What If…?
Warning ! This article contains spoilers for What If … ? time of year 2 , instalment 1 , " What If … Nebula Joined The Nova Corps ? "
Summary
The premiere ofWhat If … ?season 2 introduced a new superweapon into theMCUthat unwittingly ruin two past moments in the MCU ’s history . What If … ?explores scenario in alternate MCU timelines and universes , andseason 2 features a stacked slate of charactersjust as season 1 did The first episode of time of year 2 focuses on a world where Nebula join the Nova Corps . swear under oath , Nebula works alongside Nova Prime to protect Xandar .
In the universe ofWhat If … ?season 2 , episode 1 , Ronan the Accuser staged a successful coup against Thanos that put the Kree leader into might . However , Ronan turned his target onto Xandar , which cause the planet to have to close itself off from the repose of the world . Activating a planet - wide shield , Xandar is present to have an dense defenseagainst threats like Ronan . While the introduction of such a powerful superweapon is interesting , it pose many interrogative regarding past MCU events .
Here ’s everything Marvel has discover about What If … ? time of year 2 , which was confirmed even before the time of year 1 premiere of the vivify show .
Xandar Has A Shield That Could Have Stopped Ronan And Thanos
The obvious question that arise fromWhat If … ?season 2 , episode 1 is the fact that Xandar did n’t aerate this cuticle in past events . Xandar has been under plan of attack in the MCU two meter : once by Ronan inGuardians of the Galaxyand the other by Thanos , which happened off - screen . InGuardians of the Galaxy , the Nova Corps had the assist of the Guardians to stand off Ronan ’s attack and successfully guard the satellite . Though a major planet - wide cuticle ultimately was n’t necessary , it could ’ve saved the Nova Corps muckle of effort .
On the other hand , the shield was clearly needed when Thanos attacked . Though it happened off - screen , it ’s said that Thanos decimated the planetto incur the Power Stone beforeAvengers : Infinity War . Considering that the shield read inWhat If … ?was powerful enough to fend off Ronan at full power with the Power Stone , it seems like it would ’ve been a given for Xandar in the live - action MCU to at least discuss putting the buckler up . Even if the shield was n’t capable to stop Thanos all , it could ’ve been the difference in keeping the planet salvageable .
Why Xandar Doesn’t Use Its Planet Shield Earlier In The MCU
It ’s possible that Xandar in the MCU ’s main Earth-616 timeline did n’t have the planet shield , but the superweapon is n’t acquaint inWhat If … ?as something that only came into effect due to circumstances of the series . Theseries has also loosely had thesame account as the chief MCU timeline . Xandar might not have used the shield earlier in the MCU because they did n’t guess it was necessary , as it was n’t against Ronan , which might ’ve led to them underestimating Thanos . Considering how aliveness on Xandar suffered inWhat If … ? , the Nova Corps might ’ve want to prevent an event like that by not have to utilise the shell if potential .
Marvel Studios cut a 45 - minute episode of Thanos decimating Xandar from Avengers : Infinity War , but that does not have to be the conclusion of the scene .
With such a powerful superweapon like the planet - wide-eyed shield introduced inWhat If … ?season 2 , instalment 1 , it poses the question as to why Xandar did n’t use it earlier . A shield would ’ve made the fight against Ronan inGuardians of the Galaxymuch easier , and it might ’ve saved the planet from Thanos ’ decimation . It ’s a possibleness that the planet does n’t have the arm in the main MCU timeline , but the Nova Corps might also have been against using it . ThoughWhat If … ?showed that the shield had its pros and cons , its intro ca n’t help but deflower two historic Xandar MCU moments .
