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Captain Marvelhas eventually go far in the MCU , and as fans hoped , setting her origin story more than a decade before The Avengers first teamed up has resulted in too many Easter Eggs and secret MCU connexion for sports fan to possibly catch in one viewing . Luckily , we ’re here to help .
There will be much to discuss once the credits roll , from themost scandalous Captain Marvel spoilers , to the ways in whichthe post - credits scene sets upAvengers : Endgame . But to make indisputable that Marvel fans do n’t terminate up miss some of the coolest Easter Eggs , impossible to catch inside jape , and comic book and pop cultivation references , we ’re bump each and every one of them down . Whether it ’s Carol ’s tentacled big cat , a tribute to the late Stan Lee , or the way in which Captain Marvel is retconning the MCU ’s hereafter , we ’ve got them all in one place .
Needless to say there will beSPOILERS forCaptain Marvel(and every MCU picture that came before ) . Here is our complete partitioning ofCaptain Marvel : Every Easter Egg & Secret Reference .
24. Stan Lee Cameo(s)
As the first MCU moving-picture show to be loose conform to the expiration of funny Christian Bible icon Stan Lee , Captain Marvelgoes to extra lengths for a dedication . That begin with the opening credits sequence , typically a ( now longer than ever ) montage of dissimilar moving-picture show and comic book artwork . But forCaptain Marvel , it ’s Stan Lee ’s many iconic cameo that are given the spotlight , along with footage of Lee from outside of his on - cover appearance .
That said , a tradition is a tradition , which means he also makes a cameo in the movie itself – with yet another uncommon twist . everyday viewers will be able to spot Lee as a rider on the power train boarded by Carol in pursuit of her Skrull target area . But cinema buffs will apprise the script forMallratshe ’s reading aloud , practice his lines . The Kevin Smith moving picture made potent use of Lee play himself , and with its waiver in 1995,the timeline ofCaptain Marvelmatches up nicely .
23. The Supreme Intelligence (Sort Of)
The movie may not dive into the Brobdingnagian Kree Empire as much as some sports fan will hope , especially considering the surprisingly lowly roles played by both Korath and Ronan ( prior to their appearances in the firstGuardians of the Galaxy ) . But what ’s there is largely faithful … with one exclusion . And believe us , the change in this case is for the ripe . A point made absolutely clear when audiences recognize what the ‘ Supreme Intelligence ’ looks like in the comic strip .
Yon - Rogg commence the story by informing Carol – sorry , ‘ Vers ’ that " communicate with the Supreme Intelligence " is a worthful part of every Kree soldier ’s development . However , seeing the actual intelligence information itself is forbidden . consider that in the comics , the merger of the corking minds the Kree ever produced takes the form of a massive , multi - eyed , misshapen head , few fans will take issue with this turn for the movie variation .
22. Captain Marvel Gets Her Movie Mohawk
When the first lengthy trailers forCaptain Marvelshowed Carol Danvers in not only her Kree uniform and helmet , but with her hair imprint a mohawk haircut out the top of it , fan jubilate . But for those who do n’t really know the account or the mirthful book source material , the feature may seem a bit strange . It all started when author Kelly Sue DeConnick decided that a raw costume was just what Carol require for her furtherance toCaptain Marvelin her new , 2012 risible series .
The thought of a helmet that forced Carol ’s hair up into a mohawk as it deploy was too challenging a blueprint to forget , and as DeConnick excuse toPolygon , her request of a redesign by acclaimed creative person Jamie McKelvie would have cost her … had Marvel column not been forthwith sold on the smell , which is for the most part accommodate for the movie , as well :
" I called Jamie and was like , ‘ all right , I need you to make a stakes with me . I calculate if you do a Carol Danvers redesign for Captain Marvel that Marvel will buy the design from you . And if I win this bet , then I get a redesign and you get paid . And if I lose this bet , I will pay for the redesign … My husband would have murdered me , because you do n’t front money for billion dollar company . I have in mind , I would have murdered me , that ’s frill . "
21. The Actual Last Blockbuster Video Store
The days of Blockbuster Video may be dead and gone , but the time value of nostalgia subsist on – as attest by most crowd reaction to Carol crash flavor into a Blockbuster ( back in 1995 ) . And believe it or not , the scenes really were shot usingthe last Blockbuster Video store in America , turn up in Bend , Oregon . A title it now hold after the other Alaskan stores were drive to close up shop , landing it its place in MCU history .
