Could Marvels The Eternals Introduce Vampires?: A Case For Blade Leading The Avengers In The MCU – LRM Online

The Eternals could lead toBlade? Read on to learn our tinfoil hat theory!

Ill start off saying what Marvel has achieved is unparalleled in recent cinema history. In the history of filmmaking there has never been anything like this. Sure, others have tried to build a cinematic universe. I can only think of one other filmmaker that has succeeded in doing so: Kevin Smith and his Askewniverse. Outside of Smith, there was Zack Snyder. He tried his best to bring a series of superhero films to the big screen. Too bad we never got a proper Batman solo film with Affleck as the Caped Crusader. It would have been great had we eventually gotten the big bad payoff of the villain Darkseid.

Warner Bros seems to have their own plans that do not include intertwining the heros stories or their villains stories. I meanJoker, Wonder Woman, and the upcomingThe Batman are all in separate universes. So, kudos to Marvel for managing build towards the Avengers and continue to build the characters in their respective standalone films.

Excluding a few Avengers members, each has been given their own trilogy of films. There are still a couple of sequels we are still waiting on, such as the thirdSpider-Manand Guardians of The Galaxy. For the most part, each of the movies we saw tied in to build towards the showdown with Thanos. Great job.

When you look at each film on its own, it is clear the best Marvel films feature great villains. For instance, lets look at one of Marvels characters: Thor. His solo film did a good job delivering a conniving opposite to Thor in the form of the films villain Loki. But what about Thors sequel? How well was that one received? I think part of its poor reception has a large part to do with its weak villain. Anyone remember the Dark Elves? Can you name anyone from Thors Asgardian team? Now take a look at Thor: Ragnorok. It was a complete 180 from the sequel. Not only did we get the formidable villain Hella played amazingly well by Cate Blanchett, but there was also The Grandmaster, and a minor turn by Hulk.

Overall, Marvel gets the ethos that a hero is only as strong as his most powerful enemy. So, they gave us great villains like Ego, Red Skull, Killmonger, and so on. All the while, they built toward a team-up film to take down the larger villain Thanos.

Now that Marvel has wrapped that phase, its time for a change. What kind of change? Think new lineup for the Avengers sort of change. We know its got to happen. Caps too old. Stark is dead. So, who do we now have left? Spider-Man, Thor, Falcon, Winter Soldier, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Captain Marvel, The Guardians of The Galaxy, Ant-Man, Wasp, War Machine, Doctor Strange, Black Panther. Thats everyone, right? Other than the future unreleased Marvel movies, of course. Those upcoming films will introduce new heroes like The Eternals, Shang-Chi, and Blade.

Hopefully, Marvel will continue with the theme of strong villains and introduce a formidablefoefor those heroes to battle. Its likely that Marvel will continue their theme of dropping little bread crumb post-credit scenes that give us information on a larger villain. Someone that is far too powerful for any Avenger to take down in their own film alone. Someone that willneeda strong lineup with capable leaders to defeat them. We had Iron Man and Captain America. But like I said, theyre out.

Its likely that in line with all previous Marvel heroes that got their own film, Shang-Chi, and Blade will also jointhe Avengers lineup. Im not ruling out TheEternalsjoining the Avengers. But I will say that only three members of TheEternalshave ever joined The Avengers in the comic books. ThoseEternalsthat have achieved Avenger status in the comic books areSersi, Gilgamesh, andStarfox. Only two of those characters have been confirmed asappearing in TheEternals. Shang-Chi has pow wowed around with the Avengers in the comics already too. So has Blade.

And speaking of Bladelets talk about Blade and what I think his future is.

Not only will he join the Avengers, but Blade will also fill the leadership void on the current Avengers lineup suffers from. Right now, there is avacuumof leadership. Could you pictureSpider-Manleading the Avengers? Or Winter Soldier? Doc Strange? Captain Marvel is the remaining member with the most leadership qualities. Unfortunately, her villains all live in other galaxies. She said it herself in Avengers: Endgame when asked where she was during the climactic showdown withThanosin Avengers Infinity War.

Blade has led the Avengers into war against vampires already. Of course, it hasnt made its way to the big screen yet. But this momentcan befound in Jason Aarons Avengers #14. That comic features some awesome moments so its worth reading. A few panels showcase Blade and Captain Marvel battling a plane full of vampires. It is an amazing moment. Anyway, in that storyline, Blade is recruited by Black Panther because he is knowledgeable about their newest threat, vampires. That says a lot about the threat of vampires. It means that Black Panther knew that The Avengers were not ready to face this threat alone. It also means that Marvel recently published a comic book written by an Eisner award winner and the storyline featured The Avengers going up against the threat of vampires.

But where would the vampires come from? Could Marvels most galaxy-set heroes, The Eternals, lead toBlade?

When it comes to the movies, we will, of course, have to wait and see what Marvel decides to do with Blade. But we may get a hint at a vampire threat as early as the upcomingEternalsfilm. Its even possible and logical to see vampires as some sort of twisted offshoot of TheEternalsline. Just look at the synopsis for TheEternals.

Marvel Studios TheEternalsfeatures an exciting new team of Super Heroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ancient aliens whohave been livingon Earth in secret for thousands of years. Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, an unexpected tragedy forces them out of the shadows to reunite against mankinds most ancient enemy, The Deviants.

Ancient aliens whohave been livingon earth for thousands of years? Marvel better get Giorgio A.Tsoukalos. Or better yet they ought to get Blade because that sounds like vampires to me. Even these experts from thedescription ofThe Deviants sounds a bit vampire-like. The Deviants became a race with destabilized DNA producing various mutations, who were then released and went hiding in caves. I mean, as far as the DNA and cave-dwelling goes that sure sounds like vampires to me.

Its possible we could be introducedto a looming vampire threat in TheEternals. We will undoubtedly learn more about the vampire threat in Blades solo debut. Its also possible that when the Avengers finally assemble again, Blade will be among the leadership. Out of all the characters announced as joining the MCU, Blade has led on screen before, albeit reluctantly. Like when he had to team up and lead the Blood Pack in Guillermo del Toros Blade 2. There was also the time in that mishap called Blade Trinity where Blade he led a pre-Deadpool Ryan Reynolds on the Nightstalkers.

You might be thinking that vampires sound a little lackluster for Marvel villains but think twice. Doctor Strange versus Dracula was publishedin 2006. In that comic, Strange enlisted the help of Blade to take on the immortalvampire. At this point, only time will tell whether it all goes down similar to my theory. Until then, you can count on this. Marvel is introducing Blade, thereby introducing vampires into theMCU. And I dont really believe those vampires are going to be a one-film sort of threat.

But what do you think? Do you agree with my assessment? Let us know your thoughts down below!

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