Spoilers for Loki and all works set prior to it are unmarked, as well as all spoilers tied to Earth-838 due to its role in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.
Top: The Sacred Timeline as observed from the Citadel of He Who Remains at the End of Time; Bottom: The Sacred Timeline branching into different strands after the death of He Who Remains.
The Multiverse as of Loki Episode 12: "Glorious Purpose"
"Frankly, the Multiverse is a concept about which we know frighteningly little."
— Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: No Way Home
First mentioned in Doctor Strange, Phase 4 introduces a metaphysical factor into the narrative of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: the idea of The Multiverse—wherein different versions of the same stories and characters that were featured in The Infinity Saga (Phases 1-3) either occur independently of each other—or root from a single but key deviation from the original events. A number of initial key rules regarding this Multiverse were introduced either through Loki or What If...?, which include but are not limited to:
- The canon narrative of The Infinity Saga was organized as a 'Sacred Timeline' by forces directly involved in a multiversal Great Offscreen War.
- Certain cosmic/interdimensional characters and groups (such as the Time Variance Authority and the Watchers) have knowledge of this multiversal reality, and either directly involve themselves in the maintenance of the Sacred Timeline or have elected to hold to an Alien Non-Interference Clause.
- Temporal Mutability varies significantly from a timeline within one strand of the Multiverse to another; while in one instance Rubber-Band History applies, Butterfly of Doom may reign in another. Hence, while it ensures that certain characters will deviate from their 'Sacred Timeline' counterparts (sometimes not just in appearance, but in species, age, and characterization), some will remain as they are.
- There is no consensus on the full extent of harm/danger that involves the existence and expansion of a Multiverse beyond the Sacred Timeline—except those directly involving the inhabitants of one timeline (particularly those seeking to change the past). Debates on Order Versus Chaos and the Sliding Scale of Free Will vs. Fate (particularly between those in the know about the reality and risks of maintaining multiversal balance) are likely to occur.
- Given either time or technological advancement, a local universe can itself become capable of analyzing and detecting, if not enabling, multiversal travel. While the Sacred Timeline MCU (given the assignment Earth-616 In-Universe while the current official designation is Earth-199999) is just about starting to know how it works, Earth-838 has already advanced to an extent that its superhero community is aware and capable of preparing for its impacts. This also presumably applies to the universes where He Who Remains/Kang The Conqueror originates from.
Note: If characters already have their own page, the information for their variants will be found on those pages. See the Multiversal Foes page for information on various enemies.
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The Multiverse in general
In General
- Alternate Universe:
- Combined with Alternate Timeline, where the universes are free to have at least one Point of Divergence during its run. Before the events of Loki, the ones that strayed too far from the Sacred Timeline were wiped out, but that no longer happens.
- Each universe has its own internal clock, that may differ from the clocks in other universes. As seen in Avengers: Endgame, this creates situations where you can travel to a universe that is currently experiencing a different year, creating a Time Travel-like situation without actually traveling to the past of your own universe.
- Earth Is the Center of the Universe: As with the main Marvel comics, every universe is called by and indexed by its earth's number, even if the planet within the universe isn't the topic of the story. E.g. Asgard-72124 is the Asgard for universe of Earth-72124, where Party Thor takes place.
Multiversal Beings
The Watchers
In General
The Watchers
Species: Watchers
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | What If...?
A race of bulbous-headed, bald, and blue-eyed aliens that act as the watchers of the entire universe, ensuring that things unfold as they are supposed to.
- Adaptational Diversity: In the comics, all the Watchers, including Uatu, are light-skinned. In the MCU, the nameless Watchers in Vol. 2 have their comics complexion, but Uatu himself is shown to be dark-skinned.
- Alien Non-Interference Clause: According to Uatu, the Watchers swore an oath to never interfere with the events in alternate universes, something that they take quite seriously.
- All-Powerful Bystander: Supposedly they are quite powerful, but getting them to actually do anything is a rather tall order. They aren't referred to as The Watchers for nothing.
- Early-Bird Cameo: As a species, the Watchers first appear in 2017's Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, where they can be seen listening to Stan Lee's exploits before deciding to leave him. Only four years later would they (or at least, one of them) make more frequent appearances.
- The Mole: Stan Lee's cameo in the film has him informing them of his previous (by the film's release schedule) cameo in Captain America: Civil War, presumably making his previous MCU cameos actually be informant missions for them. He's even credited as "Watcher Informant" in the credits.
- Mirroring Factions: To the Time Variance Authority. Both of them are omniscient groups who know about the actions of everyone and everything in The Multiverse, and pay close attention to when things divert from what's expected. However, while the TVA actively gets involved with branching timelines to prevent a potential multiversal war from breaking out, the Watchers elect to...well, watch what happens, and refuse to interfere under any circumstances. The TVA is also heavily involved in the events of the show they debuted in, whereas the Watchers only make a single Early-Bird Cameo in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 before never appearing again (discounting Uatu in What If...?).
- Noodle Incident: The specifics regarding their "oath" and how it came to be is a mystery for the moment. It's apparently serious enough for Uatu to avoid breaking it at all costs, however.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Evidently, the Watchers got pretty damn bored of listening to their informant talking about his adventures, and decide to abandon him to parts unknown in one of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2's post-credit scenes.
- Series Continuity Error: Stan Lee informing them of his cameo in Civil War opens up a plot hole as Civil War takes place several years after Guardians Of The Galaxy: Volume 2, which is set only two months after the first Guardians film.
James Gunn has acknowledged this error
, but also explains it away with Stan using the FedEx disguise from Civil War on more than one occasion. - The Speechless: None of the Watchers utter a word when listening to Stan Lee during their brief appearance in Vol. 2. Averted with Uatu however.
- The Watcher: Well, yes. They're the Trope Namer after all.
Uatu
Uatu the Watcher
Time. Space. Reality. It's more than a linear path. It's a prism...of endless possibility.
Species: Watcher
Voiced By: Jeffrey Wright (English), Kazuhiko Inoue (Japanese)
Appearances: What If...? | Thor: Love and Thunder note | I Am Groot
"I am the Watcher. I am your guide through these vast new realities."
One of the Watchers, Uatu is the narrator of Marvel's animated anthology series What If…?, serving as a guide for the viewers of the many realities he watches over.
- Above Good and Evil: His role in the Multiverse is simply to observe and comment on all the alternate timelines we see as they progress, regardless of what good or bad things happen within them. He acknowledges that even interfering with one timeline could potentially threaten the safety of countless others and must ignore his own personal feelings in such matters... at least up to a point.
- Above the Gods: Implied, since in Thor: Love and Thunder, his likeness is in the hall of statues of the cosmic entities, who are to gods what gods are to mortals. Given he plucked one version of Thor out of his universe like he was nothing more than a toy, Uatu certainly has the power to back up that status.
- Adaptational Badass: Uatu never directly participates in a fight in the comics, with his actions usually limited to brief assistance for another hero at most. In the MCU, Uatu demonstrates some decent fighting prowess against Infinity Ultron in the eighth episode, though it isn't enough to defeat him. Also, Uatu, like every other cosmic entity in the comics, is absolutely no match for the Infinity Stones. While this Uatu is ultimately defeated by Infinity Ultron, he survives the latter's attacks and even manages to get some hits in.
- Adapted Out: There's no indication that Uatu lives on a secret base on the moon like in the comics.
- A God I Am Not: Though it becomes readily apparent that Uatu is a very powerful being capable multiversal interference, he refutes Strange Supreme's claim that he's a god while the latter is pleading with him to save his dying universe.
- Alien Arts Are Appreciated: In Season 2's third episode, Uatu appears to enjoy the Christmas festivities Earth celebrates, making note of how nice the holidays are while narrating.
- Alien Non-Interference Clause: Like his comics counterpart, Uatu initially claims to only observe the alternate realities occurring rather than make himself present in any one of them, but also like his comics counterpart, this declaration is about as binding as a rope made of licorice:
- In the fourth episode, when Doctor Strange Supreme begs Uatu to help him as the universe is being destroyed, Uatu declares that this is why he refuses to assist Strange, combined with telling him the consequences of messing with space & time. Earlier in the episode, he considers for a moment about warning Strange what will happen but refuses because his interference in one reality might risk them all being destroyed. He also doubts that Strange would listen anyway.
- At the end of episode 8, he finally decides to break his oath when Infinity Ultron, who has become aware of the multiverse and is determined to kill all life, proves too powerful for Uatu to defeat.
- All-Powerful Bystander: Like the rest of the Watchers, Uatu is a powerful being who lives in and is aware of what happens in the MCU at large, but hasn't actually interacted with the characters or had a big role in the events of the universe. Showrunner Ashley Bradley likened his role to somebody watching the pizza rat meme online, being someone who is fascinated by what he's seeing but isn't necessarily interested in meeting or becoming friends with the characters.
- Armor-Piercing Question: When Dr. Strange Supreme asks him to fix his universe, Uatu replies “The same way you fixed Christine?”, in a vindictive tone.
- Audience Surrogate: Uatu comments on what events and characters change in the MCU at large in each timeline he looks at and gives his overall thoughts on what happened and what could still happen in the future of those timelines, something that viewers themselves are likely doing. He also claims that he is unable to, and is unwilling to insert himself into the story like the viewers are.
- Badass Creed: Much like in the comics, he recites the ancient oath of the Watchers at the end of episode one and makes an All-Powerful Bystander sound awesome.Uatu: I observe all that transpires here, but I do not, cannot, will not interfere. For I am... The Watcher.
- Batman Gambit: His reason for bringing Killmonger onto the Guardians of the Multiverse was so he would try to steal the stones for himself and be trapped in a struggle for them with Armin Zola, thus giving Strange the opportunity to seal them away.
- Big Good: When Infinity Ultron attempts to destroy the multiverse, Uatu forms the Guardians of the Multiverse, chooses their members, and directs them in their efforts to defeat him.
- Bling of War: When forced to fight, Uatu summons an intricate battle armor that rivals even Thanos's in its golden gilding.
- Celestial Body: What If shows him as a large, ominous figure that seems to be made out of stars. When he chooses to manifest physical form, however, he looks relatively normal, though still towers over normal beings.
- Character Narrator: Uatu narrates the events of What If, describing the events of what is seen, as well as how they differ from how the viewer knows them.
- The Chooser of the One: He is the one who chooses the members of the Guardians of the Multiverse in order to defeat Infinity Ultron.
- Composite Character: Beyond being an adaptation of the comics Uatu, his role in assembling the Guardians of the Multiverse is also more akin to the X-Men metaphysical character the Timebroker.
- Compressed Adaptation: Although he frequently explains his Alien Non-Interference Clause, he never explains why he follows it, or what consequences (if any) can there be if he breaks the oath.note
- Deadpan Snarker: In the rare instances where he comments on a timeline or interacts with a character directly.Strange Supreme: Please, fix this.
Uatu: The same way you "fixed" Christine? - Deconstructed Character Archetype: Ironically, Uatu is this for The Watcher, the very trope he named.
- Having to observe multiple alternate realities may seem fun at first, but as several universes lean towards the Darker and Edgier territory, being unable to do anything but watch them all becomes emotionally draining for Uatu at times. He expresses a desire to punish Strange Supreme for his world-ending actions in the fourth episode, but is unable to act upon it because of his Alien Non-Interference Clause, shows visible sadness when watching the events of the sixth episode, and is practically begging for Clint to not give up in Episode 8 despite his will to live being all but gone. Overall, What If...? demonstrates just how difficult it would be for a person with human-like qualities to have to sit back and do nothing while horrible things happen in the world they're looking at.
- Both Infinity Ultron and the Natasha Romanoff from his reality have noted how Uatu's role as a strict observer of their universes appears to be downright voyeuristic to them. The former points out how creepy it is that Uatu doesn't actually do anything other than talk to himself when watching them, and the latter accuses him of seeing her and the other alternate characters as little more than entertainment for his behalf.
- Defrosting Ice King: As the first season of What If...? progresses, Uatu's attitude towards what he's seeing gradually shifts from stoic observation with a hint of curiosity to genuine investment at what he's seeing. This is reflected in his facial expressions, which go from unreadably opaque in the first three episodes to clear and concise from the fourth episode onwards, allowing the viewer to see how he truly feels about what's happening.
- Everyone Has Standards:
- After witnessing Dr. Strange Supreme accidentally destroying his entire universe in a misguided attempt to save Christine, Uatu says that if he could punish Strange for his mistakes (and spare the rest of the universe), he would, but he won't interfere, and leaves Strange to suffer the consequences of his mistakes.
- After being defeated by Infinity Ultron and being trapped in Strange Supreme's pocket dimension, Uatu realizes he absolutely must intervene in order to save the multiverse at large from such a powerful Omnicidal Maniac, enlisting Strange's help to do so.
- After the defeat of Ultron, Uatu sends the Natasha from Ultron's world to the world that had lost its Avengers, as he considers sending her back to a world where she would be the only person left alive to be a cruel fate for someone who helped save the multiverse.
- Explain, Explain... Oh, Crap!: Is literally narrating Ultron becoming aware of his presence before realizing that’s what is happening.
- Expy: The writers deliberately based Uatu off of Rod Serling from The Twilight Zone. Both are omniscient narrators who are uninvolved with the story's events, yet provide exposition for the episode the viewer is watching regardless, and also add some closing remarks when the episode reaches its conclusion.
- The Faceless: His facial features are at first indiscernible in the first three episodes of What If. Only when Strange Supreme begins his dark path do we see his full features, which extend to the rest of his appearances on the show.
- Fourth-Wall Observer: Justified, as he more-or-less lives behind the fourth wall most of the time as an observer of realities. Eventually deconstructed in the eighth episode, as the Watcher's monologue about Infinity Ultron's reality allows the former to actually hear him, and learn about the existence of the Multiverse.
- Genre Savvy: So much so that he was able to select the Guardians of the Multiverse based not only on their skills but their reactions to the events they would face, basing his entire plan around them.
- Glowing Eyes: His eyes glow a supernatural white whenever he makes his presence known.
- Humans Are Special: Uatu all but says this to an imperceptive Clint as he's watching the man sink into an unimaginable depression over losing everyone around him with little hope to stop someone like Infinite Ultron. He specifically cites how one thing that makes humans special in all the universes he's observed is their ability to persevere in the Darkest Hour imaginable.
- Ink-Suit Actor: Downplayed. As Uatu's physical appearance gradually becomes more visible over the course of the series, he's shown to have African-American features to match his voice actor Jeffrey Wright, though otherwise looking like a standard Watcher. This was most likely done to leave the door open for live-action appearances.
- Kirby Dots: To represent his use of the Power Cosmic. It comes in a variety of colours, too.
- Kung-Fu Wizard: What Uatu shows himself to be in his fight against Infinity Ultron, mixing up martial arts with cosmic-level sorcery.
- Large and in Charge: He's at least twice as tall as any of the Guardians of the Multiverse.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: When Infinity Ultron proves powerful enough to break into the Multiverse in episode 8, Uatu is more than capable of engaging in a smackdown and summoning a snazzy golden suit of Instant Armor, even if he's ultimately overpowered by Ultron.
- Meaningful Background Event: Uatu can sometimes be glimpsed in the sky during certain episodes, primarily in space or nighttime settings.
- Mr. Exposition: Before the events of each episode begin, Uatu explains what part of the timeline the current episode is in, as well as what locations, people and events are involved in shaping up a new reality.
