The Skrulls () are a race of
extraterrestrial shapeshifter
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s appearing in
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. They first appeared in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' #2 and were created by
Stan Lee
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and
Jack Kirby
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. They originated from the planet Skrullos and their
empire
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is located in the
Andromeda Galaxy
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. Their infiltration of Earth was a major event in the Marvel Comics universe as shown in the
crossover
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event ''
Secret Invasion
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''.
The Skrulls have made numerous appearances in animated television and video games before making their live-action cinematic debut in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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film ''
Captain Marvel'' (2019). Skrulls have also appeared in ''
Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019) and the
Disney+
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series ''
WandaVision
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'', ''
What If...?'' (both 2021) and ''
Secret Invasion
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'' (2023), and the film ''
The Marvels
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'' (2023).
Publication history
The Skrulls first appeared in ''
Fantastic Four
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'' #2 and were created by
Stan Lee
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and
Jack Kirby
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. The Skrulls next appear in ''Fantastic Four'' #18. The four who impersonated the members of the
Fantastic Four
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next appear in ''
The Avengers'' #92. The concept of the Skrulls would be explored and used throughout multiple storylines, spin-off comics, and derivative projects.
Fictional history
Millions of years ago, in the main Marvel continuity, the
Celestials
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They also appeared in the ...
perform genetic experiments on the
reptilian ancestors of the Skrulls, resulting in three branches of Skrulls: the Prime, the
Deviants, and the
Eternals. Eventually, the three branches battled with one another and the Deviant branch – due to possessing the innate ability to
shapeshift
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– were triumphant, and wiped out all members of the other two races until only two were left: the Skrull Eternal Kly'bn, and the Prime Skrull of the original non-Deviant Skrull race. Kly'bn implored them to spare his life, as killing him would kill part of their heritage. The Deviants' leader Sl'gur't eventually fell in love with Kly'bn, with the two eventually becoming the gods of the Skrull pantheon.
Taking the name the Prime Skrull, the last original Skrull escaped to Earth in the 20th century and later became a member of the Underground Legion. From that point on, the Skrulls began to expand their territory. The Deviant branch later split into two more groups, the modern Skrulls and an anomaly called the
Dire Wraith
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The Dire Wraiths firs ...
s.
The Skrulls originated from the planet Skrullos, and were originally a mercantile civilization, primarily interested in
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and willing to share their technology with all races they deemed worthy. When they encountered a new race, they simply transformed themselves to resemble that race. The Skrull Empire that resulted from these contacts was based on free trade and mutual cooperation.
Kree–Skrull War
Eventually, the Skrulls developed long-distance space travel; a great tour of the universe was undertaken, led by Emperor Dorrek. Finally, the Skrull delegation reached the planet Hala, home to the then-barbaric
Kree
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and the peaceful
Cotati, and held a contest to determine which of the races would represent Hala to the Skrull Empire. Seventeen members of each race were taken to different uninhabited planetoids, where they were left with sufficient supplies for one year. At the end of that period, whichever group had done the most with themselves would be adjudged the most worthy. The Kree were taken to Earth's
Moon
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where they built a great city, while the Cotati were taken to another barren world in a different solar system and used their abilities to create a beautiful park. Realizing that the Cotati were going to win, the enraged Kree killed all of them. When the Kree revealed that they had solved the question of who would represent Hala to the Skrulls by destroying their opposition, the Skrull delegates were appalled and vowed that Hala would forever be banned from their circle of favored worlds—so the Kree massacred them as well, took over the Skrull landing spaceship by force, and developed their own technology from it.
Because of the immense distances involved, decades passed before the Skrulls learned of the Kree's activities. By this time, however, it was too late. The Kree were now advanced and audacious enough to attack the Skrulls in their home galaxy. During the millennia that followed, the Kree aggression forced the Skrulls to become a militaristic civilization, and the Skrulls eventually developed the vicious streak needed to conduct intergalactic war. Their entire culture was remade in the warrior image. The
Kree–Skrull War
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continued for thousands of years with only brief interruptions. The Skrull Throneworld is later moved from Skrullos to the more central Tarnax IV, with their empire encompassing over fifty worlds. The Skrulls also created the first
Cosmic Cube
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, which later became the
Shaper of Worlds
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Publication history
The Shaper of Worlds was created by writer Archie Goodwin and artist Herb Trimpe, and first appeared in '' Incredib ...
; the Shaper related that, upon attaining self-awareness, he lashed out blindly, destroying two-thirds of the Skrull Empire and casting the civilization back into barbarism (suggesting this occurred before the war with the Kree broke out).
The Kree Accuser
Ronan had wrested control of the Kree Empire from the
Supreme Intelligence
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and attacked the Skrulls, reigniting hostilities. The
Avengers
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become involved once the
Super-Skrull
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kidnapped
Captain Marvel and, in turn, they battled a Kree
Sentry
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robot, three of the four original Skrulls that had fought the Fantastic Four,
S.H.I.E.L.D.
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agents, rogue
Inhumans
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and legions of Skrulls. The Supreme Intelligence ended the conflict by revealing to the Avengers' ally
Rick Jones that he had vast mental potential, which was then used to freeze all combatants in place. The Supreme Intelligence announced that, while the Kree and Skrulls had reached genetic dead ends, the human race displayed incredible untapped potential. It is revealed years later that the conflict produced a Kree-Skrull hybrid,
Hulkling, who was the child of one-time lovers Captain Marvel and Skrull princess
Anelle.
Empire-changing events
The Skrulls became aware of Earth when they discovered a space warp linking Earth and Throneworld. Later, they discovered Earth possesses an equidistant link to Hala. They see Earth as a world to conquer, but they are content to hold off a full
invasion
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. Because of their caution, the Skrulls have sent only a handful of scout warriors to infiltrate Earth, but failed to take into account the presence of the modern
superhero
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.
In 1958, Skrulls attempted to sabotage Earth's space program. They battled the
3-D Man
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, and set the Cold Warrior against the 3-D Man. Later, a small scouting party used their shape-shifting powers to impersonate the
Fantastic Four
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, committing crimes so the country would turn against the Fantastic Four, at that time the only ones with the power to stop them. The Fantastic Four were able to locate the Skrulls and tricked their leaders into believing Earth was full of threats, so the Skrull fleet was withdrawn. Mister Fantastic directed three of the four Skrulls that were left behind to shape-shift into cows, and he hypnotized them to remember nothing about their true heritage.
In retaliation, the Skrull Emperor
Dorrek VII
Emmanuel da Costa
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Emmanuel da Costa is an Afro-Brazilian businessman and the father of Roberto da Costa.
Dagger
Dagoth
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dispatched Kl'rt, a Skrull transformed into the
Super-Skrull
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, to Earth to defeat the Fantastic Four. Kl'rt possessed the combined powers of the entire Fantastic Four (as well as shape-shifting and
hypnotism
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), and he held the team at bay until Mister Fantastic discovered the source of his power and used a device to jam the ray which powered the Super-Skrull; the Human Torch imprisoned him inside a crater. The Super-Skrull posed as
Franklin Storm after transporting him to the Skrull Throneworld, and battled the Fantastic Four as the Invincible Man. Another Skrull killed Storm, by attaching a bomb to his chest before he was transported back. The Fantastic Four later traveled to Tarnax IV and found the Skrull (Warlord Morrat) responsible for Storm's murder. Skrulls were involved in other events, such as sending the Super-Skrull to battle
Captain Mar-Vell, and abducting the
Thing
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as a contestant in the Skrull Games.
