Kree-Skrull War
The Kree-Skrull War is a conflict that features in Marvel Comics.
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History
Origin
The Kree-Skrull War was a conflict that was waged by the Kree and Skrull civilizations. One account on the origins of the conflict was at a different time when the Skrulls were led by Emperor Dorrek and their civilization was more peaceful. They had formed an interstellar civilization with advanced technology where they believed no other race were their equals. Thus, they sought to elevate a race to their level by gifting a worthy species with their technology. Their travels led them to discover the planet Hala that was home to the blue-skinned warrior Kree and the peaceful plant-based Cotati. Representatives were chosen from both species to take part in a trial to judge which was more worthy of the Skrulls gifts. These participants were transported to the uninhabited planetoid that was Earth's Moon where they were given a year to develop a great work in the Blue Area of the Moon that would be judged. The Kree had constructed a great blue city that impressed the Skrulls but the Cotati won the trial after creating a thriving garden dominated by plants. However, the Kree refused to accept defeat and in the cover of night they attacked as well as killed the Cotati whilst the Skrulls slept. They then approached the Skrulls and attacked them with the peaceful green skinned aliens led by Dorrek were massacred. In the aftermath, the Kree pilfered the advanced technology of the Skrull craft that they took back to their home world. The Skrulls during this time were unaware of what had happened and only learnt of the betrayal when the Kree had created an armada that attacked the Skrull home world without warning. From that day onwards, the Kree and the Skrulls became bitter enemies with one another who had waged a long eternal war. (Avengers v1 #133) The war was waged between the two alien civilizations for control over the satellite galaxy NGC-205. In this engagement, an officer of the Intergalactic Kree Fleet by the name of Mar-Vell fought fiercely and valorously against the Skrulls. He became a war hero among the Kree Empire and his actions were noted even in the Skrull War Annals. (Captain Marvel v1 #2)
Years of Conflict
The renegade Ronan began his own initiative in the war by engaging in Plan Atavus. (Avengers v1 #90) This involved using devices to de-evolve the human race into more primitive beings allowing the Kree to control Earth but was stopped by the Avengers. (Avengers v1 #91)
Skrull agents in disguise attempted to trick Mar-Vell into revealing the secrets behind the Kree Omni-Wave Projector though he discerned the deception and destroyed the device. (Avengers v1 #93)
Outcome
Overview
In appearance, the war was an interstellar conflict waged between the Kree and the Skrulls across light-centuries that encompassed thousands of worlds. (Avengers v1 #93)
Participants
- Mar-Vell :
- Rick Jones :
Notes
- The Kree-Skrull War was created by Roy Thomas, Sal Buscema, Neal Adams, and John Buscema where it made its first appearance in Avengers v1 #89 (June, 1971).
In other media
Television
- In The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Kree-Skrull War was referenced in the animated television series starting in the episode "459". Kang the Conqueror later revealed that the conflict led to the destruction of Earth when its Sun was torn in half thus scorching the planet.
Films
- In Captain Marvel, elements of the Kree-Skrull War were adapted in the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was revealed that the Kree had destroyed the Skrull homeworld thus forcing the shapeshifters to become interstellar refugees who were persecuted and hunted down by the Kree Starforce. The Kree civilization used propaganda to portray the Skrulls as sinister subversive terrorists who infiltrated planets to conquer them and that their Border Worlds were under constant threat from the green-skinned humanoids. Mar-Vell came to see the truth of the Skrull persecution and the Kree scientist sought a peaceful resolution to the conflict by creating a light-speed engine that would take the Skrulls to safety outside her empires reach. She conducted her research in secret on Earth under the guise of Dr. Wendy Lawson where she experimented with the Tesseract as a means of creating a light-speed engine. However, the Kree learnt of her efforts and had her eliminated in order to claim the core for themselves.
Appearances
- Avengers v1:
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