- Mysterious Employer: Serves as this towards the Guardians of the Multiverse, whom he chooses to fight agains Infinite Ultron. From their perspective, all of them (except Strange Supreme) have no idea who Uatu is or what his role in the world is when they see him.
- The Needs of the Many: Part of the reason Uatu justifies sticking to his Alien Non-Interference Clause in the fourth episode is because he fears telling Strange Supreme about the dangers of what he's doing could potentially threaten the Multiverse at large. He also feels Strange's arrogance will only make him an Ignored Expert at best. Considering Strange ignored several other warnings (including one from himself) he probably has a point.
- Neutral No Longer: After spending most of What If? observing the show's events, he's forced to intervene in the end of Episode 8 when an alternate Ultron gathers the Infinity Stones and becomes a multiversal threat.
- Nice Job Breaking It, Hero: Uatu watching and commentating on Infinity Ultron's universe at the height of his power leads the robot to discover him and the infinite multiverse, reigniting his desire to end all life. More importantly, Ultron following Uatu into the realm between worlds prevents that universe's Arnim Zola from infiltrating the Ultron hive mind and shutting him down, meaning that Uatu is directly responsible for Ultron becoming a threat to the multiverse.
- Non-Linear Character: He can observe the past, present, and future of any timeline. At the end of episode 7, he expresses confusion and shock at the arrival of Infinity Ultron and then in episode 8, watches in what is to Uatu current time the rise of this dangerous threat until it becomes capable of leaving its universe and going into the one from episode 7.
- Not So Stoic:
- While normally an unflappable being who doesn't react much at all to the altered events of each reality, even Uatu can't help but cringe at Janet van Dyne devouring her husband.Uatu: Oof… that happened…
- When he appears as a Meaningful Background Event in the sixth episode, Uatu appears visibly heartbroken as he observes what happens—namely Killmonger derailing the heroic trajectory of Tony Stark, causing havoc not only to everyone Tony values, but also to Erik's own home countries of Wakanda and the United States.
- Uatu also is genuinely touched with Thor getting together with Jane as he's adding his closing remarks to the seventh episode, with a faint smile on his face as he looks down on them. He's also legitimately shocked when Ultron appears out of nowhere to confront Thor.
- Uatu is all but begging Clint and Natasha to find the file about Armin Zola so that they can stop Ultron who is on the verge of breaking into the multiverse to continue his omnicidal directive The threat that faces the multiverse is so big that Uatu considers breaking his vow of nonaction. At the end of the episode, he does, and asks Doctor Strange Supreme for help.
- In I am Groot season 2, episode 5, Uatu is baffled by Groot being able to perceive him even without the former choosing to be seen by the latter
- While normally an unflappable being who doesn't react much at all to the altered events of each reality, even Uatu can't help but cringe at Janet van Dyne devouring her husband.
- The Oath-Breaker: Episodes 8 and 9 of What If's first season have Uatu invoke this trope, due to how dangerous Ultron is, having him recruit several heroes from The Multiverse to stop the omnicidal A.I. That being said, we never do get to see what happens as consequence for those actions.
- Oh, Crap!: Uatu is horrified to the point of hyperventilating when he realizes that Infinity Ultron can both see and hear him.
- The Omniscient: Uatu knows about everyone, everything, and everywhere the MCU takes place, including what realities diverge from the Sacred Timeline and create new events. However it appears to have limits as even he didn’t see Infinity Ultron invading Party Thor’s Earth coming.
- The Omnipresent: The Watcher can be in any time and place that he chooses to be, whether physically or as an observer. He's able to pop in and out of a collapsing universe as easily as breathing, and can even observe events in the Quantum Realm.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business:
- Uatu almost never makes himself known to anyone in the realities he's watching minus a few instances of his silhouette appearing in the background. However, Doctor Strange Supreme's determination to break the Absolute Point that kills Christine Palmer is so worrying to him that he genuinely (but only briefly) thinks about the notion of interfering to save him. Eventually, Strange Supreme's world-destroying consequences are so severe that Uatu gives Strange a "Reason You Suck" Speech before watching the universe be destroyed.
- When an Ultron variant with all six Infinity Stones appears before Thor in the seventh episode, Uatu acts genuinely shocked, remarking that his thoughts on a Happily Ever After seem to have been Instantly Proven Wrong. This extends to the next episode detailing Infinity Ultron's rise—when he realizes that due to the level of omnipotence the latter has gained, he has finally become aware of Uatu's presence, and thus the Multiversal reality. Uatu is left bewildered (and eventually rendered desperate) by Infinity Ultron's capacities and sheer level of Omnicidal Mania, and it's him who drives him to break his Alien Non-Interference Clause and ask Strange Supreme for help.
- As he's observing Clint and Natasha at their Darkest Hour in the eighth episode, Uatu is genuinely desperate for them to find Arnim Zola's file in the KGB headquarters, almost outright begging them to remain hopeful and discover what they need, in spite of what's happened.
- Physical God: Despite telling Strange he's not a God, he certainly has the power of one, to the point where he's able to hold his own against an Infinity Stone enhanced Ultron, even if he ultimately loses to him.
- Precision F-Strike: The closest he's gotten to cursing has been right after Infinity Ultron managed to not only perceive him, but the entire multiverse.Uatu: I have seen everything that has ever happened. Ever will happen. Ever could happen. And yet... what the hell is this?!
- Purple Is Powerful: His robes are primarily of a purple shade, which extends to the non-golden parts of his battle armor. As shown throughout the series, he is indeed very formidable.
- Race Lift: As noted in Ink-Suit Actor, he has a darker complexion than his comics counterpart.
- Sinister Silhouettes: Promotional material for What If has his body shrouded in darkness, usually in a blue background.
- Sizeshifter: Seems to be able to make himself as large as he wants.
- Sophisticated as Hell: While he generally speaks with a narratorial, formal tone, he occasionally drops out of it, usually out of surprise or exasperation.
- Tempting Fate: Episode 7 of What If? ends with the Watcher declaring that Party Thor and Jane Foster lived Happily Ever After... Followed by the out of nowhere appearance of Infinity Ultron.Uatu: Oh dear... Perhaps I spoke too soon...
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Uatu's narration of Infinity Ultron's reality ultimately ends up to be his undoing when Ultron actually hears him and sets his sights on both him and the Multiverse at large.
- The Voice: Downplayed. Uatu's primary role is to comment on the events occurring in the MCU's alternate realities throughout the events of What If...?, and so his physical appearance isn't exactly important in the grand scheme of things. However, Uatu isn't always invisible, as his silhouette can occasionally be seen in the background as viewers watch the episode. This changes after he personally makes himself known to Doctor Strange Supreme to give the latter a "The Reason You Suck" Speech about messing with reality. From then onwards, Uatu shows more of his physical appearance whenever he talks.
- You Can See Me?: Zig zagged. Doesn't seem surprised in the slightest that Doctor Strange can see him but near craps himself when he realizes an Infinity Stone-wielding Ultron can see him.
The Watcher Informant
- See Stan Lee
The Guardians of the Multiverse
In General
The Guardians of the Multiverse
Appearances: What If...?
A team made up of heroes (and one villain) across the multiverse that was assembled by Uatu the Watcher to fight Infinity Ultron.
- 11th-Hour Ranger: Post-Apocalypse Black Widow only joins up with the rest of the Guardians after they land in her universe.
- Alliance of Alternates: Not an alliance of variants of an MCU character per se, but rather an alliance of variants of several MCU characters.
- Alternate Company Equivalent: With the X-Men universe not yet fully integrated into the MCU, they are in fact the closest adaptation of the concept of the Exiles.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: With the exceptions of Thor and Natasha, all members of the team tend to be more powerful or successful than their Sacred Timeline counterparts.
- Avengers Assemble: Uatu comes at them in their own realities to tell them they have been chosen and pick them up. At least half of them are in the middle of a battle when he does so.
- Drink-Based Characterization: While giving a toast to their newfound team, the Guardians of the Multiverse get their own personalized alcoholic beverages. Thor gets a regular beer, T’Challa gets one of Howard the Duck’s space drinks, Gamora and Killmonger both get purple shot glasses, and Strange Supreme and Captain Carter get fancy cocktails.
- Guardian of the Multiverse: The moniker that's given to them by Uatu. They're tasked to accomplish what Uatu can't, that is, destroying Infinity Ultron to prevent him from causing more multiversal destruction.
- Remember the New Guy?: Due to real-life delays to the completion of her episode, Gamora is introduced in the first season finale as if she's already an established character, while all the other characters have been established.
- Similar Squad: They are a pretty obvious, if understated, multiversal counterpart to the original Avengers, with their primary foe being an Avengers villain wielding the six Infinity Stones. Some of the parallels are pretty obvious (Natasha, Thor, and Captain Carter), but some are a bit less so:
- Strange Supreme is the roster's equivalent to the Hulk, being an extremely powerful heavy hitter with the default physical form of a human genius, and a Dark and Troubled Past relating to that power that makes them wary about it.
- Star-Lord is the Guardians' Iron Man, being a flight-based superhero armed with energy weapons.
- Gamora is, in a meta sense, the team's Hawkeye, given that she was the least explored of the characters prior to their unification. With this episode coming out after we first see Clint as Ronin, Gamora and Clint get another similarity in being two of the most notable sword wielders in the MCU.
- Killmonger can be viewed as a parallel to Loki, the original Avengers' Starter Villain who comes about fighting the Big Bad on the side of the heroes anyway (though Killmonger does his out of necessity and opportunity rather than Character Development like Loki), as well as being a villain with a familial connection to someone in the Guardians' roster.
- The team also has some parallels to the makeshift team that ambushes Thanos (another wielder of Infinity Stones) on Titan in Avengers: Infinity War — among others, we have a Doctor Strange, a Star-Lord, and a female character with a more personal connection to the villain who joins up with them midway through the battle.note
- Sixth Ranger Traitor: Subverted when Natasha joins the group in the final fight against Infinity Ultron as she plays a key role in causing his defeat, while it's actually Killmonger who betrays the group and takes the Infinity Stones.
- The Team: A multiversal group of beings who work together to stop one big threat. Strange Supreme is the unofficial leader of the team due to knowing the most about the Infinity Stones and Ultron, and being the most powerful of them all. Captain Carter commands a presence in the battlefield and comes up with solid backup strategies as things are happening in the moment. Party Thor deals heavy damage to Ultron using Mjolnir and his lightning powers. Star-Lord uses his wits and trickery to evade Ultron, and also manages to steal the Soul Stone from his robot body. Gamora is a standard Badass Normal alien with nonetheless strong battle prowess. Killmonger participates in the effort minimally compared to his teammates, and later trying to use the stones for his own purposes. Black Widow joins midway through the fight and ends up giving the group a huge advantage to taking down Ultron. And finally, Uatu is the one who chooses the heroes and villains he knows will be able to fight Ultron.
- Token Evil Teammate: Killmonger is the only one who truly was a villain on his Earth. This is what Uatu had counted on as he expected Killmonger to try and steal the Infinity Stones.
Members
Alternate Earths
Earth-838
See Earth-838
Earth-10005/17315/41633/TRN11 (X-Men Film Universe)
In General
A world which lacks many of the heroes and villains seen in other realities, having very little common with Earth-199999. It's home to various mutants including the X-Men and the Brotherhood of Mutants who have been battling each other to determine the fate of mutant kind for many years.
- Adapted Out: Due to the X-Men films only being made by Fox, all the other Marvel characters not connected to the X-Men don't exist in this reality.
- Alternate History: This reality diverges the most from the regular MCU and other worlds, being home to a number of heroes and villains who don't exist on Earth-199999 while in comparison Earth-838 had at least some similarities to the MCU.
- Ambiguous Situation: At this time, it's unknown what timeline the MCU will be using for Deadpool & Wolverine. The X-Men films initially took place on Earth-10005 until X-Men: Days of Future Past created an undesignated divergent timeline, which the Deadpool films take place in, and seemingly erased the original. The exception is Deadpool 2 which takes place on Earth-41633, a timeline which according to Word of God was undone by Deadpool saving Vanessa at the end of the film. Meanwhile Logan takes place in an alternate Bad Future called Earth-17315.
Wade Wilson / Deadpool
See his page.
James Howlett / Logan / Wolverine
See his page.
Earth-16828 (Team Thor)
In General
In this reality Thor decided to take a break from searching for the infinity stones following Avengers: Age of Ultron, and moved in with Darryl Jacobson in Australia.
- Adaptational Comic Relief: Characters in this universe are slightly more silly than they are in the Sacred Timeline.
- Alternate Self:
- Thor is an amoral Blood Knight and Smug Super who apparently never recieved a lesson in humility, and decided to take some "me time" in Australia.
- Bruce Banner never ended up on Sakaar and instead just left the Avengers.
- The Grandmaster moved to Earth after the events of Thor: Ragnarok.
- In Spite of a Nail:
- The events of Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War still happened, as the Grandmaster references the events of the film while another video has Darryl mention that he now has to work overtime due to half the population being wiped out.
- Captain America: Civil War also occurs at the same time as the videos, with Bruce Banner wanting to stay out of the conflict while neither Tony or Steve want Thor's help.
Characters with their own pages
Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
Species: Unknown
Citizenship: Sakaaran, American
Affiliation(s): Darryl Jacobson
Portrayed By: Jeff Goldblum
Appearances: Team Thor
The Grandmaster of Earth-16828, who moves in with Darryl in L.A.
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: While their dynamic could be a bit strained at times, the Grandmaster nevertheless sets up a commemorative little shrine for the late Topaz during his exile in Los Angeles.
- Dirty Old Man: The Grandmaster spies on Darryl as he's taking a shower and draws him naked. Later, when he is practicing a phone call with Darryl about telling David's mother of her son's death, he starts to flirt with "Mrs. Richardson" and asks her what she's wearing while making seductive noises.
- Klingons Love Shakespeare: During his stay in Los Angeles, he tells his roomie Darryl that he loves learning about Earth's culture and is fascinated by toasts of all things.
- Manchild: He is rather childish and lets others do all the work for him.Darryl: He says he's over one million years old which I find hard to believe because he acts quite young, almost immature.
- Monster Roommate: It's heavily implied that he murdered or at least silenced all the other people who wanted to apply to Darryl's Craigslist housemate ad to guarantee himself the position.
- Mood-Swinger: The Grandmaster is prone to that:Darryl: He is very charming and persuasive, but sometimes he completely loses his temper.
- No Sense of Personal Space: He squeezes himself between Darry and one of his friends sitting on a couch so he can sit next to Darryl and put his arm around his shoulders.
- The Peeping Tom: The Grandmaster watches Darryl shower and sleep, and also draws him during that.
- The Slacker: Darryl cooks and does the laundry for the Grandmaster and also drives him around.
- Stalker with a Crush: The Grandmaster gives off these vibes with Darryl, given his flirty dialogue and the fact The Grandmaster has drawn Darryl nude in the shower.
- Technologically Blind Elders: When the Grandmaster is excited that his YouTube video already has views, Darryl has to explain to him twice that these are just the Grandmaster's own views.
Darryl Jacobson
Darryl Jacobson
Species: Human
Citizenship: Australian
Portrayed By: Daley Pearson
Appearances: Team Thor
A man from Earth-16828 who becomes roommates with Thor while he lives in Australia. After Thor leaves, Darryl moves to Los Angeles and starts living with the Grandmaster.