Later, the cosmic being
Uatu the Watcher adjudicated a duel between champions from both races, Colonel Bel-Dann of the Kree and Warlord Raksor of the Skrulls. After one year of conflict, the duel remained deadlocked and was ultimately abandoned, without resolution. Years later, during a conflict with
Xandar
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that included the Fantastic Four and the
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, Emperor Dorrek VII's wife, Empress R'klll, staged a coup, killed him and become ruling Empress.
Empress R'klll's reign was short-lived, however, as the greatest blow to the Skrulls arrived in the form of the world-devourer
Galactus
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. After his herald
Nova
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annihilated the Skrull fleet, Galactus consumed Tarnax IV, killing 7 billion Skrulls, including R'klll and Princess Anelle. With the destruction of the central government, the Skrull Empire collapsed into hundreds of bickering factions. Their galaxy was filled with Governors who declared themselves to be Emperor of the Skrulls and soon, a civil war began. The
Shi'ar
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maintained a heavy presence in the former Empire as well, constantly dealing with pockets of resistance.
Second Kree–Skrull War
Later, Reed Richards discovered that another Governor-turned-Emperor, Zabyk, had created a genetics bomb. When it exploded, all Skrulls lost their shapeshifting abilities. Whatever form they were in at the time of the explosion became their permanent form.
In desperation, since they were vulnerable without their powers, the Skrulls managed to kidnap Nova in an attempt to compel Galactus to destroy Kree worlds for them. Their plot failed when the
Silver Surfer
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helped Galactus rescue Nova in exchange for his freedom from Earth.
When the
Celestials
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made an appearance, this scared the Skrulls into starting a second war with the Kree to demonstrate that they were not powerless. The attack was first made by Kylor, one of five governors claiming to be Emperor. His spy Nenora in the Kree Empire gave him an advantage.
Kylor, and the entire Skrull race, were eventually betrayed by Nenora. She assumed control of the Empire, wanting it for herself. Later, Empress S'byll stepped up to control the Skrulls and finish the war. She was able to resurrect the Super-Skrull, who returned to find the empire in shambles. The Silver Surfer was tricked into attacking a
Badoon
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fleet, unaware that they were allied with the Kree. As the Kree waged war on the Surfer, he allied himself with the Skrulls to save his home world Zenn-La from destruction.
To restore their powers, the Super-Skrull's
DNA
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needed to be transferred to S'byll, because only a female could spread the ability to the other Skrulls. The Surfer helped them to power a machine that would return the Empress' shape-shifting abilities. The device was successful, and with this power she was able to restore every Skrull she touched. She became the true Empress of the Skrulls.
S'byll and the Super-Skrull waged war with the Kree with the help of the Silver Surfer. She replaced the Super-Skrull with Captain
Reptyl, who helped to change her into an emotionless reptile. But Reptyl was betrayed by one of his own and the Skrull fleet was utterly destroyed by the Kree. S'byll and the Silver Surfer went alone to attack Hala.
Gaining the knowledge that Nenora was actually a Skrull gave them the advantage. S'byll gave her shape-shifting abilities back to Nenora, crippling her and showing the Kree her true self. A peace treaty was created.
The Skrulls eventually broke that peace treaty, preferring to fight rather than negotiate. Among the other races contained within the Skrull Empire are the Druff, Guna, Kallusina, Morani, Pheragot, Queega, Tekton, and Yirbek races. Other races remain independent, whether through treaties or open resistance. Such races include the Clegrimites, Gegku, Krylorians, Wilameanis, and
Xandarian
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s. The Skrull-Xandarian war ended with
Nebula
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destroying Xandar.
Other activities
Skrulls are, meanwhile, involved in numerous other activities. They were revealed to have conquered a medieval planet and abandoned it after its inhabitants perished. Skrull Prime Ten battled the Fantastic Four and Captain Mar-Vell.
The Skrulls sent their own representative to witness the fate of the
Phoenix, at her trial by the Shi'ar. There is a lone appearance of Queen Akilll of the Skrulls. A lone Skrull poisoned Vera Gantor to force the Avengers to seek the Resurrection Stone on his behalf. The Skrulls sent General Zedrao to give the dying Captain Mar-Vell the Royal Skrull Medal of Honor.
The Skrulls had captured a Kree spy, Tel-Kar, who had infiltrated into the Skrulls by using a
symbiote.
Warskrulls
A group of genetically-bred Skrulls called the Warskrulls began infiltrating the Shi'ar Empire. They used a Nexus Amplifier to assume total physical discorporation of their targets, adopting their superpowers along with their physical appearance. They captured and replaced the Starjammers with members of their race, as well as key components in government. The Warskrulls, acting under the direction of the paramount among them, posing as a Shi'ar called the Chamberlain, began committing murders and even genocide upon various Shi'ar affiliated races, such as the P!ndyr, in the name of the Shi'ar Empire. One Warskrull replaced the Imperial Consort,
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, called himself Warlord, and took mental control over
Lilandra Neramani
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, the Majestrix of the Shi'ar. They were eventually defeated by the combined forces of
Deathbird
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and the
X-Men
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and later the Shi'ar vowed to weed out any other Warskrulls.
Infiltrating Earth
Some time later, a Skrull called
Paibok the Power Skrull mounted a campaign to invade Earth, using another Skrull called
Lyja as an infiltrator. The plan involved secretly replacing the real
Alicia Masters
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, the Thing's blind lover. The plan fell through when she instead seduced the Human Torch and the two eventually married one another. The long-running facade eventually came to light and the group discovered that the real, human Alicia was actually being held captive by the Skrull nation and Lyja defected, having fallen in love with the
Human Torch
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. The Fantastic Four rescued her, but Lyja seemingly died in the process as she sacrificed herself to save Johnny when Paibok attacked.
Paibok later revealed to
Devos the Devastator that she was still alive. Paibok, with the assistance of Devos, awoke Lyja from her comatose state and gave her the power to fly and fire energy blasts from her hands (she called herself "Lyja the Lazerfist"). These powers were later revealed to come from a special device implanted in her. Joining them in search of vengeance, the three arrived on Earth, and battled the Torch at Empire State University. The Torch panicked, used his nova flame and destroyed the campus. Alongside Devos and Paibok, Lyja witnessed a battle between the Fantastic Four and an alternate Fantastic Four. However, Lyja still bore feelings for the Torch and once again betrayed her cohorts to side with the Fantastic Four. This ended with the Fantastic Four destroying the "Skrull War World", the Skrulls' largest attack ship.
Cadre K
A group of Skrulls traveled to Earth, where they began plotting to invade the planet once again. They were, however, at some point approached by
Apocalypse
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, who wanted to lure together 12 powerful mutants that he needed to ascend to godhood. At the same time, the body of the Living Monolith, who had been hurled out into the far reaches of space by
Thor
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, is found and brought back to Earth. On Earth, a
mutant
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Skrull named Fiz snuck into
Xavier's mansion to tell them urgent news of trouble: the Skrulls have allied themselves with someone powerful and the only thing he knows is that there are 12 mutants that cannot be harmed and that something terrible is going to happen. Fiz also reveals the existence of a subtype of Skrulls that possess innate powers like Earth's mutants. Deemed outcasts by the other Skrulls, they were hunted by the Empire.
