The Skrulls are a
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race of extraterrestrial
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s appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. The Skrulls first appeared in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' #2 and were created by
Stan Lee
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and
Jack Kirby
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. They originated from the planet Skrullos and their empire is located in the
Andromeda Galaxy
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. Their infiltration of Earth was a major event in the Marvel Comics universe as shown in the
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event ''
Secret Invasion
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''.
The Skrulls have made numerous appearances in animated television and video games before making their live-action cinematic debut in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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film, ''
Captain Marvel'' (2019). Skrulls have also appeared in ''
Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019) and the
Disney+
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series ''
WandaVision
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'' and ''
What If...?'' (both 2021), and will return in the upcoming series ''
Secret Invasion
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'' (2023).
Publication history
The Skrulls first appeared in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' #2 and were created by
Stan Lee
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and
Jack Kirby
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.
The Skrulls next appear in ''Fantastic Four'' #18. The four who impersonated the members of the
Fantastic Four
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next appear in ''
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'' #92. The concept of the Skrulls would be explored and used throughout multiple storylines, spin-off comics, and derivative projects.
Fictional history
Millions of years ago, in the main Marvel continuity, the
Celestials
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The Celestials ...
perform genetic experiments on the
reptilian ancestors of the Skrulls, resulting in three branches of Skrulls: the Prime, the
Deviants and the
Eternals. Eventually, the three branches battled with one another and the Deviant branch – due to possessing the innate ability to
shapeshift
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– were triumphant, and wiped out all members of the other two races until only two were left: the Skrull Eternal
Kly'bn, and the Prime Skrull of the original non-Deviant Skrull race. Kly'bn implored them to spare his life, as killing him would kill part of their heritage. The Deviants' leader Sl'gur't eventually fell in love with Kly'bn, with the two eventually becoming the gods of the Skrull pantheon.
Taking the name the Prime Skrull, the last original Skrull escaped to Earth in the 20th century and later became a member of the
Underground Legion
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. From that point on, the Skrulls began to expand their territory. The Deviant branch later split into two more groups, the modern Skrulls and an anomaly called the
Dire Wraith
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s.
The Skrulls originated from the planet Skrullos, and were originally a mercantile civilization, primarily interested in
free trade
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and willing to share their
technology
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with all races they deemed worthy. When they encountered a new race, they simply transformed themselves to resemble that race. The Skrull Empire that resulted from these contacts was based on free trade and mutual cooperation.
Kree–Skrull War
Eventually, the Skrulls developed long-distance space travel; a great tour of the universe was undertaken, led by Emperor Dorrek. Finally, the Skrull delegation reached the planet Hala, home to the then-barbaric
Kree
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and the peaceful
Cotati, and held a contest to determine which of the races would represent Hala to the Skrull Empire. Seventeen members of each race were taken to different uninhabited planetoids, where they were left with sufficient supplies for one year. At the end of that period, whichever group had done the most with themselves would be adjudged the most worthy. The Kree were taken to Earth's
Moon
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where they built a great city, while the Cotati were taken to another barren world in a different solar system and used their abilities to create a beautiful park. Realizing that the Cotati were going to win, the enraged Kree killed all of them. When the Kree revealed that they had solved the question of who would represent Hala to the Skrulls by destroying their opposition, the Skrull delegates were appalled and vowed that Hala would forever be banned from their circle of favored worlds—so the Kree massacred them as well, took over the Skrull landing spaceship by force, and developed their own technology from it.
Because of the immense distances involved, decades passed before the Skrulls learned of the Kree's activities. By this time, however, it was too late. The Kree were now advanced and audacious enough to attack the Skrulls in their home galaxy. During the millennia that followed, the Kree aggression forced the Skrulls to become a militaristic civilization, and the Skrulls eventually developed the vicious streak needed to conduct intergalactic war. Their entire culture was remade in the warrior image. The
Kree–Skrull War
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continued for thousands of years with only brief interruptions. The Skrull Throneworld is later moved from Skrullos to the more central Tarnax IV, with their empire encompassing over fifty worlds. The Skrulls also created the first
Cosmic Cube
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, which later became the
Shaper of Worlds
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; the Shaper related that, upon attaining self-awareness, he lashed out blindly, destroying two-thirds of the Skrull Empire and casting the civilization back into barbarism (suggesting this occurred before the war with the Kree broke out).
The Kree Accuser
Ronan had wrested control of the Kree Empire from the
Supreme Intelligence
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and attacked the Skrulls, reigniting hostilities. The
Avengers
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become involved once the
Super-Skrull
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kidnapped
Captain Marvel and, in turn, they battled a Kree
Sentry
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robot, three of the four original Skrulls that had fought the Fantastic Four,
S.H.I.E.L.D.
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agents, rogue
Inhumans
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and legions of Skrulls. The Supreme Intelligence ended the immediate conflict by revealing to the Avengers' ally
Rick Jones that he had vast mental potential, which was then used to freeze all combatants in place. The Supreme Intelligence announced that, while the Kree and Skrulls had reached genetic dead ends, the human race displayed incredible untapped potential. It is revealed years later that the conflict produced a Kree-Skrull hybrid, the
Hulkling
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, who was the child of one-time lovers Captain Marvel and the Skrull Princess
Anelle
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
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.
Empire-changing events
The Skrulls became aware of Earth when they discovered a space warp linking Earth and Throneworld. Later, they discovered Earth possesses an equidistant link to Hala. They see Earth as a world to conquer, but they are content to hold off a full invasion. Because of their caution, the Skrulls have sent only a handful of scout warriors to infiltrate Earth, but failed to take into account the presence of the modern
superhero
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.
In 1958, Skrulls attempted to sabotage Earth's space program. They battled the
3-D Man
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, and set the Cold Warrior against the 3-D Man. Later, a small scouting party used their shape-shifting powers to impersonate the
Fantastic Four
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, committing crimes so the country would turn against the Fantastic Four, the only ones with the power to stop them at the time. But the Fantastic Four were able to locate the Skrulls and tricked their leaders into believing the Earth was full of threats. The fleet left and Mr. Fantastic made three of the four Skrulls that were left behind shape-shift into cows and he hypnotized them to remember nothing about their true heritage.
In retaliation, the Skrull Emperor Dorrek VII dispatched Kl'rt, a Skrull who was made into the Super-Skrull, to Earth to defeat the Fantastic Four. Kl'rt possessed the combined powers of the entire Fantastic Four (in addition to shape-shifting and
hypnotism
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), and he held the team at bay until Mister Fantastic discovered the source of his power and used a miniature device to jam the ray, before the Human Torch imprisoned him inside a crater. The Super-Skrull posed as the jailed Dr.
Franklin Storm
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Frankli ...
, after transporting him to the Skrull Throneworld, and battled the Fantastic Four as the Invincible Man. Another Skrull, ultimately caused the death of Dr. Storm by attaching a bomb to his chest before he was transported back, but Storm turned to the floor, saving the Fantastic Four. The Fantastic Four later traveled to Tarnax IV and found the Skrull responsible for the murder of Susan and Johnny Storm's father (which turned out to be the Skrull Warlord Morrat). Skrulls were involved in other events, such as sending the Super-Skrull to battle
Captain Mar-Vell
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, and abducting the
Thing
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as a contestant in the Skrull Games.
