The History of Marvel's Illuminati

[@MerryMarvelite]

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[@matthewrowlett1564]

Hello. Did you know that the original version of the Marvel Illuminati will NEVER appear in the MCU? Do you know Why? Just wondering... Because I Know Why. Namor is the problem... Because DC did an Aquaman film, Marvel will likely NOT do a Namor Film. They don't want to be accused of imitating the DCEU... So unless Namor Appears as a Villain at first(comics Accurate) he won't ever be in the MCU. The rest should be fine, but... Yeah. Disappointing, isn't it?

[@BruceWayne-ri4wr]

Have you considered doing a DC comics universe history like this it would be a big hit I've always liked DC better than marvel but I love the classic marvel stuff that you're doing I don't like marvel comics now because they turned into a social justice left-wing communist racket basically LOL until that goes away I can't read them anymore but the classic stuff is awesome I'm almost done with DC comics also because they're doing the same thing they're literally just repeating what marvel did and seeing how left-wing they can go

[@andresespinosa6910]

@@matthewrowlett1564 Namor is the villain in the new Black Panther movie. He's been cast lol

[@everyonelovesagoodstory]

Great Job!!!!

[@beautyistifanus8794]

Have been suspected the story lines 🙄

[@samwill7259]

Otherwise known as "the smartest people in the literal universe getting together to make the dumbest possible decisions."

[@HoldenMuhKnutz]

Sound familiar

[@l0sts0ul89]

Dr Doom is better of course.

[@magatetus]

So much for being enlightened🙄

[@gammasmash1924]

@@l0sts0ul89 Of course...

[@TheSCPStudio]

Sounds like you just described Spider-Man No Way Home lmao

[@plush1563]

Almost Every single discussion the Illuminati makes: Namor: Guys, this honestly seems like a pretty bad idea both morally and strategically. Illuminati: Shut up Namor, this is a great idea. *Idea turns out disastrous* illuminati: Damn, who could have seen that coming Namor: 😐

[@Moultdog]

That would be Black Panther, from the beginning Namor was all in

[@Joseph_Drew_III]

@Moultdog Pay more attention to the individual decisions the Illuminati made. From gathering the Infinity Gems to launching Hulk into space, the Submariner continually points out when something is a bad idea.

[@soggyscarecrow]

Nah, Namor’s biggest character flaw was prejudice towards anyone outside Atlantis. Namor blows.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

Did you even watch the video?.. He was the "dick"part of the group most of the Time, not the reasonable one. He yolo blowed an Earth without thinking twice.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

@Joseph_Drew_III, @soggyscarecrow _THANK YOU_

[@wintertrooper7918]

I love how when the illuminati were deciding to send hulk in to space, it was only Namor who thought, "y'know this could totally come back to bite us all in the ass right?" And chose to abstain from the plot, and that's what saved him and Atlantis from World War Hulk

[@anderino_]

No

[@yourmomshouse6984]

@@anderino_ what a great counter argument. 🤡

[@heavy5013]

The fact that it was armorless Ironman that broke them out...

[@Criegrrunov]

More than Namor's own video, this one showed me just how much of a menace and scary unpredictable wild card he is. Namor is the definition of the quote "How did you manage to live this long with an attitude like that?"

[@pyrothefriendlyarsonist9195]

During World War Hulk, Hulk went after everyone in the Illuminati except Namor

[@SailHatinSoap]

Yeah

[@Jaime_el_Ingeniero]

Comics over the years have created a long timeline that feels impossible to start and keep track of events. This helped immensely!!!

[@rashadavery7742]

I’m still laughing at the fact that the Illuminati went to the enemy galaxy , threaten the king, blew up his main ship, tried to escape, got captured and then got tortured 😂

[@ericvogt3313]

When we said "no man left behind" we didn't mean all get captured

[@VashXTrigun]

That is just embarrassing.

