Literature
MCU Phase One Rewrite- Avengers (2012)
[DEVIATION]
May 2012: Avengers
(Director: Joss Whedon; Producer: Jon Favreau; Writer. George Miller)
Villains:
Herr Kleiser: (Primary Antagonist) - The true Chitauri architect of the invasion, operating in deep cover for over a century.
Loki: (Main Antagonist) - The exiled Asgardian prince seeking conquest and glory.
Johann Schmidt/Red Skull: (Secondary Antagonist) - The former head of resurrected HYDRA, seeking to leverage alien power.
Plot Summary
The Chitauri Conspiracy
In Berlin in 1900, an obscure society of German industrialists, scientists, and occultists conducts an experiment intended to establish contact with beings beyond Earth. Their ritual succeeds, opening a brief communication channel with the Chitauri—an ancient, technologically advanced alien civilization seeking worlds to infiltrate and conquer.
The society is approached by Herr Kleiser, a shapeshifting Chitauri operative capable of perfectly imitating human beings. Assuming a succession of identities over the
