After watching this I understand what the Loki series is for. Getting to come to grips with what a variant is so we won’t be too taken back by variants of kang showing up
With Kang's lore being this complicated, I believe the MCU will treat his multiple aliases (Nathaniel Richards, Kang, Immortus, Rama-Tut, etc.) as straight-up separate variants of himself in order to simplify things.
Ok first off they are all nathaniel richards (kang) he just adopted many different names through out time. I can see this playing out in two different ways. His story is quite tragic, his wreckless use of time travel led him down that path. He became ironlad, formed the young avengers just to stop himself from becoming kang. It was inevitable and he gave up on himself. He literally lost his mind, went back in time to try to take the baby avengers off the census.
@@srntnjl523 they are all kang's variants, and they will not tell which ones are from the same universe, as the different version of themselves. he wasn't actually strong anyway, but he was needed in the MCU to introduce timelines and separate universes. and if MCU dont completely destroy ygddrasil the timelines loki helds together and make one new sole timeline, kang will still be born in some universe and the story plot repeats. unless they can have each kang killed in every universe.
@@texasscifi3431 Actually this has been retconed as finally we discovered that Kang's ancestor's was not Doom but Nathaniel Richards. Not sure if it's still canon though.
Did anyone notice that Kang's castle that he was building in 1901 was of same structure which Loki and Slyvie found at the end of Episode 5? Edit : So its castle of Immortus and new Phase of Marvel Multiverse has started
A lot of people think that he was Immortus, a later version of Kang, it makes sense, his clothes were more similar in colour, plus he didn't sound as Conquer-ry, like he'd calmed down, he was still a control freak though
Bro I'm so mad ppl keep saying this Rick and Morty parodies ideas of cool pop culture things The council of Reed Richards and the council of Kangs I read about when I was a child like around 06-08 Rick is them!!!! Not the the other way around
Very absurd. 😭 So many ideas because mostly only European/white philosophy is used. When you introduce other philosophies it’ll get even more absurd. Oh the chaos , OH THE CHAOS!😭😭😭
It’s not “aBsuRd” not at all, just heavily complex but in the best way possible, love how stories get philosophically complex like this and NOT at all “aBsuRd” in the slightest. Just stop with this wrong claim you have here!
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024 Lol what? No, It’s not “vERy aBsuRd” not at all, just heavily complex but in the best way possible, and lol your wrong to say “moStLy oNly European/white philosophy iS uSeD” AT ALL like this as that’s just some nonsense you made up here as ALL philosophies around the world is used, what you’re saying here is factually wrong here as ALL philosophies are used, and NOT at all “moRe aBsuRd” in the slightest NOR is there even “cHaOs” as you wrongly say here, just stop, seriously as what you’re saying and doing here is FACTUAL wrong. Just stop with this wrong nonsense you say here! Seriously!
If Hulk was smart he would have switched back and let Banner have the stairs. But, Banner being a genius, he would just call up the elevator again and wait for it.
Not quite, remember what the ancient one told Bruce? If you remove one stone, it creates an alternate timeline. They removed all stones from their timeline, thus creating the multiverse. Which Dr. Strange knew would happen, but it was their only option at defeating Thanos. But now, we have angry Eternals and Kang has risen to power in alternative reality. Buckle up Marvel fans, it's about to get crazy. "WHAT IF?" is canon too, so watch it. It's actually pretty good.
Doctor Doom also has his own time traveling adventure, during his anti-hero turn in the 2099 series, not quite as insane as Kang, but still weird in its own way, fighting versions of himself, and creating himself in the past.
@@dzamalas6136 Doom's had a time platform for ages. The Thing became Blackbeard because of it. Doom knows that time travel's a crutch though. Not like that weenie Xanatos.
He’s very nearly there already. I knew nothing of the Infinity Saga until I listened to Robs video. And I’m not unique. This guy is the living breathing Wikipedia of comics.
I really hope Marvel brings back Kang and does something amazing with him. He is such an interesting threat and has so much potential for stories at this point that Marvel is sitting on a gold mine of Kang stories. I just hope they do something big with him after he comes into the MCU so we comic fans can get some Kang goodness as well.
@@Soliy87 they’d definitely streamline him, which would be a bit of a shame, but that’s just the MCU. Usually if a character comes into the MCU they bring them back in comics if they’ve been gone, so let’s hope they do that for Kang.
@@johnstevens1380 he is the big bad of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. So, I think he'll won't have to much impact beyond that movie. He'll probably cameo every now and then though.
@@Inurdot yeah, I’m talking about comics though. I hope they bring him back since usually if a character is introduced into the MCU they’ll bring them back in the comics if they’ve been gone awhile.
@@Inurdot they’ll bring him back as an avengers villain when the fantastic 4 are introduced he is Nathaniel Richards would be dope to see him go all out against the avengers
"Avengers Forever" was a really good story, and I wish Marvel would reference it more. Plus I'd like them to reference "The Kang Dynasty", as that was a story where Kang CONQUERED Earth, and wiped out all life in Washington D.C. when the Avengers didn't abide by his rules of how the war would be fought and tried to attack his ship in orbit. I honestly don't believe any of that has been mentioned since that story...
