According to Deadline, sources in Sydney, Australia have indicated that Shang-Chi will continue principal photography on an unspecified date, and that "careful steps" are being taken by the producers to make sure the set is safe.
This news follows recent set photos depicting the construction of a village, which indicated Shang-Chi's production was gearing up to restart.
Filming on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings began in February. However, on March 12, it was halted due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. While director Destin Daniel Cretton self-isolated and eventually tested negative for COVID-19, the film's second production unit continued work on the project in Australia.
Shang-Chi is the latest blockbuster production to attempt to restart production after a COVID-19-influenced shutdown. Avatar 2 resumed filming in June after a three-month-long break. Meanwhile, Jurassic World: Dominion will attempt to recommence production early this month after its principal photography was put on hold in March.
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Daniel Callaham,Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings stars Simu Liu, Tony Leung and Awkwafina. The film arrives in theaters May 7, 2021.
Stanley Hudson, a fan-favorite character on NBC's popular sitcom The Office, may soon be getting his own spinoff series, as was teased in a video featuring Stanley's actor Leslie David Baker.
"Yeah, I'm back. And I'm gonna need a cocktail if I'm staying," said Baker as his character Stanley in a recent Instagram video. In the video's caption, Baker added, "Yeah, it’s true, I’m back. Now go tell everybody." He then instructed everyone to visit a Kickstarter page, which featured information on a potential project called Uncle Stan.
The Kickstarter for Uncle Stan was created by Sardar Khan, who co-owns a company with Baker called Caput LLC. There are currently 223 followers on the page, though no further details were shared about the project.
The Office premiered on NBC in 2005 and ran for nine seasons before airing its finale on May 16, 2013. Along with Baker, The Office starred Steve Carrell, John Krasinski, Jenna Fisher, Rainn Wilson, Ed Helms and many more. The series was lauded for its humor and mockumentary format and won several awards over the years, including five Primetime Emmy Awards.
In addition to The Office, Baker has appeared in a number of popular television series, including Malcolm in the Middle, That 70's Show, Scrubs and more. Following The Office, Baker went on to make appearances in The Exes, Raven's Home and Fam.
Netflix's The Umbrella Academy Season 2 is coming up in less than a month. In lieu of a proper trailer, however, The Umbrella Academy's social media accounts continue to drop hints about Season 2 by way of mysterious stills and posters. Recently, a poster featuring all of the Hargreeves siblings was released, each sporting some shades. Reflected in every pair is a different image pertaining to the next season, which fans are already analyzing for hidden meanings.
Unlike the other posters released so far -- which came out in a different order -- this one has the siblings arranged by height, and roughly in numerical order. Being the tallest, as well as Number One, Luther is at the top by himself. The second row is the fullest with Diego, Allison, Klaus and Ben. Finally, Vanya and Number Five share the bottom row as the two shortest of the group and two of the later numbers. They're also wearing their Season 2 costumes featured in their previous posters.
Luther's sunglasses show a newspaper with the headline, "War Declared." Underneath, one can make out the words "Kennedy" in one lens and "Red Attack on..." in the other. Since Season 2 will take place in the 1960s, this is probably referencing the Vietnam War. Back in Season 1, Klaus accidentally traveled back to 1968 where he met and fell in love with a soldier named Dave. Since Season 2 takes place before then, perhaps Dave could make another appearance before his tragic death. Alternatively, some fans speculate that this could be another war entirely, possibly one with the Soviet Union linked to the siblings' sudden appearance in the '60s. This could also be the second apocalypse mentioned in the official synopsis.
Next, Diego's sunglasses feature a woman in what appears to be some sort of nightclub. Many believe the woman is newcomer Ritu Arya's character, Lila. If this is the case, then Lila could be a new ally or potential enemy for Diego. Based on her character description, it could go either way. Fans are also speculating that she could be a new love interest for Diego.
In Allison's sunglasses, there's a crowd of (mostly) people of color holding signs. One of them reads "Freedom Now." As a woman of color herself, it looks like Allison may get involved with the Civil Rights Movement. This would compliment one of the Season 2 stills, in which someone with Allison is holding a pamphlet that asks, "Have you experienced discrimination by your employer?" While he has yet to appear in any poster or image, this could also be where Yusuf Gatewood's Raymond comes into play. Since he's described as a "born leader," maybe he'll be introduced as a local Civil Rights activist.
Klaus's shades show a picture of several hands being raised with some greenery in the background. One set of arms is sporting sleeves that look very similar to those in Klaus's new costume. Many believe that this could be some sort of Woodstock-style concert. Others have theorized that, based on his eccentric new look, Klaus may have joined or even started a cult. Additionally, Klaus is the only sibling showing his eyes.
Always at Klaus's side, Ben's sunglasses reflect a familiar sight: an Umbrella Academy family portrait. In particular, the glasses' frame highlights Ben, Klaus and Allison with their father, Reginald, in the background. It appears to be the last portrait before Ben's death. Considering the fact that Ben is still dead, it seems likely that Season 2 will finally elaborate on his backstory.
In Vanya's glasses are a blonde woman and a child hanging laundry up on a clothesline. This appears to be Marin Ireland's character, Sissy, and her child. They were also seen in a Season 2 still in a car with Vanya behind the wheel. Perhaps she was the one to find Number Seven when she appeared in the '60s and took her in. Vanya may have found a new family to love and appreciate her. After all, they look pretty happy in that picture. This might not go over well when the rest of her siblings show up, though.
Finally, Number Five's glasses reflect a building with what could be either mountains or a blue sky with clouds in the background. Some believe it may be the Texas School Book Depository, the building from which Lee Harvey Oswald shot President Kennedy. But while the building in Five's glasses does have some similar features, it doesn't appear to be the same building. Nevertheless, it could still be connected to the assassination since Five will be landing in 1963, the same year as the assassination. As in his poster, Five's face is splattered with blood so he'll probably be involved with some more killings.
Based on the Dark Horse Comics series created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, The Umbrella Academy stars Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher and Justin Min. Season 1 of The Umbrella Academy is currently available on Netflix and Season 2 will be released on July 31.
With July kicking off with the observance of Canada Day, the Marvel Universe's greatest superheroes from the Yukon nation are joining the popular mobile game Marvel Contest of Champions in a new update.
A cheeky trailer for the update, in the style of an old, educational newsreel, introduces players to the Canadian superhero scene, from a feral Wolverine wielding a hockey stick to Sasquatch and Guardian, key members of the Canadian government-sponsored team Alpha Flight. Also, with Canada in the spotlight, a certain Merc with a Mouth crashes the proceedings to show his own northern pride.
The update has the Battle Crystals begin to appear throughout Canada, causing Alpha Flight to investigate as other Canadian superheroes and villains continue to battle against one another in the composite world of Battlerealm.
