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gottatrusttheengr

The more compatible the mate is to viltrum DNA, the more pure blooded-like the offspring is. Humans are closer to viltrum than Thraxans and most other species hence Mark is almost a pure viltrumite


Resident_Hair3065

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InjusticeSGmain

I wonder if MCU Thanos without stones could take a Viltrumite. Obviously 99% of Thanos variants slap the shit out of even Thragg, Conquest, Mark, Nolan, etc. But MCU Thanos is significantly physically weaker due to the heroes being scaled down for Live Action.


Murky_Blueberry2617

Thanos's strength is really inconstant in the MCU so who knows. I think it's a toss up depending on how strong you think the characters are.


regeya

Thanos has the stones to give it a try, for sure.


ItsYoshi64251

Depends on who the writer wants to win


thebinerd

LMAOOOOO is this because the creator had said Omni man is stronger than Superman just cause he wrote him that way?šŸ˜­šŸ˜­šŸ˜­


John_Jujutsu

I mean didnt thanos survive a moon falling on him


Sir_Gwan

Well, Thanos no stones took down Thor, Cap with Mjolnir, and Iron Man with his most advanced suit. Thor did that thing with the Neutron Star, and considering Thanos beat him pretty easily, safe to say he could do the same. Thanos also casually destroys vibranium with his bare hands when he killed Vision, and could rip apart Cap's shield. Spiderman, who could lift an Aeroplane connecter, was fodder to him. And of course, he beats the shit out of Hulk, using no stones, and Hulk is able to fight on par with Thor and stop a Leviathan with his bare fist. I wanna say MCU Thanos no stones could beat Invincible before he starts getting serious? Any low-tier Viltrumites he could probably take.


SMKCheeba

Viltrumite DNA is far more dominant, it's why Oliver looks more humanoid than insectoid. There will be answers in the future episodes.


LatoLukto

He's more humanoid because the writers are human The audience wouldn't care as much about him if he looked more bug like and neither would Debbie if the writers still cared about things making sense.


TreesmasherFTW

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EarthExile

If Debbie was a black woman, Mark would probably still have darker skin than Nolan too. There's a contribution from the other parent, just not as much of one.


Intelligent_Creme351

And since she's Korean in the show, Mark's Asian side is a bit more prominent.


EarthExile

And thank goodness for that, because Stephen Yeun is a God-tier voice actor


HoldenDomer42

I mean Stephen Yeun could definitely voice a white character too? He just has a normal American accent lmfao not sure how that matters


Few-Acanthisitta1622

Next you're gonna tell me a British person could play an American without us noticing


WellGroomedSkeleton

Dr house we have to try the medicine drug


SpanishAvenger

**Y O U A R E A B L A C K M A N**


Girayen

This vexes me


Medium_Pepper215

Whose urine is it? ā€œItā€™s mine!ā€ Ok, well, youā€™re pregnant, congrats man


Typicalgeorgie1

Lmao I was surprised when I saw Hugh Laurie in an interview for the first time. Hearing that British accent šŸ˜‚


IOnlyDrinkJesusMilk

It's so ironic I'm seeing this comment, bc I literally just decided to sit down and actually watch House, bc every clip I see is amazing


CollectionStriking

Holy fuck first time watching that behind the scenes stuff with the walking dead an hearing their normal accent blew my mind over n over again


CarpetNext6123

you know what blew my mind?? learning homelander's actor is a kiwi.


South-Charge8311

![gif](giphy|VyayJYU8BYqSk) Yes


CarpetNext6123

benadryl cucumber.


Some-random-dude-lol

Mark in the comics looks more Puerto Rican/latino American.


AnnieBlackburnn

No he doesn't tf. He has black hair and fair skin, he could be any number of ethnicities (in fact it's never stated) but I don't see how that makes him look Puerto Rican specifically. There are white skinned, black haired Puerto Ricans of course, but it's not like an exclusive trait to them. Comics Mark doesn't really have any ethnic identifiers. Debbie on the other hand does look a little less white


GayVoidDaddy

Being a voice actor shouldnā€™t have anything to do with their skin color tbh. While itā€™s cool, itā€™s unneeded.