Kang is like a Reverse Flash and Hawkman rolled into one. The dude has travelled in time so many times and there are many versions of him at the same time
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Came from the loki final. So, kang is basically the real deal when compared to Loki. Loki thought himself smart and tricky, but he is a lightweight compared to Kang. Now Loki is going to war against Kang.
We don't really know how it'll play out, or if Loki can even "go to war" against Kang. if Kang is as multiversal and inevitable as he made himselves out to be, unless he can somehow recruit his own multiversal army...
@@Happyfanman oh really? A comic book character is not worth the full effort of a guy who literally runs a comic book explanation channel? Wow thats news to me. We give Rob enough views in one day(let alone a week) for him to do some actual digging and work on a character like Kang call it a favor to the fans of Comicsexplained since 2015
Yeah Kang is super complicated I mean he’s had so many different alias and I’m pretty sure Kang is from like earth 6311 I could be wrong I didnt watch the whole video but its weird because Nathaniel Richards from earth 616 wasn’t Kang and then like rob was saying he was actually Rama Tut for a while so it is honestly really freaking confusing. I remember I got deep on Kang’s lore last year and it seriously drove me nuts it was so hard to understand
@@iamjordanbradshaw you mean fans who supported you for years? And speaking of triggered how’s your girlfriend? She told me I was triggering her G spot the other night she’s like a geyser for Christ sakes
He's so deeply rooted in time travel that you could write *anything* you want without breaking any continuity. Even if some ultra specific version of him showed up, despite having been killed, you could always go with "oh, well... one of the mes traveled to shortly before I died, creating a timeline in which that didn't happen, so now I'm here". Something like the Council of Kang would be easily replaced by him hopping around the time stream a bit, inviting past and future versions of himself over for dinner - and tell them to bring along any other version they know of.
I would hope it’s an allegory for the primal human fear of darkness and nighttime when they would be most vulnerable to the elements and to predators. Point taken though.
6:10 Kang goes back in time to fight the Avengers. He loses, but because he went back in time to fight the Avengers, theres now a timeline where he beats the Avengers. If the real world is part of a multiverse, then everytime we try to achieve something, even if we fail in this universe, we succeed in another. That's pretty inspiring i have to say
This is the first explainer video I’ve seen by this channel that did nothing explain the character’s powers and back story before beginning Kang. Great information
@@kervdropemoff9542 true dat I forgot about the council of Reeds but Kang is a descendant of Reed So it would make sense that two people with councils of their variants come from the same family
The thing I still don't understand.... why is Kang the ONLY reality traveling thing to endlessly duplicate? Why does no other reality traversing entity end up in a similar scenario?
Honestly I’m surprised that so many didn’t like the last episode of Loki. I know lots did enjoy it and know Kang is confusing but it does surprise me how many didn’t.
That’s good tho! I’d rather Marvel take huge risks that may turn off some people, but intrigue others. We’ll be thankful they did so in 10 years when we see the bigger story they want to tell (assuming the world doesn’t end by then lol)
@@joeygula581 if you want the whole thing in its actual timeline of events i believe its: Captain America: The First Avenger Captain Marvel Iron Man Iron Man 2 The Incredible Hulk Thor The Avengers Thor: The Dark World Iron Man 3 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Avengers: Age of Ultron Ant-Man Captain America: Civil War Black Widow Spider-Man: Homecoming Black Panther Doctor Strange Thor: Ragnarok Ant-Man and the Wasp Avengers: Infinity War Avengers: Endgame Spider-Man: Far From Home Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Eternals Loki Series Spider-Man: No Way Home WandaVision Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness i think the other disney+ shows like hawkeye or falcon and winter soldier and everything else that comes out later can be watched anytime after endgame
The first kang went back in time and created a bunch more kangs. The kang that sits out of time is really the prime kang that caused all the variants to be created. So to defeat kang you must go back in time and kill the prime kang before he goes back in time and starts creating variants.
That was the conclusion I came to- so in the final episode we can meet Immortis, find out he is the final form of Kang and his relationship to the tva- but doing anything to immortis won't affect the earlier Kang(s) we will meet in the new movies- bingo the start of stage 4 and you don't need to have watched Loki to understand Kang. Also leaves it open for Loki to go into a season 2 with Immortis as the big bad and Slyvie to branch off into the main MCU films.
I saw a poll yesterday from Screen Rant on RUclips asking who would win between Dr. Fate vs Dr. Strange. I'd love to see you break it down for everyone.
Theory - the purpose of the TVA is to stop alternate time lines forming, where other Kangs can form, and therefore the man behind the curtain is immortuss whose trying to minimise the ammount of kangs through the tva
I just bought a CGC 4.5 copy of Avengers #8 from 1964. It's by far the most I've ever spent on a comic but the fact that the book is almost 60 years old and contains the 1st appearance of one of my favorite Marvel characters of all time makes it worth it to me :) it was my holy grail and soon I'll have it!
The Iron Lad story ended with him realizing that he needed to perform the function of Kang the Conqueror against The Avengers so that they would become powerful enough to take on their future challenges. We actually get an epilogue with him as Kang, but still clearly the Iron Lad version at heart.
