VisionQuest’s Major Multiverse Easter Egg Officially Confirmed By Showrunner

VisionQuest’s sneaky Easter egg has officially been confirmed.

Marvel Studios’ VisionQuest featured a surprising cameo from an unexpected character. Thanks to eagle-eyed viewers, a very well-hidden Easter egg was featured in the background that most people may have missed. The Disney+ series, which continues the story of Paul Bettany’s Vision following the events of WandaVision, has introduced several familiar Marvel characters throughout its run. And its sixth episode continues the trend by including an appearance from a powerful cosmic figure.

VisionQuest’s showrunner, Terry Matalas, has revealed that the viewers were correct and Watcher does pop up in the show. He confirmed the Easter egg on social media following speculation about a mysterious figure spotted in the background. He praised the people who noticed, saying that they had “good eyes.” The character, best known for his role in Marvel’s animated series What If…?, has a history of observing events across alternate realities in the multiverse.

The Watcher’s appearance occurs during VisionQuest, episode 6, titled “Deadlock,” which takes the characters to Madripoor. During one of the scenes, someone can be seen in the background with glowing eyes in the doorway, lurking in the darkness. The brief appearance is pretty easy to miss, especially because the character does not directly interact with Vision or anyone else. However, his recognizable features triggered a lot of speculation that the mysterious figure was The Watcher.

The Watcher, also known as Uatu, was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in What If…? The character, portrayed by Jeffrey Wright, observes different timelines in the multiverse and the consequences of choices made by the people in those specific universes and how it changes the events of classic stories that Marvel fans have grown to know and love.

The Watcher first appeared in Fantastic Four in 1963. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character is part of an alien race that observes civilisations throughout the universe. Uatu is assigned to monitor Earth and its solar system, although he has occasionally broken the very strict rules against interfering in the lives of the people he watches.

Throughout his comic book history, he has appeared in numerous major Marvel Comics titles, such as Fantastic Four, Avengers, Uncanny X-Men, and Silver Surfer. He also narrates the What If? comic books, which Disney+’s animated series is based on. One of his most significant storylines was in 2014’s Original Sin (by Jason Aaron and Mike Deodato Jr.), when he gets murdered. His death triggered an investigation that exposed shocking secrets about several Marvel heroes.

VisionQuest is now streaming on Disney+.

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