![]() ![]() The only known Critic looks similar to other Watchers, but wears a mustache, goatee, dark sunglasses, and, rather than toga, dresses in a tweed sport coat. There is also a tongue-in-cheek, splintered-off faction of Watchers that call themselves The Critics, who not only observe events, but also give dramatic critique as they take place. Despite this, the other Watchers have interfered in other civilizations' events, though rarely, notably when the world-ending robot Omegex approached the Milky Way and they deemed it dangerous enough to act directly against it. ![]() The Celestial also reveals the Watchers, like the Celestials themselves, are servants of a concept called Fulcrum, with apparent consequences for interference. The Dreaming Celestial later scans Uatu and learns the Watcher has broken his pact of non-interference almost 400 times. Uatu is later banished by his race for aiding the Fantastic Four against the threat of his rogue nephew, Aron, the Renegade Watcher, who tries to destroy the universe. After blatant interference with the mission of the Kree soldier Mar-Vell, Uatu is put on trial by his own race, but is released on the provision that he never directly interfere again. The Watcher then transported the Ultimate Machine back to his planet. When the Hulk tried to use the machine himself, Uatu allowed him to hear the voice of Rick Jones, after which the Hulk removed the device. He collapsed to the ground, unmoving, and the Hulk assumed that he died of shock. However, the tremendous amount of knowledge proved too much for the Leader. The Leader transported him back to Earth and tried to use the device. He then took the Hulk back to his base, where the Hulk took the Machine despite the Watcher's warnings. The Watcher transported them away from his machines to battle, and when the Hulk won, he transported Qnax back to his homeworld. The Hulk battled the Amphibious Qnax, who had also been sent to recover the machine. ![]() ![]() He transported the Hulk there to get the Ultimate Machine, which contains all the information in the Universe. The Leader discovered his existence and tracked him to his world. He aids them on several occasions against global threats such as the Molecule Man, Galactus, and the Overmind. He complimented Reed Richards and claimed he would go to a more distant part of the galaxy to observe humanity. In his first appearance, he made them battle the Red Ghost and his Super-Apes for control of the Moon. ĭespite this, the Watcher Uatu has revealed himself to the superhero team the Fantastic Four, telling them of his race. The Watchers then took a vow never to interfere with other civilizations. When the Watchers returned to Prosilicus, the survivors blamed them for causing the catastrophe by giving the Prosilicans nuclear technology before they were ready for it. This policy of total non-interference came into existence due to a former, well-meant attempt by the Watchers to bestow advanced knowledge on the Prosilicans, who used the nuclear technology gained to create weapons and destroy themselves. The Watchers are one of the oldest species in the multiverse and are committed to observing and compiling knowledge on all aspects of the universe. 2 (2017) a Watcher (voiced by Jeffrey Wright) has a main role in the Disney+ series, What If.? (2021). In the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), they first appeared in the film Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. The Watchers have been featured in several forms of media outside of comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the first Watcher to appear in the comics-named Uatu-debuted in Fantastic Four #13 (April 1963). They are commonly depicted as all-powerful beings who watch over the fictional multiverses and the stories that take place in them, and are not allowed to interact with other characters, though they have done so on several occasions, when the situation demanded it. The Watchers are a race of fictional extraterrestrials appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Superhuman strength, intellect, stamina, durability and longevity Watchers depicted in artwork for the cover of Original Sin # 8 (September 2014, Marvel Comics). ![]()
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