***SPOILER If you haven't seen Ep 6 of Loki** So with the official multiverse now connected again (with the universe we have been following), does this mean MCU will use an alternate universe to introduce Fantastic 4 and the X-Men? It's the only logical way that I see since we didn't see any of them in the crucial moments of Infinity War (I know realistically Marvel didn't have the rights; I'm referring for the sake of story continuity) What is everyone's thoughts?
Seems like you’re on the right track. Feige confirmed that this series would impact the narrative of the MCU the most of any show. This will also help with the spirdermen integration.
You seriously got me into comic books. I love you videos especially if hulk he’s my favorite. Keep doing your thing man. I got a TBI February 2020 and don’t remember a lot but I did remember your channel and that you were awesome! Keep it up man!
Soo basically Kang: I kill myself to control myself from making myself too many times because i might end up killing myself... because i was bored WHAT xD
@@crazyjay6331 my bad I miss read your comment however they said He Who Remains not Immortis because Kang is a complicated villain don’t assume names that wasn’t actually mentioned. MCU might use “Immortis” for something else.
Yup Kang seems really cool I know of him but I think he embodies the crazy convoluted nature of time travel and paradoxes. Cool dumb looking 80-90s super villain costume is iconic
Wow wow wow, what a complex character put into such layman terms, so that a novice comic fan like myself might still be able understand what’s about to happen in the next phase of the mcu! Great job man
I haven't listened to this guy for ages, he's still got the most comprehensive and encyclopedic knowledge of Marvel and DC comics of anyone I know of on-line. I love the sound of him going full on trying to cover ever last detail of these hugely complicated and of often conflicting continuities. Respect and huge thanks.
I vaguely remember a story with Captain America going back in time a whole bunch to try to stop Kang, I believe it was during the "energy shield" cap days, there was a cosmic cube involved. It was nuts, pretty sure Cap stabbed him in the back with an energy sword or something lol
So just watched episode 6. Is the version Loki and Sylvie met, Immortus? Then the version of Kang the Conqueror is in the timeline where Loki is stuck in?
I think "wonky" is low key one of my favorite Robisms. It's not above, "best thing coming out of DC Rebirth," "cut a swath" or "let me tell you something" but, it's up there.
TVA : Don’t keep creating alternate timelines or we’ll kill you Kang: How about I create different versions of myself in already existing timelines? TVA: Yeah no problem 👍🏾
Lol bruh he told you he was called a Conqueror. Even if you didn't recognize the costume, cause it was pretty 1:1, that was the beat for everyone to pay attention
"Lunar War", "Nathaniel Richards", "Celestials", "Apocalypse", "Ramm-Tutt", "Iron Lad", "Squadron Supreme", "Grandmaster" Feige: HE'S TOO DANGEROUS TO BE LEFT ALIVE!!!!
After this video? I'm calling it. Kang is the "big bad". In the episode 5 promo trailer, there's a scene of Mobius racing in a car towards a sphinx. Didn't think much of it until watching this and hearing about Kangs sphinx/time travel machine 😎 (I say this, now watch it turn out to be nothing 🤣)
They seriously need to streamline Kang, his complicated history is exactly what casuals complain about when they say comic book continuity is confusing.
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After watching this I understand what the Loki series is for. Getting to come to grips with what a variant is so we won’t be too taken back by variants of kang showing up
man, you got this on the money
Thanks for the insight, Grouch Douglas. What's your bounty up to now?
@@dongadson1099 bounty?
@@douglasgw1992 Reference to the hateful eight lol.
Loki my fav series my cat is called Loki lol
With Kang's lore being this complicated, I believe the MCU will treat his multiple aliases (Nathaniel Richards, Kang, Immortus, Rama-Tut, etc.) as straight-up separate variants of himself in order to simplify things.
Ok first off they are all nathaniel richards (kang) he just adopted many different names through out time. I can see this playing out in two different ways. His story is quite tragic, his wreckless use of time travel led him down that path. He became ironlad, formed the young avengers just to stop himself from becoming kang. It was inevitable and he gave up on himself. He literally lost his mind, went back in time to try to take the baby avengers off the census.
You were right
Good call
yeah they kept Jonathan majors for all the variants to avoid confusion u were spot on
@@srntnjl523 they are all kang's variants, and they will not tell which ones are from the same universe, as the different version of themselves. he wasn't actually strong anyway, but he was needed in the MCU to introduce timelines and separate universes. and if MCU dont completely destroy ygddrasil the timelines loki helds together and make one new sole timeline, kang will still be born in some universe and the story plot repeats. unless they can have each kang killed in every universe.
I demand a refund, I was told Kang would be explained, now I am more confused than ever
wait until he explains refund, you'll stop asking for it once he does
The point is Kang is an asshole who messes around with time
This is the comics relax the live action kang story is way simpler
@@totomama1621
MCU Kang is just self-destruction on a universal scale.
@@AveSicarius not really
Kang the Conqueror Explained: Its complicated
LMAO
Yeah. Probably the most confusing and partially inaccurate version of his history. Since the time machine came from doctor doom he didn't invent one.