After the eventual defeat of Apocalypse, Professor X went into space to train them, giving them the name Cadre K. Cadre K and Xavier returned to Earth during the
Ruul's attempt to overtake the planet by turning it into an intergalactic prison. A wounded Z'Cann attempted to pass on vital information to
Rogue. Their physical contact affected Rogue's powers for some time. The information was received and the X-Men were reunited with
Bishop
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.
''Annihilation''
The Skrull Empire is the first of the major interstellar empires to be invaded by the forces of
Annihilus
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. The Annihilation Wave's superweapon, the Harvester of Sorrow, physically destroys dozens of Skrull planets.
In the aftermath, the Skrulls unsuccessfully attempt to convince
Hulkling to become their new Emperor.
The Rise and Fall of the Shi'ar Empire
A group of Warskrulls attacked a remote Shi'ar space station and took it over. Disguised as Shi'ar, they were taken aboard the space station willingly and slaughtered all those aboard, except a few needed to keep working the ship. The group, however was eventually defeated by a group of X-Men (
Darwin,
Havok,
Marvel Girl,
Nightcrawler, Professor X, and
Warpath). These Warskrulls are, however, revealed to be cyborgs.
''Secret Invasion''
In ''
Secret Invasion
"Secret Invasion" is a comic book fictional crossover, crossover storyline written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by Leinil Francis Yu, that ran through a self-titled eight-issue Limited series (comics), limited series and several ti ...
'', a flailing Skrull Empire, under the leadership of newcomer Queen
Veranke
Veranke is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The queen of the Skrull Empire, first introduced under the guise of Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew), she is the main antagonist of ''Secret Invasion'' in which she ...
, made an all-out effort to infiltrate and conquer Earth. It was revealed that the Skrulls had infiltrated Earth by capturing and replacing many of Earth's heroes. They followed this infiltration with their main assault group. This wave of Skrulls then formed new versions of the
Super-Skrull
The Super-Skrull is an alias used by characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original and most well-known incarnation, Kl'rt, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #18 (Septe ...
, with each possessing the abilities of several different heroes. Their invasion ultimately failed, costing the life of Veranke, and reducing their numbers even further. Even their gods were slain, and the god
Amatsu-Mikaboshi took over their Pantheon, leading to the events of ''
Chaos War
"Chaos War" is a Marvel Comics storyline that began publication in October 2010 across nine comic book series: the five-issue miniseries ''Chaos War'', written by Greg Pak and Fred Van Lente, supplemented by seven branded miniseries or one-shot ...
''.
Re-establishing the Empire and ''Infinity''
After the events of ''Secret Invasion'', the Skrulls, now reduced in numbers, became very segmented with various factions rising up around Warlords that began plotting to rise back to power by orchestrating events for their own benefit.
During the ''
Infinity
Infinity is something which is boundless, endless, or larger than any natural number. It is denoted by \infty, called the infinity symbol.
From the time of the Ancient Greek mathematics, ancient Greeks, the Infinity (philosophy), philosophic ...
'' storyline, several planets that the Skrulls settled on began being targeted by the Builders and while the Silver Surfer tried to save most of them, the Skrulls' population was once more decimated. Kl'rt the Super-Skrull later represented the Skrull Empire as a member of the Galactic Council. After the Avengers' victory over the Builders and Thanos, Kl'rt becomes the new Emperor of the Skrulls, where they settle on Tarnax II.
Meanwhile, Cadre K had settled on a ranch in South Dakota, while another group of Skrulls remain undercover on Earth as the "Warner" family, who are gathering data for the next Skrull invasion. The Warner family participate in day-to-day life, but end up stranded on Earth, completely cut off from the Empire.
''Infinity Countdown''
During the search of the Infinity Stones in the ''Infinity Countdown'' storyline, Razor reveals the true origin of the Tree of Shadows; according to Razor, the Tree of Shadows was created eons ago by one of the
Elders of the Universe
The Elders of the Universe are a group of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Collector was the first Elder to appear, and featured in '' The Avengers'' #28 (May 1966), but the idea that he was a member ...
known as the Gardener, who tried to bring life to the Null Space and planted it in the
Darkforce Dimension. Eventually the Null Space and the Tree of Shadows were discovered by a more prehistoric version of the Shi'ar and the Skrulls, a find that erupted in a war between the two alien races. The war raged until one member of the Shi'ar was able to grasp one of the seeds of the Tree. His physiology, fear and beliefs shaped the birth of the most vicious killing machine the universe had ever seen, the first Raptor and while the Skrulls, being shape-shifters, were still able to hold out against the Shi'ar, they eventually were nevertheless slaughtered by Raptor Prime, a creature of instinct and adaptation which quickly learnt to use their enemies' shape-shifting abilities as well.
[''Infinity Countdown: Darkhawk'' #3. Marvel Comics.]
Empyre
In the "Road to
Empyre,"
Teddy Altman is made a mysterious offer at the cost of leaving
Billy Kaplan. He accepts the offer which was to become the new ruler of the
Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are an List of fictional extraterrestrials, alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the planet Hala in the Large Magellanic Cloud, and have a scientificall ...
-Skrull Alliance, adopting the mantle of "Dorrek VIII," and beginning the preparations of invading the Earth for "the final war."
General G'iah, under the alias of "Gloria Warner", sends an encrypted message to the Skrull High Command about the progress of Project Blossom. Her mate, Colonel Klrr, uses the alias of "Carl Warner" and they have three daughters named Alice, Ivy, and Madison. After losing her husband to their handler and rescuing Ivy, General G'iah obtains a sample of a Cotati from a lab while explaining the history of the Kree and the Skrull's feud. At their motel, they are ambushed by a Kree operative. General G'iah leads her daughters to track the assailant to a Kree family. After G'iah's daughters prevent her from retaliating against them, the patriarch of the Kree family that blew up their motel room suddenly receives a message on his Kree-tech cellphone by Dorrek VIII, stating to all Kree and Skrull soldiers in the field that the Kree and Skrull armadas have united to face a common enemy. They are coming to Earth to destroy them as he speaks. The enemy is eventually revealed to be the Cotati, who are returning, as well as the Celestial Messiah. In the Kree/Skrull Alliance, Dorekk VIII has gained Captain Glory, Mur-G'nn, Tanalth the Pursuer, and the Super-Skrull as his inner circle. When the Avengers learned about the Cotati's true motives, they decided to work together to fight the Cotati and prevent them from eliminating all animal life. As Dorekk VII allows
Black Panther
A black panther is the Melanism, melanistic colour variant of the leopard (''Panthera pardus'') and the jaguar (''Panthera onca''). Black panthers of both species have excess black pigments, but their typical Rosette (zoology), rosettes are al ...
to wield the Sword of Space, Captain Glory has a private chat with Tanalth the Pursuer and his scans reveal that she is not a Kree. It is revealed that Tanalth the Pursuer is actually Empress R'Klll in disguise, having survived the destruction of Tarnax IV.
