Who is Marvel’s The Hood?
They have been one of the more enigmatic heroes to be explored within the pages of the source material, but with Anthony Ramos set to bring him to life for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is an important time to explore; just who Marvel The Hood.
When Black Panther: Wakanda Forever arrives in theaters this November, the film will not only be the highly-anticipated end to the Phase Four slate for Marvel Studios but will it be the long-awaited follow-up to the original 2018, Academy Award Nominated, Black Panther.
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The 30th theatrical release will also be the launching pad for a brand new character that is almost surely set for a bright and illustrious future in the Marvel Cinematic Universe; Riri Williams, better known to comic book fans as Ironheart.
An MIT student that is known in the comic books as a hero who becomes the heir apparent to the Tony Stark legacy, with her genius-level intellect lending itself to the practice of building massive suits of armor capable of defending her, and the planet. for some tremendous threats.
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With the focus on Williams being so apparent, it was very shocking for it to recently be revealed that a character that is set to be an important part of her upcoming Disney+ series was a mysterious and dangerous villain known as The Hood.
He is a character that is pretty unknown by most mainstream fans, but just who is Marvel’s The Hood? Well, he is a lot of things, but foremost he is a small-time criminal who gains access to a possessed cloak and boots that turn him into the villainous entity we now know.
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Born Parker Robbins, The Hood was created by veteran comic book writer Brian K. Vaughn, and was a criminal for Kingpin, who encountered a Nisanti Demon after stealing from an unknown source; one that turned out to be containing some detrimental secrets.
The character uses the cloak to commit certain smaller crimes, eventually building an entire criminal empire under the name, and maintaining a terrifying presence over the Marvel underworld.
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Only time will tell if the MCU will follow a similar track with the character, but there is little denying that he remains one of the most interesting villains of the Marvel Universe; and one that a lot of people don’t know all that well.
