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Added 2025-11-24 22:07:20 +0000 UTC"I don't dream, I don't wonder. I invite the worst possible thing into my head to figure out how to hurt them before they hurt anybody else." Mom and Dawn watch The Fantastic Four: First Steps for the first time! Thanks for requesting this movie! π
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Marvel Fan
2025-11-25 06:47:23 +0000 UTCThis is a really good Fantastic Four movie and I have to admit, it is way better than the other ones. But I still love the 2005 one and I miss the 2000s era. To be honest, I know 2005 version is not the best but it's still a fun movie and it's nostalgic to me. This movie takes place on Earth-828 in the Marvel multiverse. Fantastic Four was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The number 828 is 8-28 (August 8) which is Jack Kirby's birthday. In the beginning, we're introduced to three villains they previously fought: Mole Man, the Red Ghost and his Super Apes, and the Mad Thinker. Red Ghost is actually an old man which we didn't see him in the movie. He actually appeared in the trailer and the Red Ghost was played by John Malkovich so that means his appearance was edited out of the film. Introduced in Fantastic Four #13 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Red Ghost, also known as Ivan Kragoff, is a Soviet scientist who tried to reproduce the shuttle flight that gave the Fantastic Four their powers, but with three apes. It worked, of course, with Red Ghost able to turn into a living ghost, Peotr able to repulse and attract objects, a gorilla named Mikhlo becoming super-strong, and a baboon named Igor gaining the ability to shape-shift. Red Ghost and his Super Apes all appear, in animated form, in the second end credits scene of the film, which is the title sequence to the in-universe Fantastic Four animated series. This movie mentioned Mad Thinker which he didn't appear in this movie. Mad Thinker, also known as Julius, is another early Fantastic Four villain, first introduced in Fantastic Four #15. Normally, he's just incredibly smart and therefore a rival to Reed Richards. The giant green monster that the Fantastic Four is fighting is called Giganto and that scene is exactly like from the comic book cover picture of Fantastic Four #1 (1961). Giganto is one of the monsters who is controlled by Mole Man. Another big villain name-drop happens right before the Silver Surfer (Julia Garner) shows up, as Reed reveals that he's been "tracking a small number of criminal organizations, regional and worldwide" to shut them down before his baby is born. He specifically points out three operating in New York that he's had the police take down: Puppet Master, the Wizard, and Diablo. Diablo was introduced in Fantastic Four #30, also known as Esteban CorazΓ³n de Ablo, Diablo is an alchemist who has lived for over a thousand years thanks to a deal with Marvel's devil, Mephisto. The Wizard, also known as Bentley Wittman, was also created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, along with Leeβs younger brother Larry Lieber, and was actually introduced in Strange Tales #102. However, he is most associated as a Fantastic Four villain, and usually a leader of the Frightful Four. The Wizard isn't actually magic; he's just super intelligent and passes off his science experiments as magic tricks. Puppet Master appeared in Fantastic Four #8. Philip Masters is a sculptor who uses radioactive clay to create small puppets of people that allow him to control their minds and bodies. Also of note, he's Alicia Masters' stepfather. One more villain in the cartoon end credits: Dragon Man. He was introduced in Fantastic Four #35. A 16-foot-tall purple dragon android, he was brought to life by Diablo and battled the Fantastic Four. H.E.R.B.I.E. is a robot companion of the Fantastic Four, created by Reed Richards. The acronym stands for "Highly Engineered Robot, B-Type, Integrated Electronics". H.E.R.B.I.E. was created for the 1978 Fantastic Four animated series and he was later integrated into the comic books, first appearing in Fantastic Four #209 in August 1979. We didn't see Alicia Masters in this movie so Ben Grimm has a new love interest named Rachel Rozman played by Natasha Lyonne. Rachel Rozman is a new, original character. The actor who played as Ben Grimm/The Thing is Ebon Moss-Bachrach. He's the same actor who played as Micro (David Linus Lieberman) from The Punisher Season 1. Micro is a computer hacker who helped Frank. During that opening montage, while Sue speaks at the United Nations, we check in with various countries around the world, but one is noticeably absent: Latveria, the home of the Fantastic Four's arch-enemy, Doctor Doom. Latveria's presence β or rather absence β at the United Nations is the only impact it has in the movie proper. But Doom does show up to hang out with Franklin in the mid-credits scene, mask off. We don't see if it was Robert Downey Jr. in that scene or a body double, though the mid-credits scene. The cast of The Fantastic Four (1994) made a cameo in this movie. Alex Hyde-White, who played Reed Richards, appears as ABC Newscaster William Russell. Jay Underwood, who was Johnny Storm, plays Power Plant Worker #1. Michael Bailey Smith, who was Ben Grimm, is Power Plant Worker #2. Rebecca Staab, who was Sue Storm, is Channel 9 Newscaster Carolyn Haynes. In Marvel Comics, Galactus does not have a fixed schedule for consuming planets. His feeding frequency varies widely depending on the era, writer, and story arc, but there are some consistent themes across canon: Galactus feeds when his cosmic energy reserves run low. He is essentially a cosmic engine that requires planetary lifeforce (usually rich in biospheric energy) to survive. In the main Marvel Comics continuity, Shalla-Bal is the Empress of the utopian planet Zenn-La and the long-time soulmate of Norrin Radd, the original Silver Surfer. Norrin Radd became the herald of Galactus to save his home world and Shalla-Bal from the world-eater's consumption, a sacrifice that separated them for a long time.