Later, the cosmic being
Uatu the Watcher
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adjudicates a duel between champions from both races: Colonel Bel-Dann of the Kree and Warlord Raksor of the Skrulls. After one year of conflict, the duel remained deadlocked and was ultimately abandoned, with no resolution. Years later, during a conflict with
Xandar
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that included the Fantastic Four and the
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A A-Force
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, Emperor Dorrek VII's wife Empress R'klll staged a coup and killed him to become ruling Empress.
Empress R'klll's reign was short-lived, however, as the greatest blow to the Skrulls arrived in the form of the World Devourer
Galactus
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. After his Herald
Nova
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annihilated the Skrull fleet, Galactus devoured Tarnax IV, killing 7 billion Skrulls, including R'klll and Princess Anelle. With the destruction of the central government, the Skrull Empire collapsed into hundreds of bickering factions. Their galaxy was filled with Governors who declared themselves to be Emperor of the Skrulls and soon, a civil war began. The
Shi'ar
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maintained a heavy presence in the former Empire as well, constantly dealing with pockets of resistance.
Second Kree–Skrull War
Later, Reed Richards discovered that yet another Governor-turned-Emperor, Zabyk, had created a genetics bomb, which, when it exploded, made all the Skrulls lose their shape-shifting abilities. Whatever form they were in, they were stuck in at the time of the explosion.
In desperation, since without their shape-shifting powers they were vulnerable, they managed to kidnap the herald of Galactus Nova in an attempt to get Galactus to destroy Kree worlds for them. Their plot failed when the
Silver Surfer
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helped Galactus rescue Nova in exchange for his freedom from Earth.
When the Celestials made an appearance, this scared the Skrulls into starting a second war with the Kree to show they were not powerless. The attack was first made by Kylor, one of five governors claiming to be Emperor. He had a spy in the Kree Empire, Nenora, who gave him the early edge. They tried to hide their secret weakness at all costs from the Kree.
Kylor was eventually betrayed by Nenora, as was the entire Skrull race. She assumed power of the Empire and wished to keep it for herself. It was Empress S'byll who stepped up to control the Skrulls and finish the war. She was able to resurrect the Super-Skrull and he returned to find the empire in shambles. They tricked the Silver Surfer into attacking a
Badoon
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fleet, which he was not aware were allied with the Kree. Since the Kree waged war on the Surfer, he allied himself with the Skrulls to save Zenn-La from destruction.
To restore their powers, the Super-Skrull's DNA needed to be transferred to S'byll, because only a female could spread the ability to the other Skrulls. The Surfer helped them to power a machine that would return the Empress' shape-shifting abilities. The device was successful. With this power, she was able to restore every Skrull she touched and became the true Empress of the Skrulls.
She and the Super-Skrull waged war with the Kree with the help of the Silver Surfer. She replaced the Super-Skrull with Captain Reptyl and he helped to change her into an emotionless reptile. But Reptyl was betrayed by one of his own and the Skrull fleet was utterly destroyed by the Kree. S'byll and the Silver Surfer went alone to attack the Kree homeworld of Hala.
Gaining the knowledge that Nenora was actually a Skrull gave them the advantage. S'byll gave her shape-shifting abilities back to her, crippling her and showing the Kree her true self. A peace treaty was created.
The Skrulls eventually broke that peace treaty, as they kept their military drive and prefer to fight rather than negotiate. Among the other races contained within the Skrull Empire are the Druff, Guna, Kallusina, Morani, Pheragot, Queega, Tekton, and Yirbek races. Other races remain independent, whether through treaties or open resistance. Such races include the Clegrimites, Gegku, Krylorians, Wilameanis, and
Xandarian
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Galactic Council
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s. The Skrull-Xandarian war with the Xandarians recently ended with the destruction of Xandar by the supervillainess
Nebula
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.
Other activities
Skrulls are, meanwhile, involved in numerous other activities. They were revealed to have conquered a medieval planet and abandoned it after its inhabitants perished. Skrull Prime Ten battled the Fantastic Four and Captain Mar-Vell.
The Skrulls sent their own representative to witness the fate of the
Phoenix
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, at her trial by the Shi'ar. There is a lone appearance of Queen Akilll of the Skrulls. A lone Skrull poisoned Vera Gantor to force the Avengers to seek the Resurrection Stone on his behalf. The Skrulls sent General Zedrao to give the dying Captain Mar-Vell the Royal Skrull Medal of Honor.
The Skrulls had captured a
Kree spy who had infiltrated into the Skrulls by using a
symbiote.
Warskrulls
A group of genetically-bred Skrulls called the Warskrulls began infiltrating the Shi'ar Empire. They used a Nexus Amplifier to assume total physical discorporation of their targets, adopting their superpowers along with their physical appearance. They captured and replaced the Starjammers with members of their race, as well as key components in government. The Warskrulls, acting under the direction of the paramount among them, posing as a Shi'ar called the Chamberlain, began committing murders and even genocide upon various Shi'ar affiliated races, such as the P!ndyr, in the name of the Shi'ar Empire. One Warskrull replaced the Imperial Consort,
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, called himself Warlord, and took mental control over
Lilandra
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, the Majestrix of the Shi'ar. They were eventually defeated by the combined forces of
Deathbird
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and the
X-Men
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and later the Shi'ar vowed to weed out any other Warskrulls.
Infiltrating Earth
Some time later, a Skrull called
Paibok the Power Skrull mounted a campaign to invade Earth, using another Skrull called
Lyja
Lyja is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A Skrull, she possesses the ability to shapeshift into almost any humanoid or animal form. Modifications on her body give her the power to generate energy ...
as an infiltrator. The plan involved secretly replacing the real
Alicia Masters
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, the Thing's blind lover. The plan fell through when she instead seduced the Human Torch and the two eventually married one another. The long-running facade eventually came to light and the group discovered that the real, human Alicia was actually being held captive by the Skrull nation and Lyja defected, having fallen in love with the
Human Torch
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. The Fantastic Four rescued her, but Lyja seemingly died in the process as she sacrificed herself to save Johnny when Paibok attacked.
Paibok later revealed to
Devos the Devastator
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that she was still alive. Paibok, with the assistance of Devos, awoke Lyja from her comatose state and gave her the power to fly and fire energy blasts from her hands (she called herself "Lyja the Lazerfist"). These powers were later revealed to come from a special device implanted in her. Joining them in search of vengeance, the three arrived on Earth, and battled the Torch at Empire State University. The Torch panicked, used his nova flame and destroyed the campus. Alongside Devos and Paibok, Lyja witnessed a battle between the Fantastic Four and an alternate Fantastic Four. However, Lyja still bore feelings for the Torch and once again betrayed her cohorts to side with the Fantastic Four. This ended with the Fantastic Four destroying the "Skrull War World", the Skrulls' largest attack ship.
Cadre K
A group of Skrulls traveled to Earth, where they began plotting to invade the planet once again. They were, however, at some point approached by
Apocalypse
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, who wanted to lure together 12 powerful mutants that he needed to ascend to godhood. At the same time, the body of the Living Monolith, who had been hurled out into the far reaches of space by
Thor
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, is found and brought back to Earth. On Earth, a
mutant
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Skrull named Fiz snuck into
Xavier's mansion to tell them urgent news of trouble: the Skrulls have allied themselves with someone powerful and the only thing he knows is that there are 12 mutants that cannot be harmed and that something terrible is going to happen. Fiz also reveals the existence of a subtype of Skrulls that possess innate powers like Earth's mutants. Deemed outcasts by the other Skrulls, they were hunted by the Empire.
