The original nick fury the original colonel nick joseph fury, as created by stan lee and jack kirby back in 1963, was a cigarchomping tough guy from hells kitchen, a world war ii. Several times throughout the film, fury gets injured or. The mainstream version of nick fury is an italian american veteran of world war ii, who would later be replaced by his illegitimate son, nicholas joseph fury jr. The origin of the injury has varied over the years.
The scarred socket on the other side is covered by his bangs. Nick becomes the driving force that eventually sees the different heroes become a unique response team known as the. Nick fury will not have yet lost the sight in his left eye. Jan 09, 2019 in the final minute of tony starks origin story, there samuel l. So the film takes place before fury s eye injury, but the purpose of doing so seems moot unless theyre actually going to show how he ends up with. Many of us were expecting his use of an eye patch to be related to some epic accident, but nope. Jackson was wearing the eye patch and looking like ultimate nick fury had jumped straight from the printed page into real life. Apr 04, 2014 the original nick fury the original colonel nick joseph fury, as created by stan lee and jack kirby back in 1963, was a cigarchomping tough guy from hells kitchen, a world war ii veteran who. Mar 20, 2019 since captain marvel is a prequel to the entire mcu, it can explain how a few things in this comic book universe came to be. How nick fury lost his eye in the comics and comparison. The commander of starforce and danverss mentor, who trains her to use her new powers. Nick fury may lose his eye in a much different way in captain marvel than he did in the comics. The second version of nick fury was an african american. Now that captain marvel is out, we finally know how fury lost his left eye in the mcu.
Fury caught a nazi grenade and saved his men by tossing it. Nick furys background is unknown, at least in the marvel cinematic universe. That means no eye patch and no need for any extra time in the makeup chair for jackson plus, hell probably get a little of that deaging movie magic marvel has employed previously on robert downey jr. And there is no other explanation given in movies to the eye patch, but.
Captain marvel shows us how he wound up with the wound. Basically fury is black because there is hardly any black super heros and the pic needed some ethic groups. Nicholas joseph nick fury is the former director of s. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Mar 11, 2019 marvel studios latest avengers movie, captain marvel, shows us a young version of samuel l. Nick fury has two eyes in captain marvel, but brie larsons solo movie could very well show how he lost one. An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye. Weve seen fury on screen since 2008s iron man, but hes always had his trademark eye patch. In the original comics, fury lost his eye and gained his iconic eyepatch after a grenade blast. In the avengers 2012, nick fury wears an eye patch. The third version, nick fury jr, had his eye cut out by a.
Nick fury has donned an eye patch in the marvel cinematic universe. Captain marvel will feature young nick fury with 2 working eyes. Nick fury was transporting wolverine through iraq when they were ambushed. Mar 10, 2019 for fans of movies and comics, nick fury is recognizable by his eyepatch. We were developing a story about young nick fury going with dum dum dugan to wakanda, and theyre sitting on a plane and dum dum is sitting next to nick fury eating an orange, and the orange squirts him in the eye, and maybe thats the reason he has an eye patch. Mar 20, 2020 so he didnt do much at that time which eventually resulted in a 95% loss of vision in this eye and hence he got that eye patch. So the film takes place before furys eye injury, but the purpose of doing so seems moot unless theyre actually going to show how he ends up with. But the bigger news is that we finally get a peek underneath his iconic eye patch. Jackson and david hasselhoff this former head of s.
Only one member of the us forces survived the ambush. The 69yearold actor, who has played the character in six marvel films till now, will be appearing in captain marvel starring brie larson in the titular role, along with jude law and ben mendelsohn. How did nick fury lose his eye and get his eye patch. Apr 23, 2009 sam l has a eye patch as well as the original nick fury so he has to be nick fury actual and its not a achieved title of nick fury aka caesar. However, we still dont know how the mcus nick fury came to wear the eyepatch. In the ultimate marvel universe, fury lost his eye completely during the gulf war. Nick fury eye how did nick fury lose his eye in the mcu. Aug 31, 2016 this differs from the ultimate universes nick fury and the mcus version of the character these versions of fury have the scars to suggest that losing his eye was an even bloodier and gorier affair, although no solid origin story has been presented in the movies beyond, fury commenting in the winter soldier that he lost his eye the last. It is often worn by people to cover a lost or injured eye, but it also has a therapeutic use in children for the. Ultimate nick fury lost it during an attack on a convoy which happened to be transporting wolverine. I mean ultimate nick fury is written as samuel l jackson with an eye patch and seeing him on screen samuel l jackson is just.
Nick fury has both of his eyes in captain marvel videos, but how. Jan 19, 2018 in the ultimate marvel universe, fury lost his eye completely during the gulf war. Even though fury was presented with an assortment of replacement eyes, he chooses to wear an eye patch instead. He lost 95% of vision in that eye, and his depth perception got knocked way off track. To understand what happened to nick furys eye, you first have to understand why everyones talking about goose the cat. In the comics, fury took shrapnel to his eye in the field during world war ii, as detailed in 1966s sgt. Ultimate nick fury lost it during an attack on a convoy. Now that is the real question fury makes a lot of puns about his one good eye and how him trusting someone was the cause of him loosing an eye. Fury has worn the patch on his eye since his mcu debut in 2008s iron man. Colonel nicholas joseph nick fury is a fictional world war ii army hero and presentday superspy appearing in comic books published by marvel comics.
It was in this ambush that fury lost an eye and from then on would wear an eye patch. Diamond collectibles produced an ultimate nick fury bust. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. His child went under the alias marcus johnson, but his real name is nick fury, jr fury jr. I did my homework, and wikipedia gave me one explanation.