First launched in 2014, Contest of Champions has the Collector trap heroes and villains from across the Marvel Multiverse in Battle Crystals to battle against each other on Battlerealm. Since its debut, the game has featured expansions inspired by various Marvel storylines and properties, adding to the extensive roster of playable characters to join the no-holds-barred, cosmic conflict.
The New Mutants had one of the wackiest adventures in superhero history even by the X-Men's standards, and the core of those stories from the very beginning was Danielle Moonstar. Known as the mutant Mirage, Dani's powers started out simple enough (if a little mystical and ill-defined) but over the course of her history, they would develop, change completely, be lost altogether, and join new powers that had nothing to do with her being a mutant.
Her history is pretty dizzying but offers a fascinating look at the mutant's history. With that said, let's look at how Moonstar's powers have changed over the years.
Starting out as an orphaned girl living on a reservation with her grandfather, Dani experienced precognitive visions of the future and a psychic connection with the animals around her, but her primary power proved to be the ability to craft illusions embodying the fears of those around her that seemed terrifyingly real. While her psychic connection with animals came in handy alongside her teammate Wolfsbane, who could assume a lupine form, Dani took the name Mirage and honed her ability to craft illusions as her primary weapon.
Over time, the illusions Mirage could craft grew increasingly sophisticated, jumping from the ability to manifest others' fears to also being able to envision their desires to outright creating any imagery Dani could imagine. She often wielded the ability as a way to scare off or distract enemies, but as the New Mutants' adventures wore on, she would come across new abilities that made her far deadlier in battle.
One of the most important moments for Dani came during the New Mutants' adventures in Asgard, where she became a winged-horse-riding warrior known as a Valkyrie. Enchanted with the powers of the Valkyrie, Dani developed the ability to perceive a manifestation of Death when it threatened others. Her status as a Valkyrie would wax and wane over the years, but it proved to be one of her most consistent sources of power.
Less consistent during the same era was Dani's ability to solidify her illusions into tangible objects, the byproduct of a machine crafted by the High Evolutionary that was, ironically enough, designed to remove mutant powers. She could only craft one solid illusion at a time, finding that a racing car she created disappeared from underneath her when she needed a fake ID to show the cop that pulled her over. Such youthful adventures and the new development of her abilities did not last forever, however, and after losing her winged horse, her character took a completely different direction.
Working undercover for SHIELD, Dani managed to infiltrate the terroristic organization the Mutant Liberation Front and did so with a new identity and a new manifestation of her powers. Concentrating psychic energy into arrows, she learned to fire the psi-arrows into targets to render them unconscious. The arrows could also make a subject relive their most traumatic memories, making that particular use of Mirage's powers her most terrifying yet -- but not her most powerful.
Shortly after revealing herself and rejoining X-Force, Dani continued to use her psi-arrows until a woman known as Arcadia touched Dani and granted her control of quantum particles and the atomic structure of matter itself. Such powers allowed Dani not only to perceive the quantum energies in the world around her but to manipulate electromagnetic energies with enough power to counter Magneto. The unique abilities were not long-lived, however, and following the loss of them, Dani returned to her roots in the manifestation of fears.
Though Mirage maintained her Valkyrie-inspired powers thereafter, able to sense death and even call on her mistress Hela for greater power, the aftermath of M-Day rendered her mutant genes inert and her biological powers lost. That did not put her down for the count, however, and as a skilled archer and leader on the New Mutants, Dani proved that she did not need powers in order to remain effective.
Yet it seems that in the wake of Krakoan restoration, Dani is perhaps at her strongest and most unified ever. She once again carries her usual powerset and has even returned to using the psi-arrows from her MLF days. She's ranged from being virtually powerless to a quantum goddess, and yet through her entire history, she's been one of the worthiest mutants to ever don the X.
With Disney’s acquisition of Fox, the X-Men are officially heading over to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Outside of the pending release of The New Mutantsand any possible Deadpool sequels, that means that Fox’s long-running X-Men film franchise has likely come to an end.
While this puts Marvel’s mutants in the trusted hands of Marvel Studios, it leaves unresolved questions for a franchise that offered beloved and even definitive takes on characters such as Patrick Stewart’s Charles Xavier and Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine. Since those questions won't be addressed on-screen anytime soon, one way Marvel could wrap up these plot points could be to continue this timeline in comic book format.
While at first it may seem far fetched there is an existing precedent for this sort of adaptation. DC Comics recognized the popularity of its ‘90s Batman: The Animated Series and the Superman origin show Smallville by publishing the comics Batman: The Adventures Continue and Smallville: Season 11 respectively. Marvel even published X-Men ‘92, which was a loose continuation of the always-popular X-Men: The Animated.
This wouldn't even be the first time Marvel printed comics about the cinematic X-Men. Before the first two X-Men movies, Marvel released a handful of one-shots that filled in the gaps around the stories in those films, occasionally bringing other fan-favorite characters into the cinematic X-Men world.
At a time when the status quo for mutants has been entirely flipped in the regular Marvel Universe, the continuation of Fox’s X-Men franchise would provide a more traditional take on the mutants for readers who prefer X-Men stories to stick more closely to their classic tales. While the creation of the sovereign nation of Krakoa has provided a breath of fresh air, there’s a certain nostalgia that comes from watching Professor Xavier and his students try to make the world a better place for mutants from the setting of their school that Marvel's current X-books simply lack.
There are also still plenty of questions out there about Fox’s X-Men. The acclaimed Logan told the story of an aged Xavier and Wolverine in a world where the rest of the X-Men were somehow killed by what seems to be a lapse of control of Xavier's powers. However, we never get to see exactly how that plays out, or what happens in the time between X-Men: Days of Future Past and Logan. The latest entry in the franchise, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, wasn't well-received but also raised many questions about the X-Men timeline considering the Pheonix appeared some 10 years earlier than it was previously shown to in X-Men: The Last Stand.
If Marvel Comics were to continue the series there are plenty of routes and storylines that seem ripe for the taking. The post-Days of Future Past timeline where Xavier, Logan, Jean, and Scott are all alive could provide a canvas to explore the team's adventures in a setting where most of the X-Men's major figures still active before Xavier is destined to kill all of his students.
Whether it’s to tie up loose ends or revisit fan-favorite versions of the characters, a comic series based on the Fox X-Men franchise would see some of Marvel's most beloved cinematic heroes live on in the medium that inspired them in the first place.
Warner Bros. Co-President of Production Jon Berg has responded to recent accusations made by Justice League actor Ray Fisher, who said that Berg and Geoff Johns allowed Joss Whedon's supposed abusive on-set behavior to occur.