- Alternate Self: Thor: Love and Thunder reveals that he has one in the Sacred Timeline as a tour guide for New Asgard named Daryll.
- Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: Downplayed but he does admit that in comparison to the Grandmaster, Thor was much easier to live with and that he misses him. After Thanos wiped out half the universe he sends a message wishing Thor a happy birthday.
- Born Unlucky: He ends up living with a Jerkass God who despite his flaws is still a hero which wasn't too bad, but his second roommate was an Evil Is Petty Stalker with a Crush who killed his friend and plans to take over the Earth. And while he survived Thanos' snap, he ended up having to work overtime and is having financial troubles.
- Intergenerational Friendship: Both Thor and the Grandmaster are over a thousand years old, with the latter's exact age having yet to be confirmed.
- Muggle Best Friend: He is this to both Thor and the Grandmaster.
- Odd Friendship: He becomes a close friend to both the God of Thunder and an ancient alien who rules a planet.
- Pals with Jesus: He's an ordinary office worker who ends up living with Thor.
- Replacement Goldfish: The Grandmaster sees him as one for Topaz, making Darryl dress in her armor and fulfilling a similar role.
David Richardson
David Richardson
Species: Human
Citizenship: Australian
Portrayed By: N/A
Appearances: Team Thor
A friend of Darryl on Earth-16828.
- Cruel and Unusual Death: Is subjected to this from the Melt Stick.
- I'm Melting!: The Grandmaster melts David, a friend of Darryl, with his Melt Stick because he played the wrong note in the Grandmaster's band.
Earth-21818 (Ravager T'Challa)
In General
In 1988 the Ravagers mistakenly captured T'Challa of Wakanda, who accepted Yondu's offer to explore the galaxy which led to him becoming the legendary hero Star-Lord twenty years later.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: On the cosmic end of things this reality is much better off than the Sacred Timeline, as T'Challa as Star-Lord reformed the Ravagers and turned them into space adventurers who steal from the corrupt and save worlds. He even prevented the entire Infinity Saga by convincing Thanos to pull a Heel–Face Turn which made Nebula a much happier person. However it's implied that Earth and Asgard suffered because of this, as the Collector is shown to have acquired Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer and Hela's weapons.
- Alternate Self:
- T'Challa wasn't raised in Wakanda or became the Black Panther. Instead he became Star-Lord while Peter Quill was left on Earth, and went on to save entire planets and redeem characters who in the main universe are little more than thieves and villains.
- Drax is a bartender due to his family having been saved by T'Challa.
- The Collector is the Big Bad of this universe due to Thanos being redeemed.
- Ego finds Peter earlier and attempts his plan.
- It's implied that several heroes, such as Thor and Captain America, were killed by the Collector.
Characters with their own pages
The Ravagers
In General
- Adaptational Heroism: In this timeline, rather than being straightforward space pirates, the Ravagers take on more of a Robin Hood role, stealing from the rich to give to the poor. On a character specific level, four of the group's members are or were villains in the Sacred Timeline
- Composite Character: This particular group's tendencies toward heroics makes them something of a cross between the Sacred Timeline's Ravagers and the Sacred Timeline's Guardians of the Galaxy.
- Just Like Robin Hood: Steal from the rich and give to the poor. Yondu even mentions that T'Challa took this idea from the legend of Robin Hood.
Kraglin Obfonteri
Kraglin Obfonteri
"Two see holes, two hear holes, one eat hole, everything checks out."
Species: Xandarian
Affiliations: Ravagers
Voiced By: Sean Gunn
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-21818, Kraglin is still Yondu's first mate.
- Adaptational Dumbass: While Kraglin was never exactly the brightest Ravager in the world, he was generally a competent crewmember and could tell people apart from one another. Here, he has trouble telling a young Peter Quill and T'Challa apart, despite their differences being rather obvious. Then again, it's unknown if he even saw a picture of Peter.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: One of the nicest Ravagers in the Sacred Timeline, here he has been a hero for years due to the influence of T'Challa.
- Ditto Aliens: Can't tell the difference between T'Challa and Peter Quill.
- Small Role, Big Impact: His, unsurprisingly, stupidity and incompetence in not being able to tell the difference between Peter Quill and T'Challa ultimately made the universe a significantly better place.
Taserface
Taserface
"All humans look alike to me."
Species: Unknown
Voiced By: Chris Sullivan, Santos Alberto (Latin-American Spanish dub), José Escobosa (European Spanish dub)
Appearances: What If...?
The Taserface of Earth-21818, who is Yondu's trusted friend and ally.
- Adaptational Heroism: Is a trusted friend and ally to Yondu and the Ravagers in this timeline.
- Ditto Aliens: Can't tell the difference between T'Challa and Peter Quill.
- Small Role, Big Impact: His, unsurprisingly, stupidity and incompetence in not being able to tell the difference between Peter Quill and T'Challa ultimately made the universe a significantly better place.
Korath
Korath
"Classic Star-Lord..."
Species: Kree
Affiliation(s): Ravagers
Voiced By: Djimon Hounsou
Appearances: What If...?
The Korath of Earth-21818, who was recruited to Yondu's Ravager clan by T'Challa.
- Adaptational Comic Relief: This Korath is much more excitable and goofy compared to his stoic, villainous Sacred Timeline counterpart. In particular, his squeeing of getting to work with his hero Star-Lord is pretty chuckleworthy.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Korath is significantly nicer than his Sacred Timeline counterpart. He's a big fan of T'Challa personally and is reluctant to attack him. After being recruited to the Ravagers, he helps in their heist.
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul:
- In the Sacred Timeline, Korath was completely loyal to Ronan the Accuser up till the very end of his life. Here, he admits to not caring much for his boss, and is quick to defect to the Ravagers upon meeting and being defeated by T'Challa.
- Korath is also shown to be a huge fan of Star-Lord here, compared to how his Sacred Timeline counterpart had never even heard the name before when meeting Quill under similar circumstances.
- Apologetic Attacker: He's a big fan of T'Challa, so he's initially reluctant to fight him, apologizing often and asking if it's okay to use a gun against him.
- Ascended Fanboy: In-Universe, Korath is a massive fan of the exploits of T'Challa and the Ravagers, and gladly joins them after T'Challa beats him in a fight.
- Defeat Means Friendship: Joins the Ravagers after T'Challa beats him in a fight.
- Heel–Face Turn: Starts out working for Ronan (who's still an Omnicidal Maniac like in the Sacred Timeline) before joining the Ravagers.
- In Spite of a Nail: Korath is shown to still be seeking the Orb on behalf of Ronan the Accuser just like in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), though it doesn't take long for his path to deviate here.
- Keet: He's far more energetic and excitable than his Sacred Timeline version. As soon as he finds out T'Challa is on Morag, he's a total fanboy and gladly joins the Ravagers after losing a fight to him.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Korath isn't killed by the Guardians of the Galaxy in this timeline, and he's on the side of good after being recruited by the Ravagers.
Knowhere
The Collector
Taneleer Tivan / The Collector
"There is a blank wall in the commissary that I just haven't been able to find the right piece for."
Species: Unknown
Affiliations: The Tivan Group
Voiced By: Benicio del Toro
Appearances: What If...?
The Collector of Earth-21818, who took over as the intergalactic kingpin after his universe's Thanos's Heel–Face Turn.
- Adaptational Attractiveness: Taken further than his already better-looking Sacred Timeline counterpart as he's got both Benicio Del Toro's likeness and a very chiseled build.
- Adaptational Badass: Compared to his sacred timeline counterpart, this version of Tivan is ripped, fully capable of fighting T'Challa and Yondu simultaneously. He also wields an impressive arsenal of collected weapons, including Hela's crown. The last one is particularly notable, as Hela effortlessly wiped out the entire Asgardian army, singlehandedly massacred all but one of the elite Valkyries, and could only be killed by Ragnarok. This implies that the Collector managed to defeat her even with her immense power. He also has Captain America's shield and Mjolnir, which has disturbing implications of what he did while Thanos's replacement of most feared villain in the cosmos.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Begs for mercy when Carina pulls a Do with Him as You Will on him.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: Downplayed as while he is indeed far more of a threat than his counterpart in the Sacred Timeline and essentially takes the place of Thanos as the Big Bad of the MCU, he is defeated far more easily by T'Challa and Yondu while it took an entire army to defeat Thanos in Endgame.
- Arc Villain: The main antagonist of “What if… T’Challa Became a Star-Lord?”
- Death by Adaptation: Played with, as his death is only implied in this case. In the Sacred Timeline, it's revealed in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special that he survived Thanos' invasion of Knowhere off-screen. Here, his assistant Carina betrays him and sets free the numerous lifeforms he had captive; the last we see is him getting cornered by his captives, with the implication that they killed him afterwards.
- Evil Power Vacuum: Without Thanos as the galaxy's Big Bad, the Collector steps into the role and recruits the Black Order to his cause.
- Laser-Guided Karma: Implied to be killed by his former captives and directly lampshaded by the man himself right before he meets his fate.
- Offscreen Moment of Awesome: It's heavily implied that he's already taken care of (or at least stolen weapons belonging to) various heroes and villains in the MCU, such as Captain America, Thor, Korg, Malekith, and Hela.
- This Is Gonna Suck: When he sees all the very pissed off people he imprisoned in his collection closing in on him, he can only squeak out, "Oh, karma."
Carina
Carina
"I liked that thing you said about not locking people in cages."
Species: Krylorian
Voiced By: Ophelia Lovibond
Appearances: What If...?
The Carina of Earth-21818.
- The Dog Bites Back: Like her Sacred Timeline counterpart, she tries to pull one of these. Unlike her Sacred Timeline counterpart, it works. She releases all of the Collector's prisoners to get their revenge on their captor after the Ravagers turn the tables.
- Do with Him as You Will: Removes the Collector from the cage T'Challa and Yondu put him in... so she can free his prisoners to get their revenge on him.
- Grew a Spine: T'Challa's comment about history punishing those who keep men in cages strikes a chord with Carina. It inspires her to gun down Ebony Maw and the Collector, even citing it as her motivation.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Carina's Sacred Timeline version was killed when she came in contact with the Power Stone. In this timeline, Carina never touches the Stone and is successful in getting revenge against the Collector.
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck
"My guess, he's [Collector] compensating for something big. Or small, if you catch my drift."
Species: Unknown
Voiced By: Seth Green
Appearances: What If...?
The Howard the Duck of Earth-21818.
- The Alcoholic: Much like his Sacred Timeline counterpart, this Howard loves a good cocktail. Midway through his tour of Tivan's collection lair, he actually gives up so that he can hang out at the bar and get more drinks.
- Ascended Extra: In the Guardians movies, Howard appears very briefly, only ever having one line per movie. In What If...?, Howard plays a role in the plot, albeit a small one. Specifically, he attempts to give T'Challa directions to the Embers but is unable to do so before Proxima Midnight locks down the facility.
- Skewed Priorities: After T'Challa frees him from his cage, Howard leads him to a bar where he decides it's the perfect time to get another cocktail. T'Challa leaves him to his own devices when the alarms sound.
- Vocal Dissonance: Is rather short but has a deep sounding Brooklyn Accent.
Cosmo
Cosmo
Species: Earth Dog
Appearances: What If...?
The Cosmo of Earth-21818.
- The Cameo: Can be seen briefly in Tivan's collection.
- Canine Companion: This version of Cosmo gets rescued by T’Challa and joins him on his travels.
Wakanda
Wakandan Royal Family
King T'Chaka
Species: Enhanced human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: John Kani
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-21818, King T'Chaka spent twenty years hoping to be reunited with his son T'Challa.
- Fantasy-Forbidding Father: T'Chaka warns young T'Challa against exploring the world, saying that it has nothing of value to offer Wakanda. Impulsively, T'Challa does not listen and winds up being abducted by aliens.
- Papa Wolf: After T'Challa was taken by the Ravagers, T'Chaka spent twenty years utilizing Wakanda's resources to search and bring his son home from space.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: He spent the next twenty years channeling his power towards Wakandan space exploration, determined to find his son.
Princess Shuri
Species: Human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-21818, Shuri welcomed her brother home after he returned to Wakanda.
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: While it's not acknowledged, given their age difference in the MCU it means this version of Shuri was born after T'Challa was kidnapped and the first time they met was when he came back to Wakanda twenty years later.
- Age Lift: Shuri is canonically eighteen in Black Panther, though other sources suggest that she is sixteen, but in her appearance here which is set in 2008 she looks exactly the same age. A later episode of the show set in 2009 even showed her to be a child. It's possible that she was born six to eight years earlier than in the Sacred Timeline due to T'Challa being kidnapped in 1988, with it likely that despite their grief T'Chaka and Ramonda would have been required to have a new heir to the throne.
- The Voiceless: She has no lines.
Queen Ramonda
Species: Human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-21818, Ramonda welcomed her son home after he returned to Wakanda.
- The Voiceless: She does not have any lines.
Okoye
General Okoye
Species: Human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: Danai Gurira
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-21818, Okoye welcomed her prince home after he returned to Wakanda.
- Adaptational Relationship Overhaul: Since T'Challa never became King of Wakanda in this timeline, Okoye never became his most trusted general.
Earth-29929 (Infinity Ultron)
In General
During the events of Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ultron succeeded in transferring his consciousness into Vision's body and he destroyed all life on Earth except for Black Widow and Hawkeye. He then acquired the infinity stones after killing Thanos, and went on to destroy all life in his universe before becoming aware of a mysterious Watcher...
- From Bad to Worse: Literally everything went wrong for this universe due to Ultron winning.
- Point of Divergence:
- The split point is implied to be Pietro and Wanda who are strangely absent, while Ultron succeeds in his plans unlike in the Sacred Timeline where they ended up betraying him. As a result all life in this universe has been destroyed making it one of the darkest timelines shown so far.
- Thanos somehow acquired all the other stones before confronting Ultron to get the mind stone much earlier than his Sacred Timeline self. Gamora meanwhile is shown being killed by Ultron, meaning that he acquired the soul stone some other way.
Characters with their own pages
Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
Species: Unknown
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Grandmaster of Earth-29929, who dies during Ultron's genocidal quest for peace.
- Face Death with Dignity: When he sees his arena being conquered, he just closes his eyes and resigns to his fate before he dies.
- The Voiceless: He doesn't have any lines.
Korg
Korg
Species: Kronan
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Korg of Earth-29929, who dies during Ultron’s genocidal quest for peace.
- Defiant to the End: Goes down swinging against Infinity Ultron's drones, despite being vastly outnumbered and armed with comparatively little in terms of weaponry.
- The Voiceless: He has no lines in his only appearance.
Earth-32938 (King Killmonger)
In General
The events of Iron Man are prevented when Killmonger learns about the attempt to kidnap Tony Stark and rescues him. Killmonger then manipulates Tony to create an army of robots which he then uses to cause a war between Wakanda and the US, all so he could manipulate events so he could get his revenge.
- Aborted Arc: The entire story of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is disrupted at it's very start with Killmonger saving Tony from being captured by the Ten Rings. Instead of beginning his heroic journey of redemption, Tony is instead manipulating by Killmonger so he can get his revenge.
- Point of Divergence:
- A war occurs between the US and Wakanda in 2009 because of Killmonger.
