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#KangTheConqueror #LOKI
Literally just finished watching Loki, and came here to see who he is lol
we are same
Me too😂
Same
Same !!
lol same
The cool thing about this is that the channel talking about this is named "Variant"
DAAAAMN! LOL
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This is TVA's channel.
@Roderick Arinda Kang in our timeline Confirmed
@@salsaspartan7 nice. I want to end my life fighting Kang
The ending of Loki episode 6 gave me absolute chills. This guy is no joke
Think about it, all the other villains, no matter what threats they pose, are just pawns in a storyline that he's already written. Lmao. He's literally already won, any losses he incurs along the way, are just details in a story that ends with him being the one who remains at the citadel at the end of time. There is NO beating him. Lol.
@@dadaseyi Yea this current lineup of avengers wouldn’t even come close to beating him they need the xmen and fantastic 4 to boost them up and possibly a prime scarlet switch cus she’s a nexus being which could possibly be the key of beating him
@@dadaseyi that’s what’s so scary! To add to this, the multiverse right now is like one big loop, the wiser version of Kang, was the strongest of all of them, he was the Conqueror, he conquered all of the other Kang’s and destroyed the multiversal war! He stopped all of it! And now we are going to see prime Kang the Conqueror, before he became settled down, and we are going to see all of his violent variants too, we are going to rewatch the rise of Kang the Conqueror, the origins of the man we just saw get killed! What a phenomenal way to start a character, watch him get killed, know he’s flesh and blood, but they still can’t stop him
@@swiftlessytvlogs5637 he's gonna be everywhere on phase 4. We didn't see Thanos much....I think everywhere we look in phase 4, there'll be a variant of Kang.
@@dadaseyi I think we will see weaker (still insanely strong) versions of Kang, but Kang the Conqueror, the strongest of them all is gonna be a Thanos type character where he will just obliterate anyone standing in his way
Who else just finished Loki szn 1?
Yuppppp
it was crazy omg
Stayed up for it
@@RA-xb5sl yupp same here just had to watch it right when it came out with my siblings, marvel rlly just had me feeling all the emotions watching the season finale 😭
It was good. Kang is coming lol
I remember Kang from the Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. The Kang Dynasty 3-parter are some of my favorite episodes.
Same, it one of the best episodes of the show
Don't forget that he also appeared in the Avengers Assemble TV show
@@quentinfogger5755 True. But he was a little bland and less of interesting character on that show, and when compared to his interpretation on Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes, that version of Kang was a little more complex and only wanted to conquer our timeline in order to save the destruction of his timeline and his beloved wife Ravanna due to the actions of Captain America, and as such he was nothing more than a desperate ruler attempting to do anything to save the life he's made and people he loves (quite similar to the origin of Mr Freeze). So the Avengers Assemble interpretation of Kang was a little generic and lacked memorable complexity to his character unlike AEMH's interpretation.
That was a great show
Right on.
Avengers Earth's Mightiest Hero's The Animated series, is how I got introduced to Kang the Conqueror. He's been one of my favorite Villains ever since
First saw him in secret wars. But saw how cool he was in the show👍
Same here. I’d love a revival of that show
card game called Vs System
same here to bro
Same can't believe they cancelled it ultron in it was dope to
If he who remains was one of the purer variants of kang I can’t wait to see the evil kang the conqueror
Same
Its about to get crazy in the MCU
He wasn't pure he qas just more reasonable and less fanatical because he was old and already did whatever he could
Hes white lol. Nathaniel richards is op asf..... I thinking the black version of rama tut beat all the white versions and the whites are pissed😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@abominationxl6244 lol its already crazy
Kane is an alternate dimension time traveler using Doctor Doom's time machine to establish empires in different timelines. He took over Egypt and called himself Rama Tut but was stopped by the F4. His appearances depend on which Kang from which timeline and which scheme he is currently working. He can be from the past, present, or future which gives writers a good way out if a story gets silly because no matter who is killed or what is destroyed...time travel fixes all plot holes.
it creates jus as many plot holes too
Kane the conqueror
lmao
No hes a wrestler and have once lost agianst undertaker
Are you telling me Glenn Jacobs/ Kane the Big Red Machine is actually a interdimensional time traveler?! 🤯
Kang is so powerful. He even recruited all of the avengers to fight against the futuristic Version of Ultron.
