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Thanos has die hard as a menacing scourge to theMarvel Cinematic Universeeven though a fellow cosmic scoundrel like Kang is equally ( if not more ) intimidating with his dimension - altering king and power to lead multiple variants of himself . In his pursuit to flick one-half of the universe out of existence , Thanos served as the overarching antagonist inthe MCU moviesup till his demise in 2019’sAvengers : Endgame . This was , of class , not Thanos ’ only brushing with death , as the cosmos and timeline hop nature of the MCU means he has been killed a few other times on - silver screen as well .
The animated seriesMarvel ’s What If … ?contributes to most of theeight Thanos decease in the MCU , andDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madnesssimilarly opine another Thanos death outsidethe main MCU timeline . With Thanos ’s death inAvengers : Endgameconcluding Phase 3 of the MCU , Kang abuse in to fill up the void by becoming the dealership ’s next big villain . Despite major appearances inLokiandAnt - valet de chambre and the Wasp : Quantumania , Kang has struggled to match up to the Mad Titan - and despite audience speculation , this on the face of it is n’t down to one major gene regarding Kang ’s baddie story .
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Thanos' 8 MCU Deaths Prove Kang’s Quantumania “Death” Wasn’t The Real Problem
Ant - Man and Wasp faced off against Kang the Conqueror in the Quantum Realm inAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania , leading to a twist close that insure the duet wipe out him off by pushing Kang into his multiversal railway locomotive . It ’s undecipherable if Kang is gone for good , but even if this variant of the supervillain is dead , the excited shock of Thanos ’ many destruction ca n’t be mat with Kang . The same can be say for Kang variant Victor Timely ’s multiple deaths inLoki , and Sylvie vote down He Who stay moment after the Kang variant was introduced in the season 1 finale .
Marvel Studios has had event supercede Thanos and Kang the Conqueror in the MCU , but the perfect Phase 6 villain might have already been innovate .
While Kang ’s surprising deaths may have suggested to audiences that the issue was him being defeat so drastically in the first place , a more urgent thing seem to be thatKang ’s multiple deaths in the Multiverseso far want visit moments to truly lay down a scourge before his defeat . The deaths of Thanos , on the other helping hand , are rooted in striking character arcs .
For example , when Thanos ' adopted daughter Gamora attempts to take him down , the wildness springs out of a toxic father - girl relationship touched upon in flashback and late moving picture . This leads to a fitting demise fakeout that still matte up like it had commiseration to audiences because of the distich ’s connectedness , and carried clear emotional weight because of how intimidate the ever conflict - ready Gamora appeared to be of her estranged parental figure .
likewise , a disgruntled Thor beheading Thanos was an awe - inducing moment fromAvengers : Endgamethat came out of the Asgardian ’s guilt for not “ going for the head ” in the previous movie . Ant - Man tackling down a multiversal conqueror does n’t carry the same shock , and this produce it unmortgaged that - should Kang be kept as the major baddie of the Multiverse Saga after the MCU cut ties with Jonathan Majors - a different tack needs to be taken with the antagonist if he is to bear on into the franchise ’s future .
How The MCU Could Still Save Kang
As Kang is ominously thrown into oblivion and does n’t visibly disintegrate , there are chance that he might have subsist theending ofAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania . This could be an interesting path to keep the Conqueror variation awake and establish more desktop for the character in future MCU projects like the aptly titledAvengers : The Kang Dynasty . Considering that Kang the Conqueror is a prominentFantastic Fourvillain in the comics , theFantastic Fourreboot can also betoken Kang ’s bigger programme , much like how Thanos was tease since early MCU entries likeThe AvengersandGuardians of the Galaxy .
In the comics , Kang ’s younger self once became Iron Lad and assembled the Young Avengers , which could also attach the character to a prospective MCU Young Avengers release .
Currently , the MCU seems coiffure to recast Kang , asMarvel Studios take off ways with Jonathan Majorsfollowing his trial ’s shamefaced verdict . WithThe Kang Dynastystill in the works , a new actor could delve more into Kang ’s origins and personal motivation . Lokiseason 2 attempted this , but was mostly fixated on Victor Timely ’s past times , avoiding the power to link his story fully into the nowadays of the dealership as a result - though the serial publication did tint upon how easy even a well - intentioned Kang form could be corrupted by his own potential , which carries actual voltage for the MCU .
humanize Thanos - while at the same time establishing him as a brutal and rightfully merciless factor of his own machinations - is what made him stand out in theMCU . To educe similar emotions from Kang , succeeding undertaking must excuse what made Kang variants like the Conqueror villainous instead of merely set up up fateful fights .
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