- Killmonger murders T'Challa, Rhodey and Tony.
- Killmonger becomes the new Black Panther.
- It's implied that the real point of divergence is that Killmonger's father really was killed due to gang violence unlike in the Sacred Timeline, which resulted in a more calm and calculated villain. Even if he simply lied to Tony so he wouldn't have to explain the truth, his decision to be more smart in acquiring power and getting his revenge led to a very different outcome for the world.
Characters with their own pages
T'Chaka
King T'Chaka
"Rest easy, nephew. You are home."
Species: Enhanced human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: John Kani
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-32938, King T'Chaka welcomed Killmonger into Wakanda.
- Ambiguous Situation: It's unclear whether T'Chaka actually did kill N'Jobu like in the Sacred Timeline. While it would justify why T'Chaka so quickly accepted Killmonger after T'Challa's death, wishing to atone for orphaning his nephew, Killmonger might have been genuine in saying that his father died from gang violence and could explain his different approach to his plans unlike in the film.
- The Atoner: Assuming things still played out as they did in the movies, then one reading of T'Chaka's immediate shine to Killmonger is that he is looking to atone for orphaning him in the first place, though neither character brings this up.
- Irony: In the Sacred Timeline, T'Chaka was criticized for abandoning Erik Stevens out of fear of having Wakanda exposed to the world and putting it in danger. Here, T'Chaka attempts to atone for those mistakes by welcoming Erik to his original country, shares his idea of allowing the outside world to know about it, and making him the Black Panther so he may do that...except it's all because Erik was playing him like a fiddle, and wants nothing more than to be a bloodthirsty conqueror.
- Outliving One's Offspring: T'Challa is killed in this episode.
- Replacement Goldfish: It's implied that he sees Killmonger as a replacement for the dead T'Challa and quickly welcomes his long-lost nephew into the family, whereas Ramonda and especially Shuri are more skeptical of this strange American. And of course, T'Chaka doesn't know that Killmonger was responsible for T'Challa's death.
- Spared by the Adaptation: This version of T'Chaka lives to the end of the episode.
- Unwitting Pawn: This episode puts a strong focus on Killmonger's charisma and keen strategic mind, and so he plays T'Chaka like a violin, securing for himself a place of honor in Wakanda and goading Wakanda and the U.S. into a war in service of his twisted sense of social justice.
Shuri
Princess Shuri
"We are at war, and he is still an American soldier. What does he know of our people?"
Species: Human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: Ozioma Akagha
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-32938, Shuri watched as Killmonger aided Wakanda after the death of her brother.
- Child Prodigy: Shuri is no older than twelve in this episode, but no less brilliant. At the end of the episode, she's managed to sneak all the way to America with proof of Killmonger's crimes that will (hopefully) spare both the U.S. and Wakanda a painful war.
- Excellent Judge of Character: Killmonger spends the entire episode manipulating everyone he meets, but Shuri sees through his charisma and teams up with Pepper Potts to stop him.
- Little Miss Badass: During the montage of different realities in Episode 9, she can be seen wielding her wrist gauntlets that she wore as an adult in the Sacred Timeline, only here she wields them without fear as a child.
- Wise Beyond Their Years: She's only 10 or 11 years old but she manages to completely see through Killmonger's charming demeanor and expose his crimes.
Ramonda
Queen Ramonda
"For T'Challa!"
Species: Human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: Angela Bassett
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-32938, Ramonda watched as Killmonger aided Wakanda after the death of her son.
- Action Mom: Ramonda leads the Wakandan forces against the American invasion in memory of her son.
- Outliving One's Offspring: T'Challa is killed in this episode, and Ramonda comes out of retirement to fight his (alleged) killers.
Christine Everhart
Christine Everhart
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Leslie Bibb
Appearances: What If...?
The Christine Everhart of Earth-32938.
- The Cameo: She only appears in the beginning of the episode.
Stark Industries
Virginia "Pepper" Potts
Species: Human
Voiced By: Beth Hoyt
Appearances: What If...?
The Pepper Potts of Earth-32938, who worked with her boss to install Killmonger as Wakanda's new prince.
- The Atoner: After seeing how her actions led to America declaring war on Wakanda, Pepper decides to team up with Shuri to take down Killmonger.
Harold "Happy" Hogan
Species: Human
Voiced By: Jon Favreau
Appearances: What If...?
The Happy Hogan of Earth-32938, who becomes an unwitting pawn in Killmonger's scheme to take over Wakanda.
J.A.R.V.I.S.
Species: Artificial Intelligence
Voiced By: Paul Bettany
Appearances: What If...?
The J.A.R.V.I.S. of Earth-32938.
Dum-E
Species: Artificial Intelligence (Robot)
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Dum-E of Earth-32938.
Earth-51825 (King Loki)
In General
In the Sacred Timeline the events of Thor, The Incredible Hulk (2008) and Iron Man 2 all took place roughly within the same week. However in this reality this week gets off to a bad starts when Tony Stark is seemingly killed by Black Widow, with both Thor and the Hulk following leading Widow, Nick Fury and Phil Coulson to investigate the mystery as well as deal with the Asgardian invasion caused by Thor's death.
- Aborted Arc: The events of Thor, Iron Man 2 and The Incredible Hulk are interrupted by the title characters being murdered.
- From Bad to Worse: Earth loses it's mightiest heroes before they could even form while Loki is able to take over Earth due to there being nobody who could stop him. However there is some hope as Fury is able to find Captain America and calls Captain Marvel back to Earth.
- Point of Divergence:
- It turns out that the divergent point was Hope van Dyne joining S.H.I.E.L.D, and her being killed in the same mission where Natasha first encountered the Winter Soldier which she told Steve about in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
- Because of this change Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye and Black Widow are all killed by Yellowjacket.
Characters with their own pages
Maria Hill
Maria Hill
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...? note
The Maria Hill of Earth-51825, who was briefly seen in a photo by Black Widow.
- The Ghost: We never get to see this variant of Maria Hill in the flesh, with only a picture of his file seen as Natasha is scoping online to find out who the true murderer of the Avengers Initiative is.
- Internal Homage: The pose she appears in her profile picture appears to be a recreation of a publicity photo for the character◊ in The Avengers (2012).
Jack Rollins
Agent Jack Rollins
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Jack Rollins of Earth-51825.
- The Voiceless: He has no lines.
Betty Ross
Dr. Betty Ross
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Stephanie Panisello
Appearances: What If...?
The Betty Ross of Earth-51825, who protects Bruce Banner at Culver University.
- Not That Kind of Doctor: After revealing to Natasha that the Lithium Dioxide that killed Tony Stark wasn't poisoned and that it looked like a projectile was fired from it, Natasha asks her if it had nanotech in it. Betty then tells her that she's a biologist and not a ballistics expert.
Lady Sif
Lady Sif
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: Jaimie Alexander
Appearances: What If...?
The Lady Sif of Earth-51825, who joined Loki and the Asgardian army on Earth to find Thor's killer.
- Morality Chain: She convinces Loki to cooperate with Nick Fury, saying that it's what Odin would have done.
Earth-72124 (Party Thor)
In General
Instead of raising Loki as his own son, Odin decided to return the baby to King Laufey which seemingly resulted in peace between their two realms. Without the influence of Loki to balance him out, Thor grew up to be a fun loving and immature god who threw parties throughout the universe.
- Adaptational Comic Relief: Since Thor threw parties all across the universe and befriended thousands of different people, everyone in this universe enjoys taking breaks from their responsibilities to party.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: People are a bit nicer in this universe with several villains being willing to go to Thor's party.
- Alternate History: Given that Loki was raised by his biological father, it's likely this affected the MCU's version of Norse mythology.
- Point of Divergence: The main difference here is that Loki wasn't abandoned by Laufey and was instead returned to him by Odin, meaning Thor was an only child and became far more immature without Loki to balance him out. The result is that Thor becomes famous for throwing parties across the galaxy which seemingly made many enemies in the Sacred Timeline allies. Also the fake infinity gauntlet in Odin's throne room is shown to have the Infinity Stones.
Characters with their own pages
Maria Hill
Acting Director Maria Hill
"Ms. Foster. Do you know why I am the Acting Director of S.H.I.E.L.D at the moment?"
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Cobie Smulders
Appearances: What If...?
The Maria Hill of Earth-72124, who serves as (Acting) Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. through a hectic worldwide party hosted by Thor Odinson. She's determined to lead S.H.I.E.L.D. out of this unusual "invasion" before things get worse.
- Adaptational Jerkass: While still a relatively stoic and serious character in the Sacred Timeline, Maria Hill was still sympathetic to the Avengers overall, and wasn't above hanging out with them on her down time as seen in Age of Ultron. Here, Hill is a significantly colder authority figure who berates Captain Marvel for failing to subdue Thor, and is even willing to deploy nukes in order to stop the Party Prince.
- Everyone Has Standards: Although she was willing to deploy them as a last resort, Maria eventually cancels the order to fire nukes on Thor once he begins panicking about his mother coming to check on him, and leaves to wrap up the party.
- Hero Antagonist: She serves as one against the focal protagonist of Thor Odinson. While he's trying to throw the biggest party on Earth, Maria is trying to rein the chaos and remove Thor to protect Earth from the increasing mess.
- Truer to the Text: With Nick Fury temporarily out-of-commission, this version of Maria Hill is finally promoted to the Director position much like her comic counterpart. The increased screentime and role also allows her to stretch her cold and extreme demeanor about law enforcement and superpowered folks. Her final plan opted to risk nuking Thor if it meant getting rid of the frat boy Asgardian, a tactic that comic book Maria wouldn't be above doing for the greater good.
Brock Rumlow
Agent Brock Rumlow
"We never get to fire the nukes..."
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Frank Grillo
Appearances: What If...?
The Brock Rumlow of Earth-72124.
- Not So Stoic: Once Maria Hill calls off S.H.I.E.L.D.'s assault on Thor, Rumlow can be seen pouting about how they never get to use nukes.
- Nuke 'em: He grumbles about not getting to use the nukes when Frigga's intervention ends Thor's party.
Darcy Lewis
Mrs. Darcy Lewis-the Duck
"This one's for the win!"
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Kat Dennings
Appearances: What If...?
The Darcy Lewis of Earth-72124.
- Abled in the Adaptation: She doesn't need to use glasses in this universe. Then again, she might be wearing contacts.
- Interspecies Romance: She's a regular human who ends up marrying a talking cartoon duck.
- The Maiden Name Debate: While it's not made clear whether she kept her last name after getting married and his last name in the comics is Duckson, according to Howard she is Mrs the Duck.
- Promoted to Love Interest: Ends up getting
married to Howard the Duck of all people/ducks.
Mantis
Mantis
Species: Insectoid (Half-Celestial hybrid)
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
On Earth-72124, Mantis comes to Midgard to participate in Thor's planet-wide party.
- Oh, Crap!: She joins in the overall attitude of fear when Thor mentions Frigga is en route to Earth.
- The Voiceless: She doesn't say any lines whatsoever.
Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
"Mmm, Topaz, what do I always say? I love cake."
Species: Unknown
Voiced By: Jeff Goldblum
Appearances: What If...?
The Grandmaster of Earth-72124.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Unlike his Sacred Timeline counterpart, this Grandmaster doesn't seem to be the childish tyrant who forces random people to fight to the death against the Hulk for his amusement. In fact, rather than focusing on entertaining himself, he goes out of his way to entertain others by working as a disc jockey.
- Alien Arts Are Appreciated: Apparently the Grandmaster of this universe really likes to DJ, as he hosts a rave that Thor, Jane, and their friends all participate in.
- Covered in Gunge: He briefly pauses the music to let down a huge sea of foam to cover the raving guests.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: He and Topaz take off in motorscooters after Thor tries to get him to participate in the cleanup of Earth.
Topaz
Topaz
"Loser."
Species: Unknown
Voiced By: Rachel House
Appearances: What If...?
The Topaz of Earth-72124.
- Kick the Dog: She steals one of Thor’s scooters, and calls him a loser as she drives away.
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck
"Well, it's happy hour. Want some half-price nachos?"
Species: Duck
Voiced By: Seth Green
Appearances: What If...?
The Howard the Duck of Earth-72124, where Thor became the God of Parties.
- Ascended Extra: Like in episode 2 of What If...? Howard contributes more to the plot unlike in the Guardians films, though not to the same extent. After getting married to Darcy he's the one who gives Jane the idea of contacting Frigga to stop Thor's party, resulting in a much happier outcome.
- Interspecies Romance: Him, a talking cartoon duck, and Darcy, a human, end up getting married.
- Noodle Incident: How exactly Howard and Darcy ended up arranging a marriage between them is never explained, with only a split second clip showing us it even happened.
- Promoted to Love Interest: Ends up getting married to Darcy Lewis.
Ayesha
Ayesha
Species: Sovereign
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Ayesha of Earth-72124.
- Villains Out Shopping: The usually stoic and cold Ayesha can be seen taking a selfie with Thor.
- The Voiceless: She doesn't have any lines.
Laufey
King Laufey
Species: Frost Giant
Appearances: What If...?
The Laufey of Earth-72124, who actually raised his son Loki to be the Prince of Jotunheim.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Is presumably way nicer than his Sacred Timeline counterpart seeing as he was happy when Odin returned Loki to him and raised him to be a pretty well adjusted individual (suggesting that he didn't leave Loki to die like his counterpart or possibly that the Sacred Timeline Odin misinterpreted the situation).
- The Cameo: Only appears in the flashbacks showing how history diverged from the main timeline.
Surtur
Surtur
"How low can I go?"
Species: Fire Demon
Voiced By: Clancy Brown (English)
Appearances: What If...?
The Surtur of Earth-72124, who came to Earth for Thor's party.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Unlike his counterpart this version apparently doesn't care about destroying Asgard and appears to be a friend of Thor, while also being happy to join a party thrown by the Asgardian on Earth and clean up the mess he made afterwards.
- An Arm and a Leg: He accidentally melts off the Statue of Liberty's torchbearing arm, which flusters him. He later repairs it while Thor is trying to clean things up.
- Cargo Ship: In-universe. This version of Surtur tries hitting on the Statue of Liberty.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: After Surtur accidentally melts of the Statue of Liberty's arm, he awkwardly runs away.
Frigga
Frigga
"Thor, Crown Prince of Asgard, only son of Odin, what are you doing?"
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: Josette Eales
Appearances: What If...?
The Frigga of Earth-72124, whose main focus is keeping her reckless son Thor in line.
- Almighty Mom: She is the only person Thor both fears and respects, and so her finding out about her son's antics is what causes him to immediately do everything in his power to clean up what he brought to Earth.
- The Dreaded: This variant of Frigga is dreaded even by beings like Surtur. Considering she's a powerful magic user who taught Loki how to use his powers in the Sacred Timeline, it may be that her presence is much more well-known here.
Heimdall
Heimdall
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Heimdall of Earth-72124.
- The Guards Must Be Crazy: Apparently Heimdall is completely auspicious or simply doesn't care about Thor's plans on Earth, with him letting him use the Bifrost without any question.
- The Quiet One: Much like his early appearances, Heimdall barely speaks in this episode, only saying a quick "Hmm".
Other Asgardians
Brunnhilde / Valkyrie
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
- The Cameo: One of the many partiers who has no special focus.
Lady Sif
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: Jaimie Alexander
Appearances: What If...?
