

What if rather than Stoll being recast as M.O.D.O.K., the MCU is reimagining M.O.D.O.K. If we go back to the last place that we saw Yellowjacket, getting violently shrunk down to subatomic size by the titular hero in the first film, it all begins to come together. So is this just a case of Marvel recasting an actor that they really like in a new role - think Gemma Chan going from Captain Marvel to Eternals - or could something more canon-redefining be at play? Stoll has been seen briefly in the trailers, his face enlarged to giant proportions. Instead, he's taking on the gargantuan task of bringing Marvel's most famous floating head to life. But the actor who portrayed the villainous Darren Cross won't be returning as Yellowjacket. In another casting rumor that has now turned out to be true, Ant-Man's Corey Stoll is returning to the MCU in Quantumania. Basically, he's formidable.ġ0 Images MODOK Actor Corey Stoll and Marvel Universe Connections He can also put that to good use by creating force fields, making it harder for his enemies to land their attacks. Focusing the energy from his brain through his high-tech head sock, he can create a powerful ray of catastrophic power which is incredibly destructive.Īnd if that wasn't enough, he's also telepathic and regularly mind-controls people. is a man with very little patience and whenever it wears thin he breaks out his violent and fatal Mental Beam. But his colossal cerebrum came with unexpected and deadly powers. The powers he gained from that include incredible deduction, super perception, and an ability to solve the hardest puzzles. The experiments George was put through were what gave him his giant brain - hence the massive floating head - leading to his impressive intelligence. stuck though, and during his tenure the M has also stood for both Mechanized and Mobile.

It was once retconned that his original name was supposed to be Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing. It began as Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing. Oh, and if you're wondering what M.O.D.O.K stands for, there are multiple answers. But either way, A.I.M did him wrong and he would spend his life making them and the superheroic world who oppose them pay for it. Later, that origin would change with George being reimagined as the son of an A.I.M. They succeeded, but that was only good news for M.O.D.O.K., who quickly killed his captors. chose for a test in their attempts to create the ultimate intelligence. Originally, George Tarleton was introduced as a scientist that A.I.M. It was during his reign as Captain America's most fearsome foe that readers learned his true origin.
