Why Captain Marvel Looks So Different In Phase 4
Warning: This article contains spoilers for Ms. Marvel episode 6.
Ms. Marvel episode 6 revealed Carol Danvers' new Phase 4 look in the MCU — and it seems Captain Marvel has changed costume once again. Superhero films and TV shows tend to see their heroes (and secondary characters) switch costumes at regular intervals. It makes good business sense for studios and networks; they get to sell more merchandise, including action figures of the latest outfit.
Still, Captain Marvel seems to change costumes with surprising regularity — and hairstyles as well. Ms. Marvel's post-credit scene features a cameo from Brie Larson's Carol Danvers, and from her hairstyle this seems to be set around the same time as Shang-Chi & the Legend of the Ten Rings. The costume is a completely different one, however, a little more similar to the outfit she wore in the first Captain Marvel film.
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The new costume is a fascinating one, dropping the military aesthetic and feeling much more informal. It looks more like a traditional superhero costume than armor, with a reduced amount of piping, gloves instead of gauntlets, and a belt that's stripped of its pouches. Even the boots are stylistically different, much more streamlined and less bulky. The costume really does feel as though it's a more logical adaptation of the one Carol Danvers started out in, rather than the one she wore in Avengers: Endgame.
In truth, Captain Marvel's costume in Avengers: Endgame never quite worked. The core problem lay in the fact Marvel shot these scenes shortly after Brie Larson had been cast in the role, but Captain Marvel's writer-directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were still working on the script. Clearly the
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