How Agents of Shield Can Set Up Captain America: Civil War

How Agents of Shield Can Set Up Captain America: Civil War

Find out why and how Agents of Shield could be a solid foundation for the development of the Superhuman Registration Act. I PROMISE a very interesting read(haha)

Editorial Opinion
By WakandasSoul - Mar 08, 2015 06:03 PM EST
Filed Under: Captain America
Source: ComicBookMovie.com

Since Marvel's Agents of SHIELD is beginning to introduce the Inhumans, this opens the door for many possibilities and advantages for the MCU. For the first time AOS can pave the way for the movies rather than vice versa. How you ask? Mainly because Marvel can use the Inhumans as their version of the mutants/X-Men, of course not being the same thing. And by reason of the Registration Act being a means to regulate and authoritize superhuman activity, the incidents that arise involving the existing Inhumans on Earth can be the basis of the public's agitation with gifted creatures.



I mean just envision the potentiality here, we already saw Simmons last episode brought to tears over the thought of inhuman abilities being contagious. Raina is already stirring up a little commotion. We've already witnessed how dangerous she can be (having killed a few people) and that's just ONE Inhuman. What if the citizens were enlightened of what type of being she is? What if throughout Season 2 and 3 more Inhumans are introduced and they aren't the nice kind? So far, the Inhuman with no eyes (believed to be The Reader), Skye {Daisy Johnson/Quake}, and Raina are the Inhumans we've seen. Although AOS can fluently add new Inhumans to the show, hell probably every fresh episode if they wanted to. So what if with each circumstance or confrontation between SHIELD and the Inhumans/Hydra, every occurence results in destructive consequence, slowly adding up and climactically resulting in the Superhuman Registration Act? Can you see where I'm going with this?



My thing is, we of course are aware at this point that in some manner, the ramifications/events of Age of Ultron will lead directly to Civil War. BUT, I feel what happens in AOU won't be enough, or at least wouldn't be as developed as it COULD be if Marvel additionally constructed this more through Agents of Shield. I know I know, "how do you know it won't be developed enough in AOU if you haven't seen it?" I get that. Here's my reasoning : Granting we can assume there will be plenty of destruction, unrest, and anguish by the end of AOU, most of that would likely be aimed at Tony Stark, considering he is the man responsible for Ultron, so that's more oh his arc. Besides, and I'll just go ahead and say it: The elephant in the room here is that Ultron isnt even superhuman! He's a robot! Haha. The Registration Act is regarding being fed up with GIFTEDS, not machines. It's actually gifted individuals that save the world from Ultron. This is why I feel like AOU events aren't the STRONGEST augmentation of Civil War that can be done from now until 2016. And this is why the magnitude of the build-up should rest on Agents of Shield's shoulders, it's just the most logical and efficient way to do this.



I know that one small dilemma that comes with developing the Registration Act through AOS is that not all of the general audience watches it, so a lot of the background of how it came to be would be missed by those who go to see Civil War yet don't follow AOS. But it's okay, they don't have to see the show or the build-up that came with it, just know that it exists. They can always catch up on that a later time in the event they choose to. The important thing is it is the MOVIE'S job  to at least touch on how the Registration Act was formed. The beauty of Captain America : Civil War is that in view of it being part of a now well-established Marvel Cinematic Universe, time doesn't need to be wasted on a lot of things such as character establishing (with the exception of Black Panther and possibly Spider-Man) {although Panther will be partly established in AOU even}, introducing settings, conflicts, stories, etc. A good amount of this has already been covered in the MCU. For instance, Steve and Tony clashed the majority of the Avengers, we already know the two are generally not fond of each other, which will feed heavily into their political clash. And from the looks of that AOU leaked clip of them arguing back in October,  that element of their relationship will be even more expanded upon once again before Civil War arrives. Furthermore, whichever sides the characters choose in Civil War will be largely based off actions these heroes took in previous movies, and conditional to personalities, philosopies, mottos, and morals that have already been throughly explored. That's the allure of a monumental cinematic narrative such as the MCU.






So you see this is why I recommend AOS take on the challenge, I mean , this is one of the huge advantages of a connected universe. Why not develop the Registration Act over the course of a TV series that stretches dozens of hours and could certainly manage it? This way, by the time Civil War starts we can get straight to the conflict. What I would suggest however, is that the begining of Civil War briefly rehashes some of the build-up that was thrown in AOS. Something along the lines of public interviews of civilans expressing their distaste of the Inhumans/gifteds (based off of incidents that of course occured in Season 2/3 of AOS) News reports, clips of public protests, reporters talking about crimes of the Inhumans that were never met with justice, obviously speak on the outcome of Ultron and how Stark has publicly apologized for the AI, made a deal with the government to run SHIELD with Maria Hill under the government's terms (including backing the Registration Act) etc. etc. And then BAM, Civil War conflict is ready and rolling.



