What If…?
Summary
Several variant characters from Marvel Studios ' animatedWhat If … ?could make their mode into the alive - actionMCU . After the conception of the multiverse was introduced in Phase 4’sLokiseason 1 , Marvel Studios began to explore alternating realities and dissimilar versions of the MCU ’s fibre in theanimatedWhat If … ?series on Disney+.What If … ?season 1 premiere in August 2021 , while season 2 released an installment day by day for nine consecutive days over the 2023 Holiday stop , introduce even more variant heroes and villains from across the MCU ’s multiverse . Any number of these characters could appear in the MCU ’s hot - action future , follow on from Captain Carter ’s Phase 4 live - activity debut .
After portray Peggy Carter since 2011’sCaptain America : The First Avenger , Hayley Atwell return to voice a rendering of the character who became the world ’s first super soldier instead of Steve Rogers inWhat If … ?season 1 ’s premier episode , " What If … Captain Carter Were the First Avenger?“Captain Carter later on became a penis of the Guardians of the Multiverse , and returned inWhat If … ?season 2 to receive a huge power raise . However , Atwell also appeared as anotherCaptain Carter form in 2022’sDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , so many otherWhat If … ?heroes could also make the move fromWhat If … ?into the MCU ’s upcoming resilient - action adventures .
Marvel ’s What If … ? Season 2 insert several novel realities and a solid collection of new variate and original characters in the MCU Multiverse .
10T’Challa’s Star-Lord Could Be The Perfect Replacement For Peter Quill
What If… T’Challa Became a Star-Lord? (2021)
Chadwick Boseman debuted as T’Challa , the Black Panther , inCaptain America : Civil War , and was place to become a huge part of the MCU prior to his sudden destruction in 2020 . turn posthumously , What If … ?season 1 , sequence 2 , " What If … T’Challa Became a Star - Lord ? , " see Boseman voice a variant of T’Challa who was nobble from Earth instead of Peter Quill . While Boseman would n’t be able-bodied to portray a variant ofT’Challa in the MCU ’s future , introducing T’Challa ’s Star - Lord into alive - action would allow the fibre to live on , and could provide a great switch for Chris Pratt ’s Star - Lord following his coming back to Earth inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3 .
91988’s Avengers Would Be Great To See In Live-Action
What If… Peter Quill Attacked Earth’s Mightiest Heroes? (2023)
What If … ?season 2 , instalment 2 , " What If … Peter Quill Attacked Earth ’s Mightiest Heroes ? , " feature the formation of a team of Avengers compiled from the superheroes of 1988 . Led by Peggy Carter and Howard Stark , What If … ?‘s1988 Avengers teamwould be an exciting inclusion in the live - activity MCU , potentially playact a polar purpose in the case of the Multiverse Saga’sAvengers : Secret Wars . This could grade the returns of Wakandan King T’Chaka , Hank Pym ’s Ant - Man , Bill Foster ’s Giant - Man , the Kree Mar - Vell , Bucky Barnes ' Winter Soldier and a younger version of Thor , whose resilient - legal action debuts could see them fight alongside the future iteration of the MCU ’s premier superhero squad .
1988 ’s Avengers team formed to battle the Celestial Peter Quill , who had wreaked havoc across the Nine Realms in an campaign to aid his father , Ego ’s , expansion plans across the cosmos .
8Zombified Scarlet Witch Would Be A Terrifying MCU Addition
What If… Zombies?! (2021)
Recent rumors suggestWhat If … ?‘szombified Scarlet Witch is set to be the basal threat ofMarvel Studios ' spinoffMarvel Zombies , but it ’s possible that the baddie could also debut in the hot - action MCU . This iteration of the Scarlet Witch debuted inWhat If … ?season 1 , sequence 5 , " What If … zombi spirit ? ! , " which featured a group of heroes navigating a zombie - infested reality . A frightening interlingual rendition of Elizabeth Olsen ’s Scarlet Witch was see inDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , butOlsen has lay claim there are no plans for her to reprise the use in the MCU ’s future . Nevertheless , a zombie Scarlet Witch could introduce a terrifying foe to the MCU .
7Happy Hogan’s Freak Could Be Included In MCU’s World War Hulk
What If… Happy Hogan Saved Christmas? (2023)
Several Hulk characters have been featured in the MCU ’s Multiverse Saga , including Bruce Banner ’s Smart Hulk , Jennifer Walters ' She - Hulk , Emil Blonsky ’s Abomination and Skaar , Banner ’s Sakaaran Logos . What If … ?season 2 , episode 3 , " What If … Happy Hogan Saved Christmas ? , " introduced yet another one , as Jon Favreau’sHappy Hogan injected himself with the Hulk ’s line and became the Freak . This savage but sentient Hulk would make a great addition to the MCU , particularly with speculation that Marvel Studios is developing aWorld War Hulkproject for the MCU , and could see Favreau become the MCU ’s longest - running live - legal action player , as he has been around since Marvel Studios ' first undertaking , Iron Man .