Biology
Skrulls are green-skinned
reptilian humanoids with large pointed ears, red or green eyes, and chins with several vertical folds in the skin below their mouths. Skrulls are known for genetic and molecular instability and genetic diversity, due to Celestial experimentation creating the Skrull
Deviants. The Skrulls are known for their physical malleability and ability to
shapeshift
In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability to physically transform oneself through unnatural means. The idea of shapeshifting is found in the oldest forms of totemism and shamanism, as well as the oldest exist ...
to any size, shape, or color at will, taking on the appearance but not the characteristics of other beings and objects. Skrulls are able to assume virtually any form, be it organic (e.g., cows
) or inorganic (e.g., lamps ). As a result, the Skrulls excel at spying and infiltration. Skrulls are also able to use their shapeshifting abilities to form weapons (e.g., blades and clubs) with parts of their bodies, making them dangerous hand-to-hand combatants. Their
sexual dimorphism
Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, di ...
is roughly the same of a human being, with the exception that the males are mostly bald and have no facial hair, while females have full head of greenish-black hair, but their
sexual orientation
Sexual orientation is an enduring personal pattern of romantic attraction or sexual attraction (or a combination of these) to persons of the opposite sex or gender, the same sex or gender, or to both sexes or more than one gender. Patterns ar ...
is more complex, since they can change their genders at will. Indeed,
Xavin once casually said that, for a Skrull, changing gender is comparable to a human being changing their hair color. As for their reproductive system, just like the other reptilians, the females do not give live birth, but instead lay eggs and the newborns are known as "hatchlings". However, despite being reptilian, the females also possesses hair and
mammary glands
A mammary gland is an exocrine gland that produces milk in humans and other mammals. Mammals get their name from the Latin word ''mamma'', "breast". The mammary glands are arranged in organs such as the breasts in primates (for example, human ...
to nurture their newborn, just like a human being.
The Skrulls later developed the ability to render themselves undetectable when using their shapeshifting abilities, even from telepaths and those with superior senses. Reed Richards discovered a method to use technology to negate this ability and reveal a disguised Skrull's true form.
Courtesy of their advanced technology, the Skrulls have also been able to augment their abilities in certain warriors, such as the Super-Skrull, Power Skrull and the Warskrulls—all elite groups who, with special encoding, are able to emulate the powers as well as the appearance of their biophysical templates or are bestowed entirely unique supertropical abilities all their own (in the case of Paibok).
The Skrulls have been shown to suffer from various diseases. Some Skrulls are born with a defect that makes them unable to shapeshift, however, this defect also enhances their strength to those Skrulls including Titannus, Talos and Raze.
The Skrulls can also suffer from
cancer
Cancer is a group of diseases involving Cell growth#Disorders, abnormal cell growth with the potential to Invasion (cancer), invade or Metastasis, spread to other parts of the body. These contrast with benign tumors, which do not spread. Po ...
, as shown with Kl'rt the Super-Skrull and Prince Klundirk. In an alternate universe, Skyppi suffered from a form of
tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is a contagious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can al ...
which was common to the Skrull species.
Just like the Kree, the Skrull were evolutionarily stagnant, unable to evolve.
[ However, over the millennia Skrull mutants have been born with the K-gene (as opposed to the human mutant X-Gene), meaning that now this might not be the case anymore.
After a Skrull dies, they revert to their original form.
]
Culture
Language
The Skrull species speak a variety of languages and dialects, including: Skrullos, Skrullian, the Irdu dialect,[''The New Avengers'' #40. Marvel Comics.] the Tligi dialect and the Frti dialect. While the Prime Skrulls had their own language, however, it was forgotten as their species was extinct.
Art
Since the Skrulls are a warrior race, it is hard for them to grasp almost any kind of representational art.
Religion
The main Skrull religion is the "Dard'van Sect", their "True Faith",[ which worships Sl'gur't and Kly'bn. It is unknown about the relation between Zorr'Kiri][''Thor: God of Thunder'' #3. Marvel Comics.] and the actual pantheon.
In ''Deadpool vs. Thanos'' #3, it is revealed that the Skrull equivalent of Hell is called the Shapeless Wastes.
Known Skrulls
* Al'arok[''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #2. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who posed as a Zenn-Lavian known as "Tallian Pay" to gain entrance for Skrulls to Shalla-Bal; deported after his attempt to kill the Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
failed; committed suicide to prevent capture by Kree who had disabled the Skrull starship he was on.
* Anelle – Skrull princess and the only child of Emperor Dorrek VII and Empress R´Klll; heir to the Skrull Empire and the mother of the Hulkling (Dorrek VIII/Teddy Altman). Killed when Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the p ...
consumed their Throneworld.
* Aptak[''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #6. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull trapped in a female Waziliah form by the Hyper-Wave Bomb. She is the lover of Nenora.
* Akilll – A Skrull representative to witness the fate of Phoenix, on trial by the Shi'ar.
* Ard'ran[''Secret Invasion: X-Men'' #4. Marvel Comics.] – A fourth-rank Skrull engineer who participated in the Skrull's invasion upon San Francisco. She had the telepathic abilities of any telepathic member of the X-Men.
* Bag'le –
* Bartak – A Skrull who posed as the Silver Surfer.
* Baryn – A Skrull who helped in liberating Prince Dezan.
* Bellok – Member of the "S-Men" also known as the Ice-Boy.
* Broodskrulls – A group of Brood
Brood may refer to:
Nature
* Brood, a collective term for offspring
* Brooding, the incubation of bird eggs by their parents
* Bee brood, the young of a beehive
* Individual broods of North American periodical cicadas:
** Brood X, the largest br ...
/Skrull hybrids.
* Cadre K[''X-Men'' vol. 2 #97. Marvel Comics.] – A group of "K-Class Deviant Skrulls" who have powers and physical appearances unlike other Skrulls. They oppose the killing of their kind by the Empire in the name of racial purity. Cadre K was led by Professor X
Professor X (Prof. Charles Francis Xavier) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-writer Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 ( ...
.
** Fiz – A mutant Skrull who journeyed to Earth to join the X-Men. Fix assisted in the battle against Apocalypse
Apocalypse () is a literary genre originating in Judaism in the centuries following the Babylonian exile (597–587 BCE) but persisting in Christianity and Islam. In apocalypse, a supernatural being reveals cosmic mysteries or the future to a ...
. He led Skrull mutants to rebel against the Slave-Drivers. He left Earth with the others and Professor X to find a new homeworld. Fiz could alter his size and mass.
** Goroth – A Skrull who possesses elasticity.
** Nuro[''Maximum Security: Dangerous Planet'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who possesses elasticity.
** R'Tee – A Skrull who can project spikes from his arms and head.
** Spunje – A Skrull who can absorb and reflect energy.
** Z'Cann – The leader of Cadre K. She was captured by the Intergalactic Council. Z'Cann is a telepath.
* Carnival[''New Mutants'' #92. Marvel Comics.] – Slavers who were using a carnival to attract and capture humans as slaves. They were encountered by the New Mutants
The New Mutants are a group of fictional mutant superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, generally in association with the X-Men. Originally depicted as the teenaged junior class at the Xavier Institute, sub ...
and fled in their starship, but left one behind.
** Gragnon – Skrull slaver.
** Rekxorm Sebastian – Skrull slaver.
* Ch'gra – A delegate in Queen Veranke's court.
* Ch'rith – A Skrull Lieutenant who participated in the Skrull's invasion upon San Francisco.
