We got to see almost every character in the MCU in ‘Avengers: Infinity War.’ Just like in the numerous Marvel movies before this there were a number of references and easter eggs in this movie too. Here are 5 which most fans would have missed. It goes without saying that there are spoilers ahead:
Morgan Stark
Tony asked Pepper if they were having a baby. He suggested they’d call him Morgan. Even though Pepper told him she wasn’t pregnant this is a call back to Morgan Stark from the comics who is Tony’s cousin. He has tried to take over Stark Industries a number of times in the comics. Why would Tony want to call his child Morgan? Don’t do it, man!
The Mark L
In the comics, Tony Stark already has already upgraded his armor more times than we can count. But, in the movies, it just gets one upgrade per film. This time around, we get to see a suit of armor that uses nanoparticles.
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Gone are the days of having to carry around suitcases or wait for the armor to arrive from his home. This is armor number 50 for Iron Man and hence it’s called the Mark L. What kind of armor can we expect next? Armour embedded in his bones? Bleeding Edge? *wink* *wink*
Thanos’ Powers
We all noticed how Thanos used the Reality Stone to turn Drax to stone and Mantis into a pile of ribbons. Pretty neat trick. But, what people don’t know is that this is a direct call back to ‘The Infinity Gauntlet’ comic series. Here, while trying to impress Death, Thanos turns Nebula into a ribbon and his brother, Starfox, into a bunch of rocks.
The Red Skull
Okay, some fans would have recognized him. Others would have wondered who this death-esque creature was.
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The reason they got the Red Skull to cover his face and float around while dressed up in a cloak was to make him look like Death. In the comics, Thanos is infatuated with the embodiment of Death and is willing to do anything to win her love. Death didn’t make it into ‘Infinity War’ but at least we got a cool easter egg.
Stormbreaker
Yeah, Thor’s new axe. Even though it kind of nullifies everything Odin told Thor in ‘Thor: Ragnarok,’ you have got to admit the axe is really cool. We finally get to see an overpowered Thor defeat Thanos, even if it was just for a few seconds.
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What you probably didn’t know is that this axe was originally given to Beta Ray Bill in the comics after he defeated Thor. We did get to see Beta Ray’s statue on Sakaar so we know he exists in the MCU. Will we be seeing him on screen any time soon? Don’t think so.
Post-Credits Scene
Who did Nick Fury message in the post-credits scene of ‘Avengers: Infinity War?’ Who the hell still uses a pager?
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If you didn’t already know, that symbol you saw at the end was Captain Marvel’s. Brie Larson is slated to play the female superhero in an upcoming movie of the same name and is undoubtedly going to have a part to play in ‘Avengers 4.’
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