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{{quote| ''"All these years I thought it was [[Comes Great Responsibility|power that brought responsibility]]. It's not. I was wrong. It's [[The Fettered|responsibility that brings power.]] It's knowing what needs to be done that brings strength. And courage. [[Papa Wolf|That's my daughter]]...And I won't let her remain a mindless slave of the Skull."'' }}
{{quote|''"All these years I thought it was [[Comes Great Responsibility|power that brought responsibility]]. It's not. I was wrong. It's [[The Fettered|responsibility that brings power.]] It's knowing what needs to be done that brings strength. And courage. [[Papa Wolf|That's my daughter]]...And I won't let her remain a mindless slave of the Skull."'' }}


[[Flash Forward]] the [[Marvel Universe]] to about thirty years in the future. Aaron Stack, the Machine Man, is awakened by a monolith. The black slab rips away his synthetic skin and human appearance and transports him to a lost city on the moon. There he is greeted by Uatu, [[The Watcher]], who has been blinded. There, Aaron is told that he is to be the new Watcher, and to release all aspirations to be human.
[[Flash Forward]] the [[Marvel Universe]] to about thirty years in the future. Aaron Stack, the Machine Man, is awakened by a monolith. The black slab rips away his synthetic skin and human appearance and transports him to a lost city on the moon. There he is greeted by Uatu, [[The Watcher]], who has been blinded. There, Aaron is told that he is to be the new Watcher, and to release all aspirations to be human.
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* [[Gender Bender]]: Thor is a woman. That is all.
* [[Gender Bender]]: Thor is a woman. That is all.
* [[A God Am I]]: Ubiquitously deconstructed.
* [[A God Am I]]: Ubiquitously deconstructed.
{{quote| ''"Why did they hide? Wouldn't they be treated as gods?" "Yes. But mankind always turns on its gods. Isn't that right, Uatu?"''<br />
{{quote|''"Why did they hide? Wouldn't they be treated as gods?" "Yes. But mankind always turns on its gods. Isn't that right, Uatu?"''
''"And I wondered...could a goddess lose her faith? And what does a goddess put her faith in?"''<br />
''"And I wondered...could a goddess lose her faith? And what does a goddess put her faith in?"''
''"The Celestials made us gods, so who do we pray to now?"''<br />
''"The Celestials made us gods, so who do we pray to now?"''
''"(Hank) Pym's first creation as a god was to make a monster."'' }}
''"(Hank) Pym's first creation as a god was to make a monster."'' }}
* [[Godiva Hair]]: Medusa, several times. (Later averted for no apparent reason, all things considered. [[Scenery Censor]] with shadows replaces it.)
* [[Godiva Hair]]: Medusa, several times. (Later averted for no apparent reason, all things considered. [[Scenery Censor]] with shadows replaces it.)