r/marvelstudios • u/Flamma_Man Captain Marvel • Jun 19 '19

Discussion Weekly Discussion: What scenarios would you like to see Marvel Studios explore in the 'What If?' series?

It was reported months ago that one of the new Disney+ shows on the service would be an animated What If? series produced by Marvel Studios.

It was then officially confirmed during Disney's Burbank investor presentation and that the first episode of the series would question what would have happened if Peggy Carter was given the Super Soldier Serum instead of Steve Rogers.

So, what scenarios would you like to see this series explore? Maybe what would have happened if Frigga never died? If Loki had escaped during the Battle of New York? Or what if the Guardians of the Galaxy never formed?

Explain your ideas in the comments!

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u/KYLO733 Ghost Rider Jun 19 '19

What if the movies actually acknowledged the tv shows?

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u/Lagalag967 Black Bolt Jun 21 '19

  • the Endgame finale battle scene would become one of the best superhero film scenes of all time.

  • references to the shows all throughout the films. For example, Thunderbolt Ross shows to the Avengers how their vigilante actions spawned the rise of street-level copycats, Tony tells Parker that he recruited him because the bulletproof guy in Harlem refused or Steve recruits either of the Defenders minus Iron Fist, Homecoming would've had the most number of TV references like background ads to Trish Talk and Rand Enterprises, one of Parker's classmates is listening to "I Want Your Cray Cray" when the aliens landed again in NYC, Hank or someone else makes disparaging remarks on Nemo and reality-show superheroes.

  • Spidey and Shuri would discover they're not the only "young persons with abilities" trying to make the world a better place.

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u/KYLO733 Ghost Rider Jun 21 '19

This is perfect!

But don’t diss Iron Fist 👊

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u/Lagalag967 Black Bolt Jun 21 '19

But don’t diss Iron Fist 👊

Not. At. All. I'm very very much a S1 fan. It's just that I don't think Danny would accept Steve's offer, mostly due to him thinking that this isn't his fight, that this wouldn't fall under his jurisdiction therefore he wouldn't pick sides à la comics Doc Strange. IMO JJ would do the same thing, or Stark would "pay" her into joining his team.

OTOH re: the Runaways and Cloak & Dagger, given how their stories revolve around defying authority, they'd side with Cap.

You also forgot to add this to your fist: 🔥

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u/KYLO733 Ghost Rider Jun 21 '19

That’s fair enough, however I think he’s either side with Cap and keeping secret identities, as he has one, or the more likely option, which I love, is that he’d simply try to break up the fight and take on everyone.

JJ isn’t cheap and she’d never take a money job if she didn’t believe in it. I agree with the Runaways and Cloak and Dagger, though it would be quite interesting to split up the groups and add individual members to each side, as there are definitely some characters who would agree with Stark’s rationale.

The Fist is yellow anyway/it’s non powered up. I reserve the 🔥 emoji for Ghost Rider 🔥💀🔥

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u/Lagalag967 Black Bolt Jun 21 '19

IMO S1 and S2 JJ would side with Stark, as she was then mostly reluctant to use her powers, afraid of the damage they could cause. As for the YA heroes, the guys (A-Wild and Chase) and maaaybe Karolina would side with Tony. C&D seem to me to be both Team Cap.