Invincible creator might be teasing an Omni-Man redemption arc in season 2 and beyond

Invincible season 2 would possibly sow the seeds for an Omni-Man redemption story, based on its showrunner.

Chatting with Leisure Weekly (EW), Robert Kirkman, the creator of Invincible’s graphic novel collection and co-showrunner on Prime Video’s TV adaptation, teased what followers can anticipate from the present’s extremely anticipated subsequent installment.

As a part of that chat, Kirkman highlighted the significance of Omni-Man to Earth, and the way his – spoiler alert – desertion of the planet will probably be explored in “terrifying” element in Invincible season 2 and the collection’ future installments.

Viewers will keep in mind that, in Invincible’s season 1 finale, Omni-Man tearfully left Earth after he realized he could not kill his son, aka Mark Grayson/Invincible. That was after Mark had realized why his dad had crash-landed on Earth within the first place: Omni-Man had been despatched as an infiltrator of the Viltrum Empire, which deliberate to beat the planet when the time was proper.

With Omni-Man gone and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – the grownup model of the Guardians of the Globe – all useless at Omni-Man’s fingers (aside from the Immortal), the likes of Invincible and different teenage heroes are the one issues standing within the Viltrumites’ means. And that, as Kirkman suggests, is a horrifying prospect as we head into season 2 of the vastly fashionable Amazon present.

“Omni-Man is gone and he couldn’t be extra important to the survival of Earth,” Kirkman defined. “I believe that, if something, individuals ought to concentrate on the truth that not solely did Omni-Man develop into a menace on the finish of the primary season, however he additionally revealed a bigger menace within the Viltrumites themselves. That menace goes to come back into play in season 2, and Omni-Man isn’t there to defend the Earth, particularly from his personal individuals. That finally ends up being a terrifying prospect that hangs over the collection for very long time.” 

An opportunity to make amends

Okay, Kirkman would not explicitly state that Omni-Man will probably be on a quest for redemption within the R-rated animated collection’ subsequent season. Nevertheless, contemplating that he determined to not kill Mark and summon the Viltrum Empire to beat Earth within the season 1 finale, he is not utterly evil. Consider him as a morally complicated particular person who’s strayed from the trail of excellent, alongside the strains of Star Wars’ Darth Vader, and you will get a greater thought of the type of character he’s.

Now, we’re not going to spoil something from the graphic novels right here, so you will not discover out the place Omni-Man has gone, or how the remainder of his series-spanning journey goes on this article. Relaxation assured, although, we’ll see extra of Mark’s dad in among the finest Prime Video exhibits once more quickly. The primary official trailer for Invincible season 2 teased Omni-Man’s return, in spite of everything. And, with the second season set to debut on Friday, November 3, it will be a part of Prime Video’s late 2023 lineup that is satisfied me to cancel my Netflix subscription.

That is not all we have realized about season 2 over the past 9 months. One other nice Strolling Useless star joined Invincible’s solid in January, plus the Invincible franchise celebrated its twentieth birthday with an ideal, teaser trailer-based birthday current. Oh, and, for anybody affected by Invincible withdrawal signs, a one-off particular targeted on key character Atom Eve is now accessible to stream on Prime Video, aka one of many world’s finest streaming providers.

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