In response to the comments made by Fisher, Berg said it was "categorically untrue that we enabled any unprofessional behavior," according to a statement published in Variety. He went on to say, "I remember [Fisher] being upset that we wanted him to say ‘Booyaa,’ which is a well known saying of Cyborg in the animated series." Additionally, it was mentioned in the article that Whedon himself had no comment.
In his initial Tweet, Fisher said Whedon's treatment of Justice League's cast and crew "gross, abusive, unprofessional, and completely unacceptable." None of the other main cast members from Justice League have spoken out about Fisher's comments.
Fisher's character in Justice League, Cyborg/Victor Stone, was meant to play a larger role in the film, according to Zack Snyder. However, many of Cyborg's scenes were eventually removed when Whedon took over as director. Many fans are hoping that Zack Snyder's Justice League, which is set to hit HBO Max in 2021, will feature the additional Cyborg scenes that have been teased.
Justice League stars Ben Affleck as Batman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, Henry Cavill as Superman, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ezra Miller as The Flash, Ray Fisher as Cyborg, Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth, Diane Lane as Martha Kent, Ciarán Hinds as Steppenwolf, Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor and J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon. Zack Snyder's Justice League will premiere exclusively on HBO Max in early to mid-2021.
The newest update for Marvel Future Fight features a pair of gamma-powered characters. Players will be able to use the Immortal Hulk himself, as well as Betty Ross's alter ego Red She-Hulk. In addition, new uniforms will be available for Amadeus Cho and She-Hulk; Amadeus will be sporting his Brawn uniform, while She-Hulk dons her classic purple and white Avengers uniform.
The Hulk's longtime enemy the Abomination will also be joining the game as a playable character. A new story, called "The All-War", will be available. Details describe this story as "a new Asgardian-themed tale"; it remains to be seen if this draws inspiration from comics such as War of the Realms or is an entirely new story.
The Immortal Hulk comic was developed by Al Ewing and Joe Bennett and focuses on Bruce Banner coming to grips with his newfound immortality. A one-shot, The Immortal She-Hulk, will spin out of the events of Empyre this September. The Red She-Hulk was created when the Leader and MODOK resurrected her, giving her the same powers as her father Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross. Betty would later wield an Asgardian weapon forged by Iron Man during the Fear Itself storyline.
Other updates to Marvel Future Fight include costumes inspired by the upcoming Black Widow movie and the House of X/Powers of Xstoryline by Jonathan Hickman.
Marvel Future Fight is developed by Netmarble Corp and Marvel Games and is available on the App Store and Google Play.
HBO's I Know This Much Is True focuses on Mark Ruffalo's emotive depictions of the Birdsey twins, Dominick and his paranoid schizophrenic brother Thomas. Based on the 1998 novel from Wally Lamb, it details Dom's journey as he traces his family's past, especially that of his racist Italian grandfather,Domenico, while struggling to be his brother's keeper. However, while the series does stick closely to the source material, in the six episodes, there are a few key changes made as Dom's mental breakdown occurs.
In the book, after Dom broke his marriage off with Dessa following their baby's death, he gets together with Joy, an immature young lady. Joy cheats on him with her half-uncle, who ironically plays voyeur to the couple. Joy eventually contracts HIV, and when she dies, her kid is raised by Dom and Dessa as they reform a sense of family.
The miniseries does it differently because when Joy says she's pregnant, Dom immediately shoots it down as he had a vasectomy, so he and Dessa couldn't have another kid. This is what destroys Dessa, as Dom did it without her knowing, and it's what gets him to laugh off Joy's claims that he's the dad when she broaches him with the topic. The show simply drops Joy at that point without showing them breaking up or addressing the deceit in terms of who she had the affair with.
The novel reveals Dom and Thomas' dad is part African-American and part Native American. It also confirms their mom, Connie, shared the info with Thomas; although, he doesn't know the birth father's identity. He also hid this secret, as he didn't want to hurt Dom or add drama to his life.
The show does it differently by revealing the dad is actually Henry Drinkwater, a Native American kid Connie befriends in her childhood. Henry is chased away by Domenico as he doesn't want Native Americans around his Italian daughter. Henry dies later as a Korean War vet without knowing Connie was pregnant with their twins. Ralph Drinkwater, aka Dom and Thomas' cousin, would confirm this and admit he thought they knew and rejected their Native American relatives because of their white privilege. Dom mends fences and forges a future with Ralph, who also helped uncover Thomas' abuse at the Hatch Mental Facility.
In the book, Thomas commits suicide at the river as he couldn't get over his abuse, but Dom eventually comes to terms with it. He reunites with Dessa, and after remarrying, they adopt Joy's baby after her death. It gives the couple a second chance to be parents, as well as the kid a chance to be raised by a loving family.
The series changes this up because Dessa, even though she leaves her second husband, doesn't remarry Dom. They simply meet up at the hospital where she's working as a child care nurse. She shows Dom newborn twins and he holds one, proving he's ready to stop thinking twins are a curse and to also get over his demons. He finally understands life has to go on, and both Dessa and Dom can be seen smiling, ready to reconcile their friendship again.
Starring Mark Ruffalo, Melissa Leo, Imogen Poots, John Procaccino, Archie Panjabi, Rosie O’Donnell, Rob Huebel, Philip Ettinger, Aisling Franciosi, Michael Greyeyes, Marcello Fonte, Juliette Lewis and Kathryn Hahn, I Know This Much Is True airs Sundays on HBO at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
Lower Decks follows the foibles of the support crew of the U.S.S. Cerritos, a minor Starfleet vessel. The cast includes Tawny Newsome as Ensign Beckett Mariner, Eugene Codero as Ensign Rutherford, Jack Quaid as Ensign Brad Boimler and Noël Wells as Ensign Tendi. The show was created by showrunner Mike McMahan, writer and producer of Rick and Morty for the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim lineup. The bridge crew includes Dawnn Lewis as Captain Carol Freeman, Jerry O'Connell and Commander Jack Ransom, Gillian Vigman as Doctor T'Ana and Fred Tatasciore as Lieutenant Shaxs.
The 10 half-hour episodes in Season 1, set after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis, will be available for streaming on Thursdays exclusively to CBS All Access subscribers in the United States. A second season has been ordered, but no details have been revealed.
While the first three phases of Marvel Cinematic Universe films primarily revolved around Thanos and that villain's quest for the Infinity Stones, the Mad Titan was defeated once and for all in Avengers: Endgame, leaving some question as to just what major threat Marvel Studios' heroes will have to contend with next. While the Avengers lost both Steve Rogers/Captain America and Tony Stark/Iron Man, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are unlikely to stay gone forever. Avengers 5 is very likely to become a reality, and when it finally releases, there's a chance it might just borrow from Secret Wars.
