The Origin of The Hood

Sources:
Daredevil 002 (1964)
The Hood 001-006 (2002)
Beyond 001-006 (2006-2007)
New Avengers 034-037 (2007-2008)
New Avengers Annual 002 (2008)
Secret Invasion 004-008 (2008)
New Avengers 046 (2008)
Dark Reign: The Cabal 001 (2009)
Dark Reign: The Hood 001-005 (2009)
Punisher 002-010 (2009)
New Avengers 051-057 (2009)
Avengers: The Initiative 034 (2010)
Siege 004 (2010)
New Avengers: Finale 001 (2010)
Avengers: The Initiative 035 (2010)
Avengers 007-012 (2011)
Illuminati 001-007 (2015-2016)
Additional information from the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe.
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[@MerryMarvelite]

Hey, heroes! Thanks for watching another video! Hopefully I'm back on schedule now and can get next week's up a little earlier. This video topic was voted on by Patreon supporters. If you want to vote on a topic for next month, you can follow the link in the description to sign up for as little as a dollar a month! I'll also be streaming this weekend. On Saturday, I'll be playing Mega Man 2, while on Sunday it'll be Spider-Man 3 for 360. Swing on by if you'd like to hang out!

[@johnnygyro2295]

Damn, The Hood sounds like an underrated villain. Thanks for the video. You said future vote options are decided from comments? In that case: 1. Squirrel Girl 2. Arnim Zola 3. Quake (Daisy Johnson) 4. Count Nefaria 5. Toni Ho

[@johnpenley]

Awesome!! How bout Mole Man? You'd be surprised how often he is linked to most any Marvel plot?🤔

[@zinkman9519]

It's time to do the origin of Norman Osborn Green goblin and electro

[@nathanmoore7217]

Next you should talk about should be onslaught.

[@imverygerby]

Daredevil getting washed by electro just shows how much of a goat Spider-Man really is

[@ibramblebush]

Daredevil is just a regular dude, he has some special abilities, it hard to count them as superpowers. He's more like Batman or Moonknight.

[@Moultdog]

Heroes get beat by villains all the time. Electro has beaten Spider-Man multiple times. Usually the hero catches a beating and then comes back and wins later in the issue. Also this was a retcon the created as part of the Hood's creation which might not have ever actually happened in the comics.

[@localfatherfigure]

@@ibramblebush moon knight is still an avatar of a god, Batman would be harder to fight than daredevil, daredevil is just a handicapped uberman but not much of a superhero.

[@kingofhearts1072]

A character named The Hood who is ACTUALLY from the hood...I love it.

[@LlorDrei]

Who is actually a hood from the Hood, wearing a hood!

[@kingofhearts1072]

@@LlorDrei 😅😂🤣🤣 A Hoodlum, from the hood, wears a hood.

[@vincentfranklin17]

The Hood has an interesting, and tragic backstory. Very good video! You should have FAR more subscribers, MM! 'Nuff said!

[@MarvelousPhilly]

I give this guy his respect. He obtained absolute power multiple times. Especially when he had the infinity gauntlet with some of the stones.

[@MarquisdeSuave]

The Hood is one of the better characters Marvel created over the last 20 years.

[@movienaut]

Damn, I have been avoiding this character in teen years. The reason was that a villain named "The Hood" sounded to cringy and silly. Why would I waste my time on him, when I got Doctor Doom, Magneto, Dormammu, Green Goblin and other cool guys. This thing that he was connectec to Dormammu blew my mind away. Also, his backstory was very good and I enjoyed this video through. Thank you, Merry Marvelite, because your channel really highlights and tell us about the little and underrated guys that we selfish readers usually avoid. Now I want to look for comics with the Hood.

[@mangamegs]

Villains protect their private lives better than most heroes do 😆

[@briandaleske5139]

