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Forget recastingKang ; theMarvel Cinematic Universedoesn’t necessitate the ill-famed villain to properly conclude the on-going Multiverse Saga . Marvel has officiallydropped Jonathan Majors from the MCUafter he was found shamed of reckless violation in the third degree and harassment . The MCU timelinehas been setting up John R. Major ' Kang the Conqueror as the basal antagonist for phase 4 - 6 , get it on as The Multiverse Saga . This was due to culminate inAvengers : The Kang Dynasty , though the status of this has now been thrown into question . The MCU could , however , simply correct the Kang narrative almost right away .
Marvel announce it willcontinue withAvengers : The Kang Dynastywithout Jonathan Majors , though it has reportedly started name to the task asAvengers 5 . Regardless , many have mention severalpotential actors whom Marvel could remold Kangwith , note the nature of multiverse variants and the precedent set inLokiandSpider - valet : No style Homefor dissimilar actors playing variants of the same character . This would certainly fulfil the current programme for the MCU ’s future phase and would allowThe Kang Dynastyto proceed with a novel actor as the eponymic Conqueror . On the other hand , the MCU does n’t need Kang any longer .
Avengers : Doomsday promises to institute an unprecedented kind of story to the vanguard of the MCU , complete with one very important scoundrel .
Does The MCU Really Need Kang?
Many Kang Stories Are Already Resolved
Despite being teased on legion affair , Kang has n’t really been involved in many storyline . Of course , The Kang Dynastywas stand for to center on the villain - which the MCU has been building up to like Thanos was woven throughoutThe Infinity Saga . Regardless , Kang has only actually appeared in two projects , LokiandAnt - Man and the Wasp : Quantumania . Both of these describe Kang variants who were subsequently defeated . Two Kang variants appeared inLoki;the first , He Who remain , was killed by Sylvie ; and the second , Victor Timely , had his affiliation with the Temporal Loom undo by theLokiseason 2 finale .
Kang , in his Conqueror form , featured more heavily inQuantumaniabut was defeated by Ant - Man during the movie ’s sexual climax , with only the post - credits sequence left to advise his retain threat . The MCU would thus only demand to call this post - credit scene and a few demarcation of negotiation inLokito only remove Kang from future undertaking and establish other , every bit famed Marvel villains instead - such as Doctor Doom . Kang ’s part in the MCU could , therefore , be considered complete , with only a few promiscuous death left to connect up . conveniently , Lokiseason 2 has offer the perfect way for Marvel to reach this .
Loki Season 2 Gave Marvel A Chance To End Kang’s Story Off-Screen
God Loki Can Resolve The Threat Posed By Kang
The dramaticconclusion toLokiseason 2saw Tom Hiddleston ’s Loki assume a new role as the God of Stories , holding together multiple timelines himself and keep the multiverse . This could be used to reason the current Kang narration , using God Loki as a ready to hand loophole . As Loki has saved multiple timeline , he haspreserved the integrity of the multiverse . This would make it more difficult for Kang to continue his rampage and enlisting of his variants . The MCU could advise that Loki ’s forfeiture was sufficient to kibosh Kang ’s plans . or else , the MCU could suggest that God Loki used his newfound king to simply defeat Kang ’s plans .
moreover , as depicted inLoki , the TVA is already working to track Kang ’s stay variants throughout the multiverse , noting that one was vote down duringQuantumania . The TVA could complete this mission off - covert , rounding up the remaining strain depicted in theQuantumaniapost - credits sequence and returning them to their original timeline . If the MCU want to , then , they have already set up a route out of the arch over Kang narrative , which could occur off - sieve entirely off - screen .
Secret Wars Is Set Up Way Better Than A Kang War
A Multiversal War Has Been Teased Independently of Kang
It is still unclear what variety the upcomingAvengers : Secret Warswill take , but it has been set up far more effectively than a Kang War . In Marvel Comics , Secret Warsbrought together multiple universe of discourse , with unlike superhero variants battling together to save the multiverse . Several MCU projection have already explored standardised theme and introduced theconcept of incursion in the MCU , yet have n’t explore the effect properly . The post - credits scene inDoctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madnessestablished a major incursion in the primary MCU universe ( Earth-616 ) by depict a collision with another existence .
Doctor Strange 2 tease apart Marvel ’s next major multiverse problem by precede incursions , which could have a big impact on the MCU ’s hereafter .
The Marvelsreintroduced the approximation of incursions , seed them perfectly for Marvel to jumpstart true toSecret Warsand explore their reverberation . As a result , a far more satisfying conclusion toThe Multiverse Sagacan be explored by attach together the notion of variants explored already inMultiverse of Madness , No Way Home , The Marvels , and evenDeadpool 3- which itself has the electric potential to drastically alter the MCU ’s futurity . Kangis largely otiose to this tarradiddle , and while it would have been entertaining to see the villain ’s famed comic book story adapted to movie theatre , the MCUcould easily abandon it in light of Majors ' exit from the franchise .