Captain marvel editor exclusively reveals how goose ties into. Fans have long wondered how exactly fury came to get his famous scar, and with marvels next movie taking place in the 1990s, marvel has the ability to show it. When fandango correspondent nikki novak sat down to chat with sam jackson and ryan reynolds for their new movie the hitmans bodyguard in theaters august 18, we had to ask him whether he was excited about playing a nick fury who has. When the original nick fury decided to retire as director of s. The best tv and movie characters with eye patches reason for eye patch. In the final minute of tony starks origin story, there samuel l. Portrayed on screen by two of the titans of american thespianism samuel l. Captain marvel reveals how nick fury loses his eye insider.
Mar 10, 2019 keep in mind, the eye is still there, he just obscures the bad eye with his iconic eyepatch. Marvel studios latest avengers movie, captain marvel, shows us a young version of samuel l. Is this how nick fury loses his eye in captain marvel. Nick fury wears an eyepatch because his eye was injured by shrapnel in wwii. You see, the cute orange tabby isnt really a cat at all. Despite this, he remains an enigmatic character, which is fitting, given that hes one of the marvel universes best spies. Captain marvel flying goose scene nick fury loses his eye. Dec 08, 2018 nick fury may lose his eye in a much different way in captain marvel than he did in the comics. Jacksons nick fury has his biggest role to date in a marvel studios movie. Nick fury you need to keep both eyes open captain america. Ultimate nick fury was featured in a lego kit based on the ultimate spiderman animated series. He was introduced in a 2012 series called battle scars, wherein a longtime enemy of fury sr. The latest entry into the marvel cinematic universe also spends a lot of time with a younger nick fury samuel l. In captain marvel, fans finally learned that fury started wearing it after goose the cat scratched his face.
Marvel studios captain marvel takes audiences back to a time when fury still had two eyes and may reveal how he lost. Several times throughout the film, fury gets injured or seemingly takes a hard hit, creating the. You see, the cute orange tabby isnt really a cat at allits a flerken, a. For fans of movies and comics, nick fury is recognizable by his eyepatch. Created by writerartist jack kirby and writer stan lee, fury first appeared in sgt. Sam l has a eye patch as well as the original nick fury so he has to be nick fury actual and its not a achieved title of nick fury aka caesar. Nick fury to be seen without eyepatch in captain marvel. The ultimate marvel nick fury or at least, the action figure of him was based on sam l jackson with his permission. He has 95% vision loss in his injured left eye, over which he wears a cosmetic eyepatch.
May 16, 2016 he was introduced in a 2012 series called battle scars, wherein a longtime enemy of fury sr. Actor samuel l jackson said audiences will see his marvel character nick fury without his iconic eye patch in the captain marvel movie. Nick fury gained his eyepatch of power during the twodecade time skip that turned him from a howling commando into an agent of shield colonel america of the defenders in age of ultron the alternate cyclops of the age of apocalypse has his rubyquartz visor over only one eye. The looming threat of nick fury losing an eye is probably one of captain marvels best running gags. Nick remained who he was, but nothing felt the same there. In the cartoon series nick fury got into a fight with the grim reaper and was slashed by the scythe therefore he lost sight and cheated death which is why through the movie when nick gets hurt those veins protrude and are black. Thats because captain marvel takes place before fury loses an eye, forcing him to don his trademark eye patch.
The following contains major spoilers for captain marvel. According to the characters comic book roots, furys eye was injured by a. The injury was revealed to have been is due to an injury to his left eye from a grenade during world. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This flashback is assumed to take place after nick fury was already wearing a bionic eye, so the shot to his eye damaged his bionic eye, otherwise, nick fury would have lost his left eye twice. In the comics there have been three different versions of fury all oneeyed and two have lost their left eye in wartime incidents. Since captain marvel is a prequel to the entire mcu, it can explain how a few things in this comic book universe came to be. One poster seemingly flipped an image of jacksons marvel character, nick fury, and therefore his iconic eye patch was on the wrong side.
Wolverine was freed and slaughtered all the iraqi fighters. How nick fury gets his eyepatch in the comics comic book. In captain marvel, fans finally learned that fury started wearing it. Mar 08, 2019 the looming threat of nick fury losing an eye is probably one of captain marvels best running gags. In the ultimate universe, nick fury who had been redesigned to look more like. Mar, 2019 to understand what happened to nick fury s eye, you first have to understand why everyones talking about goose the cat.
Keep in mind, the eye is still there, he just obscures the bad eye with his iconic eyepatch. It may be a cloth patch attached around the head by an elastic band or by a string, an adhesive bandage, or a plastic device which is clipped to a pair of glasses. The biggest revelation, perhaps, has to do with how a young nick fury samuel l. Marvel finally revealed the origin of nick furys eye patch in sgt. Captain marvel editor exclusively reveals how goose ties.
However, its the ultimate universe fury which jacksons fury is based on, a version who lost his eye in active duty with wolverine. May 08, 2018 its prior to the eye injury, no eye patch. Furys injured left eye, though initially minimally affected by a grenade blast during world war ii, has over the decades resulted in a 95% loss of vision in this eye. It was the ultimate comics initiative out of marvel comics back in 2001. Captain marvel theory may explain how nick fury lost his eye. Carrying fury through the desert back to allied forces, wolverine was thanked for his work by being repeatedly shot, caged once more, and returned to the battlefront. Nick furys eyepatch is one of his inconic features. Captain marvel will feature young nick fury screen rant.
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