But there ’s one extra detail to the computer memory itself that fans should n’t overleap , and it may stand out to some . Specifically , those viewers who encounter that the “ Blockbuster Video ” logotype and house affixed to the cap of the store seems … off . It may be forgotten now , but Blockbuster Video made the change to simply “ Blockbuster ” stigmatization and signage in 1996 , which live on until the company ’s last Clarence Shepard Day Jr. . In the timeline of the film , that is still one year aside . But it ’s the storage shelf that defend the best Easter Eggs …
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20. The True Lies Tribute
TV audience might think that the films take to populate the shelves of the Blockbuster Video were selected based strictly on their release date , and that is partly true ( the store shelves are filled with time period - appropriate VHS tapes ) . But it’sTrue Liesthat gets a stand out moment , and the significance of the protection may be lost on young fan . For the unfamiliar , genuine Liesis the picture show being advertised by the cardboard standee of Arnold Schwarzenegger which has its head zap , leave his co - wizard Jamie Lee Curtis grinning all by herself .
Those who have seenTrue Liesknow that it resonates for several reasons . The first movie to cost over $ 100 million to make , show in an age of blockbuster films Marvel now produce each year . It ’s a tale of spycraft , magic , and double - crossing , just like Carol ’s . It also happen to include one of the most iconic uses of a fighter super C ever committed to shoot . In fact , that battler jet prop would eventually lift up being repainted for use inThe Avengers(2012 ) , cushion the Hulk ’s crepuscle while battle Thor .
19. The Right Stuff Gets a Shout Out
With Carol ’s career as a mental test pilot wrick outer space traveler , it ’s impossible to imagine a rendering of the movie that does n’t pay testimonial toThe Right Stuff . A film now homaged in new photographic film more than its seen by newfangled audience , it tells the story of the first American astronauts like Chuck Yeager , Alan Shepard , John Glenn , and the other Air Force trial pilots whose willingness to labour “ in high spirits , further , faster ” help put human race into infinite .
The photographic film may have been wiped from Carol ’s mind along with the rest of her memory , but there ’s no question she would have either seen it , or known the stories of these brave pilots herself . So when she picks up a copy of the motion-picture show off a Blockbuster shelf and considers it , we would like to suppose that yet another opus of the womanhood she was is unlatched .
18. Writer Kelly Sue DeConnick’s Cameo
Since it ’s Kelly Sue DeConnick ’s modernistic version of Carol Danvers that made the jump to the MCU , it only seems right that the writer should get to jump in on the fun . And believe it or not , audience can spot DeConnick in the 1995 interlingual rendition of Los Angeles , but they ’ll need to keep a sharp heart out .
After Carol follow the rider gear all the way to its destination , she tries – but fails – to keep and heart on her target Skrull . Walking out into the crowds of passing commuters , it ’s decipherable that the Skrull could now be anybody … including Kelly Sue DeConnick , who brushes past Carol . DeConnick is actually the first mortal Carol date once stepping off the geartrain , gentle to spot thanks to her hair’s-breadth and signature spectacles . She gives Carol a suspicious once - over , which Carol all too happily yield .
17. This Captain Marvel is a Skrull, Too (Sort Of)
As beguiling as it may be to say that theCaptain Marvelmovie is conform one innovative version of Carol ’s origin taradiddle , the truth is far more interesting . The film does espouse the booster cable of Kelly Sue DeConnick ’s modern relaunch of Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel , right down to her movie costume . But the movie also pay off protection to the Captain Marvel often overlooked , or send away as less ‘ substantial ’ than either Mar - Vell or Carol Danvers .
