The Supreme Intelligence is a
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al
character
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appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. The Supreme Intelligence is an
artificial intelligence
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that rules the alien race known as the
Kree
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.
The Supreme Intelligence made its film debut in ''
Captain Marvel'' (2019), set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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(MCU), portrayed by
Annette Bening
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.
Publication history
The Supreme Intelligence, also known as The Supremor, first appears in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' #65 (Aug 1967) and was created by
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and
Jack Kirby
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. It was introduced as a supercomputer that consists of the greatest minds of the Kree people for the last million years and it figures as their leader. The Kree build the Supremor, after the
Skrulls
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built their own superweapon, the
Cosmic Cube
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. Its main purpose is to further the development of the Kree at any cost.
The Supreme Intelligence was initially a supporting character in first run of
Captain Marvel featuring the original
Mar-Vell
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.
The Supremor first major role was in the ''
Kree–Skrull War
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'', it aided
Mar-Vell
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and
Rick Jones to unlock Jones' superpower called the ''Destiny Force''.
It made appearances as a supporting character and antagonist in the third volume of
Silver Surfer
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and the first run of
Ms. Marvel
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.
It returned as the main antagonist for the 19-part
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event called ''
Operation: Galactic Storm'', also known as the ''Kree/Shi'ar War''. Which features the
Kree
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,
Shi'ar
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,
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and
Quasar
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, in which the Avengers intervened in an intergalactic war between the alien Kree and Shi'ar empires. The event introduced the
Starforce
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team, who was created by The Supremor.
After presumed killed in ''Operation: Galactic Storm'', The Supreme Intelligence reemerged in the ''Imperial Guard'' mini and later fully reformed on the blue side of the moon in the Live Kree or Die! story arc. Supremor had transmitted itself to a satellite, which was recovered by its Skrull agents. It was taken in custody by the Avengers and
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It next appeared in the
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''
Avengers Forever
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'', where it assisted the Avengers, who were caught up in a battle across time between
Kang the Conqueror
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and
Immortus
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.
It was later also involved as one of the major players in the
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crossover, in it the Intergalactic Council want to turn Earth in a prison planet.
The Supreme Intelligence next appeared in the crossover storyline ''
Annihilation
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'' and ''
Annihilation: Conquest'', it was supplanted by House Fiyero and who drove his greatest supporter
Ronan into exile. Only the Kree were hit by the Annihilation Wave. Ronan lead a coup against the merchant house, slaughtering them and taking control of the empire. The Supremor was lobotomized however and put out of it misery.
In the ''
FF'' and ''
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'' ongoing, Ronan realized the Kree need a superior leader than him. He decided to resurrect The Supreme Intelligence by using two alternate reality Reed Richards, they were absorbed in the new Supreme Intelligence. It immediately set about trying to destroy the Earth and the Inhumans. They eventually ceased hostilities.
It next appeared in the third volume of the ''
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'', here it is a member of the galactic council together with
Gladiator
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of the Shi’ar,
Frigga of Asgard, the queen of the Brood,
Annihilus
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of the Negative Zone and Y-Gaaar of the Badoon.
During the ''
Infinity
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'', the Kree were attacked by the Builders. The Supremor surrendered and refused to rebel even after the Builder in charge of Hala was destroyed by the Avengers. This resulted in Ronan and his accusers to attack it. The Kree alongside the Avengers defeated the Builders. Supremor accepted Ronan and his Accusers back into the fold without any known punishment.
The last appearance the Supreme Intelligence made, was during
The Black Vortex
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storyline. The Kree find an ancient weapon of mass power on their homeworld Hala, which attracts various groups to the homeworld. During the event, Mr. Knife of the Spartax blows up the planet along with the Supreme Intelligence.
Fictional character biography
The Supreme Intelligence, also known by the honorific title Supremor, was created more than a million years ago on the planet Kree-Lar by the extraterrestrial race known as the
Kree
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to help them create a
Cosmic Cube
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like their enemies the
Skrull
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s had once created. The Supreme Intelligence is composed of the brains of the greatest Kree minds (namely the Kree's
thinkers,
generals
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,
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s,
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s, and so on) that were removed upon their deaths and
assimilated by the computer, adding their knowledge and experience to its own.
Eventually, the Supreme Intelligence developed a mind of its own and refused to create the Cosmic Cube knowing the dangers that could be wrought by an evolved Cosmic Cube, which was what had destroyed massive parts of the Skrull Empire.
