One of the most important characters in Secret Invasion is Ben Mendelsohn‘s Skrull leader Talos. He has a bit of a history in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so let’s look at what it is that makes Talos so central to the new Disney+ series.
Who is Talos?
Talos first appeared in 2019’s Captain Marvel. Set in 1995, the movie showed Talos and his fellow Skrulls’ arrival on Earth after combing through Captain Marvel’s memories of the planet. The Skrulls are refugees that face persecution from the Kree during the Kree-Skrull War, leading them to try to find a new home before the Kree find them.
Talos eventually teams up with Nick Fury and Captain Marvel to fight off Yon-Rogg and his fellow Kree. The movie ends with Captain Marvel helping the Skrulls find a new world, though Talos returns at some point and impersonates Nick Fury at Fury’s request during Spider-Man: Far From Home. That movie’s post-credit scene showed Fury in space while Talos took his place, which could be addressed in Secret Invasion.
Who is Ben Mendelsohn?
Ben Mendelsohn is an Austalian actor. In addition to his MCU part, some of Mendelsohn’s other roles in The Dark Knight Rises as John Daggett, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story as Director Orson Krennic, and Ready Player One as Nolan Sorrento. He also provided the narration for the intro and interludes on the 2017 Gorillaz album “Humanz.”