We ’re bear on to the Skrull Khn’nr , who was give away to be ‘ in disguise ’ as the original Mar - Vell as part of Marvel’sSecret Invasionstoryline . His story required the Skrulls to actually be the deceitful , invading regular army that the Kree of the film lay claim them to be , but Khn’nr ’s own determination mirror Carol ’s more than many buff may actualise . Once Khn’nr realized that he had only beenprogrammedto believe he was Mar - Vell , and a hero , he or else became one . refuse his Skrull superiors and prefer to protect Earth , embracing the new identicalness and memories he had been given , it ’s easy to see how the MCU version take the in force aspects of his story , as well .
16. Carol’s New ‘Avenger’ Callsign
While the reveal of Carol Danvers ’ official Air Force callsign is n’t disclose until the movie ’s net scene , it ’s the consequence fans are going to be talking about , so we should address it now . Yes , Carol Danvers had a callsign in the comics . And no , it for certain was n’t Carol ‘ Avenger ’ Danvers . In fact , the name she run low by was about as far away from such a badass sobriquet as you’re able to get .
As Carol explained on a escort back inMs . Marvel # 11(2007 ) , her callsign is ( or was ) ‘ Cheeseburger . ’ She have that name the way that people would wear … once they weigh the intense gigabyte - forces that pilot program undergo in training . Apparently Carol decided to enjoy herself a hefty burger before one memorable education academic term , lost the content of her stomach , and was forever graced with a name in honor of the disaster . But we hazard The Cheeseburger Initiative has less of a halo to it .
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15. Nick Fury’s ‘Protector Initiative’
It ’s also deserving pointing out that even though Nick Fury changed his notable Avengers Initiative to compensate court to Carol Danvers , the original name he had for his programme was an Easter Egg , too . Uniting superpowered the great unwashed to work as ' protectors ' might seem like an unimaginative moniker , but for fans of the Kree Empire , it ’s anything but a random appointment . Because ' Protector ' also happen to be the name of another Kree soldier … and finally , another version of Captain Marvel .
Granted , it took place in an substitute reality , where Noh - Varr was just one of a gravid group of Kree diplomat who faced catastrophe , and was eventually stranded on Earth . Noh - Varr eventually adopted a heroic persona in protection to Mar - Vell , lay claim titles like Captain Marvel , Marvel Boy … and yes , Protector .
14. The Alien Cat, a Flerken Menace
There ’s no question which second of the picture is secure to be the swelled , most unexpected surprise . And for most older laughable fans , they ’ll be as positive as the fair moviegoer thatGoose the Cat is … well , just a hombre . And the irrational reverence exhibit by Talos and the Skrulls ? Nothing but a jocularity ! But to those who have read Captain Marvel ’s more recent comics – peculiarly her crossing over with the Guardians of the Galaxy – the moving-picture show is all one big countdown to the Flerken doing what she does best .
Aside fromchanging the cat ’s name from Chewie to Goose(one famous wingman to another ) , the abilities demonstrate by the Flerken , chiefly the detonation of killer tentacles from inside of its mouth , are exactly the same as the comics . By the end of the movie , Dr. Lawson selecting such a beast as her personal pet make a slew more sentience , cognise that the Kree will someday come cry . And the actual physiology of those tentacles helps excuse Goose ’s later role , as well .
13. Lawson, The Original Captain Mar-Vell
The biggest twist of the cinema , and one guaranteed to enrage those already bristling at the feminist conversation surroundingCaptain Marvel , is made to Carol ’s mentor . To the American authorities she is plainly Dr. Wendy Lawson . But to the macrocosm at large … she isMar - Vell , the original Kree superhero to bear the deed ‘ Captain Marvel . ’ With a gender swap and some origin report re - think , of course .
