How does Kamala Khan get her powers in ‘Ms Marvel’?


Marvel fans are falling in love with the cinematic universe’s in-canon super-fan Kamala Khan (Iman Vellani) in Disney’s Ms. Marvel.

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But the premiere left us with one major question

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how the hell does Kamala get her stretchy powers in a non-Inhuman world?

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In the comics, Kamala Khan is an Inhuman. She unlocks her powers after Black Bolt releases the Terrigen Mist in Earth’s atmosphere.

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After being exposed to the mist, Kamala discovers she can extend her limbs and the size of her body at whim.

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But Ms. Marvel has yet to reveal exactly how Kamala gets her powers in the Disney Plus show.

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The official trailer appears to suggest her powers are more cosmic than Inhuman.

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Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige said in an interview with Empire back in May the origins of her

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abilities are different in the MCU than they are in her comic book run.

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