[@rayray6490]

Sounds exactly what a bunch of narcissists would do 😅

[@Morfe02]

Absolute idiots every one give the key to tech, Magic, biology, and other species of humans

[@VixXstazosJOB]

They didn't even show any sign of narcisim. That comment is invalid

[@crustymcgee6580]

How is it that your channel only has 50k subscribers??? This has become a prime destination for Marvel lore and history andxserves as an invaluable refetence resource. Keep up the amazing work!!!

[@TheAntagonistx]

I’ve been saying the same thing for months now. Previously I would look at other channels for info but this is hands down the best Channel for Marvel info.

[@raefinkelstein8820]

Well ,he has 1 more :) enjoyed the vid

[@tbcat2001]

THIS

[@concernedhomosapien9807]

Yea man totally agree with poster, one of the best if not the best channel on history and lore of characters groups etc. Great work

[@mandeepkumarray9050]

naah theirs lot other channels . some read out the whole story and also put theories for mcu.

[@hunterpdx7061]

I knew about 90% of this, but I really appreciate your excellent summary of things, including the 10% (like what Black Bolt did with the Infinity Gem in his possession) I didn't know.

[@ilyannattv]

That was a masterpiece! So perfectly explained so many things in only 40 minutes! Fantastic job!

[@kavanasama4365]

I love how this summary of the Illuminati is also a summary of most of the crossover events from House of M to Hickman Secret Wars. Very well done video dude

[@edwinmferreras]

Who would have thought the only hope in the end was... Doctor Doom JAJAJA. This was brilliant. Great job!

[@VixXstazosJOB]

Being a royally well written character in Marvel Comics, ever since since his creation. Still my Favorite FANTASTIC FOUR Char.

[@jms7265]

*Just for the record:* Black Bolt= Space gem 💎 🟣 Ironman= Reality gem 💎 🟡 Dr Strange= Soul gem 💎 🟢 Professor X= Mind gem 💎 🔵 Namor= Time gem 💎 🟠 MrFantastic= Power gem 💎🔴 *PS:* The comics Gem 💎don’t Have the same Color as MCU gems. Keep that in Mind ;)

[@dfailsthemost]

Some of these histories are tough to brush up on, so these videos are a great resource for understanding lore.

[@daelen.cclark]

Nice video. This whole Illuminati group was honestly just poorly handled.

[@5foldunderstanding547]

I read ALL THIS in real time- It was as Beautifully written as it was Brilliant! All anchored by _Bendis_ & framed by New Avengers & Dark Avengers. [Bendis] gave _Geoff Johns_ A real Run for his (Green Lanten 'War of the Light') money when it comes to Best ever on-going comic Saga. Those 2 our the Best! An Will Likely never be topped.

[@HypePerformanceGroup]

which makes for great storytelling

[@daelen.cclark]

@@5foldunderstanding547 I can see how you like it, but I honestly couldn’t get into it.

[@nickshaffer80]

They were at their peak during the Incursions and Time Runs Out. But that’s more so Hickman’s writing

[@Darkness-ie2yl]

wanda handled them pretty good 😂😂

[@thatonekidjose1463]

They didn’t even last 5 minutes🤦‍♂️

[@zachnanite947]

Professor X: Hid it in a simulation senerio designed to kill whoever used it while throwing some of the most dangerous things ever at them Namor: Hid his gem in the deepest parts of the ocean, guarded by giant sea creatures where no human can survive and no light can be found Dr. Strange: Hidden in the Astral Plane Mr. Fantastic: Micro Universe inside a pocket dimension behind a door with no comprehensive lock that only he could open Black Bolt: Placed inside containment shell burined under a mountain Iron Man: Area 51 go brrrr

[@arcadiaberger9204]

It's interesting to follow a single thread through the convoluted history of a publishing universe: the biography of Bucky Barnes, or the history of the *_Daily Bugle,_* or in this case, the history of the Illuminati. It might have been worth mentioning how the name for the group was conceived. Who suggested it? My thought is, Doctor Strange, but that's just a guess.

