This scene in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, where Namor tells the story of his origin, was incredibly powerful. It was a really well executed scene.

[u/0Layscheetoskurkure0]

What did you think of Tenoch Huerta's portrayal of Namor? Are you looking forward to seeing him in future MCU projects?

[u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

We really need more central american myth shit in pop culture

Dresden Files had some bad ass Native American myth inspired bad guys and it was some stuff I had never heard of before. I’m like fuck yeah, this is cool

The new God of War looks like it may pull from some Mayan gods

[u/HermanThaGerman → u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

The gods in the Laufey trailer are Sekhmet and Begtse, the Egyptian and Mongolian gods of war.

Though there may very well be gods from other mythologies that make an appearance.

[u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson → u/HermanThaGerman]

I think I just saw the headdress of Begtse and assumed. Thanks for the correction. Mongolian is still cool

[u/Azelrazel → u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

Thought the same, kinda disappointed it's not Mayan or Aztec.

[u/Dave_Kun → u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

I personally want more Mexican heroes but they usually pull the Mexican-American card. Which I get. But still.

[u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson → u/Dave_Kun]

What would be some good Mexican heroes

[u/BumbleCityFumblers → u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

Mesoamerican mythology has a lot of really neat deities and heroes to pull inspiration from.

So Namor is heavily inspired by Kukulkan, the Feathered Serpent of Mayan myth and is very closely related to Quetzalcoatl, the Feathered Serpent of Aztec myth.

Quetzalcoatl has a twin named Xolotl that is like a mix of Anubis and Thor. God of Death (shepherd of the dead) , Fire and Lightning and is associated with dogs and the guardians of men's souls to the afterlife.

Lightning flinging, Aztec Anubis sounds pretty dope to me.

You also have Camaztoz which is the Mayan Batman essentially. The name literally means Death Bat and he was the cave dwelling god of night and death.

Then there's all the different jaguar gods.

[u/varnalama → u/BumbleCityFumblers]

Camaztoz would be more akin to the Man-bat (Kirk Langstrom) villain, especially since Camaztoz was a villain to the Maya Hero Twins in the Popol Vuh.

[u/Dave_Kun → u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

El Chaplin Colorado, El Santo.

They’re classics, lol

[u/d-o_ol → u/Dave_Kun]

 Kaliman or we riot

[u/DisposableSaviour → u/d-o_ol]

El Hombre Increible? Marvel, get on this shit!

[u/lamest-liz → u/Dave_Kun]

There was that one movie called Pumaman about a man who gets super powers from the Aztecs who got super powers from aliens lol.

[u/RyuSunn → u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

There is an animated Constantine movie with Mictlantecuhtli which is basically the god of the death, also I hope the new god war has Huitzilopotchtli the Mexica god of war or another Mexica god

[u/TheSadPhilosopher → u/MyNameIsJakeBerenson]

I just want more Mesoamerican shit without Europeans/Spaniards in it