Fandral the Dashing
"I named him Gary!"
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: Max Mittelman
Appearances: What If...?
Hogun the Grim
Species: Vanir
Voiced By: David Chen
Appearances: What If...?
Volstagg the Voluminous
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: Fred Tatasciore
Appearances: What If...?
Skurge
Skurge
Species: Asgardian
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Skurge of Earth-72124, who joins Thor on Midgard for his wildest party yet.
- Alternate Self: To the Skurge of the Sacred Timeline, coming from a universe where he comes down to Earth to participate in Thor's planet-wide party.
- The Cameo: One of the many partiers who has no special focus.
Korg & Miek
Korg & Miek
Korg
Miek
Species: Kronan (Korg), Sakaaran note (Miek)
Voiced By: Taika Waititi (Korg)
Appearances: What If...?
The Korg and Miek of Earth-72124, who arrive on Earth for Thor's wild party.
- The Cameo: They both have very little screentime.
- Small Role, Big Impact: The fact that Korg accidentally renders Nick Fury comatose during his only scene is what leads to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s leadership being assumed by Maria Hill and the threat of a disproportionate response to Thor's antics looming over the later part of the episode.
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Downplayed but the fact that Korg accidentally renders Nick Fury comatose is what leads to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s leadership being assumed by Maria Hill and the threat of a disproportionate response to Thor's antics looming over the later part of the episode.
Earth-82111 (Captain Carter)
In General
When given the choice to either watch Project: Rebirth from the safety of the booth or down with the rest of them, Peggy chose the latter which made the HYDRA spy attempt to sabotage the project earlier. This led to Steve Rogers being injured and Peggy having to become the super-soldier instead so the project won't have been wasted, becoming the superhero known as Captain Carter.
- Alternate History: Word of God revealed certain details about the history of this universe, such as how WWII being ended by a woman led to the feminist movement to start much earlier and more women to end up in positions of authority like in S.H.I.E.L.D.
- In Spite of a Nail: Out of all the timelines so far this has diverged the least from the Sacred Timeline, with most of the changes being related to characters connected to Captain America. Even then, Carter's life mirrors the one led by the Sacred Timeline Steve at multiple points.
- Point of Divergence: There are two primary differences between Earth-82111 and Earth-199999: Peggy Carter becomes the First Avenger instead of Steve Rogers, who instead becomes the HYDRA Stomper; and HYDRA tries to steal the Tesseract after Peggy becomes a super soldier, allowing her to acquire it meaning they lack the same weapons they had originally. While the world is overall still pretty similar to Earth-199999, the result of these two changes are:
- Bucky Barnes never being experimented on or becoming the Winter Soldier, instead becoming the Secretary of State by the present day.
- HYDRA seemingly being eliminated by Bucky and the HYDRA Stomper after the war ends, instead of infiltrating S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Bruce Banner seemingly never becomes the Hulk, and is instead just a scientific ally of the Avengers.
- Steve Rogers is believed to have been killed on a mission in 1953, but was actually captured, brainwashed and transformed into a cyborg by the Soviets.
- Word of God revealed more details: in this universe, S.H.I.E.L.D. was founded by Bucky, Howard Stark, Hank Pym and Janet van Dyne; her parents founding S.H.I.E.L.D. led to Hope becoming the new Wasp and being a founding member of the Avengers in the Battle of New York; and Howard didn't die in 1991, and instead had a much better relationship with Tony.
Characters with their own pages
Colonel John Flynn
Agent John Flynn
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Portrayed By: Bradley Whitford
Appearances: What If...?
Colonel Phillips’ replacement as head of the S.S.R.
- Glad I Thought of It: Whilst talking to the President on the phone, he decides to take the credit for Howard and Peggy's actions, claiming the suit was his idea and he supported Peggy's field missions.
- Hate Sink: Despite working closely with the heroes and doing nothing villainous, Flynn is an incredibly unpleasant and irritating man who constantly acts as a Mean Boss to Peggy for no reason. Flynn takes it one step further when he decides to take credit for the actions of Peggy and Howard just to make himself look good.
- He-Man Woman Hater: Extremely sexist to Peggy.
- Mean Boss / Jerkass: Callously wanted Peggy to be used as nothing more than a lab rat after considering the Super Soldier Project a failure. After Peggy becomes Captain Carter; he uses her success to brag to the US President while taking credit for the idea of the HYDRA Stomper.
- Non-Action Guy: Despite serving in the military, Flynn is little more than a Desk Jokey.
- Politically Incorrect Hero: Despite his sexism and extremely unpleasant attitude, Flynn is working for the heroes.
- Rank Up: Promoted to Colonel and head of the SSR after Colonel Phillips’ death.
- Suspiciously Similar Substitute: To Colonel Chester Phillips as the skeptical military officer to whom The Hero answers to, albeit a much more incompetent version.
Colonel Philips
Colonel Chester Philips
Species: Human
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Colonel Philips of Earth-82111, who dies during Heinz Kruger's assassination of Dr. Erskine.- Dead Alternate Counterpart: He was killed by Heinz Kruger, allowing John Flynn to be put in charge of the S.S.R.
- The Worf Effect: This happens to him when he ends up being shot by Heinz Kruger after the latter causes the lab explosion to occur too early, which kills him before he can participate any further in the war effort.
Abraham Erskine
Dr. Abraham Erskine
Species: Human
Voiced By: Stanley Tucci
Appearances: What If...?
The Dr. Erskine of Earth-82111, who is assassinated by Heinz Kruger.
- Demoted to Extra: Due to the episode focusing mainly on Peggy becoming the Super-Soldier rather than Steve, Erskine is relegated to a background character who is killed off in the opening.
- Dies Differently in Adaptation: He is blown up by a bomb set by Heinz Kruger, rather than being shot by him.
- Forgotten Fallen Friend: Compared to his Sacred Timeline counterpart, he's mostly forgotten about following his assassination. Justified, on account that Peggy was never mentored by Erskine, on top of both her and Steve (as the HYDRA Stomper) being more concerned with dealing with HYDRA and their Nazi backers in Europe.
- Super Serum: Much like his Sacred Timeline counterpart, he's the one responsible for developing the Super Soldier Serum, albeit with Peggy being forced to take it instead when Steve gets shot and wounded by Kruger.
Dum Dum Dugan
Timothy "Dum Dum" Dugan
Species: Human
Voiced By: Neal McDonough
Appearances: What If...?
The Dum Dum Dugan of Earth-82111, who helps Captain Carter fight HYDRA.
- Lantern Jaw of Justice: He has a very pronounced square jaw and cleft chin.
Brock Rumlow
Agent Brock Rumlow
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Frank Grillo
Appearances: What If...?
The Brock Rumlow of Earth-82111.
- Adaptational Heroism: Since it appears HYDRA was actually defeated after the war in this universe, Brock is a loyal S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
- The Cameo: He only appears in the beginning of the episode.
Howard Stark
Howard Stark
Species: Human
Voiced By: Dominic Cooper
Appearances: What If...?
The Howard Stark of Earth-82111, who gives Peggy Carter the Super Soldier Serum.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: According to Word of God, Howard was a much better father to Tony in this version.
- Ascended Extra: He plays a larger role in the Final Battle, helping both Peggy and Steve by sending HYDRA's Champion back through the portal where it came from.
- Shipper on Deck: He greatly approves of the romance between Peggy and Steve, even willing to watch them make out after interrupting their moment together.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Word of God also confirms that he didn't die in 1991, likely because Bucky didn't become the Winter Soldier and instead helped eliminate HYDRA after the war.
Earth-89521 (Zombie Apocalypse)
In General
Two weeks before the events of Avengers: Infinity War, Hank Pym finds his wife in the Quantum Realm only to discover that she had been infected by a virus that turned her into a zombie. Infecting him they are able to escape the Quantum Realm with the virus spreading rapidly, killing and infected hundreds of people including the Avengers meaning Earth's last hope is a Ragtag Bunch of Misfits that had survived the zombie apocalypse.
- Aborted Arc: The Infinity Saga is disrupted at it's penultimate film by the presence of a zombie outbreak which nobody could have expected.
- Adaptational Badass: Sorcerers are possibly this unless the virus somehow enhanced their magical abilities, as neither Wong or Strange needed to use a sling ring to create portals.
- Adaptational Dumbass: The zombies in the comics could still speak and retained their personalities, only corrupted by hunger. And the virus itself was implied to be sentient. Here, the zombies and the virus are your bog-standard zombies and plague, though the zombified characters can still use their powers and zombie Wanda is seen cradling Vision's corpse.
- Alternate Timeline: There seems to be a variation of this universe that exists somewhere in the multiverse, since while fighting Infinity Ultron Strange Supreme opens a portal that releases an army of zombies. However several of the zombies are of characters that were killed in the main Earth-89521 reality.
- Black Comedy: This universe has plenty of moments with this type of humor.
- Point of Divergence: Janet van Dyne being infected by the Quantum Virus before being rescued by Hank is what caused the zombie apocalypse to be unleashed on the world.
- Pragmatic Adaptation: Of Marvel Zombies, though it differs in a number of areas such as the undead being non-sentient.
Characters with their own pages
- Tony Stark / Iron Man
- Steve Rogers / Captain America
- Bruce Banner / The Hulk
- Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
- Clint Barton / Hawkeye
- Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier
- Sam Wilson / Falcon
- Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch
- Vision
- Scott Lang / Ant-Man
- Peter Parker / Spider-Man
- Carol Danvers / Captain Marvel
- Yelena Belova
- Hank Pym
- Hope van Dyne / The Wasp II
- Doctor Stephen Strange
- Wong
- Xu Shang-Chi
- Kate Bishop
- Kamala Khan / Ms. Marvel
- Sharon Carter
- T'Challa / Black Panther
Okoye
General Okoye
"We don't need them. We have American reality shows."
Species: Human (formerly), Zombified human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Voiced By: Danai Gurira
Appearances: What If...? | Marvel Zombies
On Earth-89521, Okoye survived a Zombie Apocalypse and joined a group of survivors.
- Actor Allusion: Not the first time a character played by Danai Gurira has had to survive a Zombie Apocalypse.
- And Then John Was a Zombie: She will appear as one of the undead in Marvel Zombies
- Deadpan Snarker: When Peter asks if she hasn't ever seen any horror movies in Wakanda, Okoye retorts that they don't need them: American reality TV is more than enough.
- Face–Monster Turn: A poster for the upcoming Marvel Zombies shows that she was turned undead either by Zombie Wanda or by something else. Regardless, the Okoye viewers once knew is gone.
- Genre Blindness: She doesn't know about Zombie Apocalypse media and tropes, calling for splitting up at the train station (to Peter's immediate protest) and believing that Wakanda is untouchable.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Willingly stays behind to fight off Zombie Wanda so that T'Challa can escape. Some promotional material for Marvel Zombies reveals that she was infected and became a zombie.
- My God, What Have I Done?: After she tells everyone to split up at Grand Central Station and ignores Peter's warnings about doing that, Happy is killed and everyone else just barely manages to escape with their lives. She has clear regret over this and admits that Peter was right.
- The Undead: The promotional material presented in San Diego Comic Con 2022 for Marvel Zombies reveal that she turned into one of the zombies.
- Undeathly Pallor: Promotional material for Marvel Zombies shows that her skin became pale like most other zombies after becoming one herself.
Kurt Goreshter
Kurt Goreshter
"Sounds like job for criminal. I will help!"
Species: Human
Citizenship: Russian
Voiced By: David Dastmalchian
Appearances: What If...?
The Kurt of Earth-89521, who survived a Zombie Apocalypse.
- Ascended Extra: In the Ant-Man films, Kurt primarily serves as a background Plucky Comic Relief character who is minimally involved with the action. Here, he's one of the survivors of a Zombie Apocalypse that works with the remaining heroes to try to cure people.
- Badass Normal: Managed to survive the zombie apocalypse, and works with a team of superheroes and trained combatants.
- Continuity Nod: Kurt's fear of Baba Yaga from Ant-Man and the Wasp continues here, and he even mentions how he can "fear her presence" when they arrive at Camp Lehigh. His final words even consist of him screaming her name at the top of his lungs as Zombie Wanda pulls him towards her.
- The Generic Guy: Unlike the rest the surviving heroes, Kurt has no special combat training or superpowers, nor is he even closely related to an Avenger like Happy Hogan is. It seems the only reason he's with the group is because he isn't a zombie.
- The Load: Downplayed. While he doesn't constantly need to be rescued by anybody throughout the episode, Kurt doesn't exactly do much to assist the surviving heroes other than provide moral support and make funny quips.
- My Friends... and Zoidberg: Kurt seems to fill this role in the group as Peter appears to be the only one who likes him based on how he has few friendly interactions with the other characters, and in comparison to someone like Happy he has even less of a connection to the Avengers (Happy was friends with one of the founders, Sharon worked with another one of the founders, and Scott was at best unofficially an Avenger seeing as he joined Cap's side in the Civil War).
- Odd Friendship: Not exactly strange on his end considering his friendship with Scott, but in this timeline he gets along pretty well with Spider-Man and happily helps him create his orientation video.
- Sole Survivor: Implied to be this amongst his fellow Wombats, as the fates of Luis and Dave are left undisclosed in the episode he appears in.
- Uncertain Doom: Is dragged off by the zombified Wanda. It is unclear whether he was just infected or eaten entirely, but there's precisely a 0% chance he's still alive.
Happy Hogan
Harold "Happy" Hogan
"Blam! Blam! Blam!"
"Blam...Blam...Blam..."
Species: Human (formerly), Zombified human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Jon Favreau
Appearances: What If...?
The Happy Hogan of Earth-89521, who fights to survive a Zombie Apocalypse.
- A-Team Firing: Despite willingly equipping himself with one of Iron Man's repulsors, Happy doesn't manage to hit a single target with it, even as he's being dragged into the darkness by Zombie Hawkeye.
- And Then John Was a Zombie: He is turned by Zombie Hawkeye and has to be killed by Sharon Carter.
- Badass Normal: He arms himself with the Iron Man repulsor gauntlet from Civil War to fight the undead.
- Boom, Headshot!: How his zombified self dies when Sharon redirects his repulsor blast to make him blow his head off.
- Death by Adaptation: He's the first of the survivor group to be zombified in the episode, while his Sacred Timeline counterpart is still alive.
- Defiant to the End: While being reeled into the darkness by zombie Hawkeye's grappling hook arrow, Happy turns himself around and starts wildly firing his repulsor, still shouting "Blam! Blam! Blam!".
- Face–Monster Turn: All instances of Happy's humanity are gone once he's zombified, with his first instinct being to mindlessly shuffle towards Sharon Carter with Iron Man's repulsor.
- Fun T-Shirt: In Peter's orientation video, Happy is wearing a gray t-shirt with "I'm not single. I'm saving myself for Thor" written on it.
- Hoist by His Own Petard: Happy is enamoured with his repulsor gauntlet. When he turns into a zombie and starts shooting with it, Sharon Carter grabs his arm and turns the repulsor back on him, blowing his head off.
- It Can Think: He can still use his repulsor as a zombie and even shout "Blam!" like he did when he was alive.
- Major Injury Underreaction: He merely says, "Ow!" in a whiny tone when he's shot through the shoulder by a zombified Hawkeye before being dragged away.
- Saying Sound Effects Out Loud: Happy shouts "Blam!" every time he fires his repulsor, even as a zombie.