[@rvawildcardwolf2843]

they never really called themselves that. Marketing just decided on it to make their position as a behind the scenes shadowy overlords organization clear.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

ILLUMINATI is a Latín Term, used to reffer to a group consistinf of the most Enlightened or Smart alive people in a world. In this case, they're the smartest people in Marvel Universe

[@DangerousMoonwalkerOfficial]

Honestly I feel like at this point you should make movies like this based off of comic arcs like the secret wars and the civil war

[@thenationaltimelyactionhou9328]

I think it's cool that the Green Goblin was the one who killed "Spider-Woman"

[@trace6722]

Wow this is great, the pace, images, voice. Everything! Thank you!

[@christopherhawkins7388]

This channel is so dope. But man when you apart of the robcorp sometimes you know the stories better the other narrators so when they say something inaccurate its easy to point out. With that being said the voice used here is🔥🔥🔥🔥. Thank you for this summary as well.

[@jermf35]

Dude, that was AWESOME... thanks for doing this. It gets my imagination running wild. Where I can almost see myself as one of the characters and living out the story as I clean or cook . Your stories are so in depth. Your really great at this. Man keep up the kickass work

[@5foldunderstanding547]

*I Read ALL THIS in Real time. It's Brilliant!* When Comics WERE COMICS. & Outside of _Geoff Johns'_ War of the Light - *Green Lantern run (arguably),* this is Comics BEST Saga ever! All Framed via New Avengers & Dark Avengers (throw in some one-shots, Ellis' Thunderbolts & Amazing Spiderman CIVIL WAR comics) its _Bendis_ at his absolute finnest; w/ alittle help from Mark Millar of course..

[@TrueUnderDawgGaming]

I am upset at how they were shoved-into a recent movie...and then shit on by the writers

[@marvelgeek1091]

Love you’re videos man!

[@GoldVibranium]

Sir your voice has the tone of Bill Walton's and that's pretty cool to use it for narration, keep up the good work

[@sirloinofchateaumarinade9312]

What a journey! I'm currently discovering a lot of lore from the Marvel Legendary card game, since most expansion are self contained arcs of the comics and theses videos are great for putting the cards in context 😀 Thanks for the videos

[@M0RGAT0RY]

You should have more views, so I shared your page on Facebook and my KZbin page. Great job mate!!! Love your videos

[@kohby784]

I really enjoy this episode. Awesome job. Keep up the awesome work

[@codyinacoma]

Ever since I heard about them a few years ago I've always wanted to learn the ins-and-outs, your video was very informative and very entertaining, thanks man. Imperius Rex!!!

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the Beyonder, Crossfire, Living Laser, Iron Monger, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Whiplash, Ultimo, Darkhawk, Union Jack, Annihilus, the Badoon and the Broods?

[@trexadvent4726]

What do you think is the best thing about the Illuminati in the comics and what do you think they're going to be like in the MCU and that too in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness? Who all do you think we will see in the MCU version of the Illuminati?

[@johnfic4751]

Since they were killed off so fast by a possessed Wanda by a dream walking scarlet witch. They were a huge disappointment.

[@Michaelengelmann]

Dr. Strange & The Illuminati doing the mind wipe on Cap wasn’t hated/controversial but when Batman’s mind get wiped bc of Dr. Light that was seen in a different light. Two very different story lines but kinda the same too.

[@heavy5013]

Batman already had more trust issues than cap. This making it a bigger betrayal for the character. Not to mention it'sore expected from the illuminati than the justice league.

[@pnut3844able]

Yup

[@quentinfogger5755]

Just like how you did the comic book origin of Namor the Submariner, Are you going to do history of the members of the Illuminati? Are they known to make the best or the worst decisions in the comics like sending the Hulk into space?

[@markmagician2471]

Yes because they also wiped Cap's memory

[@bigbuddahboy18]

Thank you for this explanation bro! I appreciate your uploads!

