1323]

am I alone in thinking that Brie Larson was the wrong choice for this role? I don't mean to belittle her, but she doesn't give off a air of commanding respect or intimidation when she delivers her lines. I've seen the trailers and the word "meh" has escaped my lips twice. I know this is trying to be the new Captain America type hero, but when you got an actor who looks like she could fall over with a stiff breeze I question the choice of actor.

[@KinSlayer5220]

Go watch "Captain America: The first Avenger" trailer again.

[@alexmercer3001]

Very sad to see that captain marvel costumes were changed from comics.😋😋😋

[@trexadvent4726]

So Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel is going to be the first female marvel superhero to get her own movie.

[@greenliongirl07]

No, We've had Elekra (or is she an anti hero?), Wonder Woman (both live action and animated; new one in development ), Vixen (animated), Sailor Moon ( 3 animated movies), Silver Hawk (I think it's either Chinese or Japanese) and Cat Woman (which was odd), but that's just off the top of my head.

[@Paulafan5]

Elektra was the first Marvel one. And there's been a ton of female superhero movies. Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Catwoman, Underworld (she's basically a superhero), Vampirella (bad b-movie that should be a good Netflix series), Atomic Blonde... Spoiler alert, 80% of the readers are male (superhero comics) so naturally it makes sense that 80% of solo films would be male leads and not female.

[@trexadvent4726]

Is Captain Marvel the marvel version of Supergirl?

[@Paulafan5]

As Ms Marvel, she was basically Supergirl, and then Rogue took her powers and became a Southern Belle Supergirl.

[@jameharris098]

Can I ask any one when superman save Loist Lane she's a damsel in distress but when he keeps saving Jimmy Olson it means nothing all normal people are are the same wether man or woman

[@Paulafan5]

It matters to SJWs because they only see Lois Lane being saved as being a bad thing, while constantly saving Jimmy is okay. In fact, Jimmy needs to be saved a lot more often than Lois ever did.

[@JimVonSchmittou]

I’ve never been a marvel fan

[@IamLegendaryguy1998]

Captain Marvel greatness

[@lycos94]

why is her name so similar to supergirls? i understand ripping off popular heroes, but at least change the names

[@escc1995]

Kara danvers?

[@angelmushahf]

I honestly wasn't sure if I wanted to watch the movie, but with all the Conservatives complaining, I think I'll give it a shot 🍻

[@Paulafan5]

It has nothing to do with American politics or gender; it's the fact that Captain Marvel is not well regared amongst most comic book fans, but she is going to be the key to Avengers 4 and that is not sitting well with MCU fans. She's coming into the middle of act 3 and she's going to save the day, which could be problematic storywise.

[@VanRocCarMor]

Top 10 actresses who would have been a better choice than Brie Larson. Start with Yvonne Strahovski, Eliza Dushku, Katee Sackhoff.

[@ianlampe1502]

May Brie Larson crush it in March 2019!

[@richardranke3158]

Every time a superheros origin is retold with yet another embellishment I yearn for the purity of the original version.(Sigh!)

[@sean-davidmadison886]

Is it me or is her origin really confusing? I must be missing something, her origin isn't making sense.

[@hennis124]

That's because she has more than one origin. She originally got her powers when she was caught in an explosion. Mar-Vell used his DNA to save her life.

[@matthewhunter643]

who else prefers the Kamala version of Captain Marvel?

[@WrestlingWithHorror420]

Captain Cat Lady with more reboots due to not selling books gets a movie, and a wooden actress to play her; it should have been either Emily Blunt or Katie Sackhoff playing her. I'll wait here to be attacked by the "bUt bRiE wOn aN oScAr fOr tHe rOom" crowd.

[@williamking3495]

Plenty of better pictures in the new trailer and you pick this one.........gotta keep'em talkin' somehow right ?

[@raven3067]

DISCOUNT SUPERGIRL!

[@raven3067]

Daniel Appleton True.

[@woodrowriggins5435]

The accuracy of that is just disheartening

[@raven3067]

Snehil Shrey Nah bro. Your talking about Wonder Woman.

[@raven3067]

Snehil Shrey Uh yes she is. As a matter of fact they are both female Supermen. The only difference is Wonder Woman is more of a cliche in character.

[@raven3067]

Snehil Shrey Are you agreeing with him or me?

[@lyonel5682]

Noti squad

[@SDSOverfiend]

Nick Fury called on her like she can beat Thanos.... Tuh.. Making comic heads look stupider in favor of movie heads. Now movies are the Real stories and comics don't mean SHIT anymore.

[@terrfclegend899]

Picked the most bland images for the thumbnail I see

[@ryan1976]

Ms. Is pronounced "miz", not "miss". I feel like I shouldn't have to say that.

[@ultimate2018]

The difference?

[@Match25]

Jeez even watchmojo couldn't find an image where Brie doesn't look bored for the thumbnail

[@williammiller9492]

IM AT SCHOOL

[@toddhitchens6272]

Funny.. No one seems to realize how Captain Mar-Vell even when he remained a man was a classic SJW character. It's the death, ironically of the franchise. Leave it to women to ruin anything men have and enjoy. .....when we loved the female characters anyway. But they had to have anything that makes a man happy.

[@xavierarmstrong963]

Todd Hitchens boy shut up

[@sarthaksaxena7833]

Yo guys reply me

[@rNextgen]

Sometimes u gotta like ur own comment to get the ball rolling...

[@Aaron-hh5tf]

I unliked this on purpose. Just because I could. Does it show on your notifications?

[@Aaron-hh5tf]

nestor melendez Lol

[@dennisdumaua4450]

Spoiler alert:her friend was her enemy

[@gewehr4361]

*TÜRKIY*

[@marnerbroman]

!:21 in other words she went from one stereotype to another.

[@matthewmcdonald8892]

thanks for the info since no one knows or gives a cap about this mediocre comic character that has to keep getting relaunched.

[@deadpoolregeneratedegenera1683]

Matthew McDonald Aw. That’s what people called Iron Man before ‘08. And no one even knew the Guardians of the Galaxy before their movies.

[@matthewmcdonald8892]

@@deadpoolregeneratedegenera1683If they came in one movie before endgame to force us to watch them, Id feel exactly the same. People nowadays are such tools. Their is zero consumer awareness. You are a tool of these companies. You need to keep them honest but their are always more sheep. Sheep that think they're deadpool! HAHA.

[@deadpoolregeneratedegenera1683]

Matthew McDonald I admire your need to attack, but I was using facts. Also, I’m not gonna judge a movie until I see it. And, no, I don’t think every Marvel movie is good just because it’s Marvel. Daredevil (2003), Elektra (2005), X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), both Ghost Rider movies, X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor: The Dark World (2013) and a few others are all Marvel movies I have problems with. I also watch DC, Lord of the Rings, Wimpy Kid, Hobbit, Harry Potter, and various other topics.

[@deadpoolregeneratedegenera1683]

Matthew McDonald But again, I admire your attack on my use of facts. I was just responding to your opinion that you were trying to force on us. And I never claimed to be Deadpool. That’s all Reynolds.

[@matthewmcdonald8892]

@@deadpoolregeneratedegenera1683 this guys hilarious. This false bravado is so friggin entertaining. Thanks dude!

[@hennis124]

I wouldn't say "inspirable". Especially in her comic run over the past four years. She's been written as a shitty individual with no sense of right or wrong. Nearly killed Tony, compares a holocaust victim to 4chan trolls, demeans everyone around her, the list goes on. Before hand she also had a drinking problem and was a bit demented. Overall she was never an inspirable character. She's not the female character Marvel should put on a high pedestal compared to Wonder Woman.