WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Secret Invasion Episode 4, after three episodes have been previewed, secret invasion Don Cheadle’s revelation that Rhodey is a Skrull embodies the idea of impersonating the Avengers in Marvel Comics to great effect. Honestly, Skrull Gears of War’s changeover wasn’t a huge shock: secret invasion Roddy is hinted at multiple times in Phase 5 as a Skrull, but in Phase 2 we see the Avengers after telling Priscilla Fury to kill Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Jackson’s transformation into a female Skrull Rava is still an important moment. important.
Believing Roddy to be a Skrull certainly raises some big questions, even if secret invasion Episode 4 has 2 other big twists. Emilia Clarke’s G’iah not only survived being seemingly killed by Gravik by turning himself into a Super-Skrull, and Ben Mendelsohn’s Talos was killed by the MCU’s new supervillain. Now, Fury faces the daunting task of defeating Gravik without her strongest ally. that she lost Maria Hill secret invasion The first episode and stripped of Roddy’s military support for exposing the Skrulls. This is the meaning of all…
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Marvel confirms Roddy is a Skrull
After making Roddy a Skrull for the first three episodes secret invasion, episode 4 pulls the trigger and reveals he is Priscilla’s boss. Working under Gravik, Skrull Roddy infiltrated the United States government, approached President Ritson and removed him as part of Gravik’s explosive false flag campaign. Skrull Roddy asks Priscilla to kill her husband, while Fury stalks Gravik in hot pursuit (despite numerous insults suggesting he is no longer the man he once was) plot to assassinate Jetson. The operation was Russia’s retaliation for a terrorist attack in Moscow that left thousands dead, including Cobie Smulder’s Maria Hill.
Who is Rava?Roddy skull replacement explanation
Roddy’s Skrull impostor, also revealed to be female, is an alien named Rava, played by British actress Nissa Alia, who has had a small role in the film so far. the spectreBritish soap Ammerdaleand the 2021 remake girl on the train. Marvel Comics fans may already be familiar with the name Rava, as he was a Skrull prisoner in Black Bolt #1 (2017), the Skrull-free Rava who helped Black Bolt escape torture in prison. deep space. who betrayed the Skrull Empire after killing her children, but secret invasion Revolutionizing her roots, she became a loyal follower of Gravik.
How long has Rhodey been a Skrull in the Marvel Universe?
As news about Agent Ross, played by Martin Freeman, played by Skrull secret invasion In the first episode, the biggest question about Roddy Skrull is how long ago the impostor took over. There are other factors at play: Where is Roddy really? Is he still the real Roddy in the events? Avengers: Game over? Roddy can indeed be caught in a group of Skrulls in the New Skrulls, although he cannot hide with other high-profile targets, as Gia will warn Talos and Nick Furillo before the truth is revealed that Dee is Skrull. From this point of view, he must hide somewhere else.
How long ago Roddy was replaced by Skrull is a more complicated question. Retrospective Avengers: Game overRoddy is like being himself. He’s loyal to the Avengers, played a key role in defeating Thanos and the Dark Order, and shows no sign of sabotage from within. Of course, it is also possible that the successor to Roddy’s Skool is not yet an extremist under Gravik’s leadership, but rather a strategic target of the benevolent Skool council. It doesn’t sit well with Nick Fury’s relationship with Talos, neither of whom would reasonably agree to replace the Avengers.
Gears of War seems to be replaced later on Endgamesome time after Iron Man’s death. This will also help explain upcoming events armored war, Roddy cleans up the mess that Stark’s technology has fallen into the wrong hands. If he were replaced after Stark’s death and Skrull Roddy instead focused on his political career to get closer to the President, then Stark’s theft of technology would come into the spotlight. It would also explain why Roddy’s rise in the US government contradicted his disobedience to General Ross during the war. Endgame.
Why Marvel chose Roddy as the Skrull Avenger
Nick Fury has revealed that when Roddy suggested the Avengers after the Moscow attack, he wouldn’t call the Avengers for fear that Gravik’s warriors would defeat them and use their powers to create a superhero. even stronger. Skrull. This makes sense when you’re up against Captain Marvel, Bruce Banner’s Hulk, Thor, or any other gene-driven hero – even Doctor Strange is a strong target because his magic is learned. , and mind-stealing Skrulls – supposedly second, so the Avengers are always most likely to be substituted. At last, secret invasion It should be avoided that Super-Skrulls are so strong that they cannot be defeated.
Unfortunately for Roddy, he is arguably the weakest yet most valuable Avenger due to his rank and access to President Ritson. He doesn’t have the genetic ability, so Marvel Studios was able to stop the Superman Skrulls from becoming too powerful without breaking their rules about stopping a group of superheroes. Politically, Roddy is the best person to infiltrate the US government and help Gravik’s False Flag operation start a global war, so it’s not just Roddy that is weak to the point of vulnerability. secret invasion Really reveals the true value of War Machine, even though the Avengers don’t really live up to his full potential, setting up an interesting future story where Roddy is indeed back and has to clean up his mess. Nick Fury again.
New episodes of “Secret Invasion” air every Wednesday on Disney+.