What If…?
Summary
Marvel’sWhat If … ?season 2 appear to affirm that at least two Marvel Cinematic Universe character reference are almost impossible to vote down . Moreover , this revelation also answer a question viewers may have had followingAvengers : Infinity War . The MCU’sThor : Dark WorldandThor : Ragnarokintroduced the Collector and the Grandmaster to the franchise , respectively , with both characters belong to the mysterious and powerful limited from Marvel ’s comics : The Elders of the Universe .
In the primary Marvel Comics universe ( Earth-616 ) , the Elders of the Universe are among the universe ’s first sapient specie after the Celestials . In addition to being immune to aging , the Elders all possess brawny superhuman abilities granted by the Power Primordial ( a like energy to that which created the Infinity Stones in their MCU incarnation ) . One such exponent that theElders of the MCU appear to have is close - invulnerability , as proven by an episode ofMarvel ’s What If … ?season 2 .
Here ’s everything Marvel has revealed about What If … ? season 2 , which was confirmed even before the season 1 premiere of the animated show .
What If…? Suggests The Elders Of The Universe Are Unkillable
The fourth episode ofMarvel ’s What If … ?season 2 – “ What If … Iron Man gate-crash into the Grandmaster ? ” – project the tax return of the MCU ’s iteration of the Grandmaster in an alternate ending to 2012’sThe Avengers . Towards the oddment of the instalment , Grandmaster is seemingly pour down when his Melt Stick accidentally flux him . In the episode ’s post - credits scene , however , Grandmaster is humorously shown to still be live despite his liquidation . Not only does this show that the MCU ’s Elders are all but unkillable , but it also powerfully suggests that another MCU Elder , the Collector , is still animated in the main timeline .
What If … ? time of year 2 premieres on December 22 , 2023 , on Disney+ , bringing new and fall voice actors to the animated worlds of the MCU ’s Phase 5 .
Infinity War’s Collector Mystery Could Have Been Solved
The Collector ’s last live - activity appearance is inInfinity War , in which Thanos travel to Knowhere to steal the Reality Stone from his collection . The Collector is revealed to be an thaumaturgy generated by the Infinity Stone , however , leave alone his fate unknown . While the Collector is mentioned inThe Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialas having sold Knowhere to the Guardians of the Galaxy , how he survive the anger of Thanos was unclear .
WithMarvel ’s What If … ?having confirm that the Elders , like their risible counterparts , are exceptionally difficult to kill , it is now no surprise that theCollector managed to survive his encounter with Thanos . While he likely endured extreme pain at the hand of Thanos , who was armed with two Infinity Stones , his enhanced physiology would permit him to endure . AsMarvel ’s What If … ?season 2 proves , the Collector could have even survived being reduced to liquid state .
