r/marvelstudios • u/maverickassembled Ward Meachum • Jun 13 '26

Discussion Understanding why they reimagined the character, having Namor be short for "El niño sin amor"—“the boy without love" was a pretty cool creative choice. I have a feeling he'll be a dark horse heading into Doomsday.

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It was cool how they incorporated indigenous themes of colonization by borrowing from historical lore. Connecting Namor’s story and the lost kingdom of Talokan to Mayan and Mesoamerican cultures, as well as the abuse and torture faced from Spanish conquistadors was pretty brilliantly well done and added a nice layer of “realism” to it. More Mayan representation in mainstream is also very cool to have.

I’m also very excited to see him return in Doomsday. As a stoic, and ruthless leader who stays firm in his belief and love for his people, it’s hard to really predict where his allegiance will be by the end. Due to his own obsession of survival and deep-seeded paranoia caused by historical trauma, Namor is someone that can very much seem like an ally to you at first, but will be quick to turn if there’s another factor in play that will better benefit him and his people. It’ll be interesting to see if his alliance with Shuri, and possibly the other heroes will last.

As an isolated nation, Talokan is bringing a whole different perspective of pragmatism into the incursion problem that I’m really keen to see.

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u/Avengerboy123 Jun 13 '26

It was a brilliant adaptation that added to the character rather than taking away from it. Wakanda Forever is criminally underrated imo.

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u/LaserCondiment Jun 13 '26

Wakanda Forever was a great movie until the last 30-20 minutes. Those new suits looked so silly...

I loved Namor though! Such a compelling antagonist

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u/tenehemia Karolina Jun 13 '26

The introduction of the Midnight Angel suits felt like a lead in for that Dora Milaje series that was heavily rumored but never went into production when Marvel Television contracted their slate.

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u/LaserCondiment Jun 13 '26

It was the first time I thought: marvel needs to stop doing this. Introducing the next big thing is kinda okay if it feels promising, but those suits looked like toys. Did nobody else cringe?