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exploring the comic book origins of the
scrolls
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scrolls are a race of shape-shifting
extraterrestrials hailing from the
andromeda galaxy over their decades-long
history in the comics they’ve most often
played villainous roles both in the
context of small scale conflicts and
attempts at full blown world domination
fierce warriors who have conquered
countless planets the Skrulls greatest
weapon is their ability to assume the
shape of other beings and objects which
makes the Masters of infiltration and
deception they can also form their limbs
into weapons or use their ability to
partially shape-shift in such a way as
to give themselves wings the squirrel
species didn’t always have these
abilities however this ability was only
given to them as the result of genetic
experimentation performed on the species
in the distant past which we’ll explore
in more detail later when the scrolls
first appeared in 1962 in the pages of
Fantastic Four number two they easily
could have been a simple threat of the
week like so many villains at that time
however they made a big impression right
from the get-go
by assuming the form of various members
of the Fantastic Four and committing
crimes in their name with the help of
technology to replicate their respective
powers the real Fantastic Four soon
found themselves at odds with the law
but thanks to some quick thinking they
managed to not only beat the team of
Scrolls on earth but also posed as them
and convinced the Skrull mothership to
forego an invasion the scrolls invaders
left with the exception of the three
that Reed imprisoned but they would soon
return just sixteen issues later in 1963
the Skrulls once again set their sights
on earth having learned their lesson
after their first attempt at earthly
conquest the scroll Empire used their
advanced technology to create an agent
capable of besting the Fantastic Four
the super Skrull who could not only
assume the shape of its foes but could
also mimic the abilities of the
Fantastic Four
sure enough in their first encounter the
super Skrull quickly bested Marvel’s
first family once again however
intelligence and creative thinking
prevail
and the Fantastic Four outwitted their
foe by putting a power jamming device on
him in these early appearances the
scroll back story was left relatively
unexplored they were a world conquering
shape-shifting extraterrestrial race
plain and simple
over the years various beings or species
would claim responsibility for the
creation of the Skrulls but the
definitive history of the species begins
with the Celestials has explored in 1987
silver surfer number 5 in this flashback
we learned that the Celestials visited
the Skrulls when the species was still
in its infancy through genetic
experimentation they created three
distinct subspecies which would go on to
become known as the prime Skrulls the
eternal scrolls and the deviant scrolls
the aptly named deviant Skrulls would
eventually destroy the two other species
and become the scrolls we know today
with the conflict on their own planet
concluded which included the defeat of a
fourth species known as the dire wraiths
the victorious Skrulls turned their
attention outward beginning a largely
successful campaign of conquest that
would see their reach spread across much
of the andromeda galaxy
in addition to humankind this would also
eventually give birth to the rise of
another galactic empire the Kree with
whom the scroll would enter into a
brutal and bloody conflict the
kree-skrull war considered one of the
most important story arcs of the 1970s
is a major conflict in the Marvel
Universe spanning centuries and pulling
various other worlds and species into
the fray unfortunately for humankind
Earth found itself located on the fringe
of Korean scroll space and as such it
became a strategic point for the Skrulls
prompting them to get serious about
their campaign of conquest here on this
little rock we call home thankfully
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes the Avengers
were there to save the day though it was
far from an easily won victory despite
being warned by the Marvel Illuminati to
keep their intergalactic interests away
from Earth it would later return in the
high-profile crossover event known as
Secret Invasion in which it was revealed
that the scrolls using their
shape-shifting abilities had been
placing their agents on earth for years
in a covert attempt to overthrow the
earth yet again it seems that no matter
how many times the scrolls are defeated
and sent packing this tenacious
shape-shifting species will never give
up on their quest to conquer
with the introduction of Scrolls in 2019
s Captain Marvel hears no telling how
their devious plans will affect the
future of the MCU remain vigilant your
favorite hero could very well be a
scroll in disguise do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe
and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
extraterrestrial species is in town