I IMAGINE 4 ALTERNATE VERSIONS OF (PARKER ROBBINS) WHO NEVER BECAME VILLAINS & A STORY: I imagine the possibility that there might be four different dimensional realms, and in each one of them has an alternate version of (Parker Robbins) who never became a villain, and to add what I imagine is each one became certain types of heroes. Now I imagine in one out of the four different realms, the backstory about a (PARKER ROBBINS) is somewhat the same, but the difference is that he never accidentally shot a cop in the neck, instead of that happening, I imagine he accidentally shot the cop in the shoulder, and not only that he felt genuinely guilty for accidentally shooting the cop in the shoulder, and to add it is his father who needs healing help instead of his mother. To add I imagine that this particular version of (PARKER ROBBINS) he thought about turning himself in for what he had done, and I imagine for a certain period of time he decided to quit being a thief, that is until he ran into more money problems, then I imagine once he realized that a good honest job doesn’t pay enough, and then he had decided to become a thief again. Plus to add I imagine something unexpected happened, it’s that PARKER came across a weird looking underground place with symbols around, and two cloaks one was on a terrifying looking creature, and the other was on a very odd looking, that was a very kindhearted unknown type of animal; I imagine that he was very curious about the animal, wondered what is was, what it was doing there, and why was it wearing a cloak on it. Now before I continue you must know I imagine that the two cloaks, each one has a different color to them, one is red that is being worn by the terrifying creature, and the second cloak is Dark-Blue it is the one being worn by the odd looking kind animal. To add I imagine that (PARKER ROBBINS) thinks it over for a while, weather or not he should take the risk trying to free the odd looking animal, and get that mysterious looking cloak off the animal as well, and I imagine then he decides that he will risk his safety trying to free the animal, and to add very carefully get the cloak off of the odd looking animal. I also imagine that after (Parker) had figured out a way to free the locked up animal, then later he successfully freed the odd looking animal, and by surprise this animal mentally communicated with him in human language, and what the animal said was thank you, and asked (Parker) what’s his name, and to add what caused him to end up in this place to discover him, and the creature who have been trapped in here for months. Now I imagine that for a few minutes PARKER was in shock, do to what the odd looking animal was able to do, and I imagine after (Parker) was able to snap of it, he then told the animal his name is PARKER ROBBINS, and he was on the run for stealing some items a few days before, and tonight he heard a rumor about a place that was some very valuable stuff in a mysterious underground place. To add he was having money problems, which is what had driven me to stealing, since good honest jobs I have tried don’t pay enough, my father needs the best healing possible, but the best ways for healing him is very expensive, and not only I accidentally shot a cop that is haunting me, even though the cop didn’t die, I still feel guilty for what I had done, and so that is another reason why I am on the run. In addition I imagine that the odd looking animal responds mentally to say to (Parker) now I understand who you are, what has happened to you, and how you ended up in such a situation, and to add how to came upon this underground place we are at in. Now I imagine that the odd looking animal then reveals to PARKER, what was going on in this underground place, why there are strange looking symbols almost everywhere, and why he & the terrifying creature both are wearing cloaks; The odd looking animal tells him that individuals who knew dark magic, and enchanted alchemists were all working together to try to create their own types of items that would then be used in certain ways. The individuals who did Dark Magic they were trying to create an type of clothing that could either capture a powerful evil being, and force it to work for them as their slave, or trying to create a evil magical item that would hopefully be able to collect allot of the evil being’s powers, and then use the time for their own purposes. Now when it comes to the enchanted alchemists, they were trying to create something that would be beneficial for almost everyone to use, but only for those individuals who are worthy of using it, and they were successful with creating their first useful item, but then the project that the Dark Magic doers were working on went out of control, and the terrifying creature had killed almost all of them except one which is the child of one of them. In addition the child was a little girl she ran away right after when she came in to find out why her mother didn’t come out side to get here, and she was in horrible shock when she saw what had happened to her mother, and to add what happened to her mother’s work friends. The animal says to (Parker Robbins) that the little girl needs comfort, and she needs help, I can’t help her myself, and to add I must say this I can not stand remaining in this place any longer; I must go find a trustworthy person who can help me find a great safe place I can live at, and by the way here is my cloak I have discovered this past two months that this cloak has amazing magic powers to it, please use it wisely, that is if you are going to use it, and be careful who you reveal your secrets after you leave this place. I imagine that (Parker Robbins) asks the odd looking animal what are you, and what is your name; I imagine that animal responds that I am a combination of certain types of extinct animals so I don’t know what I am, and the name given to me by four genuinely good individuals is BEN, those individuals cared more about my safety, and my health much unlike what the others were thinking about they wanted to become famous in the process of helping people. To add I imagine that PARKER then thinks for a while what he should do now, and he decides to try to find the little girl, and try to help her, but if while traveling for a while she develops a bond with him, and then he would figure out some way to adopt her so that way she doesn’t have to go through the adoption system. In addition I imagine that (Parker Robbins) finds out from the little girl, that is once she decided to talk to him, that her name is ANNA, ANNA MAY THORN, and my mother was into working on dangerous types of forbidden magic, and so were her friends, along with her work mates. Plus to add I imagine that ANNA says to (Parker) I can sense you are a good person, who has made allot bad mistakes, but you did them for good purposes, and you feel strongly guilty for an accident that happened that hurt another person, and there for for all those reasons that is why I am talking to you, and I hope that we might be able to remain really good like this, and to add I hope I might be able to be your friend, and hopefully part of your family. “Now want you to know I imagine that this particular (PARKER ROBBINS) is from the dimensional realm of EARTH-28, and I imagine that his mother died of an illness when he had turned to age:18, and so since then he has been trying to take care of himself, and to add trying his best to try to help his dad with his condition.”

