Who Is Kang? A Guide to the MCU’s New Thanos
thewrap.comis the MCU’s next Thanos-like villain. The character was kind of introduced in last year’s Disney+ series “Loki” – we say “kind of” because the version of the character in that show was actually a variant of Kang, but not Kang himself.Regardless, Jonathan Majors is stepping into the shoes of Josh Brolin and will be causing all kinds of havoc for our favorite Marvel Cinematic Universe heroes, as evidenced by the title of “Avengers 5” – “Avengers: The Kang Dynasty.”But who is Kang, how does he fit into the MCU, and what exactly is the Kang Dynasty?
All your questions answered below.The character of Kang the Conqueror first appeared in Marvel Comics way back in 1963, in an issue of “Fantastic Four.” That iteration wasn’t quite Kang either, but a variant known as Rama-Tut, while “Kang” debuted in an issue of “The Avengers” in 1964.He is a time-traveling entity who has many different past and future selves, which poses a problem for those trying to pin him down.
In the comics, he’s most frequently a baddie for the Fantastic Four, so it’s no wonder that Marvel has a “Fantastic Four” movie set for release in 2024.In the comics biography of the character, he begins as Nathaniel Richards – a descendent of Fantastic Four member Reed Richards – who is doing some research in the 31st century and travels back in time to ancient Egypt, where he becomes known as the pharaoh Rama-Tut.
After a battle with the Fantastic Four, he attempts to retreat back to the 31st century but ends up in the 41st century instead, where he asserts dominion over the planet and becomes known as Kang the Conqueror.While Kang has no superhuman abilities to speak of, he is a next-level genius (as seen in “Loki”) and utilizes advanced tech to fend off would-be.
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