6Nebula’s Nova Corpsman Could Appear In An Upcoming MCU Project
What If… Nebula Joined the Nova Corps? (2023)
What If … ?season 2 kvetch off by introduce a new variation of Karen Gillan ’s Guardian of the Galaxy Nebula , and this hardened , heroic iteration of Nebula would be a great addition to the alive - action MCU . " What If … Nebula Joined the Nova Corps ? " also made steps to set upMarvel Studios’Novaproject , despite news on the upcoming project being scarce in late years . TheNova Corpsman reading of Nebula could make an appearance in the MCU’sNovaseries , and could bringWhat If … ?season 2 , episode 1 ’s picture show noir vibes into the live - action MCU . Gillan ’s MCU future has n’t been corroborate , but it ’s possible she could recapitulate this multiversal role.
Karen Gillan ’s MCU next afterGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3is unclear , though it ’s possible she could hark back as she retired from the Guardians squad to build up a new community in Knowhere alongside Dave Bautista ’s Drax the Destroyer .
5Infinity Ultron Would Be A Formidable Villain In The MCU
What If… Ultron Won? (2021)
What If … ?season 1 include variants of several iconic MCU villains , but the season ’s primary enemy was Infinity Ultron , a version ofAvengers : Age of Ultron’sfoe who successfully download himself into Vision ’s body , and by and by grow the six Infinity Stones . With the MCU now halfway through theMultiverse Saga , Infinity Ultron ’s live - activity debutcould pose a terror to all of reality , just as he did inWhat If … ?season 1 ’s stopping point , " What If … the Watcher break His Oath ? " The Guardians of the Multiverse forge to battle Infinity Ultron , so the villain ’s live - action coming into court could also get this exciting multiversal team into the MCU ’s main continuity .
4Hela Could Return To The MCU As A Hero
What If… Hela Found the Ten Rings? (2023)
3Strange Supreme Would Be A Great Addition To Doctor Strange 3
What If… Doctor Strange Lost His Heart Instead of His Hands? (2021)
What If … ?season 1 , instalment 4 , " What If … Doctor Strange Lost His tenderness rather of His Hands ? , " has been widely regarded as one of the series ' strongest episodes . This episode bear witness the consequences of meddle with the multiverse , as Doctor Strange ’s reversal of the Absolute Point of Christine Palmer ’s death inadvertently destroyed his entire universe . Strange Supreme return inWhat If … ?season 2 as a villain fighting to restart his reality , and though he presumptively sacrificed himself at the end ofWhat If … ?season 2 ’s finale , it ’s possible thatMarvel Studios ' potentialDoctor Strange 3could feature a showdown between Strange Supreme and Benedict Cumberbatch ’s original variation .
An malefic variant of Doctor Strange did seem in 2022’sDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness , fighting the MCU ’s original variant of the Master of the Mystic Arts with euphony after being corrupted by the Darkhold , though this version is not the same asWhat If … ?‘sStrange Supreme .
2Kahhori Could Change The Power Levels Of The MCU
What If… Kahhori Reshaped the World? (2023)
Prior to Devery Jacobs making her alive - action debut as Bonnie in Marvel Studios’Echoseries , the actor voiced theMCU original superhero Kahhori inWhat If … ?season 2 . Kahhori became authorise by the Tesseract , a.k.a . the Space Stone , after the Infinity Stone crash to Earth in pre - colonial America , gift her power that make her one of the MCU ’s most brawny fighter . After battling Strange Supreme alongside Captain Carter inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s finale , the utter next footstep for Kahhori would be in a live - action MCU appearance , bring Native American histrionics to the MCU , and changing the top executive grade of the dealership forever .
1The Watcher Could Give Jeffrey Wright A More Prominent MCU Role
What If…? Seasons 1 & 2
Jeffrey Wright has proven his gravitas , presence and power asWhat If … ?‘sWatcher , the enigmatic storyteller of every multiversal story in the series . While Wright has made the Watcher one of the best elements ofWhat If … ? , it would be capital to see him debut as the transcendental character in the live - action MCU.With the Multiverse Saga expanding , and limit to make out to reverse inAvengers : Secret Wars , the Watcher could have a pivotal role in the MCU ’s future tense . Wright ’s live - action entry could also give off the Watchers ' vamp inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2 , and could help to excuse persistence errors , timeline issues and Marvel Television canyon confusion .