- Tragic Keepsake: Happy fights off zombies using one of Iron Man's leftover repulsors, which is likely the only thing Happy has left to remember his close friend.
- The Undead: A zombified Clint Barton infects him and turns him into one of the zombies.
Janet van Dyne
Janet van Dyne / The Wasp I
Species: Zombified enhanced human
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Janet van Dyne of Earth-89521, who became zombified while in the Quantum Realm, spreading the disease to Earth by attacking Hank Pym.
- Adaptational Villainy: Due to being a Decomposite Character she is never "cured" of her hunger meaning she doesn't rejoin the heroes.
- Butterfly of Doom: Janet being infected by the Quantum Virus during her 30-year stay in the Quantum Realm is what spells doom for her Earth here.
- Composite Character: A complicated example as the source of the zombie outbreak in Marvel Zombies was through a time loop where the plague would be contained to two Earths, meaning it doesn't have a true beginning or end. However the first universe where the comics were set showed that the first zombie was Sentry, who was the last surviving zombie of the second universe after the rest were killed. So technically Janet takes on the role of patient zero from him.
- Decomposite Character: In Marvel Zombies Janet was decapitated and ended up being put in a jar connected to a robot body she could control, while being "cured" of her hunger which was psychological in nature. In this timeline Scott was the one who was reduced to a head in a jar and was cured.
- Dramatic Unmask: She takes off her Quantum Realm mask to reveal her zombified face before she devours Hank.
- Face–Monster Turn: All instances of Janet's humanity are gone when she's zombified, with her first instinct being to devour and turn her loving husband when she sees him.
- Hero Killer: Infects this universe's version of Hank Pym and Scott Lang, although Scott survives thanks to an Emergency Transformation.
- Patient Zero: Is the source of the zombie outbreak in this timeline, having contracted a Quantum Realm virus that she then passed onto Hank when he came to rescue her.
- The Undead: She's the Patient Zero of the Zombie Apocalypse.
- Undeathly Pallor: Like most zombies, she has very pale skin.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Where she went after she escaped the Quantum Realm is never explained.
Earth-91233 (Strange Supreme)
In General
Having had a loving relationship with Christine Palmer, Stephan Strange had been driving them both to an award ceremony when he had his fated car accident. However instead of losing his hands he instead lost the love of his life, which created a slightly different Strange who started down a dark path after the events of Doctor Strange (2016).
- Adaptational Badass: Sorcerers are this since even before absorbing the power of magical beings, this version of Strange was able to create portals without the use of sling rings outside of a flashback to his training.
- Back from the Dead: The season 2 finale of What If...? has Strange Supreme resurrect his universe, with the sole difference that he never existed.
- Expendable Alternate Universe: Because of Strange, this reality was destroyed leaving him as the Sole Survivor while everyone else is dead.
- In Spite of a Nail: The events of Strange's film happened almost exactly the same, but thing spiral out of control after when he is Sorcerer Supreme and starts using the Time Stone.
Characters with their own pages
The Ancient One
The Ancient One
"You're risking the universe. You cannot reverse an Absolute Point."
Species: Human
Voiced By: Tilda Swinton
Appearances: What If...?
The Ancient One of Earth-91233.
- All for Nothing: The Ancient One spends a lot of time and dark magic trying to split Strange Supreme's timeline in half, only for his good side to lose against him and destroy the universe anyway.
Christine Palmer
Dr. Christine Palmer
"Stephen... What did you do?"
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Rachel McAdams
Appearances: What If...?
The Christine Palmer of Earth-91223, whose death in a car accident drove her boyfriend Stephen Strange to study the mystic arts to find a way to bring her back.
- Doomed by Canon: Much to Strange Supreme's chagrin. Her death is a fixed point in time, and cannot be avoided despite Strange's many attempts via time travel. Even when he seems to finally succeed, it breaks and destroys his timeline, killing her anyway.
- Everyone Has Standards: When Strange Supreme finally rescues her from her death, she's absolutely horrified to see what he's become, and her last words are of her asking what he did.
- The Lost Lenore: Her entire purpose in her reality is to be this. According to the Ancient One, she has to die in order to motivate Strange to become a hero which means that no matter how hard he tries he can't prevent her death.
- Morality Pet: In one timeline examined in What If...?, Christine's death in the car accident that stripped Stephen of the use of his hands in the Sacred Timeline sends Strange down a dark path trying to prevent her death, which unfortunately results in The End of the World as We Know It.
- One-Steve Limit: Averted, as in one of Strange's failed attempts to save her Christine Everhart does a report on her death.
- Plot-Triggering Death: Christine dying in a car crash led Strange to go down a dark path that resulted in the destruction of his universe.
- "Shaggy Dog" Story: Despite Strange Supreme devoting centuries of his life to get enough power to bring Christine back to life, she still dies at the end of her episode, due to Strange's actions causing a Reality-Breaking Paradox that results in the rest of the world destroying itself and the people who live in it.
- Starcrossed Lovers: Unlike her other variants, this Christine Palmer managed make her romantic relationship with Stephen Strange work out. But it also means that she is doomed to die so Strange would have the motive to become the Sorcerer Supreme. And no matter what Strange does, he cannot prevent her death. Strange's obsession to save Christine ends up destroying the entire universe, and it's all for nothing because revived-Christine gets erased from existence when the universe collapsed, leaving Strange Supreme alone forever.
- You Can't Fight Fate: No matter what Strange tries, the timeline will inherently correct itself and find a way to kill her, since her death is so important to his own heroics that it's an unbreakable Absolute Point.
O'Bengh
O'Bengh
"There is a fine line between devotion and delusion. Love can break more than your heart. It can shatter your mind."
Species: Human
Affiliation(s): Masters of the Mystic Arts
Voiced By: Ike Amadi
Appearances: What If...?
The librarian of the Lost Library of Cagliostro.
- Actually, I Am Him: Seemingly subverted. After asking O'Bengh where Cagliostro is, and receiving a hopelessly vague answer, Strange asks if he's Cagliostro. O'Bengh duly clarifies that he isn't, but given how in the comics "O'Bengh" is speculated to be Cagliostro's real name...
- Face Death with Dignity: He's dying of old age by the time Strange finishes his preparation, but refuses the offer to extend his life even further past the centuries he's had, saying even sorcerers have to die at some point.
- Mark of the Supernatural: He is the keeper of mystical knowledge who has one blue eye and one red eye.
- Race Lift: Indian in the comics, black in this version.
Nicodemus West
Dr. Nicodemus West
Species: Human
Voiced By: N/A
Appearances: What If...?
The Nicodemus West of Earth-91223, who shows up at Christine's funeral.
- The Cameo: He appears as one of the people attending Christine's funeral.
- Death by Adaptation: Strange breaking the Absolute Point and accidentally destroying the universe kills him.
- Killed Offscreen: Along with everyone else due to Strange destroying the universe.
Christine Everhart
Christine Everhart
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Voiced By: Leslie Bibb
Appearances: What If...?
The Christine Everhart of Earth-91233, who reports on the death of Christine Palmer.
- The Cameo: She only appears during one of Strange's failed attempts to prevent Palmer's death, with Everhart reporting how she was killed in a fire after Strange stood her up.
- Death by Adaptation: Strange breaking the Absolute Point in time and accidentally destroying the universe kills her.
- One-Steve Limit: Averted, as she reports on the death of Christine Palmer in one of Strange's failed attempts to save her.
Earth-96283 (Raimi-Verse)
In General
A world which lacks many of the heroes and villains seen in other realities, except for Spider-Man who was born years earlier and became a hero in 2002. He would go on to battle the Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Sandman and Venom while dealing with his complicated love life and tragic friendship with Harry Osborn.
- Adapted Out: Due to the Spider-Man Trilogy only being made by Sony, all the other Marvel characters not connected to Spider-Man don't exist in this reality except for brief mentions of Captain America and Doctor Strange, who may or may not exist as real people.
- Alternate History:
- This reality diverges from the MCU and other worlds more than most, including Earth-838 which had some similarities to Earth-199999. None of the heroes and villains of the MCU seem to exist, the only alien to appear is of a species which seemingly doesn't exist in the MCU, and while Spider-Man is present he's lived a wildly different life to the version on Earth-199999.
- Also it appears that there were still manned NASA space mission to the moon by 2004. While drones were being used to map out the moon, unaware of the Inhumans living there in secret, there seemingly hasn't been any officially known manned missions to the moon on Earth-199999 since Apollo 17 in 1972.
- In Spite of a Nail: The only similarity between this universe and the MCU is that Spider-Man exists.
- Lighter and Softer: In general it's far more optimistic and hopeful than the MCU, as it lacks many of the world threatening villains of Earth-199999 such as Thanos. Instead the threats are often low stakes that are easily dealt with by a street level hero.
Characters with their own pages
The Spider-Man of this universe can be found on the MCU: Peter Parker Variants page.
Norman Osborn and the Green Goblin have their own page.
Dr. Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus and Flint Marko/The Sandman can be found on the MCU Multiversal Spider Man Foes page.
Earth-120703 (Webb-Verse)
In General
A world which lacks many of the heroes and villains seen in other realities, except for Spider-Man who was born years earlier and became a hero in 2013. He would go on to battle the Lizard, Electro and the Rhino, but would end up losing the love of his life at the hands of the Green Goblin.
- Adapted Out: Due to The Amazing Spider-Man films only being made by Sony, all the other Marvel characters not connected to Spider-Man don't exist in this reality.
- Alternate History: This reality diverges from the MCU and other worlds more than most, including Earth-838 which had some similarities to Earth-199999. None of the heroes and villains of the MCU seem to exist, no alien life is shown to live in this universe as far as Peter-3 knows, and while Spider-Man is present he's lived a wildly different life to the version on Earth-199999.
- Darker and Edgier: A downplayed example as many shows set in the MCU were much darker, but this reality is more grounded and realistic than Earth-199999 when comparing the films with a heavy focus on people dealing with horrific transformations into villains.
- In Spite of a Nail: The only similarity between this universe and the MCU is that Spider-Man exists.
Characters with their own pages
The Spider-Man of this universe can be found on the MCU: Peter Parker Variants page.
Dr. Curtis Connors/The Lizard and Max Dillon/Electro can be found on the MCU Multiversal Spider Man Foes page.
Earth-688B (SSU)
In General
A world which lacks many of the heroes and villains seen in other realities, having very little common with Earth-199999. It's home to Eddie Brock and Venom, who met in 2019 to save the world from corrupt businessman Carlton Drake and the alien Riot, before battling serial killer Cletus Kasady and his symbiote Carnage.
- Adapted Out: Due to the SSU films only being made by Sony, all the other Marvel characters not connected to Spider-Man don't exist in this reality.
- Alternate History: This reality diverges the most from the regular MCU and other worlds, being home to a number of heroes and villains who don't exist on Earth-199999 while in comparison Earth-838 had at least some similarities to the MCU.
- Darker and Edgier: Downplayed since things like the Netflix shows were pretty dark, but when comparing the films the SSU is darker than the MCU.
- Dark World: In comparison to the much more optimistic universes in the multiverse like the MCU, this is a universe with no shortage of supervillains, but the closest thing shown to superheroes are bloodthirsty monsters who would prefer not to harm innocents.
- In Spite of a Nail: Spider-Man appears to exist in this reality, though he hasn't been seen leaving it unclear if he's even Peter Parker.
- Superhero Horror: Unlike the MCU, which is based on a more traditional superhero genre, the SSU reality has so far placed itself in this genre.
Eddie Brock / Venom
For tropes pertaining to their original appearance, see their page.
Edward Charles Allan "Eddie" Brock and Venom
"Maybe I should go to New York and speak to this, uh, Spider-Man."
Species: Human / Klyntar
Citizenship: American / None
Portrayed By: Tom Hardy
Voiced By: Tom Hardy
Appearances: Venom | Chen's Market | Venom: Let There Be Carnage note | Spider-Man: No Way Home note
Eddie: Okay... okay, okay, I think I got this. You're saying that this whole place... here. It's just tons of... superpeople.
Venom: And he has been saying it... for hours!
Venom: And he has been saying it... for hours!
A man and his Klyntar who were transported into the MCU as a result of Doctor Strange's botched spell to make people forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Both parts of the Venom duo take an interest in Spider-Man, but they first opt to hang around at a bar for a little while before being forcibly sent back to their home dimension.
- 11th-Hour Ranger: Subverted. Despite being teased to play a major role by the post-credit scene of Let There Be Carnage, Eddie and Venom choose to opt out of the action and end up spending their entire stay in the MCU drinking in a bar before being sent back to their home dimension.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: Since he's from a universe with no known Peter Parker or Spider-Man, Eddie doesn't have any sort of obsessive hatred for him, which kept Venom from wanting to pick a fight with him as hinted at the end of Let There Be Carnage.
- Age Lift: In the comics Eddie is usually portrayed as only being a few years older than Peter. Hardy was 41 when Venom was released which would mean that Eddie is around the same age, while the MCU Spider-Man is still a teenager. However No Way Home also features the Garfield and Maguire Spider-Men, the latter of which is closer in age to Eddie.
- Alternate Self: He has a Dead Alternate Counterpart on the Raimi-verse, which was briefly mentioned by that world's Spider-Man.
- Arbitrary Skepticism: A drunk Eddie scoffs at the bartender's description of Thanos and the Infinity Stones, remarking that the aliens he knows only want to eat brains.
- Atrocious Alias: Venom is not very impressed by the Hulk's name. Eddie feels much the same about one of Venom's chosen sobriquets.Venom: And you thought "Lethal Protector" was a shit name!Eddie: Yeah, because it is.
- Audience Surrogate: Eddie and Venom are newcomers to the MCU, and need someone to recap the events of the previous films to them before they can make any sense of what's happening.
- Butt-Monkey: Venom expresses the desire to fight Spider-Man in the stinger of Let There Be Carnage, but Eddie's streak of bad luck continues as he and Venom get yanked away from the MCU before they get a chance to do anything in it aside from getting drunk at a bar.
- Chekhov's Gunman: The Raimi-verse Spider-Man briefly mentions his universe's version of Eddie and the symbiote to his Spider brothers while they're comparing rogues galleries. Sure enough, Eddie and Venom leave behind a symbiote in the MCU for MCU Spidey's future outing.
- Dimensional Traveler: Technically, they are the first characters to visit the Marvel Cinematic Universe from a separate film franchise. Eddie and Venom opt out of taking part in the action and are sent back to their home universe just after Eddie decides to go to New York and talk things out with Spider-Man.
- Fee Fi Faux Pas: Eddie makes the mistake of trying to belittle the threat posed by Thanos and the Infinity Stones while talking to a man whose whole family was ashed by the Snap.
- Forgot to Pay the Bill: Strange's second spell ends up warping a drunken Eddie back to his home universe before he's able to pay off his bar tab. Though given Eddie's financial situation, it's likely he didn't have any money to pay the bartender anyway.
- Genre Refugee: Downplayed as Eddie and Venom are comic characters from the superhero genre. However their own film series was more of a Superhero Horror which at the time when No Way Home came out wasn't a genre the MCU had explored, so Eddie was pretty confused to find himself in a world full of more traditional superheroes and mentioned that in his experiences aliens only want to eat people, not go around collecting stones.
