What would happen if the US Space Force were like Marvel’s Starforce

Eric Milzarski
Jan 28, 2019 6:41 PM PST
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SUMMARY

Let’s be honest: When it was announced that the Space Force was going to be a real thing, it was met with either disdain among those who anticipated a ridiculously high cost for something that doesn’t seem like a big deal or with excitement from t…

Let's be honest: When it was announced that the Space Force was going to be a real thing, it was met with either disdain among those who anticipated a ridiculously high cost for something that doesn't seem like a big deal or with excitement from those eager to live out all of their sci-fi fantasies.

The truth is that the Space Force is likely going to fall somewhere in the middle, doing logical things like defending military satellites and whatnot — but where are all the fun, sci-fi adventure bits?

Now that we've all seen the new trailer for the upcoming Captain Marvel movie, the general public is getting their first taste of the intergalactic team called the Starforce. So, let's merge our extensive, geeky knowledge of comic books with the real-world military to take a look at what life would be like if the US Space Force were more like Marvel's Starforce.


Potential spoilers ahead. You have been warned.

​I, for one, welcome any opportunity to gain superpowers.

(Marvel's Captain Marvel vol. 1 #1)

We'd all get superpowers

Each member of the Starforce has some ridiculously awesome superpower. Superhuman strength, flight, and durability all come standard, but each member has their own thing that makes them special, like shooting lasers out of their hands or telepathy.

Members of the Starforce weren't bit by some radioactive plot device. Instead, they were all sort of given their powers, which would be awesome for Space Force recruits. These powers would make for a pretty great addition to a post-service resume.

(Marvel's All New Invader vol. 1 #3)

We'd have competent leadership

The team is led by a being called the Supreme Intelligence that is basically a giant amalgamation of the world's greatest brains — we find it best not to question comic book logic. Anyway, according to comic book lore, the being is said to be one of the smartest things in the galaxy, so there's that.

Chances are, in the real Space Force, the GT score required to get in will likely bar most of the idiots from joining. Who knows? Maybe it'll take a masters in astrophysics just to commission.

And it's kind of confirmed for the film.

(Marvel Studios)

We'd all fight intergalactic aliens

The ultimate dream of every Space Force hopeful is to go f*ck up some aliens on some distance planet. In the comics, the Starforce has fought nearly everyone in space in one shape or form.

In the opinion of this writer, conflicts with extraterrestrials is an eventuality once we start turning our eyes outside of our solar system. But there's a glaring downside to that....

I'm still in, though. You had me at "free superpowers."

(Marvel's What If: The Avengers Lost Operation Galactic Storm #1)

...We'd kinda be the bad guys

We said spoiler warning earlier, right?

Well, here's the thing. The Starforce aren't actually "heroes," nor have they ever been. If you know the comics, then it's kind of obvious what's going to happen in the film. Captain Marvel, the model airman-turned-superhero, is going to join them very early on — and things will turn sour. Both Korath and Ronan the Accuser are also on the team (as shown in the trailer) and they've both proved to be interstellar as*holes in Guardians of the Galaxy. So, infer what you will.

While the good Kree mostly fought with the objectively evil Skrulls, the Starforce fought against the Shi'ar empire — a peaceful race of aliens who just want to learn and study things — and the Avengers.

To be honest, given the amount of hype we've seen at the prospect of "f*ckin' some aliens up," it's not too much of a stretch to think that we'd be the ones to fire first in space.

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