Marvel Theory Reveals Kang Variant Already Exists In The MCU’s History

Kang the Conqueror will make his debut in Ant-Man and the wasp: Quantumania, but his presence in the multiverse has already been teased thanks to his many variants, and a theory suggests one of those variants played a role in the MCU’s history. The Marvel Cinematic Universe continues its expansion with its highly-anticipated Phase 4, which covers movies and TV shows, with the latter connecting to the former, and while it has been exploring different concepts, the main one so far is the multiverse.

The MCU began its exploration of the multiverse in the TV series Loki, which introduced the concept of variants and saw Loki and his variant, Sylvie (Sophia Di Martino), breaking the multiverse by killing He Who Remains (Jonathan Majors). This new character was revealed to be one of many variants of Kang the Conqueror, the villain of the upcoming Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, but as the MCU continued exploring the multiverse in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Kang has been left aside – but not entirely, as there have been subtle hints of his presence in the MCU.

An unexpected connection to Kang the Conqueror was dropped in the TV series Moon Knight through the discovery of the lost tomb of Alexander the Great, but a theory takes this link further by suggesting that Alexander the Great was one of Kang’s many variants, and the legendary leader might have even been one of Kang’s most notable identities from the comics at one point: Rama-Tut.

Kang The Conqueror’s Rama-Tut History Explained

Kang’s real name is Nathaniel Richards, and he’s a 31st-century scholar and descendant of Reed Richard’s time-traveling father, though he might also be a descendant of none other than Victor von Doom. Nathaniel became fascinated with history and discovered von Doom’s time-travel technology, and he later traveled back in time to ancient Egypt. Nathaniel landed on Earth-616 circa the year 2960 BC, and after being nursed back to health as he was left blind and severely injured, he fled into the desert and left behind devices that held information about the world’s first mutant, En Sabah Nur, who would become Apocalypse and who Nathaniel wanted as his heir. With the help of robots and weapons from his time-ship, Nathaniel renamed himself Rama-Tut and took over the kingdom of Egypt.

Rama-Tut was worshipped by the people of Egypt and had them build massive statues in his honor and reject the old gods, which unbeknownst to him, angered god Khonshu. Rama-Tut continued to rule Egypt but his reign was cut short when the Fantastic Four arrived in this era searching for the herbs that cured Rama-Tut’s blindness. The Fantastic Four were imprisoned and forced into enslavement, but The Thing managed to free his teammates and they went after Rama-Tut, who attempted to return to his era in his time machine, but he ended up landing in the 20th century, where he met Victor von Doom, and he later created a new identity.

How Moon Knight’s Alexander the Great Connects To Kang

Moon Knight episode 4 saw Steven Grant (Oscar Isaac) and Layla (May Calamawy) looking for Ammit’s tomb and thus her ushabti, and during that mission, Steven made a major historical discovery: the lost tomb of Alexander the Great, who turned out to be Ammit’s last avatar. As such, the ushabti was hidden inside the corpse of Alexander, and then everything went out of control for Steven and Layla. Now, in the comics, Kang was inspired by Alexander the Great’s actions and victories, influencing Kang’s motivations to dominate time itself by becoming its master. Unsurprisingly, thanks to his travels through time, Kang ended up influencing Alexander the Great, as it was through him that Alexander learned about the multiverse and its infinite number of worlds, lamenting that he hadn’t even conquered one.

Theory: Alexander the Great Is Kang’s Variant Rama-Tut

Although there’s already a connection between Alexander the Great and Kang the Conqueror, the lines on the former’s sarcophagus’ face have made way for theories on Alexander the Great being a Kang variant, going as far as to suggest that he was, at one point, Rama-Tut. The MCU has (obviously) made various changes to real-life history to fit with its universe of aliens, superpowered characters, all types of Gods, and more, so it wouldn’t be surprising if Alexander the Great is given a completely different story and identity, though why Rama-Tut decided to adopt the name of “Alexander the Great” at some point is unknown. This theory is supported by an easy-to-miss Easter egg in Moon Knight episode 3, where one of Arthur Harrow’s followers in Egypt is seen wearing a jacket with Rama-Tut on the back. The jacket’s design has the same headpiece as Rama-Tut as well as the colors that he wore in the comics, further proving Rama-Tut’s presence in the MCU’s history and making it possible for Alexander the Great and Rama-Tut to be one and the same or for Alexander to replace Rama-Tut in the MCU.

What Alexander the Great Being A Kang Variant Means For The MCU

He Who Remains being the founder and overseer of the TVA shows that Kang and his variants have been present in the MCU for a long, long (very long) time, but their influence and involvement in the mainstream timeline remains a mystery. If Alexander the Great turns out to be a Kang variant in the MCU, it would mean that Kang, very much like the Eternals, was key in the development of human history, and it would also mean that Kang’s motivations to rule over time and more went too far, to the point of becoming Ammit’s avatar. If the mainstream timeline’s Kang variant died centuries ago, it’s to be seen who Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’s Kang will be and where he will come from, as he could be a variant from another universe or the MCU could further complicate its already confusing timeline and rules of time-travel by placing them in the same timeline. Surely, there are more Kang variants to meet in the MCU and who might have had a role in this universe’s history, and it wouldn’t be surprising if Alexander the Great turns out to be a variant of Kang the Conqueror, either Rama-Tut or a replacement of Kang’s Egyptian ruler identity.