r/Invincible • u/RevolutionaryGrape11 • Dec 16 '23

Do you think the Guardians Of The Globe could have won if Red Rush had stuck to just bailing the others out of death and hadn't attacked himself, or do you think everyone was doomed no matter what? They did put up a great fight even after he was removed, so I think it's plausible they could have. DISCUSSION

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u/Infinite_Waves1 Dec 16 '23

In addition, Nolan was enjoying his time on Earth and wanted it to stay the same for as long as possible. It was when Mark got his powers that he realised he needed to start doing the taking over part of his job.

I think if he didn't care about maintaining his human life he would have just gone full direct war and won with ease as he did in the other universes.

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u/ECGeorge Dec 16 '23

This always confused me—why does mark getting his powers convince omniman that it’s finally time to kill the guardians?

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u/Baby_Legs_OHerlahan Dec 16 '23

I think Nolan was just enjoying his time on Earth and being a Hero so much that he wasn’t actively thinking about conquering Earth. But when Marks powers came in, it reminded Nolan that he’s here for a very specific reason and that he’s been slacking off for long enough.

Conquering a planet with your son is probably the Viltrumite equivalent of going to a baseball game.

When Mark was young, Nolan didn’t have anyone to share his love of “baseball” with. But now that his son is old enough to swing a bat and throw a ball?

It’s Gametime, son.

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u/Matrix17 Dec 16 '23

Makes the baseball game that's not in the comic way more relevant too. It was like a complete tone shift for Nolan lol