While there are two versions of Secret Wars, we're talking specifically about the 1984/1985 event helmed by Jim Shooter, Mike Zeck and Bob Layton. The event was a massive crossover for Marvel and saw the powerful Beyonder pitting the publisher's heroes against each other on Battleworld. Secret Wars had some pretty long-lasting implications for the Marvel Universe as a whole, and choosing to focus Avengers 5 on that event could really set up the MCU for future success by making good use of its remaining heroes, including Spider-Man, Black Panther and Captain Marvel.
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, it's not totally clear just what shape the next phase of the MCU will take. While there's a good indication the characters Disney acquired from 21st Century Fox will soon arrive, there's not much solid information on just when or how that might happen. Still, Secret Wars could potentially present a way in which to bring the Fantastic Four and X-Men to the MCU while opening up a lot of opportunities for the future.
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WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Harley Quinn Season 2, now streaming on DC Universe.
As much as Harley Quinn fans loved seeing her and Poison Ivy finally become a couple and ride off into the sunset, it did hurt to know the innocent, earnest Kite Man got his heart broken. He was nothing short of selfless towards Ivy, not to mention he was fully in love. Plus, he even helped out Harley's crew on a few occasions, so he felt like one of the gang.
It felt so bittersweet seeing him say, "Hell No!" to getting married, but as he flew off, it offered a big opportunity for the show's writers. That's because given that he knows Harley's crew inside out, as well as knowing Harley's biggest weakness, Ivy, intimately, Kite Man should become Season 3's big antagonist if Season 3 happens.
Many would expect Kite Man to do the usual: mope, drink, eat tons of junk food and be a goofball loser who feels sorry for himself, but turning him into a villain would break the mold and give him more agency. It's fresh, unpredictable and fans would get to explore a whole new dimension to the character that even the comics have barely grazed. Kite Man could partner with Joker or Riddler a la The War of Jokes and Riddles comic arc, or he could gather his own team of B or C-list villains. An angry Kite Man could also show viewers the mastermind side of him with what he already knows about Harley and Ivy.
Furthermore, the way Clayface and King Shark embraced him, Kite Man going after them would add an emotional heft to the show, similar to how Dr. Psycho's betrayal did for Season 2. Psycho going after them hit hard as they were like family, so following a similar path with Kite Man should have the same effect, but it'd be more personal and intimate given what he and Ivy shared.
Honestly, audiences don't want him to become a toxic person, especially given his character in Season 1 and 2, but viewers can understand him wanting revenge. Aside from the pain of his almost marriage, he could want to focus on his own criminal career, trying to make a name for himself and earn the Bat's respect. He might even ascribe to become an A-list villain to impress his peers, proving Ivy and Harley wrong for underappreciating him. He's not short on imagination, so levelling up mentally and upgrading his Kite-arsenal could bring that personality shift that'll make the character more of a threat.
Kite Man could also do a 180 attempt to become a hero who brings down the villains, including Harley, Ivy and the crew. A wannabe vigilante would make for great interactions with the Bat and Gordon, and seeing as the show focuses on Harley's crew as protagonists, technically Kite Man would be an antagonist if he went down a heroic path.
Either way, he needs to be something more than just a running gag. Going after his abusive parents could be the first step into his descent into madness, and it would revive a man who's lost everyone he holds dear. Kite Man deserves better, and a third season can give him just that, even if it causes chaos along the way.
DC Universe's Harley Quinn stars Kaley Cuoco, Lake Bell, Diedrich Bader, Alan Tudyk, Rahul Kohli, Christopher Meloni, Tony Hale, Ron Funches, Wanda Sykes, Natalie Morales, Jim Rash, Giancarlo Esposito, Jason Alexander and J.B. Smoove.
FoxNext's Marvel Strike Forcehas taken over most mobile devices with its story-driven combat and character building. The game's popularity has generated interest in other mobile games, which has led nearly every popular franchise to develop similar titles.
Here are the six best mobile games that are similar to Marvel Strike Force and what players can expect.
In Disney Sorcerer's Arena, players collect heroes and villains from Disney's long history, similar to how characters are collected in Marvel Strike Force. Players can level up the likes of Mickey, Hercules and Captain Hook to take down thousands of minions and their bosses.
As the title suggests, Disney Sorcerer's Arena players take the role of a sorcerer who has to bring together the most potent team. Every victory increases their sorcerer score and brings them closer to completing their goal.
Developed by Capital Games and published by Electronic Arts, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes brings the light and dark side together. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes allows players to take control of a Holoboard with their own set of figures, which can be collected by progressing through the cantina. Collecting stranger heroes and villains will unlock the game's light campaign and the dark side campaign. Players aim to become the greatest Holoboard player in the galaxy by proving themselves in the cantina.
Similar to Marvel Strike Force, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes is a turn-based RPG character builder. Players complete missions to collect characters and their gear and level up to get stronger.
WB Games San Francisco brings DC's greatest heroes and villains together to defeat Nekron in DC Legends. The Blackest Night prophecy has come to pass and it is up to the player to bring teams together to stop the incarnation of Death in the DC Universe.
This turn-based RPG character-building game features Superman, Batman, Sinestro and so many more in the fight against Nekron. Assemble a team on the Watchtower and eliminate Nekrons forces while traveling through the solar system. DC Legends features eight campaign chapters to gather XP and character gear before players can enter the endgame. They can hone their PVP skills or join Alliances to take on the game's Raid bosses.
For the mobile gamers who still want to play Marvel games, Netmarble Monster has an excellent app. Marvel Future Fight asks players to build a roster of their favorite heroes and villains, just like Marvel Strike Force, but the action occurs in real-time. This dungeon crawler game will have players gather resources in the game's cinematic story to build up their team and take them to higher-level tiers.
After building up characters, it's time to take them into world boss mode, where players take on daily bosses and earn rewards to build their character further. They can continue this cycle until their roster is stacked with Marvel's greatest heroes and villains.
The endgame in Marvel Future Fight is in the game's PVP mode and Giant Boss Raid, which has players compete against each other either in combat or in seeing who can do the most damage to a high-level boss.
Another game by Netmarble, The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross is based on the popular anime, The Seven Deadly Sins. This turn-based RPG team builder allows players to follow an incredibly cinematic story. They can take control of many characters from the anime and level them up while equipping different outfits and weapons. Each character also has cosmetic items that can be purchased and unlocked in-game.
Like Marvel Strike Force,Pokémon Masters is a turn-based RPG with what they call sync teams of Pokémon and their masters. Classic trainers from the mainline series like Misty and Brock are heavily featured.
The game's story mode is another cinematic endeavor with full conversations and animated battles. Pokémon Masters allows players to continue going as long as they want, because there is no energy bar.