After the eventual defeat of Apocalypse, Professor X went into space to train them, giving them the name Cadre K. Cadre K and Xavier returned to Earth during the
Ruul's attempt to overtake the planet by turning it into an intergalactic prison. A wounded Z'Cann attempted to pass on vital information to
Rogue. Their physical contact affected Rogue's powers for some time. The information was received and the X-Men were reunited with
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ca ...
.
''Annihilation''
The Skrull Empire is the first of the major interstellar empires to be invaded by the forces of
Annihilus
Annihilus () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily as an adversary to the Fantastic Four. The character debuted in '' Fantastic Four Annual'' #6, which was published in November 1968. Annihilus w ...
. The
Annihilation Wave
"Annihilation" is a 2006 Fictional crossover, crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics, highlighting several outer space-related characters in the Marvel Universe. The central miniseries was written by Keith Giffen, with editor Andy Schmid ...
's superweapon, the Harvester of Sorrow, physically destroys dozens of Skrull planets.
In the aftermath, the Skrulls unsuccessfully attempt to convince the
Hulkling
Emperor Hulkling (Dorrek VIII, also known as Theodore Rufus "Teddy" Kaplan-Altman) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been depicted as a member of the Young Avengers, a team of ...
to become their new Emperor.
The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire
A group of Warskrulls attacked a remote Shi'ar space station and took it over. Disguised as Shi'ar, they were taken aboard the space station willingly and slaughtered all those aboard, except a few needed to keep working the ship. The group, however was eventually defeated by a group of X-Men (
Darwin,
Havok,
Marvel Girl
Marvel Girl is an alias used by at least three fictional Marvel Comics superheroines:
*Jean Grey, best known as a founding member of the X-Men
*Valeria Richards, daughter of Mister Fantastic and the Invisible Woman (of the Fantastic Four)
*Rachel ...
,
Nightcrawler, Professor X and
Warpath
Warpath may refer to:
*Great Indian Warpath, a network of trails in eastern North America used by Native Americans
Games
* ''Warpath'' (video game), a 2006 FPS video game by Digital Extremes for the PC and Xbox
*'' Warpath: Jurassic Park'', a 199 ...
). These Warskrulls are, however, revealed to be cyborgs.
''Secret Invasion''
In the ''
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term in ...
'' series by
Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...
and
Leinil Yu
Leinil Francis Yu (born 1977) is a Filipino comic book artist, who began working for the American market through Wildstorm Productions.
Career
Leinil Francis Yu was first recognized after winning the '' Wizard''s Drawing Board Contest, his first ...
, a flailing Skrull Empire, under the leadership of newcomer Queen
Veranke
Veranke is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She serves as the queen of the Skrull Empire. Introduced as Jessica Drew, Veranke is the main antagonist of ''Secret Invasion'', in which she leads he ...
, made an all-out effort to infiltrate and conquer Earth. It was revealed that the Skrulls had infiltrated Earth for quite some time by capturing and replacing many of Earth's heroes. They followed this infiltration with their main assault group. This wave of Skrulls then formed new versions of the
Super-Skrull
The Super-Skrull (Kl'rt) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally as an enemy of the Fantastic Four, the powers of whom he possessed. The character, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appeared ...
, with each possessing the abilities of several different heroes. Their invasion ultimately failed, costing the life of Veranke, and reducing their numbers even further. Even their gods were slain, and the Japanese God of Evil
Amatsu-Mikaboshi
In Japanese mythology, (あまつみかぼし), also called (あめのかがせお), Hoshigami Kaseo (星神香香背男, ほしがみかがせお), Kaseo (香香背男, かがせお), Amenoseo (天背男, あめのせお), or Ame no Murakumo n ...
took over their Pantheon, leading to the events of ''
Chaos War
"Chaos War" is a Marvel Comics storyline that began publication in October 2010 across nine comic book series: the five-issue miniseries ''Chaos War'', written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, supplemented by seven branded miniseries or one-shot ( ...
''.
Re-establishing the Empire and ''Infinity''
After the events of ''Secret Invasion'', the Skrulls, now reduced in numbers, became very segmented with various factions rising up around Warlords that began plotting to rise back to power by orchestrating events for their own benefit.
During the ''
Infinity
Infinity is that which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number. It is often denoted by the infinity symbol .
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, the philosophical nature of infinity was the subject of many discussions amo ...
'' storyline, several planets that the Skrulls settled on began being targeted by the Builders and while the Silver Surfer tried to save most of them, the Skrulls' population was once more decimated. Kl'rt the Super-Skrull later represented the Skrull Empire as a member of the Galactic Council. After the Avengers' victory over the Builders and Thanos, Kl'rt becomes the new Emperor of the Skrulls, where they settle on Tarnax II.
Meanwhile, Cadre K had settled on a ranch in South Dakota, while another group of Skrulls remain undercover on Earth as the "Warner" family, who are gathering data for the next Skrull invasion. The Warner family participate in day-to-day life, but end up stranded on Earth, completely cut off from the Empire.
''Infinity Countdown''
During the search of the Infinity Stones in the ''Infinity Countdown'' storyline, Razor reveals the true origin of the Tree of Shadows; according to Razor, the Tree of Shadows was created eons ago by one of the
Elders of the Universe
The Elders of the Universe are a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Collector was the first Elder to appear, and featured in '' The Avengers'' #28 (May 1966), but the idea that he was a member ...
known as the Gardener, who tried to bring life to the Null Space and planted it in the
Darkforce Dimension
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features.
Places
Certain places fe ...
. Eventually the Null Space and the Tree of Shadows were discovered by a more prehistoric version of the Shi'ar and the Skrulls, a find that erupted in a war between the two alien races. The war raged until one member of the Shi'ar was able to grasp one of the seeds of the Tree. His physiology, fear and beliefs shaped the birth of the most vicious killing machine the universe had ever seen, the first Raptor and while the Skrulls, being shape-shifters, were still able to hold out against the Shi'ar, they eventually were nevertheless slaughtered by Raptor Prime, a creature of instinct and adaptation which quickly learnt to use their enemies' shape-shifting abilities as well.
[''Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk'' #3. Marvel Comics.]
Empyre
In the "Road to
Empyre
"Empyre" is a 2020 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. This storyline follows the events of ''Incoming!''. It was published in July of 2020.
Premise
The Avengers, the Fantastic Four and various other heroes of the Marvel universe ...
,"
Teddy Altman
Teddy is an English language given name, usually a hypocorism of Edward or Theodore. It may refer to:
People Nickname
* Teddy Atlas (born 1956), boxing trainer and fight commentator
* Teddy Bourne (born 1948), British Olympic epee fencer
* Teddy ...
is made a mysterious offer at the cost of leaving
Billy Kaplan. He accepts the offer which was to become the new ruler of the
Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic list of fictional extraterrestrials, alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the p ...
-Skrull Alliance, adopting the mantle of "Dorrek VIII," and beginning the preparations of invading the Earth for "the final war."
