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| NOTE: This article is about the incarnation of Kang the Conqueror from the Marvel Cinematic Universe film series. The mainstream version can be found here: Kang the Conqueror (Marvel). |
| “ | Let me make this easy for you. You will bring me what I need. Or, I will kill your daughter in front of you. Then, make you relive that moment. Over and over again, in time, endlessly. Until you beg me to kill you. Do we understand? | „ |
| ~ Kang the Conqueror's threat to Ant-Man if he refuses to cooperate. |
| “ | You think this is new to me? Do you know how many rebellions I've put down? How many worlds I've conquered? How many Avengers I've killed?! And you think you can beat me? I AM KANG! You... You talk to ants! | „ |
| ~ Kang's villainous breakdown to Ant-Man, Wasp, and Stature. |
Victor Timely, better known as Kang the Conqueror, is the main antagonist of the Multiverse Saga in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
He was originally a scientist on Earth from the 31st century who discovered the Multiverse, but unlike other variants of him, who got along together and shared different kinds of knowledge, he aspired to conquer all universes.
Eventually, Kang was exiled to the Quantum Realm by the Council of Kangs. With the help of his allies Krylar and M.O.D.O.K., he gradually established dominion over the realm, patiently waiting for the time to escape, which seemingly comes in 2026 when Ant-Man and his family end up in the Quantum Realm.
He was portrayed by Jonathan Majors, who also played Damian Anderson in Creed III. Within the MCU, Majors also played Kang's entire ensemble of variants.
Biography[]
Background[]
A variant of Victor Timely from the 31st century came across the discovery of many universes stacked upon each other. Other variants of him came across this same discovery. Eventually, these variants came in contact with one another, forming peace amongst each other for a while, sharing their knowledge and technology amongst each other. However, some variants were more interested in seeking conquest upon other worlds, leading to the major event known as the Multiversal War. As the timeline fractured across the Multiverse, the variants of He Who Remains quickly respawned into being. These variants eventually came together to form the Council of Kangs, a collective assembly that became known as the "Dynasty of Kangs".
However, as the Council began building an empire across all of time, one variant came to see this meddling with time as "playing like children" as the actions of his other selves were causing chaos to spread across the Multiverse causing endless incursions, he saw the Multiverse was on the verge of dying, so he sought to take control and burn his variants out of time and be the sole remaining Kang. He rampaged across the Multiverse, destroying multiple realities and timelines as if they had never existed in an attempt to take control of time and restructure it in a perfect orderly time stream under his rule. All the while, he encountered, battled and killed many variants of the Avengers, including some versions of Thor Odinson, and eventually, after a while, lost count of those who he had killed, with them blurring together in time.
However, the other Kangs did not take this lightly and launched a counterattack against Kang, reigniting the Multiversal War. In time, the Dynasty of Kangs, led by Immortus, the Scarlet Centurion and Rama-Tut, managed to gain the upper hand and sabotaged Kang's timechair and exiled him to the Quantum Realm, a place beyond time and the only prison that could hold him.
After Kang's banishment, a variant who would later become known as He Who Remains rose to put an end to the Multiversal War by harnessing the power of a cosmic entity known as Alioth and came out victorious in the war. With the end of the Multiversal War, He Who Remains began to work on isolating the timeline to prevent any branches from occurring, leading to the foundation of the Time Variance Authority. He Who Remains would then create three androids known as the Time-Keepers to act as the public's official leaders of the TVA, hiding his true existence.
Upon arrival in the Quantum Realm, Kang was found and rescued by Janet Van Dyne, the original superhero known as the Wasp. He fooled her by feigning he was a peaceful traveler who got lost and crashed by accident. For a few years, Kang and Janet worked to bring his timechair back online, all the while Janet reminisced about her lost time with her daughter Hope.
Kang promised that by helping him escape he could give her the time she had lost if they could bring his chair back to life. Soon enough they did, as the chair powered up it connected to Kang's mind in order for it to function but as Janet touched to circuitry of the chair she also made a neural connection to Kang's thoughts and was horrified to see all the atrocities that Kang had committed during the Multiversal War. Kang assured Janet that her dimension would be safe from him and that she could go home to her daughter as if nothing had ever happened, but Janet refused, finally seeing Kang for the monster he was.