Fr😂😂😂😂
Possibly the most confusing villain that Marvel has?
@@texasscifi3431
Actually this has been retconed as finally we discovered that Kang's ancestor's was not Doom but Nathaniel Richards. Not sure if it's still canon though.
Did anyone notice that Kang's castle that he was building in 1901 was of same structure which Loki and Slyvie found at the end of Episode 5?
Edit : So its castle of Immortus and new Phase of Marvel Multiverse has started
Yup :)
In what comic did it appear?
Now kang is in the mcu
Damn
A lot of people think that he was Immortus, a later version of Kang, it makes sense, his clothes were more similar in colour, plus he didn't sound as Conquer-ry, like he'd calmed down, he was still a control freak though
Kang The Conqueror Explained: He's Rick Sanchez
Rick doesn't do time travel
@@mikejohnstonbob935 true, but he does have a box of "Time Travel Stuff" in the garage. So the possibility is still there.
Real talk
Bro I'm so mad ppl keep saying this Rick and Morty parodies ideas of cool pop culture things The council of Reed Richards and the council of Kangs I read about when I was a child like around 06-08 Rick is them!!!! Not the the other way around
The counsel of kang’s
When you introduce infinite universes and timelines, things always become philosophically absurd
Very absurd. 😭 So many ideas because mostly only European/white philosophy is used. When you introduce other philosophies it’ll get even more absurd. Oh the chaos , OH THE CHAOS!😭😭😭
@Every Woman Jobs To The Wall iand thats a butterfly effect of the first ant man movie setting up his Civil war appearance
It’s not “aBsuRd” not at all, just heavily complex but in the best way possible, love how stories get philosophically complex like this and NOT at all “aBsuRd” in the slightest. Just stop with this wrong claim you have here!
@@bmwjourdandunngoddess6024
Lol what? No, It’s not “vERy aBsuRd” not at all, just heavily complex but in the best way possible, and lol your wrong to say “moStLy oNly European/white philosophy iS uSeD” AT ALL like this as that’s just some nonsense you made up here as ALL philosophies around the world is used, what you’re saying here is factually wrong here as ALL philosophies are used, and NOT at all “moRe aBsuRd” in the slightest NOR is there even “cHaOs” as you wrongly say here, just stop, seriously as what you’re saying and doing here is FACTUAL wrong. Just stop with this wrong nonsense you say here! Seriously!
None of this would have happened if the hulk wasn’t upset at stairs
Nice1 haha
If Hulk was smart he would have switched back and let Banner have the stairs. But, Banner being a genius, he would just call up the elevator again and wait for it.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Not quite, remember what the ancient one told Bruce? If you remove one stone, it creates an alternate timeline. They removed all stones from their timeline, thus creating the multiverse. Which Dr. Strange knew would happen, but it was their only option at defeating Thanos. But now, we have angry Eternals and Kang has risen to power in alternative reality. Buckle up Marvel fans, it's about to get crazy. "WHAT IF?" is canon too, so watch it. It's actually pretty good.
doesnt matter. Kang planned it from the start
I am really hoping Kang can also lead to a good adaptation of Doom
I'm hoping so too, Dr. Doom is the villain we deserve
I just don’t want them to OVER do dooms minor love of Susan
I thought of a completely different Doom without "Doctor" in front of it. I was confused what Kang had to do with portals to hell on Mars.
Right? Kang -> F4 -> RamaTut -> Apocalypse -> new X Men
I see your game, Marvel
@@XJonAye Dr Doom couldn't tie Kangs shoes
I would love to see council of Kangs meeting council of Reeds
The council of kangs, council of reeds and parliament of doom walk into a bar
This comment deserves a lot more likes
dont forget the council of rick hahahaha2
Maker says nah
All dwarfed by the Council of Ricks.
The fact that there are an infinite number of him in any universe he exists, is like the best part of the character.
Kang is here MCU fans. Welcome to the madness.
Watched the Loki show finally and got more excited as it went on.
You could say a...multiverse of madness
The alien from the simpsons? Kang and kodos?
Can’t believe that Loki ending
Season 2 confirmed though ❤
Yes sir
@@joeyruzek5956 I'm a tad disappointed that the whole loki series now seems like a Kang prep course.
Loved it.called about 80% of it. Still loved how they did it, because that's what was different from my guess
I’m glad it did, it’s so bad and is an insult to the god of mischief
Kang is basically time traveling stupid Doom.
This IS FUCKING HILARIOUS
Dr. Noob, the ruler of Wackveria, enemy to the FantAsstic Fart
Doctor Doom also has his own time traveling adventure, during his anti-hero turn in the 2099 series, not quite as insane as Kang, but still weird in its own way, fighting versions of himself, and creating himself in the past.
Correct me if I'm wrong. Doesn't doom start time traveling himself with the sub atomic guy or something lol
@@dzamalas6136 Doom's had a time platform for ages. The Thing became Blackbeard because of it. Doom knows that time travel's a crutch though. Not like that weenie Xanatos.
Rob,one day you'll be the Lore Keeper of all things Comic History. Keep up your good work!!!
