What Universa From Invincible Season 4 Looks Like In Real Life

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Minor spoilers for "Invincible" play 4, episodes 1-3 follow.

The "Invincible" play 4 premiere "Making nan World a Better Place" sees Earth look 2 alien invasions simultaneously. One is carried retired by nan parasitic Sequids, which culminates successful Mark Grayson's (Steven Yeun) darkest infinitesimal yet. The different is simply a one-woman penetration carried retired by nan alien warrior Universa (Danai Gurira).

The green-skinned Universa is nan ruler of her homeworld, which is suffering an power crisis. She's travel to Earth seeking nan resources to prevention her people, and tries to get them by attacking a atomic powerfulness plant, past absorbing its power output into her Staff of Leadership. Her scheme is quickly foiled acknowledgment to Invincible and Atom Eve (Gillian Jacobs). Universa whitethorn beryllium trying to prevention her people, but Earth's heroes can't fto her endanger theirs.

Universa's creation resembles nan alien warrior female Maxima from DC Comics, but her energy-siphoning goals are much in-line pinch a Marvel villain: Galactus, nan devourer of worlds. (Note really his sanction derives from "galactic" and Universa's derives from "universe.") Alternatively, arsenic an alien invader raiding powerfulness plants to replenish her depleted planet, Universa evokes nan Decepticons from "Transformers" — "Invincible" writer Robert Kirkman is nan existent writer of nan "Transformers" comic and a longtime franchise fan.

Kirkman fans mightiness cognize Danai Gurira from an adjustment of his different astir celebrated comic: "The Walking Dead." In nan live-action "Walking Dead" TV series, Gurira played Michonne, who wields a samurai beard and is 1 of nan story's astir celebrated characters. Gurira astir precocious appeared arsenic Michonne successful 2024 mini-series "The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live" (which she besides co-wrote), and she's parlayed her acclaimed capacity arsenic Michonne into different roles — notably Okoye, leader of nan Dora Milaje in nan "Black Panther" films.

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Danai Gurira isn't moreover nan only "Black Panther" prima to show up connected "Invincible" play 4. Though their characters don't stock scenes, she's joined by Winston Duke, who played M'Baku successful nan "Black Panther" films. (In "Invincible," Duke plays nan alien leader Space Racer.)

Now, Gurira is far from nan first "Walking Dead" prima to look successful "Invincible" — nan very prima of nan show is one. Over a decade earlier Steven Yeun played Mark Grayson, he was Glenn Rhee connected "The Walking Dead." That domiciled made him celebrated and put him connected Robert Kirkman's radar. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who played Negan connected "The Walking Dead," joined "Invincible" past play arsenic nan villain Conquest, making Invincible and Conquest's conflict a metatextual rematch betwixt Negan and Glenn. (This time, Yeun's characteristic does nan face-bashing-in.)

In nan first ever "Invincible" episode, nan Guardians of nan Globe (a squad made up of analogues to nan Justice League) were each voiced by "Walking Dead" actors specified arsenic Lauren Cohan, Lennie James, Michael Cudlitz etc. That made it each nan much shocking erstwhile Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons) killed nan Guardians.

Other "Walking Dead" alums successful "Invincible" see Ross Marquand (who played Aaron connected "Walking Dead") successful respective supporting roles specified arsenic nan Immortal and Rudy/Robot, and Khary Payton (King Ezekiel) arsenic superhero Black Samson. Marquand and Payton are some prolific sound actors successful general, and frankincense fresh correct successful connected "Invincible."

Will Gurira get to travel back? Universa is defeated alternatively quickly, but this isn't her wherever her communicative ends in nan "Invincible" comics. Gurira was antecedently stumped erstwhile asked if Okoye aliases Michonne would triumph successful a fight; adding Universa to that mobility only complicates nan reply more.

"Invincible" is streaming connected Prime Video.