14 Easter Eggs In 'Captain Marvel' You Definitely Missed

Captain Marvel's first Starforce mission goes to Torfa. The planet suffered destruction from the Kree-Skrull War, butthe comics sayits highly-toxic air isn't from a biological attack. Massive vibranium extraction caused this; this is the same stuff that gave Wakanda its tech edge. Could Torfa be where Wakanda gets its vibranium?

As Carol Danvers leaves the Los Angeles subway, she sees a woman with bright red hair. That woman isKelly Sue DeConnick.the writer of theCaptain Marvel.comics from 2012-2015. DeConnick's stories heavily influenced the film. Her impact on the character changed Captain Marvel in the Marvel Universe.

InCaptain MarvelMaria Rambeau is Carol's best friend. Maria's daughter, Monica, looks up to both of them. Comics show Monica Rambeau was the first woman to become Captain Marvel—before Carol Danvers arrived. She later becamethe alias Photon.whichCaptain Marvel.Monica Rambeau nods to her mother's pilot call sign.

Learning the Kree betrayed her, Captain Marvel decides she must change her outfit from Kree colors. When she asks Monica Rambeau to help pick something new, they look through many outfit options before choosing her signature red, blue, and gold. One black and white look resemblesMarvel's "Warbird" outfit.from the comics. The green and white one clearly points tothe first Captain Marvel costumelooks like it's from the '60s.

Carol Danvers is super powerful.inCaptain Marvel., and the movie shows her action with epic shots and poses taken straight from the comics.Captain Marvel.includes several of those power stances, like the fist punch that makes Ronan the Accuser run away.

Though maybe not meant to be a direct reference, the first Skrull people in Los Angeles who shapeshift into surfers feels intentional. Having surfer criminals in Los Angeles feels like the 1991 classicPoint Break..

The scene-stealing cat Goose might seem weird in the MCU, but the character has real roots in Marvel comics. You can assume a cat-like "Flerken" with a Cthulhu-like tentacled mouth was just a strange joke inCaptain Marvel.the comics. Carol Danvers has a pet cat named Chewie (Disney apparently avoids cross-promotingStar Wars in the MCU) that turns out to be ain the MCU) that turns out to be aFlerken.with the ability to store things in a pocket dimension inside its mouth.

Captain Marvel.Stan Lee opens with a long tribute, but Stan the Man appears in an MCU cameo. Lee sits on a Los Angeles train, reading a script. The script he reads belongs to the 1995 movie.Mallrats.he rehearsesThis scene comes from Kevin Smith's film..

Skrulls use shape-shifting, a feature of Marvel comics for years, and Captain Marvel serves as an intriguing introduction to the alien race.Captain Marvel.The Skrulls are key to Captain Marvel's plot. Could they become a bigger part of the MCU?'s plotis it possible they could become a much bigger part of the MCU.

Some fan theories.about what happens after Thanos is defeated in Avengers: EndgameAvengers: Endgame.point to Marvel's Secret Invasion.storyline as the next universe-spanning event in the MCU. Comics show Skrull invasion of Earth, where they secretly replace superheroes by shape-shifting into them and stealing their identities. The Skrulls seem like peaceful allies at the end of Captain Marvel, but time passes before Iron Man debuts, allowing the Skrulls to show their true colors.Captain Marvel., but there's a lot of time between the movie's events and Iron Man's debut for the Skrulls to show their true colors.

Carol Danvers gets her powers after an accident piloting an experimental craft designed by Dr. Wendy Lawson in Captain Marvel.Captain Marvel.. Dr. Lawson turns out to be the Kree scientist Mar-Vell in a twist on Danvers's comic book origins.Danvers's comic book origins.. The comics show a complicated story, but Carol got her powers after working with Dr. Walter Lawson, who became the heroic Kree Mar-Vell.

Carol Danvers and Monica Rambeau largely flew for Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. because women could not fly in the military at the time. This matches history since Carol and Monica were on the project in 1989 and women couldn't fly in the military until 1993.Women could not fly in the military. until 1993.

In The Avengers., Project P.E.G.A.S.U.S. is the name S.H.I.E.L.D. uses to study the Tesseract.Captain Marvel shows P.E.G.A.S.U.S. started years earlier to find light-speed travel. They kept the name later when working on the Tesseract. The acrostic P.E.G.A.S.U.S. stands for Potential Energy Group/Alternate Sources/United States, covering many tech advances.

The Tesseract has shown up several times.throughout the MCU.. The MacGugffin was at the center of Captain America: The First AvengerCaptain America: The First Avenger.. Thor added it to Odin's vault before Loki stole it in Thor: RagnarokThe Avengers.. Thor eventually added it to Odin's vault before Loki stole it in Thor: Ragnarok.. Thanos shattered the Tesseract at the start of Avengers: Infinity War to reveal the Space Stone hidden inside.Avengers: Infinity War.to reveal the Space Stone that was hidden inside.

It appears again in Captain MarvelCaptain Marvel.The Tesseract offers super powerful energy for faster-than-light travel. This fills gaps in how S.H.I.E.L.D. got the glowing blue cube. Still, how did the Tesseract move from the ocean floor in the 1940s to a lab orbiting a planet in 1995 remains a question.

Captain Marvel.The movie is set in the 1990s. It uses every chance to remind viewers what decade they are in. References include Troll dolls, Nerf guns, laser tag, and '90s movies likeThe Right Stuff.andTrue Lies., the weirdHappy Days., arcade gamesStreet Fighter.bands like Bush and Nine Inch Nails, Brad Pitt's look, grunge fashion, AOL passwords, Alta Vista internet searches, Radio Shack, and much more.

It is hard to forget the year is 1995.