[@brianpj5860]

Yay!! Such an underrates Villian/Anti-hero. I very much enjoyed reading a few of The Hood comics. He makes for an interesting character, and reluctant leader of street level criminals.

[@MerryMarvelite]

I hadn't read his original miniseries before researching for this. Having mostly seen him in New Avengers, I didn't expect him to start almost morally grey. He was still a bad guy, but he might have redeemed himself if not for the evil influence of the cloak. Definitely more nuanced than I thought.

[@radrno7]

At first, ngl... I thought he was a Rob Liefeld or Todd McFarlane character from the 90s. Look at him, he's literally just a dude with a hooded cape and 2 guns. That's one of the biggest 90s comics stereotypes lol. It's actually surprising to see how much of a history does Hood have as a Marvel character, specially as a villain. Most would take at least 3 decades to have that many stories, and this isn't even a C-Tier villain like Hammerhead or Silver Sable, and even they don't have that many stories to be told. I found it interesting how much Hood has to do with Jason Macendale, AKA Demogoblin, and yet there's no story yet with at least one mention about their connection. I'd love to see a story putting the 2 against each other, with Nisanti judging who's the better host. One thing got me confused though. Why exactly does Hood get random powers such as invisibility, flight and lightning? Almost felt like he turned into Shazam lol.

[@justins9886]

Love the videos. Keep them coming. I’d love to see one for Gambit.

[@thomasfriday1]

Wow MerryMarvelite, keep doing what you're doing! Excellent presentation.

[@arcadiaberger9204]

Hmmm...an interesting "continuity implant".

[@TupocalypseShakur]

I'll never get over the fact this guy choses to be a street level villain

[@radrno7]

Tbh that's what most people would do in his situation, specially low level crooks like him. All he knew to do was to be a criminal and all he had to really care about was his wife and daughter. If he didn't even have a wife, he would most likely just be doing what Nisanti wanted and killing anyone the entity deemed a target, without holding back, which would basically turn him into Moon Knight lol.

[@UnEv3n]

It kept him in the picture. As soon as he got dreams bigger than he was, he lost. Parker knew exactly what his limits were. Dormamu didn't.

[@johnlawful2272]

​@@radrno7flashes rogues would love him

[@richardwall5445]

Looks like I'm going to be a very rich man I created a character called the hood back in the early 80s he basically had the powers of Medusa he could turn anyone he looked at to stone or anything he looked at to stone he used a hood and Cape to Shadow his face so he didn't turn everything to Stone all the time and if marvel comics can sue DC comics over the name Captain marvel and win even though the dc 1 was around long before the one marvel had I should be able to sue marvel over the name the hood and yes it is registered

[@shot040]

did u get ur money, brother?

[@TheMightsparrow]

Another villain that I probably never would have come across before subscribing. Love that about this channel.

[@atomx2515]

Another Marvel character I never heard of and WOW!!!!!!! Great backstory and escapades that would make for a good R Rated movie to add variety to the comic book filmdom.

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of Ironheart, Jane Foster Thor, Eric Masterson_AKA_Thunderstrike, Amadeus_Cho, the Griever, Pepper Potts AKA Rescue and the Agents of Atlas along with Crescent, Morgan_Le_Fey, White Fox and Luna Snow?

[@86LukeM]

Honestly here to familiarize with the character due to Ironheart TV update.

[@itzdm0r3]

damn, the Hood needs his own show!

[@mickleeqbal6373]

He's so freaking underrated 😢

[@OllieConnorsFilms]

They kinda did this. It was called the cape. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpLNooxmi8yMn7c

[@CyborgSodaCollects]

It's happening...kindve

[@tylermatthew349]

He gotta be lronheart but I not sure he will have his form

[@worstspytf2824]

I had no clue this guy existed.

[@trexadvent4726]

What do you think the Hood would have been like if he found a way to get his family to stick by him?

[@radrno7]

Well it would go back to how things were before, him going out doing crimes while others threatened his family, so at some point it was bound for his family to get away from him. There's no future for a family under that lifestyle.

[@cliffordprice2056]

"However" 😂 bruh I heard that word so many times in this video. I still love the video

[@trexadvent4726]

Is the Hood a mixture of both a Daredevil villain and a Doctor Strange villain? Do you think he should appear in the MCU either in Spider-Man No Way Home or in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness?

