Captain Marvel 2: Everything We Know So Far About Nick Fury's Plan

5. He Is Not Working With SWORD

Spider-Man: Far From Home had two of the most surprising post credit scenes in recent MCU memory, as JK Simmons’ J. Jonah Jameson crossed over Spidey franchises, and Nick Fury was revealed to be in outer space rather than mentoring Peter on Earth.

As soon as fans of the comics saw the space based unit, thoughts went straight to SWORD. The Sentient World Observation and Response Department is an inter-galactic intelligence agency, acting as Earth’s first defence against other-worldly threats in the comics. However, Marvel Studios has since made a key change to the organisation.

Episode four of WandaVision confirmed that the MCU version of SWORD is the Sentient Weapon Observation and Response Department, and though they have sent astronauts into space previously, they are a far cry from what Nick Fury is up to.

The most likely outcome is that the former Director of SHIELD is setting up the MCU’s iteration of Alpha Flight. Though the team started life as a specific branch of the Canadian government, the post-Superhero Registration Act form of the organisation saw them stationed in Earth’s atmosphere, led by Captain Marvel. Though Carol Danvers may not become part of the team, Fury appears to have taken the first step towards recruiting another superhero…