Ultimate nick fury lost it during an attack on a convoy which happened to be transporting wolverine. The best tv and movie characters with eye patches reason for eye patch. 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. 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. Nick fury to be seen without eyepatch in captain marvel. Captain marvel shows us how he wound up with the wound. However, its the ultimate universe fury which jacksons fury is based on, a version who lost his eye in active duty with wolverine.
Jackson and david hasselhoff this former head of s. Mar 11, 2019 marvel studios latest avengers movie, captain marvel, shows us a young version of samuel l. You see, the cute orange tabby isnt really a cat at all. Mar 08, 2019 the looming threat of nick fury losing an eye is probably one of captain marvels best running gags. 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 fury has donned an eye patch in the marvel cinematic universe. Captain marvel will feature young nick fury screen rant. Captain marvel flying goose scene nick fury loses his eye. Weve seen fury on screen since 2008s iron man, but hes always had his trademark eye patch. If you see a way this page can be updated or improved without compromising previous work, please feel free to contribute. 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. His child went under the alias marcus johnson, but his real name is nick fury, jr fury jr.
In the original comics, fury lost his eye and gained his iconic eyepatch after a grenade blast. It was the ultimate comics initiative out of marvel comics back in 2001. 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. 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. Colonel nicholas joseph nick fury is a fictional world war ii army hero and presentday superspy in the marvel comics universe. Only one member of the us forces survived the ambush.
It is often worn by people to cover a lost or injured eye, but it also has a therapeutic use in children for the. However, we still dont know how the mcus nick fury came to wear the eyepatch. Thats because captain marvel takes place before fury loses an eye, forcing him to don his trademark eye patch. Mar 10, 2019 keep in mind, the eye is still there, he just obscures the bad eye with his iconic eyepatch. Portrayed on screen by two of the titans of american thespianism samuel l. Captain marvel editor exclusively reveals how goose ties into. Several times throughout the film, fury gets injured or seemingly takes a hard hit, creating the. In captain marvel, fans finally learned that fury started wearing it after goose the cat scratched his face. 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. Jackson was wearing the eye patch and looking like ultimate nick fury had jumped straight from the printed page into real life. Nicholas joseph nick fury is the former director of s. When the original nick fury decided to retire as director of s. 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.
Colonel nicholas joseph nick fury is a fictional world war ii army hero and presentday superspy appearing in comic books published by marvel comics. 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. He was introduced in a 2012 series called battle scars, wherein a longtime enemy of fury sr. 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. It was in this ambush that fury lost an eye and from then on would wear an eye patch. Keep in mind, the eye is still there, he just obscures the bad eye with his iconic eyepatch. Nick furys background is unknown, at least in the marvel cinematic universe. 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. Mar, 2019 to understand what happened to nick fury s eye, you first have to understand why everyones talking about goose the cat. Nick fury will not have yet lost the sight in his left eye. Mar 10, 2019 for fans of movies and comics, nick fury is recognizable by his eyepatch. How did nick fury lose his eye and get his eye patch. Basically fury is black because there is hardly any black super heros and the pic needed some ethic groups.
The second version of nick fury was an african american. How nick fury lost his eye in the comics and comparison with. 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. May 08, 2018 its prior to the eye injury, no eye patch.
Fury has worn the patch on his eye since his mcu debut in 2008s iron man. Marvel finally revealed the origin of nick furys eye patch in sgt. To understand what happened to nick furys eye, you first have to understand why everyones talking about goose the cat. Fury caught a nazi grenade and saved his men by tossing it. 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.
Jacksons nick fury has his biggest role to date in a marvel studios movie. Created by writerartist jack kirby and writer stan lee, fury first appeared in sgt. I did my homework, and wikipedia gave me one explanation. 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. Several times throughout the film, fury gets injured or.
In the avengers 2012, nick fury wears an eye patch. The commander of starforce and danverss mentor, who trains her to use her new powers. 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. Ultimate nick fury was featured in a lego kit based on the ultimate spiderman animated series. Ultimate nick fury lost it during an attack on a convoy. The biggest revelation, perhaps, has to do with how a young nick fury samuel l. Captain marvel editor exclusively reveals how goose ties. You see, the cute orange tabby isnt really a cat at allits a flerken, a. But the bigger news is that we finally get a peek underneath his iconic eye patch. An eyepatch is a small patch that is worn in front of one eye. In the comics there have been three different versions of fury all oneeyed and two have lost their left eye in wartime incidents.
Many of us were expecting his use of an eye patch to be related to some epic accident, but nope. Nick furys eyepatch is one of his inconic features. The third version, nick fury jr, had his eye cut out by a. According to the characters comic book roots, furys eye was injured by a. 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. 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. Wolverine was freed and slaughtered all the iraqi fighters. Captain marvel will feature young nick fury with 2 working eyes. Captain marvel reveals how nick fury loses his eye insider.
Nick fury you need to keep both eyes open captain america. Despite this, he remains an enigmatic character, which is fitting, given that hes one of the marvel universes best spies. Nick fury has both of his eyes in captain marvel videos, but how. Actor samuel l jackson said audiences will see his marvel character nick fury without his iconic eye patch in the captain marvel movie. On the animated tv series ultimate spiderman spiderman is heavily involved with. In captain marvel, fans finally learned that fury started wearing it. 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. Nick fury eye how did nick fury lose his eye in the mcu.
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. In the final minute of tony starks origin story, there samuel l. The looming threat of nick fury losing an eye is probably one of captain marvels best running gags. The injury was revealed to have been is due to an injury to his left eye from a grenade during world. Now that captain marvel is out, we finally know how fury lost his left eye in the mcu. The origin of the injury has varied over the years.
The latest entry into the marvel cinematic universe also spends a lot of time with a younger nick fury samuel l. Marvel studios captain marvel takes audiences back to a time when fury still had two eyes and may reveal how he lost. How nick fury gets his eyepatch in the comics comic book. Jan 09, 2019 in the final minute of tony starks origin story, there samuel l. 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. 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. Captain marvel theory may explain how nick fury lost his eye. Is this how nick fury loses his eye in captain marvel. 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. Nick fury was transporting wolverine through iraq when they were ambushed. The ultimate marvel nick fury or at least, the action figure of him was based on sam l jackson with his permission.
Nick fury has two eyes in captain marvel, but brie larsons solo movie could very well show how he lost one. Nick fury is a featured article, which means it has been identified as one of the best articles produced by the disney wiki community. In the comics, fury took shrapnel to his eye in the field during world war ii, as detailed in 1966s sgt. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Diamond collectibles produced an ultimate nick fury bust. He lost 95% of vision in that eye, and his depth perception got knocked way off track. In the ultimate universe, nick fury who had been redesigned to look more like. Jan 19, 2018 in the ultimate marvel universe, fury lost his eye completely during the gulf war. 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.
How nick fury lost his eye in the comics and comparison. In the ultimate marvel universe, fury lost his eye completely during the gulf war. Nick fury wears an eyepatch because his eye was injured by shrapnel in wwii. For fans of movies and comics, nick fury is recognizable by his eyepatch. 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. May 16, 2016 he was introduced in a 2012 series called battle scars, wherein a longtime enemy of fury sr.
He has 95% vision loss in his injured left eye, over which he wears a cosmetic eyepatch. And there is no other explanation given in movies to the eye patch, but. Nick remained who he was, but nothing felt the same there. One poster seemingly flipped an image of jacksons marvel character, nick fury, and therefore his iconic eye patch was on the wrong side. 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. The following contains major spoilers for captain marvel. Marvel studios latest avengers movie, captain marvel, shows us a young version of samuel l.
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