Β In alternate comic book realities, Shalla-Bal herself has become a version of the Silver Surfer. I did mentioned before about Norrin Radd's origin story of becoming Silver Surfer on the reaction of Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007). Norrin Radd was a young astronomer from the utopian planet Zenn-La, located in a distant galaxy. His world had become complacent due to its technological perfection and lack of conflict. One day, Zenn-La was threatened by Galactus, a cosmic entity who consumes entire planets to sustain himself. To save his planet and people, Norrin made a desperate bargain with Galactus: In exchange for sparing Zenn-La, he offered to become Galactus's herald, helping him find other suitable worlds to consume. Galactus accepted and transformed Norrin Radd into the Silver Surfer, granting him a portion of the Power Cosmic: This gave him immense power, the ability to travel faster than light, survive in space, and manipulate energy. He surfed the cosmos, guiding Galactus to uninhabited or less important worlds to feed upon. Eventually, the Surfer's conscience caught up with him-especially after encountering Earth and its heroes (like the Fantastic Four). He rebelled against Galactus, becoming a hero, protector of the universe, and a tragic figure seeking redemption. Here are the answers to your questions about Franklin Richard's ability and about ability inheritance from Reed and Sue: In Marvel canon (and in most Fantastic Four adaptations), Franklin Richards isn't powerful because of a cosmic "alignment" or random destinyβhis abilities come from a genetic and cosmic-energy combination unique to his parents, but amplified far beyond them. In the comics, Franklin Richards is an Omega-level mutant. 1. Franklin isn't just a normal mutant or just a "superpowered baby". He's what Marvel calls an Omega-level reality warper. That puts him above almost every other mutant, human, alien, or cosmic being. 2. His powers come from a mix of his parents' altered biology. When they were hit by cosmic radiation, it didn't just give them powersβit fundamentally rewrote their DNA. So when Franklin was conceived, he didn't inherit exactly their abilities. Instead, he inherited the potential for powers created by their cosmic-altered genetics, and that potential expressed itself in a new, far more extreme form. It is partly: genetics, their cosmic mutation, plus a "new combination" that resulted in something far greater. 3. It's not really fate or "the stars aligning" - Marvel doesn't usually treat Franklin as a "chosen one" by destiny. Instead, they treat him as the natural but incredibly rare result of two cosmically altered beings having a child. It's not that the universe chose him. It's that Reed and Sue's altered biology created the possibility of a child with powers not bound by normal human or mutant limits. 4. He doesn't have his parents' powers combinedβhe has something entirely new. He has: reality-warping/energy manipulation. He can: create universes, reshape matter, alter timelines, manifest cosmic-level energy, occasionally foresee or shape future events. This isn't a mix of Reed and Sue's powers. It's the next evolutionary step caused by the unique cosmic-radiation mutations in their DNA. He is considered a mutant, but with a twist: His mutation didn't come from the usual X-gene origins. It came from cosmic-altered genetic inheritance. The mutation expressed itself as reality-bending, not parental power-copying. In summary, Franklin Richards' abilities happen because his parents' DNA was permanently rewritten by cosmic radiation, the combination of their mutated genetics created a child with new powers, it's rare, but not mystical fate, more like cosmic-mutation genetics hitting the jackpot. Sue Storm dies after exhausting her powers while pushing Galactus through a space portal. Despite Reed Richards attempting CPR, she remains unresponsive and is declared dead. Moments later, Franklin Richards revives Sue with a visible surge of the Power Cosmic. According to the film, Franklin was born with this energy after his conception from parents exposed to cosmic radiation. His body became a vessel for an unfiltered, unlimited form of the Power Cosmic. Reed Richards refers to the Power Cosmic as "a raw form of cosmic radiation" and notes it is more potent than what originally transformed the Fantastic Four. Its properties include cosmic awareness, matter manipulation, and the ability to restore life. In First Steps, Galactus targets Franklin as a potential energy source. Reed and Sue nearly sacrifice their child but instead use a decoy pod to lure Galactus into deep space. After Galactus is gone, Sue collapses and dies from energy exhaustion. Franklin, still an infant, then channels the Power Cosmic to revive his mother. The energy visibly flows through him, and Sue's eyes briefly glow with a purple, star-filled pattern. This resurrection scene marks the first time Franklin actively uses his abilities in the film. Traditionally in the comics, Franklin does not hold the Power Cosmic but is still a powerful mutant. First Steps diverges from this by making him the full conduit of Galactus' cosmic energy. As the Silver Surfer lore puts it: "To wield the Power Cosmic is to be in touch with every other living thing at once." The movie is sweetly and sadly dedicated to director Matt Shakman's mother, Inez Shakman, who passed away on April 3.
Marvel Fan
2025-11-25 06:37:42 +0000 UTC