The SeX-Men will make their live-action debut in the next episode of Doom Patrol, as teased in the Season 2 trailer. While the team is partying at Doom Manor, a duo in red and black coveralls armed with Ghostbusters-esque gear bursts through the doors and declares, "Baby, we're the SeX-Men!"
In the pages of DC Comics, The SeX-Men were government agents, with unusual powers, who got teleported to sites contaminated by supernatural sexual energy to clean them up using their special training. Despite their ridiculous occupation, the SeX-Men are gritty soldiers who have hardened attitudes and talk in short, gruff sentences.
In Doom Patrol #48, written by Grant Morrison, a group of these SeX-Men -- Captain Kiss, Lieutenant Torture and Lieutenant Cuddle -- arrive in Happy Harbor to put a stop to the out-of-control libidos of the townsfolk. Turns out the malevolent Mr. Evans is planting powerful sex dreams in people's minds, causing massive orgies to erupt. When they arrive, Robotman ends up having an erotic dream himself, but the group rescues him before they confront Evans. The villain beheads Cuddle and takes Robotman and the SeX-Men on a roller coaster ride of delusion that causes them to examine their deepest sexual hangups, which makes them feel nauseated. When their delirium ends, they wake up in Crazy Jane's room to find she has taken on one of her many personalities, the extremely raunchy Scarlet Harlot.
While she's trying to seduce the men, who are rebuffing her aggressive advances, Cliff hears a voice. He goes to it and finds a man tied to a chair who is a captive of Evans. The man teaches Cliff an incantation that will make Evans disappear. Once they have gotten rid of Evans with the enchanted words, Scarlet Harlot soaks up the town's rabid lust, which she needs to fulfill her own desires, and the SeX-Men teleport out.
In addition to their militaristic training, the SeX-Men make use of special equipment. They have libidometers, which give them readings on the area's level of horniness, high-tech watches and pink pistols. They also wear special helmets called pyramid accumulators that guard against radiated orgone. Wilhelm Reich, an Austrian psychoanalyst, came up with the idea of orgone, a mystical substance that supposedly exists everywhere and affects health. In 1940, he created machines named orgone accumulators which would let people reach their true "orgastic potency," or ability to have a good orgasm. Though he was discredited and his theories have been relegated to pseudoscience, it's very likely that his ideas inspired the creation of the SeX-Men.
Outside of the SeX-Men's rare presence in the comics, however, they are very mysterious, so it will be interesting to see what is done with them in the live-action series. In the trailer for Season 2 of Doom Patrol, the group tells shocked party-goers at Doom Manor that they are in serious danger. If the show holds true to the comic, this party has been sullied by sexual vibes from another world, and the SeX-Men are there to clean up the mess.
A look at the first 3D model of the costume design for the title character of Captain Marvel was recently shared on Instagram by Marvel Studios Director of Visual Development, Andy Park.
The 3D concept art showed Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers in her iconic blue-and-red suit with the Captain Marvel emblem across her chest. "Here’s a full body 3D model I sculpted after I got the concept design illustration approved by the directors & Marvel Studios," Park said of the image. He went on to explain that he used Pixologic ZBrush to create the image and thanked his team, which included Ian Joyner, Jerad S. Marantz, Adam Ross and Tully Summers.
While Captain Marvel was teased at the end of 2018's Avengers: Infinity War, the hero wouldn't make her first on-screen appearance until 2019's Captain Marvel. The film took place in the 1990s and starred Brie Larson as Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers. Larson would go on to reprise the role in 2019's Avengers: Endgame.
Captain Marvel was directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, but Marvel Studios is reportedly looking for a new, female director for the upcoming sequel. Not much has yet been revealed about Captain Marvel 2 and its cast, but the story will take place in the present day.
Jotaro Kujo is the main protagonist of Stardust Crusaders. He is the grandson of Joseph Joestar. Jotaro is nothing like his grandfather, who is a very relaxed and easygoing person. He is rigid and he is the kind of person whom you wouldn't want to make enemies of.
Jotaro has an incredibly powerful stand— Star Platinum, which is capable of stopping time, but Jotaro's stand didn't always have the ability to stop time. It is fair to say that Star Platinum evolved during all the fights. Despite his powerful stand, Jotaro did sometimes have to struggle really hard to beat his opponent.
10 TOO EASY: ALESSI
Alessi was a minor antagonist in Stardust Crusaders. His stand was Khnum, which had no actual physical ability. It was a part of Alessi's shadow. If anyone even grazed a tiny bit of the shadow, their age would regress at a rapid rate.
Polnareff was turned into a kid and so was Jotaro, but Alessi was unlucky as kid Jotaro was still powerful enough to beat him up.
9 TOUGH: BUG-EATEN
This fight was the most embarrassing fight of Jotaro's life. Jotaro and Josuke were going up against a mouse, who had a stand thanks to Otoishi Akira.
The fans had predicted that Jotaro would have easily killed the rat with the help of his super-powerful stand, however, Jotaro actually struggled; he would have died if Josuke had missed his shot.
8 TOO EASY: STEELY DAN
Steely Dan has one of the most unique stands in the series. His stand is Lovers, which is a microscopic stand. This stand can enter the brain of anyone and it returns the pain that is dealt to the user by many folds.
The stand cannot take on a stand head-on and it was proven when Jotaro launched an assault on Steely Dan, once Lovers was forced to come out of Joseph's brain.
7 TOUGH: DANIEL J. D'ARBY
Daniel J. D'Arby was one of DIO's minions, whom he sent after the Joestar group in order to stop their progress. D'Arby stand relied on his gambling skills.
If someone were to bet their soul in a match versus D'Arby and lose, the stand would take away the soul of the person. The only way to counter was to beat him at his own game. Jotaro used this tactic to free the souls of Kakyoin and Joseph. Even though there wasn't any hand-to-hand combat, the mental tension during the fight made it very difficult for Jotaro.
6 TOO EASY: FOREVER
Forever was an orangutan, who was serving DIO. Despite being an animal, Forever was intelligent and pretty perverted. He killed all the sailors on the ship with the help of his stand, Strength.
He managed to catch Jotaro off-guard only because Jotaro underestimated him. Once Jotaro regained his composure, he unleashed a barrage of blocks onto him. The blows proved to be fatal to Forever as he was killed.
DIO's ability to stop time gave him a huge advantage and if we're being honest, Jotaro should have died in the fight, however, Araki managed to rescue him with the infamous "So, it's the same stand as Star Platinum." In his final attempt to kill Jotaro, DIO failed to realize that Jotaro had stopped him. The mistake led to DIO's death.
4 TOO EASY: RUBBER SOUL
This fight could have proven to be a real pain for Jotaro if Rubber Soul had not been so vain. He underestimated Jotaro's intelligence and he paid the full price for it.
