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The McU's attention to detail helps expand the franchise with little clues at a lived-in universe, from minor characters like She-Hulk's Z-list heroes and a Shield agent's off-screen promotion to Bruce Banner's addition to the world's greatest minds at Peter Parker's high school and Werewolf by Night's reveal of multiple mythical creatures. Damage Control and AvengerCon show how much the Avengers have shaped the Earth, while the Grandmaster’s champion statues and Counter-Earth’s undecipherable language show how large the cosmos really is. Bast and Kukulkan’s presence in Omnipotence City, as well as Captain America’s high school PSAs, reveal a more casual side of MCU legends.

The MCU has become a deeply interconnected franchise, not only due to the big battles between superheroes and supervillains, but also because of the subtle details that make it a constantly evolving shared universe. Throughout dozens of MCU movies and Disney+ shows,...

Marvel Studios' What If...? features a nod to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Cameron Klein. What If...? Season 2 confirms Cameron Klein became an Iron Man favorite. What If...? Season 2 could do more to spotlight more of the McU's unsung heroes.

The following contains spoilers for What If...? Season 2, Episode 3, " What If... Happy Hogan Saved Christmas?" now streaming on Disney+.

When it comes to S.H.I.E.L.D., the Marvel Cinematic Universe has tried its best to really make the secret organization stand out. The ABC TV series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., told a comprehensive tale with Phil Coulson's crew. It was complimented by Agent Carter, effectively exploring how the organization safeguarded the planet in both the past and present.

Despite a strong TV presence, the MCU movies are what really stick in the minds of audiences, with Nick Fury and Maria Hill being the operatives fans deem most iconic. Interestingly, Season 2 of What If.

The devastating Snap sequence at the end of Avengers: Infinity War saw most of our favorite superheroes collapse into piles of dust in front of their traumatized friends. Just as we were reeling from that, we were then walloped with a credits scene in which Nick Fury and Maria Hill are driving through a city when cars and helicopters begin crashing around them. As Fury himself collapses into dust, he sends out a last-minute cry for help to Captain Marvel. But who were the pair on their way to see on this trip?

Redditor Freezer_face informs us that it was Cameron Klein. This leads to the next question: who the hell is Cameron Klein? Well, he’s a former S.H.I.E.L.D. employee introduced in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, who was willing to put his life on the line in order to prevent Hydra launching the destructive helicarriers.