General G'iah, under the alias of "Gloria Warner", sends an encrypted message to the Skrull High Command about the progress of Project Blossom. Her mate, Colonel Klrr, uses the alias of "Carl Warner" and they have three daughters named Alice, Ivy, and Madison. After losing her husband to their handler and rescuing Ivy, General G'iah obtains a sample of a Cotati from a lab while explaining the history of the Kree and the Skrull's feud. At their motel, they are ambushed by a Kree operative. General G'iah leads her daughters to track the assailant to a Kree family. After G'iah's daughters prevent her from retaliating against them, the patriarch of the Kree family that blew up their motel room suddenly receives a message on his Kree-tech cellphone by Dorrek VIII, stating to all Kree and Skrull soldiers in the field that the Kree and Skrull armadas have united to face a common enemy. They are coming to Earth to destroy them as he speaks. The enemy is eventually revealed to be the Cotati, who are returning, as well as the Celestial Messiah. In the Kree/Skrull Alliance, Dorekk VIII has gained Captain Glory, Mur-G'nn, Tanalth the Pursuer, and the Super-Skrull as his inner circle. When the Avengers learned about the Cotati's true motives, they decided to work together to fight the Cotati and prevent them from eliminating all animal life. As Dorekk VII allows the Black Panther to wield the Sword of Space, Captain Glory has a private chat with Tanalth the Pursuer and his scans reveal that she is not a Kree. It is revealed that Tanalth the Pursuer is actually Empress R'Klll in disguise, having survived the destruction of Tarnax IV. When Captain Glory states that her grandson spent too much time with the humans, R'Klll notes that it brought out the Hulking's heroism and states that they will have to do something about that.
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
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shape-shifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through an inherently superhuman ability, divine intervention, demonic manipulation, sorcery, spells or having inherited the ...
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
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where the sexes of the same animal and/or plant species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most ani ...
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
Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis. Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals.
The human body, apart from areas of glabrous skin, is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and f ...
, but their
sexual orientation
Sexual orientation is an enduring pattern of romantic or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. These attractions are generall ...
is more complex, since they can change their genders at will. Indeed,
Xavin
Xavin is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears in the series '' Runaways''. Xavin is gender-fluid (made more prominent due to their shape-shifting abilities) with seemingly no ...
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
egg
An egg is an organic vessel grown by an animal to carry a possibly fertilized egg cell (a zygote) and to incubate from it an embryo within the egg until the embryo has become an animal fetus that can survive on its own, at which point the a ...
s and the newborns are known as "hatchlings". However, despite being reptilian, the females also possesses hair and
mammary glands
A mammary gland is an exocrine gland in humans and other mammals that produces milk to feed young offspring. Mammals get their name from the Latin word ''mamma'', "breast". The mammary glands are arranged in organs such as the breasts in prima ...
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
Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Possible signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal b ...
, as shown with Kl'rt the Super-Skrull and Prince Klundirk. In an alternate universe, Skyppi suffered from a form of
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by '' Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in ...
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
In biology, and especially in genetics, a mutant is an organism or a new genetic character arising or resulting from an instance of mutation, which is generally an alteration of the DNA sequence of the genome or chromosome of an organism. It ...
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.
Culture
Language
The Skrull species speak a variety of languages and dialects, including: Skrullos, Skrullian, the Irdu dialect,[''The New Avengers'' #40. Marvel Comics.] the Tligi dialect and the Frti dialect. While the Prime Skrulls had their own language, however, it was forgotten as their species was extinct.
Art
Since the Skrulls are a warrior race, it is hard for them to grasp almost any kind of representational art.
Religion
The main Skrull religion is the "Dard'van Sect", their "True Faith",[ which worships Sl'gur't and Kly'bn. It is unknown about the relation between Zorr'Kiri][''Thor: God of Thunder'' #3. Marvel Comics.] and the actual pantheon.
In ''Deadpool vs. Thanos'' #3, it is revealed that the Skrull equivalent of Hell is called the Shapeless Wastes.
Known Skrulls
* Al'arok[''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #2. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who posed as a Zenn-Lavian
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Overview
There are countless different extraterrestrial races in Marvel Comics universe. The vast majority are humanoid in structure.
Galactic Council
The Galactic Council is the assem ...
known as "Tallian Pay" to gain entrance for Skrulls to Shalla-Bal; deported after his attempt to kill the Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
failed; committed suicide to prevent capture by Kree who had disabled the Skrull starship he was on.
* Anelle
Abomination
Absorbing Man
Abraxas
Abraxas, sometimes called the Dark Man, is a cosmic entity who embodies the destruction of the Marvel multiverse. The existence of Galactus prevents him from emerging. The character, created by Carlos Pach ...
– Skrull princess and the only child of Emperor Dorrek VII and Empress R´Klll; heir to the Skrull Empire and the mother of the Hulkling (Dorrek VIII/Teddy Altman). Killed when Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of ...
consumed their Throneworld.
* Aptak[''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #6. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull trapped in a female Waziliah form by the Hyper-Wave Bomb. She is the lover of Nenora.
* Akilll – A Skrull representative to witness the fate of Phoenix, on trial by the Shi'ar.
* Ard'ran[''Secret Invasion: X-Men'' #4. Marvel Comics.] – A fourth-rank Skrull engineer who participated in the Skrull's invasion upon San Francisco. She had the telepathic abilities of any telepathic member of the X-Men.
* Bag'le –
* Bartak – A Skrull who posed as the Silver Surfer.
* Baryn – A Skrull who helped in liberating Prince Dezan.
* Bellok – Member of the "S-Men." Also known as the Ice-Boy.
* Broodskrulls – A group of Brood
Brood may refer to:
Nature
* Brood, a collective term for offspring
* Brooding, the incubation of bird eggs by their parents
* Bee brood, the young of a beehive
* Individual broods of North American Periodical Cicadas:
** Brood X, the largest bro ...
/Skrull hybrids.
* Cadre K[''X-Men'' vol. 2 #97. Marvel Comics.] – A group of "K-Class Deviant Skrulls" who have powers and physical appearances unlike other Skrulls. They oppose the killing of their kind by the Empire in the name of racial purity. Cadre K was led by Professor X
Professor X (Charles Francis Xavier) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as the founder and sometimes leader of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writ ...
.
** Fiz – A mutant Skrull who journeyed to Earth to join the X-Men. Fix assisted in the battle against Apocalypse
Apocalypse () is a literary genre in which a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a human intermediary. The means of mediation include dreams, visions and heavenly journeys, and they typically feature symbolic imager ...
. He led Skrull mutants to rebel against the Slave-Drivers. He left Earth with the others and Professor X to find a new homeworld. Fiz could alter his size and mass.
** Goroth – A Skrull that has stretching abilities.
** Nuro[''Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull that has the ability to elongate his body.
** R'Tee – A Skrull that has the ability to project spikes from his arms and head.
** Spunje – A Skrull that has the ability to absorb and reflect energy.
** Z'Cann – The leader of Cadre K. She was captured by the Intergalactic Council. Z'Cann is a telepath.
* Carnival[''New Mutants'' #92. Marvel Comics.] – Slavers who were using a carnival to attract and capture humans as slaves. They were encountered by the New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes
A superhero or superheroine is a stock character that typically possesses ''superpowers'', abilities beyond those of ordinary people, and fits the role of the hero, typically us ...
and fled in their starship, but left one behind.
** Gragnon – Skrull slaver.
** Rekxorm Sebastian – Skrull slaver.
* Ch'gra – A delegate in Queen Veranke's court.
* Ch'rith – A Skrull Lieutenant who participated in the Skrull's invasion upon San Francisco.
* Chrell[''Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers'' #1–3. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull Commander entrusted by Queen Veranke to train her army and slay the Hulkling. Chrell possessed the combined powers of Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace a ...
, the Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman (Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards) is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four and was the first female superhero created by Marvel during ...
, the Human Torch
The Human Torch (Jonathan "Johnny" Storm) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of ...
, and the Thing
Thing or The Thing may refer to:
Philosophy
* An object
* Broadly, an entity
* Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
* Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuses ...
. Chrell self-destructed trying to eliminate the Young Avengers and the Runaways.
