“What is given, can be taken away” says Yonn Rogg

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Given that Carol Danvers is infused with the energy from the Tesseract or Space Stone in Captain Marvel, why does Yonn Rogg claim that her powers can be taken away?

Or was this just an attempt by the Kree to keep ‘Vers under their control through manipulation without actually being able to remove her powers? Or does he believe that the Kree blood given to her is her source of power?



Best Answer

He is lying (kinda).

Vers has had a device implanted on her neck to restrain her powers. The Kree told her it helped her focus them, but it was a lie. The powers weren't given, and can't be taken away, but they can be subdued.

In fact, when she is being subjugated by the AI for the last time, she burns the device off and claims

I've been fighting with one arm tied behind my back. But what happens when... I'm finally set free.




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What is Rogg?

(Republic Of Gamers) A brand of desktop and laptop hardware from Asus that is geared toward the gamer. The ROG brand was introduced in 2006. See gaming PC. 5.

Who does Yon-Rogg work for?

Yon-Rogg is a Kree Empire commander and leader of Starforce, with a devout loyalty to the Supreme Intelligence and the Kree ideologies. During the Kree-Skrull War, Yon-Rogg and Minn-Erva were dispatched to kill Mar-Vell on Planet C-53, seeking a Tesseract-powered energy core that she was developing.




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