#kl’rt

[mightymarvelsuperheroes]

“Let be be finale of seem. / The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream,” (Wallace Stevens, The Emperor of Ice-Cream).

[evilhorse]

I weary of this game, human.

[lunardeities]

The Final Chapter of the Kree/Skrull War, and the Beginning of a new Space Age!

Empyre #6

Written by Al Ewing and Dan Slott

Inks by Valerio Schiti

Colors by Marte Garcia

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Plot idea for Captain Marvel 2:

The movie takes place in 2005, ten years after the first one. Carol has turned the tide against the Kree Empire’s imperialistic conquest and has even found a new home world for the Skrulls. Not wanting to risk losing their home world, the Supreme Intelligence relents and asks for a truce with Carol. They’ll stop trying to wipe the Skrulls (edit!) out and will cease their conquest of the universe in exchange for a ceasefire. Carol accepts.

However, the decision to make peace with the Kree is met with a mixed response by the Skrulls. Talos says this is good for their people while other leaders, like secondary villain Kl’rt the Super-Skrull, demands vengeance. Carol is caught in-between the issue.

Around this time, psychiatrist Karla Sofen (later known as Moonstone) on Earth discovers a mysterious object known as the “moonstone”. She touches it and accidentally absorbs the energy inside, making her just as powerful as Carol. We learn later on that the moonstone was one of the backup energy sources that Mar-Vell made in case her lightspeed engine failed.

Karla travels space, trying to master her powers. She runs into Carol, who takes her in and helps her control her powers. Months go by and Karla becomes well-trained. She’s inspired by Carol to become a superhero, wanting to use her powers to help those who were displaced by the Kree Empire. Although there’s a hint of envy from Karla, for the most part, Carol and Karla work together and actually become best friend.

However, we quickly learn that Karla’s sense of “justice” is a lot more ruthless than Carol’s. She views the truce with the Kree as weak and sides with the Skrulls who want vengeance. Carol and Karla argue over the right thing to do, with Carol believing the Kree and Skrull can live in peace, while Karla suggests wiping the Kree out. Carol warns that more war will eventually result in both sides’ destruction while Karla says the Kree can’t be forgiven.

The two women eventually fall out hard. Carol banishes Karla when she finds out about Karla’s disturbing backstory (Karla was an awful psychiatrist who willingly drove some of her patients to kill themselves) and warns her not to reignite the Kree-Skrull War. In response, Karla declares herself as the “new” Captain Marvel and promises to take a “hard” approach on galactic threats, unlike the “soft” Carol Danvers.

What follows is an epic showdown between the two women, a war of dueling ideologies, and a role reversal of the first movie. Carol is fighting to save the Kree while some of the Skrulls are back to being villains due to the Super Skrull supporting genocide of the Kree. Although Talos hates the Kree, Talos ultimately sides with Carol and works with them to stop Moonstone.

[mightymarvelsuperheroes]

"He has contempt for the small-souled man, whose humility, charity and compassion seem to him forms of weakness," (David Brooks).

[mightymarvelsuperheroes]

“If (internalizing) is not reached the student will be engaged only in short-term learning and what appears to be understanding will melt away when the need for it disappears,” (Morgan and Saxton, Asking Better Questions). 

[mightymarvelsuperheroes]

“It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to keep up with Chicago. She outgrows his prophecies faster than he can make them,” (Mark Twain). 

[mightymarvelsuperheroes]

“If intelligent method is lacking, prejudice, the pressure of immediate circumstance, self-interest and class-interest (…) are not lacking, and they tend to take the place of intelligence,” (John Dewey, The Quest for Certainty).