Talos was a general of the shape-shifting race known as Skrulls.
Biography[]
Captain Marvel[]
Talos desperately tried to find his love, Soren and their daughter. To do so he set up an ambush on Torfa where, disguised as Kree scout Soh-Larr, he stunned Vers and abducted her. He observed the mind probe and deduced that they needed to locate Dr. Wendy Lawson to find his family.
Vers escaped their custody and fled in an escape pod, crashing on Earth. Talos, Norex and some other Skrull agents followed her to Earth and landed in the ocean. He simmed a surfer girl and then his team set out to locate Vers. Talos knocked out S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Keller and simmed him. He observed the autopsy of his fallen colleague and gave his condolences.
Fury contacted Keller to tell him he was detained with the target in Project Pegasus. Talos, disguised as Keller, went with a team to Project Pegasus and met with Fury. Fury deduced that Keller was an impostor when he called him Nicholas. Talos and Fury fought but Talos got the upper hand with his superior strength. Before he could finish Fury off, Vers shot a Photon Blast as Keller's chest and knocked him clean off his feet.
Talos tracked Carol to Maria Rambeau's home in Louisiana. He had Norex sim Maria to distract her daughter whilst he spoke to Carol and Fury. He explained that he and his people were refugees and played the humans a black box recording from the day that Carol's plane crashed. Talos, Fury, Maria and Carol flew the Quadjet into space and located Mar-Vell's Laboratory where Talos was reunited with his family and his people.
Starforce arrived and Talos pleaded that they spare the Skrulls in exchange for himself. Yon-Rogg ignored his pleas and instructed the Kree to take all the Skrulls away and kill them. They were locked in a cell together and guarded. Talos simmed one of the guards and posed as him, leading the Skrulls to the Quadjet in a bid to escape. He was shot just before the door closed. Maria flew them to safety and Carol defeated the rest of the Kree.
Talos stayed briefly with Soren and his daughter at Maria Rambeau's. Carol decided she would help to rehome him and the rest of the Skrull refugees. Talos and the Skrulls returned to Mar-Vell's Laboratory, which was a Kree Imperial Cruiser, and left Earth with Carol in a hunt for a new planet to call home.
Spider-Man: Far From Home[]
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Secret Invasion[]
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Character traits[]
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Powers and Abilities[]
- Skrull Physiology: Talos possesses many of the traits that all members of his race do.
- Shapeshifting: Talos is able to shapeshift into any one he wishes, usually having had to see them first to do so.
- Super Strength: Talos is stronger than the average human. Whilst disguised as Keller, Talos easily outmatched Fury and was able to block full swings with ease. He was also able to pick up and throw Fury, a fully grown human man, around without any difficulty.
- Invulnerability: Talos' skin and bone structure are extremely durable. He was able to withstand a photon blast to the chest whilst disguised as Keller. The blast was dampened by the inhibitor but had proven powerful enough to blast holes in thick metal and blow up a duke box.
Relationships[]
- Soren - Wife; deceased.
- G'iah - Daughter.
- Norex - Former subordinate; deceased.
- Soh-Larr - Hostage.
- Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel - Enemy turned friend and ally.
- Maria Rambeau - Enemy turned friend and ally.
- Goose - Ally.
- Nick Fury - Former enemy turned best friend and ally.
- Keller - Situational enemy.
- Sandman - Enemy.
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man - Recruit and ally.
- Quentin Beck/Mysterio - Ally turned enemy; deceased.
- Maria Hill - Ally; deceased.
- Gravik - Successor as General and killer; deceased.
Appearances/Actors[]
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (3 films)
- Captain Marvel (First appearance) - Ben Mendelsohn
- Spider-Man: Far From Home - Ben Mendelsohn and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (Mentioned only)
- Marvel Cinematic Universe (1 series)
- Secret Invasion - Ben Mendelsohn
- "Resurrection"
- "Promises"
- "Betrayed"
- "Beloved"
- Secret Invasion - Ben Mendelsohn
Behind the scenes[]
- Due to his shapeshifting ability, Talos is portrayed by numerous people other than Ben Mendelsohn. Chuku Modu portrays Talos as Soh-Larr, Abigaille/Emily Ozrey portray Talos as Surfer Girl, Duane Henry portrays Talos as Kree Soldier, Samuel L. Jackson portrays Talos as Nick Fury, Andrei Nova as Russian Man, Eugenia Caruso as Taxi Driver and Irena Tyshyna portrays Talos as Fashionable Woman.
Trivia[]
- In the comics, Talos is one of very few Skrulls who isn't capable of shapeshifting making him a mutant among his kind. He made up for it by becoming one of the most feared Skrulls on his planet.