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Are Skrulls always evil in Marvel Comics?


It is my understanding that in Marvel Comics, Skrulls are considered evil. For instance, in The Skrull Invasion, the Skrulls are the bad guys kidnapping people and such. I thought the Skrulls were evil. At least, that was my understanding until very recently. In Captain Marvel,



the Skrulls are portrayed as the ones who are actually the good guys, instead of the Kree.



This came as a total shock to me, as I always thought the Skrulls were totally evil. While comic book movies/TV generally don't always adapt things perfectly from the comics (Civil War, or The Trial of the Flash are good examples), I don't think they usually go that far off.


So, what I guess I'm asking is, while the Kree and the Skrulls are definitely enemies, does Marvel usually take the side of the Kree and designate the Skulls as "evil", or is it usually more complicated than that?



Answer




To be blunt, the Kree and the Skrull empires are both pretty nasty in the comics. Both of them have posed threats to Earth which is in a strategically important position between their empires. But there are good individual characters from both and it's the war that they have been fighting for thousands of years with the Kree that have made the Skrull what they are today. They were much nicer when they first encountered the Kree.



The Skrulls reached planet Hala, home to the barbaric race of the Kree (Who have appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Guardians of the Galaxy – Ronan the Destroyer is Kree), and the more peaceful Cotati. The Skrulls devised a contest between the two races to see which would represent the planet of Hala.


A group from each race was given a year of supplies and taken to two separate planetoids. The group at the end of the year that had developed a better society would then be deemed most worthy to represent Hala in the Skrulls’ list of favorite civilizations.


The Kree had been stationed on Earth’s moon and built a city. Meanwhile, the Cotati had created a beautiful park. Realizing that they were not going to win, the Kree killed all the Cotati, effectively becoming the race that would represent Hala. The Skrulls were disgusted by this development and decreed that Hala would forever be banned from their circle of ideal worlds. Displeased with that decision, the Kree murdered the Skrulls, took their ship, and developed their technology.


/Film, A Brief Comic Book History of the Skrulls, The Kree-Skrull War




Lyja


While Lyja was originally a Skrull agent out to mess with the Fantastic Four she fell in love with Johnny Storm



Anelle


Princess Anelle attempted to end the Kree-Skrull war by having a child with Captain Mar-Vell who became Hulkling of the Young Avengers.


Xavin


Xavin, a later member of the Runaways.


Ethan Edwards


Ethan Edwards, one of Marvel's many Superman parodies.


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