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Avengers: Endgameis a Russian nesting doll of Easter eggs.
An Easter egg isnt really an Easter egg unless its hidden, after all.
Warning: This post contains huge spoilers forAvengers: Endgame.
Endgamedeviates pretty wildly fromInfinity Gauntlet.
WhatEndgamedoes bring to the table are time travel and alternate universes, both core tropes of big comic events.
In the comics, there is another Hawkeye a young woman named Kate Bishop.
The Marvel Studios Logo
AfterClints familythe dust settles, the familiar Marvel Studios logo flashes onscreen.
However, only the characters whodidntdie from Thanoss snap appear in the logo.
This is not the only referenceEndgamemakes to the trippy music culture of the late 60s and early 70s.
Planet 0259-S
Dont bother searching through your longboxes.
The name of the planet that Thanos retreats to does not appear to have any significance in Marvel comics.
Apparently things are cool enough that he was down for a cameo.
And inSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, we see a visualization of Earth-616 among a series of other Earths.
(We know that Peter B. Parker ends up on Earth-1610 after the interdimensional machine malfunctions.)
Both Jeong and Brown were stars of the sitcomCommunity, of which Joe and Anthony Russo directed several episodes.
Abby Ryder Fortson played the character inAnt-ManandAnt-Man and the Wasp, but 17-year-old Emma Fuhrmann took over inEndgame.
In the comics, Cassie becomes a shrinking and growing superhero known as Stinger (or Stature).
Should the MCU ever introduce a version ofYoung Avengers, the now older Cassie could be a player.
The Time Heist
As is befitting Ant-Man, this is a very small but fun callback.
This isnt the first time that Asgard has been on Earth.
The earthbound Asgard was also the subject of the 2010 event seriesSiege.
What is his connection to the Yakuza though?
Is Akihiko, played byWestworlds Hiroyuki Sanada, someone we should know otherwise?
Presumably, its one of the two flavors mentioned inInfinity War,Hulk-a-Hulk-a-Burning-Fudge and Stark Raving Hazelnuts.
Rogerssuit of the era did nothing for his ass (which is later declaredAmericas Ass).
Roscoe
While undercover at a S.H.I.E.L.D.
I can do this all day.
Now that Nat is dead, it means the upcoming Black Widow movie will likely be a prequel.
So will we finally figure out what happened in Budapest then?
Hey man, make love not war!
His license plate also says 420 on it.
What a time to be alive.
Jarvis first appeared in the MCU as Tonys AI assistant, before that AI evolved into Vision.
But, originally, Jarvis was indeed a butler in the comics.
Hulk Holds Up a Mountain
InSecret WarsNo.
4, the Hulk holds up a 150-billion-ton mountain to prevent his fellow Avengers from being crushed.
Captain America Wields Mjolnir
When Cap finally wields Mjolnir, Thor responds, I knew it.
The scene inEndgameis a fist-pumping moment, but Captain America has lifted Thors hammer before in the comics.
He first lifted the hammer in 1988sThe Mighty ThorNo.
390, and then again in the 2011 event seriesFear Itself.
Thanos broke the nigh unbreakable shield in theInfinity Gauntletcomics, just as he broke it inEndgame.
On your left.
Just when everything seems lost, Steve hears a familiar voice and a familiar phrase.
Nothing has been confirmed though.
Yet, inEndgame, while theyre playing keep-away with the gauntlet, TChalla calls Clint by name.
Instant-kill mode turned his eyes red and the extra limbs on his suit into deadly spears.
I am Iron Man.
InEndgame,actor Ty Simpkins reprises the role, though hes obviously grown a lot since 2013.
As his funeral ends, little Morgan Stark tells Happy that she wants cheeseburgers.
Like father, like daughter.
Youre taking all the stupid with you.
Youre taking all the stupid with you.
These two old friends have been through a lot.
Instead, he stays in the past and lives a full life with Peggy Carter, his true love.
Perhaps thatFalcon & Winter SoldierDisney+ serieswill actually be titledCaptain America & Winter Soldier, eh?