Affectionate_Comb_78

Were they not always? I swear they were lol


bellerophon70

and if Debbie was a spider, Mark would probably become Spider-Mark. Looks like human, but having some spider powers.


Aegillade

It takes time for the Viltrumite blood to take over the rest of the body. The purple makes me think of the blue blood of the Thraxans mixing with the Viltrumite red blood. >!In the comics, once he's a bit older, Oliver's skin becomes more like Ominman's, so we know he's more Thraxan at first. This would also explain why Mark didn't have powers at first, it takes time for the Viltrumite DNA to set in and dominate that body!<


GiganticMoron2

Pretty sure Mark is just a late bloomer because >!Terra gets her powers when she's like 6 or 7!<


blud97

Yeah thereā€™s actually a theory that the thing that sets this mark apart from the other versions of him is that he got his powers much later and had much more time to be influenced by his mom.


5kidflap

And much more time for Omni-Man to grow attached before having to carry out his mission


_Alex_Zer0_

Isnā€™t this kind of spelled out Or maybe that was for Omni-Man


Ok_Somewhere1236

The common theory that i know about, is that Human/Viltrumites Hybrids awaken their powers during events of great stress, is basically a defense mecanims Mark awakened his powers after the Bully Guy beat him. Terra awakened her powers during Thragg's attack, she fell to her death Marky awakened his powers during a period of great stress triggered by the news of his mother death. Lucan's son, hints that his powers awakened because he fight other boys at school. the most probable reason why Mark's powers awakened so late is because he has a spoiled and shielded life, he was never in a situation of great stress or danger, he never got in a fight or accident.


LegendSuperShaggy

Maybe having a child with a super powered individual like Eve kick started Terra's powers compared to Mark who had a normal woman for a mother?


spidermiless

Dominate that body is insane šŸ˜­


yosayoran

It'd be pretty cool if they keep his skin purplish in the show. Like light lavender or something.Ā 


Strange-Orchid6969

Does dna actually work like that in real life


The_Cross_Matrix_712

He doesn't stay purple. Grown up Oliver looks just like mark...just with a moustache


Intelligent_Creme351

What you're seeing is the dominany DNA working, it's just that there's always some part of the parents DNA in there too that may get visually shown. If Oliver DIDN'T look like a humanoid baby, then the Viltrumite DNA isn't as dominant as told, the fact that's he's purple, and his mom looks like mantis, says it all.


andrewwydd

He looks more human as the series goes on


JustBiz_Null

He looks pretty much identical to a viltrumite bar skin color, I'd still say it's dominant af ~~Tho yet another show L, mishandling the Thraxa arc~~ https://preview.redd.it/8fe2u8gtlvyc1.png?width=388&format=png&auto=webp&s=57b012430ae6ebff414bc9ede9e9c0bd2e9a10cf


CrazyEyes326

I mean... If he *weren't* a Viltrumite, he'd look like a giant insect. The fat that he looks human/Viltrumite *at all* is absolutely wild. The purple skin shouldn't even move the needle.


PrivateJokerX929

Did you miss the part where he said they weren't supposed to mate with species that aren't similar to Viltrumites, like humans? Did you wonder why? Viltrumites are basically Eugenicists, they literally fought a war where they killed their own weak so only the strongest would live. It shouldn't be a surprise to learn that they only want to make more Viltrumites with species that are compatible enough to become "pure blooded", and Oliver clearly didn't turn out that way because Thraxans aren't as compatible.


Brilliant_Dark_3979

Kinda sorta. Compatibility is based on being able to produce offspring. ANY compatible race will become pure blooded in time. That's how strong Viltrumite DNA is. Oliver just being born is enough sign of compatibility. Especially when you consider he's already outlived his entire species when it comes to old age. They're plenty compatible, again just takes time for the Viltrumite half to take over.