For real?
👍
We definitely know how those structures were made. Turns out ancient Egyptians were really good at math and geometry.
Came here to find this comment 👍🏽
There pyramids in mexico nobody questions who built those pyramids
@@danschuster5187 It was the Space Gods
And hydrodynamics as well.
Stargate
Just finished loki, we will be talking about it this week on BanterHeads
I'll give it a view, cheers
I can’t wait for Loki season 2 to flesh out the prime Conquerer Kang
Loki is coming to Doctor Strange 2, we might get Kang in that movie
@@kishenkoolskills90 Is it confirmed?
@@Namchha1 I don't think they are going to do kang for doctor strange multiverse of madness because that's a scary maybe it will be nightmare or mephisto Kang will be in season 2 loki and Antman and the wasp and maybe some other movie they didn't said anything about that
@@JaySewani i really wanna see nightmare bro
@@kishenkoolskills90 he’s in ant man and the wasp third movie he’s the villain for it. It’s called QUANTAMANIA
If u just finished Loki this is the gathering
🔥🚀
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😭
Lol yup. Kang is coming
@@agentcooper2659 now I’m even more exciting for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania lol
Yes
nah fr
So now i can see how Thor will play into it (Thor 245 and Thor 282)
Marvel writers are getting really creative and still can't believe we seen Kang in Loki and whats to come for the multi verse. So hyped now
I can't agree more.
That wasn’t Kang lol that was just one of his variants he who remains
Turns out that was kang
Even the pure and logical Kang from Loki just seemed unsettling for some reason. But knowing that there’s going to be dozens of crazy variants of him coming into the MCU just makes it even more disturbing and unsettling. This was the best way to introduce the new villain for the upcoming movies. Hearing him say “see you soon” as he died gave me goosebumps. Here comes phase 4
Majors was great in that finale as kang can’t wait to meet the evil versions of him. He’s gonna be a great villain.
Loki was a 10/10 wow just wow literally just finished it and I still can’t believe what I just saw
Literally just finished watching Quantumania, and came here to see who he is, again lol
Back here after the Loki season one finale. Gotta say, I was skeptical at first of Jonathan Major's appearance being just a regular guy (just to note I do love his character portrayal), but it makes sense now since he wasn't the Conqueror variant which was shown in statue form at the end of the episode.
And thats what makes him more interesting. If you think the wacky unhinged He who remains version of Kang in Loki wasn't evil enough, what more could you imagine if we truly got to see the real Kang
@@khylechristianderosales1894 Honestly, I wasn't impressed by He Who Remains. He wasn't really crazy or unhinged, just a slightly goofy guy
I like him as a villain I hope he's gets more love in the movies as thanos did
Just watch him be in loki
@@lakelog2614 boom! done lol
“More love in the movies as” What??? Are you trying to say More THAN?
@@BrandonWestfall Kang in the comic is a much bigger avengers threat than Thanos , he's the only villain that is a time travel, supernatural and cosmic threat
@@thepubknight6144 no he isn’t he can’t beat Thanos he’s just a human
It would've been cool to see Iron Lad at the end of Loki, as a Variant of Kang
As a Young Avengers fan, I'd be SO FREAKING EXCITED!!!!
Didnt know iron lad is a kang variany
So that makes sense why sphinx is in void...kang left it and TVA pruned it
Sheeesh
Explain?
@@celsorobles5562 egyptian version of kang had his face on sphinx..so he created nexus event..that's why TVA pruned it..
Now that's Loki is over... I can finally watch this! Didn't want to spoil anything.
Fake fan
it’s not spoiling anything if it’s the source material doofus
@@factz2014 how?
@@brobot500 I meant to say new fan
@@yeeheestoner223 wouldnt it still be a spoiler to know which source material its getting its influence from? These videos usually arent wrong with their predictions so it makes sense to avoid them.