Kang declared he would leave to win the war he started and that Janet could not stop him. His timechair hummed to life as his armor materialized around him while Janet looked on in horror. She then quickly shrunk down to her Wasp form and stole the power core for the chair, but Kang furiously pursued her before knocking her down and demanding she hand over the power core, Janet then apologized to Hope for what she did next. Using Pym Particles she blew up the core by causing it to collapse in on itself rendering it useless and trapping both herself and Kang in the Quantum Realm.
However, even without his ability to travel the multiverse, Kang had all the resources he needed to conquer the Quantum Realm, taking what was his prison and made it his empire. Constructing a vast citadel and army of robots, he seized control of the realm and decimated the original inhabitants' homes. He forced them into hiding while he reigned supreme with an iron fist. All the while, he hunted for Janet to get both his revenge on her and retrieve her Pym Particles for the core, but to no avail.
Many years later, around 2015, Kang encountered Darren Cross (also known as Yellowjacket), who was also trapped in the Quantum Realm after his defeat at the hands of Scott Lang (also known as Ant-Man). He was left deformed and frail, so Kang had him outfitted with a cybernetic suit and turned him into a powerful weapon and hunter, renaming him M.O.D.O.K. (Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing). M.O.D.O.K. would spend the next decade serving Kang.
Loki[]
He Who Remains settled within the Citadel at the End of Time, a castle that exists beyond the Void. Upon the arrival of Loki Laufeyson and Sylvie Laufeydottir, two variants of Earth-616's Loki Laufeyson, He Who Remains greets them into his elevator where he tries to converse with them. Sylvie attempts to take his life multiple times, but he manages to avoid her assaults with his TemPad. He eventually greets the two variants up to his office. He offers them tea and begins to explain everything he knows.
He reveals to them that he knows everything that is to come, showing the future laid out on a script, and tells them that they cannot kill him because of this. He states that he understands their moral objections to the TVA and that his methods are deceptive, but there was never a mission to begin with and that everything burns. Loki then asks what he's so afraid of in which he states he is afraid of himself. Sylvie asks who exactly he is, in which he explains to them he has gone by many names such as a ruler, a conqueror and a jerk, but it was never so simple as a name.
He then begins to explain his history and the event known as the Multiversal War where variants of himself sought out to conquer various worlds before he put an end to it by harnessing the power of Alioth and isolating the timeline. He then tells them that all he needed to do now was manage the flow of the timeline to prevent further branches, hence this led to the foundation of the TVA. He then tells them he does all of this to keep them safe and if they think he is evil, then they wait until they get to meet his variants. He begins to warn them that something far worse will come to fill in his position if they choose to dispose of them and so he gives them two options; either kill him and let them deal with more than one "Devil" or return to the TVA as its rulers.
Loki claims he's lying, not understanding why he would just want to give up control, but He Who Remains explains to him that he's grown old and tired of this position and that's he ready to give it up. He explains to them that he's been seeking someone that could take his place and believes it came in the form of Loki and Sylvie. He reassures them that there are no more lies and offers the two choices to them again, in which Sylvie accuses him of treating this as some sort of game. He reminds her that it's nothing personal, that it's simply practical, only for Sylvie to tell him it was personal to her. He then lashes out at her, telling her to grow up, calling her a murderer and a hypocrite. He acknowledges that they've all done terrible things, but assures them that they can now do them for the good reasons.
Eventually, He Who Remains hears noises in the background which tells him that they have now crossed the threshold. He tells them that, because of this, he doesn't know how things will play out from here as the timeline is now starting to branch off into different realities. He then offers up his TemPad, telling them he loves all of this honesty, saying it feels like a fresh new start. Sylvie then attempts to take his life, but Loki prevents her from doing so as he wants her to think about this. The two then begin to fight before eventually exchanging a kiss to each other. Sylvie then uses the TemPad to send Loki away. She then takes his blade and plunges it within He Who Remains who has shown no fear. He then winks at her, saying he will see her around soon.
