The Deadliest Variant of Kang the Conqueror

History of the Marvel Universe No. 206
The Origin of Kang the Conqueror
Sources:
The History of Other-Earth
‣ Fantastic Four 272-273 (1984)
The Birth of Nathaniel Richards
‣ All-New, All-Different Avengers 013 (2016)
The Morgan Incident
‣ Young Avengers 002 (2005)
The Origins of Kang
‣ Fantastic Four 019 (1963)
‣ Captian America Annual 011 (1992)
‣ Avengers Forever 009 (1999)
The Kristoff Connection
‣ Fantastic Four 395 (1994)
‣ Fantastic Four 397 (1994)
The First Reign of Rama-Tut
‣ Fantastic Four 019 (1963)
‣ Doctor Strange 052 (1982)
‣ West Coast Avengers 020-023 (1987)
‣ Killpower: The Early Years 001-002 (1995)
‣ Rise of Apocalypse (1996-1997)
The Vampiric Former Pharoah
‣ Avengers 129 (1974)
Ramades
‣ Marvel Knights: Four 015-018 (2005)
Rama-Tut Meets Doctor Doom
‣ Fanatastic Four Annual 002 (1964)
Rama-Tut versus Cable
‣ Cable 057 (1998)
The Scarlet Centurion
‣ Avengers Annual 002 (1968)
The Rise of Kang
‣ Avengers 008 (1964)
‣ Avengers 129 (1974)
‣ Thor Annual 017 (1992)
‣ Fantastic Four Annual 025 (1992)
‣ Avengers Annual 021 (1992)
Immortus, Master of Time
‣ Avengers 010 (1964)
‣ Thor 282 (1979)
Timespinner, The Duplicate Spider-Man
‣ Avengers 011 (1964)
The Fantastic Four Wedding
‣ Fantastic Four Annual 003 (1965)
The Growing Man
‣ Thor 140 (1967)
‣ Thunderbolts 013 (1998)
A Kang in King Arthur's Court
‣ Strange Tales 134 (1965)
Kang vs the Grandmaster
‣ Avengers 069-071 (1969)
‣ Squadron Supreme 009 (1986)
A Variety of Variants
‣ Incredible Hulk 135 (1971)
‣ Marvel Team-Up 009-011 (1973)
The Celestial Madonna Saga
‣ Avengers 128-129 (1974)
‣ Giant-Size Avengers 002 (1974)
‣ Avengers 131-132 (1975)
‣ Giant-Size Avengers 003 (1975)
‣ Avengers 133-135 (1975)
‣ Giant-Size Avengers 004 (1975)
Kang versus Cowboys
‣ Avengers 141-143 (1975-1976)
‣ Avengers Forever 004-006 (1999)
Secret Wars
‣ Marvel Super Heroes: Secret Wars (1984-1985)
‣ Secret Wars II 007 (1986)
The Once and Future Kang
‣ Avengers 267-269 (1986)
‣ Avengers Forever 009 (1999)
The Council of Cross Time Kangs
‣ Avengers 291-297 (1988)
‣ Avengers 300 (1989)
‣ Fantastic Four 338 (1990)
‣ Avengers Annual 021 (1992)
Kang Prime
‣ Fantastic Four 323-325 (1989)
‣ Infinity War 001-005 (1992)
‣ Avengers Annual 021 (1991)
‣ Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective (1993)
‣ Marvel Universe: The End 002 (2003)
‣ Avengers Forever 009 (1999)
‣ Star Trek/X-Men: Second Contact (1998)
The Birth of Immortus
‣ Giant-Size Avengers 002 (1973)
‣ Thor 282 (1979)
‣ Avengers Forever 008-009 (1999)
The Destiny War
‣ Avengers Forever (1998-1999)
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[@legoking6165]

Who else was introduced to Kang the Conqueror through the cartoon series "Avengers: Earths mightiest heroes"?

