Captain Marvel: 10 Things We Learned From The EW Reveal

by Jack Pooley

1. This Is Carol's Old Friend, Maria "Photon" Rambeau

Captain Marvel Maria Rambeau
Marvel Studios

A significant supporting character in the movie will be Maria "Photon" Rambeau (Lashana Lynch), one of Danvers' oldest friends and a God-tier Air Force pilot who has a young daughter.

Curiously, in the comics Maria was the mother of Monica Rambeau, one of the earlier iterations of Captain Marvel who even became the leader of The Avengers for a while. Maria's pilot call sign being Photon is also clearly a nod to her daughter using the same moniker as her code-name in the comics.

It doesn't seem likely that the movie will be setting up Monica's involvement in the present-day MCU, so this is likely more a cute little nod to Captain Marvel's lineage more than anything, but you never know.

What's your verdict on the Captain Marvel reveal? Shout it out in the comments!

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