At one point, Rubber Soul held the advantage, but he let the success get to his head, which led to his downfall.
While trying to save Koichi, Jotaro was caught in an explosion, which left him severely wounded, however, Koichi managed to save him and trap Sheer Heart Attack with his Echoes. Kira was forced to come to the shoe shop and he beat Koichi black and blue. This time Jotaro stepped up and beat Kira bloody.
2 TOO EASY: ARABIA FATS
Next up on the list is Arabia Fats. He was one of the many mercenary soldiers of DIO, who had the sole purpose of defeating the Joestar group.
For some time, Arabia Fats successfully halted the progress of the group with his stand, The Sun. However, Jotaro soon figured out his location and then he knocked him out in the blink of an eye.
One of the Marvel Universe's greatest scientists, the Beast has been a member of the X-Men since its original lineup. Not only that the Beast has also been a member of the Avengers and the Defenders, a feat rarely seen before the 2000s. Overall the Beast is very well established to be a heroic character, with him and Iceman being the members of the original five to have become a villain at any point.
Despite being a superhero for his nearly sixty years of existence, the Beast has committed a lot of morally dubious actions. This article will list the ten worst things that the Beast has done over his long history.
10 Involved In The Creation Of MGH
While comparing to the other things on this list, this action was not directly the Beast's fault. The Beast, however, played a central role in allowing the creation of the drug Mutant Growth Hormone. The Beast's research on the hormones that caused mutations to occur in Mutants was turned by his employer, the Brand Corporation, into the dangerous drug MGH.
MGH would later be used to empower various Supervillian to cause more destruction than they would with their regular power. Most infamously an MGH boosted Nitro would blow up the town of Stamford, Connecticut leading to the events of Civil War. The drug's addictive nature also destroyed the lives of many superhumans and wannabe ones.
9 Pretended To Be Gay
Grant Morrison's New X-men run was not particularly kind to the Beast. He was beaten unconscious by a mind-controlled Beak in the first story arc. A more self-inflicted problem the Beast face during Morrison's run was that Beast pretended that he was gay. This lie soon begets other ones.
Beast started to pretend to be gay when he claimed that he might be gay to stop his ex-girlfriend Trish Tilby from renewing their relationship. Because he made that statement in a public situation, some people report that Beast was gay. Instead of disproving those rumors, the Beast decides to declare that he was gay in a misguided attempt to promote tolerance.
8 Siding With The Inhumans
During the leadup to the Inhumans vs. X-Men, Beast ended up working with the Inhumans. While this was initially done by the Beast to secretly help the X-Men develop a cure for M-Pox., the Beast strayed in his loyalty. This straying was a result of the X-men kicking him off the team, eight months earlier, for his tampering in the time stream.
This would lead to the Beast betraying the X-Men during Inhumans vs. X-Men. He would betray the X-men by attempting to warn the Inhumans of the X-Men's plan to attack them. Beast was, however, captured by the X-Men before he could warn the Inhumans.
7 Working With The Dark Beast
The Beast following the events of M-Day would devout all of his efforts to figure out a way to reverse it. This would lead to the Beast seeking out the aid of the Marvel Universe's greatest scientists, both good and evil. This effort would lead to the Beast forming a partnership with his evil counterpart from the Age of Apocalypse, the Dark Beast.
This partnership would see Beast aiding Dark Beast in recovering his equipment from S.H.I.E.L.D and examining corpses on Genosha. This partnership ended when the Beast discovered that Dark Beast was injecting non-Mutant children with a serum in a brutal attempt to turn them into Mutants.
6 Gave Threnody Over To Mister Sinister
Beast's action post-M-day was not the first time that the Beast would work with a villain in the name of saving Mutantkind. During the emergence of the Legacy Virus in the 1990s, the Beast made a deal with Mister Sinister. That deal being that Beast would leave the young mutant Therondy with Mister Sinister, in the hope that he could develop a cure for the Legacy Virus using her mutant power.
Of the worst thing that the Beast has done, this is one of the few things he was sorry about. This can be seen by the Beast trying tp free Threnody the next time he encounters her.
5 Attempted To Force Hadwin Cocom Into A Coma
The recent X-Force series seems to be moving the Beast into a darker direction as the head of Krakoan intelligence. This is most apparent in the series' sixth issue when the Beast forced Hadwin Cocom, son of the president of Terra Verde, into a coma. The Beast did this to both punish him for his anti-mutant activity and that he hopes to use the president's grief to make it easier for Terra Verde to consider an alliance with Krakoa.
This plan did not correctly as Hadwin was already mutated into a plant-like creature and soon awaken as a plant-like monster. Hadwin would then help the awakening of Muerte Verde leading to the whole of Terra Verde to be taken over by a race humanoid plant creature.
4 Caused The 1906 San Fransico Earthquake
While indirectly caused by the Beast, he still causes one of the worst natural disasters in American history. During a time travel trip to San Fransico in 1906 to find Dr. Nemesis' parent and the origins of Mutantkind, the X-men encountered the Hellfire Club. The Hellfire Club worried about the coming rise of Mutantkind created a giant robot to hunt them down before they could become a threat to their influence.
The Beast and his fellow X-men would enter a heated battle with this predecessor to the Sentinels. The battle would lead to the robot's power source exploding. The energy of this explosion would be the cause of the 1906 San Fransico Earthquake.
3 Bringing The Five Orignal X-men To The Future
A notable case of good intentions that go wrong, the Beast decided to bring the original five X-men into the future. He was hoping to use a younger version of the original X-men to convince Cyclops to stop his current plans of war against all of Humankind. This plan did not work out and the young X-men decided to stay in the present.
This would have a decision would have major consequences in that there are now five potential time paradoxes walking around the Marvel Universe. This would lead to the Extermination storyline, where several parties forced the young X-men to return to the past before they could cause the apocalypse.
2 Modified The Legacy Virus To Infect The Skrull
The X-men tie-in with the Secret Invasion saw the Beast go in a dark direction to stop the Skrull invasion of San Fransico. The Beast decides to mutated the Legacy virus to infect only Skrulls, as a potential last resort for the X-men. Cyclops would then unleash the modified virus on the Skull fleet invading San Fransico.
The modified virus was successful in taking out the fleet, as the fleet's commander decided to destroy his fleet to prevent the virus from spreading to the rest of the Skrull race. Cyclops unleashing the virus would help to strain the relationship between himself and the Beast leading, leading to Beast siding with Wolverine during Schism.
1 Aided The Illuminati In Destroying Several Alternate Earths
During Johnathan Hickman's run on New Avengers, The Beast was invited to replace the recently deceased Professor X's on the Illuminati. Shortly into his tenure, Beast would aid the Illuminati in their effort to preserve Earth from the destruction of the Multiverse. This effort would see Beast commit the worst thing he has ever done.