Only if he does more dc stuff
He’s very nearly there already. I knew nothing of the Infinity Saga until I listened to Robs video. And I’m not unique. This guy is the living breathing Wikipedia of comics.
Bullsh*t nowadays Rob is half assing so much content it’s hard to tell whether the sh*t is coming out his mouth or his rear end
@@dntwasteit8547 You’re full of it…and a hater. Go troll somewhere else, @sshole.
if you will, a comicstor... wait...
This video about to jump in views after the finale episode.
I really hope Marvel brings back Kang and does something amazing with him. He is such an interesting threat and has so much potential for stories at this point that Marvel is sitting on a gold mine of Kang stories. I just hope they do something big with him after he comes into the MCU so we comic fans can get some Kang goodness as well.
Agree but if he came to the MCU they would have to streamline his story a but since all this time hopping would get pretty confusing
@@Soliy87 they’d definitely streamline him, which would be a bit of a shame, but that’s just the MCU. Usually if a character comes into the MCU they bring them back in comics if they’ve been gone, so let’s hope they do that for Kang.
@@johnstevens1380 he is the big bad of Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. So, I think he'll won't have to much impact beyond that movie. He'll probably cameo every now and then though.
@@Inurdot yeah, I’m talking about comics though. I hope they bring him back since usually if a character is introduced into the MCU they’ll bring them back in the comics if they’ve been gone awhile.
@@Inurdot they’ll bring him back as an avengers villain when the fantastic 4 are introduced he is Nathaniel Richards would be dope to see him go all out against the avengers
“It was Kang-atha all along!”
@Leonardo Santuario naw. Funny
Ehh
Hahahahahaha!!
Haaahahaha
"Avengers Forever" was a really good story, and I wish Marvel would reference it more. Plus I'd like them to reference "The Kang Dynasty", as that was a story where Kang CONQUERED Earth, and wiped out all life in Washington D.C. when the Avengers didn't abide by his rules of how the war would be fought and tried to attack his ship in orbit. I honestly don't believe any of that has been mentioned since that story...
I think you've got your wish bud
Imagine he actually does this in the movie
Kang is like a Reverse Flash and Hawkman rolled into one. The dude has travelled in time so many times and there are many versions of him at the same time
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This guy is beyond omega level and his power is being complicated
Fact 😂
SWEAR! IMO it’s the complexity of his character that makes all the stories interesting.
Say that again hahaha
not an omega....not even a mutant right? no powers
Underrated comment. Lmao
Who else is here right after the Loki Finale? Jonathan Majors did a phenomenal job.
He did amazing. I'll have to watch the episode again.
I didn’t think anyone in the show could chew the scenery more than Loki. But it makes sense; he’s live for eons all at once and he’s bored.
Yes!!!
"Grow up Sylvie!!! Murderer, Hypocrite"!
Jonathan Majors even sounds like a Marvel name.
I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that Jonathan is one of the best working actors. He’s just incredible.
Hey Rob, I’ve been watching your channel for over 2 years now. Keep up the amazing work it just keeps getting better and better. I broke my leg 2 weeks ago and watching your videos help pass the time
Came from the loki final. So, kang is basically the real deal when compared to Loki. Loki thought himself smart and tricky, but he is a lightweight compared to Kang. Now Loki is going to war against Kang.
well not just loki pretty much everyone else sort of lol.
We don't really know how it'll play out, or if Loki can even "go to war" against Kang. if Kang is as multiversal and inevitable as he made himselves out to be, unless he can somehow recruit his own multiversal army...
@@sinteleon possibilities, possibilities. I think for Loki it is no longer a game and Kang is in his way
Kang is too complicated of a character to explain. Even Marvel themselves are confused about this guy you can tell in the writing.
Tbh tho if rob wanted to he could explain kang perfectly dude is the master
Kang aint worth his full effort tho lol
@@Happyfanman oh really? A comic book character is not worth the full effort of a guy who literally runs a comic book explanation channel? Wow thats news to me. We give Rob enough views in one day(let alone a week) for him to do some actual digging and work on a character like Kang call it a favor to the fans of Comicsexplained since 2015
Yeah Kang is super complicated I mean he’s had so many different alias and I’m pretty sure Kang is from like earth 6311 I could be wrong I didnt watch the whole video but its weird because Nathaniel Richards from earth 616 wasn’t Kang and then like rob was saying he was actually Rama Tut for a while so it is honestly really freaking confusing. I remember I got deep on Kang’s lore last year and it seriously drove me nuts it was so hard to understand
@@dntwasteit8547 lol it’s so easy to trigger nerds.
@@iamjordanbradshaw you mean fans who supported you for years? And speaking of triggered how’s your girlfriend? She told me I was triggering her G spot the other night she’s like a geyser for Christ sakes
The best version of Kang is the one from the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes cartoon from a few years back. Change my mind.
That show was AMAZING and so was Kang
awesome show
Your mind is change
That show ended way too soon
The reason EMH Kang was good is because he had a good personality
ROB - talking about Kang with everything going on with Loki.
Me - Don’t Do it. Don’t Give me hope.
Kang is shown.
I got some news for you….
