# What super-powered Marvel heroine would you like to see in the next AVENGERS movie? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 12, 2015, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865 "2015-05-12T15:44:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/61 "2015-05-13T15:14:38Z")
> [@Love\_Rhombus](#): > > Skald, a few questions: > > 1. When you mention SMALLVILLE in such disparaging tones, do you not recall that the excellent John Glover was on that show, and indeed was one of the few bright spots? > > 2. No selection for Monica Rambeau? > > 3. What about Gwendolyn Christie as She-Hulk? She can act and she’s tall enough to play a gamma-powered gal. I completely forgot about bith Monica Rambeau and Spider-Woman. I’d love either, but preferably Monica. I’d never heard of Gwendolyn Christie before your post. ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/62 "2015-05-13T15:17:27Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Carol Danvers, as Captain Marvel, played by Katee Sackhoff. Why is this even a question? Because Carol Dancers is hot, while Sackhoff is at best not ugly. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/63 "2015-05-13T15:19:19Z")
How about Alice Eve as Carol Danvers? How’s her American accent? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/64 "2015-05-13T15:57:48Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Because Carol Dancers is hot, while Sackhoff is at best not ugly. De Gustibus, man - IIRC, you think that redheaded witch in Buffy is hot, so our tastes were never going to gel. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/65 "2015-05-13T16:53:25Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > Because Carol Dancers is hot, while Sackhoff is at best not ugly. Huh. All this time, I thought you were kidding about the continua buggy. **Skald** , you’re in the timeline where Sackhoff _cleans up real good_. Check the settings. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/66 "2015-05-13T17:14:54Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Huh. All this time, I thought you were kidding about the continua buggy. > > **Skald** , you’re in the timeline where Sackhoff _cleans up real good_. Check the settings. … why? Things are prettier here. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/67 "2015-05-13T18:54:29Z")
> [@Jonathan\_Chance](#): > > The answer is always She-Hulk. And she’s a lawyer. I agree. Now that Joss is gone with his weird thing for Waif-fu, we can have a strong female character. Dont get me wrong, Whedon’s gift for writing snappy dialog is wonderful. Valkyrie could be good. I dont like Captain Marvel, as Marvel simply is doing that to piss in DC’s cornflakes. Get over it already. Tigra is too waif-fu for my liking but she’s a maybe. I agree with Anaamika: \*Let’s get a properly tall actress, with a nice build. I am so sick of little girls kicking the crap out of big guys. And don’t hesitate to make her feminine. \* Not on the list is Spider-woman. Could work. One problem is that the Avengers has always been somewhat of a sausage-fest. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/68 "2015-05-13T19:18:11Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Tigra is too waif-fu for my liking but she’s a maybe. I agree with Anaamika: \*Let’s get a properly tall actress, with a nice build. I am so sick of little girls kicking the crap out of big guys. And don’t hesitate to make her feminine. \* > > Not on the list is Spider-woman. Could work. > > One problem is that the Avengers has always been somewhat of a sausage-fest. ☹ As a woman I appreciate the eye candy, I really do, but I was so happy at the end of Age of Ultron when there were TWO women and TWO black guys. I would love an Asian guy or girl. I guess it would have to be a girl, cause Asian men are just plain old unwanted. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/69 "2015-05-13T19:19:15Z")
I’ve hardly ever heard of any of these superheroines, but from the brief description in the poll, Valkyrie sounds best, so she’s got my vote. > **[Valkyrie (Marvel Comics)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valkyrie_(Marvel_Comics))** > > Valkyrie is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, the character first appeared in The Avengers #83 (December 1970). She is based on the Norse mythological figure Brynhildr. Valkyrie became a mainstay of the superhero team known as the Defenders and a close ally and one-time love interest of the superhero Thor. > Valkyrie, also known by her Asgardian name Brunnhilde, was selected by Odin to lead his personal unit of sh... ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/70 "2015-05-13T19:35:15Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > As a woman I appreciate the eye candy, I really do, but I was so happy at the end of Age of Ultron when there were TWO women and TWO black guys. I would love an Asian guy or girl. I guess it would have to be a girl, cause Asian men are just plain old unwanted. ☹ Asian males in the Avengers (at one time): Amadeus Cho Shang-Chi Sunfire Asian females in the Avengers: None. afaik. DC is much more into Asian females. Marvel does them mostly as mutants (often assoc with Wolverine) or villains. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/71 "2015-05-13T19:45:43Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Asian females in the Avengers: > None. afaik. Kamala Khan’s joining them after the current big summer comic event is over. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/72 "2015-05-13T19:47:36Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Asian females in the Avengers: > None. afaik. Maybe they can borrow Jubilee from X-Men. > [@DrDeth](#): > > I am so sick of little girls kicking the crap out of big guys. I bet you’re not looking forward to Wonder Woman, huh? ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/73 "2015-05-13T19:51:10Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Asian females in the Avengers: > None. afaik. Mantis is half-Vietnamese and raised there. Current Ms. Marvel is Pakistani-American ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/74 "2015-05-13T19:58:30Z")
Having reviewed Gal Gadot’s IMBD bio, I see she’s 5’10", so I will retract my statement that a woman taller than me is tiny, particularly since she could probably kick my ass. Honestly, though, from her pictures (standing next to her Fast & Furious co-stars), she looked tiny. My bad. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/75 "2015-05-13T20:49:31Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > Maybe they can borrow Jubilee from X-Men. > > I bet you’re not looking forward to Wonder Woman, huh? Gal Godot is 5’10. and 30 yo. Take a look at the pics- hardly a “Little girl”. [https://www.google.com/search?q=Gal+Gadot&rlz=1C1OPRB\_enUS594US594&es\_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dLhTVeapG\_fasATN\_IGYCw&ved=0CAcQ\_AUoAQ&biw=973&bih=591#tbm=isch&q=gal+gadot+wonder+woman+costume+revealed](https://www.google.com/search?q=Gal+Gadot&rlz=1C1OPRB_enUS594US594&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dLhTVeapG_fasATN_IGYCw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=973&bih=591#tbm=isch&q=gal+gadot+wonder+woman+costume+revealed) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/76 "2015-05-13T20:53:15Z")
> [@Push\_You\_Down](#): > > Mantis is half-Vietnamese and raised there. > Current Ms. Marvel is Pakistani-American Ok, sorta. I dont think Kamala Khan is part of the Avengers? ---
**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/77 "2015-05-13T21:02:14Z")
> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#): > > [snip]I was the one who demanded pants for Valkyrie (and Wonder Woman, and Storm) in the first place.[/snip] YOU INSANE MADMAN!!! We could have had Halle Berry prancing around in freezing rain. Wearing thigh-high boots and maybe some artfully placed clouds/mist. And since everyone seems to want that fascist Captain Marvel or She-Hulk, how about someone for them to punch? My vote is Joanna Cargill in her Frenzy mode. Played by her fellow glamazon Aisha Tyler. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/78 "2015-05-13T21:08:41Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Ok, sorta. > > I dont think Kamala Khan is part of the Avengers? [All New, All Different Avengers](http://cdn.bleedingcool.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image20.jpg) from this year’s Free Comic Book Day. As I mentioned above, the full series launches once the Secret Wars summer event ends. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/79 "2015-05-13T21:18:35Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Asian females in the Avengers: > None. afaik. Ultimate Wasp is Asian (so Ultimates, not Avengers, but still…) ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2015, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865/80 "2015-05-13T22:03:21Z")
> [@G0sp3l](#): > > YOU INSANE MADMAN!!! We could have had Halle Berry prancing around in freezing rain. Wearing thigh-high boots and maybe some artfully placed clouds/mist. > > And since everyone seems to want that fascist Captain Marvel or She-Hulk, how about someone for them to punch? > > My vote is Joanna Cargill in her Frenzy mode. Played by her fellow glamazon Aisha Tyler. I’m not a Halle Berry fan. Nice body, boring face. At an appropriate time I will punish you for the fascist crack. I have to replenish the electric eel stocks first. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-super-powered-marvel-heroine-would-you-like-to-see-in-the-next-avengers-movie/719865.md?page=5)