Warning: SPOILERS for The Implausible 4: First Steps are forward!
After initially being offered as one of many supervillains the Implausible 4 fought throughout their first 4 years of existence, Paul Walter Houser’s scene-stealing Harvey Elder, a.okay.a. Mole Man, ended up being an integral ally to Reed Richards, Sur Storm, Ben Grimm and Johnny Storm in The Implausible 4: First Steps. Because of him ruling over Subterranea, the residents of New York Metropolis had been hidden safely contained in the underground kingdom in the course of the superhero workforce’s last battle with Galactus. However there was a scene between Harvey and Sue that didn’t make First Steps’ last lower, although now we all know how it might have gone down due to some storyboards from the 2025 film.
Storyboard artist Simeon Wilkins shared these storyboards that he drew on Instagram, which present Sue embarking into Subterranea on her personal, and in civilian clothes, to satisfy with Mole Man, who’s being protected by the Moloids.
Those that’ve seen The Implausible 4: First Steps will do not forget that Sue Storm, a.okay.a. the Invisible Lady, was the one floor dweller whom Harvey Elder trusted. It was due to her {that a} peace deal was brokered between Subterranea and the floor world, and when she got here to him for help in ensuring there have been no casualties when Galactus arrived to the Massive Apple. That is even after Sue’s husband Reed, a.okay.a. Mister Implausible, derogatorily referred to Elder as Mole Man.
Now, due to Simeon Wilkins posting these storyboards on social media, we all know how Sue Storm acquired the ball rolling on that association. Now to the common human, going into Subterranea could be a daunting prospect, particularly with all these Moloids you creepily as you’re being guided to satisfy their ruler. However that is Sue we’re speaking about! Between making herself invisible and with the ability to generate pressure fields, she may maintain her personal if issues took a flip for the more serious underground.
Mole Artificial his comedian e-book debut concurrently the Implausible 4 did, so it’s nice that he lastly acquired to look on the silver display screen over 60 years later. Tim Blake Nelson’s character in 2015’s Implausible 4 was initially going to be Harvey Elder, however his title was modified to Harvey Allen throughout reshoots. With a sequel to First Steps reportedly already in improvement, right here’s hoping we get to see extra of Paul Walter Hauser’s character interacting with the workforce.
Within the meantime, the Implausible 4 will return in December 2026 for Avengers: Doomsday, adopted by Avengers: Secret Wars in 2027. The Implausible 4: First Steps continues to be enjoying in theaters, however depend on it changing into out there to stream with a Disney+ subscription earlier than the yr is over.