The new trailer also gives us a first proper look at Loki’s “army”, the airborne assailants whose hi-tech weaponry wastes little time in reducing Manhattan to a heap of smouldering rubble. And in spite of their admittedly blurry appearance, we reckon we know who they are.
Because despite Marvel CEO Kevin Feige’s long-running assertion that the Skrulls would not be appearing, these humanoid antagonists look very Skrull-like to us. A race of extra-terrestrial shapeshifters, the Skrulls are the oldest known race in existence, and have had many run-ins with the Avengers in the comic-books.
That said, we don’t have any confirmation as yet, and there are plenty more aliens or monsters the figures could still turn out to be. It seems that this one is going to remain close to Joss Whedon’s chest right up until the film is released…
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ChrisWootton
Feb 7th 2012, 11:42
The bad guys look more like the Ice Giants from Thor to me and not the Skrulls. Probably wrong though so let the onslaught commence
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SiMan
Feb 7th 2012, 13:37
Still not sure how i feel about the Skrulls being the antagonists. Never really like the idea of a load of shape-shifting bad guys who can copy peoples poweres, even in the comics. But, the trailer still rocks. Can't wait for this film to come out.
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Hadouken76
Feb 7th 2012, 20:27
Hulk! Iron man! Capt America! Hawkeye! And er.. chick with a gun ..."yay"
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FBKBradley
Feb 9th 2012, 18:09
yay:)great..love super hero movies..bring it on!!
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FBNPerry
Feb 10th 2012, 6:41
Thor can fly under his own steam (Well his Hammer's, but not like he has a problem misplacing it, it'll just come back to him) Also the Aliens look like Badoon to me, who are older than the Skrulls too. Somebody also mentioned the Alpha Centurians, which is a good shout.
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Qexit
Feb 10th 2012, 12:51
In the comics, the Black Widow has her Widows Bites which pack a fair punch in close combat. If you look closely at the shot with her holding her gun, you'll see devices around her wrists that could be Widows Bite weapons. So don't dismiss her 'strength' quite so quickly :)
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trist808
Feb 10th 2012, 18:15
Hahaha, you'll have to forgive @Hadouken76 ... not exactly the biggest fan of Black Widow (lol) but then, not everyone is gonna be a fan of everything :) I really hope she gets to use her wrist gauntlets though, if you watch the trailer closely there appears to be a blue pulse emitting from them as the camera pans by her, so I'm hoping she'll bring a bit more "power" to the party. And @FBNPerry, nice shout on the Badoon, I'd forgotten about those guys, you're right, there's a similarity there and they'd make just as strong villains for the team to take on as the Skrulls. I guess fans just want it to be the Skrulls because of the lengthy history that race has with The Avengers, the recent Secret Invasion and of course the whole Skrull/Kree war which could see Captain Marvel introduced in later sequels. Until we see the film though or a trailer that shows them better it's all rumour and conjecture ... God April 27th can't come fast enough!!!!
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FBGDeaner
Feb 19th 2012, 23:47
That's not a revolver.
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