Coming back to this after watching the latest episode of Loki and I gotta say how much I appreciate what you guys do. I've historically been more into DC comics than Marvel comics. I've got mad respect for the Marvel universe(s) but there's not enough hours in the day to go through all the history. Now I can watch your vids, watch a Marvel release and understand twice as many references and catch way more Easter eggs. Thanks Variant.
Same here lol they really provide a valuable service lmao
Same. I don't watch marvel series. I have a life. Only time I waste Is on their movies and these short clips to understand
Yes this is what I started doing. And I gave up mostly on paying to much attention to the MCU movie verse. I enjoy the EU so much more. And after infinity war I haven't enjoyed any movies they've done.
I truly appreciate your breakdowns of these characters in a very direct way. Some KZheadrs just talk or ramble for minutes without expressing any bullet points to their character breakdown. Its fine, but in the end they just talk. Thanks bro 🤙🏻🤙🏻
Thanks to my dad I first learned about Kang in the secret wars, then we watched Avengers: Earths mightiest heroes together. Now that Loki is done he’s finding his old comic books so I can read upon him some more. I think he’s in my top 3 villains
This channel is so good, its been years, loving the growth !!
The time when in Jim Starlin's Thanos' comicverse, Kang and and Dr.Doom worked together!!!🤣
@Lujack Shaw well then fellow human I am officially lagging behind 😅!
The two bickered alot too.
It's awesome that you guys will be making your own comic series! I think you are the first comics company that will produce and write a comic book series! You guys have been amazing and watch your videos everytime I get a notification! Keep it up!
You're a real trooper for volunteering to make sense of all this time/reality traipsing gobbledygook, which takes a true fan to even attempt while keeping a straight face.
Watched Quantumania and Now hyped for Kang Dynasty
For all times. Always "Because it's part of the illusion. It's the cruel, elaborate trick conjured by the weak to inspire fear."-Loki
Watched Loki Ep 6 and ran straight here! Jonathan Majors absolutely killed it with his MCU debut and ushered in the MCM (Marvel Cinematic Multiverse)!! Can't wait for the repercussions of Immortus' death!
Who just finished Loki?
me
much better than the other two shows
me bruh
me and omgggg
We knew all along
I was wondering how Marvel could keep up to par with their magnificent infinity war... this. This is how. Loki is such a good show man and it lays the groundwork for every phase 4 story coming out
KANG - " I CAN TIME TRAVEL " DORAEMON - " HOLD MY DRAWER "
lol just no. Kang's time travel goes beyond Doraemons' entirely so.
Idk why the comments are so set on this, but the Kang that appeared in Loki was NOT the prime conqueror Kang. The version that appeared in the show is Immortus, which was hinted at when Immortus said he had "lived a million lifetimes", it's also hinted at in this name "he who remains"
I think they might separate Immortus and one who remains as different villains.
@@sthembisomakelefane8727 he who remains is a totally different character in the comics separate from Kang, I think they just fused immortus and he who remains.
Good insight. I think it’s more so that they are one in the same as they are just variants. So in a way, it’s not that bad for the general public to confuse them.
This video is about to blow up in views
yup
It did lol
To boil it all down kang is a character that has hopped around different timelines and created different versions of himself in each world and has crossed paths with many different heroes
Dangerous drinking game: Take a shot every time he says "Kang"
I just read the Marvel's Villains book, a collection of short stories from the pov of the baddies, and Kang has an excellent story in it. He succeeded in taking over the Earth of the Marvel universe and kills all the heroes. But resistance keeps popping up everywhere and people will just not accept his rule. He takes on various allies but they make things worse, treating the people so bad that they revolt even harder. Don't want to spoil the ending but, like all off the stories in the book, the villains aren't the "pure evil" that they appear to be at first. Well worth tracking down simply because it isn't the usual hero stories. The Venom and Absorbing Man one was a fav for me, as was the Carnage story.
Love how everything ties together 1000 times over! Marvel creators are absolute GENIOUS!!! Entertainment that withstands time!
I'm so excited for the MCU. I thought it was going down after phase 3 but nah, it's just getting more epic🔥🔥🔥
I really like Kang The Conqueror. I would love to have his genius intellect and suit too. He's a badass.
