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wonder Studios billedKang the Conqueroras the primary antagonist of the Multiverse Saga , but rewatching the supervillain in his former MCU appearance may now come with some rough realities . After the finish of the Infinity Saga and the licking of the Mad Titan Thanos in 2019’sAvengers : Endgame , theMCUintroduced Kang the Conqueror as the next big bad . Jonathan Majors has now portrayed severalvariants of Kang the ConquerorinLokion Disney+ andAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania , and was set to have an even bigger purpose in the MCU ’s time to come as the main scoundrel featured in 2026’sAvengers : The Kang Dynastyand 2027’sAvengers : Secret Wars .
Despite being an exciting addition to the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga , Kang the Conqueror has not follow without his disappointment . Not only has the supervillain not been depicted as much of a threat yet , butJonathan Majors ' arrest and assault allegationsand subsequent trial have soured the character and put his hereafter in the MCU in jeopardy . Kang the Conqueroris a powerful and persistent opposition in the Marvel Comics source material , but his integration into the MCU in late years has n’t been easy , and rewatching the baddie ’s previous coming into court in Marvel Studios ' ever - expanding live - activity franchise comes with its comely share of rough reality and unanswered questions .
Kang the Conqueror will pose a major terror to the Avengers in 2026 ’s The Kang Dynasty , but the villain has been defeated many multiplication in Marvel Comics .
10Kang Has Yet To Win Anything
Three Main Variants Of Kang The Conqueror Have Made MCU Appearances
Marvel Studios is now halfway through the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga , and Jonathan Majors has made appearances as three chief variant of Kang the Conqueror . While each of these variant have presented a huge menace , they have all at long last failed at their mission . Loki’sHe Who Remains want Loki and Sylvie to replace him , but was killed by Sylvie and left for dead . Ant - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania’sKang the Conqueror was thwarted by Scott Lang ’s Ant - Man and Hope Van Dyne ’s Wasp , and Victor Timely underwent spaghettification several times before being reverted to his sometime self . This intimate thatKang does n’t actually pose that much of a threatto the MCU .
9The Council Of Kangs Look Too Silly
Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Debuted The Council Of Kangs
As well as officially introducing Kang the Conqueror , 2023’sAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniaalso debuted theMCU ’s Council of Kangs , a chemical group incorporate potentially infinite variants of Kang with nefarious intentions . Quantumania’smid - citation scene sport thousands of Kang variant teleport into the Council of Kangs ' orbit , and while they were all impersonate by Jonathan Majors , most of them had vastly unlike appearances to the Conqueror himself . Unfortunately , the pattern for the member of the Council of Kangs , specifically Immortus , Rama - Tut and the Scarlet Centurion , felt almost goofy and cartoonish - which does n’t place up Kang as an enforce threat in the MCU ’s future .
Immortus , Rama - Tut and the Scarlet Centurion were all adapt flat from Marvel Comics , while the Council of Kangs also include a phone number of simple Kang variants , one tire out a cause ( potentially Mister Gryphon ) and a Kang variant with a lounge lizard - esque appearance .
8Kang’s Best Moments Have Happened On The Small Screen
He Who Remains First Appeared In Loki Season 1
Marvel Studios’Lokiseries on Disney+has , so far , done the most with Kang the Conqueror in the MCU , having precede two major variants of the multiversal supervillain over the continuance of its two season . WhileJonathan Majors ' delivery of He Who Remains and Victor Timely have been celebrated by die - heavy MCU fans , more insouciant viewers of the franchise - those who perhaps only keep an eye on the theatrical sack - will have missed out on these potent performances . This leaves them with onlyAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania’sKang the Conqueror as acknowledgment , which is n’t the best representation of the villain ’s sinister motivation .
7Many Kang Variants Won’t Be Developed In The MCU
Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania Introduced Many Kang Variants To The MCU
With only a few more years before the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga comes to an end inAvengers : Secret Wars , there merely is n’t enough time for every variant of Kang the Conqueror to be search in any great detail . This means Marvel Studios has create a problem by debut the Council of Kangs inQuantumania , specially the three key frame who seem to be leading the grouping . There has been no word on whether Immortus , Rama - Tut or the Scarlet Centurion will be reappearing in the MCU ’s future , and with so many more random variable beyond them , including Mister Gryphon and Iron Lad , it seems impossible for them all to be developed .