That thing being that he aided the Illuminati in destroying a bunch of alternate Earths to prevent them from colliding with their Earth. They would also take out any inhabitant of those alternate Earths that tried to stop them. This effort would be for naught as the Earth was destroyed colliding with the Ultimate universe version of Earth.
We're on the edge of greatness as Netflix's She-Ra and the Princesses of Powercomes to an end. The Horde is no more, peace has returned to Etheria, and shippers everywhere rejoiced as relationships were cemented as canon. Noelle Stevenson and her team made an impressive accomplishment but did they succeed in creating a perfect finale?
Concluding a series like She-Ra is no easy task and there are bound to be a few flaws here and there. Issues like these can't be overlooked but that doesn't mean they taint the final product. To quote Entrapta, "imperfection is beautiful" and that rings true to the finale. With that said, here are five ways the finale was perfect and five ways it could improve.
10 Needs Improvement: She-Ra Rivalry With Horde Prime
A villain is best defined by their rivalry with the hero. Joker wouldn't be as memorable without Batman, nor Captain Hook without Peter Pan, Moriarty without Sherlock Holmes, Bowser without Mario, or even Catra without Adora. Yet when it comes to Horde Prime, he has surprisingly little interaction with Adora. Adora and Horde Prime don't see each other as rivals but rather obstacles preventing the other from achieving their goals. It lacks the personal touch that she had with Hordak or Shadow Weaver and it doesn't help that he delegates everything to his clones instead of getting involved in any actual fights. So when they do clash in the finale, it feels like it's missing some stakes.
9 Perfect: Horde Prime
That being said, Horde Prime has made up for it with his interactions with everyone else. Hordak used everyone's fear of him to compensate for his faulty power but Horde Prime left no doubt that he was all-powerful. His ability to control others whether it was with persuasion, mind games, or possessing their body is disturbing but effective in supporting his claims of superiority. He leaves the characters constantly doubting if they are safe and drains them of any hope that they can stop him. It's no wonder his clones worship him like a cult leader because he comes off as a compelling god.
8 Needs Improvement: Unanswered Questions
Over the seasons, questions about the princesses, the Horde, and Etheria have been answered but there are still many that were left unanswered. Die-hard fans are aware that She-ra is He-man's sister, but the show makes no mention of Prince Adam or hints at who she is related to.
Then there's the issue of Madame Razz, the mystical, wacky witch that helped Adora and Mara. Just who is she, how did she wind up all kooky, and how does she know so much about magic? There's also the matter of Scorpia's moms being out of the picture, the uncertainty of Queen Angella being dead or alive, and many more burning questions that haven't been addressed.
7 Perfect: The Importance Of Support
One of the key themes that gets tossed around is the importance of unity. Various characters claim that they can handle everything on their own from Adora to Catra to Glimmer to Horde Prime. They believed that to succeed, they needed to take on everything and isolate themselves from everyone but they are proven wrong. They don't have to carry the weight of the world and that there is no shame in asking for help or admitting you were wrong. Most importantly, it showed the importance of support networks and what can be accomplished when working together.
No matter how you look at it, Shadow Weaver was a terrible parental figure. She manipulated and abused children, using them like pawns. She nearly endangered Micah, instilled Catra with an inferiority complex, and only cared about making Adora into the perfect soldier.
If she had any remorse for her actions they were hardly, if ever, shown until her sudden sacrifice to save Catra. Noelle claims Shadow Weaver saw herself as the good guy, sacrificing herself to make amends without putting in the effort. However, it's presented in a vague manner making it hard to tell if she did it to save Catra, to keep Adora from coming back, or just to redeem herself with little effort.
5 Perfect: Catra's Redemption
On the other hand, Catra's redemption was handled better than most. Much like with Zuko, she wasn't forgiven immediately. She had to swallow her pride, admit that she was wrong, and finally reach out and ask for help. Her core characteristics stayed the same except she was learning to control her emotions and apologizing to the people that she hurt the most. Melog played an essential role in giving her a companion that she could confide in and who wouldn't abandon her. She still has a long way to go, but Catra is off to a good start.
4 Needs Improvement: Micah Reuniting With His Family
Glimmer lost her father at a young age and thought he died, when in reality, he was exiled to Beast Island. He missed out on her childhood and hasn't seen his sister Casta in years. He spent the rest of the season trying to kill Glimmer until he was freed in the last episode and got a few seconds to say hi and hug her. The moment was sweet but also brief and needed to be extended to enjoy the long-awaited moment between father and daughter. They certainly have some catching up to do.
3 Perfect: Glimmer's Battle With Micah
As the daughter of an immortal queen and a powerful sorcerer, Glimmer feared that she would never be as good as them. Over time, she developed her powers and became stronger with the help of her friends.
All this culminated in her battle with her father where she tapped into her magic and memories and ignored his provocations. Fueled by the love of her mother and friends and her determination to save him, she overcame Micah's magic and defeated him. Truly an epic moment serving as the peak of her character growth.
2 Needs Improvement: The Horde's Fate
Horde Prime may be gone for good but there's still the matter of dealing with the rest of the Horde. For starters, there are still hundreds of his clones around the galaxy that are leaderless and guilty of following orders to conquer planets. Then there's Hordak, Entrapta, Scorpia, and the rest of the Horde who destroyed numerous towns and toppled Mermista's kingdom. Even if they have seen the error of their ways, they have much to atone for, particularly Hordak. Hopefully, the show will follow the route of Avatar: The Last Airbender and settle this in comics.
1 Perfect: Catradora
From the moment Adora and Catra first interacted, fans could tell that they were more than just friends. It was tragic watching them drift apart and no matter what Catra did, fans were hoping she would patch things up with Adora and get together. Their prayers were answered as the final season gave Catra her redemption arc allowing her to atone for her behavior and amend her relationship with Adora. More importantly, the fandom finally got the kiss they have been waiting five seasons for. It took a while but the Catradora ship has finally set sail.
The hit CW show Arrow started the superhero trend for the network and started a whole world connecting different DC superheroes like The Flash,Supergirl, Batwoman, and many other heroes. As the first vigilante we saw in this shared universe, the Green Arrow built several connections with fellow superheroes and others that shared the same ideals as him.
As a character with a very long comic history and plenty of supporting characters and storylines that influence the show, you would think that a majority of the characters are from the comics. However, the CW took some liberty and made up some characters for the show. Here are some characters that were always part of Arrow lore and others that were made up for the show.
10 NEW: Mia Smoak
Mia Smoak came unto the scene in season 7 of the show, in flashforwards 25 years into the future. Mia is every bit her father, stubborn, arrogant, cold, and very good at fighting and archery. In the last season of the show, she somehow managed to travel back in time with her older half-brother to fight alongside her younger dad and take on the mantle following his death.
