The “Broccoli Man” from ‘Ant-Man 3’ could be more important than you think in the future of Marvel

— Possible SPOILERS for ‘Ant-Man: Quantumania’ —

‘Ant-Man: Quantumania’ is undoubtedly one of the strangest and most surreal movies of Marvel’s UCM (and that we come from ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’), and has broken the light comedy tone of the two previous films starring Paul Rudd as Ant-Man, becoming a colorful fantasy adventure between 1950s sci-fi and ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ films.

To get to Quantum Realm and discover all the exotic creatures that live there, there is one that especially attracts the attention of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and the rest of the Marvel gang. “looks like a broccoliexclaims the original Ant-Man. The Wasp also singled it out as one of the craziest things about the movie when we interviewed Evangeline Lilly about ‘Ant-Man 3.’

Hank and Hope refer to the “Broccoli Man” or “Broccoli Guy”which is how the official Twitter account of the film has baptized the curious quantum being by giving it its own emoji:

Although his presence is brief, it is not without importance as he actively participates in the final fight of ‘Ant-Man: Quantumania’ against Kang after Cassie Lang (Kathryn Newton) moves and motivates the inhabitants of the Quantum Realm to face the villain. . The Broccoli-headed being joins in battle with other characters like Quaz (William Jackson Harper), Veb (Dastmalchian) and Jentorra (Katy O’Brien)., and it is not ruled out that he survives the fight. So now we have two questions: Who is the “Broccoli Man”? And what role could he play in the future of the MCU?

Who is the “Broccoli Man”?

The Broccoli-Headed Creature does not have an official origin within the UCM from Marvel, and its characteristics could fit with several very different characters from each other in the comics.

The first thing that comes to mind is that it could be member of the ‘Lunch Legion’, an anthropomorphic food gang formed after being exposed to the same radioactivity that turns Jennifer Walters into She-Hulk and led by ‘Bad Kitchen’. One of its members, ‘Vegetal Verde’, a human-shaped broccoli, manages to survive when She-Hulk confronts them and literally eats Mala Cocina. Maybe he escaped to the Quantum Realm?

Another possible origin would be that it belonged to the race of the R’malk’i, first appeared in the 1970s as characters in the ‘Warlock’ comics. This alien race physically resembles the one in the movie, but their behaviors are totally opposite. While the creature from ‘Ant-Man 3’ is pretty dorky, the R’malk’i are known for their brutality and extreme capitalism.

“Broccoli Man” could also be a Cotati, an intelligent group of sentient anthropomorphic green plants with telepathic abilities. very powerful that inhabit the cosmic universe of Marvel and that have been very close to the KreeUnfortunately for the vegetables.

Finally, we cannot ignore the ‘Broccoli Men’ from the series ‘Nextwave: Agents of HATE’, that although they did not have much to do physically with our friend, the name is there. In the comics, the ‘Broccoli Men’ were an army of plant-human monsters in red three-piece suits and parts of Dr. Doom’s armor.

What role could “Broccoli Man” play in the future of Marvel?

Depending on his origin, the role that “Broccoli Man” could play in the future of Marvel may be one of a very relevant importance.

Especially if he is from the R’malk’i race, villains of a Warlock who will make his first appearance in the UCM in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’, or a Cotati, whose relationship with the Kree and the Skrulls could be determining factor in the future Disney+ series ‘Secret Invasion’.