The Overlord
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Does anyone remember in early 90s, Marvel made bunch of titles set in the year 2099, with future versions of 616 characters like Hulk, Spider-Man, X-Men etc. For those unfamilar with the concept here is some info:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_2099
Here is my question, what will the fictional Ultimate universe be like in the future? What would the Ultimate Universe look like if stories were set in the year 2099? Which character's legacy would have the most impact?
One character who could have impact is Ultimate Tony Stark. Perhaps Ultimate 2099 timeline could have updated version of Iron Man 2020:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_2020
Here is what I do with the character. In the year 2099 Arno Stark is the great grandson of industrialist/ super hero Tony Stark. Unlike great grandfather who believed to have suffered a brain tumor (which was later proved flase) and used his illness as reason to become a hero and member of the Ultimates, Arno Stark is completely corrupt. Head of the largest corporation in the world Stark-Fujikawa, Arno Stark is one of the most powerful men in the world and he his abused the power in every way one can imagine. Arno used ruthless tactics to force Japan's Fujikawa INC to merge with Stark Enterprises, bullying Congress into reappealing all known anti trust laws. Arno also helped Congressman Edward Kelly into making Congress pass "The Kelly Act" which forces any metahuman in America to become drafted as government soldiers or be sent to prison for life, often they are sent to labs for testings so the government can develop new types of metahuman soldiers. Of course, in recent times the government has become just a puppet of mega corprorations like Stark-Fujikawa, this super human army is more or less Stark's private army. However a group known as "The Followers of Thor" is actively trying to fight Stark-Fujikawa's control, having adopted Ultimate Thor's radical left wing ideals and made it their life's mission to fight against mega corps like Stark-Fujikawa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_2099
Here is my question, what will the fictional Ultimate universe be like in the future? What would the Ultimate Universe look like if stories were set in the year 2099? Which character's legacy would have the most impact?
One character who could have impact is Ultimate Tony Stark. Perhaps Ultimate 2099 timeline could have updated version of Iron Man 2020:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Man_2020
Here is what I do with the character. In the year 2099 Arno Stark is the great grandson of industrialist/ super hero Tony Stark. Unlike great grandfather who believed to have suffered a brain tumor (which was later proved flase) and used his illness as reason to become a hero and member of the Ultimates, Arno Stark is completely corrupt. Head of the largest corporation in the world Stark-Fujikawa, Arno Stark is one of the most powerful men in the world and he his abused the power in every way one can imagine. Arno used ruthless tactics to force Japan's Fujikawa INC to merge with Stark Enterprises, bullying Congress into reappealing all known anti trust laws. Arno also helped Congressman Edward Kelly into making Congress pass "The Kelly Act" which forces any metahuman in America to become drafted as government soldiers or be sent to prison for life, often they are sent to labs for testings so the government can develop new types of metahuman soldiers. Of course, in recent times the government has become just a puppet of mega corprorations like Stark-Fujikawa, this super human army is more or less Stark's private army. However a group known as "The Followers of Thor" is actively trying to fight Stark-Fujikawa's control, having adopted Ultimate Thor's radical left wing ideals and made it their life's mission to fight against mega corps like Stark-Fujikawa.
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