[@jonathanelvey2444]

Multiverse of madness after credits bet you

[@Diablo3364]

So this is the villain of iron heart

[@stephengordon2995]

To quote a great American poet Where da hood where da hood where da hood at?....

[@mataharon5952]

I think the hood has a lot of potential as a grey character not totally bad but with his own code i wanna see a story where he attempts to resurrect white Fang's husband or go back in time to that event where he acted rashly attemting to alter his actions

[@NTGNickGreer]

They probably introduce this character in the mcu considering we have dormammu in the mcu. I think he should be played by Colton Hayes, who played Arsenal in arrow. If they wanted to

[@quentinfogger5755]

What do you think is the best thing about the Hood and which one of his powers and abilities do you think is the best?

[@LlorDrei]

There is just something dynamic and charismatic about the character of the hood, from his character design, to his clothes, to his powers... I honestly hope someday they make The Hood into more of a permanent anti-hero, then just a straight out villain, or, born-again hero, in some future thing... Have him be a crime boss, but, also have him help out the heroes, now and then, if he feels like it... Have him acquire enough power to assume a Namor, Doctor Doom, or Captain Cold of DC quality, king of the city, and all he surveys, making sure the criminal element play by a set of rules, that they will be punished for if not, and with the power to be good or evil on a whim.

[@majinsole8554]

I remember grabbing this solely ‘cause BKV was writing it, and he didn’t disappoint! Still got that initial run around here somewhere… ~_~

[@CALIEN7K]

Such an underrated character.

[@jayblodia]

So how does mephisto tie in? I’m guessing the MCU is replacing Dormaamu either him as Hood’s origin in ironheart

[@madlaugher3300]

Yeah maybe he should quit smoking if he wants to hold his breath Longer

[@SheriffOutlaw]

Can't wait to see him in Ironheart. That dynamic will be interesting to see. Magic vs Science once again

[@brumtownmiller6130]

This marvel character ls last name is robins and he became a villain and anti hero name the hood and used guns while wearing a red hood. Dc has a character that was batman's Robin who became a gun wielding anti hero/ villain named red hood that wears a red hood and/or red mask

[@matterstoyou2970]

Dude; is the perfect ghost rider and would be so O.P.

[@jonfehl5560]

you should do a video on dormammu

[@trexadvent4726]

Are you going to do history of lesser known characters like Rom_the_Spaceknight, Ultimo, Inferno, Victorious, Flerken, Blacklash, Deathlok, Elematrix, Vertigo, Titanium_Man, Crimson Dynamo, Dreadknight, Hypnotia, Blizzard, Kurt Connors the Lizard, Quasar, Starbrand, Nightmask, Night_Trasher, Starhawk, Fixer, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, the Controller, Madam_Masque, Count_Nefaria, Century, Lore and Technovore?

[@RandomSmellyBubble]

Been waiting for this one. Thank you

[@petertrent8732]

Thanks for the video. Appreciate you doing these.

[@Malik58st]

Awesome

[@table_salt]

Here for Ramos

[@ToonScapeTV]

He’s from Crown Heights just like me

[@stevebourgeault8340]

It’s every chance he gets

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

I like the DC version. Much better.

[@micah5918]

Angry tigra fan noises

[@MerryMarvelite]

Honestly, this is a valid response to any mention of the Hood.

[@therock1902]

The origin of the hood blacks neighborhood

[@Supremmo]

Back when Netflix had The Defenders I was hoping if they got a Season 2, The Hood would've been the main villain.

[@drippyjayy6765]

Don’t worry he’ll be in there eventually rn he’s rumored to be the villain in iron heart since I heard that iron heart is an must watch now also plus mephisto is rumored to be the guy behind everything going on including making the hood

[@trissi4468]

@@drippyjayy6765 I call it right now: He will be completely wasted in Ironheart. It's modern Disney + a show with a horrible protagonist.

[@drippyjayy6765]

@@trissi4468 I hope not ik disney has an habit of nerfing characters especially op characters I’ll give them the benefit of doubt

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of Master Pandemonium, Chthon, Mephisto, Dormammu, Clea, Brother_Voodoo, Shuma-Gorath, Nightmare, Baron Mordo, the Ancient One, Agamotto and Pkzkrfmknna along with Firestar and Vance_Astrovik AKA Justice?

[@timdertim]

It's actually a touching story

[@marvelboi3416]

The only appearance that The Hood made was in the Marvel's Future Avengers anime series and he will be making his live action debut in the MCU Disney Plus series IronHeart as the villain... BTW could you do THE HISTORY/ORIGIN OF TMNT UNIVERSE with the characters and villains please.... They do have rich history in Mirage, Archie, IDW comic books and other media plus the turles have a large rouge gallery of villains!!!