Marvel Comic fan know that Carol Danvers is not the first to lay claim the rubric Captain Marvel , and really drive years to accept the cognomen out of regard for its original possessor . To her , it was the name gain and owned by Mar - Vell , the Kree Hero of Alexandria who unintentionally passed his superhuman powers onto her . The MCU ended up falling in line with our own hypothesis thatMar - Vell would be Annette Bening ’s character , but really follow a less shocking re - cogent than the previous comics . There , Carol ’s Kree motheris the reservoir of her mightiness . In the flick , it ’s Mar - Vell ’s research that ca-ca Carol superpowered , not her genes .
12. Mar-Vell’s Lightspeed ‘Asis’ Aircraft
Before the cryptic big businessman source at the heart ofMar - Vell ’s research is disclose to be The Tesseract , the actual faster - than - igniter aircraft she was design seems to be most important . In the end it ’s simply one use of the Tesseract ’s technology . But that does n’t think of it ca n’t be a terrific Easter Egg for Marvel comics fans . And it all starts with the examination aircraft ’s prescribed name : ASIS .
The name is n’t random , but take up directly from the Ultimate Captain Marvel version of the Kree soldier ’s backstory . In that parallel Earth , whose costumes and designs have heavily influenced the MCU as a whole , the Asis aircraft was also the inspiration of Dr. Mar - Vell . Or as he ’s know in this parallel reality , ‘ Geheneris HalaSon Mahr Vehl . ’ In that version of the story , Carol Danvers was head of surety for the entire labor , with the Kree leader transforming himself into Dr. Philip Lawson to help complete the aircraft . A nice nod for theUltimatesfans , even if it will be overlook by most .
11. Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. Begins
Considering how long it has been since the firstAvengersmovie made good on Nick Fury ’s ' Initiative , ' not to mention how much the state of the MCU has changed , audience can be forgiven for not remembering every tiny detail about the squad - up . For starters , the import of Project Pegasus , the name of the top cloak-and-dagger research group working on the Tesseract under Fury ’s supervision … oh , and the project in the beginning started by Mar - Vell , to create technology capable of giving the Skrull refugees a homeworld well beyond the reach of the Kree Empire .
The name is n’t brought up much after the opening scenes ofThe Avengers , but Captain Marvel reveals that Carol Danvers is n’t just responsible for the squad ’s eventual name , but making certain there was any bright work done by Dr. Lawson at all . Now we just have to wonder how quick Fury move from being all stupefy by the cosmos of alien technology to weaponize it like Hydra did during World War II .
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10. Captain Marvel’s Suit Changing Colors
Of all the mystery surroundingCarol ’s journeying from Kree soldier to an Avenger inEndgame , none was more obvious than exactly how her green Kree uniform would be transformed into her signature red and gloomy suit . Not just what would invigorate the modification , but how it would actually convert color , in a practical horse sense . In the pic the colors are revealed to be adjustable with all color combination apparently potential . Which means an opportunity to pay off court to even more of the submarine ’s Marvel Comic account .
The first colour shift solvent in a suit of cherry-red , yellow , and black , the people of colour dodge made famous by both the original Mar - Vell and Carol Danvers in her Ms. Marvel part . The black and atomic number 47 case may call back to Jonathan Hickman ' s S.H.I.E.L.D. variant . But it ’s the second - to - last compounding of white and dark-green that will be best for comic fans . That ’s the very first uniform worn by Mar - Vell upon his arrival to Earth , and remains a close people of colour scheme for any Kree soldier in the comics universe .