[@victorkreed4629]

That was well worth a subscription, nicely done.

[@KasirRham]

This is a great team that Marvel should have handled better, like how the hell did they get captured? Couldn't Dr Strange telaport them? Or couldn't Charles trick the enemies? At least Hickman gave these men a good run. I hope they somehow come back with a legendary run.

[@JemieBridges]

Skrulls have super powers, but also 50,000 year tech lead. There is a reason why we are able to beat them, but you'd have to read giant sized uncanny X-Men #11 and then the entire history of the eternals lolz. There's a reason that movie was thrown out there.

[@pnut3844able]

I loved this mini series. Can't wait to see the Illuminati in MoM

[@poindexterflex3528]

... so... you gotta do the LAST SECRET WARS next! You can't leave us with this big a cliffhanger! And I don't read comics!

[@rob6912]

More a dc guy and therefore dont read any marvel really but this group and stories dicussed in this video are all super rad and interesting. I might have to pick up a couple of these stories.

[@jonathangoode546]

They should have included THE ORIGINAL NICK FURY . He deserves to. Be included .

[@wintertrooper7918]

Fury is way too unsmtrustworthy for them. The man has secrets on top of secrets on top of secrets, all of which are incredibly dangerous

[@christopherulichney]

Very informative. have you ever thought about doing the history of the infinity gems?

[@jaydavid1924]

infinity saga

[@valysheev]

I should have a video up on it in a few days

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Great video I'm adding this to my comics playlist

[@quentinfogger5755]

What do you think is the best thing about the Illuminati in the comics and who do you think is the best member of the group, what would happen if leaders of other Marvel teams joined the group? What do you think they're going to be like in the MCU?

[@markmagician2471]

I think they will all be different variants

[@alexandrefrauches132]

I think the MCU Illuminati will be: Professor Xavier (Patrick Stewart) Reed Richards or the Maker (Ioan Gruffudd) Superior Iron Man (Tom Cruiser) Killmonger Dark Doctor Strange

[@kstiemsma]

The dynamic between tchalla and namor during hickman's secret wars is my favorite part. Love tchalla and especially his king of the dead powers in the conclusion of battleword is soooo cool. I always thought reed was boring before this but i like him a lot after this run.

[@cbear3476]

What does Black Bolt do at the meetings just sit and nod xD

[@jms7265]

Probably just sign language and freaking Professor X talking for him.

[@lukasshiloh]

@@jms7265 yeah its exactly that, Professor X just reads his mind

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the U-Foes, the Squadron Supreme, Doom Maidens, the Midnight_Sons, Young Avengers, Dark Avengers, Masters of Evil, the Thunderbolts and the Champions?

[@Mike90317]

I love this channel! So glad it appeared on my recommended videos.

[@vincentfranklin17]

I love this channel! I always learn something I didn't know, or something I forgot, is jogged in my memory!

[@swclikewhut]

Love the video! Just found your channel. Have you done a house of m or ben Reilly bids? Love the content and look forward to more :)

[@TheMuseSway]

I actually don't know much about Marvel's Illuminati. This video was very insightful. :)

[@maxieyoo541]

I was hoping for Iron Man to do cameo, but I realized it was better he was not there. Or else the will be 2 dead iron man

[@DanielRodriguez-yu9ey]

This was awesome truly enjoyed it

[@tfvo86]

Awesome, the best history about Illuminati i found so far. Please do Dark Avengers and Thunderbolts. Keep up

[@MannysMillennialMouth]

Black Panther the only person out of this circle that has the most sense

[@VixXstazosJOB]

Also Charles

[@anbernicguy]

Namor

[@illford]

​@@anbernicguy didn't namor flood wakanda 😭

[@KelsaRavenlock]

I just realized that the lines drawn in Civil War remind me a lot about the fight over the comics code authority. Tony Stark even gives the same reasons to support the registration as some companies gave for developing the code.

