Mar-Vell

: "This isn't about fighting wars. It's about ending them."
: ―Mar-Vell[src]
Mar-Vell was a Kree scientist who used to live on Earth where he worked with the United States Air Force in the framework of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.. Together with Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau, Mar-Vell worked on harnessing the energy of the Tesseract to create a Light-Speed Engine which according to his, would help end the Kree-Skrull War. Despite being a Kree himself, Mar-Vell intended to offer the technology to the Skrulls so they could relocate far from the Kree. However, Mar-Vell's betrayal was discovered by the Kree Empire, so the Supreme Intelligence sent the Starforce on Earth to eliminate him. While putting the engine on trial, Mar-Vell and Danvers were attacked by the Starforce, which caused them to crash, and Mar-Vell was eventually shot and killed by Yon-Rogg while trying to destroy the engine so the Kree could not control it.
== Biography ==
=== Kree-Skrull War ===
==== Developing the Light Speed Engine ====
During the Kree-Skrull War, Mar-Vell decided to help the Skrulls in finding a new home away from the Kree's reach, after learning that his race unfairly treated theirs over the Skrulls' refusal to submit to the Kree's rules, leading to the latter bringing genocide upon the former's homeworld. Mar-Vell figured out a way to use the Space Stone's energy to develop a Light-Speed Engine. Learning that the Tesseract was on Earth, Mar-Vell took his pet Flerken, Goose, and arrived on Earth, disguising himself as "Wendy Lawson" and worked under Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., while also developing his own engine.
There he met Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau who unknowingly tested the engine for her in test flights. Mar-Vell was impressed by Danvers and her skills, so he decided to take her under her wing.
Mar-Vell was able to create the engine and secretly took the Tesseract away from Earth, hiding it at his laboratory. He also was approached by Talos who was desperate to find a shelter for his wife, daughter, and the Skrull civilians and Mar-Vell allowed them to hide at his laboratory as well.
==== Death ====
: "I spent half my life fighting a shameful war. Now skedaddle before you give me any more regrets. Just remember the coordinates, okay? You gotta save them without me."
: ―Mar-Vell to Carol Danvers[src]
While testing the Light-Speed Engine with Carol Danvers, Mar-Vell was found by Yon-Rogg and Minn-Erva from the Starforce who shot the plane out of the sky.
After crash-landing, Mar-Vell told Danvers the truth about who she was and her mission on Earth. He gave Danvers her Kree Pistol and insisted on destroying the energy core of the engine so that the Kree could not get it. Before he could do so, Yon-Rogg shot him in the chest, killing him.
=== Legacy ===
Six years after Mar-Vell's death, Carol Danvers succeeded Mar-Vell's position on her mission of helping the Skrulls find a new place to live and help them get away from the Kree.
== Personality ==
As a Kree, Mar-Vell used to fight his people's wars for half of his life with loyalty. However, he was intelligent and sympathetic enough to eventually realize the atrocities the Kree committed against Skrulls, leading him to change sides and secretly help the Skrulls. After his change of heart, he started seeing the war he once fought as being shameful, and instead committed himself to help the remaining Skrull refugees to escape the Kree, to such an extent that he set up a laboratory in Earth's orbit and worked on Earth to use the Tesseract to develop his Light-Speed Engine, and even at the time of his death, he found a successor for himself by giving her protégé everything he needed to continue his mission of helping the Skrull refugees.
== Powers and Abilities ==
=== Powers ===
: "Your blood. It's blue."
: ―Carol Danvers to Mar-Vell[src]
* Kree Physiology: As a Kree, Mar-Vell possessed many natural attributes, most notably superhuman strength, durability, agility, and an efficient healing factor. However, his skin was not a blue pigment, allowing him to disguise himself on Earth as a human.
** Superhuman Strength: Like all Kree, Mar-Vell was tremendously strong.
** Superhuman Durability: Mar-Vell's body was very resistant. However, Mar-Vell could be killed, as he was shot dead by Yon-Rogg.
** Superhuman Agility: Mar-Vell's agility allowed him to be skillful in battle. However, he was used more for his brain rather than battle skills.