[@johnnygyro2295]

That show kicked so much ass. That said, I was confused why Kang's future was replaced with an apocalypse? I know the reason was Cap apparently screwing up during the Kree-Skrull War, and a solar storm decimated Earth. That said, wouldn't that imply Cap wasn't supposed to be found in the first place? Am I missing something?

[@stevecontreras417]

*raises hand*

[@megaultradamn]

​​@@johnnygyro2295he was replaced by a skrull at some point, so that might have something to do with it. Maybe Skrull Cap, trying to emulate the heroism of the real McCoy, chose to save T'Challa from falling into the sun, thus allowing the Kree to open their portal near the sun. Kang didn't know about the imposter, all he saw was Cap acting in character.

[@dasavageindian]

Kang is so overpowered that he is on the scale of the Incarnation of the Love, Death, and Destiny. Kang has, will, and already conquered Time itself.

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

He's doing time now

[@KGBookkeeping]

15 minutes in and the epicness of Kang’s story is already through the roof; great video so far and onto the rest!

[@KGBookkeeping]

Finished and it was intense! Very well done! Checks out with what I knew of the destiny war arc too! Hats off sir

[@skeaneable]

if Kevin Fiege and MCU studios. had made a special feature on Kang The Conqueror exploits in the comics Ant Man:Quantumania may have been better received with critics and audiences alike

[@venod3134]

That was AWESOME! The breakdown, the crisp narration (and the backing track), and a storyline of pure epicness!

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

Man! Kang backstories freakin' awesome! I don't know if I could make this video by myself like you did. I'm getting a headache just thinking about how much research and editing that it you had to make this video. Thank you for all of your hard work. I feel totally prepared for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania! Keep up the GREAT WORK and EXCELLESOR! 👏🏾👍🏾

[@Bwillis2099]

Yeah I used to do KZbin videos but after my first channel got taken down I just sort of gave up 😂

[@AkriteChea]

Clearly he got help from his future self.

[@cheeseburgerinparadise7124]

Damn. You went above and beyond man! How do you not have more followers?!?!!! Your videos are so dang comprehensive it's stunning. Thanks again!

[@DarthCuddlefluff]

HOLY SHIT I never knew how awesome Kang was! NOW THAT is how you do a time travel story!

[@jtreed1999]

Wow, I’m not too familiar with Kang and easily got confused but this is the most well explained Kang video I’ve ever seen. So much more interesting details and ties to certain characters I had no idea about. Put the current MCU into prospective.

[@taylorbeckett9686]

So a Kang is knocked into a timeless dimension and there realizes that there are variant timeliness repeatedly failing and causing destruction. This variant then successfully plots the downfall of the others and his future happens to be the sole ruler of the timeline (roughly speaking) So is the MCU taking this route? Is the exiled Kang who we think is dead really just somewhere else learning the truth and biding his time. Is his future He Who Remains? They both solely seem to be against the multiverse interacting while the other variants are fine with it.

[@new_creation23]

Incredible work on this character's history! This was more like a documentary! This was so awesome you made me feel Kang really existed! Truly marvelous Indeed!

[@akkelly5601]

The best channel on on KZbin. Once again you have outdone yourself. From the fan in me thank you.

[@Christopherfrost13]

An epic display of content sir! Great job, informative, and exciting. Thank you

[@bradtodd3629]

thanks for the very informative video

[@coolguy101084]

Thanks for the video. Really sums up Kang simply

[@MultiMangoPie]

This video was awesome, I watched it before watching Quantumania, and it helped me understand and appreciate the movie much more, thank you for all the work you did to put this together! 😀

[@glenhayman8722]

Well done sir, well done, just the basics of the character and his amazingly complex time line, makes this one of your better effort

[@Le40oz]

Wow, that was both interesting and incredibly confusing. It really brings home how flippy floppy comics can be. It must have been an incredible undertaking.

[@kohby784]

Thank you for this awesome body of work. I enjoy it all.

[@mickyodell]

Amazing video. Can’t even imagine the amount of research that went into it. Well done!!