In the comics, although Oliver does have children, he never has kids or any romantic interest with Felicity Smoak nor does he have a hot-headed daughter with a knack for getting herself into trouble.
9 FROM THE COMICS: Connor Hawke
The show took some creative freedom and changed Connor Hawke's origins but nevertheless the hero is still well respected in both the comics and the show. In the show, Connor is the son of the villain Bronze Tiger and is adopted by John Diggle and Lyla for a better life.
In the comics, Connor is Oliver and Moonday Hawke's son who is abandoned by Oliver because he was not ready to be a father, similar to the show and William. Although they have a rocky past, Oliver and Connor rekindle their relationship and fight alongside each other, like Mia and Oliver.
8 NEW: John Diggle
It may come as a huge shock that Oliver's best and most loyal friend John Diggle AKA Spartan was made up for the show. It may come as a bigger shock because nowadays, thanks to the New 52, John is in the comics and is nothing like his show counterpart.
Fans of the show are grateful to have a diverse character with strong values and even stronger thirst for kicking bad guys down alongside the Green Arrow.
7 FROM THE COMICS: Lyla Michaels/Harbinger
Fans of the comics may have already known about Lyla Michael's eventual change into Harbinger. In the show, she is John Diggle's wife and director of ARGUS after Amanda Waller's death.
In the comics, Lyla is given her powers at a young age by the Monitor. Although they changed her backstory, the Harbinger part is pretty accurate.
6 NEW: Sarah Lance
Her sister, Laurel is one of DC's most well known female superheroes and a respected member of the Justice League, but Sarah herself...is nonexistent in the comics. She was introduced in the first season of Arrow and made appearances every once in a while throughout the first four seasons until she went to star in Legends of Tomorrow.
Although the White Canary is a character in DC, her real name is a mystery and the character itself is completely different than the Sarah Lance version in the show.
5 FROM THE COMICS: Malcolm Merlyn
Malcolm Merlyn is Oliver's Lex Luthor or Joker, he's one of the few that can stand toe to toe with Oliver in both the comics and the show. Although they change a few things about Merlyn such as his origins and his obsession with the League of Shadows, they are still similar.
Both have malicious intentions and serve as a reoccurring thorn on Oliver's side.
4 NEW: William Clayton
It's safe to say the show Oliver has more kids than the comic book version...William was the illegitimate son of Oliver and Samantha Clayton who is blackmailed into telling Oliver she miscarried and forced to leave the city due to Oliver's mother. When Samantha dies following an attack, William is set to live with his dad until he becomes a billionaire by being a tech guru.
He was part of the group that traveled back in time to fight alongside his father and he may not have inherited his father's genes, but he did learn a thing or two from his stepmom.
3 FROM THE COMICS: Felicity Smoak
Besides baring almost identical personalities and appearances, Felicity Smoaks in both mediums are an important part to the Arrow lore.
Although she is never romantically linked with Oliver in the comics, they do have somewhat of friendship and mutual respect.
2 NEW: John Diggle Jr.
Before Flashpoint, John was Sarah and he was John and Lyla's infant daughter. After Flashpoint, he became John and eventually became a jealous and angry psychopath who becomes Deathstroke in the future.
Considering his dad is a made-up character, it's only natural that his son wouldn't exist.
1 FROM THE COMICS: Wild Dog
As one of the newer members of Team Arrow, Renee Ramirez is a hotheaded and overly confident hero who always got on Oliver's nerves. He did become a respectable hero and grew into his role as savior of Star City and even looks like he was ripped right out of the comics.
His comic counterpart has a different but just as tragic backstory and a different alter ego. Nevertheless, the two characters are similar impulsive and quick to anger heroes with a hockey mask.
Everyone has had to adjust during the COVID Pandemic, and professional wrestling is no exception. After being forced to perform with no crowds and limited superstars available for shows, WWE has been forced to think outside the box in how to put together its weekly content.
WWE’s first attempt at handling these pandemic shows involved re-airing classic WrestleMania main events or big matches from the past few years, such as this year's Royal Rumble and the return of Edge. Shortly after, WWE was able to readjust, and both Raw and Smackdown returned to more or less the same shows as before, just with a more limited roster and no fans in attendance. But a COVID outbreak at the performance center just changed everything.
The latest episode of Smackdown spent most of its first hour looking back at the career of The Undertaker, followed by a re-airing of the Boneyard Match. Not to say that the Undertaker’s career does not deserve an hour of Smackdown, but why was everything previously advertised for the show scrapped in favor of re-airing an old match?
A rumored large-scale outbreak of COVID at the performance center, possibly totaling two dozen WWE employees, appears to be the culprit that forced the company to restructure this episode of Smackdown. WWE is being quiet on who was infected and only a few have spoken independently about their status. One has to assume that many of the company's superstars have been infected, or at least quarantined due to possible infection.
WWE was forced to think quickly on how it wanted to do Smackdown last week and decided on piggybacking off of The Undertaker’s “retirement” to re-air the bigger moments from his career. Many believe that this was the right move for WWE to make rather than possibly endangering more employees.
As COVID begins a second wave across much of the country, now is an important time for WWE to put a positive step forward and show compassion towards its employees and superstars. The company's message from the beginning has been that no one who feels uncomfortable working during the pandemic will be forced to (although rumors persist that many superstars remain worried about the consequences of actually taking the company up on that offer).
If too many superstars decide to stay home for the remainder of the pandemic, WWE will be forced to fill 5-7 hours of programming each week without enough performers to fill it with. Going back to re-air classic moments in WWE history is the right way for the company to move forward.
It's no surprise that the empty arena shows and cinematic style matches are doing nothing to keep fans around. Ratings have been plummeting and it seems like Raw is hitting a new low each week. Fans simply are not sticking around as WWE attempts to build shows around lesser-known superstars.
Re-airing big events or matches to fill time through the week on WWE programming might do wonders in getting people to stick around for the show. Not taking anything away from the current roster, but if someone is channel surfing, they are much more inclined to pause when they come across The Undertaker or The Rock over some of the lesser-known stars of today. These re-airings could do a lot to stop the ratings skid WWE is currently experiencing.
WWE may also want to take this opportunity to think of re-airing classic matches as a positive public relations move. WWE has come under fire many times over how it's handling this pandemic and how it's treating its employees. WWE could use something to sway public opinion, even a little.
WWE’s current approach of “if we don’t talk about it, it isn’t happening” does nothing to make people want to tune in or support the product. Putting less pressure on its superstars and production staff and showing that it cares by upping its testing procedures and filling time by re-airing older matches could be a win-win for WWE.
