Top Gun 3 Must Reintroduce 1 Key Character Maverick Forgot

While one important Top Gun character was disregarded in Top Gun: Maverick,

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this original hero should return in Top Gun 3 to present the women with flowers.

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Both critics and viewers rightfully saw Top Gun: Maverick as a fitting sequel to filmmaker Tony Scott's 1986 cult movie Top Gun.

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Not all of the actors from the original Top Gun were able to return for Top Gun: Maverick.

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This made sense in some circumstances for the story of the sequel. The impulsive,

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restless Maverick would have finally severed his relationship with Charlie during the interval between the two films,

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and Goose clearly couldn't make an appearance in the follow-up due to his passing in Top Gun.

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It was more challenging to disregard the absence of other Top Gun cast members.

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