[@Żagñùţ01]

Danny Devito wouldve been a perfect voice choice for Howard the Duck

[@StellerGuy14]

This was absolutely amazing thank you

[@crossdimension4031]

Loving these videos! Looking forward to an incursion video.

[@aaronmullen5696]

U are awesome.. brings back memories I'm really looking forward to molecule man dropping a mountain rage on the heros and villains lol. Underrated charector molecule man . Hulk do us proud

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do origin of Wonder Man, the Grim Reaper, Molecule Man, Sentry, Mr Immortal, Captain Universe, Dreadknight, Hypnotia, Blizzard, Starhawk, Flerken, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, Ronan the Accuser, Ego the Living Planet, the Living Tribunal and Super_Skrull along with Avenger-X and the Protector?

[@DirtbagLeftist9]

Yoo I love your channel bro keep up the great work 👍🏿 love from the uk 🇬🇧

[@sithsoldier98]

Great video man👍🏾

[@Puka04]

Another great video!!!

[@baddragonite]

What's funny is The Sentry couldn't defeat Worldbreaker Hulk but Ghost Rider almost did, but ended up leaving mid battle because Blaze didn't deem Hulk as "Guilty" at the time

[@pyromaximus8890]

You know I'm a new sub but this is becoming one of my favorite channels

[@tonypowell9681]

Once again you did a good job on this story

[@ryanwilliams7987]

This was very well done! Thank you.

[@robertfalcone3025]

I remember reading The Illuminati in the mid 2000s when it was 1st released &:,, noticing that Professor X was being drawn to resemble Patrick Stewart.. the actor who was playing him in the X Men movies which were then being released..& i wasn't a big fan of that..IMO the books should influence the movies..& NOT the other way around. Anyways great video brother I'm always looking forward to more of your Marvel Comics synopsis videos 👑

[@quentinfogger5755]

Are you going to do comic book origin of Marvel's D'Spayre, Sleepwalker, Gargantos and Necromancer along with Superior Iron Man next since they're all going to appear in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?

[@Patrick-pc3vq]

Sleepwalker appearing? That is awesome he's so underrated.

[@AngelPerez-sh9wk]

Is it confirmed that superior iron man will appear? I just want to be sure lol

[@Modokmadness]

I know i need to use the patreon put i cant afford it. On the offchance your reading this, can you either do a a history of M.O.D.O.K, black heart, Mephisto, Quasimodo, unus the untouchable, absorbing man, the vanished, ego the living planet, alester smythe, sin, agamoto, Arnim zola, or the red ghost and his super apes???

[@-Ryu]

So, from what this tells me, if you put all the smartest and most powerful people in a room, they would make the weakest and dumbest decisions in their universe's history. Guess that explains Politicians....

[@wintertrooper7918]

Pretty much this is why we don't let people like them make decisions for the entire planet

[@belinskiparadox7687]

It's honestly comedic that they went to threaten the Skrull and ended up captured and barely able to escape. Imagine having a group of some of the smartest and most powerful people not just on earth but in the universe, and your arrogance makes your first mission an absolute failure

[@Jasmine__135]

having only known the MCU for the longest time, its so interesting how they've warped and mushed a lotta other stories together into their movies some thing happen, some things dont, a lotta the time when things *do* happen they're quite different, its a real shame some of these OG stories will probably never see the big screen

[@BlackHart730]

Thank you for pointing out that Hulk beat sentry.

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do origin of the Brood, the Gladiator, Hyperion, Blue_Marvel, Alistair Smythe the Ultimate Spider Slayer, Stingray, Quasar, Squirrel_Girl, Ultimus, Kly'bn, Kang the Conqueror, Annihilus and Tryco Slatterus the Champion of the Universe?

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video?

[@xiongboon]

Damm rob be trolling with them cliff hangers lol

[@kuldas9299]

This might be too difficult but it would be awesome if, while you were showing art, a caption would tell you what it's from.

