Why does Nick Fury have an eyepatch in Captain America?
Why does Nick Fury have an eyepatch in Captain America?
Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #27 told how Nick caught some shrapnel from a Nazi grenade, which cost him the sight in his left eye. Instead, the fan-favorite and unlikely marketing sensation Goose the Cat is the reason Nick Fury has to wear an eyepatch.
Why does the cat Scratch Nick Fury?
It turns out that Goose is not a cat, but just an alien species that looks like a cat called a Flerken. He kills some bad guys, saves the Tesseract and — yes — scratches out Nick Fury’s eye. Here’s everything you need to know about Goose.
What do Flerkens look like?
The Flerken (also called Flerkens as plural) are alien creatures resembling Earth cats in appearance and behavior. They reproduce by laying up to 117 eggs and possess many tentacles that can extend from their mouths. Their bodies also hold pocket realities, bubbles of space and time that exist in other worlds.
Why did Nick Fury lose his eye in Captain Marvel?
The directors of Captain Marvel have revealed why Nick Fury had to lose his eye the way he did. The ’90s-set film saw MCU fans finally learn the truth of how the SHIELD agent (played by Samuel L Jackson) came to wear his iconic eyepatch, as his eye was scratched out by the unpredictable cat Flerken Goose.
Where did Nick Fury’s eye patch come from?
Marvel finally revealed “the origin of Nick Fury’s eye patch” in Sgt. Fury and the Howling Commandos #27. A Nazi grenade dealt the initial damage to Fury’s eye.
Who is Nick Fury in the MCU?
Nick Fury is the director of SHIELD, the secretive intelligence agency responsible for bringing the Avengers together in the MCU. In the Marvel Studios films, Nick Fury is played by actor Samuel L. Jackson.
How did Fury Jr get his eye cut out?
Leviathan, a terrorist organization with a grudge against Fury Sr., learned Marcus Johnson’s true identity before he did. Leviathan capture Johnson and, in a fit of poetic torture, cut out his eye. With Coulson’s help, Fury Jr. freed himself. Learning of his heritage, he decided to join SHIELD with Coulson by his side.