[@aaronokoli5491]

This is such a tragic story

[@stevebourgeault8340]

😯 he’s good and scary

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of Inferno, Victorious, Gambit, Moondragon, Phyla_Vell and Genis-Vell along with the Supreme Intelligence, Mole_Man and Angel/Archangel along with Exodus and Ex-Nhilo?

[@Purplegorillaz]

I never really knew about this Villian too much..I remember seeing him in a Spider-Man Video Game..Wondering who is this guy with a Hood & Two Guns..I liked his look tho and how he got the Two Guns with him always I never see a picture with him without it..Im good video tho now I kno a little more about this Character..How to see him in Live Action.. Biggz Was Here. Peace.

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Do the sphinx nova villan

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the Living_Brain, the Elementals, Cyclone, Hydro Man, Molten Man, the Spot, Sandman, Century, Lore and Technovore?

[@بُطُرسحَسَّان]

Man you’ve been absent. Genuinely missed your vids. Welcome back my dude 👳🏽‍♂️👉🏼👉🏼

[@masterchristopherchandler2171]

Halloween Jack from xman

[@JCResDoc94]

fire. _JC

[@sethleoric2598]

The Hood is straight up my favorite Marvel Villain, his character is just so fun to read about.

[@f1nalboss]

Yeeeesss!!! One of my favorite marvel characters. I wish Hasbro didnt make such a sh*tty figure of him

[@56postoffice]

I thought this guy was a crap villain, but wow, was I wrong! I never knew he's connected to Dormammu.

[@mangamegs]

Seriously luke cage even bothering count neferia is a joke. The count was a team buster in his day.

[@wayned.ashford9919]

MerryMarvelite: Do an episode on... Dracula (1972-now)

[@bryancabriales6580]

Can you cover the origins of d'spayre. I Really want to know to more about this villian.

[@J32253]

The Sentry!

[@therundown5208]

I would love someone to do an in-depth presentation of the Nova Corps but no one has done it you should be the first or if you know where it's been done let me know

[@quentinfogger5755]

Is the cloak of the hood similar to the cloak belonging to Doctor Strange?

[@80wolfmanrob]

Don't know about the origin of the hood but I know where it is and unless you have to live there. It's not a place you want to visit unless you need something illegal or you want to be robbed lol.

[@richshelton682]

Love your videos

[@geekinggrounds2917]

Would love a video on either Ben Riley the Scarlet Spider or X-Man Nate Grey

[@RandomSmellyBubble]

Maybe the Swordsman? He is to appear in the Hawkeye show.

[@dynamitecorleone]

Cover the Scarlett Spider 🕷️ please and thanks!

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Adding to my comics playlist on my channel

[@stevebourgeault8340]

I take it back when I said good but he is still the best villain I’ve ever seen

[@cbear3476]

The Hood is so underrated not many have touched the infinity stones

[@quentinfogger5755]

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

[@nicolasrey1190]

This guy rised from a silly diamond stealer to full on avenger level threat.. I hope he makes it to the mcu and simplify his lore a bit.

[@Retro_Renzo]

He’ll be on the upcoming Disney + show Iron Heart .

[@nicolasrey1190]

@@Retro_Renzo :D

[@nicolasrey1190]

@@Retro_Renzo wait, iron heart? Of all things?

[@Retro_Renzo]

@@nicolasrey1190 yeah he was shown in the D23 leaked showcase.

[@josephraya1417]

Do a video on the spiderman villain white rabbit

[@guszilla6806]

Time for the FEAR LORDS!!

[@glennmiller8755]

Dude, you should do a video about the Darkhold

[@RyomenAyeni225]

one of these days you need to cover us agent

[@antoniofleming1964]

Please do the Beyonder or the Molecule man!!

[@danschumacher5427]

Remind me of the darkness from the 90s

[@jalenikezeue4114]

I was always Curious This Character

[@startingover1]

Dr voodoo.... would love to see his story....

[@spoon4956]

can you do a origin video on silvermane?

[@jessiedemoss5962]

This channel is awesome. Great work

[@daniescott3000]

Do the Freak (Marvel)

[@mataharon5952]

Iron man's nemesis cobalt man

[@Nathan-uu7dt]

Cool character awful name

[@dawndeans3744]

If you get a chance can do one on Sentry and Superboy Prime please?

[@rogueannoyance3489]

This is a marvel channel

[@hazehood4028]

The star wars reference

[@dawndeans3744]

I love your videos❤

[@sgpoet47]

MORBIUS !

[@jackieanderson9408]

Sweet 👍

[@sgpoet47]

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