I'm surprised he didn't mention the Young Avengers first run, which is centered around Kang trying to defeat himself, and no mention of Children's Crusade, which his time traveling causes shinaigans as well (including bringing Scott Lang back to life)
I love this. He pretty much sums everything up for us !
Cool. I knew the bare minimum about Kang already (time traveler from the future, likes to time travel, uses future tech and weapons, enemy of The Avengers) so this was very helpful.
Let’s go he is my favorite marvel villain 🦹♂️
Definitely in my top 3 with Magneto and Dr. Doom!
Yes
Lol how did you get this emote?
I wish they did the Comic Book version of him than this Variant.
@@ronaldokhalifa8603 type in supervillain emoji into google
Kang has no superpowers...just a genius, master technician and engineer.
It is so weird how he is related to reed Richards but has no powers
Sort of reminds me of Dr Doom.
no powers??? he’s conquered so many places with no powers??? tf???
@@issy785 People like Batman and Lex Luthor exist and your surprised a guy with no powers conquered a few universes?
@@lolstalgic9602 neither batman or lex have conquered multiple universes with no powers (to my knowledge) so yes i’m surprised
this aged well like fine wine😎
It was Kang all along!
Welcome to Variant, where we love comics more than I'm excited for this History Of episode! Kang was awesome in The Avengers: EMH!!
Kang is one of the best villains
Yep, the fact that he has no powers but still is one of the strongest villains is just done very well imo... I hope the actor displays him like I imagine him.
compared to the wiggles? pokemon? lmao that was the most pathetic shit i've ever seen!! XD im so glad you losers only have about a year left of this shit before higher ups realise how much money is being lost lmao
@@TheAussie90 what kang killed galactus
@@amitpaul3807 is there anything you social outcasts won't make excuses for?? lol
I’ve been waiting for this ep for years
Imagine, Dr. Doom vs. Kang. Since Fantastic 4 is on its way, it would be epic to see it.
I remember Kang The Conqueror from Avengers Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
Oh man, that brought back some memories.
I remember too. Although I'm watching the Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes on Disney+ right now.
@@johnsantos507 I'm about to rewatch that so good
@@mrthick5450 Yeah. We all miss Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes series.
@@johnsantos507 🥲
Just came back watching Ant-Man & the Wasp Quantumania.. Kang is a beast
WORDD
yes he IS! love kang so much!
Just finished Loki n came right here
Here after the Loki tv series 🙋🏽♂️
Same here 🙋🏽♂️
Kang Dynasty was a great story. I also liked Avengers Forever as one of the first comics I ever read. Leaving out his Immortus persona and the history there with Carol Danvers is probably wise.
young avengers was also a great story
Who's here after the quantumania trailer? 🔥
I decided to check this out because I’m worried for Spider-Man!
Same, and this dude's intro nailed it 1 year ago haha
Super excited for Astonishing Times tpb!
Thank you for this video!!
Let’s goooo who’s here after episode 6 🔥
Gang
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They’ve been comfortable doing that lol i remember when it was one ad and you could always skip it . Shit i remember when there was no ads back in 2010😂
I think the ones that place ads in a video is the channel itself not KZhead. So if you see 3-5 ads in a video, blame the channel. Lol
Welp time to prepare for Doctor Strange and the multiverse of Madness
Majors is the man! I really don't get those who didn't like his appearance in EP 6. For an episode that was straight exposition he was so captivating
I really love that title “Astonishing Times “ well done
I said the same
King never presented as a *bad guy* on the Avenger cartoons in my opinion he has presented as a grieving individual that has lost everything and separately trying to reinstate what he had lost through and through
Huh? What are u talking about Kang is one of their biggest villains and tries to kill them all the time… he chose death of the avengers over the life of the love of his life
So to make this all come together Kang is responsible for making Apocalypse, who is responsible for Mr. Sinister, who is responsible for Cable.
Kang is conquering at its best
MCU Kang is going to be absolutely wild. Can’t wait to see the actual Kang... he who remains is hilarious, but Kang is gonna be hyper intimidating
@@foxx1111 not gay why would he be gay
I am sure, there will be thousands of views after Loki s1 finale. After all, Jonathan Majors as One Who remains has been called by many names, Conquerer being one of them ;-;-
I got a Loki ad before the video 😯
I’m a glad I found your channel again
Literally ALL of us know why we are here.