[@bigvis497]

I dig your videos! I really, really hated this retcon though.

[@jamessatter7418]

Black Panther had more wisdom than the others in attendance.

[@Jengo-Fox]

The phenoix five did not try to remake the world in their image at all.

[@jaydavid1924]

love the videos, can you cover the infinity saga?

[@sethleoric2598]

Not related but i actually really liked Secret Wars 2

[@carmenforsyth1313]

The Illuminati @ Illuminate @ They put in a movie just like everything else @ movies

[@driverwolf4482]

World War Hulk had to talk his way out of fighting Dr.Strange and Sentry. Strange"s Zom power outclassed Hulk and Sentry told Hulk the Void will destroy Earth and everyone on it if Hulk loses so Banner calmed Sentry with friendly words and blows, Sentry reverts with Banner on his own... only Sentry can revert himself you can't force him.

[@ironmenace]

Hey Peter Parker didn’t care about getting sponsors or doing his science fair team work But after he released his name out to the public he address that Matt Murdock is his Spider man as he was to iron man So bodyguard like Ironman or punisher being used to help protect his name But doctor strange erased all the thoughts of Peter Parker Professor Xavier or reed richards can meet Peter Parker

[@adrianvelazquezlll8449]

If this is what the MCU is going to lead up to then daym that’s gonna be a whole lot of characters to keep track of

[@rodrigolucas8369]

It's already is, that's why they are taking out TV shows on Disney plus every 3 months, I mean we got, Falcon, moon knight, she hulk coming after Ms marvel, Kate bishop, the Thor girl, multiverse of madness,. Thus is exactly what marvel is planning

[@johnsantos507]

Oh god! No!😥

[@adrianvelazquezlll8449]

@@rodrigolucas8369 wow just hearing all that 💯👏 I can’t wait till we get another Endgame movie that won’t happen till another 6-7 years I bet Lol

[@rodrigolucas8369]

@@adrianvelazquezlll8449 maybe even 10 years because for sure the next endgame event, is going to alot bigger than engame and better

[@jendersonmohammed443]

Please do a history of Thanos of Titan

[@jaybroach4105]

Geez, this "tip of the iceberg" is so convoluted. Marvel needs a full reboot asap

[@PeanutButter21505]

Do Secret Wars II next!!

[@mickeymouse7726]

Do history of Gambit his one of my favorite X-MEN characters

[@CrackingCody]

The whole World War Hulk plot is just a joke. There's no way Hulk could take on all those people who are vastly more powerful and somehow win.

[@Ragna_Rock54]

Hulk is ultra OP

[@John-115]

It’s a comic. Details like that don’t matter to a writer who wants the story to be whatever he/she plans it to be.

[@Albino_Basilisk]

Well ghost rider had a chance to beat him, but didn’t cus it turned out hulk has somehow never killed an innocent person throughout all his rampages…

[@rayray6490]

@@Albino_Basiliskeven for comic book standards, that’s very illogical

[@AshaDemus]

Subbed.

[@Boogie_gang.entertainment100]

I want part 2 so bad yo that shit was good

[@dwoncrawford5823]

I think I’m gonna turn all my duplicate characters marvel legends into skulls. All it will take is adding a furrowed chin and some green paint! Next custom project!!!

[@darrellsadler2848]

A nice backstory report here.

[@JohnBerry-q1h]

The Illuminati should give the Infiniti Stones to the Easter Bunny. EB would promise to hide each stone among the packaged, unwanted Easter Candy displays that always remain (marked down), long after the observance of the holiday. Anyone searching for the stones would have to be determined enough to unwrap and chew through dried-out, "rock hard" candies until they finally found each of the brightly colored stones.

[@reallyflatkid]

World war hulk was fire I remember reading the comic where they destroyed the x men

[@wintertrooper7918]

That comic could have ended like in 2 panels if the others hadn't decided to try and take down a very, very calmly pissed off hulk