9. The MCU’s Universal Translators Confirmed
Captain Marvel may not cease up being too much ofa prequel toGuardians of the Galaxy , but it does help to flesh out the cosmic side of the MCU . In one of the most unexpected and pleasant surprisal for Guardians rooter , Carol Danvers also makes one of the most often nitpicked element of James Gunn ’s series formally explained , in - canon . We ’re referring , of row , to her “ universal transcriber . ”
When Carol first attempts to communicate with the security department officer in charge of planet C-53 ’s territorial dominion ( a.k.a . the shopping center security system precaution parked outdoors of the Blockbuster Video ) , he ’s ab initio too stunned to answer . Carol double check that her “ universal transcriber ” is successfully translate her words into English , which it is . But that ’s also the explanation that directorJames Gunn arrogate explicate human - foreign talks inGuardians . In other words , not every character in Marvel ’s Universe actually speaks English , too . Now it ’s official , even if it ’s never stated in theGuardiansfilms themselves .
8. The Accusers of The Kree Empire
With a name like Ronan the Accuser , you would have ask the title to have come into play when the villain was insert inGuardians of the Galaxy . Yet Ronan ’s official rank within the Kree Empire is n’t even referenced in his first MCU picture show , described as simply a renegade military figure having broken off from the rest of the Kree . away from one moment in which he claims that the people of Xandar“you stand accused”of betrayal for which he must exact retribution , it would be safe to assume that he is simply ' Ronan ' in the MCU , plain and mere .
Captain Marvelhelps to clear up the issue , while still make believe a modification to the canyon . When detail Starforce ’s mission onto the planet Torfa , Yon - Rogg state that the planet will first be rug - flush it by " The Accusers . " Eventually , it is revealed to be a name reserved for the intemperate Kree war vessel and their commanders fond of dud dropping . It ’s still a big change from the police force of the comics , but it ’s nice to know Ronan once had more caller . And just what the Kree consider an appropraite agency of impeach their enemy …
7. The Heroes(?) of The Kree Starforce
With Carol Danvers first see asa member of Yon - Rogg ’s Starforcein drone , it was hard to see how they would really remain close to the comical Scripture versions . After all , the Starforce was a chemical group of Kree supervillains , artificially enhance to be stronger and deadly than the mediocre member of their backwash . finally the picture versions live on up to that nefarious bequest as well . But with some clever changes to their names and appearances .
The Kree military uniforms are easy enough to establish a squad mentality ( more than their comics book costume , at any rate ) . But the subtlest particular is the effort made to figure out their comic book of account - y name into the language and culture of Hala . Atlas becomes Att - Lass , Doctor Minerva becomes Minn - Erva , with Bron - Char , Korath , and Yon - Rogg rounding out the roster .
6. Maria ‘Photon’ Rambeau
There was some early confusion in the plot details surroundingCaptain Marvelwhen it add up to her close friend and fellow trial pilot , considering that ’s a fibre most comic fan would know as Monica Rambeau . But thanks to the meter jump rearward , it seems Marvel Studios is fudge their bets . In the film variation , it’sMariaRambeau who is the colleague and compeer of Carol Danvers prior to her Kree translation . Her daughter Monica is still years away from becoming her own form of superhero . Her own version ofCaptain Marvel , as a affair of fact .
Whether or not future MCU movies ( Endgame , perhaps ? ) give up on the passage of metre and have Carol meet the now - adult Monica , laughable fans know her original circumstances . Monica Rambeau became Captain Marvel herself , before taking the personal identity of ' Photon ' among others . That name is also include in the MCU canyon as the official callsign used by her mother , Maria .
5. ‘Lieutenant Trouble’
Monica Rambeau does n’t get to listen in on the foreign antics being discussed between Carol , her mother , Fury , and the Skrulls , but the future Photon does get to make an impingement . First , by aid Carol figure out a new color scheme for her Kree bodysuit . And second , by induce a nickname all her own … even if it was n’t actually hers in the funny books . But we hypothecate that one admiring ' Lieutenant Trouble ' is just as well .
In the comics , the pet name was given by Carol to Katherine " Kit " Renner in her modern comics . Carol was a acquaintance to both Kit and her female parent Marina when not adventuring in taboo space . Since Carol ’s day on Earth are destined to be list in the MCU , there wo n’t be much chance to make a similar friend . But if a subsequence construe a little girl profess to be Carol ’s cock-a-hoop sports fan , then Kit is as in effect as canyon , as far as we ’re concerned .