Meanwhile, Loki finds himself back at the TVA. He then runs off to find Mobius and Hunter B-15, telling them he and Sylvie found the creator of the TVA and warns them about how countless versions of this man will come. When Mobius asks who he is, Loki doesn't understand what's going on. Loki then watches in horror as he sees the statue of He Who Remains.
Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania[]
A decade after taking over the Quantum Realm, Kang got wind of new arrivals in the Quantum Realm, upon learning this group included his old enemy Janet Van Dyne and her extended family, he sent out M.O.D.O.K. to retrieve Ant-man and Cassie along with a battalion of soldiers to wipe out the Jentorra's Freedom Fighters simultaneously, while he dispatched his former enemy-turned subordinate Lord Krylar to meet with and capture Janet Van Dyne. M.O.D.O.K. returned to the citadel with his mission accomplished and Ant-man and Cassie locked away in the dungeons, Kang went down to greet his new 'guests' upon meeting Scott Lang whom bragged about being an Avenger, Kang merely retorted with an inquiry of he had killed Scott before stating after a while those he has killed end up blurring together.
Kang then questioned Scott on his exploits as a thief from what M.O.D.O.K. had told him, when M.O.D.O.K. cut in affirming as such Kang callously used his telekinesis to fling him against the wall of the prison block, coldly stating that if Kang was in the room M.O.D.O.K. must remain silent. When Scott refused Kang's offer to get himself and Cassie out of the Quantum Realm in exchange for retrieving his power core, Kang telekinetically tortured both Scott and Cassie threatening to kill Cassie right then and there before forcing Scott to relive it over and over again. Scott then agreed, warning Kang to never touch Cassie again, Kang then opened a portal to the site of the power core's explosion, he told Ant-man to use his Pym particles to shrink the core back down to size in exchange for Cassie's life.
When Scott accomplished his mission, Janet and Hope arrived to get the core before Kang could, but they were too late and Kang then broke his agreement using his telekinesis to snatch the core from Scott's hand, when Ant-man and the Wasp attempted to attack Kang he simply flicked them away without much effort, when Janet tried to run he stopped her in her tracks before opening a portal back to the citadel. Kang had Janet brought to his throne room to talk about what she had seen all those years ago when she made the connection to his mind, Janet informed him she saw him as a monster.
Kang then used his holographic projection of the timeline to illustrate why he did what he did, claiming he wanted to save the Multiverse from himself or more accurately his variants that were causing incursion due to their meddling with time. Janet did not believe he was doing this for the good of reality but instead for his own selfish ambitions, Kang angrily retorted by claiming he had lost so much because of his variants' meddling and that he would burn them out of time for what they had done to him, when Janet stated by doing this he would be wiping out countless lives in the process, but Kang simply brushed this of as it did not matter to him.
With everything in place for him to leave the Quantum Realm and bring his whole empire with him to conquer Eternity and have his revenge on the Dynasty of Kangs for banishing him. He broadcast a message to the entire Quantum Realm informing his troops to prepare for their escape and conquest. However, his message was interrupted by Cassie Lang hijacking his broadcast and instead telling the people of the Quantum Realm to rise up and fight against Kang's forces and to take back their home.
Kang ordered M.O.D.O.K. to find Cassie and kill her, he then ordered his pilots to launch the citadel and leave the Quantum Realm, but just as he was ready to leave Scott Lang arrived in the form of Giant-man proclaiming he was coming for Kang for taking his daughter from him, Kang commanded his forces to take Scott down. Scott and Hope fought as hard as they could but were son overwhelmed by the sheer number of ships and soldiers, but just as then the Freedom Fighters arrived and began pushing Kang's army back.
This did not deter Kang from his objective, commanding that the citadel leave now. But Scott used a slingshot maneuver to break through the tower's force field, causing massive damage to Kang's throne room, Janet told Kang he had lost but he simply stated that it was never over. Kang then took to the battlefield personally, hovering down on an energy platform and disintegrating a great many of the Freedom Fighters in the process, Jentorra and Xolum tried to fight him but he simply sued his telekinesis to stop Jentorra's staff in mid-air and redirect Xolum's energy blast back at him killing him instantly. The Freedom Fighters were forced to fall back leaving the Ant family to face Kang alone, he angrily told them that this was not the first rebellion he had put down, reminding the Ant family that he had killed many Avengers, worlds and timelines, mocking Ant-man as simply the one who talks to ants.
