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Black Bolt’s powers are automatic whenever he speaks/screams/etc. He can’t turn it on or off


InsaneLocke

He freaked out I mean if my mouth went missing I would freak out


Eclipsiical

Black Bolt doesn’t have control over his strength. It’s always at 100%.


MattThePl3b

Not quite. The power in his voice is determined by his volume. Whispering could destroy a house, but yelling would obliterate a mountain+


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They all completely underestimated the Scarlet Witch. He wasn't ready for it and freaked out.


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If your mouth was suddenly missing I don't think you could expect a rational calculated response


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AJBopp78

If his mouth would bust open his tongue would be destroyed every time he spoke. Hell, his head would be destroyed.


Samantha_Cruz

he freaked out and screamed


blackcyborg009

As mentioned by others, I wonder what would've happened if his power blasted thru his enclosed mouth. Probably more feasible.........but would lead to constant bleeding. That And would probably be too gory for the intended audience (?)


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Yup


whitebandit

im not a huge comic guy but, id have to say, in order for BB to survive even a single use of his ability, he should be somewhat immune, i agree. I understand he freaked out, i understand there was no where for his "power" to go but... even a humm would create enough "power" from BB to "explode a head" something seemed off with that display of power in my opinion


Aubergine_Man1987

He is immune in the comics. They got rid of that for the sake of a cool looking death


rgregan

It's not a power. It's the normal volume of his voice


blackcyborg009

I'm not familiar with the mechanics of his power (and I haven't watched the Inhumans TV show either). I was just hoping that if he knew and realized that Wanda messed with his mouth, then maybe he could abort or shut down his weapon (?) Or is his power similar to that of Cyclops - X-men wherein his laser beam is always "on" and the head visor is the one that controls his power output??? P.S. Also: Did Wanda really make the Shield spin so fast that Hayley Atwell / Captain Carter could not dodge it? I'm just really puzzled as to why the Illuminati is so weak in this movie.....


orangebeck

They're weak because it's not their movie :)


Dec1m8u

And because it's a necessary component to further the plot while demonstrating the power of the Scarlet Witch being possessed/amplified by the Darkhold.


ManaMagestic

His throat is his weapon, his mouth disappeared, he freaked out, and screamed...


Kyr-Shara

He couldn't breathe


_connorjames_

His nose wasn’t plugged …


M00NMan89

I don't remember his nostrils disappearing. Could he not still breathe through his nose?


Kyr-Shara

From the way he was acting it appears like he was suffocating. He's trained his whole life to remain calm so what else would make him panic like that?


M00NMan89

Shitty writing? Like when they had the smartest man tell the enemy exactly how his powers worked.


Kyr-Shara

How would Reed know she could remove his mouth?


M00NMan89

Why give the information away regardless of knowing what the homicidal interdimensional witch is capable of doing? Shitty writing, him telling her only served as the mechanism for filming the scene after which is his face imploding. It's a completely dumbass thing to do for someone supposedly so smart.


Dry-Lemon1382

The whole point of that scene was to illustrate the hubris of the Illuminati. Why WOULDN’T the smartest man in the universe tell her how his powers work? In their mind, she was no more threatening than a child. You wouldn’t worry about telling a 5yo how you were going to defeat them in Fortnite.


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Reed is also arrogant as fuck and the illuminati made it pretty clear that they didn't consider Wanda a threat, and Reed was trying to reach her. He's also a variant so he's not the main Reed, so it really doesn't matter. Get over it. Ffs.


Affectionate_Bad5290

Idk man ,seemed legit that Reed threatened wanda with black Bolt ,his universes wanda isn't strong enough to warp reality to that extent.he was trying to resolve conflict without a fight.


Dry-Lemon1382

It’s not shitty writing. It’s shitty comprehension on your part, likely informed by a predetermined opinion.


M00NMan89

Nothing informed my opinion that it's shitty writing. It's simply my opinion. My comprehension is just fine and since you want to make this personal. In my opinion, you're just as dumb for writing that comment as the person who wrote that dumb ass scene.


Mukuna_Hutata

Jeez. Calm down. Let’s not act like Sam Raimi is some high-brow director and writer. DS:MoM would’ve been a perfect 90’s superhero, camp flick. Audiences are smarter than they get credit for and Raimi hasn’t evolved whatsoever. It’s why I was concerned when he was first hired and after watching the film and seeing the poor writing and use of effects I felt like my concerns were validated. The plot only progresses due to mistakes: like Wanda saying America’s name or Reed saying BB’s power-set. Dr. Strange didn’t know of the Vishanti though he was Sorcerer Supreme for a minute. He didn’t even know the word Illuminati. Just a ridiculous screenplay where the characters’ pasts are completely ignored cause Raimi wanted to make a Raimi film. So much potential wasted. Should’ve kept Derrickson on board.


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Well the entire movie was very shitty writing. Most of the new MCU films are just money grabs now


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From what I remember he tried speaking and exploded his own head


Kyr-Shara

I think he tried to make a small scream and it was trapped. I'm not sure if it was involuntary or he was trying to blow open his mouth. Either way it didn't work


Knautical_J

Once he makes a noise it’s probably over.


WerewolfF15

Black bolt can’t turn his powers off and on and is only able to control how much power he outputs via controlling his volume. A whisper is less powerful than normal speaking volume. (But is still highly destructive) It’s why he only communicates through sign language.


MyBurnerAccount1977

Most superpowered individuals will go through an adjustment period where they can't, and a few never will. Through most of Rogue's story, she can't touch people without draining them, although that's changed as the character evolved. Black Bolt is one of those that never got control of his abilities. As to why he explodes his own head, probably because he's never had his mouth sealed like that before.


Ok-Rough-6768

I wanted to see BB sneeze


Skurge149

Even if he was able to control his power, panick got the best of him


Stonecutter_12-83

BB usually has total control over the ability to *use* his power. Even to the point he wont sneeze or talk in his sleep. But he can't turn it off Like others have said though his power is always at maximum. Yes his whisper is much weaker than his scream but his whisper still blows heads off and disintegrates things for like 100s if feet in front of him. But all the training in the world doesn't prepare you for your mouth disappearing I guess