Who Is Kang? A Guide to the MCU's New Thanos - IMDb. Kang has arrived. At Comic-Con 2022, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige made official what many fans had been theorizing for some time: Kang the Conqueror is the MCU's next Thanos-like villain.
Marvel may recast Kang amid doubts about his viability as a villain, and Galactus would be a formidable alternative for MCU Phase 6. Galactus is a massive and well-known Marvel villain, with potential to be a recurring threat unlike Kang, ensuring a greater impact.
2 Doctor Doom is the Most Obvious Choice to Replace Kang
With the Fantastic Four ready to join the MCU, Doctor Doom is sure to join them. He has spent his entire life struggling against Mr. Fantastic. If Reed Richards is to enter the MCU, Doom must preempt him.
Marvel Studios has already introduced the perfect villain to replace both Kang the Conqueror and Thanos ahead of Phase 6's Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. In the wake of 2019's Avengers: Endgame and the dramatic conclusion to the Infinity Saga, the MCU began to set up Kang the Conqueror as the new overarching villain.
Summary. Phase 7 of the MCU may not be part of a specific saga, signaling a new era where the franchise doesn't commit to a single narrative arc. Phase 7 could possibly set up an Avengers Versus X-Men story, exploring the potential conflict between the existing Avengers and the newly introduced mutants.
At Comic-Con 2022, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige made official what many fans had been theorizing for some time: Kang the Conqueror is the MCU's next Thanos-like villain.
Summary. Rhodey, aka War Machine, is confirmed as the ideal replacement for Iron Man in the upcoming Armor Wars, as his characterization now mirrors Stark's. Rhodey's reveal as a Skrull impostor adds a layer of trauma and parallel to Tony Stark's origin story, making him a compelling successor to Iron Man.
I KNOW Kang is infact the next big villain. He's the next Avengers level threat after Thanos. In The Avengers, the Avengers faced off against Loki and saved New York.
Summary. Kingpin is being set up as the new villain to replace Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with similarities in personality and influence. Kingpin's trajectory mirrors Thanos' build-up in the Infinity Saga, with smaller appearances slowly building his legacy before his proper villain debut.
Galactus would win. Why? Because he is way more powerful than Kang lmao, Kang's only option is to get unimaginably powerful technology that can at least match Galan, somehow make him not be able to feed, or simply get an army or another powerful entity from another time/universe.
Summary. Disney is still referring to the upcoming Avengers movie as "The Kang Dynasty," indicating that they are sticking with Kang as the main villain despite reports of recasting or dropping the character.
The Fantastic Four. The Fantastic Four had the privilege of being the first superhero team to take on and defeat Kang the Conqueror. After Kang traveled through time and conquered Ancient Egypt, the Fantastic Four found themselves also traveling through time and battled Rama-Tut, ousting him from his throne.
According to insider Daniel Richtman, Marvel Studios reportedly plans on keeping the villainous Kang the Conqueror around as a big part of the overarching story moving forward, but with a catch.
In Marvel Comics, the most dangerous version of Kang is none other than Immortus. Introduced in Avengers #10, Immortus represents a later point in Kang's timeline. After years of orchestrating all sorts of time travel shenanigans, the 31st-century time traveler rebranded himself as Immortus.
However, Jonathan Majors was found guilty on two misdemeanor counts of assault and harassment in December 2023 after his initial arrest in March, leading Marvel to drop the actor from the franchise upon the guilty verdict.
Marvel Studios discussed replacing Kang the Conqueror with Doctor Doom in the MCU after Jonathan Majors' arrest in March 2023, potentially changing the future storylines. The possibility of replacing Kang was considered due to concerns about the reception of Quantumania and the uncertainty surrounding Majors' trial.
"Tony Stark's story is far from over," Downey said. "Iron Man 4 will explore new dimensions of the character and his legacy through the eyes of Morgan.
Given that Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron Man died in Avengers: Endgame, War Machine will take Tony Stark's place as Armor Wars' protagonist. The MCU's Armor Wars adaptation will likely delve into the implications of Tony Stark's death, which may have allowed Iron Man copycats to design their own armors.
His remains were found by Stark, who uploaded them into a synthetic body made of vibranium and, in conjunction with Ultron's personality and an Infinity Stone, an entirely new being was made: Vision. J.A.R.V.I.S. ' duties were then taken over by F.R.I.D.A.Y.
A successful inventor, James is the son of Tony Stark and Janet Van Dyne's Wasp - two founding Avengers who have dated in the past. However, he's also named for another Avengers hero - James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, aka the War Machine.
Kingpin is being set up as the new villain to replace Thanos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with similarities in personality and influence. Kingpin's trajectory mirrors Thanos' build-up in the Infinity Saga, with smaller appearances slowly building his legacy before his proper villain debut.
The next three phases of movies in the MCU to come after Avengers: Endgame have been titled The Multiverse Saga. As a result, all the MCU movies that have been released so far have been teasing the arrival of Kang the Conqueror as the next big villain for the franchise.
However, Doom's power and the world he created were only temporary -as was Thanos' death- and not part of Doom's typical power-set. However, it does seem as though Thanos is still the victor considering all that can be done while wielding the Infinity Stones.
