8 Burning Questions Captain America: Civil War Left Us With

7) How Are Peggy And Sharon Related?

Though we met Sharon ‘Agent 13’ Carter in Captain America: The Winter Soldier, it took until Civil War for us to have her relationship to Steve’s long lost love Peggy Carter explained. At the S.H.I.E.L.D. founder’s funeral, Sharon reveals that Peggy was her aunt, having kept the fact a secret so she could stand outside her famous relative’s shadow.

This will raise an eyebrow from Agent Carter fans, as that show’s second season explained that Peggy’s beloved brother died during the war. It was strongly implied in the series that Peggy didn’t have any other siblings, but if that’s the case, then how is Sharon Peggy’s niece?

In interviews, Emily VanCamp has described Sharon as Peggy’s great-niece, which explains the age difference, though it still doesn’t entirely clear up matters. This is a pretty minor issue, of course, and is only likely to keep extremely hardcore fans up at night.