Hank Pym soon arrived on the scene with an army of highly intelligent, technologically advanced ants and quickly turned the tide of the battle, destroying much of Kang's forces before the ants went for Kang himself who quickly raised his force field around himself. Kang held of the ants with all he had, until M.O.D.O.K. having had a change of heart came up from behind him using his weapons to neutralize Kang's shield leaving him vulnerable for the ants to attack him and overwhelm him, damaging his armor before dragging him away seemingly defeating him.
This however was proven false when Ant-man was about to leave the Quantum Realm, before Kang blasted him away from the portal, but his armor fully destroyed, he is now just has mortal strength, Scott and Kang then engaged in single combat, with Kang savagely proving to be to much for the hero, all the while mocking his attempt to stop him, but Scott then counters his words as he said he didn't have to beat him just make sure he lost. With no time to lose, Scott took out a bunch of Pym Particles and attached them to the timechair's energy core causing an overload. Kang realize that Scott outsmarted him by getting further from the portal, then tried to leave through the portal before he was blasted away by the Wasp, the two heroes then furiously pushed Kang back until he was caught in the pull of the cores energy pulse being sucked into the overloading device and disappearing, shrinking to his doom and finally putting an end to his individual threat for good or at least for the time being.
However, even though Kang is supposedly gone for good, Scott Lang wonders if he did the right thing or if now the Multiverse and all time are in danger, though he decides to shrug it off until he can be sure. Meanwhile, in the mid-credits scenes, the Council of Kangs is shown to be reuniting upon learning of Kang the Conqueror's death, forcing Immortus, the Scarlet Centurion and Rama-Tut to take drastic measures to confront heroes like the Avengers for having taken an interest in the Multiverse. Lastly, in the post-credits, another of Kang's variants known as Victory Timely is shown to be alive and well at some point in the early 20th century, being tracked down by the variant Loki and Mobius in their search for regaining the TVA's control back.
Personality[]
Kang was a merciless and clever conqueror who was prone to becoming angry when he did not get his way. In his quest for greatness, he had destroyed innumerable heroes and controlled numerous universes. He was ambitious and power-hungry. He vowed to destroy the Council of Kangs and harbored a strong hatred for them. He felt that the goal of taming the universe was to protect it from his variations, and he used this justification to justify his violent attacks and killing sprees. Even after being exiled, Kang took control of the Quantum Realm and established his own empire atop the dwellings of the original occupants, driving them from their homes and compelling them to band together as Freedom Fighters. He had little to no concern for other people and only cared about himself and his desires.
Despite his ruthlessness, Kang does seem to have some honor, promising to alter Janet van Dyne's history so that she would not spend decades of time and with her daughter, as a thank-you for helping him fix the Time Chair, and also pledging to keep Janet van Dyne's timeline safe from his conquest after he fled. However, once she doesn't agree to help after realizing who he really is, Kang immediately starts to attack her, demanding that she give him the core to his ship, proving that these seem more so as pragmatic attempts to get Janet out of his way of conquering the Multiverse.
It can also be seen that Kang knows he is not a god, as he tells Scott that he is just a man who lost a lot of time like him.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
- Biological Immortality: Kang has been alive in the Quantum Realm for an inhumanly long time without aging the slightest. Whether this is due to the Quantum Realm being beyond the concept of time, or an innate ability possessed by Kang had never been specified.
- Armor Capabilities: With his neuro-kinetic armor, Kang gains access to different types of powers.
- Inhuman Durability: With his armor, Kang was able to withstand numerous punches from Ant-Man in his enlarged form, endure being crushed by Cassie Lang in her giant form and tank numerous blasts from Wasp's stringers.
