Originally Posted by
Reviresco
Well, they pretty much threw everything out about the character's origin, history, connections, and his role as a foundational character of the Marvel Universe. So yeah, that's why comic fans and some Namor fans say the MCU adaptation is a bad one. lol
But like I said before, all of Namor's history, connections and role as the seminal Marvel character were tossed out with Captain America the First Avenger, long before Wakanda Forever. Yes, WF tossed the Atlantean background and Namor's origin in exchange for a Mayan background, but it kept the essential elements of the character. He has all the same super powers, the same costume (or a close variation), and the same look (the pointy ears and the ankle wings). More importantly, they kept his personality, his duality and outsider status, his royalty, his righteous anger, his war with the surface world, his soft spot for the ladies, etc. WF picked up on the theme of an indigenous people / country fighting off and dealing with a colonial power attempting steal their resources and destroy their environment, that can describe Namor and the Atlanteans from their first appearance.
So, for me, as a Namor fan, the MCU Namor captured the essence of the character. But for other Namor fans, the MCU version doesn't work.
Sadly, nowadays it does. Namor in his own book is the protagonist and hero. Namor in other books is altered or exaggerated to fit other characters story. For example, if you think Namor has been pining after Susan Storm since the 60s, you've missed Namor's books, where he's married two wives and romanced several other ladies since then. You've even missed the FF story where Namor saved Susan's marriage to Reed ... twice.