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7. Stan Lee Plays A Single, Recurring MCU Character - Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 Stan Lee Watcher
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It's been a long-standing fan theory that Stan Lee's various cameos throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe are all in fact featuring the same character, Uatu the Watcher, an extraterrestrial being who observes events on Earth.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 confronted this theory head-on, when Lee is shown talking to the Watchers in space mid-way through the movie, discussing the time he posed as a FedEx employee, referring to his Earth-set cameo in Captain America: Civil War.

Though the scene doesn't confirm Lee to be Uatu himself, the credits list him as "Watcher Informant", effectively confirming the long-held theory that all of his MCU cameos are the experiences of one entity, who appears to report these outings back to the Watchers.

What a relief it was to finally have this resolved, even if they didn't go the whole hog by making him Uatu outright. At this point, fans will take this as a victory.

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