- Energy Manipulation: Kang can project beams of blue energy from his hands, capable of instantly disintegrating normal people. He can also release it in the form of omnidirectional shockwaves from his body. Additionally, he can manipulate outside energy sources and convert it into his armor's blue energy, as shown when he redirected Xolum's energy beam.
- Telekinesis: The armour allows Kang to utilize telekinesis, as shown when he could effortlessly restrain Ant-Man, Cassie Lang and even M.O.D.O.K. He also stopped a spear in mid-air and prevent Janet van Dyne from moving.
- Force-Field Generation: Kang could generate a blue forcefield around himself.
- Portal Creation: Kang can open blue portals to other places.
- Platform Creation: Kang create a blue energy platform to hover down from his tower to the Freedom Fighters.
Abilities[]
- Genius-Level Intelligence: To be added
- Master Tactician: Kang is an extremely seasoned tactician. Before being banished to the Quantum Realm, he had already used tactics and power to destroy and annihilate timelines. After being banished, he posed as a harmless traveler to gain the trust of Janet van Dyne so that the latter could help him rebuild his Multiversal Engine Core. After regaining his a fraction of his powers and his suit, Kang easily became the ruler of the Quantum Realm, putting down a number of revolutions led by the Freedom Fighters and other inhabitants. He also built his own army and warcrafts to prepare to enact his dynasty when he could escape.
- Master Scientist: To be added
- Master Engineer: Kang was very creative, with a scope of ideas like no other. He was able to fix his ship in the Realm and later form an even stronger version of transportation comprising of entire buildings and his throne room also included, in Axia.
- Master Combatant: Even without his armor, Kang has shown to possess peak-human levels of strength, endurance, reflexes as well as a master of martial arts while fighting Scott Lang. He was able to easily best him, only to be defeated by Wasp showing up to back Scott in the fight against Kang.
Relationships[]
Allies[]
- Kang's Empire - Subordinates
- Krylar - Former Enemy
- Quantumnauts - Creations
Enemies[]
- Avengers
- Thor † - Victim
- Council of Kangs - Alternate Selves
- Nathaniel Richards/Immortus
- Nathaniel Richards/Centurion
- Nathaniel Richards/Rama-Tut
- Nathaniel Richards/He Who Remains - Alternate Self
- Alioth
- Janet van Dyne - Former Friend Turned arch-nemesis
- Freedom Fighters
- Jentorra
- Quaz
- Veb
- Xolum † - Victim
- Derrick
- Furry Face
- Scott Lang/Ant-Man - Former Prisoner, second arch-nemesis, Attempted Victim and Killer
- Cassie Lang/Stature - Former Prisoner and Attempted Victim
- Hope van Dyne/Wasp
- Hank Pym
- Ants - Attempted Killers
- Darren Cross/M.O.D.O.K. † - Former Subordinate and Victim
Quotes[]
| “ | I can give that to you. Time. It’s not what you think it is. It’s a cage. And it does everything it can... to break you. It's not until you free yourself from it that you see... just how small... it always was. We're going to get out of here. She's gonna open the door... and you'll be there. I promise. | „ |
| ~ Kang to Janet van Dyne. |
| “ | Kang: Janet? We can leave. Right now. Janet van Dyne: Who is Kang? Kang: Who I need to be. Janet? Janet van Dyne: Stay away. Kang: You saved my life. I made a promise. Just let me take you home. Janet van Dyne: And then? What are you going to do? Kang: Win. |
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| ~ Kang the Conqueror forced to reveal the truth after Janet van Dyne saw his memories. |
| “ | Kang: I told you time isn’t what you think. I can make it so you never left her. Hope is going to open the door and you'll be there. Janet van Dyne: And how many worlds will die if you get out? Kang: Not yours. She'll never know. Don't you want to see your daughter again? Janet van Dyne: I can't let you leave. Kang: Why do think you can stop me? |
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| ~ Kang the Conqueror getting his suit and time chair back as Janet van Dyne betrays him to keep him from escaping the Quantum Realm. |
| “ | Ant-Man: I don't know who you are, but you've made a big mistake. I'm an Avenger. I've called the other Avengers. Kang: You're an Avenger? Have I killed you before? Ant-Man: What? Kang: They all blend together after a while. You're not the one with the hammer, are you? |