- Hawaiian-Shirted Tourist: Eddie wears a Hawaiian shirt and a ball cap at a bar in Mexico. The fact they were transported to this dimension adds to the tourist part of this trope.
- Hero of Another Story: Eddie and Venom have their own adventures in Venom and Venom: Let There Be Carnage. Technically, they are the first protagonists of a separate film continuity to visit the Marvel Cinematic Universe from a separate film franchise after they got teleported into the MCU during The Stinger of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, but the film isn't part of MCU.note
- Heroic Host: Eddie and Venom forego hunting down and picking a fight with Spider-Man — which the post-credit scene of Let There Be Carnage implied they'd do — instead opting to chill in a bar, get intel on the new world they've found themselves in, and mull over their options. After being brought up to speed on Thanos and the Snap, Eddie suggests going to New York and talking to Spider-Man but before they can do anything else, they're promptly teleported back to their home universe by Dr. Strange's spell.
- I Need a Freaking Drink: The two spend all of their time in the MCU getting smashed and trying to figure out what's going on, and the crisis passes before they have time to accomplish anything of importance.
- Naïve Newcomer: The reason he never actually shows up to meet Spider-Man? Seemingly, he spent the film's entire runtime taking notes on the MCU, which has way more going on in it than most cinematic superhero universes can claim. Thus, by the time he's ready to track down Spider-Man as he planned to, the movie is over and he's sent back to his home universe.
- Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: Inverted as Eddie comes from a cinematic universe that is just starting out, and so far has featured only aliens and one superhuman. In comparison the MCU has been around for over a decade and has featured far more than aliens and superhumans, making Eddie and Venom less impressive in the more fantastical MCU. He's utterly baffled by the idea that there was a team of superheroes and an alien obsessed with seemingly magic stones that killed half the universe.
- Oh, No... Not Again!: Venom is indignantly dismayed when they're sent back to their home universe before they can do anything of note in the MCU.Venom: What is happening?! No! NO, WE JUST GOT HERE! NO, NOT AGAIN!
- Trapped in Another World: Like the other multiversal visitors in No Way Home, Eddie and Venom are this. The "trapped" part is emphasized here though, as they had travelled all the way to Mexico to escape the authorities in Let There Be Carnage, and their warping into the MCU did not change their location.
- The Voice: Barring the small remnant of the symbiote left behind after he and Eddie disappear, Venom himself does not physically appear in the stinger, instead simply being Eddie's internal voice.
- Yank the Dog's Chain: Just when you think that Eddie can have a fresh start after becoming a fugitive following the events of Let There Be Carnage, he is brought back to his universe before he can do anything.
Undesignated Universes
In General
Appearances: What If...? | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Several undesignated Earths have been briefly glimpsed throughout the instalments of the MCU, most noticeably during Infinity Ultron's battle with the Watcher and when America Chavez uses her power to send herself and Strange across the multiverse to escape the Scarlet Witch. There are also characters originating from unseen realities or which lack an official designation like others.
- Alternate Universe: One of the realities is apparently the Savage Land, which so far hasn't been confirmed to be a real location on Earth-199999 like in the comics.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome:
- One of the realities seen is a seemingly black and white world where HYDRA took over as a blimp can be seen carrying their logo.
- Another is implied to be a New York founded by Wakanda.
- One reality features the Skrulls, suggesting that it's a world where they took over the Earth or at least New York.
- Art Shift: One of the alternate realities is shown to be animated in a comic-book like artstyle.
- Eldritch Location: A few of the dimensions Stephen and America crash through are just plain weird. Some of the places they go to include a universe made entirely out of crystals, a universe with skeletons littered everywhere, a universe where their bodies inexplicably break off into chunky blocks...you get the picture.
- In Spite of a Nail:
- One of the realities is just New York with seemingly no differences to the one in the Sacred Timeline.
- One world, seemingly called Pipe World, is inhabited only by mechanical beings including the Stark drones from Spider-Man: Far From Home.
- Mind Screw: Some of the weirdest universes seen are: a world made of rotating cubes, one made of paint, one inhabited by giant beehives and bees, and one that is apparently of neverending canyons.
- Villain World:
- One Earth is patrolled by blimps with HYDRA's symbol, implying they managed to conquer that Earth.
- Another has the Red Skull's face on Mount Rushmore. The Watcher explains that the bomb in the Project Rebirth lab was bigger, killing Steve Rogers and Peggy Carter. Without a super soldier to fight them, Hydra took over.
Earth-TRN01 (Destroyed Earth)
See The Lighthouse
Earth-TRN02 (Slayer of Thanos)
Characters with their own pages
Grandmaster
The Grandmaster
Citizenship: Sakaaran
Portrayed By: Jeff Goldblum
Appearances: What If...?
The Grandmaster of Earth-TRN02.
- Cheaters Never Prosper: Does many underhanded tactics during his race against Tony. He ends up undone after he tries to have Tony killed.
- I'm Melting!: This happens to him after he accidentally touches the Melting Stick. Says this trope word for word too. The after credits show him alive though, just stuck in a liquid state.
Korg
Valkyrie
Valkyrie
Citizenship: Asgardian, Sakaaran
Portrayed By: Tessa Thompson
Appearances: What If...?
Valkyrie of Earth-TRN02.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Valkyrie is much less surly than she is in Thor: Ragnarok, and she needs far less convincing to help Tony than she did to help Thor.
King Eitri
King Eitri
Species: Dwarf
Citizenship: Nidavellirian
Affiliation(s): Nidavellir, Asgard
Voiced By: N/A Appearances: What If…? (2021)
The Eitri of the reality where Gamora killed Thanos.
- The Cameo: Appears briefly in the final episode of Season 1.
- The Voiceless: Doesn't have any lines.
Earth-TRN03 (The Utopian Parallel)
America Chavez
Elena and Amalia Chavez
Elena and Amalia Chavez
Species: Humans
Citizenship: Utopian Parallel
Affiliation(s): Utopian Parallel
Portrayed By: Ruth Livier (Elena), Chess Lopez (Amalia)
Appearances: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness note
The parents of America Chavez.
- Adaptational Wimp: In America's original backstory her mothers were superheroes with cosmic powers like their daughter, until they were retconned into ordinary unpowered humans. In the MCU, they are of cosmic origins but don't display any powers.
- Ambiguous Situation: In the comics, Billy, one of Scarlet Witch’s sons, created the Utopian Parallel as the Demiurge in his young adulthood. Since the Sacred Timeline Billy doesn't exist anymore and the variants who do exist are still kids, it's unclear how Elena and Amalia came into existence.
- Bury Your Gays: Downplayed. They are the only explicitly gay characters in Multiverse of Madness and are lost to a fate that may or may not have killed them.
- Happily Married: From the brief glimpse we saw of them they seemed very happy together.
- Homosexual Reproduction: The magic of the Utopian Parallel means that they're both America Chavez's biological mothers.
- Mama Bear: Reaching out for their daughter was the last thing they attempted to do before they got separated.
- Spared by the Adaptation: Possibly. In the comics they are confirmed dead, whether by dispersing their energy in a Heroic Sacrifice in America's first backstory, or dying from gunshot wounds in her second. Here it's implied that they could possibly be alive, though stranded in another universe.
- Uncertain Doom: They are seen getting sucked into one of America's star-shaped portals but their fate is ultimately unknown. America believes they're dead, and blames herself, but Doctor Strange points out that since she survived it's possible her mothers did too.
Earth-TRN04 (End of The Marvels)
Maria Rambeau / Binary
Maria Rambeau / Binary
Species: Enhanced human
Portrayed by: Lashana Lynch
Appearances: The Marvelsnote
An alternate version of Maria Rambeau who became a superhero, going by the codename Binary.
- Adaptational Badass: Similar to her 838-counterpart, this version of Maria is a powered superheroine instead of a Badass Normal Action Mom.
- Alternate Self: Another alternate self of Maria with superhuman abilities. She also never had a child in this universe, since her only reaction to Monica calling her mom is to comment to Hank that she seems to be in a confused state.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: Like the Earth-838 version of Maria, she is a costumed hero in this universe while the main universe's and the original comics was a regular human.
- Ambiguously Human: Given that she's a superhero found in the X-Mansion and associated with Beast, one could surmise she's a member of the X-Men herself and thus a mutant; however, given the Mythology Gag as mentioned below, that may not necessarily be the case if it follows from Binary's role in the comics.
- Chest Insignia: Just like Binary from the comics (but larger), hers is a pair of stars. As in, a binary star system.
- Composite Character: Binary is one of the names that Carol Danvers has gone by in the comics, but has never been a title held by Monica (or Maria, of course). The fact that this version specifically answers to Binary (and not Captain Marvel, as she does on Earth-838), though, is a nod to Carol's time with the X-Men, since this Maria seems to also be an associate of her world's X-Men.
The Scientist (SPOILERS)
Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast
"Confusion is but the first step on the journey to knowledge."
Species: Human mutant
Portrayed by: Kelsey Grammer
Appearances: The Marvelsnote
A mutant scientist and a member of the X-Men in the universe that Monica became trapped in.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: His fur is an unnatural colour of blue.
- Beast Man: He looks like a blue-furred human with a mixture of cat and ape features.
- Composite Character: Much like the 838 Variant of Charles Xavier, this version of Hank takes multiple cues from different origins, such as a design lifted straight out of X-Men: The Animated Series, while being portrayed by Kelsey Grammer, who played the character in X-Men: The Last Stand.
- Gentle Giant: Despite being a very tall Beast Man, Hank is nothing but polite and courteous to a universe-displaced Monica Rambeau.
Earth-TRN05 (Corpsman Nebula)
In General
Diverging from before the events of Guardians of the Galaxy when Rona the Accuser deposed and murdered Thanos, the Black Order and Gamora, Nebula ended up being saved by the Nova Corp and eventually recruited into their ranks. However, Ronan's invasion on Xander forced Nova Corp to activate a force field around the planet that kept the population safe, but trapped.
- Aborted Arc: Killing the Big Bad of the Infinity Saga completely derailed the events that would have created the Guardians of the Galaxy and changed Nebula's destiny.
- Ambiguous Situation: How Ronan killed Thanos isn't revealed, leaving it unknown if he achieved it with or without the Power Stone.
- Point of Divergence: Ronan killing Thanos and the Black Order is what caused this world to diverge from the Sacred Timeline.
Characters with their own pages
Howard the Duck
Howard the Duck
Appearances: What If...?
A nightclub owner on Xandar.
- Adaptation Expansion: He practically becomes Nebula's right hand duck by the climax of the episode.
- Skewed Priorities: He's motivated to help Nebula not because otherwise Ronan will destroy the planet he's on, but on the threat of losing his liquor license.
Korg
Korg
Appearances: What If...?
- The Big Guy: Serves as the muscle of the group.
- Bunny-Ears Lawyer: Still as much of a goofball as every other Korg out there, but he's able to read through the extensive database and figure out what it is at a glance, even if it takes him a moment to realize which part he identified has alarmed Nebula and Howard so much.
Nova Prime
Nova Prime
Appearances: What If...?
The Leader of the Nova Corps.
- Adaptational Villainy: She's driven to make a deal with Ronan to give up Xandar in exchange for keeping her position.
- Disney Villain Death: She falls off a skyscraper to the streets below.
Earth-TRN06 (Celestial Star-Lord)
In General
Diverging at the start of Guardians of the Galaxy, Yondu never has a change of heart and instead delivers Peter Quill to Ego, who very quickly gets to work on his plan for the expansion. Six months later, Peter returns to Earth and using his powers creates a path of destruction, forcing Peggy Carter and Howard Stark to recruit a team of extraordinary individuals to fight this threat.
- Point of Divergence: Instead of listening to his conscience, Yondu followed his greed and delivered Peter to Ego as agreed. The result of this decision is the Avengers being created in 1988 instead of 2012 while several planets, including Asgard, are destroyed.
Characters with their own pages
Howard Stark
Howard Stark
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Affiliation: S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers
Voiced By: John Slattery
Appearances: What If...?
A variant of Howard Stark who forms the Avengers alongside Peggy Carter in 1988 to confront the threat posed by Ego and Peter Quill.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: Downplayed. While he's still somewhat abrasive and self-centered, Howard's benevolent nature is far more apparent in this universe compared to the Sacred Timeline. Compared to the cold, uncaring capitalist who tried to steal Hank Pym's research, this Howard is much more of an optimist, who genuinely believes that Bucky Barnes exists within the Winter Soldier, and is friendly with kids like Hope and Peter.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul:
- In the Sacred Timeline, Howard and Hank parted ways on rather acrimonious terms, due to the former stealing the latter's research on Pym Particles and attempting to replicate them without his consent. Here, while the two start off being less than friendly, the two eventually settle their differences to take down Ego, even sharing a drink after defeating his human form.
- His first interaction with T'Chaka makes it clear that they've never met before and by extension, it means he never met him in the Sacred Timeline prior to his death.
- He also never met Thor in the Sacred Timeline as Thor only arrived on Earth long after he died there.
- Ambiguous Situation: His fate in the end after he manages to break Bucky free of HYDRA's brainwashing. What's to say Hydra sets up another assassin to kill him and Maria in the future?
- Armor-Piercing Response: Howard successfully breaks Bucky free of his brainwashing by telling him that Steve Rogers knew him and that the man Steve knew would never assassinate a child.
- "I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight: He hacks the Winter Soldier's comm, appealing to him by calling him his true name and reminding him of his friendship with Steve and saying he knows he wouldn't just shoot a kid like Peter Quill. It ultimately works, and he doesn't take the shot.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's as prickly and caustic as ever in this universe, but he believes that Bucky Barnes still exists within the Winter Soldier and manages to talk him out of following up on the Soviet Union's orders to assassinate Peter Quill by reminding him of Steve Rogers and how good he was.
T'Chaka / Black Panther
King T'Chaka / The Black Panther
Click here to see T'Chaka with his mask on
Species: Enhanced human
Citizenship: Wakandan
Affiliation(s): Wakanda (Golden Tribe), Avengers
Voiced By: Atandwa Kani
Appearances: What If...?
A variant of T'Chaka who joins the Avengers in 1988 to confront the threat posed by Ego and Peter Quill.
- Adaptational Nice Guy: In the Sacred Timeline, T'Chaka was very insistent on his country's secrecy and security, resulting in him killing his own brother and abandoning his nephew in Oakland. Here, because he's forced by outside factors to reveal himself and his country's advanced technology years before that happens on the Sacred Timeline, T'Chaka is significantly friendlier and compassionate towards his new teammates. He's even one of the people to advocate against killing Peter.
- Adaptational Personality Change: Unlike his Sacred Timeline self, T'Chaka is less worried about the outside world learning the truth about Wakanda, and as such is far more outgoing and gregarious.
- Godzilla Threshold: He willingly reveals the truth about Wakanda and it's secrets to the outside world due to realizing how dangerous Peter Quill is to the entire planet.
- Honor Before Reason: He suits up as the Black Panther and works with several other superheroes across the universe to stop Ego the Living Planet, Wakanda's secrecy be damned. He further agrees to accompany Thor into space to find Ego's planetary core and put a stop to him for good, even though he isn't obligated to do so.
- Made of Iron: The benefits of a Vibranium suit, useful when Quill blasts him a considerable distance that would've killed him otherwise.
- Team Member in the Adaptation: T'Chaka has never been part of the Avengers in the Sacred Timeline or in the comics, but joins their ranks here to stop Ego in the Sacred Timeline.