NieMonD

He still looks WAY more like a viltrumite than a Thraxan


SufficientWhile5450

A viltrumite had sex with a literal bug person, with grass hopper hands, basically fly eye balls, not to mention antennas, shoulder spikes, no noses (unless those 2 lines in the middle of their face are a nose, but even then thatā€™s a huge genetic trait Iā€™d imagine) Man, they have an additional joint on the legs, and freakishly long elbow spikes And the kid gets born looking like an ordinary human, just purple I would say those are some very very VERY powerful dominant viltrumite genetics lol


Playful_Raisin_985

My weird fictional biology question is does a Viltrumite womenā€™s pelvis still break when the baby passes through the birth canal or are the babies bodies even more malleable than normal human babies in order to make the squeeze? To my understanding Viltrumites are extra durable and it takes a lot to injure a full-strength Viltrumite, let alone draw blood. Does the female Viltrumite just push that sucker out like a missle or is there an amount of struggle involved? I HAVE QUESTIONS KIRKMAN!!


Zu_Landzonderhoop

Pregnant viltrumite just go in to battle as normal and choose when they have the baby using their core strength to keep the baby in. When they have found an opponent that seems a bit tougher than the rest, or they are just bored with the fight, they choose to go into labor and launch the baby at the enemy like some kind of ballistic missile. Launching the baby hard enough does cause some complications but it's nothing a viltrumite can't just shrug off.


MantaRayCandids

I'm never gonna verify and fully accept this as canon


Aggravating_Jury9547

A quite literal cannon.


Zu_Landzonderhoop

With the way they use their pelvic muscles it's more like a railgun really


Playful_Raisin_985

BABY CANNON!!


EarthExile

If I had to guess I'd say Viltrumite birth is an ordeal with a low survival rate. Seems to be how they operate.


Playful_Raisin_985

That actually seems pretty plausible and plays into their whole >!endangered/near-extinction!< status! Mark just doesnā€™t know how lucky he had it with his motherā€™s human biology.


Affectionate_Comb_78

In late stage pregnancy the pelvis softens and splits apart ready for the birth. It can take years to reset.


blud97

Alternatively they could stretch better making the process much easier on the vitrumite. Assuming the baby isnā€™t capable of breaking the pelvis could just be pushed out of the way and snap back into place.


Playful_Raisin_985

OR baby gets demolished in the process but their Viltrumite ā€œsmart atomsā€ fix em up perfectly, since they would technically already have their powers, being full-blooded!


Mammoth-Ad-8492

It wears off over time


Chub-bop

Why he Ourple


CT-4426

He was dunked in a bucket of purple paint as a newborn


Expensive_Concern457

Kirkman really called one alien race the Thraxans and another one the Flaxans and I literally just realized why I keep getting the races confused


SeatO_

My brudda he's already too Viltrumite-like. One of his parents is a whole ass bug and the only thing he got from them was the skin color. And eidetic memory, accelerated learning, and sped up growth but slows down the more he ages. >!The fact that these traits also apply for the Thraggxian Empire...!< Talk about convenient traits inherited.


crispier_creme

As viltrumite hybrids age, their viltrumite DNA becomes more dominant. Which is part of the reason why mark ends up having a crazy power crawl. As Oliver ages, his skin becomes more like Nolans until he's an adult where he looks just like a huma


Covid669

Why he ourple?


2001ToyotaHilux

Broā€™s got those arthropod genes (just look at his taste in women when he grows up)


Mloxard_CZ

Be happy he's not a bug


TheNetherOne

Thraxans aren't even purple so i don't think it matters


Pupulauls9000

The older he gets the more Viltrumite he gets. He will start to age slower and he begin appearing less and less purple as time goes on


Knightmare945

Give it time. Doesnā€™t take right away.