* Criti Noll – A Skrull who was chosen to pose as Hank Pym
Dr. Henry Jonathan "Hank" Pym () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, the character first appeared in ''Tales to ...
. She tried to warn the diner owner that served her good food about the upcoming Skrull invasion, only to be killed by a Skrull posing as Dum Dum Dugan and some Skrulls posing as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
* Criti Noll Clone[''Secret Invasion'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A clone of Criti Noll who posed as Hank Pym during the Secret Invasion. She not only has the abilities matching Henry Pym, she also has the combined powers of the Black Panther
A black panther is the melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical rosettes are also present. They have been d ...
, Quicksilver
Quicksilver may refer to:
* Quicksilver (metal), the chemical element mercury
Arts and entertainment
Music
* Quicksilver, a bluegrass band fronted by Doyle Lawson
* "Quicksilver" (song), a 1950 hit for Bing Crosby
* ''Quicksilver'' (sound ...
and the Vision
Vision, Visions, or The Vision may refer to:
Perception Optical perception
* Visual perception, the sense of sight
* Visual system, the physical mechanism of eyesight
* Computer vision, a field dealing with how computers can be made to gain un ...
.
* Dakr't –
* Dalx[''Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – Skrull diplomat and cultural attaché.
* De'Lila[''Fantastic Four'' #347. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull thief who sought the Inorganic Technodrone. She was then taken by the Skrulls.
* Dezan – The brother of Dorrek VII. He was long imprisoned due to his pacifist nature and branded a traitor to the Skrull Empire.
* De'zean[''Runaways'' vol. 2 #8. Marvel Comics.] – The father of Xavin
Xavin is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appears in the series '' Runaways''. Xavin is gender-fluid (made more prominent due to their shape-shifting abilities) with seemingly no ...
and the current Prince of Tarvax VII.
* Dharri – A Skrull Lieutenant.
* Dorrek I – A Skrull King who reigned during the Skrull's first encounter with the Kree.
* Dorrek VII[''Fantastic Four'' #18. Marvel Comics.] – Former Emperor of the Skrulls. Killed by his wife, Empress R'Klll.
* Dro'ge – The Skrull Royal Priest of Science. A Skrull scientist who experimented on the Illuminati
The Illuminati (; plural of Latin ''illuminatus'', 'enlightened') is a name given to several groups, both real and fictitious. Historically, the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on ...
and discovered the advancements that allowed the Empire to infiltrate Earth on a massive scale.
* Dzirot[''Secret Invasion: X-Men'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco. He died in battle.
* Ethan Edwards
Ethan Edwards is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is a pastiche of the DC Comics character Superman.
Publication history
Ethan Edwards first appeared in ''Marvel Knights Spider-Man'' #1 ...
– A Skrull who was a Marvel Comics pastiche of Superman
Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...
.
* Evh'ser – A Skrull adjutant who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* Ewe'fareek – Uncle to Xavin in the comic book ''Runaways
Runaway, Runaways or Run Away may refer to:
Engineering
* Runaway reaction, a chemical reaction releasing more heat than what can be removed and becoming uncontrollable
* Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic proce ...
''.
* Flaw – A Skrull who served in the Shi'ar's Death Commandos.
* Fremn –
* Fry'lu[''The New Avengers'' #44. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull telepath who existed during the reign of Dorrek VII.
* Galan – The Skrull Priest of Science.
* Godkiller – A specially-bred female Super-Skrull that has the powers of Battleaxe
A battle axe (also battle-axe, battle ax, or battle-ax) is an axe specifically designed for combat. Battle axes were specialized versions of utility axes. Many were suitable for use in one hand, while others were larger and were deployed two-ha ...
, Thundra
Thundra is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is often aligned with the Fantastic Four. She is a powerful, red haired, amazon-like warrior, or Femizon, from a matriarchal, technologically a ...
, Titania, and Volcana. She was also genetically modified to wield Beta Ray Bill's hammer, Stormbreaker.
* Gorth – A Skrull who was the governor of a Skrull colony.
* Granok[''X-Men'' vol. 2 #95. Marvel Comics.] –
* Grrix – The Skrull Ambassador at S.W.O.R.D.
S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient World Observation and Response Department) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Its purpose is to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world ...
* H. Warren Craddock Impostor – A Skrull who impersonated H. Warren Craddock.
* Hagar[''Fantastic Four'' #206. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who serves as the High Judicator in the Skrull courts.
* Henkor –
* H'kurrek – Fanatical Skrull Commander that commanded the part of the ''Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term in ...
'' directed against the X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
.
* Hokk Algol – A Skrull who is a member of the War Crimes Tribunal.
* Host –
* H'rpra – A Skrull who posed as the Mockingbird
Mockingbirds are a group of New World passerine birds from the family Mimidae. They are best known for the habit of some species mimicking the songs of other birds and the sounds of insects and amphibians, often loudly and in rapid succession. ...
.
* Hs'fld[''Ms. Marvel'' vol. 2 #25. Marvel Comics.] –
* The Hulkling (Dorekk VIII/Teddy Altman) – Theodore "Teddy" Altman, a Kree/Skrull hybrid, the son of Anelle and the Kree Captain Mar-Vell. He is a member of the Young Avengers
The Young Avengers are the names of two fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The first team, created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, features numerous adolescent characters who typically have ...
, with the codename "the Hulkling".
* The Intelligencia – A Skrull being that was a composite of the greatest Skrull minds. It was created by the Skrulls to serve as their version of the Supreme Intelligence
The Supreme Intelligence is a fictional Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Supreme Intelligence is an artificial intelligence that rules the alien race known as the Kree.
The Supreme Intel ...
.
* Jaketch – A Skrull who served as an apprentice executioner of the Skrull jury.
* Jaq –
* Jash – A Skrull Lieutenant who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* Jazinda
J'son of Spartax
J2
Jack Flag
Jack Frost
Gregor Shapanka
Jack O'Lantern
Jason Macendale
Steven Mark Levins
Daniel Berkhart
Levins' brother
Jeremiah
Jack of Hearts
Jackal Miles Warren
Ben Reilly
Jackdaw
Jackdaw is a ...
– A Skrull bounty hunter and the daughter of Kl'rt the Super-Skrull.
* Jora'thrll – A Skrull who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* K'eel R'kt – A Royal Science Officer of the Skrull Empire and only survivor of the Builders' destruction of the Skrull planet Hy'lt Minor. He was saved by the Silver Surfer and transported to the orbital headquarters of S.W.O.R.D.
S.W.O.R.D. (Sentient World Observation and Response Department) is a fictional counterterrorism and intelligence agency appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Its purpose is to deal with extraterrestrial threats to world ...
, where he offered his services to them against the war with the Builders.
* K'and'rr[''Black Panther'' vol. 4 #39. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull Commander of the 7th Fleet.
* K'arr'N –
* K'rtem – A Skrull who was an old comrade of Z'Reg.
* K'Targh[''Fantastic Four'' Annual'' #24. Marvel Comics.] –
* The Knights of the Infinite – A group of Kree/Skrull hybrids who believed in a prophecy about uniting the two empires and becoming their protectors.
** Dorrek Supreme – The group's leader and the first wielder of the sword "Excelsior".
** M'ryn - A member of the group who founded the prophecy and father of Mur-G'nn. Killed by the wizard Moridun to be used as body for the latter.
** K'kyy – A female member of the group. She assisted in kidnapping Dorrek VIII in order for the latter to become King of the new Empire.