- Royals Who Actually Do Something: T'Chaka is still King of Wakanda, but he nonetheless comes to the United States to help resolve the issue regarding Peter Quill.
Mar-Vell
Mar-Vell / "Wendy Lawson"
Species: Kree
Affiliation(s): Kree Starforce, S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers
Voiced By: Keri Tombazin
Appearances: What If...?
A variant of Mar-Vell who joins the Avengers in 1988 to confront the threat of Peter Quill.
- Adaptational Badass: Captain Marvel only showed Mar in flashbacks which ended with her sudden death. What If...? gets to show her in action.
- In Spite of a Nail: Though it's not commented on, Mar-Vell still appears to have defected from the Kree and come to work for S.H.I.E.L.D under the alias Wendy Lawson. She's also still the caretaker of Goose in this timeline.
- The Nicknamer: Calls Ant-Man "Crusty" thanks to his grouchiness.
- The Smart Guy: Her role on the Avengers, being the one who supplies a Tesseract-modified Quinjet and helps work out Quill's spaceship while the others deal with Quill.
- Still Wearing the Old Colors: She keeps her Starforce uniform while a member of the Avengers, and unlike Carol doesn't change the color-scheme, keeping with the green and black.
- Team Member in the Adaptation: Established to be a rogue member of the Kree Starforce, same as Carol Danvers was (or will be), when Captain Marvel had given no indication she'd been anything other than a Kree scientist.
- Truer to the Text: Slightly more in line with the comic Mar-Vell than her previous depiction in Captain Marvel, being a Science Hero who fights with assistance from Kree tech.
Goliath
Bill Foster / Goliath
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Click here to see Foster with his mask on
Species: Human
Citizenship: American
Affilitions: S.H.I.E.L.D. (formerly), Avengers
Voiced by: Laurence Fishburne
A variant of Bill Foster who joins the Avengers in 1988 to confront the threat posed by Ego and Peter Quill.Earth-TRN07 (The Freak)
In General
During the Avengers Christmas party, Justin Hammer takes over the tower with the goal of using Hulk's blood to transform himself into a superhero. However, his plans go wrong when Happy Hogan accidentally injects himself with the blood, becoming the superhuman known as the Freak.
- Ambiguous Time Period: It's unclear when this is supposed to be set in the MCU timeline, though it would seem to be before Avengers: Age of Ultron.
- Point of Divergence: It's implied by the Watcher that this universe diverged from the Sacred Timeline when Hammer got a slightly longer prison sentence, which gave him the time needed to come up with his plan.
Characters with their own pages
Happy Hogan / The Freak
Happy Hogan / "The Freak"
Species: Enhanced human
Citizenship: American
Affiliation(s): Stark Industries
Voiced By: Jon Favreau
Appearances: What If...?
A variant of Happy who accidentally injects himself with Hulk's blood during Justin Hammer's takeover of Avengers tower, becoming the superhuman known as the Freak.
- Adaptation Origin Connection: The Freak has no connections to The Hulk in the comics, whereas here it's born from Happy being injected with a serum containing Bruce's Hulk blood.
- Adaptational Backstory Change: Happy was originally transformed into The Freak due to one of Tony's experimental inventions going haywire. In the MCU, Happy turns into The Freak because he accidentally injects himself with a serum containing Bruce Banner's blood.
- Adaptational Heroism: In the comics, The Freak caused Happy Hogan to go on violent rampages, resulting in him becoming an enemy of Iron Man's on a few occasions. In the MCU, Happy remains a good guy who just wants to keep Justin Hammer from destroying Christmas, and his only fight with the Avengers is due to them mistaking him for trying to destroy one of Tony's suits. Furthermore...
- Adaptational Intelligence: The Freak in the comics was little more than a mindless beast acting on his instincts. In the MCU, while Happy does become noticeably more aggressive while fighting Justin Hammer, he still retains his sense of self.
- Alternate Universe Reed Richards Is Awesome: He's an alternate Happy Hogan who becomes a gamma mutate after accidentally getting injecting himself with Hulk's blood.
- Horrifying Hero: The Avengers quite understandably are horrified when they encounter The Freak, and immediately move to attack him when they see him seemingly trying to destroy the Hulkbuster armor (which is actually under the control of Justin Hammer). With that said, Happy is still a good guy, and focuses entirely on trying to stop Justin Hammer and nothing else.
- Painful Transformation: Unlike Bruce's transformations, Happy's metamorphosis into The Freak is slow and arduous, with his various limbs gradually growing and stretching over time.
- Purple Is Powerful: He's a purple Hulk-like abomination who can go toe-to-toe with the Hulkbuster.
- Shout-Out: This version of the Freak resembles the infamous mockbuster The Amazing Bulk.
- Vocal Evolution: After turning into The Freak, Happy's voice becomes significantly lower, more layered and growly, emphasizing his more feral nature.
Darcy Lewis
Darcy Lewis
Appearances: What If...?
An intern with the Avengers assisting Happy Hogan with arranging the Avenger's Christmas party.—-
- Adaptational Dumbass: In the Sacred Timeline, Darcy stuck it out as Jane's intern and eventually earned a PhD in Astrophysics. Here, she is a perpetual intern who has never had a paying job.
Maria Hill
Maria Hill
Appearances: What If...?
- Straight Man: Takes all the strangeness in stride, even when Happy turns into a Freak.
W.E.R.N.E.R.
W.E.R.N.E.R.
Species: Aritificial intelligence
Affiliation(s): Stark Industries
Voiced By: Ross Marquand
Appearances: What If...?
One of several A.I.s created by Tony Stark, with the personality of a nihilistic German.
- A.I. Is a Crapshoot: W.E.R.N.E.R. refuses to shut down the Hulkbuster as it fights Happy, in his mind siding with a fellow machine while conveniently ignoring that said machine was being piloted by Justin Hammer.
- Bread, Eggs, Breaded Eggs: In a Casting Gag, W.E.R.N.E.R. voice actor Ross Marquand has previously portrayed the Red Skull and Ultron in the MCU. Here he's a nihilistic German A.I. gloating over the heroes being reliant on a machine to save them, mashing the two together.
Earth-TRN08 (Marvel 1602)
In General
A world where many characters were born centuries earlier than in the Sacred Timeline, being active during 1602. This was caused by the events of Avengers: Infinity War, where Captain America accidentally struck the time stone during his fight with Thanos. This created a temporal anomaly that threw him back in time to an alternate universe, causing an incursion that created the 1602 timeline and threatened to destroy both this universe and his own.
- Death by Adaptation: Unlike in the comics, where the 1602 universe was saved from destruction by becoming a pocket universe, the end of the episode has the 1602 reality be destroyed and replaced by it's original timeline.
- Early-Bird Cameo: Appears in the final moments of "What If... Captain Carter Fought the HYDRA Stomper?", but wouldn't be developed further until a few episodes after.
- Expendable Alternate Universe: The Watcher sadly tells Peggy Carter that some universes are fated to die no matter what, and in this case it's because two eras have been combined. While Peggy is able to save the universe from complete destruction, the 1602 timeline is erased meaning he was technically right.
- Point of Divergence: It turns out that this alternate 1602 world was created during the final battle against Thanos in Infinity War, as during the fight Steve accidentally hit the Time Stone with his shield. This damaged the timeline and combined the 21st and 17th centuries into one, causing the heroes of 2018 to be active in 1602.
- Pragmatic Adaptation: Of Marvel 1602, reimagining the concept to fit with the MCU versions of the characters. Outside of a few Avengers, pretty much every character from the original comic is Adapted Out and the overall story is different from the comic.
- Time Crash: Peggy has already figured out that the tears are caused by two eras having somehow been combined, which is what is destroying the universe. It's later revealed to have been caused by Steve during his battle against in Thanos in Wakanda, having struck the time stone by accident.
Characters with their own pages
Earth-TRN09 (Kahhori)
In General
A world where Ragnarok destroyed Asgard centuries early, leading to the Tessaract ending up in North America.
- Point of Divergence: Surtur destroys Asgard and kills Odin before the Tessaract could be hidden, leading to it crashing in the Iroquois territory, and the Space Stone spreading its energy to an underground lake.
Characters with their own pages
Mohawk
Kahhori
Kahhori
Species: Enhanced human
Affiliation(s): Mohawk
Voiced By: Devery Jacobs
Appearances: What If...?
A young Mohawk woman from 1400s America who gains power after contact with the Space Stone.
- The Ace: By the time of the end of her debut episode, she has become the leader of her people and has mastered her powers to the point they rival Strange Supreme's.
- Badass Native: A Native American (of the Mohawk tribe) and a powerful and mystical hero.
- Big Sister Instinct: Her brother Wahta is her biggest priority and she is fiercely protective of him. Even after waking up in the Sky Tribe's idyllic homeland, her first thought is of his safety and she rebuffs their offer to stay so she can get back to him.
- Blue Is Heroic: Her powers bestowed upon her by a Pocket Dimension created by the Space Stone, her powers have a blue motif. Like the other denizens of Sky World, this inspires a blue wardrobe as well, including ceremonial paint.
- Canon Foreigner: She was created specifically for What If...? and isn't based on any pre-existing character.
- The Determinator: She refuses to stop until her people are safe.
- Dimensional Traveler: It's implied that not only can she generate portals between dimensions (being able to leave Sky World where others have failed), but she can even open portals that span the Multiverse. She was able to escape Supreme Strange's Sanctum Infinitum, and she was even able to return a whole army of heroes and villains to all of their own worlds simultaneously while fighting off Supreme Strange.
- Good Is Not Soft: She's a sweet and dutiful young woman who wants to protect her people, but she is not shy about getting her hands dirty. She's more than willing to use lethal force on the Spanish even killing the Conquistador herself and burning down his fleet and even arrives in Spain to force Queen Isabella's compliance in her bid for peace. Justified, since she is from the 15th Century, when war and conquest from foreign countries was commonplace, the oppression of the Native Americans began and her people had recently been part of a bloody civil war that killed thousands, so she probably learned the hard way that violence is sometimes necessary.
- Hope Bringer: She inspired the denizens of Sky World to leave their arcadia, fought off an invading Spanish armada and then leads a team of envoys of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy to broker peace with the Spanish Empire. When Supreme Strange tries enacting his master plan, it is she who tells Peggy what he is up to and the two of them work together to thwart him, her attempts at rescuing his prisoners inspiring them to give them their enchanted weaponry to better even the odds.
- How Do I Shot Web?: Space Stone powers don't come with a manual, so she has a problem figuring out how to work the Super-Speed, though Atahraks' advice of "you just stop" isn't particularly helpful.
- Instant Expert: Downplayed, but she takes very quickly to the energy harnessed by the Sky Tribe and proves to be very efficient in utilizing it; she can even seemingly use it ways others can't. That said, she does initially struggle with certain abilities, such as telekinesis or super-speed. She's noted to be a quick learner by Atahraks, and the fact that she becomes fluent in two additional languages over the course of her story indicates she just has a knack for learning things, Space Stone powers or no.
- Light Is Good: Her clothing is white and her powers generate a bright blue glow. She is also a great hero who liberates her people.
- Like a Duck Takes to Water: While it takes her a few days to get the hang of it, Kahhori takes to Sky World's power quickly and becomes even more proficient in it than the rest of her people. Her Super-Speed is faster, she gathers the most fruit on her first try, she manages to pull the portal from the Forbidden Lake within reach and she eventually learns how to travel between universes.
- Omniglot: In addition to her native Mohawk tongue, she's also versed in Castilian Spanish and modern English while talking with Peggy and Strange Supreme.
- Space Master: With her powers originating from the Space Stone, all of her powers fall under the broad spectrum of what that entails. She has power over gravity, the power to control and generate portals (as well as being able to teleport objects instantaneously) and a whole host of other abilities.
- Superpower Lottery: Thanks to the power of the Space Stone, she's got Super-Speed, Super-Toughness, the ability to generate nigh-unbreakable energy barriers, teleportation of at least intercontinental distances and telekinesis. She was even able to match blows with Supreme Strange, an experienced, God-tier magic user who was so powerful he destroyed his own universe by accident.
- With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility: She shames the people of Sky World for not using their powers constructively and goes on to save her people from the invading armada. While she does show force to intimidate Queen Isabella, it was only to demonstrate why antagonizing them would be a bad idea and she offers their two nations a chance at peace with each other in spite of everything that had happened.
- Worthy Opponent: Strange Supreme regards her with begrudging respect, especially when she proves able to reverse his portal magic to save the captured variant heroes and villains.
Wahta
Species: Human
Affiliation(s): Mohawk
Appearances: What If...?
Kahhori's brother.
- Distressed Dude: Spends most of the episode captured by the conquistadors.
Atahraks
Atahraks
Species: Enhanced human
Affiliation(s): Mohawk
Appearances: What If...?
A Mohawk who ended up in the Sky World long ago.
- Distressed Dude: He's among the many captured by Strange Supreme to be used as potential fuel for the Forge.
Earth-TRN10 (Queen Hela)
In General
Instead of imprisoning his daughter, Odin instead chose to banish her to Earth. This leads Hela to meet Xu Wenwu and discover the existence of the Ten Rings.
- Point of Divergence: Odin making a different decision on how to punish his daughter for rebelling against him.
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Others
Loki Variants
During his multiversal jaunt through the TVA, Loki discovered many Variants of himself - old, young, female, and even animalistic.
See here for Variant L1130
See here for Variant L1190/Sylvie
See here for other Loki Variants
The Leftovers (SPOILERS)
Venom's Spawn
Species: Klyntar
Appearances: Spider-Man: No Way Homenote
A spawn of the Venom symbiote from another Earth, left behind by Eddie Brock after a brief visit to Earth-199999.
- Adapted Out: The entire Klyntar species seemingly doesn't exist in the MCU due to being Screwed by the Lawyers, which resulted in an Adaptational Backstory Change for the Necrosword in Thor: Love and Thunder.
- Alternate Self: While it doesn't appear in No Way Home, Raimi-verse Peter mentioned his version of the Venom symbiote to MCU Peter while they were comparing rogues galleries.
- Canon Immigrant: While technically from another universe, it potentially serves as the MCU's iteration of the Venom Symbiote.
- Chekhov's Gunman: Its Alternate Self from the Raimi-verse was briefly mentioned by that universe's Peter to his MCU counterpart while comparing rogues galleries before the Final Battle. Sure enough, he serves as a Sequel Hook for MCU Spidey's future adventure.
- Loophole Abuse: It appears to be able to stay in the MCU because it hadn't been born until moments before Eddie left, making the MCU its homeworld. It also wouldn't know that Peter was Spider-Man if it's separate from the hive-mind.
- Ominous Obsidian Ooze: It's a tiny piece of the Venom symbiote, which sans host is a blob of viscous black ooze but is actually a predatory alien entity with a taste for human brains.
- Sequel Hook: It's only introduced in The Stinger, but seems set to play a major role in the next Spider-Man movie.
- The Symbiote: It's an offshoot of the incarnation of the Venom symbiote from Sony's Spider-Man Universe, left behind in the MCU after Eddie and Venom are warped back to their home dimension.
- Trapped in Another World: Subverted, while it's species and "father" originate from the SSU, it was seemingly born on the MCU which is why Strange's second spell didn't send it to the SSU.
