CAPTAIN MARVEL Spoilers: The Best Easter Eggs, References And Cameos Explained

Captain Marvel features a lot of awesome Easter Eggs and we're now taking a closer look at the twelve biggest, some of which you may have missed and others that you simply might not have fully understood.

By JoshWilding - Mar 11, 2019 10:03 AM EST

Filed Under: Captain Marvel

Captain Marvel is now in theaters and, as of right now, the signs are all pointing to the Marvel Studios movie earning as much as $1 billion at the worldwide box office (which is a phenomenal result).

We'll have to wait and see what happens on that front, but we're now taking a look at the movie itself in order to delve into the biggest and best Easter Eggs. As we mentioned above, some of these you may have missed, while others simply might have gone over your head due to how obscure they were.

Either way, they're all pretty cool and not only reference the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, but also the comic books and various other movies as well as the '90s setting.

So, to check out this breakdown in its entirety, simply click on the "View List" button down below.

The Last Blockbuster Store

While Blockbuster's time has been and gone, one store remains in Bend, Orgon. It's become something of a tourist trap given the nostalgia factor and all but what you may not realise is that Captain Marvel actually travelled there to shoot scenes for this movie.

It would have been easy for Marvel Studios to just create a mock-up or use VFX to bring this location to life but the fact they used the real deal is a testament to the authenticity they were looking for while bringing this 90s set adventure to the big screen.

ASIS

You may think that the entire subplot of a lightspeed engine has been added at random by Marvel Studios but, in reality, this is a plot point which has been borrowed from the comic books.

In the Ultimate Universe, Mar-Vell came up with the ASIS aircraft (the same name used in the movie) that he was working on while disguised as Dr. Philip Lawson. Some changes are obviously made - including making Mar-Vell a woman - but it's easy to see how that comic influenced what ended up on screen.

Street Fighter

Captain Marvel takes place in 1995 but Carol Danvers went missing in 1989. However, flashbacks to the time she spent with Maria Rambeau in Pancho's Bar show her playing Street Fighter II: Champion Edition.

Well, that wasn't released until 1992 so it's hard to say whether this was a continuity error on Marvel's part or whether she was supposed to have been playing a different game back then (the first one, perhaps).

Budapest

During a conversation with Carol, Fury talks about once doing spy work in Budapest. Could this have been a reference to the mission that went horribly wrong for Black Widow and Hawkeye which we first heard about in The Avengers?

It seems unlikely given the timings but it's hard to imagine that Marvel Studios didn't realise this would lead to fans speculating about a possible connection when you take into account the fact that #EverythingIsConnnected (supposedly).

Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.

During the course of Captain Marvel, we return to a location which is bound to be familiar to those of you who recently watched The Avengers. Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. is indeed housed in the same facility that Loki ended up destroying in that superhero ensemble and it's actually quite sad to think about Fury's decision to ultimately weaponise the Tesseract after Mar-Vell's hope to end wars with it.

The Avenger Initiative

Right at the end of Captain Marvel, Nick Fury is shown working on a plan to assemble a team with remarkable abilities for the "Protector Initiative." However, upon learning that Carol Danvers' callsign in the Airforce was "Avenger," he makes a key change and sets the stage for Iron Man's post-credits scene.

In the comics, Carol's callsign was "Cheeseburger" after she ate one of those and threw up during a test run. Needless to say, Marvel Studios ditching that was probably for the best.

Stan Lee's Cameo

The late, great Stan "The Man" Lee makes one of his final appearances in the MCU here in a cameo which actually harkens back to a real-life event.

Shown on the train Carol boards to track down a Skrull, the legendary comic book creator is reading the Mallrats screenplay and practising his lines. Those of you who haven't seen the movie may not realise that he actually made an appearance as himself in the Kevin Smith helmed release and seeing as Captain Marvel is set in 1995 (the year that hit theaters), the timing works perfectly.

Carol's Missing Memories

Carol Danvers suffering from amnesia isn't new even though Marvel Studios uses it to great effect in this movie to tell her origin story in a somewhat unconventional manner.

In fact, the hero forgetting her past has happened on three separate occasions now; the first came when she first got her powers, the second when Rogue inadvertently took her memories, and the third when she had a brain lesion and once again completely forgot who she was.

Lieutenant Trouble

While Captain Marvel's memories of her past are cloudy at best, she remembers calling the young Monica Rambeau "Lieutenant Trouble." Well, it turns out that was a nickname given to an entirely different character in the comic books.

In those, the young "Kit" Renner was referred to by that moniker by Carol while she was back on Earth but it seems as if Monica has taken that for herself as she's someone who looked up to the hero in a similar fashion in this adventure.

