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Warning : contain SPOILERS for unvanquishable season 3 , episode 3 !

Invincibleseason 3 has last let out Cecil Stedman ’s backstory , but one modification from his comic book line makes him much more larger-than-life . GDA DirectorCecil Stedman is shaping up to be the main antagonist ofInvincibleseason 3 , with his ideologic difference with Mark Grayson being at the center of the season ’s story . Cecil ’s stance throughoutInvincibleseason 3 is define up by his recently revealed backstory , with the flashback sequences making one major alteration to the root fabric .

Cecil and Invincible have been allies throughout the first two season ofInvincible , withInvincibleseason 3even opening with the duo prepare for the Viltrumite invasion of Earth . However , matter quickly take a twist for the worse when Mark learns that Cecil has proceed figure out with D.A. Sinclair and Darkwing . Mark believe that Cecil should n’t be working with murderers , while Cecil believe that the way justify the ends , moderate to Mark promising that he will never form for Cecil again .

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How Invincible’s TV Show Changes Cecil’s Backstory From The Comic Books

In Two Major Ways

Cecil ’s backstory inInvincibleseason 3 is rough the same as the mirthful book counterpart , with two notable exception . In the comics and the show , Cecil is broadcast on a commission to halt two villain . He eventually discovers that these baddie hope to kickstart a rotation by unblock a skin - melting gas , with them dying in the process . Cecil is catch in the gas , with him nearly dying . The GDA is able to repair Cecil by giving him hokey skin , with him choosing to keep his mark as a monitor of the lives that were lost .

The irreverent superhero animate series Invincible is set to retort for its fourth season soon , and there are already a short ton of exciting updates .

The first modification that the show have occur in the signifier of who rescue Cecil . In the series , it is some nameless GDA soldier . In the comics , however , Cecil is rescue by Brit , an Image Comics character who ca n’t be used in the TV series due to rights issues . Secondly , theInvincibleTV show has Cecil attempt to contain the gas . This sacrifice leads to Cecil getting injure , but he save myriad lives in the process . This is a more heroic angle that in the comics , where he is merely catch by the gas when it releases .

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Cecil’s More Heroic Backstory Is Even Better Than His Comic Origin

Despite The Missing Image Comics Character

Although the change that theInvincibleTV show prepare are evenhandedly minor , they make his telly backstory even well than his comic extraction . Having Cecil attempt to turn back the flatulence builds his character . Cecil undoubtedly saved lives in this version , but he believe that he did n’t deliver enough . On top of that , it makes the reveal that the GDA has been using the two villains more impactful , as Cecil volitionally chose to give himself due to their actions .

unvanquishable season 2 has now follow to an remnant , and here is a breakdown of the finale ’s big moments and how they ’ll impact Invincible season 3 .

The one disappointing piece is the lack of Brit . While Brit ’s absence makes very little divergence to the narrative purpose of the backstory , he is a really fun character reference in the comics . It is lamentable to see him scrubbed from Prime Video ’s show , with him suffering the same fate asInvincible’smany otherunused Image Comics crossover characters .

A composite image of Cecil looking angry in front of Mark in his blue suit from Invincible

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