Captain Marvel: 9 Things You Need To Know About The Skrulls

9. There Were Originally Three Different Types Of Skrulls

Modern day Skrulls are characterized largely by their Empiric and brutal nature, and the Skrull Empire is said to be the longest lasting of its kind in the known universe. But in their comparatively humble beginnings, they were a scientific race of beings who posed no threat to anyone.

Things remained that way until the Celestials came along. And for those who don't know, the Celestials are behind of much of the ancient mythology in the Marvel Universe. These godly beings messed up the Skrull in a big way, by scientifically meddling with the population and creating three new kinds of Skrull.

First, were the supposedly immortal 'Eternals'. Second were the 'Prime', who were the dominant strand for a short time. But the third and most notorious were 'The Deviants', who went on to eradicate the other two types and become the definitive, quintessential form of Skrulls.

So what did the Deviants posses that made them, not just the superior of the three, but also able to integrate and dominate over a fat portion of the universe? It was just one thing. But boy, it was a big thing...