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Mar-Vell was a Kree scientist who used to live on Earth where she worked with the United States Air Force in the framework of Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., using the name Wendy Lawson. Together with Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau, Mar-Vell worked on harnessing the energy of the Tesseract to create a Light-Speed Engine which according to her, would help end the Kree-Skrull War. Despite being a Kree herself, Mar-Vell intended to offer the technology to the Skrulls so they could relocate far from the Kree. However, Mar-Vell's betrayal was discovered by the Kree Empire, so the Supreme Intelligence sent the Starforce on Earth to eliminate her. While putting the engine on trial, Mar-Vell and Danvers were attacked by the Starforce, which caused them to crash, and Mar-Vell was eventually shot and killed by Yon-Rogg while trying to destroy the engine so the Kree could not control it.
During the Kree-Skrull War, Mar-Vell decided to help the Skrulls in finding a new home away from the Kree's reach, after learning that her race unfairly treated theirs over the Skrulls' refusal to submit to the Kree's rules, leading to the latter bringing genocide upon the former's homeworld. Mar-Vell figured out a way to use the Space Stone's energy to develop a Light-Speed Engine. Learning that the Tesseract was on Earth, Mar-Vell took her pet Flerken, Goose, and arrived on Earth, disguising herself as "Wendy Lawson" and worked under Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., while also developing her own engine.
There she met Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau who unknowingly tested the engine for her in test flights. Mar-Vell was impressed by Danvers and her skills, so she decided to take her under her wing.
Mar-Vell was able to create the engine and secretly took the Tesseract away from Earth, hiding it at her laboratory. She also was approached by Talos who was desperate to find a shelter for his wife, daughter, and the Skrull civilians and Mar-Vell allowed them to hide at her laboratory as well.[1]
"I spent half my life fighting a shameful war. Now skedaddle before you give me any more regrets. Just remember the coordinates, okay? You gotta save them without me."
After crash-landing, Mar-Vell told Danvers the truth about who she was and her mission on Earth. She gave Danvers her Kree Pistol and insisted on destroying the energy core of the engine so that the Kree could not get it. Before she could do so, Yon-Rogg shot her in the chest, killing her.[1]
Legacy[]
Six years after Mar-Vell's death, Carol Danvers succeeded Mar-Vell's position on her mission of helping the Skrulls find a new place to live and help them get away from the Kree.[1]
Personality[]
As a Kree, Mar-Vell used to fight her people's wars for half of her life with loyalty. However, she was intelligent and sympathetic enough to eventually realize the atrocities the Kree committed against Skrulls, leading her to change sides and secretly help the Skrulls. After her change of heart, she started seeing the war she once fought as being shameful, and instead committed herself to help the remaining Skrull refugees to escape the Kree, to such an extent that she set up a laboratory in Earth's orbit and worked on Earth to use the Tesseract to develop her Light-Speed Engine, and even at the time of her death, she found a successor for herself by giving her protégé everything she needed to continue her mission of helping the Skrull refugees.
Kree Physiology: As a Kree, Mar-Vell possessed many natural attributes, most notably superhuman strength, durability, agility, and an efficient healing factor. However, her skin was not a blue pigment, allowing her to disguise herself on Earth as a human.
Superhuman Strength: Like all Kree, Mar-Vell was tremendously strong.
Superhuman Durability: Mar-Vell's body was very resistant. However, Mar-Vell could be killed, as she was shot dead by Yon-Rogg.
Superhuman Agility: Mar-Vell's agility allowed her to be skillful in battle. However, she was used more for her brain rather than battle skills.
Superhuman Stamina: Mar-Vell took a very long time to get tired when using her physical attributes.
Superhuman Reflexes: Mar-Vell was able to dodge attacks, but was more focused on shooting her blaster which caused her to get hit by the finishing blow.
Regenerative Healing Factor: As with all Kree, Mar-Vell possessed a healing factor which allowed her to recover from injuries in a short timespan. However, she cannot recover from injuries powerful enough to kill her immediately, as she was shot dead by Yon-Rogg.
Longevity: Mar-Vell possessed a long lifespan, that was cut short by her death at the hands of Yon-Rogg. This trait is common among Kree.
Abilities[]
Genius-Level Intellect: Mar-Vell was incredibly intelligent even for the technologically advanced Kree. She developed the highly advanced Light-Speed Engine, which was sought out by the Starforce to help end the Kree-Skrull War.
Master Scientist: Mar-Vell was a skilled scientist, studying the Tesseract for years.
Master Engineer: Mar-Vell was able to develop the Light-Speed Engine and was even able to design her own Laboratory in space.
Master Spy: Mar-Vell was able to disguise herself as a human for many years and never revealed that she was a Kree.
Master Pilot: Mar-Vell was an incredibly skilled pilot and had tremendous knowledge of space craft. She taught both Carol Danvers and Maria Rambeau most of their piloting skills.
Mar-Vell draws her weapon to destroy the energy core
After her plane was shot and crashed, she drew her Kree Pistol to destroy the Light-Speed Engine, only to be shot and killed by Yon-Rogg before she could do it.
Light-Speed Engine: Using the Tesseract, she developed an engine that enabled spacecraft to travel to anywhere at the speed of light instead of having to use the Universal Neural Teleportation Network to go to specific jump points, enabling the Skrulls to get out of the Kree's reach.
Vehicles[]
Mar-Vell's Laboratory: Other than working on Earth at Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S., she also brought an orbital laboratory with her in Earth's orbit, in order to research the Tesseract. Later on, she housed a group of Skrull refugees in the laboratory but was assassinated before she could give the location of the laboratory to Talos.
Mar-Vell is the fifth character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe to be depicted as a different gender from their counterpart in the comics, following Jeri Hogarth, the Ancient One, Fenris, and Ghost.
Behind the Scenes[]
Kevin Feige stated the decision to cast Annette Bening came very late, as they were still intending to cast a male actor shortly before filming began. Feige attributed Bening's casting to Anna Boden's decision to make the Supreme Intelligence take on Mar-Vell's appearance, stating "it was like, 'Oh, of course! That's perfect!' And we stopped looking for another actor."[2]
The first scene Annette Bening shot for Captain Marvel was Mar-Vell's death scene, with director Ryan Fleck noting that Bening gave a good performance despite the fact that she had to spend one day without sleeping.[3]
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