Okay guys, thanks for reading! I definitely appreciate your patience and don't hesitate to thumbs up if you like my suggestions, and PLEASE let me know what you think below. Again thank you!
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Pasto
Pasto - 3/8/2015, 6:49 PM
The fact that a user that has been here since the end of 2014 knows how to properly put together an article is pure brilliance. I may not have the time to read this right now, but your shear effort alone deserves a clap of approval.



Keep it up manny. I hope to see more articles of yours on this place.
Minty
Minty - 3/8/2015, 7:05 PM
Gotta echo what Pasties said. It's great to see an editorial from a (relatively) new user with a lotta time and effort put in.

As for what you're saying, I agree. At the moment, the concept of Civil War seems rushed and a little out of place in the MCU - given that we've only got about 8-10 actual heroes. But with TV factoring in, and AOS in particular, the MCU just got a whole lot bigger. May this show survive for years to come.

It also helps that it's a great show now ;)

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SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 3/8/2015, 8:57 PM
I saw this and got excited about reading it...then I realized I haven't even watched a single episode of Agents of SHIELD since it started up again, so I just had to skim a few parts of this haha.

Still though, I think I got the gist of it and I have to agree. Like Minty said, the addition of AoS into the MCU opens up the universe in a BIG way.

Where I slightly disagree is that I do believe Age of Ultron will have a much bigger influence on Civil War and the Superhuman Registration Act. I think the "Superhuman" part has less to do with Ultron, and more to do with the massive collateral damage that Hulk vs Hulkbuster will cause, plus whatever the final battle ends up being. By the end of the movie, I have a STRONG suspicion that it'll be left to the viewer to decide whether the Avengers actually did more harm than good. The narrative won't be "The Avengers saved us!", but more like "Well, the Avengers DID stop Ultron...but at the cost of countless lives millions of dollars worth of property damage, plus Tony Stark was the one who created this mess in the first place, so..."

Think of how The Avengers has that brief news clip after the battle where a senator/politician is asking for the Avengers to be held responsible for the damage to NYC, or the end of The Winter Soldier where Black Widow gets grilled by the Congressional committee about possibly arresting her and Cap and Falcon for destroying SHIELD. The seeds have been planted all along for the Superhuman Registration Act in the MCU...Age of Ultron (and to a lesser extent, Agents of SHIELD) will have a big part in that.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 3/8/2015, 8:59 PM
This was a great read though! And the beauty of it is that Agents of SHIELD could very well end up doing a LOT of the legwork in setting up the SRA and Civil War. You've easily earned my thumbs up haha.
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 3/8/2015, 9:46 PM
@SoulofWakanda Yeah I agree, the blame will probably be mostly pointed at Stark. Right now it's difficult to know for sure if they'll blame Banner/Hulk since it's obviously kind of tough to control a rage monster haha, but it DOES seem like it's mostly for Tony's development as a character. Good point.

For what it's worth, I do think Inhumans would be an awesome way to go with building up to Civil War. It just makes too much sense to ignore that because of all the reasons you mentioned, you know?

I'll definitely have to catch up on Agents of SHIELD though! Hopefully sooner rather than later.
JacuzziJoe
JacuzziJoe - 3/8/2015, 9:57 PM
Nice read, I see how the article about 10 things we may not see in the movie got your gears turning.

In that regard, after reading that article and this one, I was thinking about something.

Do you think Tony Stark will eclipse Penance's arc in this? He screws up with Ultron, like Speedball screws up with Nitro. Everyone will blame Tony, just like they blamed Robbie. (I think that's his name.) And the guilt that drove Robbie to become Penance and work for the government will drive Tony to work for the government.

Pepper in a possible loss of Rhodes and the inevitable finding out that Bucky killed his parents, and Stark is all in. The Inhuman stuff could definitely play a part in the rest of the government's ideals, accompanied largely by the Hulk vs Iron Man damage and Ultron fallout.
JacuzziJoe
JacuzziJoe - 3/8/2015, 9:59 PM
Here's a thumb, btw. Also, I'm sure you know, but that Phase Outline image is outdated, before the spidey addition and before we knew that Ant Man was in fact a part of Phase 2.
JacuzziJoe
JacuzziJoe - 3/8/2015, 10:16 PM
@soulofwakanda Oh yeah, I try to check out most articles on this site, and you're one of the people who's comments I often read. I know in my head who is going to say things that are sound, plausible theories and who is going to spout bullshit. So I recognized your name earlier at work when I was reading the article and then realized when reading this one where your thought process stemmed.