Despite this, it was allowed to continue to exist to serve the Kree with its wisdom. Its influence eventually grew to the point where it replaced the Kree government as Ruler of the Kree Empire, although it has occasionally been subsequently deposed for periods of time. Most of the Kree are fanatically devoted to it, and its worship is an organized religion.
Early in the career of the
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, the Supreme Intelligence sent
Ronan the Accuser
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to execute them. It later discovered the treachery of
Zarek and Ronan, and then honored Kree hero
Mar-Vell
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with a new uniform. The Supreme Intelligence was deposed as the leader of the Kree Empire by Ronan. The Supreme Intelligence was revealed to have mentally influenced the human
Rick Jones and the U.S. Alien Activities Commission from behind the scenes in order to regain its power. It stimulated Rick Jones's psionic potential, the evolutionary potential of the human race, otherwise known as the Destiny Force, to end the Earth vicinity campaign in the first
Kree-Skrull War. The Supremor revealed that it realized long ago that the Kree were at an
evolution
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ary dead-end. Its main concern became to find a way to jump-start its race's evolution, and its manipulations of Rick Jones and Mar-Vell were part of this process. The Supreme Intelligence then regained leadership of the Kree Empire. Later, it mentally dominated Ronan, and used Ronan as a pawn in battle against Rick Jones and Captain Marvel. It attempted to absorb the minds of Rick Jones and Captain Marvel, and employed the remote control Supremor androids as a housing for its consciousness.
The Supremor understood that the Skrulls lost their ability to shapeshift, and plotted a new campaign for a second Kree-Skrull War. During this war, the Supreme Intelligence acquired the Soul Gem, which the creature used to maintain peaceful balance between its blue and pink Kree components. It used the Soul Gem to absorb the soul of the
Silver Surfer
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. The Silver Surfer's soul escaped from him and removed the Soul Gem, causing the Supreme Intelligence to lose its sanity. Afterwards,
Nenora
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, a Skrull spy in the guise of a high-ranking Kree official, took command of the Kree empire. The war ended with Nenora being exposed as a Skrull. The
Contemplator later began restructuring the Supreme Intelligence's scrambled consciousness. It was then taken over by the mind of the Contemplator. It was soon liberated from the Contemplator's control by a
Cotati wizard, although under the Cotati's influence the Supreme Intelligence appointed the alien "Clumsy Foulup" as the supreme Kree Leader. The Supremor was restored to power a while later.
During the "
Operation: Galactic Storm" storyline, the Supremor secretly arranged to have a "
Nega-Bomb" (a device producing a special kind of radiation gathered from the Negative Zone) detonated in the Kree Galaxy, hoping its energies would reactivate the Kree's genetic potential. But in the process, billions of Kree were killed. This led a group of
Avengers
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to decide to execute it for genocide, against the wishes of the rest of the team.
Supremor wasn't killed; prior to the death of its host computer, it beamed itself to an awaiting starship hidden from the conflict between the Kree and Shi'ar. This ship later was damaged and found by
S.H.I.E.L.D.
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, who captured the small computer Supremor was now residing in. S.H.I.E.L.D. kept the Supreme Intelligence on the Earth's moon for study, as Supremor bided its time.
The Kree Empire fell after the Kree-Shi'ar War, with the Kree Empire placed under the rule of the Shi'ar Imperium ruled by Deathbird. The Kree
Starforce
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were her enforcers, now turned into a branch of the Imperial Guard. The Supremor android on the Star Force acted as the Supreme Intelligence's spy into the workings of the remaining Kree Empire.
The Supreme Intelligence soon escaped after it possessed the minds of some S.H.I.E.L.D. scientists and had its body taken to Manhattan, where it planned to explode another Nega-Bomb, this time in the sewers of Manhattan. The Supremor witnessed the first Kree mutation when it encountered one of the Kree Imperial Guard Commando who underwent his mutation when he sought to destroy the computer housing the Supreme Intelligence; however, it was this act that freed Supremor, allowing it to return to the depths of space.
Supremor reached the Kree Empire and had a new housing constructed for it, as it soon managed to obtain the Forever Crystal, a very powerful mystical artifact, from
Kang the Conqueror
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, and used it to advance the Kree's evolution, creating a supposedly new race, the Ruul. Through them, it manipulated the Intergalactic Council into turning against the Earth, but its plans were stopped by the Avengers.