[@Nightwacther203]

AMAZING RECAP!!! ❤. GREAT JOB 👍👌

[@poindexterflex3528]

Helluva video at the perfect time to make it. I'll definitely be watching this one more than once.

[@goredongoredon]

It took me a few days but I finally got through the whole video (youtube makes me sleepy) ; great research and delivery - Loki season 1 now makes a lot more sense!

[@DVJ-]

Fabulous job on the Rama Tut portion (with all those tie in from FF, WCA, and Doctor Strange, etc)!

[@isaacclark9825]

Your Hercules video is still my favorite. But this one is a very close second. I cannot hardly wait to see wha tis next.

[@number1662]

Awesome video thanks so much !

[@officialtoyfri3nd25]

Loved the video, great work!!

[@williambrame3337]

surprisingly cohesive! good job

[@kbar4462]

Wow incredible video. I have not seen such a well put together timeline for such a bonkers and confusing character. Amazing job, great video. Hope to see an update with Iron Lad and the recent mini included some day Also, can't tell you how much I appreciate you including all the issues and citation from your vid (in every vid). Every comic KZbinr ignores this and it's so frustrating

[@Jansenbaker]

That was an epic travel through comic history. Splendidly presented. And I felt pride that Kang ended up conquering his destiny. My only questions are: What about the young Kang that Kang manipulated into becoming him, & How on Earth could the movie Kang hope to compare to this history? The comics have 60 years of stories to look at, but we don't have time for that kind of variety and depth in movies. I guess we'll see.

[@matthewhickey4351]

That's why Feige has made him the big bad of an entire Phase. Plenty of content to explain the vast history.

[@Jansenbaker]

@@matthewhickey4351 Well, likley not the entire phase, but yeah, hopefully it works. I do realize we got depth with some characters in just 3 movies, so it's possible.

[@Despot-vd3rz]

They'll have the time if they spread the story through many movies, like I think they're going to do. This should be epic

[@Ghostrider8004]

By the young Kang, you mean Iron Lad right? That variant was created much after the destiny war.

[@Jansenbaker]

@@Ghostrider8004 This comment was made before he posted another video that included Iron Lad, just so you know.

[@nathankellstadt412]

Fantastic video. Thanks.

[@Nick_Trevino]

amazing video! great job

[@antwan1357]

Good content keep up the great work.

[@GranTyrant]

GREAT job man!

[@Gcode609]

Great work I appreciated it...👏🏾💯👾

[@pumellhorne]

Excellent work 🙌

[@camilocuba6927]

Great video. Avengers Forever did such a great job cleaning up all of Kang’s backstory, but in retrospect, I think they got rid of some things that other creators made interesting such as the TVA in the Loki tv series.

[@achidikisob7759]

Love the video. As a request, I’d love to see a video on the Squadron Supreme (since they came up), maybe even the Squadron Sinister.

[@jameswoods9280]

Great job! I learned a lot and I thought I knew it all!

[@AbbeyRoad0819]

very well done sir!!!

[@gawaniwhitecrow2731]

Good work 🙏🏾

[@PrinceTron1]

Fantastic video sir! This is the best breakdown and explanation of Kang's story from the comics I've heard! And there are some great content creators doing similar and cool stuff too in regards to this. If this video doesn't get you ready for Phase 5, Quantumania, Loki season 2, Avengers: Kang Dynasty and Secret Wars in season and out of season, nothing will. You can't definitely see why Marvel Studios have made the creative choices for Kang so far in Loki season 1, Ant-Man: Quantumania, Loki season 2 and so forth. I'll be sharing this video with interesting parties for sure!

[@uxm4life94]

What a great video. This guy is THE comic expert on KZbin! I consider myself a comic expert and have read the vast majority of Marvel. But trying to make sense of Kang always makes my head hurt. Massive respect for doing this very difficult subject so well.

[@DVJ-]

Agreed!

