Sentry should have been a Solo Movie
There was no buildup.
I don’t hate Sentry as a character, but the way the MCU seems to be introducing him feels completely unearned and honestly should be world-breaking.
My biggest issue is scale vs explanation.
We’re talking about a character whose power level is far beyond Hulk, Thor, or Captain Marvel—something that’s basically stronger than a nuclear weapon. Yet the implication is that this power comes from a human-made serum, similar in spirit to the Super Soldier Serum.
That raises huge questions the MCU doesn’t seem interested in answering:
• How were humans even capable of creating something this powerful?
• If this was possible, why didn’t it immediately become the biggest political and military issue in the world?
• Why wouldn’t this trigger a global arms race that makes nukes obsolete?
At least with Hulk, it worked because there was a more grounded movie that circled into him.
With Sentry, if the serum worked, then the MCU is basically saying humans solved godhood—and nobody cares?
This is why a cosmic or extradimensional origin would make way more sense. Cosmic power externalizes responsibility. A serum that casually surpasses nuclear deterrence completely breaks the internal logic at least of the MCU.
Honestly, Sentry should’ve been a solo movie:
• Show the unethical project and how was they able to make such powerful weapon
• Show the fear and consequences
• Show why this power had to be buried or erased
• Slowly reveal the Void as the cost of human arrogance
If Marvel doesn’t address the political, ethical, and global consequences of creating someone stronger than a nuke, then Sentry doesn’t feel tragic or terrifying—just shallow.
I don’t hate Sentry as a character, but the way the MCU seems to be introducing him feels completely unearned and honestly should be world-breaking.
My biggest issue is scale vs explanation.
We’re talking about a character whose power level is far beyond Hulk, Thor, or Captain Marvel—something that’s basically stronger than a nuclear weapon. Yet the implication is that this power comes from a human-made serum, similar in spirit to the Super Soldier Serum.
That raises huge questions the MCU doesn’t seem interested in answering:
• How were humans even capable of creating something this powerful?
• If this was possible, why didn’t it immediately become the biggest political and military issue in the world?
• Why wouldn’t this trigger a global arms race that makes nukes obsolete?
At least with Hulk, it worked because there was a more grounded movie that circled into him.
With Sentry, if the serum worked, then the MCU is basically saying humans solved godhood—and nobody cares?
This is why a cosmic or extradimensional origin would make way more sense. Cosmic power externalizes responsibility. A serum that casually surpasses nuclear deterrence completely breaks the internal logic at least of the MCU.
Honestly, Sentry should’ve been a solo movie:
• Show the unethical project and how was they able to make such powerful weapon
• Show the fear and consequences
• Show why this power had to be buried or erased
• Slowly reveal the Void as the cost of human arrogance
If Marvel doesn’t address the political, ethical, and global consequences of creating someone stronger than a nuke, then Sentry doesn’t feel tragic or terrifying—just shallow.
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But, no build-up? Are you kidding? The entire movie was a build-up to his terrifying power.
From finding him to realizing he was locked away to him realizing his power to him unleashing it and "killing" millions in seconds.
Sentry has *always* been a side character because of his power level
Regarding his power, MCU feats didn't show till now how he would fare with powerful superheroes which I don't think he can win against some of them.
The government also has no real way of holding a Sentry-level person under control, as we saw the failsafe couldn't do anything to the Void.
Nukes are controllable.
>"It worked with Hulk because he was in a more grounded movie"
There's nothing grounded about being able to survive the amounts of radiation Bruce "absorbed". There's nothing grounded about the existence of the Super Soldier Serum, in the first place.
Godhood isn't solved.
And I know that *Secret Invasion* is best left forgotten, but it literally had a hodgepodge of human and extraterrestrial DNA that granted "godhood" powers. So it's not really that noteworthy that you can "create" a powerful individual. The Sentry serum could have very well been that DNA mix repackaged.
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Anyway, *Thunderbolts* is great.