* Chrell[''Secret Invasion: Runaways/Young Avengers'' #1–3. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull Commander entrusted by Queen Veranke to train her army and slay the Hulkling. Chrell possessed the combined powers of Mister Fantastic
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The character is a founding member and the leader of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mast ...
, the Invisible Woman
The Invisible Woman is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #1 (November 1961). Susan St ...
, the Human Torch
The Human Torch (Jonathan Lowell Spencer "Johnny" Storm) is a fictional superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and ar ...
, and the Thing
Thing or The Thing may refer to:
Philosophy
* An object
* Broadly, an entity
* Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
* Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuses ...
. Chrell self-destructed trying to eliminate the Young Avengers and the Runaways.
* Criti Noll
Nanny
N'astirh
N'astirh is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created as a demonic inhabitant of Otherplace. N'astirh first appeared in ''X-Factor'' #32 and was created by Lou ...
[''Secret Invasion'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who was chosen to pose as Hank Pym
Dr. Henry Jonathan Pym is a character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by penciller Jack Kirby, editor-plotter Stan Lee and writer Larry Lieber, Pym debuted in ''Tales to Astonish'' #27 (Ja ...
. The first version tried to warn the diner owner that served her good food, only to be killed by the Skrull posing as Dum Dum Dugan
Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is an officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is one of the most experienced members of Nick Fury's team, known for his marksmanship w ...
. A second version stays with the cause, also having the combined powers of Black Panther
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and Vision
Vision, Visions, or The Vision may refer to:
Perception Optical perception
* Visual perception, the sense of sight
* Visual system, the physical mechanism of eyesight
* Computer vision, a field dealing with how computers can be made to gain und ...
.
* Dakr't –
* Dalx[''Secret Invasion: Who Do You Trust?'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – Skrull diplomat and cultural attaché.
* De'Lila[''Fantastic Four'' #347. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull thief who sought the Inorganic Technodrone. She was then taken by the Skrulls.
* Dezan – The brother of Dorrek VII. He was imprisoned due to his pacifist nature and branded a traitor to the Skrull Empire.
* De'zean[''Runaways'' vol. 2 #8. Marvel Comics.] – The father of Xavin and the current Prince of Tarvax VII.
* Dharr – A Skrull Lieutenant.
* Dorrek I – A Skrull King who reigned during the Skrull's first encounter with the Kree.
* Dorrek VII
Emmanuel da Costa
Emmanuel da Costa is a fictional character appearing in American comic book published by Marvel Comics.
Emmanuel da Costa is an Afro-Brazilian businessman and the father of Roberto da Costa.
Dagger
Dagoth
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[''Fantastic Four'' #18. Marvel Comics.] – Former Emperor of the Skrulls. Killed by his wife R'Klll.
* Dro'ge – The Skrull Royal Priest of Science. A Skrull scientist who experimented and discovered the advancements that allowed the Skrull Empire to infiltrate Earth on a massive scale.
* Dzirot[''Secret Invasion: X-Men'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco. He died in battle.
* Ethan Edwards – A Skrull who was a Marvel Comics pastiche of Superman
Superman is a superhero created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, which first appeared in the comic book ''Action Comics'' Action Comics 1, #1, published in the United States on April 18, 1938.The copyright date of ''Action Comics ...
.
* Evh'ser – A Skrull adjutant who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* Ewe'fareek – Uncle to Xavin in the comic book '' Runaways''.
* Flaw – A Skrull who served in the Shi'ar's Death Commandos.
* Fremn –
* Fry'lu[''The New Avengers'' #44. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull telepath who existed during the reign of Dorrek VII.
* Galan – The Skrull Priest of Science.
* G'iah –
* Godkiller – A specially-bred female Super-Skrull who has the powers of Battleaxe, Thundra
Thundra is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is often aligned with the Fantastic Four. She is a powerful, red haired, amazon-like warrior, or Femizon, from a matriarchal, technologically ad ...
, Titania, and Volcana. She was also genetically modified to wield Beta Ray Bill's hammer, Stormbreaker.
* Gorth – A Skrull who was the governor of a Skrull colony.
* Granok[''X-Men'' vol. 2 #95. Marvel Comics.] –
* Grrix – The Skrull Ambassador at S.W.O.R.D.
* H. Warren Craddock Impostor – A Skrull who impersonated H. Warren Craddock.
* Hagar[''Fantastic Four'' #206. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull who serves as the High Judicator in the Skrull courts.
* Henkor –
* H'kurrek – Fanatical Skrull Commander who commanded the part of the ''Secret Invasion
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'' directed against the X-Men
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.
* Hokk Algol – A Skrull who is a member of the War Crimes Tribunal.
* Host –
* H'rpra – A Skrull who posed as Mockingbird
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.
* Hs'fld[''Ms. Marvel'' vol. 2 #25. Marvel Comics.] –
* Hulkling (Dorrek VIII/Teddy Altman) – Theodore "Teddy" Altman, a Kree/Skrull hybrid, the son of Anelle and the Kree Captain Mar-Vell. He is a member of the Young Avengers
The Young Avengers are the names of two superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung, the first team appeared in ''Young Avengers'' #1 (April 2005). The Young Avengers tea ...
, with the codename "the Hulkling".
* Intelligencia – A Skrull being who was a composite of the greatest Skrull minds. It was created by the Skrulls to serve as their version of the Supreme Intelligence
The Supreme Intelligence, also known as the Supremor, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Dis ...
.
* Jaketch – A Skrull who served as an apprentice executioner of the Skrull jury.
* Jaq –
* Jash – A Skrull Lieutenant who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* Jazinda
J'son
J2
Jack Flag
Jack Frost
Gregor Shapanka
Jack O'Lantern
Jason Macendale
Jack of Hearts
Jackdaw
Jackdaw is a fictional character featured in the Marvel Comics universe. He was created by Dez Skinn, Steve Parkhouse, Paul N ...
– A Skrull bounty hunter and the daughter of Kl'rt the Super-Skrull.
* Jora'thrll – A Skrull who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* K'eel R'kt – A Royal Science Officer of the Skrull Empire and only survivor of the Builders' destruction of the Skrull planet Hy'lt Minor. He was saved by the Silver Surfer and transported to the orbital headquarters of S.W.O.R.D., where he offered his services to them against the war with the Builders.
* K'and'rr[''Black Panther'' vol. 4 #39. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull Commander of the 7th Fleet.
* K'arr'N –
* K'rtem – A Skrull who was an old comrade of Z'Reg.
* K'Targh[''Fantastic Four'' Annual'' #24. Marvel Comics.] –
* Knights of the Infinite – A group of Kree/Skrull hybrids who believed in a prophecy about uniting the two empires and becoming their protectors.
** Dorrek Supreme – The group's leader and the first wielder of the sword "Excelsior".
** M'ryn - A member of the group who founded the prophecy and father of Mur-G'nn. Killed by the wizard Moridun to be used as body for the latter.
** K'kyy – A female member of the group. She assisted in kidnapping Dorrek VIII in order for the latter to become King of the new Empire.
** Lan-Zarr – A member of the group. He guided Dorrek VIII through the test to see if he was Dorrek Supreme reincarnated.
** Mur-G'nn – A female member of the group. She assisted in kidnapping Dorrek VIII.
** Varra – A female member of the group. She is killed by Moridun, who wanted to possess the Wiccan
Wicca (), also known as "The Craft", is a modern pagan, syncretic, Earth-centred religion. Considered a new religious movement by scholars of religion, the path evolved from Western esotericism, developed in England during the first half ...