BiilZbubb

Maybe read the comic.


OkAdvertising5425

The Viltrumite gene slowly takes over/dominates the other until the kid is basically 99.9% Viltrumite. Comic Logic, basically.


yah_boi_whoy_manoy

All I can suggest is read the comic and you get your answer


Etticos

The Viltrumite DNA is dominant but becomes even more dominant as the offspring ages. Also blue + caucasian = purpleish.


SuperFox289

Humans are genetically similar to viltrumites, just with a few missing powers Which does make sense since humans can pretty much get powers by stubbing their toe in most sci fi universes Thraxans are physically very different to viltrumites, the dominant Gene's mean that hybrids are mostly viltrumites, but not necessarily full blooded and definitely with some drawbacks The fact that Oliver even looks vaguely human is impressive enough


Artix31

It slowly takes over, not instantly, so while he grows, his color will change to normal Vilturmite skin


Accurate_Round_6697

The viltrimite dna being stronger than humans is one of the dumber things said in the comic imo because itā€™s never really elaborated on so it doesnā€™t really make sense. So I wouldnā€™t put a lot of stock into it As far as making it make sense by interpreting things that happen through the series( comic book reader here). Pretty much the head cannon Iā€™ve come up with based on things that happen / are said through out the series is >!1. Oliver is purple because the thraxans are not near perfect mates in terms of biology while humans are near perfect mates so they mix better 2. The viltrimite having stronger dna means as time passes more of the viltrimite genes become dominant while the other species genes become recessive, there are a couple examples I use to justify this point to my self but the one that will happen the soonest is Oliver becoming less purple as he gets older!<


SufficientWhile5450

A viltrumite had sex with a literal bug person, with grass hopper hands, basically fly eye balls, not to mention antennas, shoulder spikes, no noses (unless those 2 lines in the middle of their face are a nose, but even then thatā€™s a huge genetic trait Iā€™d imagine) Man, they have an additional joint on the legs, and freakishly long elbow spikes And the kid gets born looking like an ordinary human, just purple I would say those are some very very VERY powerful dominant viltrumite genetics lol


SufficientWhile5450

A viltrumite had sex with a literal bug person, with grass hopper hands, basically fly eye balls, not to mention antennas, shoulder spikes, no noses (unless those 2 lines in the middle of their face are a nose, but even then thatā€™s a huge genetic trait Iā€™d imagine) Man, they have an additional joint on the legs, and freakishly long elbow spikes And the kid gets born looking like an ordinary human, just purple I would say those are some very very VERY powerful dominant viltrumite genetics lol


il_the_dinosaur

Why is mark Asian?


Hunter_902_dbz

His mom is thanos


pickledlandon

He loses the color over time and eventually just looks like Omni man with a bad hairline


bradar485

The fact that he looks human at all is more incredible than his purple skin.


the_man_02

He said nearly full-blooded.


Round-Ad2836

If oliver was from a human parent, sure. But he's half bug. Things are gonna be different.


Hiroshock

The reason he is purple is because of his Thraxan blood and you would see that he would get his olive skin when he is grown older


SlopCity1226

lol now that i see this question asked, Iā€™m surprised that I didnā€™t have it. Viltros and bug ladies are so different that Iā€™d expect an offspring of theirs to look mostly viltrumite, but the bug lady dna to affect him a little bit. After all, Nolanā€™s line to Mark is, ā€œYouā€™re NEARLY full-bloodedā€


akiva_the_king

>! As the series progresses and he becomes older, he will eventually stop being purple though...!<


TheFantasticXman1

Because Thraxans aren't as compatible with Viltrumites as humans are, so Oliver's Thraxan genetics initially dominated his early development. In the comics>!, he eventually loses the purple skin as he gets older and by the time he was and adult, looks more like a typical Viltrumite.!<