** Lan-Zarr – A member of the group. He guided Dorrek VIII through the test to see if he was Dorrek Supreme reincarnated.
** Mur-G'nn – A female member of the group. She assisted in kidnapping Dorrek VIII.
** Varra – A female member of the group. She is killed by Moridun, who wanted to possess the Wiccan
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.
* K'vvvr – A Skrull Commander who is the son of K'and'rr. He led the Skrull attack upon Wakanda.
* Kalamari[''Fantastic Four'' #358. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull General and ally of Paibok the Power Skrull.
* Kalxor – A Skrull who serves as a Commander for Dorekk's armada.
* Karant Kiar – A Skrull Prelate of the Skrull Empire's 7th Quadrant who was a witness at the trial of Galactus.
* Karza –
* K'thron –
* Kerth – A Skrull who was a slave of the Broker.
* Kholdsor –
* Khn'nr
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– A Skrull who posed as the original Captain Marvel. He turned against the other Skrulls.
* Kl'rt the Super-Skrull – A Skrull who had the combined powers of the Fantastic Four and became the first Super-Skrull.
* Kly'bn – The last surviving Skrull Eternal
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* Immortality or eternal life
* God, the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith in monotheism
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, who became a Skrull God.
* Korya[''Marvel: The Lost Generation'' #12. Marvel Comics.] – A female Skrull that is the lover of the Yeti
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.
* Kradhal –
* Kravo –
* Kreddik –
* Krellek Council –
* Krillik –
* Krimonn the Power Prism – A Skrull transformed into a sentient power object after a failed coup d'état.
* Kylak –
* Kylor – A Skrull Governor who was a competitor for the title of Skrull Emperor.
* Lyja
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– A Skrull who infiltrated the Fantastic Four and married Johnny Storm
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while impersonating Alicia Masters
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.
* Magnitude – A Super-Skrull who has the combined powers of the Banshee
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, Havok, Polaris
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, and Sunfire. He was sent to infiltrate the Point Men until he was exposed and killed by Delroy Garrett
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Publication history
Triathlon first appeared in ''A ...
.
* Meg'ror –
* Melugin[''The Avengers'' Annual #14. Marvel Comics.] –
* Moloth[''Meet the Skrulls'' #1. Marvel Comics.] - A Skrull who is the handler of G'iah and Klrr.
* Morfex – A Skrull who is a member of the Star Masters.
* Morrat – A Skrull Warlord who is responsible for the death of Franklin Storm.
* Mrok – A Skrull soldier.
* M'Lanz – A Skrull Warbride, she was tasked to stop Tel-Kar from retreating his symbiote (Venom) and getting a Skrull bio-weapon after Tel-Kar killed her two sisters. She teamed up with Eddie Brock
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as the Sleeper to defeat Tel-Kar.
* Muraitak – A Skrull that joined the Xandarian Nova Corps and served under Queen Adora.
* Myrn – A Skrull who is a longtime friend of Zabyk and Dezan and the creator of the Hyper-Wave Bomb. After Myrn had Zabyk don an insulated armor that is said to protect him from the bomb's effects, Myrn was killed by Zabyk.
* N'ala –
* Nenora – A former Skrull spy that was trapped in Kree form after being hit by a Hyper-Wave Bomb. She is the lover of Aptak.
* Nogor – A Skrull who posed as Longshot. He is the talisman of the Skrulls and the representation of the Skrulls' Gods.
* Nuro –
* Orf[''X-Men: First Class'' #6. Marvel Comics.] –
* Pagon – A Skrull who posed as Elektra after Siri's demise. Killed by Echo
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as part of a suicide mission.
* Paibok the Power Skrull –
* Pitt'o Nili – A Skrull who posed as Captain America (and was brainwashed to be him) who came from a downed ship in the Savage Land. Killed by Shanna the She-Devil
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after being hit by a poisonous dart that had a huge effect on Skrulls.
* The Prime Skrull – Only surviving member of the original non-Deviant Skrull race.
* The Prime Ten – Ten unnamed Skrulls who sought to obtain Mister Fantastic's matter/energy transmitter.
* Ptakr –
* Purnlr – A Warskrull who was killed in battle with the Kree.
* R'Tee –
* Rachman –
* Raksor – A Skrull who oversaw the Phoenix trial.
* Rale –
* Raze[''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #89. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull bounty hunter who cannot shapeshift, but is capable with hand-to-hand combat, athletic abilities, and carries an assortment of knives and guns. He is the brother of Vranx.
* Replica
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– A young female Skrull who was part of the Guardians of the Galaxy
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* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
.
* Ripan – A Skrull who was a second-in-command to Kylor.
* R'Klll – Wife of Dorrek VII. She killed her husband and took over the Empire in his place. She was apparently killed when Galactus consumed Tarnak IV but turned up alive, having posed as Tanalth the Pursuer.
* R'Kin[''Annihilation: Super-Skrull'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A short Skrull who served as fleet mechanic. Even though he is small, he has super-strength.
* Rl'nnd – Son of Rm'twr. Rl'nnd is an undercover X-Skrull agent participating in the ''Secret Invasion
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''. He has displayed the combined powers of several X-Men. Killed by Ms. Marvel.
* Rm'twr – Father of Rl'nnd. He was killed by Ms. Marvel.
* Ryga'a – Wife of Kree Soh-Larr and mother of Dorrek Supreme.
* S'Bak – A Skrull Baroness.
* Samuel J. Skrull –
* Sar T'llrk – A Skrull "Soul Shepherd" who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco. Killed by Cyclops.
* S'Byll – A Skrull Empress who restored the Skrull's shapeshifting ability.
* Sarnogg – A Skrull who is the son of Kl'rt.
* The Sensational Hydra – A Skrull spy that works for HYDRA
Hydra generally refers to:
* Lernaean Hydra, a many-headed serpent in Greek mythology
* ''Hydra'' (genus), a genus of simple freshwater animals belonging to the phylum Cnidaria
Hydra or The Hydra may also refer to:
Astronomy
* Hydra (constel ...
.
* She-Thing Impostor – An unnamed Skrull who posed as the She-Thing. Killed by the Skrull Kill Krew
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The group ...
.
* Siri – A Skrull who impersonated Elektra. She was killed by the real Elektra.
* Skragg – A Skrull pirate/mercenary that served Thanos.
* The Skrull Beatles – Skrulls who posed as members of the Beatles.
** John the Skrull
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– The last surviving member of the Skrull Beatles. A member of MI: 13.
* Skrull-X – A Skrullian robot who can mimic the powers of the X-Men in a manner similar to Mimic
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.
* The Skrulls of Kral – A group of Skrulls that come from the planet Kral.
* "Skrullverine" – An unnamed Skrull working for Apocalypse
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who was used to replace Wolverine at the time when Apocalypse turned Wolverine into the Horseman Death. This Skrull was later killed by Death.
* Skypii – An elderly Skrull mechanic who was friends with Hercules 2300. Often assumed female form and was working as a human female model when he and Hercules first met. As the "retirement plan" for Skrull workers was execution, he went into hiding in the form of a human female. Skypii chose a statue of Hercules to be his "death-form" in eternal tribute to his friend.
* Sl'gur't – A Skrull Deviant who became a Skrull Goddess and mate to Kly'bn.
* Ssrov – A Skrull Dropshift Captain who participates in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* St'kr –
* Syrro – A Skrull major.
* Talos the Untamed
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– A Skrull who cannot shapeshift. However, the mutation that left him unable to shapeshift gave him an enormous amount of strength.