.
* K'vvvr – A Skrull Commander who is the son of K'and'rr. He led the Skrull attack upon Wakanda.
* Kalamari[''Fantastic Four'' #358. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull General and ally of Paibok the Power Skrull.
* Kalxor – A Skrull who serves as a Commander for Dorrek's armada.
* Karant Kiar – A Skrull Prelate of the Skrull Empire's 7th Quadrant who was a witness at the trial of Galactus.
* Karza –
* K'thron –
* Kerth – A Skrull who was a slave of the Broker.
* Kholdsor –
* Khn'nr – A Skrull who posed as the original Captain Marvel. He turned against the other Skrulls.
* Kl'rt/Super-Skrull – A Skrull who had the combined powers of the Fantastic Four and became the first Super-Skrull.
* Kly'bn – The last surviving Skrull Eternal
Eternal(s) or The Eternal may refer to:
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* Immortality or eternal life
* God, the supreme being, creator deity, and principal object of faith in monotheism
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* ...
, who became a Skrull God.
* Korya[''Marvel: The Lost Generation'' #12. Marvel Comics.] – A female Skrull and the lover of the Yeti
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. ''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. is an ape-like creature purported t ...
.
* Kradhal –
* Kravo –
* Kreddik –
* Krellek Council –
* Krillik –
* Krimonn the Power Prism – A Skrull transformed into a sentient power object after a failed coup d'état.
* Kylak –
* Kylor – A Skrull Governor who was a competitor for the title of Skrull Emperor.
* Lyja – A Skrull who infiltrated the Fantastic Four and married Johnny Storm while impersonating Alicia Masters
Alicia Reiss Masters is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, she First appearance, first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' #8 (Nov ...
.
* Magnitude – A Super-Skrull who has the combined powers of Banshee
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, Havok, Polaris
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, and Sunfire. He was sent to infiltrate the Point Men until he was exposed and killed by Delroy Garrett
Delroy Garrett is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Kurt Busiek and George Pérez, the character first appeared in ''Avengers'' vol. 3 #8 (September 1998). The character has also been known as Tria ...
.
* Meg'ror –
* Melugin[''The Avengers'' Annual #14. Marvel Comics.] –
* Moloth[''Meet the Skrulls'' #1. Marvel Comics.] - A Skrull who is the handler of G'iah and Klrr.
* Morfex – A Skrull who is a member of the Star Masters.
* Morrat – A Skrull Warlord who is responsible for the death of Franklin Storm.
* Mrok – A Skrull soldier.
* M'Lanz – A Skrull Warbride, she was tasked to stop Tel-Kar from retreating his symbiote (Venom) and getting a Skrull bio-weapon after Tel-Kar killed her two sisters. She teamed up with Eddie Brock
Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane, making a cameo appearance in ''Web of Spider-Man'' #18 (September 1 ...
as the Sleeper to defeat Tel-Kar.
* Muraitak – A Skrull who joined the Xandarian Nova Corps and served under Queen Adora.
* Myrn – A Skrull who is a longtime friend of Zabyk and Dezan and the creator of the Hyper-Wave Bomb. After Myrn had Zabyk don an insulated armor that is said to protect him from the bomb's effects, Myrn was killed by Zabyk.
* N'ala –
* Nenora – A former Skrull spy who was trapped in Kree form after being hit by a Hyper-Wave Bomb. She is the lover of Aptak.
* Nogor – A Skrull who posed as Longshot. He is the talisman of the Skrulls and the representation of the Skrulls' Gods.
* Nuro –
* Orf[''X-Men: First Class'' #6. Marvel Comics.] –
* Pagon – A Skrull who posed as Elektra after Siri's demise. Killed by Echo
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as part of a suicide mission.
* Paibok/Power Skrull –
* Pitt'o Nili – A Skrull who posed as Captain America (and was brainwashed to be him) who came from a downed ship in the Savage Land. Killed by Shanna the She-Devil
Shanna the She-Devil (Shanna O'Hara, Lady Plunder) is a jungle adventurer superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Carole Seuling and penciller George Tuska, the character first appeared in ''Shann ...
after being hit by a poisonous dart.
* Prime Skrull – Only surviving member of the original non-Deviant Skrull race.
* Prime Ten – Ten unnamed Skrulls who sought to obtain Mister Fantastic's matter/energy transmitter.
* Ptakr –
* Purnlr – A Warskrull who was killed in battle with the Kree.
* R'Tee –
* Raava
R'Klll
R'Klll (sometimes spelled R'Kill) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
She is depicted as the wife of Dorrek VII, the mother of Anelle, and the grandmother of Hulkling.
Raa of the Ca ...
– A rogue Skrull pirate who struck back against the Skrull Empire following the deaths of her off-spring, Skragg and Raavaka. In the wake of her carnage, she was sentenced to a lifetime at a secret deep-space torture prison. There, she made acquaintances with fellow prisoners Metal Master, Blinky, Absorbing Man
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, and Black Bolt
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, with whom she eventually tried to escape.
* Rachman –
* Raksor – A Skrull who oversaw the Phoenix trial.
* Rale –
* Raze[''Silver Surfer'' vol. 3 #89. Marvel Comics.] – A Skrull bounty hunter who cannot shapeshift, but is capable with hand-to-hand combat, athletic abilities, and carries an assortment of knives and guns. He is the brother of Vranx.
* Replica
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– A young female Skrull who was part of the Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Comic book teams 1969 team
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.
* Ripan – A Skrull who was a second-in-command to Kylor.
* R'Klll – Wife of Dorrek VII. She killed her husband and took over the Empire in his place. She was apparently killed when Galactus consumed Tarnak IV but turned up alive, having posed as Tanalth the Pursuer.
* R'Kin[''Annihilation: Super-Skrull'' #1. Marvel Comics.] – A short Skrull who served as fleet mechanic. Even though he is small, he has super-strength.
* Rl'nnd – Son of Rm'twr. Rl'nnd is an undercover X-Skrull agent participating in the ''Secret Invasion
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''. He has displayed the combined powers of several X-Men. Killed by Ms. Marvel.
* Rm'twr – Father of Rl'nnd. He was killed by Ms. Marvel.
* Ryga'a – Wife of Kree Soh-Larr and mother of Dorrek Supreme.
* S'Bak – A Skrull Baroness.
* Samuel J. Skrull –
* Sar T'llrk – A Skrull "Soul Shepherd" who participated in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco. Killed by Cyclops.
* S'Byll – A Skrull Empress who restored the Skrull's shapeshifting ability.
* Sarnogg – A Skrull who is the son of Kl'rt.
* The Sensational Hydra – A Skrull spy who works for HYDRA.
* She-Thing Impostor – An unnamed Skrull who posed as the She-Thing. Killed by the Skrull Kill Krew.
* Siri – A Skrull who impersonated Elektra. She was killed by the real Elektra.
* Skragg – A Skrull pirate/mercenary who served Thanos.
* The Skrull Beatles – A group of Skrulls who posed as the Beatles
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.
** John the Skrull – A member of the Skrull Beatles who impersonated John Lennon
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and also served as a member of MI: 13.
* Skrull-X – A Skrullian robot who can mimic the powers of the X-Men in a manner similar to Mimic
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.
