Ms. Marvel Made The Right Move Changing The Origin Of Kamala’s Powers
The following article contains minor spoilers for Episode 3 of Ms. Marvel.
Ever since Ms. Marvel was announced, there has been a lot of talk about Kamala Khan’s powers and how they are not comic book accurate in the show. While Marvel Studios took the decision to adapt the series for TV, it was confirmed early on that the studio had taken creative liberty with the hero’s origins and the source of her power. However, three episodes in, the series is starting to prove that it wasn’t the worst decision, and in fact, could have been the right move.
Ms. Marvel has introduced the first female South Asian and Muslim superhero into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The first episode of the Disney Plus series itself established the importance of Kamala’s culture and religion, which is similar to the comics. Her discovery of an ancient bangle, which later grants her magical powers, is also reflective of the same cultural background and is connected to real-life incidents and history. Adding the tale of the 1947 partition of India and Pakistani folklore into Kamala’s story makes it so much more relatable, and also boosts the studio’s mission towards a more diverse MCU.
Ms. Marvel's Iman Vellani Thought She Only Had A Cameo In The Marvels
It was revealed last week that the bangle previously owned by Kamala’s great-grandmother somehow unlocks the superhuman abilities inside the latest MCU hero. Iman Vellani’s Kamala uses the bangle to shoot cosmic beams from her hands, create floating platforms that she is able to stand on, and even manages to grow her fist, the latter being somewhat reflective of her comic book counterpart. She uses these newfound powers to save Laurel Marsden’s Zoe Zimmer at AvengerCon, and later helps the “shoe thief”
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