Therefore, Loki season 2 also takes place after the events of that movie too (which spans the period 2018-2023 in the MCU) in a way. In terms of events, Loki also references the post-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania which introduced Kang variant Victor Timely.
Summary. He Who Remains and Kang the Conqueror are different variants of the same person, and Loki Season 2 revealed how they were connected. Victor Timely was another Kang variant, but fans speculated they all may be the same people at different points in their individual timelines.
Marvel and Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, it can be deduced that Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania is set in 2025. That idea is something backed up by Marvel Studios Parliament member Nate Moore, who indicated that Quantumania takes place “potentially concurrent” with Thor: Love and Thunder.
Do you need to watch Quantumania before Loki season 2?
February's Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was meant to be a pivotal setup for the Multiverse Saga, including Loki's second season and the first leg of its culminating two-part big-screen event, 2026's Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.
Even Loki Season 1 danced around actually naming Kang, with the eccentric He Who Remains instead alluding to the character by calling himself a "conqueror." This is why none of the characters have spoken the name "Kang," as they are only acquainted with "He Who Remains," and his variants.
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Which avenger kills Kang?
In his last opportunity to escape, he had a brutal duel against Ant-Man, which resulted in Kang being shrunken and decimated by his own Engine Core, though his death inadvertently alerted the Council of Kangs about people interacting with the Multiverse, prompting them to take their own measures.
At the end of season 1, He Who Remains also explained that he'd become tired of living, and presented a choice to Loki and Sylvie: They could take his place as administrators of the TVA, policing the timeline to prevent multiversal war — or they could give in to Sylvie's goal and kill him, knowing it would unleash ...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown increasingly demanding of its audience: In order to understand what happens in Marvel's latest film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quntumania, viewers will have to have watched not only the Ant-Man and Avengers films but also the Marvel TV series on Disney+, particularly Loki.
"Quantumania" offers fans a further clue as to which Kang variant is now responsible for the TVA. The second post-credits scene shows Loki and Mobius (Owen Wilson) watching a presentation in the 1900s from the eccentric inventor Victor Timely (also played by Majors).
Summary. In Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, various versions of Kang are revealed, including Immortus, Rama-Tut, Scarlet Centurion, and more. The Council of Kangs, taken directly from Marvel Comics, makes an appearance in the film's mid-credits scene, introducing even more unique Kang variants.
Therefore, Loki season 2 also takes place after the events of that movie too (which spans the period 2018-2023 in the MCU) in a way. In terms of events, Loki also references the post-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania which introduced Kang variant Victor Timely.
It seems that the Temporal Loom has to fail and the Kangs have to come from the explosion of the branches, meaning Loki season 2 would have to be set before Quantumania's mid-credits scene.
The third installment in the Guardians of the Galaxy series, and the most recent Marvel film to date, Vol. 3 takes place after the Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, a television special released on Disney+, and after the events of Quantumania.
All we know is that they seemed to meet in an arena outside of time and space in a place that overlooks a chaotic meeting of realities. The strands of universes they apparently control in Quantumania are the antithesis of the Sacred Timeline we saw in Loki.
By far, Loki is now the strongest MCU character. It was shown in season 1 of Loki that Timelines=the universe. Loki held infinity of them with his strength.
Stepping into the Citadel at the End of Time, Loki and Sylvie meet He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors), a version of time-hopping comic villain Kang the Conqueror.
In the scene, Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and Mobius (Owen Wilson) are seen watching Kang give a presentation onstage, in what appears to be the early or mid 1800s.
In the audience, we see two characters from the show Loki: Loki himself and a man names Mobius (Owen Wilson). Mobius is an employee of something called the Time Variance Authority (TVA), but more on that later. Mobius tells Loki that Kang doesn't look as menacing as Loki made him out to be.
Kang the Conqueror was exiled to the MCU Quantum Realm by his own variants in the Council of Kangs due to his attempts to eradicate them and become the sole Kang in the multiverse.
Kang The Conqueror was exiled by none other than Ravonna Renslayer. Renslayer, a key figure in Kang's complex history, is responsible for sending him away. Their relationship is multifaceted, marked by love, betrayal, and power struggles.
Loki, as it turns out, was the only one who could save the TVA—and so from the moment Sylvie killed He Who Remains, he was destined to need to hold the timelines in place. He's now Loki Who Remains, possibly for the rest of time.
The Loki finale even mentioned the Kang variant, who was defeated in the Quantum Realm, which means it's safe to assume Kang's plan to return is unfolding as intended. With Loki being the only one powerful enough to defeat him, Kang would understandably want him occupied elsewhere.
When Sylvie kicked Loki through the Time Door he went to the same TVA's own past. That's why Mobius and B-15 didn't recognize him at the end of season one. That's also why Loki saw those massive statues. Earlier in the TVA's history He Who Remains did not hide his identity behind robot Time-Keepers.
Through unknown means, Kang killed countless versions of the Avengers, including a variant of Thor. Given that he has technology that destroyed entire planets and timelines, it's really no surprise.
The Time-Eater ranks atop the most powerful Kang variants thanks to his assuming Galactus' power. This variant killed Galactus and absorbed the Power Cosmic.
