Marvel May Have Just Ruled Out A Huge MCU Cameo

Marvel’s What If has introduced us to countless versions of old heroes, but the series hasn’t been shy about playing favorites: across its three seasons, one particular variant has played a larger role than the rest. , but on a multiversal scale; though Uatu swears he can still feel someone “watching over” him, implying that Peggy’s spirit somehow persisted.

What does this mean for the future of the MCU? Are Peggy and all her variants actually gone, or has she become one with the multiverse itself, similar to Loki’s ascension in Loki Season 2? As Uatu explains at the end of Episode 8, life goes on throughout the multiverse, paving the way for newer, weirder variants of characters we know and love to eventually appear. There’s a sense that Peggy has become a sort of Watcher herself, one that’s somehow even more powerful (and distant) than Uatu and his elders. What If has definitely ruled out most chances of Captain Carter returning to live-action, but Marvel may have much bigger plans for the character.

When Atwell appears in Doomsday, will it be as an astral, all-knowing version of Peggy? Will she find a way to return to the material plane? Time will tell, but What If just made the future of the multiverse much more interesting.

What If…? Season 3 is streaming on Disney+.