Later on the Intelligence got its wish for more genetic stock for the Kree, when some of the
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tribes reunited with the regrowing Kree Empire. Combined with the Ruul and the mutated Kree, the Kree Empire would soon rise again after throwing off the shackles of the
Shi'ar
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Empire. After the universe was destroyed and recreated by
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and Entropy: Son of
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, the Kree race was restored to its original form.
As of ''Annihilation #2'' it has been declared that the Supreme Intelligence is not in command of the Kree Empire, having been replaced by the merchant House of Fiyero. House Fiyero, in fact, placed the Supreme Intelligence in a state of "living death" and ruled the Kree without its consent. Ronan The Accuser is told by the being's caretakers that it longed for Ronan to return and set the Kree on the correct path against the Annihilation Wave. Realizing that there was nothing to be done to restore the creature to life, Ronan instead shattered the tank and left it to die rather than live in pain, after deposing House Fiyero for their treachery.
The Supreme Intelligence was seen in ''Annihilation Conquest'' where his remains had been retrieved by the Phalanx who are attempting to reactivate him. By reactivating the Supreme Intelligence the Phalanx plan to send a mental echo across space containing a message that will invade the minds of the Kree, turning every Kree in the galaxy into Phalanx at once. This was foiled by the arrival of the being
Wraith, who allowed the weapon to activate, and used his Exolon swarm to absorb the soul of Supremor, essentially housing the spirit within himself.
On Earth,
Noh-Varr (who was the
warden
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of the superhuman prison
The Cube at the time) devotes most of his resources into trying to revive the Supreme Intelligence in order to realize his dream of a New Kree Empire.
An alternate reality Supreme Intelligence appears in the form of a holographic message that tells Noh-Varr that the actions of the Skrulls during "
Secret Invasion
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" have left Earth in more danger than ever before and that he is the planet's new protector. The Supreme Intelligence then grants him the power needed to carry out his mission in the form a set of Nega-Bands, more advanced than the ones worn by Captain Marvel. The bands also provide him with a new costume and prevents the Dark Avengers from detecting his presence.
Ronan the Accuser
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later resurrected the original Supreme Intelligence by melding two alternate reality
Reed Richards
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with the Supremor Seed (a small portion of the Supreme Intelligence held dormant in the Accuser's hammer), a plan devised by the Supreme Intelligence himself 300,000 years ago when he calculated his possible defeat and death in the future. He later informs Noh-Varr of the coming of the
Phoenix Force to Earth and orders him to help his Avengers teammates intercept the entity. However, he also must contain it at all costs, even if it means eliminating his teammates.
During the "
Infinity
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" storyline, the Supreme Intelligence and Ronan the Accuser appeared as members of the Galactic Council. While initially helpful with the Galactic Council's efforts to halt the march of the Builders, the Intelligence commanded its people to surrender once the Kree homeworld was taken by the Builders. After Ronan and his Accuser Corps fractured away to continue the battle, the Supreme Intelligence gave them blanket amnesty upon the success of the campaign.
During "
The Black Vortex
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Plot
Prologue
Star-Lord (Peter Quill) tries to avoid the Slaughter Lords and those hunting him for a boun ...
" storyline, the Supreme Intelligence learns of the Black Vortex' resurgence and sends Ronan and the Accuser Corps to retrieve it from
Beast,
Gamora
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, and the time-displaced
Angel
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. In retaliation for the Accuser Corps attack, the three cosmic-enhanced characters attacked Hala. The Supreme Intelligence denied Ronan the Accuser's suggestion to use the Black Vortex on them. Though Ronan the Accuser did it anyway and drove off Beast, Gamora, and Angel. The Slaughter Lords led by
Mister Knife show up with plans to obtain the Black Vortex. As the Slaughter Lords start to destroy Hala, the Supreme Intelligence ordered the Accuser Corps to leave Hala while it stayed behind.
The Inhuman Royal Family's expedition led by Noh-Varr later arrived on Hala. Noh-Varr planted the a seed from We-Plex Supreme Intelligence System from Earth-200080 into the Supreme Intelligence's remains. This resulted in the resurrection of the Plex Intelligence as it absorbs the material from the other Supreme Intelligence.
During the "
Infinity Countdown
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" storyline, this new form of the Supreme Intelligence was renamed the Extreme Intelligence. It planned to have the Infinity Gems acquired so that it can resurrect the Kree empire.
