Kang The Conqueror Has Already Done 1 Thing Thanos Never Could

D23 2022 footage from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania reveals that Kang the Conqueror has already done one thing that Thanos never could. With Kang being set up as the MCU's next big villain, the franchise has some work to do to make him an even bigger threat than Thanos, who killed half the world for five years. Although the footage hasn't been released to the public yet, descriptions of the Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania footage have revealed exactly why Kang the Conqueror is so much more dangerous than the MCU villains that have come before.

Kang the Conqueror is a multiverse-traveling supervillain who manipulates time and space in order to fight the Avengers, with the character having an infinite number of variants from infinite universes. Kang's first appearance in the MCU occurs in Loki, where it is revealed that a variant named He Who Remains is actually responsible for the TVA. Once Sylvie kills him, however, the Sacred Timeline breaks, opening up the multiverse and presumably unleashing Kang the Conqueror into the MCU. While Kang is set to be the main villain in Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, taking the spot Thanos held in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, Kang the Conqueror will actually get some major screen time before then, also appearing in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.

In the Quantumania footage, Scott Lang meets Kang, and when Scott says that he is an Avenger, Kang replies with "Have I killed you before? They all blur together." The implication of this line is terrifying, as it suggests that Kang hasn't just killed Avengers before - he's killed so many that he can't even remember them all. Before Infinity War, Thanos hadn't killed any Avengers, let alone fought them. Kang the Conqueror, on the other hand, is more than acquainted with Earth's Mightiest Heroes, and with him having killed so many, he's not afraid to do it again.

Kang's Killed Avengers Tease Makes Him A More Exciting (& Scary) Villain

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The fact that Kang has killed even one Avenger makes him scarier than Thanos - but Kang has killed way more than one. Throughout Avengers: Infinity War and Endgame Thanos kills a lot of people, but not many Avengers. Everyone Thanos killed in the snap came back, greatly reducing his list of heroes killed. Heimdall, Vision, Loki, and Gamora are the only ones who really died at Thanos' hands, with only Vision being an official Avenger. Iron Man died sacrificing himself, not because Thanos beat him in a fight. Even when Thanos does kill, it doesn't seem like he wants to; rather, it's a means to an end. Kang, on the other hand, seems to take pride in the Avengers he has killed, bragging to Ant-Man about it. Kang even made it clear that he will kill again, using his magic to throw Ant-Man when he rejects Kang's offer. It isn't just the number of people Kang has killed that makes him scarier - it's his willingness to kill.

Kang the Conqueror mentioning the multiversal MCU Avengers he has killed also makes him more exciting than Thanos, teasing that Quantumania or Secret Wars could show some fights between Kang and Avenger variants. Allowing Kang to kill some Avengers would instantly raise the stakes compared to Thanos, proving that the odds are stacked against the main Avengers team. This mention of Kang's trail of destruction is a big Avengers tease, proving that he will be like nothing the MCU has seen before.

Is Kang The Conqueror More Powerful Than The MCU's Thanos?

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In terms of brute strength, Thanos probably has Kang outmatched. Besides that, though, Kang is far more powerful than Thanos. The Quantumania footage has already shown that Kang has killed a ton of Avengers, something Thanos could only do with the Infinity Stones. Besides that, Kang's control over timelines gives him the upper hand against the Avengers, a power that was already shown off in Loki. There are also an infinite number of Kang variants, meaning that no matter how many times Kang falls, there's always someone to take his place. The infinite number of Kangs also means that there are an infinite number of powers he could have. Whenever Kang needs a special ability, it is entirely possible that there is another Kang variant with that power. Kang's mastery of time and space makes him a far more ferocious foe than Thanos ever was, and this Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania tease proves it.

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