* Tarna – A Skrull who is part of the Agents of Cosmos. She had a symbiote partner until Agent Venom
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became enraged and nearly killed it while stealing a ship, burning it with the ship's engine.
* Tenelle –
* Titannus
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Publication history
Titannus first appeared in ''Marvel Team-Up'' Vol. 3 #2 and was created by Robert Kirkman and Scott Kolins.
Fictional characte ...
– A Skrull who cannot shapeshift, but has been bio-engineered to possess immense strength and regeneration ability.
* Trall –
* Trl'k –
* Valth –
* Velmax (Effigy) – Founder of the superhero team the First Line; posing as a human hero, Effigy, with shape-shifting powers.
* Veranke
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– The current Skrull Queen. She posed as Spider-Woman
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. Killed by Norman Osborn
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.
* V'lrym –
* Vranx – A Skrull technology user and brother of Raze.
* Warpriest Kh'oja – A ruthless fanatic and an enemy of Power Pack
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.
* The Warners – A group of Skrull spies posing as an ordinary American family to make way for a future invasion.
** G'iah - A Skrull General who operated on Earth as Gloria Warner.
** Klrr - A Skrull Colonel and G'iah's wife, who operated on Earth as Carl Warner. He was later killed by Moloth.
** Alkss - The middle daughter of G'iah and Klrr, who operated on Earth as Alice Warner.
** Ivy Warner - The youngest daughter of G'iah and Klrr.
** Madison Warner - The oldest daughter of G'iah and Klrr.
* The Warskrulls – A bunch of genetically-bred Skrulls who infiltrated the Shi'ar's culture to obtain power for the Skrull race.
* Wor'il – Delegate in Dorrek's War Council.
* Xalxor –
* Xavin
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– A Super-Skrull in training and a member of the teenage superpowered group the Runaways
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* Thermal runaway, self-increase of the reaction rate of an exothermic proce ...
. Xavin is the child of Prince De'zean of the Skrull planet Tarvax VII.
* X'iv – A Super-Skrull assassin sent to assassinate the Hulkling. She has the combined powers of Daredevil
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* A stunt performer
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* Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
* Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...
, Elektra, and Cloak and Dagger
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In "The ...
.
* Yorak –
* Y'tll –
* Zabyk – A Skrull warrior who was a childhood friend of Dezan and Myrn. He had Myrn construct a Hyper-Wave Bomb to use on his enemies. Under the advice of Myrn, he donned an insulated armor (even shifting his form to fit the unusual shape of its interior) that would protect him against its effects, but it failed, leaving his contorted body frozen inside and placing him in agony.
* Zankor – An alien retconned
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into a Skrull.
* Zedrao – A high-ranking Skrull General, notable for being on good terms with Earth's metahumans. Gave the dying Mar-Vell
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the Royal Skrull Medal of Honor, the highest honor in the Skrull military, for being a worthy rival.
* Zirksu – A Skrull spy who assumed the alias of Diabolik.
* Zkrodd –
* Z'Reg (the Crusader) – A Skrull who deserted his kind. He was formerly a member of the Initiative as the second Crusader.
* Zuhn – A Skrull who was the partner of Velmax.
* Zorr'Kiri – The Skrull Goddess of Love. Killed by Gorr the God Butcher
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Gorr The God Butcher has been describ ...
.
Reception
* In 2018, ''CinemaBlend
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'' included Skrulls in their "5 Marvel Villains We'd Love To See In Black Panther 2" list.
* In 2022, ''CBR.com
''Comic Book Resources'', also known by the initialism CBR, is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book–related news and discussion.
History
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'' ranked The Skrulls 9th in their "Black Knight's 10 Strongest Villains" list.
Other versions
Amalgam
In Amalgam Comics
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, the Skrull are the native inhabitants of Mars
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(having crossed DC's Green Martians with the Skrulls). Mister X (the Martian Manhunter
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and Professor X
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) is an example of a Martian Skrull.[
]
Earth X
In the alternate universe
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Parallel ...
limited series ''Earth X
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'', Thanos dwelled in the Realm of the Dead with the entity Death. It is revealed his mother was a Skrull and Death used her secret to make him believe that Death was his mother.
''Hulk: The End''
In the one-shot issue '' Hulk: The End'', an alien Recorder robot tells an elderly Bruce Banner
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, the last human on the planet, that the death of the human race was widely celebrated throughout the universe, so much so that the Kree and the Skrulls had settled their differences in celebration.
Squadron Supreme
The Skrullian Skymaster (real name Skymax) is a founding member of the Squadron Supreme
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and possesses abilities matching the Super-Skrull from Earth-616
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History of the term
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. The character first appeared in flashback in ''Squadron Supreme'' #1 (1989), and appeared in more detail in ''Squadron Supreme: New World Order''.
In an alternate reality to that in which most Marvel Comics stories take place, the Skrull Empire has been at war with the Kree Empire. In an attempt to end the bloodshed, the Skrull Empire created a means to imbue their soldiers with extraordinary powers to vanquish the Kree. Skymax was the first and the only soldier subjected to the experiments, because the World Devourer destroyed the Skrull homeworld. Sk'ym'x was in the vicinity of Earth when his starship
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The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 188 ...
malfunctioned. He was rescued by American astronaut Joe Ledger (who would later become Doctor Spectrum
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). Grateful for his rescue, Skymax gave Ledger a Power Prism, which Ledger used to become the costumed adventurer Doctor Spectrum, while Skymax became the costumed adventurer known as the Skrull. Skymax and Ledger both became founding members of the Squadron Supreme
The Squadron Supreme is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable alternate versions. The original team was created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, derived from the previous ...
, and Skymax remained with the team until member Tom Thumb
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repaired his ship, allowing him to return to space. Skymax realized that the damage to his ship was beyond repair despite Tom Thumb's efforts, and he chose to remain on Earth in secret, searching for any possibility of other Skrull survivors. Not finding any, Skymax concluded that he was indeed the last of his race; he remained on Earth.
After the Squadron Supreme returned from their adventures on Earth-616, the sorcerer Mysterium sent the surviving members to retrieve others to help in the rebellion against the Global Directorate. Doctor Spectrum was sent after "the Watcher" and discovered Skymax. Renaming himself the Skrullian Skymaster and revealing his true origin to Doctor Spectrum, Skymax rejoined the Squadron Supreme and settled with them on Utopia Isle.
In the 2021 " Heroes Reborn" reality, the Skrullian Skymaster was established as a former member of the Squadron Supreme of America. While trying to break up the protests caused by mutants over a bill that would start the Mutant Registration Act, the Skrullian Skymaster killed Mystique with his flame attacks. This caused Rogue to use her life-draining powers to avenge her adoptive mother by killing the Skrullian Skymaster.
Ultimate Marvel
The Skrulls are led by the billion-year-old Skrull Emperor Kl'rt. The Skrulls dislike being confused with the Chitauri
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whom they call terrorists. They have extremely advanced technology, but have not been observed to shapeshift. These Skrulls were seen only in an alternate timeline
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in which Reed Richards
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and ...
contacted their world via his teleporter; the events leading to that timeline were altered in ''Ultimate Fantastic Four'' #29 so that contact was never made.
MC2
In the MC2 universe, Torus Storm, the son of Lyja
Lyja is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A Skrull, she possesses the ability to shapeshift into almost any humanoid or animal form. Modifications on her body give her the power to generate energy ...
and Johnny Storm
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, is a Skrull/Human hybrid, who inherited the powers of both his parents.