Powers and abilities
The Kree Supreme Intelligence is a vast cybernetic/organic computer system composed of 5,000 cubic meters of computer circuitry incorporating the disembodied brains of the greatest statesmen and philosophers in Kree history, preserved cryogenically. This aggregation of brains creates a single
collective intelligence
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able to use the vast information storage and processing capabilities of the computer system in a creative way. When wishing to interact with it, the Kree address it within its terminal chamber, where a holographic image is projected on a gigantic monitor screen.
The Supreme Intelligence possesses a seemingly immeasurable intellect, with vast knowledge far surpassing that of present-day Earth. It possesses information storage and processing abilities far above that of the human brain, and has access to the total resources of the Kree Empire. Despite being stationary and basically immobile, the Intelligence possesses all known psionic powers, such as telepathy, precognition, telekinesis, cosmic awareness, sensory link, information absorption, postcognition, etc.
Supremor is also capable of manipulating energy and matter, as well as create up to three remote controlled android servitors as surrogate bodies, that act as its eyes and ears when away from itself. These androids, called
Supremor
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also, possess some degree of independence when created, but are totally loyal to Supremor.
It projects images of itself across space, Cyberspace and even into the Astral Plane, in the form of a huge, amorphous, greenish, humanoid face, with tentacle-like "hair", to communicate with its agents scattered across the cosmos. It has even assumed the form of an orange dragon with a green-skinned octopus as its head, called the Multitude.
Its power was enhanced when it merged with an inert Cosmic Cube, which now serves as its true housing, kept in a separate room from the organic computer facade it created to fool would-be assassins. Upon assuming its new housing, Supremor was now able to control reality within a limited distance of itself, as well as able to open up portals between dimensions, most notably the Astral Plane and the dimension of Death.
Other versions
Marvel Boy
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featured an alternate version of Supremor from a
parallel universe. This entity served as a database and ally for
Noh-Varr, the last survivor of a Kree ship that crashed to Earth. Known as ''Plex'', this Supreme Intelligence displayed a type of
multiple personalities
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The di ...
with each type of mind being able to dominate in specific situations (i.e. "Plex-Soldiers," "Plex-Scientists" even "Plex-Murderers" and "Plex-infants") to advise the ship in which it was housed.
The Supreme Intelligence did show an ability to dominate Earth technology remotely and to teleport itself and the ship short distances. It was also shown to control
insect
Insects (from Latin ') are pancrustacean hexapod invertebrates of the class Insecta. They are the largest group within the arthropod phylum. Insects have a chitinous exoskeleton, a three-part body ( head, thorax and abdomen), three pairs ...
like creatures that inhabited the ship. All these powers were achieved via transmission of a signal called "The Omni-Wave."
In other media
Television
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in ''
X-Men: The Animated Series
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'', voiced by
Len Carlson
Len Carlson (September 2, 1937 – January 26, 2006) was a Canadian voice actor who has voiced various characters on many animated television series from the 1960s onward, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman dur ...
.
In the episode "The Dark Phoenix Saga Part IV: The Fate of the Phoenix", he and the
Skrull
The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Skrulls first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They originated fro ...
Empress are consulted by
Shi'ar
The Shi'ar ( ) are a fictional species of aliens appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Shi'ar Empire (or Imperium), is a vast collection of alien species, cultures, and worlds situated close to the Skrull and Kree Empi ...
Majestrix
Lilandra Neramani
Lilandra Neramani () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, most commonly in association with the X-Men. She is the Empress, or Majestrix, of the Shi'ar Empire and shares a lifelong bond with the le ...
about the
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 ...
's fate.
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in 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 ...
'' episode "The Forever War", voiced by
David Hemblen
David Hemblen (16 September 1941 – 16 November 2020) was an English actor who frequently worked in Canadian film, television and theatre who grew up in Toronto, Ontario. He is known for his role as George in '' La Femme Nikita'', Customs insp ...
.
It helps Silver Surfer find Zenn-La, but only if he brings it
Adam Warlock
Adam Warlock (also known as simply Warlock) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character would first appear in '' Fantastic Four'' #66–67 (cover-dates September 1967 and October 1967) c ...
.
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in ''
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'', voiced by
John Novak
John Novak is a Canadian voice, film and television actor who frequently does work for the Ocean Productions based in Vancouver, Canada.
Biography
He was born in Venezuela to Canadian parents who were visiting the country.
He has also starred ...
.
At the end of the episode "Trial by Fire", it spoke for the people, suspending
Johnny Storm
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 a si ...