[@cody5404]

No comics explained is the best:)

[@uxm4life94]

@@cody5404 Comics Explained makes a lot of mistakes. He especially misses a lot of context that makes it clear he only started reading Comics around the movie boom. He didn't even know who Gateway was on his Generation X video!- How does a Comics "expert" miss 4 years of essential X-men continuity? I've been reading all of Marvel since the beginning of the Marvel Age- so I can spot a fraud a mile off. Merry marvelite is the best on KZbin right now.

[@tbunating1451]

@@uxm4life94 what? He’s been reading comics his whole life he didn’t start reading them during the movie boom.

[@uxm4life94]

@@tbunating1451 in his own words- Rob has been reading comics for about 25 years (the movie years). He also seems to be entirely digital. Ask him to do a room tour of his comic collection if you doubt that? Don't get me wrong- he has clearly done an incredible amount of research in those 25 years. But for somebody like me, who's obsessive collection goes back to the 60s, he simply has way too many mistakes, gaps of knowledge and crucially a complete lack of context for many of the things he discusses. Rob is more than good enough for new comic fans learning the basics- but this channel is better for obsessive types like me who already own and probably know everything IMO.

[@sherardrex]

Great Job!!!

[@felixcharles9773]

This is the most convoluted shit I’ve ever seen I love it so much

[@clipz1]

i love it but the whole doom part ect and time and me smoking soo much i need to read these myself such great work dude :D thanks

[@robkenner5456]

This was EPIC!!!!! Outstanding work #MerryMarvelite!!!!

[@majinsole8554]

I have gone cross-eyes due to the very nature of the endeavor you undertook with this one, but I’ve also subscribed out of respect for it. ~_~

[@pair-o-ds2202]

I’ll be honest I was very confused with Kang’s origins and struggled to get an understanding of who he is. I’ve seen a few “origin” videos and still couldn’t get it. This video gave me the need to know, so I can finally have a deeper discussion with my group and know what I’m talking about lol Great vid!

[@jackieanderson9408]

This was sweet

[@TimeKeeperBris]

Love the content and I gotta support a fellow Canadian! 🇨🇦

[@floridagator1765]

Great research

[@jacobkaulback2181]

Stellar job

[@mueezadam8438]

Yes! Whenever Merry Marvelite covers characters I always learn something new because of how thorough their research is!

[@ashleyparker264]

I love all these videos

[@blankkosocal5030]

Nicely done. This is why I love this channel and especially Kang is my favorite Avengers villain. That Marvel Masterworks of Avengers 1-10 was important for me when I was 11yo Any of your favorite "council of __" is because of this villain/tragic hero

[@tehredmage]

The amount of moments qhen i had to exclaim "jesus tapdancing christ" has reached record levels

[@scalpod]

Truly you've done us all a great service and I can only hope that future iterations of yourself don't develop a dislike towards "you prime's" ever-growing youtube popularity. If so, it was nice knowing you (but I won't remember having typed this, so...).

[@TimothyMorigeau]

Great job explaining this story! I’m sure it wasn’t easy.

[@dionmiller8547]

Really enjoyed this! I knew some things about Kang but now I feel like Kang Prime after he absorbed the memories of all the.others. Lol. This also made the MCU stuff easier to take in.

[@abeware8783]

This is fascinating stuff and hard to fathom or keep up with but fascinating nonetheless.

[@afroscifizianzcomix7836]

Great video. 👍 I wonder where the Heroes Reborn Kang, the Kang in the Prophet/ Cable mini series or the Kang from Star Trek the next generation/ X-Men comic fit in to his timeline. Great work.

[@wolfprime]

Maybe . . . Those are not canon so they don’t fit.

[@YarDarkwood]

Cool vid

[@galactusbryant]

This was great

[@Firebrand128]

Welp, that was crazy. I can oly imagine how confusing trying to figure out how all these divergant Kangs fit together. Amazingly done :)

[@stevenboyd3756]

Thanks for the deep dive into Kang. His back story is so long and convoluted. The only info I had on him was from the Avengers Forever story line. But what has Kang been up to since then?

