Captain Marvel (2019)

Carol Danvers is a gifted but reckless Air Force fighter pilot whose lifelong struggle to prove herself, fueled by an abusive father, ultimately costs her her career. Given a second chance as a security officer aboard a S.W.O.R.D. orbital research station, Carol becomes caught in an attack by Skrull agents that destroys the station's experimental faster-than-light engine. The explosion infuses her with energy from the Tesseract and transforms her into a human-Kree hybrid with extraordinary abilities. Taken to the Kree Empire by scientist Walter Lawson—secretly the Kree warrior Mar-Vell—Carol joins Starforce and becomes an elite soldier in the Kree-Skrull War. But as she travels across the galaxy, Carol begins questioning the Kree's propaganda and discovers that the Supreme Intelligence has deliberately prolonged the war to maintain Kree power. Carol eventually uncovers Mar-Vell's secret connection to the Skrulls: he once fell in love with a Skrull agent named Anelle, and together they had a son, Dorrek, a child born of both Kree and Skrull blood. When Dorrek is captured, Carol realizes that the war has turned innocent people into weapons and sees how closely the Kree's manipulation mirrors the abuse she suffered from her father. During a massive confrontation between the Kree and Skrull fleets, Carol rejects her role as a living weapon and uses her powers to protect civilians and rescue Dorrek. After Mar-Vell sacrifices himself to save her, Carol destroys the Supreme Intelligence and embraces her identity as Captain Marvel. Returning to Earth with Anelle and Dorrek, Carol reconciles with Maria before setting out into space once again—not to prove her worth, but to protect a galaxy filled with worlds that have no heroes.

Story added by stevenkelly on August 24, 2026