's death sentence and forcibly removing
Ronan the Accuser
Ronan the Accuser is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Ronan was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby and he first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #65 (August 1967). He is the Supreme A ...
from the execution area. The Supreme Intelligence did this partly in hopes that the Fantastic Four might be helpful against the
Skrull
The Skrulls are a fictional race of extraterrestrial shapeshifters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Skrulls first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #2 and were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. They originated fro ...
. He reappears in the episode "Contest of Champions" where he tries to help Ronan win by cheating in the Grandmaster's Contest of Champions using a ray that increases strength while battling Thing.
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', voiced by
David Kaye David Kaye may refer to:
* David Kaye (voice actor) (born 1966), Canadian-American voice actor
* David A. Kaye, actor who played Jesse Waingrow in the film ''3000 Miles to Graceland''
* David Kaye (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer
* Dav ...
. He first makes a cameo appearance in the episode "459" when Mar-Vell talks about the Kree and the Skrull. The Supreme Intelligence officially appears in the episode "Live Kree or Die". When the Avengers crash-landed on Hala, Captain America, Wasp, Ms. Marvel, Captain Mar-Vell, and Peter Corbeau are brought before the Supreme Intelligence. Captain Mar-Vell tries to get the Supreme Intelligence to spare the humans and to not invade Earth. The Supreme Intelligence agrees with Captain Mar-Vell while bringing up the Avengers actions towards the Kree Empire that the Skrull or the Shi'ar weren't able to accomplish. The Supreme Intelligence then has the humans experimented upon to see what the humans are capable of. When Captain Mar-Vell tries to plead to the Supreme Intelligence to spare them from the experiments, the Supreme Intelligence states that "traitors to the Kree Empire have no say". While Thor deals with the Kree and their Sentries, Iron Man, Black Panther, Hawkeye, and Vision free their captive teammates and make their way towards the Supreme Intelligence. The Avengers make their way to the Supreme Intelligence's chamber where they end up fighting the Supreme Intelligence. When the Supreme Intelligence attacks Ms. Marvel, Captain Mar-Vell ends up protecting Ms. Marvel from the Supreme Intelligence's attacks. After taking down some of the Avengers, the Supreme Intelligence tells Captain Mar-Vell that he has chosen poorly and that Earth is filled with test subjects, making them expendable. After his glass chamber is shattered by Thor, Vision attempts to connect to the Supreme Intelligence. It shuts down and starts rebooting. Captain Mar-Vell then shoots the Supreme Intelligence, severing the connection between its organic and machine parts, rendering it harmless for a while.
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in ''
Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.
''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'' is an American animated television series based on the superhero character by Marvel Comics. The series premiered on August 11, 2013, on Disney XD as part of the ''Marvel Universe'' block, and ended on June 2 ...
'', voiced by
Clancy Brown
Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. Prolific in film and television since the 1980s, Brown is often cast in villainous and authoritative roles.
Brown's film roles include Viking Lofgren in ''Bad Boys'' ...
.
In the episode "It's a Wonderful Smash", he and Lilandra Neramani were in the discussion of a peace treaty between the Kree and the Shi'ar that involved the Guardians of the Galaxy bringing them the Orb of Truth. After the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the Guardians of the Galaxy escape from Collector and bring them the Orb of Truth, the peace treaty between the Kree and the Shi'ar is a success. In the two part series finale "Planet Monster", the Supreme Intelligence leads the Kree armada into invading Earth in retaliation for Ronan the Accuser's incarceration. After Kree soldiers free Ronan the Accuser and Leader, they are brought before the Supreme Intelligence where he absorb's Leader's knowledge. During the fight between the Kree, the Avengers, and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., the Supreme Intelligence begins to absorb the knowledge of everyone on Earth. Hulk throws himself in front to the knowledge-absorption device where he gets absorbed into the Supreme Intelligence as the result of this. Later, A-Bomb enters the Supreme Intelligence's tendrils and manages to get Hulk and Leader out. Upon the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the Avengers being ejected from the Kree ship, the Supreme Intelligence and Ronan the Accuser plan to destroy the Earth. The Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the Avengers receive help from
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, he first appeared in the anthology comic book '' Amazing Fantasy'' #15 (August 1962) in the ...
,
Hercules
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The Romans adapted the Gr ...
,
Ghost Rider
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The first s ...
,
Doctor Strange
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,
Deathlok
Deathlok (also referred to as Deathlok the Demolisher) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in ''Astonishing Tales'' #25 (Aug. 1974), created by Rich Buckler. At least three subs ...
, the
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
, the
Inhumans
The Inhumans are a fictional superhuman race of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many peop ...