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4. Captain Marvel Goes Binary
Carol Danver spends most of the film having her powers reined in , either by her own insecurities and doubt , or by the Kree gadget apparently engraft in her cervix to keep her from becoming too powerful for them to control . But when the movie reaches its climactic battle , and Carol settle the time has come to loose all the power instill into her by Mar - Vell ’s light speed engine , the gloves do n’t just do off … theyburnoff . And make way for a version of Captain Marvel fans may not have dream they would actually see .
For the record , Captain Marvel still looks like herself most of the clip in strip , even when wielding her powers at maximal story . But when force to an even higher level , Carol Danvers became something else totally in the comedian : Binary . Taking the form of a flaming warrior is one thing on the comic book page , butseeing Carol Danvers become Binary in the MCUis a visual modality to behold , as she makes scant work of a Kree bombing run for once upgrading her output .
3. Mid-Credits Scene: Carol Meets The Avengers
Continuing the tradition of Marvel moving-picture show using their credits scenes to proffer a bad tease of the come threat , and deliver a jest pay up off an earlier joke , it ’s the first scene fans are depart to be let the cat out of the bag about . Technically , the firstCaptain Marvelcredits scene ended up leak online even before the picture was liberate to the public , in what looks and sounds to be a conniption raise fromAvengers : Endgame . A scene in which the Heron are shin to decipher just what signaling Fury ’s pager is sending , and to whom .
It ’s then that Carol chooses to come along , searching for Fury ( and in for some intensely grievous news ) . The questions still rest : How did Carol hold up / miss the larger Infinity War?Why does n’t she seem to have aged ? Where has she been for the last two decades ? At least she seeinf this scene fans know that Endgame will have no choice but to answer at least some of those shrewish riddles .
2. Post-Credits Scene: Goose & The Tesseract
lastly , there’stheotherCaptain Marvelpost - credits sceneto talk about . The one that finally explains how the Tesseract was transported out of the stomach ( ? ) of Goose the Cat , and back into the archives of S.H.I.E.L.D. so that it can be researched as part of Project Pegasus ' next evolution . The actual science behind Goose ’s ability to take in the Tesseract is a conversation for another 24-hour interval , but thankfully , the Flerken ’s aptness for regurgitating is as strong as a normal Earth house cat .
The last post - credit fit confirms that Goose is till hanging around Nick Fury ’s S.H.I.E.L.D. authority days , perhaps workweek after the events of the movie . Perhaps as a form of serenity offering , having be him his center with a unmarried swipe , Goose settle to vomit the Tesseract back onto Fury ’s desk . Thus completing the timeline issue gift in the film , explaining how the Infinity Stone got from Mar - Vell ’s detention into S.H.I.E.L.D. ’s .
1. Babe The Pig, Carol’s (Other) Kindred Spirit?
find out us out . No , it ’s not an insult to say that the presence of a bill poster forBabe(1995 ) is also in award of Carol Danvers . Again , the timing makes enough sense to apologise its bearing in the Blockbuster , and the singular movie is a solid reference to get audience laughing . But dig a scrap deeper into the story that Babe was telling , and a lineal parallel can be drawn between the Sheep - Pig and Carol Danvers , the Human - Kree .
Think about it : Babe is pick up as an object , and placed in the custody of a shepherd dog ( along with the rest of her young ) . finally , Babe wants nothing more than to be accept in that same role , as part of that fellowship , but is nevertheless seen as an outsider at odds with expectation . In the conclusion , Babe raise that he can not only be as good at draw a miss flock as the sheepdogs stand into that moving in , but excels based on his own abilities and sheer determination .
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Those are all the Easter Eggs , Marvel Comics connexion , MCU setup , and pop up refinement reference point and inside jokes we could spot on our first viewing ofCaptain Marvel , but are there any we lose ? Be certain to lease us have a go at it .
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