In Quantumania, Ant-Man and Co. ultimately defeat Kang, but the film's two end-credits scenes reveal that his reign is far from over. The film also ends with an ominous stinger, reading: "Kang will return." Here, we break down Quantumania's two post-credits scenes and their implications for the wider MCU.
Of course, like with most MCU movies, some of the biggest reveals about the future come from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania's two credits scenes. The first scene takes place in the middle of the credits, and for the last one, you'll have to wait until the very end.
Now that Quantumania is on Disney+, let's break down the movie's two end-credits scenes, one teasing Season 2 of Loki and the other showing how many different flavors of Kang we'll have in the future of the MCU.
As is fast becoming standard, there are two Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania post-credits scenes. The first arrives after the usual credits title sequence and lasts around a minute. The second requires a slightly longer wait.
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.
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Is quantumania before or after Loki?
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.
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Who are the three kings at the end of Quantumania?
As the camera pans up, the statues are revealed to be different versions of Kang. The scene then cuts to a room inside the arena, where three Kang variants - Immortus Kang, Pharaoh Rama-Tut and Scarlet Centurion - are discussing the death of Kang in the Quantum Realm.
While the alleged alternate ending for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania apparently involved Scott and Hope not making it out of the Quantum Realm and even Kang possibly escaping his interdimensional confinement, Chisholm says that was never an option, meaning Ant-Man 3 was intended to end the way it did all along.
In Quantumania, Ant-Man and Co. ultimately defeat Kang, but the film's two end-credits scenes reveal that his reign is far from over. The film also ends with an ominous stinger, reading: "Kang will return."
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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.
The second bonus scene offers up one answer, as well as the first look at Loki season 2. After the credits stop rolling, Tom Hiddleston's Loki and Owen Wilson's Mobius appear in the Victorian era in the audience for a presentation by someone named Victor... played, once again, by Majors.
The MCU can easily explain Kang the Conqueror's absence or recasting in future films using Loki's role as God of Stories in the multiverse. Loki's control over the multiverse allows him to see and eliminate any Kang variants seeking to cause chaos.
The Blue Kangs were one of the three Kang factions living in Paradise Towers. As with all Kangs, every member was a young woman with hair and clothing coloured after their faction.
The Council of Kangs was a trio of divergent Kangs led by the "Prime" Kang (identified by his cape), who thought that his other divergent selves were incredibly incompetent.
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. He then went on to kill all other Galactus variants he could find, destroying their universes and unraveling the multiverse.
Immortus, we learn, has called together all of the Kang variants for the beginning of a multiversal war. The scene then cuts to thousands of Kang variants, each sporting slightly different looks, some of an alien species, cheering in a giant amphitheater as more variants are teleported in to join them.
He warns Scott Lang that he's the only one who can "stop what's coming," e.g. the other Kang variants. So might he have been seeking to become the one true Kang, killing all the other versions of himself to stop them from messing with the multiverse and restoring a single timeline where he's in charge?
Chris Evans is rumored to return as Captain America in Avengers: Secret Wars, sparking speculation and excitement among fans. Avengers: Secret Wars is rumored to feature actors from Marvel movies predating the MCU, creating a multiverse connection.
