Photon
Upon learning she had history on Earth, Carol reunites with her old best friend Maria Rambeau and her daughter Monica. Maria isn’t a particularly important figure in Marvel lore but Monica is. Carol Danvers might be the star of the movie, yet it’s Monica Rambeau who has the honor of being the first woman to be known as Captain Marvel.
Monica has a long and storied history in the comics, going by numerous superhero names including Spectrum and Pulsar. She’s likely most remembered as Photon, though, a name that got referenced in CM via Maria’s call sign in the Air Force – as painted on the side of her plane.
So, will her daughter take on her mom’s nickname when she grows up and gets powers of her own? It’s possible, as the film even alluded to the fact that Monica could gain abilities like her auntie Carol’s. When Monica says she wants to be like Carol, Fury says she needs to learn to glow first – which, if her arc is anything like the source material, she will.
It’s also worth a mention that Carol’s pet name for Monica is also cribbed from the comics. She likes to call her “Lt. Trouble,” which is something that Cap called young fan Kit, another sweet kid who helps Danvers recover her memories on the page.