👀👀👀👀
KANG
Sorry I couldn’t give it to you sooner
He's so deeply rooted in time travel that you could write *anything* you want without breaking any continuity. Even if some ultra specific version of him showed up, despite having been killed, you could always go with "oh, well... one of the mes traveled to shortly before I died, creating a timeline in which that didn't happen, so now I'm here". Something like the Council of Kang would be easily replaced by him hopping around the time stream a bit, inviting past and future versions of himself over for dinner - and tell them to bring along any other version they know of.
I grew up reading my dads old 70’s Giant Size Avengers and fantastic four. Kang was my favorite ever since
Why the “Black Celestial” had to be the one to betray erybody tho lol.
I would hope it’s an allegory for the primal human fear of darkness and nighttime when they would be most vulnerable to the elements and to predators. Point taken though.
Coolest one though
@@breadtoast7146 I was just being funny 😄
Nah, the rainbow one should've snitched 😉
🤣😂🤣😂🤣
The first time I heard of Kang was him being the main antagonist in Lego Marvel Superheroes 2. Glad this video explained who he is.
Kang need to be the next MCU villain he's underrated.
Antman 3 villain
He's going to be in Ant-Man and the Wasp Quantumania
I was like...is someone gonna tell 'em?
Well, about that...
You don't now
I love it when Rob says stuff like, “And it all boiled down to Mantis banging a tree or whatever.”
6:10 Kang goes back in time to fight the Avengers. He loses, but because he went back in time to fight the Avengers, theres now a timeline where he beats the Avengers. If the real world is part of a multiverse, then everytime we try to achieve something, even if we fail in this universe, we succeed in another. That's pretty inspiring i have to say
but then he should see himself laying there too and that should make the avengers think about whats going on.
Yeah..... I'd rather live in the universe whare I'm successful..
Haven’t tuned into the channel in years, this is refreshing and I’m happy to see you’re still doing well bro
That loki finale reveal was so well done
This is the first explainer video I’ve seen by this channel that did nothing explain the character’s powers and back story before beginning Kang. Great information
I REALLY hope we see the Council of Kangs at some point in the MCU, that’s one thing about Kang that separates him from everyone else.
Reed Richards has one too
@@kervdropemoff9542 true dat I forgot about the council of Reeds but Kang is a descendant of Reed So it would make sense that two people with councils of their variants come from the same family
Man just saw the new ant man... You got your wish in the end credits
@@borz8328 I KNOW BRO!! I’m so hyped! MCU IS BACK!!
I'm from the future, you will see the Council of Kangs in Antman 3
The thing I still don't understand.... why is Kang the ONLY reality traveling thing to endlessly duplicate? Why does no other reality traversing entity end up in a similar scenario?
Kang's on tour now. The name of the tour is:
" The Kang's of Conquerors "
Nah bro I’d call it the Kang Gang
@@JakeTylenol BOOOOO! Trap music sucks.
I’ll call it the kangs of comedy
I'm genuinely surprised Rob didn't do Kang until now.
My intro to Immortus was his ultra brief appearance in XMen animated series
"Break ya moma's back"
Loved his alter ego 'Bender'.
Honestly I’m surprised that so many didn’t like the last episode of Loki. I know lots did enjoy it and know Kang is confusing but it does surprise me how many didn’t.
That’s good tho! I’d rather Marvel take huge risks that may turn off some people, but intrigue others. We’ll be thankful they did so in 10 years when we see the bigger story they want to tell (assuming the world doesn’t end by then lol)
I usually don't watch superhero movies but I've been hearing a lot of good things about this marvel MCU and I have no idea where to start
let's just say the last marvel movie I saw was X-Men last stand
@@joeygula581 if you want the whole thing in its actual timeline of events i believe its:
Captain America: The First Avenger
Captain Marvel
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
The Incredible Hulk
Thor
The Avengers
Thor: The Dark World
Iron Man 3
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Guardians of the Galaxy
Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Ant-Man
Captain America: Civil War
Black Widow
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Black Panther
Doctor Strange
Thor: Ragnarok
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Eternals
Loki Series
Spider-Man: No Way Home
WandaVision
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
i think the other disney+ shows like hawkeye or falcon and winter soldier and everything else that comes out later can be watched anytime after endgame
I didn't care for the casting. Seemed fake or something. Was just off. The premise I liked.
The first kang went back in time and created a bunch more kangs. The kang that sits out of time is really the prime kang that caused all the variants to be created. So to defeat kang you must go back in time and kill the prime kang before he goes back in time and starts creating variants.
You are about to get a ton more views on this video.
Just watched this after ant man quantumania tonight. The mid credits scene is the council of kings. Would love to her your revised take.
Thank you for this and all your videos. This has been my favorite channel on RUclips for many years at this point
fun drinking game: take a shot each time rob says "in reality"
Or Kang
Thank you, lore keeper.
My question is, does this mean imortis runs the TVA.
Not a bad question
Immortis, Kang and Rama Tut
That was the conclusion I came to- so in the final episode we can meet Immortis, find out he is the final form of Kang and his relationship to the tva- but doing anything to immortis won't affect the earlier Kang(s) we will meet in the new movies- bingo the start of stage 4 and you don't need to have watched Loki to understand Kang. Also leaves it open for Loki to go into a season 2 with Immortis as the big bad and Slyvie to branch off into the main MCU films.