,
Mainframe
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,
Nick Fury's Howling Commandos
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,
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 ...
, and
Goom
Goom is a fictional Extraterrestrial life, extraterrestrial created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers, appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in the anthology comic book ''Tales of Suspense'' #15 (Ma ...
to fight the forces of the Supreme Intelligence. With help from A-Bomb piloting
Ego the Living Planet
Ego the Living Planet is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Thor'' #132 (September 1966) and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.
The character ha ...
, Hulk was able to send the Supreme Intelligence's ship flying into space.
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'', voiced by
Kevin Michael Richardson
Kevin Michael Richardson (born October 25, 1964) is an American actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, he has mostly voiced villainous characters in animation and video games. In film, Richardson voiced Goro in ''Mortal Kombat'' (1995) ...
.
In the episode "Accidents Will Happen", he is shown as the Kree's representative on the Galactic Council at the time when he meets with
J'son, Thor,
Irani Rael
Raa of the Caves
Holden Radcliffe
Radioactive Man
Chen Lu
Igor Stancheck
Radius
Irani Rael
Irani Rael is a fictional alien in Marvel Comics. The character, created by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning, Wellinton Alves and Geraldo Borges, fi ...
, and the Grand Commissioner of Rigel. Following a 'compliment' from Star-Lord, the Supreme Intelligence demands a reparation from Spartax. J'son plans to give the Kree Empire one of its refineries as he sends Star-Lord and Captain Victoria to prep it. Meanwhile, Ronan the Accuser and Nebula plan to rig the asteroid refinery to explode so that it would destroy the Supreme Intelligence's ship as Ronan the Accuser claims that the Supreme Intelligence is not worthy to rule the Kree Empire. After having the miners evacuated while fending off Ronan the Accuser and Nebula, the Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain Victoria have the refinery somehow redirected away from the Supreme Intelligence's ship.
Film
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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in the 2019 film ''
Captain Marvel''. In the film, the Supreme Intelligence takes the physical form of the individual most respected by whomever is speaking to it. To
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 ...
, it takes the form of
Dr. Wendy Lawson (portrayed by
Annette Bening
Annette Carol Bening (born May 29, 1958) is an American actress. She has received various accolades throughout her career spanning over four decades, including a British Academy Film Award and two Golden Globe Awards, in addition to nominat ...
), though Danvers is initially unaware of who Lawson is due to her amnesia. Danvers speaks to the Supreme Intelligence shortly before a mission to extract an undercover Kree operative, where it recommends to keep emotions in check. A deleted scene had the Supreme Intelligence assuming the form of Yon-Rogg (portrayed by
Jude Law
David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor. He received a British Academy Film Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards, two Tony Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. In 2007, he received an Honorary Césa ...
) when scolding
Yon-Rogg
Yon-Rogg is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. A military commander of the Kree alien race whose weaknesses are his jealousy of others' accomplishments and his love for the medic Una, he's dispatche ...
for what happened to Mar-Vell. When Yon-Rogg states of dealing with Danvers, the Supreme Intelligence informs Yon-Rogg to bring Danvers in alive so that it can deal with the problem. After Carol's memories are recovered, Danvers fights the Supreme Intelligence's control and shorts out the implant that limits her abilities. Upon defeating Yon-Rogg, Danvers sends Yon-Rogg back to Hala to carry a warning to the Supreme Intelligence.
Video games
* The Supreme Intelligence's Supremor android form appears as a playable character in ''
Avengers in Galactic Storm
is a 1995 fighting arcade game developed and published by Data East. It features a single or two-player story mode or multiplayer head-to-head mode, and was the first modern fighting game to feature assistant characters commonly referred to by ...
''. The Supreme Intelligence itself has a cameo appearance in the background of the Supremor's stage.
* The Supreme Intelligence appears in ''
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2'' is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller's Tales and published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch and Xbox One on 14 November 2 ...
'', voiced by
Gary Martin.
After brainwashing the Guardians of the Galaxy following Ronan the Accusers' defeat, the Supreme Intelligence fights Black Bolt and Medusa. Black Bolt defeats the Supreme Intelligence and Rocket Raccoon breaks the glass on the Supreme Intelligence causing his system's emergency containment program to seal him up if he is damaged. In the post-credits, Ravonna, an elderly Kang, the Supreme Intelligence, Cosmo, and Man-Thing inform the Avengers of a "chronal fracture incident".
References
External links
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