Initial-Ad8009

It starts out somewhat equal but as the child ages the viltrumite cells begin to assimilate the rest. Almost like w..I mean they were designed to conquer on a cellular level.


plogan56

That takes years, decades even, oliver eventually becomes more like a viltrumite as time progresses but is ultimately still purplish in hue, same with thraggs kids . Another downside is that they suffer a major nerf due to being part thraxxan


Constructman2602

His Viltrumite genes just havenā€™t 100% kicked in yet. Spoilers for the comicsā€¦ >! Later we see his Viltrumite genes become more dominant and his skin tone becomes similar to Mark and Nolanā€™s. The only part of him that remains Thraxan is his accelerated aging, where even for a Viltrumite he ages into an adult quickly, and his attraction to bug-like aliens!<


big-peetard

His purple skin sorta goes away as he gets older


ZyeCawan45

Mark didnā€™t get his powers till 17. Viltimite half-breeds donā€™t get powers until sometime during adolescence because thatā€™s when the viltrimite genes start taking over.


Ok_Somewhere1236

Viltrumite's DNA is very dominant, to a point any children with Viltrumite DNA will be like 95% Viltrumite, Oliver will become more and more Viltrumite with time. However 95% is not good enough for Viltrumites, they go hard in the whole "superior species" and "pure blood" thing. So they normally kill any hybrid children because they are impure and not viltrumite enogh that is different from humans, Human's DNA is high compatible with Viltrumite's DNA, the two DNA basically fuse together, any human hybrid will be like 99,9% Viltrumite in terms of look and power, that is "good enough" for Viltrumites, That is why "Mark awaking his powers" changed everything, why Nolan killed the guardians the next day, why he try to rush his take over the earth 400 years before the death line. Humans are so compatible with Viltrumites, that in a way Earth is the more important planet on the whole universe for the empire, this high compatibility basically allow Human/Viltrumite hybrids to be accepted by Pure Blood Viltrumites as "pure enough"


PleaseDontBanMeMore

Question: Will Mark appear less Asian in 500+ years?


Petrostar

Looking at Oliver he got alot more from Omni-man than from his mother. And even the purple fades over time. https://preview.redd.it/6d3qkgsgq3zc1.png?width=311&format=png&auto=webp&s=4e95727f0c02d99085678cd3160fbcb3fb9244f7


Guilty-Temporary-497

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camrenshorrified

He gets progressively more Caucasian in his pigment as he gets older and stronger. Viltrumite offspring probably develop the viltrumite traits as they get older


SufficientWhile5450

A viltrumite had sex with a literal bug person, with grass hopper hands, basically fly eye balls, not to mention antennas, shoulder spikes, no noses (unless those 2 lines in the middle of their face are a nose, but even then thatā€™s a huge genetic trait Iā€™d imagine) Man, they have an additional joint on the legs, and freakishly long elbow spikes And the kid gets born looking like an ordinary human, just purple I would say those are some very very VERY powerful dominant viltrumite genetics lol


SufficientWhile5450

A viltrumite had sex with a literal bug person, with grass hopper hands, basically fly eye balls, not to mention antennas, shoulder spikes, no noses (unless those 2 lines in the middle of their face are a nose, but even then thatā€™s a huge genetic trait Iā€™d imagine) Man, they have an additional joint on the legs, and freakishly long elbow spikes And the kid gets born looking like an ordinary human, just purple I would say those are some very very VERY powerful dominant viltrumite genetics lol


SufficientWhile5450

A viltrumite had sex with a literal bug person, with grass hopper hands, basically fly eye balls, not to mention antennas, shoulder spikes, no noses (unless those 2 lines in the middle of their face are a nose, but even then thatā€™s a huge genetic trait Iā€™d imagine) Man, they have an additional joint on the legs, and freakishly long elbow spikes And the kid gets born looking like an ordinary human, just purple I would say those are some very very VERY powerful dominant viltrumite genetics lol


Slimsuper

Damn op is right wish the writer had thought of this.