Kang or Immortis would explain renslayer as well....
It’s Kang.
I saw a poll yesterday from Screen Rant on RUclips asking who would win between Dr. Fate vs Dr. Strange. I'd love to see you break it down for everyone.
Classic strange, current comics, or MCU?
I'm inclined toward Fate, myself, but admittedly that's because I REALLY like "second string" DC waaaaaaaay more.
Classic Strange would massacre Fate
It'd be a ton of mind-bending fun no matter who wins
@@coreypacillo8204 exactly. In the current comics I think fate would win. We haven't seen the extent of the MCU version's powers yet.
This man just did a history lesson on a comic book villain like I was in AP World in high school.
Beyond Omega Level: Magus
Beyond Omega Level: Perpetua
Beyond Omega Level: Impossible Man
Beyond Omega Level: Deweller-in-Darkness
Beyond Omega Level: Trigon
Beyond Omega Level: Highfather
Beyond Omega Level: Serpent (Cul Borson)
Beyond Omega Level: D'Spayre
Beyond Omega Level: Griever at the End of All Things
I vote for Trigon or perpetua
I vote Perpetua
I vote for a nap
@@Darkbloom006 I second this vote
The One Above All?
I hope they do the kang from avengers earths mightiest heroes. That was the best kang
That storyline was amazing! That actually made me like kang so much to the point where he was and still is my favorite villain to this day.
I wish they could make one more season and that’s it
If they messed up all the villains(with the exception of Red Skull and Abomination), why do you believe they wont ruin him too?
@@alissa6 bruuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhh×10^22
@@alissa6 mmmmm what other villains did they ruin (besides Taskmaster & Karli)?
Petition to officially introduce Rob as a Watcher
Theory - the purpose of the TVA is to stop alternate time lines forming, where other Kangs can form, and therefore the man behind the curtain is immortuss whose trying to minimise the ammount of kangs through the tva
Immortus's castle looks like the castle that at the end of Episode 5 of loki !
SPOT ON DUDE!
This video is gonna go UP! 🤣🙏🏾
Rob the little chuckle u do after u say something can save lives. Thank u
I just bought a CGC 4.5 copy of Avengers #8 from 1964. It's by far the most I've ever spent on a comic but the fact that the book is almost 60 years old and contains the 1st appearance of one of my favorite Marvel characters of all time makes it worth it to me :) it was my holy grail and soon I'll have it!
This vid bout to pop off hella
Loki
Beyond omega level: Rob
New drinking game: take a drink every time he says Kang
The Iron Lad story ended with him realizing that he needed to perform the function of Kang the Conqueror against The Avengers so that they would become powerful enough to take on their future challenges.
We actually get an epilogue with him as Kang, but still clearly the Iron Lad version at heart.
After Loki season finale, I can totally see where they're going in the MCU with alot of this. I'm excited
"What about The Crossing?"
"We don't talk about The Crossing"
Im surprised Kang Dynasty wasn't talked about. Its where Kang realizes he always destined to be defeated by the avengers.
This character is legit! Just like ROBCORE
This was one of those complicated AF videos, hit rewind at some parts yet, that's Exactly why I enjoyed it! Good job no diggidy!
***SPOILER If you haven't seen Ep 6 of Loki**
So with the official multiverse now connected again (with the universe we have been following), does this mean MCU will use an alternate universe to introduce Fantastic 4 and the X-Men? It's the only logical way that I see since we didn't see any of them in the crucial moments of Infinity War (I know realistically Marvel didn't have the rights; I'm referring for the sake of story continuity)
What is everyone's thoughts?
Makes too much sense for them not to introduce x men and fantastic 4 through alternate universes
Seems like you’re on the right track. Feige confirmed that this series would impact the narrative of the MCU the most of any show. This will also help with the spirdermen integration.
You seriously got me into comic books. I love you videos especially if hulk he’s my favorite. Keep doing your thing man. I got a TBI February 2020 and don’t remember a lot but I did remember your channel and that you were awesome! Keep it up man!
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Soo basically Kang: I kill myself to control myself from making myself too many times because i might end up killing myself... because i was bored
WHAT xD
Victor Timely looks like the dude on the poster in Loki ep 4
Time keepers were robots. Some mastermind is behind everything.
Rob releases Kang video
I see where this is going
My new prediction is that the mastermind in Loki is Immortus and when they beat him it releases the Kang variants to set up phase 4.
@@crazyjay6331 this didn’t age well… but that’s the fun of predictions
@@allenmobley8444 ? XD
@@allenmobley8444 Think you might have watched the wrong show bro lmao
@@crazyjay6331 my bad I miss read your comment however they said He Who Remains not Immortis because Kang is a complicated villain don’t assume names that wasn’t actually mentioned. MCU might use “Immortis” for something else.
