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The new Captain Marvel teaser reveals a future Avenger.
Captain Marvel is a little over a month away
which means the marketing floodgates have opened
with new TV spots dropping left and right.
On top of that, early reactions to the film
have also been trickling out
and they all seem to be raving about how the cat,
Goose, steals the show.
But aside from what a huge movie star that cat will become,
we also got our first look at a future Avenger
in the latest Captain Marvel spot
and it's raising some speculation about
how it could all play into Avengers: Endgame.
So strap yourself in to the speculation quinjet
'cause we are going for a ride!
(engine humming)
The new Captain Marvel TV spot highlights
the more upbeat side of the action flick
cut to the classic 90s Elastica hit, Connection,
Hell yes!
Yes!
I love that!
I almost bought a T-shirt the other day.
Oh yes!
But there's a quick moment early in the spot
that caught our eye.
Check out this super quick moment between Captain Marvel
and this kid.
How do I look?
Fresh.
It's a cute moment but there's a lot more
than meets the eye here.
The kid is someone we've previously speculated
was in the movie thanks to a shot from the first trailer
of Captain Marvel talking to someone short whose dark,
curly hair was just at the bottom of the frame.
And now that we're getting a good look at her,
we're pretty sure, nay, certain this is in fact
Monica Rambeau, the daughter of Maria Rambeau,
Carol Danvers friend, and fellow Air Force pilot.
If you haven't heard of Monica Rambeau, or need a refresher,
she's gone by a few different superhero names in the comics,
Photon, Spectrum, and ironically enough, Captain Marvel.
In the comics, the grown up version of Monica
is a lieutenant in the New Orleans Harbor Patrol,
who was bombarded with extra-dimensional energies
and gained the power to turn herself into any form of energy
within the electromagnetic spectrum.
She was nicknamed Captain Marvel by the media
and took on the name herself for a while.
She became a part of the Avengers
and eventually led the team.
Now we can't confirm that kid Monica
will become the same version of Monica from the comics
but come on.
I mean her moms call sign is Photon.
Do the math.
Because I'm awful at math.
So no, legit, I need you to do the math.
And like most things in the universe,
if we do the math it may lead us to some answers.
Unless you're me.
We know that Captain Marvel takes place in the 90's,
1995 to be exact, and someone who's a kid in 95
would then grow up to be an adult
by the time Endgame takes place.
We've heard rumblings and rumors that there would be
a lot of new Marvel Cinematic Universe characters
in Avengers: Endgame
that haven't previously made their debut
in any of the other films.
Just last week, we reported on a theory that Black Knight
could make an appearance in Endgame
and there have been some rumors that Scott Lang's daughter,
Cassie, who is a young Avenger in the comics,
might be aged up to make her superhero debut as Stature.
So it makes sense that we might see a grown up
Monica Lambeau make her debut as Photon
or Spectrum in Endgame.
And even if her appearance in Captain Marvel
is just an Easter egg, and not a clue
that we'll be seeing her in Endgame,
we have a feeling this won't be the last
we'll be seeing of Monica Rambeau.
But what do you folks think?
Are two Captain Marvels better than one?
There's already two Spidermen.
Spider-men.
Oh, it does sound weird.
Spider men.
Spi...
Like, it's too, it's too, it flows too quickly.
Or Spider-men?
Spidermans?
Men.
Let's discuss.
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