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
exploring the comic book origins of the
scrolls
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell
to get notified about our latest videos
scrolls are a race of shape-shifting
extraterrestrials hailing from the
andromeda galaxy over their decades-long
history in the comics they’ve most often
played villainous roles both in the
context of small scale conflicts and
attempts at full blown world domination
fierce warriors who have conquered
countless planets the Skrulls greatest
weapon is their ability to assume the
shape of other beings and objects which
makes the Masters of infiltration and
deception they can also form their limbs
into weapons or use their ability to
partially shape-shift in such a way as
to give themselves wings the squirrel
species didn’t always have these
abilities however this ability was only
given to them as the result of genetic
experimentation performed on the species
in the distant past which we’ll explore
in more detail later when the scrolls
first appeared in 1962 in the pages of
Fantastic Four number two they easily
could have been a simple threat of the
week like so many villains at that time
however they made a big impression right
from the get-go
by assuming the form of various members
of the Fantastic Four and committing
crimes in their name with the help of
technology to replicate their respective
powers the real Fantastic Four soon
found themselves at odds with the law
but thanks to some quick thinking they
managed to not only beat the team of
Scrolls on earth but also posed as them
and convinced the Skrull mothership to
forego an invasion the scrolls invaders
left with the exception of the three
that Reed imprisoned but they would soon
return just sixteen issues later in 1963
the Skrulls once again set their sights
on earth having learned their lesson
after their first attempt at earthly
conquest the scroll Empire used their
advanced technology to create an agent
capable of besting the Fantastic Four
the super Skrull who could not only
assume the shape of its foes but could
also mimic the abilities of the
Fantastic Four
sure enough in their first encounter the
super Skrull quickly bested Marvel’s
first family once again however
intelligence and creative thinking
prevail
and the Fantastic Four outwitted their
foe by putting a power jamming device on
him in these early appearances the
scroll back story was left relatively
unexplored they were a world conquering
shape-shifting extraterrestrial race
plain and simple
over the years various beings or species
would claim responsibility for the
creation of the Skrulls but the
definitive history of the species begins
with the Celestials has explored in 1987
silver surfer number 5 in this flashback
we learned that the Celestials visited
the Skrulls when the species was still
in its infancy through genetic
experimentation they created three
distinct subspecies which would go on to
become known as the prime Skrulls the
eternal scrolls and the deviant scrolls
the aptly named deviant Skrulls would
eventually destroy the two other species
and become the scrolls we know today
with the conflict on their own planet
concluded which included the defeat of a
fourth species known as the dire wraiths
the victorious Skrulls turned their
attention outward beginning a largely
successful campaign of conquest that
would see their reach spread across much
of the andromeda galaxy
in addition to humankind this would also
eventually give birth to the rise of
another galactic empire the Kree with
whom the scroll would enter into a
brutal and bloody conflict the
kree-skrull war considered one of the
most important story arcs of the 1970s
is a major conflict in the Marvel
Universe spanning centuries and pulling
various other worlds and species into
the fray unfortunately for humankind
Earth found itself located on the fringe
of Korean scroll space and as such it
became a strategic point for the Skrulls
prompting them to get serious about
their campaign of conquest here on this
little rock we call home thankfully
Earth’s Mightiest Heroes the Avengers
were there to save the day though it was
far from an easily won victory despite
being warned by the Marvel Illuminati to
keep their intergalactic interests away
from Earth it would later return in the
high-profile crossover event known as
Secret Invasion in which it was revealed
that the scrolls using their
shape-shifting abilities had been
placing their agents on earth for years
in a covert attempt to overthrow the
earth yet again it seems that no matter
how many times the scrolls are defeated
and sent packing this tenacious
shape-shifting species will never give
up on their quest to conquer
with the introduction of Scrolls in 2019
s Captain Marvel hears no telling how
their devious plans will affect the
future of the MCU remain vigilant your
favorite hero could very well be a
scroll in disguise do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe
and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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