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In the midst of Brie Larson’sThe Marvelsbacklash and box office failure, fans are losing their minds. Coming up with bizarre ideas and theories related to Captain Marvel, Larson’s fans are spitting opinions that are making them hard to take seriously.
According to a recent post on X, a fan suggested that the Avengers were actually named after Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel. Taking a particular scene from the 2019 movie, where the character’s name was written as Captain Carol ‘Avenger’ Danvers, fans believe her name influenced Nick Fury’s idea of The Avengers.
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Fans Believe The Avengers Were Named After Captain Marvel
Following the release ofBrie Larson‘sThe Marvels, the internet went frenzy over the film and began criticizing it alongside the reports of its box office failure. And since the movie is a sequel to Larson’sCaptain Marvel, people are even dragging the 2019 film in between and slamming it, simultaneously.
However, Brie Larson’s fans are trying hard to save bothThe Marvelsas well asCaptain Marvel.Willing to support the character by hook or by crook, fans are even coming up with bizarre theories that are leading to nothing but further trolling. Gathering onX, Larson’s fans’ opinions are making it difficult to take them seriously.
the avengers were named after her btwpic.twitter.com/pIBlpg9DQC
— delaney (@danversguardian)August 02, 2025
According to a recent post, one fan stated the theory that the Avengers were actually named after Captain Marvel. Watching the 2019 movie where Larson’s character was called Captain Carol ‘Avenger’ Danvers, fans claimed that influenced Nick Fury to come up with the name The Avengers.
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MCU Changed Brie Larson’s Character’s Name In The Movie
While the post got slammed by many comic book fanatics, it is repeatedly becoming hard to see Brie Larson’s fans getting desperate to back upCaptain MarvelandThe Marvels. Without getting their facts checked, Larson’s fans are dumping their opinion and theories on X, with the hope of getting supported.
But certainly, real Marvel fans are way ahead of them. People who are deeply into the comics know that the MCU changed Brie Larson’s character’s name in the movies. While in the comics Carol Danvers’ military sign was “Warbird”, the movies changed it to “Avenger”.
Love how people ignoring comics and going straight to the cinematic universe for everything now. And then call people toxic for defending the actual cannon from the comics
— DJ R3AP3R (@DjR3ap3r23)July 28, 2025
I have been WAITING for a conversation between Carol and Fury about this. “So… Avengers, huh?”
— Hayley (@iheartmovies_)June 23, 2025
Love, they didn’t even name her sequel after her.
— Baron Samedi (@Rollthembones)July 22, 2025
https://twitter.com/TyrantJaeger/status/1727853552033534434
https://twitter.com/lackingzones/status/1727939770129494045
This particular change led Larson’s fans to believe that the Avengers were named after Captain Marvel. But opinions with ignorance are never welcomed on social media. Thus, the post welcomed a lot of criticism and sarcasm from Marvel fans who simply destroyed the bizarre theory with facts.
Read more:Blink-and-Miss Scene in The Marvels Pokes Fun At Monica Rambeau’s Original Comic Costume as Photon
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