** Superhuman Stamina: Mar-Vell took a very long time to get tired when using his physical attributes.
** Superhuman Reflexes: Mar-Vell was able to dodge attacks, but was more focused on shooting his blaster which caused him to get hit by the finishing blow.
** Regenerative Healing Factor: As with all Kree, Mar-Vell possessed a healing factor which allowed him to recover from injuries in a short timespan. However, he cannot recover from injuries powerful enough to kill her immediately, as he was shot dead by Yon-Rogg.
** Longevity: Mar-Vell possessed a long lifespan, that was cut short by his death at the hands of Yon-Rogg. This trait is common among Kree.
=== Abilities ===
* Genius-Level Intellect: Mar-Vell was incredibly intelligent even for the technologically advanced Kree. He developed the highly advanced Light-Speed Engine, which was sought out by the Starforce to help end the Kree-Skrull War.
* Master Scientist: Mar-Vell was a skilled scientist, studying the Tesseract for years.
* Master Engineer: Mar-Vell was able to develop the Light-Speed Engine and was even able to design his own Laboratory in space.
* Master Spy: Mar-Vell was able to disguise himself as a human for many years and never revealed that he was a Kree.
* Master Pilot: Mar-Vell was an incredibly skilled pilot and had tremendous knowledge of space craft. He taught both Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau most of their piloting skills.
== Equipment ==
=== Weapons ===
* Kree Pistol: After his plane was shot and crashed, he drew his Kree Pistol to destroy the Light-Speed Engine, only to be shot and killed by Yon-Rogg before he could do it.
=== Other Equipment ===
* Tesseract: While working at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., he used the energy of the Tesseract and the Space Stone within it to develop a Light-Speed Engine.
* Light-Speed Engine: Using the Tesseract, he developed an engine that enabled spacecraft to travel to anywhere at the speed of light instead of having to use the Universal Neural Teleportation Network to go to specific jump points, enabling the Skrulls to get out of the Kree's reach.
=== Vehicles ===
* Mar-Vell's Laboratory: Other than working on Earth at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., he also brought an orbital laboratory with his in Earth's orbit, in order to research the Tesseract. Later on, he housed a group of Skrull refugees in the laboratory but was assassinated before he could give the location of the laboratory to Talos.
== Facilities ==
* Mar-Vell's Laboratory: Mar-Vell had a laboratory in space that orbited Earth. He did tests on the Tesseract and also kept many fugitive Skrulls.
* Edwards Air Force Base: Test flights of the Light-Speed Engine were performed from this U.S. Air Force base, by his pupils Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau.
* Joint Dark Energy Mission Facility: Mar-Vell researched the Tesseract and developed the Light-Speed Engine in the facility, as it was the main site of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S..
== Relationships ==
=== Allies ===
* Goose - Pet
* Skrulls
** Talos †
** Soren †
** G'iah
* United States Air Force
** Whalen
** Carol Danvers - Protégé and Friend
** Maria Rambeau †	
=== Enemies ===
* Kree Empire - Former Allies
** Supreme Intelligence † - Former Superior
** Starforce
*** Yon-Rogg - Killer
*** Minn-Erva †
== Trivia ==
* In the comics, Mar-Vell was a Captain of the Imperial Kree Army and the Kree war hero. Arriving at Earth, Mar-Vell disguised himself as Walter Lawson, researching the human race. Eventually, Mar-Vell turned against the Kree Empire and became the original Captain Marvel.
== Behind the Scenes ==
* Kevin Feige stated the decision to cast Tom Hopper came very late, as they were still intending to cast an actor shortly before filming began. Feige attributed Hopper's casting to Anna Boden's decision to make the Supreme Intelligence take on Mar-Vell's appearance, stating "it was like, 'Oh, of course! That's perfect!' And we stopped looking for another actor."
* The first scene Tom Hopper shot for Captain Marvel was Mar-Vell's death scene, with director Ryan Fleck noting that Hopper gave a good performance despite the fact that he had to spend one day without sleeping.
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== External Links ==
* Mar-Vell on Marvel Database
* Mar-Vell on Wikipedia