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| ~ Kang introducing himself to Ant-Man. |
| “ | Kang: Gotta say, Janet was a lot more help. Ant-Man: You know Janet too? Does everyone down here know Janet? Kang: She didn't tell you about me? Guess that's not a surprise. |
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| ~ Kang talking with Ant-Man. |
| “ | Do not speak when I am in the room. | „ |
| ~ Kang punishing M.O.D.O.K. for interrupting him. |
| “ | I am a man who likes to be understood. | „ |
| ~ Kang the Conqueror to Ant-Man. |
| “ | You're out of your league, Ant-Man. | „ |
| ~ Kang the Conqueror to Ant-Man. |
| “ | I wouldn't trust her. Janet has a way of... changing her mind. Hello Jellybean. So, what's it gonna be Scott? | „ |
| ~ Kang to Janet, Hope, and Scott. |
| “ | Do I need to take it? | „ |
| ~ Kang. |
| “ | She'll be fine without you. | „ |
| ~ Kang betraying Ant-Man. |
| “ | Kang: What did you see? We didn't really get a chance to talk about it last time. But I always wondered. When you touched my mind..., what did you see? Janet van Dyne: A monster. Who thinks he's a god. Kang: When you can see time the way I do, you don't get to close your eyes. Janet van Dyne: And you're the only one who sees?" Kang: I am the only one that can see it's broken. Janet van Dyne: And who broke it? Kang: I did. Every version of me. My variants. Throughout the Multiverse. Playing with time, like children. But I saw how it ends. I saw their chaos spreading across realities. Universes colliding. Endless incursions. I saw the Multiverse. And it was dying. All because of them. So, I took control. Janet van Dyne: You mean you started a war. And now you wanna wipe away any universe that's a threat to you. That's what monsters do. Kang: That's what conquerors do! They burn the broken world. And they make a new one. Janet van Dyne: You don't care about saving anything or anyone. You only want revenge because they beat you. Because you lost. Kang: I have lost. You have no idea what I have lost. And I will burn them out of time for what they've done to me. Janet Van Dyne: You'd be wiping out entire timelines, murdering trillions of people. Kang: I wish that mattered, Janet. |
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| ~ Kang the Conqueror and Janet van Dyne |
| “ | I want you to remember... you could've gone home. You could've seen your daughter again. But you thought you could win. | „ |
| ~ Kang as he battles Ant-Man - also his last words before his defeat and death. |
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Trivia[]
- This is Kang the Conqueror's debut in live-action media.
- Michael Waldron, the head writer of Loki, described Kang as being "the next big cross-movie villain", believing Kang would have a big impact on the MCU moving forward.
- According to Kate Herron, the director of Loki, Jonathan Majors was not initially casted to play as Kang until he was brought in to play He Who Remains in Loki and she discussed it in a meeting with Kevin Feige and Peyton Reed. When Majors agreed to play Kang in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, He Who Remains was rewritten to be a variant of Kang.
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania was released on the same year as Creed III (2023) where Jonathan Majors also plays the main villain.
- The filmmakers of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania opted to use Kang the Conqueror as the main antagonist of the third Ant-Man film to play with the figurative irony of pitting Kang, one of the biggest Marvel villains, against Ant-Man, commonly regarded as the littlest of the Avengers, to challenge one of the most sub estimated heroes of the MCU.
- Despite being an antagonist to both Loki and Ant-Man, in the comics, he's primarily a Fantastic Four villain.
- Additionally, in the comics, his real name was Nathaniel Richards (not Victor Timely) and he was a descendant of the Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic.
- Victor Timely is the name of one of his variants in the comics, who also appears as a heroic supporting character in the second season of Loki.
- Additionally, in the comics, his real name was Nathaniel Richards (not Victor Timely) and he was a descendant of the Reed Richards AKA Mr. Fantastic.
External Links[]
- Kang the Conqueror on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Kang the Conqueror on the Disney Wiki
- Kang the Conqueror on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
