Avengers: Endgame
Major SPOILERS forward forCaptain Marvel .
Here ’s howCaptain Marvelconnects straight toAvengers : Endgameand set the stage for the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Marvel Studios launched the MCU in 2008 withIron gentleman , and kicked off what has since become one of the most successful film franchises in Hollywood . This spring , the tarradiddle of theMCU so far concludes inAvengers : Endgame , which pick up with the hoagie left after thecliffhanger terminate ofAvengers : Infinity War . Endgameis bear to be the end of many fictional character arcs that have sweep the MCU , including Captain America ( Chris Evans ) and Iron Man ( Robert Downey Jr. ) .
But first , MCU fans get to meetCarol Danvers ( Brie Larson ) , the nominal champion of Marvel Studios ' first 2019 movie , Captain Marvel . Viewers were teased about her introduction at the very end ofInfinity War , whenNick Fury ( Samuel L. Jackson)sent a message to Captain Marvel in the chaos of Thanos ' snap decimating Earth . TheCaptain Marvelmovie scar the first solo female - lead film in the MCU , and has been long look to by fans of the comic account book superhero . While her solo movie reveals Carol ’s origin story and how she came into her index , Captain Marvel will be back in theaters again in 2019 as amajor player inAvengers : Endgame .
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Now thatCaptain Marvelis in theaters , sports fan have a chance to learn much more about Carol Danvers after the vague tease inInfinity War . Of of course , since theMCU is all connected , Captain Marvelalso work as a herald toAvengers : Endgame , the next Marvel Studios movie to score dramaturgy this year . As such , we break out down all the manner in whichCaptain Marveldirectly connects to and sets upAvengers : Endgame .
Where Nick Fury’s Pager In Infinity War Comes From
In theAvengers : Infinity Warpost - credit entry scene , Nick Fury use an old school pager- with some curious - appear upgrades - to touch someone . Captain Marvel ’s symbolization and colors finally show up on the screen , confirming the hero would seem inAvengers : Endgame . Now thanks to the superhero ’s solo picture , we bed exactly howNick Fury contacted Captain Marvel : With his beeper that she promote using Kree tech so its signal could reach across at least two galaxies .
After the beeper was shown inInfinity War , and knowingCaptain Marveltakes seat in the 90s , fans suspected it had something to do with Carol giving Fury a path to reach her using technology available at that metre . Now , Captain Marvelhas confirmed as much , and even set up throughout the motion-picture show that she ’s able to rewire Earth tech to get through the Kree Starforce team .
Captain Marvel Is With The Avengers Before Endgame
TheCaptain Marvelpost - credits scene disclose what happened to Fury ’s beeper after he turned to detritus as a result of Thanos ' snap : The Avengers located it and have been keeping it going to make certain the signal gets to whoever ’s on the other ending . It ’s clear none of the remaining Avengers - Captain America , Black Widow ( Scarlett Johansson ) , Bruce Banner aka . Hulk ( Mark Ruffalo ) and James " Rhodey " Rhodes aka . War Machine ( Don Cheadle ) - do n’t eff who Captain Marvel is or that she ’s the one the pager impinging .
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However , at the goal of the scene , Captain Marvel appear in the testing ground where the pager was being powered . She seems to be as confused as the Avengers , asking,“Where ’s Fury?“While it ’s open to interpretation just how much Carol recognize aboutThanos ' ginger nut , the scene firmly set up she get in before the events ofEndgame . This is absolved by the fact thatCaptain America still has hisInfinity Warbeard , whereas theAvengers : Endgametrailershave depicted him with a clean - shaven face . So , Captain Marvel is on Earth at the start ofAvengers 4 . And , as revealed in theAvengers : Endgamefootage verbal description from the Disney shareholders meeting , we roll in the hay she sticks around to take shape a plan with the rest of the squad .
Captain Marvel Has A New Costume In Avengers: Endgame
TheCaptain Marvelpost - credit scenealso draw Carol in a slightly different costume than thecolor - exchange Starforce uniformshe wear at the end of her solo movie . Although we do n’t see her full costume in the post - credits scene , she ’s sporting new gold berm pads . Also , the details of the logo in the center of her chest are slightly dissimilar , and it ’s a fiddling bigger . Since we do n’t get a full slam of Captain Marvel , though , it ’s hard to compare the two suits in detail .
