The Marvels
Summary
Warning ! This Emily Post contain spoilers forThe Marvels . Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnessintroduced the approximation of destructive intrusions to theMCU , butThe Marvelshas officially rewritten how they work one twelvemonth later . These powerful catastrophes , which risk destroying entire reality , are first established to go on when people spend too much time outside their nursing home timeline or universe . Given that the MCU Phases 4 - 6 are narratively centered on the multiverse , this is clearly a big job .
The Marvelsalso certify how precarious the multiverse is , as Monica Rambeau ’s concluding heroic act give her maroon in an alternate universe . Moreover , the space - faring risky venture change what an incursion is and , more importantly , what cause one . The three titulary hero have to stop an incursion atthe end ofThe Marvelsand , in doing so , show the multiverse is even more dangerous than previously thought .
As the sequel to 2019 ’s Captain Marvel , The Marvels play Brie Larson , Iman Vellani and Teyonah Parris together for the first time as a new MCU squad .
How The Marvels Retcons The Rules Of Incursions
InDoctor Strange in theMultiverse of Madness , Earth-616 Doctor Strange is brought before Earth-838 ’s Illuminati , who explain that theirDoctor Strange caused incursionswith devastating effects . According to them , these disaster were instigated by their unusual outgo too much clock time in alternate universe . Multiverse of Madnessreinforces this idea during its end - credits scene , when a thaumaturge named Clea approaches Doctor Strange , telling him his actions in substitute universes make an incursion in her domicile .
The Doctor Strange from Earth-838 was killed by his friend after his reprise utilization of the Darkhold corrupted him beyond repair .
However , The Marvelsestablished a Modern direction for incursions to appear . Whenthe villainous Dar - Bennfinally come across Kama ’s bangle inThe Marvels , a hole in time and blank space is torn , exposing another reality . This is exactly how incursion are described inMultiverse of Madness , but the crusade is quite dissimilar . It appears that either the MCU has retconned incursions , or the Earth-838 Illuminati just did n’t have the whole picture .
Why The MCU Had To Replace The Rules Of Incursions
The MCU was wise to retcon the rule of penetration inThe Marvelsbecausethe old penetration rule does not hold up wellin the current state of the MCU . Too many type are shown expend time in alternate reality and timeline without issue for it to be a lawful terror . Captain America , for illustration , uses time locomotion to spend an total life with Peggy Carter and does not face any reverberation . America Chavez ’s power is jumping through the multiverse , and because she ’s actively being hunt , she is constantly traveling to young population . However , she does not leave a trail of incursions in her wake .
Because the state of the MCU post - avenger : Endgameis predicate on character spend extended amounts of prison term in alternate universes , if the original rule remained canyon , there would ask to be incursion happening perpetually . WithThe Marvelschanging how incursions are forge to be more about outbursts of power and less about moving between reality , the MCU has established a less fixed set of penetration lot and retconned some awkward plot holes .
