We now know what Captain Marvel is up against in her upcoming feature film. When Entertainment Weekly unveiled a first look at her costume, it also revealed Ben Mendelsohn will play the Skrull leader Talos. Under his leadership, the Skrulls will stage an invasion of Earth.

In the comics, Talos isn't quite like the other Skrulls: he was born without his people's signature shapeshifting ability. To compensate for this birth defect, he fought harder than his peers and rose through the ranks of the Skrull Empire, becoming a decorated commander. He is also a cyborg with enhanced strength and the propensity to wield a large battle ax. His ferocity and prowess earned him the nickname "Talos the Untamed" -- but not for long.

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During the events of The Kree-Skrull War, which is the story that inspired Captain Marvel's plot, Talos was stripped of this fearsome nickname and became known as "Talos the Tamed." Despite his capture by the Kree, Talos couldn't bring himself to commit ritual suicide; because of this, he was seen as weak and stripped of his honor. Worse, he became a disgrace to the Skrull Empire. The Skrull Empress offered him the opportunity to win his honor back by committing ritual suicide, but he refused, preferring to die in battle.

Nevertheless, Talos managed to win back some favor in a two-issue story arc from The Incredible Hulk. When Talos was invited to Earth for Rick Jones' wedding (a prank on the part of the Impossible Man), he confronted the Hulk. He believed that, if he died at the hands of such a worthy foe, he would be redeemed in the eyes of the Skrull Empire. However, Hulk quickly got wise to Talos' plan and didn't want to be part of it. In an effort to end the violence, Hulk halted the fight and begged for his life. When Talos returned to the Skrull ship orbiting space, he discovered his compatriots were not only impressed by the fight, but loyal to him once more.

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Talos returned again in Annihilation, specifically in the Ronan four-issue tie-in. The disgraced Skrull warrior showed up to battle Devos the Devastator, the man responsible for the destruction of the Skrull Throneworld, on the planet Godthab Omega. After their battle nearly destroyed the town of Abyss, they were both captured by Glorian, a wannabe Shaper of Worlds. Glorian drew both warriors to Godthab Omega in order to use the energy created by their battle to reshape the planet in his image. However, his plans were interrupted by the arrival of the Annihilation Wave, and this distraction allowed both Talos and Devos to escape his clutches.

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After escaping Glorian, Talos and Devos set aside their differences to help Ronan evacuate the planet. Talos survived the destruction of Godthab Omega because of this. He went on to join the United Front -- alongside characters like Star-Lord, Nova and Gamora -- on Daedalus 5, where he helped them defend the planet against the Annihilation Wave.

Of course, the film will put a different spin on Talos. EW confirmed that Mendelsohn's Talos will have the ability to shapeshift. In fact, he will use this ability to disguise himself as human and go undercover at S.H.I.E.L.D. for purposes unknown at this time. However, per his role in The Kree-Skrull War, the events of Captain Marvel don't bode well for him or his mission.

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Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck from a script they wrote with Liz Flahive, Carly Mensch, Meg LeFauve, Nicole Perlman and Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson as Carol Danvers, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jude Law as Mar-Vell, Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser, Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer, Gemma Chan as Minn-Erva, Ben Mendelsohn as Talos and Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau. The film arrives March 8, 2019.