Okay, I Don’t Know What the Hell the Bad Guys in the Avengers Movie Are
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?Lego just released a bunch of Avengers Lego set pics — either voluntarily or involuntarily — and they just happen to give us the best look at Loki’s unknown, flying chariot-riding minions so far. Since this is a spoiler, if only by default, it’s after the jump.
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?Who the fuck are these guys? I’ll tell you who they aren’t — Skrulls or Frost Giants, the two evil groups that have been rumored to do Loki’s handiwork in the Avengers movie for months and months. They’re still obviously alien — or at least from another dimension, which I’ll still refer to as “alien” for the sake of clarity — but I don’t have the faintest clue who they are. Kree? A new alien race altogether? And if they’re new, what about the Maria Hill rumors? Are they shapeshifters? Are they Skrulls in all but name and color? Hmm. HMMMM. Comics Alliance has a shit-ton more Lego Avengers set pics for you to check out while you wonder.
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