I only ever wrote one article on here but it got more praise than I expected and I was really excited, seeing all the people who I often followed give my ideas the time of day, so I know the joy you're feeling being a relatively new user myself. At least a relatively new poster. I think I'm going to write another one soon.

@tandafan I was so happy to see the Senator be arrested for being hydra, but it would have been funny to see him in that sort of conference after being shut down. Maybe...Justin Hammer will play into this somehow? Tony did employ villains in the comic and we know the MCU is lacking in that department in comparison. I'd love to see Sam Rockwell return.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 3/8/2015, 10:37 PM
I want more One-Shots!
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 3/9/2015, 6:59 AM
Very nice article!

I do have to disagree with one thing though. You mention that Ultron wouldn't be enough for the Registration Act because he's a robot and not a "gifted". I disagree becaise i think you're looking at ot from the wrong perspective.

The Registration Act wouldn't get put in place because of other beings like Ultron. It would be put in place in place to stop people like Tony Stark from creating things like Ultron.

I'm going out on a limb here and assuming Stark doesn't create Ultron with the government's permission. I say this because at this point, he is still very anti-government and doesn't ask them for permission to create anything. However, if there was a Registration Act in place, then Stark would need to consult with the government before starting a project like Ultron.

Considering that Ultron is going to nearly destroy the world, its safe to say that Stark will feel responsible and decide to join with the Government out of guilt, and as a way to make amends for nearly destroying the world. In Stark's very arogant mind, if even he can do something that causes this much destruction, then just imagine what others can do.

So yeah, i do agree that mixing the Inhumans into the Civil War story is a good thing. It will basically only be as an extra arguing point for the government. It will be used to bolster their stance on the SHRA. "Stark caused this, and in this day and age where powered individuals are more prominent than ever (because of the Inhumans), the SHRA is needed. Something like that.

Stark creating Ultron will very much be the main reason though. He's a well known hero and Avenger. Him causing something of this scale will definitely be the reason for Civil War.
ToxicCap
ToxicCap - 3/9/2015, 12:29 PM
The events of AOU is enough to enforce the act imo. Just look at the 3rd trailer it shows a building collapsing which is most likely an act of Ultron, he's wrecking havok all over the city hence why people are being taken out of the city through that ship. What does this have to do with the SUPERHUMAN Registration Act? Well as we all know, Tony creates Ultron and maybe the government thinks that they should have keep tabs on projects/plans that Superhuman's have and wait for government approval. Tony being the most emotionally stricken in this film, would obviously accept, while the otheres would rebel due to the events of AOU being not their fault, but Tony's alone. Which would eventually lead to Civil War.
MercwithMouth
MercwithMouth - 3/9/2015, 2:56 PM
@SoulofWakanda

Dude...nice article! Extremely well-written. It echoes my own theories on how the Inhumanity stuff will play out on AoS. I'm not sure how closely it'll tie to Civil War, but the closer the better for me.

I gotta say though, if you keep writing articles like this, and keep up your level-headed commenting, you're a shoo-in for New User of the Year. Got my vote anyways!

Damn good work.
acorsi11
acorsi11 - 3/9/2015, 4:50 PM
very very cool points. I think that every established MCU hero/villain minus Thor characters and the Hulk should cameo in Civil War. Although the movie should center on Captain America, the Civil War itself effects the entire MCU.
RextheKing
RextheKing - 3/10/2015, 7:22 AM
@SoulofWakanda What I think is, while we haven't always agreed in the past, I agree with you here. Nice write up, I was going to comment on it yesterday but I nodded off before I got the chance.

AOS season 2 is going strong playing leader with the Inhuman arc and hopefully Marvel keeps doing this and have them set up the Civil War arc in this and the next season.
sickboy76
sickboy76 - 3/10/2015, 7:25 AM
@SoulofWakanda I'm wondering if it's something truely more horrific than a registration act. I'd guess that the gifted index was released along with everything else during winter soldier so people will know who they are already. Simmons' rant about eradication was reverend stryker worthy so maybe a forced "cure" or even internment mutant style, seeing as they're attempting to use inhumans as mutant surrogates.
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