What If…?
Warning : This article contains spoiler for What If … ? time of year 2 , episode 1 , " What If … Nebula Joined the Nova Corps ? "
Summary
Marvel Studios has changed one objet d’art of Thanos ' backstory in theMCU , with Phase 5’sWhat If … ?season 2 finally divulge new details about his villainous squad of allies . What If … ?season 2 premieredon December 22 , 2023 , with " What If … Nebula Joined the Nova Corps ? , " an sequence focused on Karen Gillan ’s Nebula , who is recruited into the Nova Corps espouse Thanos ' defeat at the hands of Ronan the Accuser . The Mad Titan Thanos himself was n’t featured in the series ' premier sequence , but Marvel Studios has still managed to uprise the supervillain ’s backstory in some interesting ways , expand his story even four years after his decease in 2019’sAvengers : Endgame .
In the live - action MCU timeline , the Mad Titan Thanos spent much of his life acquiring a immense and formidable army , but its Generals were some of the most brawny and direful villain in the MCU ’s chronicle . Collectively known as theChildren of Thanos , Ebony Maw , Proxima Midnight , Corvus Glaive and Cull Obsidian debut in 2018’sAvengers : Infinity War . The group helped Thanos collect the six Infinity Stones , and fought during the Battle of Earth alongside their adopted Padre inAvengers : Endgame . Along with the Mad Titan , the Children of Thanos were killed inEndgame , but find a new mention inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s premier episodeunder a new name .
Thanos was the major villain of the MCU ’s Infinity Saga , and though he might have meet his final stage in Endgame , his activity can still be felt in the MCU .
What If…? Season 2 Makes The Black Order Name MCU Canon
Prior toWhat If … ?season 2 ’s premiere episode , the child of Thanos had only ever been be intimate by that name , with the radical ’s other moniker in Marvel Comics not receiving a honorable mention . However , " What If … Nebula join the Nova Corps ? " saw Garthan Saal turn in the first check that the Children of Thanos also worked as the Black Order . The originalBlack Order in Marvel Comicscomprised Ebony Maw , Proxima Midnight , Corvus Glaive , Black Dwarf and Supergiant , though the latter two were replaced by Cull Obsidian in the MCU.These scoundrel had been adopted by Thanos during his world-wide seduction , yet did n’t let in Nebula and Gamora - until now .
The MCU Confirms Nebula WAS In The Black Order
in the first place , Nebula and Gamoraweren’t depicted as members of the Black Order , despite having also been adopted by Thanos prior to their debuts in 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy . Many have questioned over the last decade whether the duo had been members of the supervillain group prior toGuardians of the Galaxy , though Marvel Studios has never given any confirmation . However , What If … ?season 2 has now changed this by confirming that Nebula was , in fact , a member of the Black Order , with Garthan Saal relate to her as"Black Order trash,“though she bites back noting that she is"former Black Order . "
Peter Serafinowicz ’s Garthan Saal was last seen in live - activity during 2014’sGuardians of the Galaxy , where his Nova Corpsman was killed during Ronan ’s seek to destroy Xandar . As a luxuriously - ranking member of the intergalactic police force forcefulness , Saal certainly had knowledge of the Black Order , and would have evidently looked down on Nebula had she been recruited into the Nova Corps . Although Gamora did n’t make an appearing inWhat If … ?season 2 ’s premiere , it ’s likely that she , too , was a member of Thanos ' Black Order prior to the Mad Titan ’s destruction , proving that these two unnerving warriors ' backstories are perhaps more terrifying than first thought .
young episode ofWhat If … ?season 2 release day by day at 3 am ET/12am PT on Disney+ .