Kelly Sue DeConnick's Cameo

Comic book writer Kelly Sue DeConnick is well-known for being the woman responsible for transforming Ms. Marvel into Captain Marvel and her work is said to have heavily inspired the movie.

Well, keep a close eye on Carol as she leaves that train and you'll notice a woman with red hair and glasses who suspiciously looks the hero up and down only to receive a similar glare. That is indeed DeConnick, making a well-deserved cameo appearance!

The Right Stuff

While Carol is walking through Blockbuster Video, she stops and takes a look at a movie called The Right Stuff. As you may recall, that revolves around a group of American Astronauts and Air Force test pilots who go "higher, further, faster" in a bid to push mankind to the next level.

It's no wonder this catches her attention as the hero is bound to have watched it at some point!

The Mid-Credits Scene

As expected, Captain Marvel sets the stage for Avengers: Endgame with a mid-credits scene featuring Captain America, Black Widow, War Machine, and Bruce Banner discussion Nick Fury's pager before it finally stops sending a signal and Carol Danvers arrives looking for Fury.

Right now, it's hard to say whether the movie will begin with Carol having already met the team or whether this was a scene taken somewhere from the first act. We'll find out in six weeks...

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Vocloz - 3/11/2019, 11:40 AM

Really enjoyed the switching through the different color suits. That bit alone had like, 9 easter eggs in it lmao. Hope to see an adult Monica becoming Spectrum in a sequel! Also hope to see big ol head supreme intelligence, and maybe some Shi'ar if we're lucky? I'm a sucker for the royal guard.

DalekCraigWasson - 3/11/2019, 11:53 AM

@Vocloz - Yeah, I noticed red and gold (the original Captain Marvel aka Shazam, or Carol's first costume), black and gold (Ms. Marvel), white and green (the original Marvel Captain Marvel, Mar-Vell). Am sure I am missing a few.

And yes, one of the upsides of Dark Phoenix not using the Shi'ar and having unnamed aliens who are a mix of the Skrulls and D'Bari means Marvel has a totally clean slate to introduce the Shi'ar in future cosmic Marvel projects.

HeavyMetal4Life - 3/11/2019, 12:21 PM

@DalekCraigWasson - kind of surprised that none of the suit easter eggs are mentioned in this list. Thought those were pretty obvious, especially the Mar-Vell color scheme.

ElvenKingSlayer - 3/11/2019, 1:01 PM

@Vocloz - Do you mean the Imperial Guard? They are in the top three of my 100 Marvel characters I wanna see on the big screen.

ElvenKingSlayer - 3/11/2019, 1:32 PM

@Vocloz - come to think of it. Aren't they called the Imperial guard of the royal guard or am I mixing it up with star wars...?

manofillintent1 - 3/11/2019, 11:42 AM

When that avenger theme started building at the end of the movie man always a joy to hear loud in the theatre

HeavyMetal4Life - 3/11/2019, 12:17 PM

@manofillintent1 - yeah that was awesome, put a smile on my face :-)

manofillintent1 - 3/11/2019, 12:35 PM

@HeavyMetal4Life - it didn’t bother me that she’s where the name originated from either, it wasn’t forced like how Han got his name in solo for example

HeavyMetal4Life - 3/11/2019, 12:38 PM

@manofillintent1 - exactly, I actually really liked this

WakandanQueen - 3/11/2019, 11:48 AM

Carol: So who are you guys, exactly?
Steve: The Avengers.
Carol: You named yourselves after me? I'm flattered.
Steve: What?

Doomsday8888 - 3/11/2019, 11:53 AM

The Avengers being basically named after her...doesn't really sit well with me.
Steve is the first Avenger, this retcon doesn't really change that, but still...

Now more than ever, after watching this movie, i firmly believe that introducing the X-Men retroactively would be a BIG mistake.
Don't get me wrong, it's just a matter of time, and those ugly muties will f*ck up the whole MCU timeline...NO MATTER WHAT! Cause that shit is in their DNA, but if you act like they've always been around...oh man, good luck with that.
Sometimes retcons work, like a small detail like Peter in IM2, but on this massive scale? Heh...

WakandaTech - 3/11/2019, 12:03 PM

Talo's daughter

A possible villain in Captain Marvel 2 (Set before Endgame)

noahthegrand - 3/11/2019, 12:07 PM

@WakandaTech - I got the feeling Ronan and Supreme Intelligance would be the villains of the sequel.

FireandBlood - 3/11/2019, 12:04 PM

Captain Carol “AVENGER” Danvers.

OmegaDaGrodd - 3/11/2019, 12:16 PM

Did anyone else notice Fury mentioning something about making the rank of colonel in the army? Thought that was a fun touch

But now I'm wondering if anyone in any other MCU movie has called him anything other than "Fury"

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ASIS

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Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S.

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Kelly Sue DeConnick's Cameo

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