In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness we could see Captain Carter, already presented in What if…? But is it the same version of the animated series? Now we have the official answer
Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter was featured on Captain America the First Avenger 2011. Since then, the character has been seen in small cameo appearances in the movies Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Endgame; and also as the protagonist of his own series, Agent Carter. However, those who thought everything was said for the character, made a surprising return in the animated series. What If…? on Disney+. Peggy took the place of Steve Rogers, receiving the supersoldier serum, becoming Captain Carter and one of the guardians of the multiverse. Leaving his story open for the second season.
After What if…? we could see the live-action version of Captain Carter played by Hayley Atwell in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Being part of the Illuminati team of the Earth-838 universe that Strange and America Chavez traveled to. However Peggy was killed by Scarlet Witch.
This scene caused some fans to question if this variant was the same version of the character from What If…? question that has been clarified at the San Diego Comic Con during the presentation of the second season of the multiversal animated series.
During the Marvel Studios animation panel at San Diego Comic-Con, it was confirmed that Hayley Atwell’s Captain Carter in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is not the same version of the character seen in What If…?
Director Bryan Andrews of the series What if…? stated that seeing the character in live action was “Pretty impressive”but also said that she was “a variant version” of the character in the animated series: “I think it’s important to point out that that’s not our Captain Carter. That’s a variant version.”
Brad Winderbaum, executive producer of What If…? added that “Our Captain Carter would not have fallen like this”.
What can we expect in season 2?
Brad Winderbaum and Bryan Andrews in their presentation confirmed some of the characters that we will see in early 2023 in the second season, confirming that we will see Captain Carter again, and that she will meet the winter soldier.
We will have to see which version of the Winter Soldier we will find. Keep in mind that in this timeline. Hydra didn’t experiment on Bucky, nor did she have the train wreck in the mission that we got to see in Captain America: the first avenger. On the contrary, it was Steve Rogers with the Hydra Stomper (version of the Iron Man armor), who fell into the void from the Hydra train. So it is fair to think that we will see Steve as the Winter Soldier in the second season of What if…? Another question that would have to be resolved is, if the Illuminati appear in this timeline, and if so, who would be part of the team. What do you think?
Can you watch the complete first season of What if…? in Disney+