FANTASTIC FOUR (1994)
Fantastic Four, also known as Fantastic Four: The Animated Series, is the third animated television series based on Marvel’s comic book series of the same name. Airing began on September 24, 1994, until ending on February 24, 1996. The series ran for two seasons, with 13 episodes per season, making 26 episodes in total.
In the early-to-mid-1990s, Genesis Entertainment and New World Entertainment syndicated a new Fantastic Four animated series as part of the Marvel Action Hour weekend block, later renamed Marvel Action Universe (second use of the name), with the addition of another show. The first half of the hour was an episode of Iron Man; the second half an episode of Fantastic Four. During the first season, Stan Lee was featured speaking before each show about characters in the following episode and what had inspired him to create them.
The show has also aired on Fox Kids, and Disney XD in the United States.
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Episode Synopsis
The Fantastic Four become embroiled in a secret alien invasion force seeking control of the entire planet, becoming the targets of shapeshifters who can transform into anyone at will. Not only must they save the planet, but must do so with the world chasing them for crimes they did not commit.
Skrull (Species)
The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Skrulls first appeared in Fantastic Four #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They originated from the planet Skrullos and their empire is located in the Andromeda Galaxy. Their infiltration of Earth was a major event in the Marvel Comics universe as shown in the crossover event, Secret Invasion.
The Skrulls have made numerous appearances in animated television and video games before making their live-action cinematic debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film, Captain Marvel. Skrulls have also appeared in Spider-Man: Far From Home and the series WandaVision. They will feature prominently in the upcoming television series Secret Invasion.
Biology
Skrulls are green-skinned reptilian humanoids with large pointed ears, red or green eyes, and chins with several vertical folds in the skin below their mouths. Skrulls are known for genetic and molecular instability and genetic diversity, due to Celestial experimentation creating the Skrull Deviants. The Skrulls are known for their physical malleability and ability to shapeshift to any size, shape, or color at will, taking on the appearance but not the characteristics of other beings and objects. Skrulls are able to assume virtually any form, be it organic (e.g., cows) or inorganic (e.g., lamps). As a result, the Skrulls excel at spying and infiltration. Skrulls are also able to use their shapeshifting abilities to form weapons (e.g., blades and clubs) with parts of their bodies, making them dangerous hand-to-hand combatants. Their sexual dimorphism is roughly the same of a human being, with the exception that the males are mostly bald and have no facial hair, while females have full head of greenish-black hair, but their sexual orientation is more complex, since they can change their genders at will. Indeed, Xavin once casually said that, for a Skrull, changing gender is comparable to a human being changing their hair color. As for their reproductive system, just like the other reptilians, the females do not give live birth, but instead lay eggs and the newborns are known as “hatchlings”. However, despite being reptilian, the females also possesses hair and mammary glands to nurture their newborn, just like a human being.
The Skrulls later developed the ability to render themselves undetectable when using their shapeshifting abilities, even from telepaths and those with superior senses. Reed Richards discovered a method to use technology to negate this ability and reveal a disguised Skrull’s true form.
Courtesy of their advanced technology, the Skrulls have also been able to augment their abilities in certain warriors, such as the Super-Skrull, Power Skrull and the Warskrulls—all elite groups who, with special encoding, are able to emulate the powers as well as the appearance of their biophysical templates or are bestowed entirely unique supertropical abilities all their own (in the case of Paibok).
The Skrulls have been shown to suffer from various diseases. Some Skrulls are born with a defect that makes them unable to shapeshift, however, this defect also enhances their strength to those Skrulls including Titannus, Talos and Raze. The Skrulls can also suffer from cancer, as shown with Kl’rt the Super-Skrull and Prince Klundirk. In an alternate universe, Skyppi suffered from a form of tuberculosis which was common to the Skrull species.
Just like the Kree, the Skrulls were evolutionarily stagnant, unable to evolve. However, over the millennia Skrull mutants have been born with the K-gene as opposed to the Human Mutants X-Gene, meaning that now this might not be the case anymore.
After a Skrull dies, they revert to their original form.
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9/11 Foreshadowing Scene
The Statue of Liberty stands in the New York Harbor overlooking New York City. The water sparkles in the sunlight. Suddenly, one of the Twin Towers is blasted and breaks in half. The other tower is soon blasted and begins crumbling. A man and woman on the ground protect themselves then flee as debris falls from overhead. Others look up and point towards the sky. High in the air, an enormous fleet of ships flies over the city. One of the strange ships fires down to the ground. On the street, a van flees from the ships as they fire down destroying the street in front of it along with several cars. The van slams into the destroyed roadway. More people, including a cop, run when a building behind them is blown up. Another ship flies over the city. A group of people in Central Park appear on a small monitor. They run from a far away explosion. Thing says this is the greatest video game he has ever seen.
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