According to the information that has been released so far, Marvel fans will be in the end of this year’s “Black Panther 2: Long Live Waganda“, saw a full-scale war between Waganda and the mysterious undersea kingdom; however, due to some setting changes, it once appeared in “Iron Man 2“A certain “Namo” easter egg appears to be out of pocketquestion。
One of the biggest features of the Marvel Cinematic Universe series, which has been in development for more than ten years, is that fans can often find many foreshadowings or easter eggs in the series of movies that hint at the future development of the series. These easter eggs often pave the way for various upcoming characters or series, while also creating a sense that the stories of the heroes are all intertwined, and successfully create a large and complex worldview.
For example, in 2010’s Iron Man 2, fans could spot a “S.H.I.E.L.D. Crisis Analysis Map” in the background of a segment of a conversation between Nick Fury and Tony Stark, showing Several locations that this intelligence unit is investigating.
Fans immediately recognized several of these locations, such as Tony Stark’s mansion in Malibu, the observatory set up after Thor’s Quake dropped in New Mexico, and the Hulk and the Devil in Harlem, New York. The location of the fight on the streets of the district, etc., and one of the most interesting locations is Waganda.
That is to say, as early as 8 years before the official release of the “Black Panther” movie, Marvel Studios laid the groundwork for this location. But in addition to that, fans also noticed a marker on the map in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, a clear hint that Namor, the undersea man, and Atlantis already existed in the series.
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However, “Black Panther 2: Long Live Waganda” has confirmed that Marvel will make some changes to the settings of Namor and Atlantis, which means that this easter egg that once appeared in “Iron Man 2” is no longer available. more accurate.
According to the introduction of the “Black Panther 2” Namor doll released by Hasbro, the undersea man was changed to “the leader of the ancient underwater civilization Talocan” in the setting. The name Talocan is inspired by the Aztec legend of Tlālōcān, which is said to be led by the “rain god Tlaloc” and his consort, the water goddess Chalchutrique. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Namor and Namora seem to be the representatives of these two gods. This change implies that Namor now lives in an undersea realm in South America, rather than central Oceania as suggested by Iron Man 2.
Marvel Studios couldn’t have foreseen the massive changes to the Atlantis-related setting 12 years later in Black Panther 2 during the Iron Man 2 era. It’s also a pretty reasonable decision, as “Black Panther 2” director Ryan Coogger has always wanted to depict the underwater city from the perspective of Aztec and Mayan culture and mythology, while also bringing more innovation. and diverse styles. On the other hand, this change can also avoid the setting too similar to the DC movie “Aquaman” that brought the background of Atlantis one step ahead.
Aquaman & Namor
It is worth noting that this is not the first time that the Marvel Cinematic Universe has ignored or even directly denied the foreshadowing and easter eggs that appeared in the past. For example, although “Infinite Gloves” originally appeared in the form of easter eggs in “Thorbut after several years of development, the glove arrived in theThor 3: Ragnarok” also directly into a fake.
And in “Avengers: Age of UltronIn the ending clip of “, the audience also saw Thanos put on his infinity gloves and decided to “go out in person”, but when “Avengers: Infinity War“, he ordered the dwarf king Elit to make gloves for him. According to “Infinity War” screenwriter Stephen McFeely, the end credits “are not their movie.”
In any case, such a minor inconsistency is not too big of a problem – maybe the “Iron Man 2” period S.H.I.E.L.D. really detected something in the Atlantic Ocean, but that is not the same as “Black Panther 2″‘s underwater kingdom Tallo Kan is not related.