* The Skrulls of Kral – A group of Skrulls the planet Kral.
* "Skrullverine" – An unnamed Skrull working for Apocalypse
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who was used to replace Wolverine at the time when Apocalypse turned Wolverine into the Horseman Death. This Skrull was later killed by Death.
* Skypii – An elderly Skrull mechanic who was friends with Hercules 2300. Often assumed female form and was working as a human female model when he and Hercules first met. As the "retirement plan" for Skrull workers was execution, he went into hiding in the form of a human female. Skypii chose a statue of Hercules to be his "death-form" in eternal tribute to his friend.
* Sl'gur't – A Skrull Deviant who became a Skrull Goddess and mate to Kly'bn.
* Ssrov – A Skrull Dropshift Captain who participates in the Skrull invasion upon San Francisco.
* St'kr –
* Syrro – A Skrull major.
* Talos the Untamed
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– A Skrull who cannot shapeshift. However, the mutation that left him unable to shapeshift gave him an enormous amount of strength.
* Tarna – A Skrull who is part of the Agents of Cosmos. She had a symbiote partner until Agent Venom
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Flash Thompson is a sta ...
became enraged and nearly killed it while stealing a ship, burning it with the ship's engine.
* Tenelle –
* Titannus – A Skrull who cannot shapeshift, but has been bio-engineered to possess immense strength and regeneration ability.
* Trall –
* Trl'k –
* Valth –
* Velmax (Effigy) – Founder of the superhero team the First Line; posing as a human hero, Effigy, with shape-shifting powers.
* Veranke
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– The current Skrull Queen. She posed as Spider-Woman
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. Killed by Norman Osborn
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.
* V'lrym –
* Vranx – A Skrull technology user and brother of Raze.
* Warpriest Kh'oja – A ruthless fanatic and an enemy of Power Pack
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.
* The Warners – A group of Skrull spies posing as an ordinary American family to make way for a future invasion.
** G'iah - A Skrull General who operated on Earth as Gloria Warner.
** Klrr - A Skrull Colonel and G'iah's wife, who operated on Earth as Carl Warner. He was later killed by Moloth.
** Alkss - The middle daughter of G'iah and Klrr, who operated on Earth as Alice Warner.
** Ivy Warner - The youngest daughter of G'iah and Klrr.
** Madison Warner - The oldest daughter of G'iah and Klrr.
* The Warskrulls – A bunch of genetically-bred Skrulls who infiltrated the Shi'ar's culture to obtain power for the Skrull race.
* Wor'il – Delegate in Dorrek's War Council.
* Xalxor –
* Xavin – A Super-Skrull in training and a member of the teenage superpowered group the Runaways. Xavin is the child of Prince De'zean of the Skrull planet Tarvax VII.
* X'iv – A Super-Skrull assassin sent to assassinate the Hulkling. She has the combined powers of Cloak and Dagger
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Over ...
as well as Daredevil and Elektra.
* Yorak –
* Y'tll –
* Zabyk – A Skrull warrior who was a childhood friend of Dezan and Myrn. He had Myrn construct a Hyper-Wave Bomb to use on his enemies. Under the advice of Myrn, he donned an insulated armor (even shifting his form to fit the unusual shape of its interior) that would protect him against its effects, but it failed, leaving his contorted body frozen inside and placing him in agony.
* Zankor – An alien retconned
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into a Skrull.
* Zedrao – A high-ranking Skrull General, notable for being on good terms with Earth's metahumans. Gave the dying Mar-Vell
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the Royal Skrull Medal of Honor, the highest honor in the Skrull military, for being a worthy rival.
* Zirksu – A Skrull spy who assumed the alias of Diabolik.
* Zkrodd – A Skrull General.
* Z'Reg (the Crusader) – A Skrull who deserted his kind. He was formerly a member of the Initiative as the second Crusader.
* Zuhn – A Skrull who was the partner of Velmax.
* Zorr'Kiri – The Skrull Goddess of Love. Killed by Gorr the God Butcher
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Gorr the God Butcher has been desc ...
.
Reception
* In 2018, ''CinemaBlend
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'' included Skrulls in their "5 Marvel Villains We'd Love To See In Black Panther 2" list.
* In 2022, ''CBR.com
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'' ranked The Skrulls 9th in their "Black Knight's 10 Strongest Villains" list.
Other versions
Amalgam
In Amalgam Comics
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, the Skrull are the native inhabitants of Mars
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(having amalgamated DC's Green Martians with the Skrulls). Mister X (the Martian Manhunter
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and Professor X
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) is an example of a Martian Skrull.[
]
Earth X
In the alternate universe limited series ''Earth X
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'', Thanos dwelled in the Realm of the Dead with the entity Death. It is revealed his mother was a Skrull and Death used her secret to make him believe that Death was his mother.
''Hulk: The End''
In the one-shot issue '' Hulk: The End'', an alien Recorder robot tells an elderly Bruce Banner
The Hulk is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in the debut issue of ''The Incredible Hulk (comic book), The Incredible Hulk ...
, the last human on the planet, that the death of the human race was widely celebrated throughout the universe, so much so that the Kree and the Skrulls settled their differences in celebration.
Squadron Supreme
The Skrullian Skymaster (real name Skymax) is a founding member of the Squadron Supreme
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and possesses abilities matching the Super-Skrull from Earth-616
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Origins of the term
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. The character first appeared in flashback in ''Squadron Supreme'' #1 (1989), and appeared in more detail in ''Squadron Supreme: New World Order''.
On Earth-712, the Skrull Empire has been at war with the Kree Empire. In an attempt to end the bloodshed, the Skrull Empire created a means to imbue their soldiers with extraordinary powers to vanquish the Kree. Skymax was the first and the only soldier subjected to the experiments, because the World Devourer destroyed the Skrull homeworld. Sk'ym'x was in the vicinity of Earth when his starship
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malfunctioned. He was rescued by American astronaut Joe Ledger (who would later become Doctor Spectrum
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). Grateful for his rescue, Skymax gave Ledger a Power Prism, which Ledger used to become the costumed adventurer Doctor Spectrum, while Skymax became the costumed adventurer known as the Skrull. Skymax and Ledger both became founding members of the Squadron Supreme
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, and Skymax remained with the team until member Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb is a character of English folklore. ''The History of Tom Thumb'' was published in 1621 and was the first known fairy tale printed in English. Tom is no bigger than his father's thumb, and his adventures include being swallowed by a cow, ...
repaired his ship, allowing him to return to space. Skymax realized that the damage to his ship was beyond repair despite Tom Thumb's efforts, and he chose to remain on Earth in secret, searching for any possibility of other Skrull survivors. Not finding any, Skymax concluded that he was indeed the last of his race; he remained on Earth.
After the Squadron Supreme returned from their adventures on Earth-616, the sorcerer Mysterium sent the surviving members to retrieve others to help in the rebellion against the Global Directorate. Doctor Spectrum was sent after "the Watcher" and discovered Skymax. Renaming himself the Skrullian Skymaster and revealing his true origin to Doctor Spectrum, Skymax rejoined the Squadron Supreme and settled with them on Utopia Isle.