Who’s here after Loki season finale 👀
Just happy they cast him. Its so unexpected but so satisfying
My dawg always breaks it down the best way......even though his hair ran from his head to his face lol love ya bro bro
This really just opened the threshold for no way home and multiverse of madness
Ant man 3
I’ve read comics and never read one with Kang but he sounds cool af
That Avengers issue where the Swordsman dies (I believe was a giant size issue) was a fantastic issue. I still remember the opening splash page of Hawkeye shooting his bow.
I love the shirt, great content as usual :)
Can you do history of Alfred Pennyworth, Batwing, Flame Bird, Batwoman, Azrael, Signal(Duke Thomas), Bluebird, Stephanie Brown and Carrie?
I’m guessing Kang will get his time travel abilities in the MCU from lost or stolen TVA tech
Or maybe he is the leader of MCU's TVA
Or he is one of the time keepers
He is making his debut in the next Antman film. So it is more likely his abilities will be tied to the Quantum Realm.
@@pious83 maybe it is combined with the TVA tecks. Quantum TVA teck
@@walterwhite8649 I saw a theory which states the TVA is indeed in the quantum realm
Bro you've cut a ton of weight . !! Good job really dig the channel keep going !
This literally what I searched after watching Loki ep 2 and boy youre so just in time.
I remember reading one of the young avengers comics where his younger self is good but has to become evil and go back to the past or it would mess up the timeline
As a person named Nathaniel, I consider Kang a proud representation of Nathaniels everywhere.
Great page. Glad I followed u guys.
Variant needs to be signed by all comic makers as the visual encyclopedia of all things comics !!
Finished watching the last episode of Loki so I'm here to know EXACTLY who Kang is.
One is stuck playing the impassioned protagonist in one’s Subjective Narrative of Self🎈
Love your videos
In the early 2000s there was a great Excalibur mini-series that ended with Brian and Megan as King & Queen of Otherworld after machinations by Mastermind in Avalon. IIRC, Kang showed up on the very last page, hinting he was behind it all. Most of the plot points from that series were quickly ignored, but I wondered if Kang's part was ever followed up on.
So that’s why in Loki, ravonna was trying to protect kang’s identity
I also noticed the room that he is in with dr doom looks very much like the castle we saw at the end of ep 5
nope haha
@@Jimbo1221 wdym?
@@Jimbo1221 the ravona in s1 didn't even know kang, however in the new timeline where S1 end, she may be kangs love interest
So the complete timeline of Kang goes something like this: Nathaniel Richards -> Rama -Tut -> Scarlet Centurion -> Kang The Conqueror -> Immortus ->Iron Lad (technically)
@Test Account Other way round. He became Iron Lad because Immortus tried to prevent Kang. _Timey-wimey_ stuff.
Want to be confused more? He is not only Reed Richards’ descendant but also Reed’s dad. He’s also a descendant of dr doom but implied to also be Dr Doom
@@djmaydraws3862 He's named _after_ Nathaniel Richards. He isn't _the_ father of Reed Richards.
@@pious83 he is both. Read Hickmans fantastic four. He strongly implies Reed’s dad is a version of Kang. 1) Immortus is the ruler of a timeline full of variants of Reed’s dads 2) the Beast, a version of Nathaniel Richards lives and rules Chronopolis (which is Kangs base of operation) 3) Reed’s dad admits he is all versions of Nathaniel Richards. Kang is a paradox. Because he has a full mastery of time he is his own descendant
@@djmaydraws3862 I have read it and your interpretation of most of these events is a bit muddled. Reed's 616 dad went into the future of 6311. Brought peace to that world. From that world, _a_ Nathanial Richards was born. Who became Rama-Tut/Scarlet Centurion/Kang/Immortus/Iron Lad etc etc Nathanial Richards says he is all versions of himself, because he is a time traveller. _Not_ everyone with that name.
Must be a great era for Variant Comics
way to switch it up!!! good luck with your comic!