Thirty years into the future
In an alternate timeline set 30 years into the future, the Skrull Empire was united with the Kree Empire under the rulership of Emperor Dorrek VIII and they were successful in eliminating all life on Earth.
''What If?''
''Secret Invasion''
On Earth-10021, the Skrulls were victorious in the end of ''Secret Invasion'' and the heroes were defeated. In this reality, the Skrulls were coexisting along with the humans on Earth and were seen by humans as people with good intentions. Despite helping the humans in medical care and technology, in reality, they are secretly turning the humans into Skrulls like themselves, including Norman Osborn, who had married Queen Veranke, while the heroes had been hiding in Wakanda
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, since now they were seen as criminals. In the end, the heroes spread a virus which killed every Skrull and the humans who had been turned into Skrulls, except for Osborn, who had been disguised as Iron Man. Osborn revealed that he had orchestrated the plan all along, but he was killed by Bucky Barnes
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. The heroes were then taken by the U.S. government as world criminals.
In other media
Television
* The Skrulls have appeared in multiple animated series based on the Fantastic Four, including the 1967 series, the 1978 series, the 1994 series, and the 2006 series '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes''.
* The Skrulls appeared in ''X-Men
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''.
* The Skrulls appeared in ''Silver Surfer
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''.
* The Skrulls appeared in ''The Super Hero Squad Show
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''.
* The Skrulls appeared in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes''.
* The Skrulls appeared in the '' Avengers Assemble'' episode "Mojo World".
* The Skrulls appeared in ''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
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''
Film
Actor Tye Sheridan
Tye Kayle Sheridan (born November 11, 1996) is an American actor and producer. He is best known for playing the young Scott Summers / Cyclops in the reboot ''X-Men'' film series (2016–2019), as well as Wade Watts in ''Ready Player One'' (2 ...
revealed in a 2019 interview that the Skrulls were originally intended to be the main antagonists in an earlier cut of the live-action film ''Dark Phoenix
"The Dark Phoenix Saga" is an extended X-Men comic-book storyline published by Marvel Comics, focusing on Jean Grey and the Phoenix Force. It was written by Chris Claremont with art by John Byrne.
The Dark Phoenix Saga commonly refers to the s ...
'', before they were scrapped in favour of the D'Bari
The D'Bari are a fictional alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are famous as the people whose star system was destroyed by Phoenix during the Dark Phoenix Saga (1980).
The D'Bari appeared in the 2019 fil ...
when the film underwent reshoots which resulted in the Skrulls being omitted entirely from the finished film.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Skrulls appear in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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:
* They are introduced in the live-action film '' Captain Marvel'' (2019). A faction of Skrulls led by Talos
In Greek mythology, Talos — also spelled Talus (; el, Τάλως, ''Tálōs'') or Talon (; el, Τάλων, ''Tálōn'') — was a giant automaton made of bronze to protect Europa in Crete from pirates and invaders. He circled the island's sh ...
(portrayed by Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his breakout role in ''The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987) and since then he has had roles in films such as '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) ...
) are portrayed as victims of a genocidal war waged by the Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic list of fictional extraterrestrials, alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the p ...
, having come to Earth to seek the aid of renegade Kree scientist Mar-Vell
Captain Marvel (Kree name Mar-Vell, Earth alias Walter Lawson) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by penciller, artist Gene Colan ...
in devising a light-speed engine that could take the Skrulls to safety. On Earth, they meet Maria Rambeau
Maria may refer to:
People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
*170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
*Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...
, her daughter Monica
Monica may refer to:
People
*Monica (actress) (born 1987), Indian film actress
*Monica (given name), a given name (including a list of people and characters with the name)
*Monica (singer) (born 1980), American R&B singer, songwriter, producer, ...
, and Nick Fury
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. After Kree warrior "Vers" learns of her true identity as Carol Danvers
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, Danvers first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleague of the ...
, she helps defend Talos, his wife Soren, and the other Skrull refugees from a Kree attack before they leave Earth to find a new planet to settle on.
* In the live-action film '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), Talos and Soren pose as Fury and Maria Hill
Commander Maria Hill ( ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch, the character first appeared in '' The New Avengers'' #4 (March 2005). As a form ...
on Earth while Fury himself works with a group of Skrulls in space.
* A Skrull appears in a mid-credits scene of the live-action miniseries ''WandaVision
''WandaVision'' is an American television miniseries created by Jac Schaeffer for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It is the first television series in ...
'' episode "The Series Finale
"The Series Finale" is the ninth episode and series finale of the American television miniseries ''WandaVision'', based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch and Vision. It follows Wanda as she tries to p ...
", portrayed by Lori Livingston. They appear in Westview, New Jersey
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disguised as an FBI agent to inform Monica that an old friend of Maria's needs her help for an upcoming mission.
* Alternate timeline versions of the Skrulls appear in the Disney+
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animated series '' What If...?'' episode " What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" They attend Thor
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's gigantic Earth party alongside various other aliens and amuse Thor by assuming his appearance.
* The Skrulls will appear in the upcoming series ''Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term in ...
'', with Mendelsohn returning as Talos.
Video games
* Skrull Governor Kylor, identified as "Emperor", appeared as a boss in the NES
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''Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
'' game.
* The Skrulls appeared in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''. When Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of ...
attacks the Skrulls' homeworld, the heroes are forced to fight his Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher made ...
s and Skrulls who refuse to believe that the heroes came to stop Galactus. After helping the Skrull Empress escape the planet, the player has the option of destroying Galactus' Optonic Drills before they destroy the Skrull homeworld. If the player stops the drills, the Skrulls will form a tentative partnership with Earth and will later come to their aid when the Kree threaten to enslave humanity. Otherwise, the loss of their homeworld will destabilize the sector of space it originally occupied and the Kree and Skrull go to war for decades, at the cost of millions of lives.
* The Skrulls appeared in '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer''.
* The Skrulls appeared in '' Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet''.
* The Skrulls appeared in '' Marvel Heroes''.
* The Skrulls appeared in the Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
virtual pinball game for Pinball FX 2
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.
* The Skrulls would have appeared in a first person Skrull-centric ''Avengers'' action game that was planned by THQ Studio Australia
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to coincide with the release of the live action film of the same name in 2012. The game would have featured Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby. The charact ...
, Captain America
Captain America is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by cartoonists Joe Simon and Jack Kirby, the character First appearance, first appeared in ''#Golden Age, Captain America Comics'' #1 (cover ...
, the Hulk
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, and Thor
Thor (; from non, Þórr ) is a prominent god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves ...
as the main characters, with Black Widow, Hawkeye, War Machine, and Ms. Marvel
Ms. Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was originally conceived as a female counterpart to Captain Marvel. Like Captain Marvel, most of the bearers of the Ms. M ...
appearing as unlockable characters. The story, loosely based on ''Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled eight-issue limited series and several tie-in books published by Marvel Comics from April through December 2008. The story involves a subversive, long-term in ...
'' rather than the film, was penned by veteran comic writer Brian Michael Bendis
Brian Michael Bendis (; born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and artist. He has won five Eisner Awards for both his creator-owned work and his work on various Marvel Comics books.Bendis, Brian Michael and Oeming, Michael Avon, ' ...
. Though a fair amount of progress was made on the game, it was ultimately cancelled after THQ Studio Australia was closed down.
* The Skrulls appeared in '' Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth''.
References
External links
The Skrulls
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Skrull article on FFPlaza.com
Skrulls
at Comic Vine
Skrull
at Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
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