--- title: Why Goose the Cat Is Pivotal to Captain Marvel, Avengers 4 description: Captain Marvel's cat is not what it seems. He also plays a big role in Nick Fury's life and may affect the action in Avengers: Endgame. canonical: https://time.com/5544214/captain-marvel-cat-goose/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-03-08T14:12:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:57:13.331Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Why Goose the Cat Is Pivotal to Captain Marvel, Avengers 4 og:description: Captain Marvel's cat is not what it seems. 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During a [visit to the set of _Captain Marvel_ ](http://time.com/5543360/captain-marvel-brie-larson/)last June, I was particularly intrigued by Goose the cat. The pet was portrayed by four different felines — each of whom had their own particular trick or talent — and an uncanny animatronic cat. The [internet was particularly pleased](https://www.bustle.com/p/the-captain-marvel-cat-in-the-movies-new-poster-has-twitter-totally-obsessed-photo-15830956) when [Goose ended up with his own movie poster](https://www.marvel.com/articles/movies/captain-marvel-character-posters-goose-cat), confirming that yes, perhaps he would become the hero of the film. And Goose does have an essential role in _Captain Marvel_, besides adorably stowing away on spaceships. 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](http://time.com/5543752/captain-marvel-post-credit-scene/) and — yes — [scratches out Nick Fury’s eye](http://time.com/5533325/nick-fury-marvel/). Here’s everything you need to know about Goose.  Goose Marvel Studios ## Goose is actually an alien called a Flerken Goose is actually a dangerous alien called a [Flerken](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Flerken). The species look like the domesticated cats that live on Earth but have tentacles that come out of their mouths and can swallow up large objects and store them in bubbles in their bellies. They can also lay hundreds of eggs at a time to produce offspring. In the comics, Carol Danvers adopts what she believes to be a normal cat whom she names Chewie (after Chewbacca). Later Rocket (from _Guardians of the Galaxy_) reveals to her that Chewie is actually a Flerken who can use the octopus-like arms in his mouth to strangle, kill and eat people. The creators of the _Captain Marvel_ film renamed the cat Goose as a nod to Tom Cruise’s sidekick in _Top Gun._ Otherwise all his Flerken abilities remain the same.  Marvel Studios' CAPTAIN MARVEL..Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) ..Photo: Film Frame..©Marvel Studios 2019 null—null ## Goose takes out Nick Fury’s eye, which Fury referenced in _Winter Soldier_ Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), early S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and creator of the Avengers, has long sported an eyepatch in the [Marvel Cinematic Universe](http://time.com/5227935/marvel-cinematic-universe-timeline/). For years, fans speculated on how Fury lost his eye. The guessing game was stoked by Fury’s own mysterious references to the incident. In _Captain America: Winter Soldier_, Fury tells Captain America (Chris Evans), that the last time he trusted someone, he lost an eye. That someone, it turns out, was a cat — or what Fury thought was a cat. In _Captain Marvel,_ Nick Fury and Carol Danvers (a.k.a. Captain Marvel, played by Brie Larson) travel to the old offices of Mar-Vell (Annette Bening). Mar-Vell, they find out, was a Kree agent who turned against her own when she learned that they were murdering innocent [aliens called the Skrulls](http://time.com/5537334/captain-marvel-aliens-kree-skrull/). Mar-Vell is killed by the Kree, but her pet, Goose, survives her. Fury immediately bonds with Goose. He cuddles and plays with him. But a Skrull named Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) tells Fury that Goose is not actually a cat but a dangerous alien called a Flerken. Fury dismisses Talos until they are caught in a fight with the Kree. At one point during that battle, huge octopus-looking legs emerge from Goose’s mouth, and he eats a bunch of Kree soldiers. Fury then wields him as a weapon. Unfortunately for Fury, Goose does not like being treated like a cat. When Fury tries to cuddle him again at the end of the movie, Goose scratches his eye. Fury initially says that it’s just a scratch, but by the end of the film, he’s perusing glass eyes.  Thanos (Josh Brolin) in Avengers: Infinity War Marvel Studios ## Goose may play a key role in _Avengers: Endgame_ Despite Fury’s claim in _Winter Soldier_ that he trusts no one after losing an eye, the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Flerken seem to remain buddies after the incident. At the end of the movie, Goose sits in a cat bed in the corner of Fury’s office at S.H.I.E.L.D. In fact, earlier in the movie [Goose swallowed up the Tesseract to hide the Infinity Stone](http://time.com/5544534/marvel-tesseract/) inside from the Kree. During the second end-credits scene, Goose deposits it on Fury’s desk, essentially entrusting the powerful object to him. This may seem like a silly scene, but in fact Goose’s ability to carry the Tesseract could prove crucial to _Avengers: Endgame_. In _Avengers: Infinity War_, Thanos gathers all the Infinity Stones, including the one in the Tesseract, to [destroy half of all life in the universe](http://time.com/5252990/avengers-infinity-war-deaths/). He succeeds, and the Avengers are left to figure out how to turn back time and undo the destruction. Fans have theorized that in _Avengers: Endgame_, the [heroes will travel through time](http://time.com/5470611/avengers-endgame-trailer-analysis/) and gather all the Infinity Stones before Thanos can. That means they may make a pit stop at [Nick Fury’s office in the 1990s](http://time.com/5537132/captain-marvel-timeline/) where the Tesseract is stored inside the belly of a kitty. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5544214/captain-marvel-cat-goose/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5544214/captain-marvel-cat-goose/"},"headline":"Why Goose the Cat Is a Pivotal Character in Captain Marvel. 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