[@dfailsthemost]

Wow, huge video

[@djm122270]

What an awesome treat, today!😍

[@faustoutloud]

Yo bro still waiting on that Gladiator video lol cant wait. Hes coming to the game I play Marvel contest of champions he was voted in just wanna see what he looks like from your prospective

[@beefallah]

I liked kang for a awhile but then it seemed like he turned into a giant game of being the ultimate one upper with super powers. Almost how there are some DC storyline where it turns into batman knowing the problem from the beginning and having the most ridiculous resolution to win the day.

[@gr8tbigtreehugger]

Best Kang video!

[@AgentNevets]

Great video. I need to watch it 67 more times so I can actually understand Kang’s life.

[@tentimetex]

Kang's story is like an LSD trip.

[@hey_im_shane]

Big ask but would love a Rick Jones video soon

[@quentinfogger5755]

You mean A-Bomb?

[@Bwillis2099]

My head canon is both Dr.Doom and Nathaniel Richards are both Khang’s ancestors since it’s entirely possible that one of both his parents are descendants the two or that the two bloodlines merged at some point in the past🤔 19:04

[@DillonMaynard]

That's how I've always looked at it. I don't get the confusion.

[@stevenklingler9553]

man comics are insane

[@brianfarkas8172]

Very impressive.

[@drewwilson9149]

One of your masterworks

[@chriscoles9962]

Nice

[@JetcannonM]

very cool

[@Call_Saul_Goodman]

I grew up read more manga than American comics. These characters are so cool.. I wish I paid more attention to them

[@alejandrorobles2282]

Kang's story is amazing

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do history of the characters mentioned in this video? So how long till you do history of the Young Avengers since Marvel is slowly introducing them in the MCU?

[@trevorhoppenworth597]

The Hulk issue cover would be an awesome poster if you added more years to the picture especially with Maestro saga.

[@matthewtobar3049]

this was 1 of the best bios U ever did

[@darthchingaso3613]

Dope

[@simonbellmont]

So much respect for this character. Honestly don’t have faith the MCU will bring this story and characterization home. Crosses fingers

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the Beyonder, Crossfire, Living Laser, Iron Monger, Titanium Man, Crimson Dynamo, Whiplash, Ultimo, Darkhawk, Union Jack, Annihilus, the Badoon and the Broods?

[@coolitnow0013]

Damn that was sone work

[@quentinfogger5755]

Can you do history of the U-Foes, the Ultimates team, the Annihilators, the Invaders, the Squadron Supreme, Doom Maidens, the Midnight_Sons, Young Avengers, Dark Avengers, Masters of Evil, the Thunderbolts and the Champions?

[@colelee9265]

Trippy ass time travel..... I love it!

[@michaeloguntuase8803]

Marvel needs to pay you for this particular video.

[@trexadvent4726]

Can you do origin of the Grim Reaper, Quicksilver, Molecule Man, Sentry, Mr Immortal, Captain Universe, Dreadknight, Deathcry, Blizzard, Starhawk, Flerken, Whirlwind, Chemistro, Whiplash, Ronan the Accuser, Ego the Living Planet, the Living Tribunal and Super_Skrull along with Avenger-X and the Protector?

[@willembirgel6530]

That was a lot of Kang lore, impressive.

[@crushedscouter9522]

great video. it sucks that the mcu already spit all over kangs character. i'd suggest nobody acknowledge that garbage and preserve him as he was meant to be

[@sirderik]

Comic book, a place where humans can fly, travel in time, but in the 31st century medical bills are still expensive as sin.

[@trexadvent4726]

Since you did the History of the Mandarin and Fin_Fang_Foom, can you do history of Ultimo as well as the Shang-Chi villain known as the Death_Dealer?

[@shawnlowe-mr6ht]

Listen to Loki theme while watching this it's pretty awesome

[@shawnlowe-mr6ht]

I have a theory that Kang is actually the father of Reed Richards and creates an ultimate variant of himself named Hyperstorm in the future.

[@teeterharris]

Nice use of Dragon and Toast

[@michaelroman7835]

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