With infinite realities comprising the multiverse, there are bound to be a few that aren't so fantastic. In 2002, Exiles #8 by Judd Winick, Mike McKone and Paul Tutrone, it was revealed what would happen if the Skrulls actually managed to conquer the Earth. The Skrulls managed to take control of the Earth and displace the population, all without ever having the deal with Earth's mightiest heroes.
As it turns out, the only way the Skrulls could actually conquer the planet was by invading when the Earth had no real way to resist. A shift in the Kree/Skrull War that never occurred in the main universe gave the Skrulls an opportunity to assess Earth's value from a strategic viewpoint. Deciding to use the planet as a military outpost, the Skrulls invaded. This occurred just before the start of Humanity's industrial revolution, long before any true superhero appeared on Earth. In short, humanity never stood a chance of fighting back.
But the Skrulls weren't interested in ruling the humans. They ordered them to leave their cities while the Skrulls made their military bases to aid the war effort. Humans ended up living nomadic lives without technology, the planet that was once their home now becoming a place they occupied under their new landlords.
However, the fortunes of war are fickle and another shift in the conflict between the Skrulls and Kree removed Earth's strategic importance in the military effort. However, the Skrulls weren't quite ready to abandon the resource-rich planet. The Skrulls stayed long enough for the Earth to finally start producing something of interest to them: superhumans.
At first, the Skrulls destroyed any would-be heroes to prevent a human uprising. Over time, the aliens began to realize how useful these people could be as entertainment. And thus "The Games" were formed, forcing people with superpowers to battle each other for the entertainment of the Skrull people. Figures like the Thing from the Fantastic Four and Colossus of the X-Men were forced to fight each other while thousands of Skrulls cheered for their blood. Humanity had finally gained the Skrulls' notice and it only made their suffering worse.
But it was not humans that eventually drove the Skrulls away from Earth. While the alien oppressors were enjoying watching their captives fight each other, they were caught off guard by the arrival of this universe's Galactus. Terrified, the entire Skrull population left Earth and its natives to fend for themselves. Fortunately, a group of dimension-hopping mutants called the Exiles rallied the Earth's superhuman population, organizing them so that they become enough of a nuisance to Galactus that he simply decided to cut his losses and find an easier planet to eat. With his departure from the Earth and the Skrulls too scared to come back, the humans were once again in control of their destiny. With access to Skrull technology, humanity was able to jumpstart its delayed technological development.
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