{"id":30180,"date":"2023-02-15T17:14:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1786433"},"modified":"2023-02-15T23:53:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-15T22:53:25","slug":"who-is-kang-the-conqueror-marvels-new-villain-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/who-is-kang-the-conqueror-marvels-new-villain-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Kang the Conqueror? Marvel\u2019s new villain explained"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jonathan Majors stars as the big bad in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 15 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Ever since the MCU kicked off with Iron Man all the way back in 2008, we\u2019ve seen a huge variety of evildoers face off against the Avengers, from Ultron and Thanos to Red Skull and Agatha Harkness.<\/p>\n

But in the new film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania<\/a> \u2013 the first entry in Phase 5 of the Marvel project \u2013 fans can look forward to a proper introduction to perhaps the most chilling big bad in the franchise up to this point: Kang the Conquerer, played by Jonathan Majors.<\/p>\n

This technically isn\u2019t the first we\u2019ve seen of the character, with a variant of Kang named He Who Remains having made a brief appearance in the Loki<\/a> season 1 finale, but it is by far the most in-depth look at him we\u2019ve had up to this point.<\/p>\n

And so, given that Kang looks set to be a vital villain in the Multiverse Saga from this point onwards, it makes sense to give a brief overview of the character and his history in the comics.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about Kang the Conquerer.<\/p>

Who is Kang the Conquerer?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Kang is a long-standing character in the comic books, having first been introduced way back in the 1960s.<\/p>\n

Since then, numerous versions of the character have appeared \u2013 including one named Immortus and another called Pharaoh Rama-Tut \u2013 many of whom now look set to play a crucial role in the events of the MCU.<\/p>\n

The most important things to know about Kang are that he is a descendant of a scientist named Nathaniel Richards and that he is a time-traveller who has ventured through various eras of existence, collecting the finest and most powerful weapons he can muster from both the past and the future.<\/p>\n

Therefore, although he is not an alien with super-human abilities like Thanos, he does have access to pretty much any weaponry he wants, including perhaps the best weapon of all: time. He\u2019s also an expert when it comes to strategising, and so the Avengers certainly won\u2019t have an easy time of it as they come up against him in future films.<\/p>