We wo n’t know what other differences there are betweenCaptain Marvel ’s costumein her solo film versusAvengers : Endgameuntil we get a better flavour at the courtship in the squad - up film . But considering most of the character in the MCU get suit or costume tweaks from movie to motion-picture show , it puddle sense that Captain Marvel would as well .
Page 2 of 2:Captain Marvel’s Powers, Avengers Inspiration & Spectrum
Captain Marvel’s Powers Come From An Infinity Stone
Though Carol Danvers spends much ofCaptain Marvelbelieving the Kree give her the powers she possesses , it ’s uncover later on that her power actually come from the Tesseract , which was powering Dr. Lawson / Mar - Vell ’s ( Annette Bening ) light - speed engine . FromAvengers : Infinity War , we do it the Tesseract is in reality the Space Stone , one ofsix Infinity Stonesthat Thanos call for and used to decimate half the universe .
Like Scarlet Witch , whose powers deduct from being experimented on with the Mind Stone , this think of thatCaptain Marvel ’s abilitiesare tie to Thanos ' Infinity Gauntlet and she poses a major menace to him . InInfinity War , Scarlet Witch was one of the few fellow member of the Avengers who was able to truly stand up to Thanos , even she was ultimately defeat by the Mad Titan . Although it ’s not specifically stated , Captain Marvel seems to be more powerful than Scarlet Witch . And if she ’s more herculean than Scarlet Witch , she ’s a much bigger threat to Thanos . Whether this meansCaptain Marvel will defeat Thanosremains to be seen , but fans have theorize Carol is one of the missing spell need to save the universe inAvengers : Endgame .
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Further , Carol ’s powers come from the Space Stone disproves theory thatCaptain Marvel ’s superpower is connected to the Quantum Realm . Since we know theQuantum Realm will be important toAvengers : Endgame , that means Ant - Man is actually the main connection to this part of the MCU , NOTCarol . While it ’s still unclear how the Quantum Realm will factor intoEndgame- theories range from it being used totravel through timeto therealm lodging the decimate heroes- it does n’t seem to be as connected to Carol as antecedently believed . That makes Ant - Man all the more important to theAvengers : EndgameQuantum Realm game .
Captain Marvel Was The Inspiration For The Avengers
Since it was known thatCaptain Marvel and Nick Fury team upin the pic for some time , fans have hypothecate she ’s theinspiration for the Avengers Initiativethat was the basis for the MCU ’s very first post - credits scene tag inIron Man . Now , Captain Marvelreveals she did n’t only give Fury the idea for his go-ahead that became key to the integral MCU , but had a little more influence than antecedently known . At the end of the movie , Fury can be seen type up something call The Protector Initiative . But , after interpret the name on one of Carol ’s plane reads " Captain Carol ' Avenger ' Danvers , " he shift his initiative ’s name .
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As a result , not only doesCarol barrack the the Avengers Initiative itself , she gives it its name , which intend the Avengers owe more to her than fans even speculated . And , onceAvengers : Endgamehits theater , fans will get to see Captain Marvel connect the squad she inspire .
Captain Marvel Sets Up Spectrum In The MCU
Captain Marvelalso sets up another Marvel Comics hero toone day join the MCU : Spectrumaka . Monica Rambeau , played in the movie by Akira Akbar . Monica is the daughter of Carol ’s best friend Maria Rambeau ( Lashana Lynch ) and is only portrayed as a child in the movie . However , Marvel Comics sports fan know Monica Rambeau grows up to become Spectrum - antecedently known as Photon and Pulsar - a superhero with might that let her control electromagnetic energy .
In the comics , Spectrum scrap alongside the Avengers , but it remain to be seen if the hero will seem inAvengers : Endgame . Still , with the character having been precede to the cinematic humankind in Captain Marvel , the movie pave the way for Spectrum to eventually crusade alongside Carol Danvers in a potential sequel .
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So , Captain Marvelsets upAvengers : Endgamein many ways , some more subtle than others . But , fans wanting to fuck all the fashion in whichCaptain Marvelconnects toAvengers Endgamewill have to wait for the latter film to hit theaters this springiness .
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