With Secret Invasion only a month or so away having begun at the beginning of April, I think it's about time to start channeling our efforts into a concrete listing of characters who have been revealed as Skrulls. Brian Michael Bendis has already promised flashbacks aplenty and the last thing we need is to get lost in this whole story.
In several interviews, BMB has hinted at the exact start of the invasion and many hints have led back to New Avengers #1 or even as far back the Avengers: Disassembled arc. If this is true, every character in the Marvel Universe could be a Skrull by now. Here's a rundown of the characters that have been revealed as of April 14th, 2008:
- Black Bolt
- Elektra
- Cobalt Man
- The Revolutionary
- Baby Cage?
- Hank Pym
- Dum Dum Dugan
- Sue Richards
- Jarvis (Tony Stark's butler)
- Captain Marvel
- The various superheroes who emerge from the Skrull ship?
During issue 5 of the Illuminati mini-series, we find out that Black Bolt is in fact a Skrull.
During a battle between the Hand and the New Avengers, Echo stabs and kills Elektra who then transforms back to her true Skrull form.
In the recent Captain Marvel Mini-series, Cap battled the apparently dead Cobalt Man and later discovered that he was in fact a Skrull impostor.
In Avengers: The Initiative, The Revolutionary was shown contacting a Skrull placed somewhere within Camp Hammond. Their plan is then revealed to place agents in every state that the Initiative operates.
The child of Luke Cage and Jessica Jones was shown with green eyes in an issue of New Avengers. This could be a clear indication that the child is a Skrull. This has yet to proven and, until then, is only speculation.
As seen in the pages of Secret Invasion #1, Hank Pym is in fact a Skrull.
Secret Invasion showed us that Dum Dum, one of the most important members of S.H.I.E.L.D., is a Skrull in disguise.
During the opening issue of S.I., we see that Sue has been replaced by a Skrull.
Secret Invasion #1 revealed that Jarvis is a Skrull.
While it has yet to proven, Captain Marvel smashes through Thunderbolts mountain during Secret Invasion #1 which shows that he's either not mentally stable or is in fact a Skrull. This one's sort of a technicality as he's not your typical Skrull soldier. Read Captain Marvel #5 to understand what I'm talking about here.
It is yet unknown as to how many of the heroes who emerge from the ship, which included Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Scarlet Witch, Wolverine and Captain America to name a few, are actually Skrull replacements.
If you or someone you know is a Skrull and doesn't appear on this list, let us know and they'll be added.
Who can you trust?
8 Comments, Comment or Ping
Feb 21st, 2008
Huh? What issue of new avengers are you hinting at that the Cage baby is a skrull? Was that suppose to be sarcasm or wit? Cause now I’m confused.
Feb 21st, 2008
Okay, in Ms. Marvel, I think the Skrull is either the boyfriend or the publicity agent. I don’t think it’s Agent Sum; I personally think he’s a whole other story.
Feb 21st, 2008
Wit? I wish.
Issue #31, last panel. The kid opens it’s eyes and they’re a weird shade of green. If it’s not meant to show that the kid’s a Skrull, I blame Francis Yu’s art.
I really should catch up on my Ms. Marvel. I haven’t the slightest idea what’s happening in that book at the moment.
Thanks for the comments Wendy and…other guy.
Feb 21st, 2008
I think, at the least, we’re supposed to think that the baby is a Skrull. It’s entirely possible that it’s a red herring, though. The only character that I’ve been fairly certain was a Skrull was Blackbolt and I was right.
I’m not really convinced of anyone else yet, though I think Dr. Strange and Reed Richards could be.
I’m fairly certain that Tony Stark and a few other characters are not.
Feb 22nd, 2008
Dr. Strange is a Skrull.
Reed is not a Skrull but Sue is and she has “control” of Reed.
Feb 23rd, 2008
I agree about Dr. Strange. Also, call me crazy, I seriously think Stark will turn out to be a Skrull at the end of all this mess.
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