Yup Kang seems really cool I know of him but I think he embodies the crazy convoluted nature of time travel and paradoxes. Cool dumb looking 80-90s super villain costume is iconic
Wow wow wow, what a complex character put into such layman terms, so that a novice comic fan like myself might still be able understand what’s about to happen in the next phase of the mcu! Great job man
I haven't listened to this guy for ages, he's still got the most comprehensive and encyclopedic knowledge of Marvel and DC comics of anyone I know of on-line.
I love the sound of him going full on trying to cover ever last detail of these hugely complicated and of often conflicting continuities.
Respect and huge thanks.
So Kang is kind of like evil Rick? There are infinite versions trying to rule?
Yes but no...there a good kanga as well
So does that make Immortus Rick C-137? 🤔
No Rick is like Kang -___- y'all MCU only fans kill me
@@McChud87 no Kang Prime would be C137 and Scarlet Centurion would be considered Evil Rick
I vaguely remember a story with Captain America going back in time a whole bunch to try to stop Kang, I believe it was during the "energy shield" cap days, there was a cosmic cube involved. It was nuts, pretty sure Cap stabbed him in the back with an energy sword or something lol
Infinity War is going to be so mind boggling..
Kang has entered the chat:
Hey rob, just to let you know tmnt the last ronin issues two and three are out. Also could you please cover the boys epilogue and dear Becky
I really need the boys epilogue
@@ImaGunslingaPYP yeah I could’ve sworn he said he would cover it in his last vid on the series but he never did
@@protalghulnist4126 I remember that too. He just needs to cover it because the boys comic is ridiculously amazing
Just watch Danny Malt
@@FormerTroglodyte he covered it? Is he just as entertaining though, that's the question
Here after the Loki finale!!!!! Kang is coming 🤯
The way Loki made it seem is that Kang is Rick from Rick and Morty
yes
I mean Rick and Morty has definitely taken some inspiration from Kang
Except Kang came first
@@jonasseorum5471 yep, the council of ricks is a pretty clear rip of the council of kangs
@@deathwish_ASR we was kangs ...?
So just watched episode 6. Is the version Loki and Sylvie met, Immortus? Then the version of Kang the Conqueror is in the timeline where Loki is stuck in?
He who remains
@@thekidcalledBLACK yeah, but it's like they merged Kang and he who remains as the same character
Yes pretty much it
@@guillermopilajes826 yep its immortus they just used a different name dunno why
Just casually here after the final episode of Loki…
I’ve been a huge fan of the character since Avengers Forever came out. Easily my favorite Avengers villain. Branch timelines aren’t that complicated.
Kang has been my favorite Avengers villain since I first saw him in Avengers EMH show when I was like 10 years old!!
I think "wonky" is low key one of my favorite Robisms. It's not above, "best thing coming out of DC Rebirth," "cut a swath" or "let me tell you something" but, it's up there.
Mine is quick fast and in a hurry
TVA : Don’t keep creating alternate timelines or we’ll kill you
Kang: How about I create different versions of myself in already existing timelines?
TVA: Yeah no problem 👍🏾
I can't wait to see Kang's MCU look. Hopefully at the end of Loki we will.
Had to re-watch after Loki finale
Who came back after watching the season finale of Loki, and am I the only one who figured out it was him without recognizing the actor😭
Same
Lol bruh he told you he was called a Conqueror. Even if you didn't recognize the costume, cause it was pretty 1:1, that was the beat for everyone to pay attention
Who’s here after Loki’s season finale 👀
I came here from the New Ant Man Quantumania trailer.
When Feige calling you Rob? Seriously.
"Lunar War", "Nathaniel Richards", "Celestials", "Apocalypse", "Ramm-Tutt", "Iron Lad", "Squadron Supreme", "Grandmaster"
Feige: HE'S TOO DANGEROUS TO BE LEFT ALIVE!!!!
@@bobbysworld281995 Feige: “drop in the spec ops... Hail Hydra, make sure the deviant thinker is deaf with swiftly.”
Thank you as always for the great review
Use this as a "I just came from the Loki Finale" button!
I hope they make him more intimidating next time!
ye ofc, that was the relatively good kang, now the tva has been taken over by his variant lol
Idk man...the whole mad hatter thing got me shook...
Wait til you see the others😏
@JNCL Bulgogi Mann true but if you think that's intimidating.. Wait till you see him in his final form! Avengers 5 is gonna go crazzyyyy
@@quagmire1130 you think that was Immortus they just killed?
Thank you for sharing, keep doing what you do!!!
After this video? I'm calling it. Kang is the "big bad". In the episode 5 promo trailer, there's a scene of Mobius racing in a car towards a sphinx. Didn't think much of it until watching this and hearing about Kangs sphinx/time travel machine 😎 (I say this, now watch it turn out to be nothing 🤣)
Super helpful, totally worth watching
They seriously need to streamline Kang, his complicated history is exactly what casuals complain about when they say comic book continuity is confusing.
Hopefully we'll see him in the MCU soon!
@@mr.joshua6818 he's in the next Ant Man movie
IF it WAS me:
-I would NEVER have introduce the 'Council of Kangs'
-Iron Lad
-Apoc kids
I expect them to make a new comic with him in it before he appears like they did with the eternals
Donna Troy has entered the chat.
Great stuff. Thanks for sharing