Captain Marvel: A Carol Christmas Mission

Captain Marvel: A Carol Christmas Mission is a television special for Disney+. It is a Marvel Studios Special Presentation for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the second Christmas-themed special of that nature after the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and is produced by Marvel Studios.

Plot
Following the Battle of Earth (as depicted in Avengers: Endgame), Nick Fury, working with the Skrulls in deep space, sent classified information about the universe's many known worlds, including the Kree Empire, to the Pentagon. In response, the US Air Force reactivated Project Pegasus using some salvaged power cores, which were secretly developed by Mar-Vell in addition to the one where Carol Danvers got her powers from (as depicted in Captain Marvel). The Air Force's top pilots and scientists and several former S.H.I.E.L.D. agents were recruited into the Pegasus task force, where they salvaged and confiscated crashed alien ships from across the globe, including Kree ones, as well as Helicarrier wreckages from the remains of the Triskellion in Washington, D.C. (which was destroyed in Captain America: The Winter Soldier), and began reverse-engineering them into an advanced space Helicarrier.

Three years later, and also year after the events of both The Marvels and the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Carol continues fighting crime across the universe as Captain Marvel and serving as Princess of Aladna. On Hala, with remote assistance from her husband, Prince Yan, she protects a group of Skrulls who manage to steal some data from the Kree for Fury, and allows them to escape, despite a brief confrontation with Yon-Rogg, now the Kree Emperor. She returns to Aladna, and invites Monica Rambeu, Kamela Khan and the latter's family to celebrate Christmas with her and Yan, but after Thanksgiving, Monica informs Carol that she has been called back to the US Air Force on Earth for the first time in over 35 years.

With the Pentagon having received Fury's data, the Air Force has completed its space Helicarrier and been assigned to destroy a Kree factory, the largest and most advanced of its kind, on Hala, with the data revealing that they intend to use the weapons and ships produced there to attack various Christmas celebrations across the universe, to horrify hundreds of worlds into submission to the Kree. The factory sits in an underground bunker below Hala's capital city, and is defended by sixth-generation Kree starships and surface-to-air missiles. Carol agrees to help after learning Yon-Rogg is overseeing the factory's construction, devises a plan to create a diversion so eight F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft can attack and, to that end, is assigned to train a squadron of specialist pilots, the Reindeer, so-called because their callsigns are named after Santa's reindeer, assembled by Air Boss SrA Michael "Spike" Winston. One of the pilots is Carol's older brother, Lt. Steve "Comet" Danvers.

Carol reunites with Comet, who she hasn't seen since her presumed death in 1989, and meets the other pilots. He explains that, years after joining the Air Force, he realized her identity during the Battle of Earth, and when the Skrulls informed him of what happened to her, he convinced the Pentagon to reactivate Pegasus, hoping to use the acquired technology for revenge.

Over three weeks, Carol begins training the pilots. First, she out-dogfights them to win their respect, and attempts to resolve a clash between Comet and Lt. Brad "Blitzen" Hansen: Comet dislikes Blitzen's selfish, cavalier attitude, while Blitzen criticizes Comet's big temper and cautious flying. While watching Braveheart at his home one night, Comet eventually confides to Carol that their father was also in the Air Force, Carol flew like he did before her crash, and Comet, angry at him for constantly trying to discourage Carol, spitefully started flying cautiously to try and one-up him. The siblings grow closer afterwards.

On the day of the mission, the pilots leave in the Helicarrier, launching it from the original Pegasus base (rebuilt since its destruction in The Avengers). They reach Hala in five hours, due to the jump-point network and the Helicarrier's speed capabilities. Carol anticipates an ambush by a fleet of Kree space pods, and quickly destroys them before they can contact anyone on Hala. Realizing where they came from, Carol has the Helicarrier crew destroy their military base, and several weapon towers surrounding the bunker's entrance, with Tomahawk cruise missiles while the pilots take off in their F/A-18s, led by Comet and his WSO Lt. Wendy "Cupid" Lewis. Yon-Rogg ambushes Carol from the ground while leading a convoy delivering materials to the factory. He begins to overpower her using his new weapons, but realizes she is faking weakness as a diversion; despite this, the pilots manage to destroy the factory, in the process devastating the city, but are engaged by the SAMs and sixth-generation ships afterwards. Comet attacks Yon-Rogg, using a move that Carol's father had always failed at, to allow Carol to escape; she spares him but vows to kill him if he comes for her or any of her allies, Comet likewise vows to torture him to death if they meet again. Yan and his guards arrive and have Yon-Rogg arrested for various war crimes, including those connected to Carol's past.

Attempting to leave, Carol realizes Comet and Cupid have been shot down, rescues them and helps them hijack a Kree space pod, but they are pursued by more. As they approach Hala's upper atmosphere, Carol realizes that she will not be able to save Comet and Cupid from the whole fleet, but Blitzen, Lt. Ali "Dancer" Blake and their respective WSOs, Lt. Lily "Vixen" Martin and Lt. Mavis "Prancer" Blake (Dancer's twin sister), join the fight and rescue them. They return to the Helicarrier safely.

The pilots return to Earth on Christmas Eve, while Carol returns to Aladna. The next day, Carol celebrates Christmas with Yan, Kamela and Monica, and remotely attends Comet's celebrations with the other pilots.

Cast

 * Brie Larson as Carol Danvers/Princess Carol/Captain Marvel
 * Jude Law as Emperor Yon-Rogg
 * Aaron Eckhart as Lt. Steve "Comet" Danvers
 * Bill Skarsgård as Lt. Brad "Blitzen" Hansen
 * Gal Gadot as Lt. Wendy "Cupid" Lewis
 * Alexandra Daddario as Lt. Ali "Dancer" Blake and Lt. Mavis "Prancer" Blake
 * Kate McKinnon as Lt. Lily "Vixen" Martin
 * Shemar Moore as Lt. Henry "Donder" Finch
 * Harrison Gilbertson as Lt. John "Dasher" Harris
 * Cole Hauser as SrA Michael "Spike" Winston
 * Park Seo-joon as Prince Yan of Aladna
 * Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury
 * Iman Vellani as Kamela Khan/Ms. Marvel
 * Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeu