Young Avengers Appreciation 2023

[ComicNoobie]

I think the Kree/Skrull thing is a factor. A MCU Hulkling would be so different from the comicbook counterpart to the point you might as well just make him a new character. I don't like it at all, but I get why they'd go with Skaar if that's the plan. And let me repeat myself, I don't like it at all. Teddy/Hulkling is one of the most iconic and successful YA members. He's the flipping king of space.

Beating a dead horse here but Teddy should have ditched the "Hulkling" name years ago for obvious reasons. But even so it would be hard to make him a Mar-Vell legacy for a number of reasons in the MCU.

[marhawkman]

I truly don't think the name Hulkling is such a big problem. They could follow the comics by first establishing him as an Avengers fanboy who doesn't know his true origin, so he initially goes by Hulkling. They could have him pick another codename by the end of the first movie (like the comic probably should have).

Yeah, just say he's the son of Kree and Skrulls who ended up on Earth because they tried to escape the chaos of the Kree/Skrull war.

[Drops Of Venus]

I truly don't think the name Hulkling is such a big problem. They could follow the comics by first establishing him as an Avengers fanboy who doesn't know his true origin, so he initially goes by Hulkling. They could have him pick another codename by the end of the first movie (like the comic probably should have).

Hulkling as a whole is not hard to adapt at all. He never even existed in the comics until Young Avengers. He can just show up in the MCU likewise. As long as you have a Kree/Skrull conflict as the backdrop (which you do in the MCU), everything else just falls into place.

The only reason why I wouldn't see him in the MCU is if they're really just pulling a ''Michelle Jones'' with Billy's love interest in Agatha, so they feel like Teddy won't be needed because they have someone to play that role in his place. Which yeah, would suck big time, but it's something I could see the MCU doing.

[Digifiend]

The biggest issue with him is Captain Marvel, the movie, because Mar-Vell was a woman, not a man like in the comics, and died nearly 30 years ago (the film was set in the 1990s). That means Mar-Vell can't be his Dad and his origin therefore needs to be changed. The simplest way would be to introduce Genis, say he's Mar's son, and then have him be Teddy's father, but there's no indication that Genis is to be introduced any time soon either - Guardians vol 3 would've been the ideal time for that.

[Factor]

He doesn’t need to be the son of Mar-Vell or even Genis. He just needs to be the son of *any* respected Kree hero or soldier who fell in love with a Skrull royal. The Vell connection is for us comic fans, but his story can be well adapted without it.

[ComicNoobie]

They could have made MCU Teddy related to Talos. Talos is far more popular among the movie audience than Mar-Vell. It would also tie into something of a legacy for him. The OG Young Avengers are legacy heroes of older heroes, and minus Kate Bishop they all had a bloodline tie to them too. Since they changed Mar-Vell they could have gone with Talos and it could have worked just as well. You would just need to find a important female Kree.

[Maestro 216]

They could have made MCU Teddy related to Talos. Talos is far more popular among the movie audience than Mar-Vell. It would also tie into something of a legacy for him. The OG Young Avengers are legacy heroes of older heroes, and minus Kate Bishop they all had a bloodline tie to them too. Since they changed Mar-Vell they could have gone with Talos and it could have worked just as well. You would just need to find a important female Kree.

Secret Invasion went and ruined that idea.

[Krakoa]

He doesn’t need to be the son of Mar-Vell or even Genis. He just needs to be the son of *any* respected Kree hero or soldier who fell in love with a Skrull royal. The Vell connection is for us comic fans, but his story can be well adapted without it.

Or even a Kree villain. You could have him related to Jude Law's Yon-Rogg, Zawe Ashton's Dar-Benn, Lee Pace's Ronan the Accuser, etc. As long as you have "respected Kree parent who imparts super strength" and "Skrull royal who passes down shapeshifting" you have what the character needs.

[Sutekh]

Or even a Kree villain. You could have him related to Jude Law's Yon-Rogg, Zawe Ashton's Dar-Benn, Lee Pace's Ronan the Accuser, etc. As long as you have "respected Kree parent who imparts super strength" and "Skrull royal who passes down shapeshifting" you have what the character needs.

Exactly, Teddy's parents have been dead since long before he was introduced, and Annelle barely even had a speaking line, let alone any real relevance to his life. Any Skrull 'royal' could fill that slot, and since 616 Mar-Vell didn't exist as such in the MCU, pretty much any powerful / notable Kree would also work (indeed, tying him to a Kree we've seen in the MCU would tie him to the current MCU neatly and add some depth that 616 Hulkling doesn't really get to have, since he'll never meet his 616 Kree parent anyway).

[Digifiend]

He actually thought he had met him once - but that supposedly time displaced Mar-Vell was actually a Skrull imposter. That's a good idea for a story actually. Have Wiccan and Hulkling go back in time to meet Mar-Vell before he died.

[ShatteredReality]

He actually thought he had met him once - but that supposedly time displaced Mar-Vell was actually a Skrull imposter. That's a good idea for a story actually. Have Wiccan and Hulkling go back in time to meet Mar-Vell before he died.

What if they accidentally go *too* far back and he's still in kree-supremacy mode and tries to kill Hulkling for being an "unholy abomination"? Lol that would be fun, though they'd probably have to erase his memories or something.

[marhawkman]

Or even a Kree villain. You could have him related to Jude Law's Yon-Rogg, Zawe Ashton's Dar-Benn, Lee Pace's Ronan the Accuser, etc. As long as you have "respected Kree parent who imparts super strength" and "Skrull royal who passes down shapeshifting" you have what the character needs.

Having Teddy as the recently orphaned son of Dar-Benn would add an interesting pathos.

[Will Evans]

Having Teddy as the recently orphaned son of Dar-Benn would add an interesting pathos.

She’s the last person that would have had sex with a Skrull though.

[marhawkman]

She’s the last person that would have had sex with a Skrull though.

Well, we're talking about someone who was able to talk a group of Skrulls into allowing her to have a peace negotiation with their emperor. Seemingly she wasn't someone trying to wipe out the Skrulls in the past.

[Wiccan]

Can anyone list Billy and Teddy's most recent 5 or so appearances? I fell off a bit and want to catch up.