In the 2021 " Heroes Reborn" reality, the Skrullian Skymaster was established as a former member of the Squadron Supreme of America. While trying to break up the protests caused by mutants over a bill that would start the Mutant Registration Act, the Skrullian Skymaster killed Mystique with his flame attacks. This caused Rogue to use her life-draining powers to avenge her adoptive mother by killing the Skrullian Skymaster.
Ultimate Marvel
In the ''Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe, later known as the ...
'' reality, Skrulls are led by the billion-year-old Skrull Emperor Kl'rt, as their off shoot Chitauri
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exist whom they call terrorists. They have extremely advanced technology, but have not been observed to shapeshift. These Skrulls were seen only in an alternate timeline
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in which Reed Richards contacted their world via his teleporter; the events leading to that timeline were altered in ''Ultimate Fantastic Four
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'' #29 so that contact was never made.
MC2
In the MC2 universe, Torus Storm, the son of Lyja and Johnny Storm, is a Skrull/Human hybrid, who inherited the powers of both his parents.
Thirty years into the future
In an alternate timeline set 30 years into the future, the Skrull Empire was united with the Kree Empire under the rulership of Emperor Dorrek VIII and they were successful in eliminating all life on Earth.
''What If?''
''Secret Invasion''
On Earth-10021, the Skrulls were victorious in the end of ''Secret Invasion'' and the heroes were defeated. In this reality, the Skrulls were coexisting along with the humans on Earth and were seen by humans as people with good intentions. Despite helping the humans in medical care and technology, in reality, they are secretly turning the humans into Skrulls like themselves, including Norman Osborn, who had married Queen Veranke, while the heroes had been hiding in Wakanda
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, since now they were seen as criminals. In the end, the heroes spread a virus which killed every Skrull and the humans who had been turned into Skrulls, except for Osborn, who had been disguised as Iron Man. Osborn revealed that he had orchestrated the plan all along, but he was killed by Bucky Barnes
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. The heroes were then taken by the U.S. government as world criminals.
In other media
Television
* The Skrulls appear in ''Fantastic Four
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'' (1967), ''Fantastic Four
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'' (1978), '' X-Men: The Animated Series'', ''Fantastic Four
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'', ''Silver Surfer
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'', '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' (1994), and ''The Super Hero Squad Show
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''.
* The Skrulls appear in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' as part of an adaptation of the ''Secret Invasion'' storyline.
* The Skrulls appear in the '' Avengers Assemble'' episode "Mojo World".
* The Skrulls appear in '' Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.''.
Film
Actor Tye Sheridan
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revealed in a 2019 interview that the Skrulls were originally intended to be the main antagonists in an earlier cut of ''Dark Phoenix
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'' before they were replaced by the D'Bari
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The D'Bari appeared in the 201 ...
amidst re-shoots.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Skrulls appear in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
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:
* They are introduced in the film '' Captain Marvel'' (2019). A faction of Skrull refugees led by Talos
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seek to escape a genocidal war waged by the Kree
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by coming to Earth to seek the aid of renegade Kree scientist Mar-Vell
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in devising a light-speed engine that could take the Skrulls to safety. On Earth, they meet Maria Rambeau and Nick Fury
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. After Kree warrior "Vers" learns of her true identity as Carol Danvers
Carol Susan Jane Danvers is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Gene Colan, the character first appeared as an officer in the United States Air Force and a colleagu ...
, she helps defend Talos, his wife Soren, and the other Skrull refugees from a Kree attack before they leave Earth to find a new planet to settle on.
* In the film '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019), Talos and Soren pose as Fury and Maria Hill
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respectively while Fury is working with other Skrulls in space.
* A Skrull appears in a mid-credits scene of the ''WandaVision
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'' (2021) episode " The Series Finale", portrayed by Lori Livingston. They appear in Westview, New Jersey disguised as an FBI agent to inform Monica Rambeau
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that an old friend of Maria's needs help for an upcoming mission.
* Alternate timeline versions of the Skrulls appear in the '' What If...?'' episode " What If... Thor Were an Only Child?" They attend Thor
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's Earth party alongside various other aliens and amuse Thor by assuming his appearance.
* The Skrulls appear in the series ''Secret Invasion
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''. Fury and Talos join forces to tackle a plot by a rogue Skrull sect led by Gravik (portrayed by Kingsley Ben-Adir
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) to infiltrate and take over Earth that also involved enlisting scientists to help establish the Super-Skrull project. These rogue Skrulls have kidnapped world officials and replaced them, including James Rhodes/War Machine and Everett Ross. Talos tells Fury that following the Blip
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, he summoned one million Skrull refugees to live on Earth. Angry that Fury failed in his promise to take care of them, Gravik orchestrates several terrorist attacks across many continents, kills Hill, Soren, Talos, and other Skrulls who try to rebel against him, and attempts to instigate World War III. He and G'iah, Talos's daughter, use a machine to acquire the DNA from some Avengers
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* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of "The Infinity Sag ...
, some Guardians of the Galaxy
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Comic book teams 1969 team
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, the Black Order, and other enhanced individuals to become Super-Skrulls. G'iah ultimately kills Gravik, Fury kills Raava, Rhodes's imposter, and the rogue faction becomes defunct. In response to the invasion, the U.S. President initiates the Anti-Alien Act deeming Skrulls and other aliens public enemies. G'iah is recruited into MI6 while Fury's wife, Varra, joins him in space with S.A.B.E.R..
* The Skrulls appear in the film ''The Marvels
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'' (2023). They were refugees on the planet Tarnax and made a peace conversation with the Kree, organized by Fury, but before the arrival of Danvers, Monica Rambeau, and Kamala Khan
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, the treaty was dissolved. After Kree leader Dar-Benn makes a jump point with a Quantum Band by mining Tarnax's atmosphere into Hala to restore its air, the remaining Skrulls are evacuated by Valkyrie
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.
Video games
* Skrull Governor Kylor, identified as "Emperor", appears as a boss in ''Silver Surfer
The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first a ...
'' (1990).
* The Skrulls appear in '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance''. When Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the p ...
attacks the Skrulls' homeworld, the heroes are forced to fight his Punisher
The Punisher (Francis "Frank" Castle, born Castiglione) is an antihero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Gerry Conway and artists John Romita Sr. and Ross Andru. The Punisher ma ...
s and Skrulls who refuse to believe that the heroes came to stop Galactus. After helping the Skrull Empress escape the planet, the player has the option of destroying Galactus' Optonic Drills before they destroy the Skrull homeworld. If the player stops the drills, the Skrulls will form a tentative partnership with Earth and will later come to their aid when the Kree threaten to enslave humanity. Otherwise, the loss of their homeworld will destabilize the sector of space it originally occupied and the Kree and Skrull go to war for decades, at the cost of millions of lives.
* The Skrulls appear in '' Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer''.
* The Skrulls appear in '' Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet''.
* The Skrulls appear in '' Marvel Heroes''.
* The Skrulls appear in ''Pinball FX 2
''Pinball FX 2'' (stylized as ''Pinball FX2'') is a pinball video game for Xbox 360, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows (Windows XP, XP and higher) and is the sequel to ''Pinball FX''. It was developed by Zen Studios and published by Xbox Game Studi ...
''.
* The Skrulls would have appeared in '' The Avengers''.
* The Skrulls appear in '' Marvel Avengers: Battle for Earth''.
References
External links
The Skrulls
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Skrull article on FFPlaza.com
Skrulls
at Comic Vine
Skrull
at Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
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