Marvel fans are expressing frustration after director Julius Onah revealed that the Illuminati—Marvel’s secretive council of superheroes—were completely removed from earlier drafts of Captain America: Brave New World.

Marvel fans are making a startling discovery about Captain America: Brave New World that has sparked intense discussion across social media: one of the film’s seemingly minor characters was actually a beloved superhero in disguise.

In another version of Brave New World, Sam would've become more directly connected to the looming MCU crisis. The post-credits scene of Captain America: Brave New World sure is…something, huh. Chances are you already know what it is, but if not, both it and what it could’ve been will be spoiled here.

Captain America: Brave New World never actually refers to returning Incredible Hulk character Samuel Sterns (Tim Blake Nelson) as The Leader — cowardly, if you ask me. But when the supervillain’s bulbous green head is on screen, Brave New World doesn’t skimp.

Brave New World for this specifically, but it’s another headline that is not terribly positive, though part of a recent trend with this current phase of Marvel movies. While Captain America: Brave New World was still #1 at the box office this weekend with $28.

Spoiler alert! This article contains spoilers for Captain America: Brave New World. Marvel Studios is steadily building toward the X-Men’s long-awaited debut in the MCU, but Captain America: Brave New World may have already made one of the original members impossible to adapt.