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Edited by Mrph1 on Jul 29th 2024 at 3:09:00 PM
Maybe a Star Wars reference would be considered too self-indulgent by Disney at this point.
The MCU is getting a "What If?" series for Disney +
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Like the comics, this animated anthology series will provide stories that explore how the Marvel Cinematic Universe might have unfolded if key moments in its history had not occurred as they did in recognized canon. For example, one of the episodes will adapt What If? Vol.1 #47, which explored the idea of “What if Loki had found the hammer of Thor?”
The idea is that they could potentially have some of the main actors from the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe movies reprise their roles in the animated series, which would imagine alternate possibilities from another dimension. The time commitment for voice acting is a whole lot less than for live-action productions, which could accommodate some of the biggest Marvel talent. The series would function as an anthology, just like the comic book series, with each episode tackling a different premise.
I have confirmed the information above with three separate sources. Currently, it’s unclear if they will use any other storylines from the comics for inspiration other than the one mentioned above. It’s possible that many of the scenarios will be entirely new, and we know that they will be based on what we have seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and not the comic canon.
I remember reading a What If? comic about Wolverine getting turned into a vampire. It made for a good read. This has some excellent potential.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"But... Loki did find Thor’s hammer. When he visited him in New Mexico, Loki tried lifting it and couldn’t.
There's a bevy of possibilities for MCU What If? stories
While some might go for the obvious ones, I propose What If? Gamora had actually gone left?
One Strip! One Strip!"What if Gamora had actually gone left?"
Nothing would have changed. Thanos had already laid his trap for the Guardians using the Reality Stone. He knew exactly where they were and what they were doing; he was just indulging them for the sake of proving that Gamora really cared about him.
Edited by Fighteer on Mar 12th 2019 at 12:47:37 PM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"...oh yeah.
Forgot about that.
Oh. How about What if all the Guardians had gone with Thor?
Sure, Strange, Tony and Peter would probably be dead, but most of them except for Tony ended up dead anyway.
And if they'd gone with Thor, they could have gotten the message from Nebula and brought him with them to the battle on Titan then went to Earth.
One Strip! One Strip!That would make for a good one, yes. Indeed, I thought of it, then ninja-edited it into my post just after you replied, then took it out when I read your reply.
Edit: Thanos didn't go to Titan until after he had the Soul Stone. I don't know if he planned the specific order in which he'd acquire them, but if he sat around on Knowhere for long enough without the Guardians showing up, he'd smell a rat. Would he chase them down? I don't know.
Edited by Fighteer on Mar 12th 2019 at 12:54:58 PM
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"Him not getting the Soul Stone is probably affected by Nebula never getting caught by Thanos (thus he has no way to force Gamora to talk) or, as I suggested, Gamora never getting caught by not going to Nowhere.
...So maybe if Gamora and Rocket swapped places?
One Strip! One Strip!

Probably because it's Mar-vell's pet in the film.