Confused by the post-credit and mid-credit scenes in Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania?
We’ll (try) to answer all of your questions about Kang and the future of Marvel.
Until the mid-credit scene, that is.
In the mid-credit scene, we learn that those two parts are connected.
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Confused?
Dont worry, well sort it all out the best we can, anyway.
Who Are The Three Kangs?
The three figures who exiled Kang to the Quantum Realm are themselves Kang.
Indeed, Immortus and Rama-Tut are very much aligned in their plans, as is the third identity.
However, that third identity may point to ruptures in the triumvirate.
THE SCARLET CENTURION?
The third identity has no clear comic book antecedent.
Also, you know, hes not wearing red.
So who is this guy?
I have a theory, but it takes some extrapolation from early 2000s Marvel comics.
The name of that Armor?
Moreover, the third Kangs outfit does resemble the sleeker black ensemble Iron Lad wore outside of his armor.
Someone check my math.
Thats him, says Loki, with a tremble in his voice.
Because yes, Victor Timely is yetanotherKang Variant, still played by Majors.
In the comics, Horton goes on to invent an android who spontaneously combusts when exposed to oxygen.
The name of the company that publishedMarvel Comics#1?
From the brief clip, its unclear if Victor Timely will play such a monumental role in the MCU.
In the comics, Kang has regularly shown one vulnerability his love for Princess Ravonna Renslayer.
In fact, Renslayer has played a pivotal role in stories involving the people summoned by the Kang trio.
The Council of Kangs
Avengers: Endgameintroduced the concept of Variants into the MCU.
According to the explanation the Ancient One gives Bruce Banner, Variants occur when someone changes the past.
That explanation comes directly from the comics, specifically stories involving Kang and his Variants.
1986sAvengers#267 269 introduces the Council of Kangs, a collection of Kangs from across the multiverse.
What Does This Mean For the MCU?
Quantumaniabegins with Scott Lang pleased with himself for helping to stop the threat of Thanos.
If only Ant-Man was Deadpool, then hed know that of course, Kangs coming back.
Hell be the antagonist for 2025sAvengers: The Kang Dynasty, and possibly forAvengers: Secret Warsin 2026.
Of course, that plan raises a question: who are the Avengers?