6Kang Was Introduced To The MCU Too Soon
Kang Was Barely Teased Before Making His MCU Debut
Kang the Conqueror was disclose early on to be the fresh resister of the Multiverse Saga , hot on the heels of Thanos ' defeat inEndgame . However , whilethe Mad Titan was bait over a number of twelvemonth in the Infinity Saga , with brief appearances inThe Avengers , Guardians of the GalaxyandAvengers : Age of Ultronbefore reveal his architectural plan inAvengers : Infinity War , Kang was introduced to the Multiverse Saga immediately . He Who persist debuted inLokiseason 1 , Phase 4 ’s second project , and while this go under up Kang ’s prominence in several Multiverse Saga undertaking , it diminish any mystery story surrounding the villain , taking off some of the character ’s magic.
5Kang’s Real Plan Still Doesn’t Make Sense
Kang Hasn’t Actually Revealed What He Wants From The MCU’s Multiverse
Jonathan Majors has now made several appearances as different variant of Kang the Conqueror , but most of them have n’t been able to actually explain what their programme for the multiverse are . With each new appearance , only more question are raise that Marvel Studios has yet to resolve , asonly He Who persist took the clock time to explain what he wanted and why . Quantumania’sKang the Conqueror wanted to break loose the Quantum Realm , but his subsequent goal were unclear , while the Council of Kangs ' apparent territory over the multiverse andexiling of Kang the Conqueroronly led to more muddiness . It ’s ill-defined when these questions might be answer .
4Thanos' MCU Finale Meant Kang Had Major Problems To Face Before He Was Even Introduced
Thanos Was The Primary Antagonist Of The MCU’s Infinity Saga
Josh Brolin ’s Thanos was perhaps the perfect overarching scoundrel throughout the MCU ’s Infinity Saga , as his goal to compile the six Infinity Stones connected every single old undertaking in the MCU . This made him incredibly democratic , which led to concern when Marvel Studios choseKang the Conqueror to replace Thanosfollowing the disturbed Titan ’s heroic defeat by Iron Man inAvengers : Endgame . Thanos ' strength was a tough act to follow , and the terrific scourge he constantly posed would have been hard to match . Arguably , Jonathan Majors has n’t yet lived up to Josh Brolin ’s presence as Thanos , as Kang the Conqueror has n’t proven himself to be a Thanos - level threat .
The Infinity Stones , including the Space , Mind , Time , Soul , Power and Reality Stones , were an ever - present plot gadget used in the Infinity Saga before Thanos began his military mission to take them inAvengers : Infinity War .
3Kang The Conqueror Is Already Dead
Kang The Conqueror Was Killed Off In His First MCU Appearance
No matter how many extra variants of Kang the Conqueror are introduced into the MCU , the Conqueror form himself was still expected to be the primary threat to theMCU ’s Avengers in Phase 6 . However , Ant - Man and the Wasp : Quantumaniaalready killed off Kang the Conqueror , as Ant - Man and the Wasp thrust him into his exploding multiversal engine core . While there are theories questioning how the Conqueror can return in the MCU ’s future , there has been no word of this bump shortly , which imply Marvel Studios eliminated this muscular threat only second after introducing him , making it more difficult for him to pose a meaning threat in approaching MCU projection .
2Marvel Studios May Be “Moving Away” From Kang
Kang The Conqueror’s Future In The MCU Is Uncertain
Recent speculation has suggested thatMarvel Studios may be moving aside from Kang the Conqueroraltogether , in particular after recent disputation surrounding Jonathan Majors ' arrest . This idea has been exacerbated by the recent dropping of author Jeff Loveness and managing director Destin Daniel Cretton from Phase 6’sAvengers : The Kang Dynasty . The creative squad departingThe Kang Dynastysuggests Marvel Studios may be reworking the MCU ’s upcomingAvengersproject , potentially place a new scoundrel from Marvel Comics front - and - center- with some suspecting Doctor Doom or Galactus - which means the Kang the Conqueror storyline may have ended before it really even commence .
1Kang The Conqueror Is Too Connected To Jonathan Majors
Jonathan Majors Was Arrested On Assault Allegations In March 2023
Evidently , the hard affair to reflect when rewatching Kang the Conqueror ’s appearances is the fact that Jonathan Majors ' career has been shroud in controversy , assault allegations and a extended probe and trial . Majors was arrested in March 2023 on allegations of assault , choking and molestation accompany a domestic dispute . The finding of fact of Majors ' test is pending , but these serious allegation have give both John Roy Major ' and Kang ’s future into incertitude . While other characters ' multiversal variants have often been encounter by other actors , Kang and his variants have only been played by Majors , making arumoredKang the Conquerorrecastmore unmanageable and perhaps more jarring if it does fall out .
