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Kang | |
Aliases: | Kang the Conqueror Nathaniel Richards Iron Lad Rama-Tut Immortus Scarlet Centurion |
Continuity: | Marvel Universe |
Notability: | Antagonist |
Type: | Supervillain |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | 31st century, Earth-6311 |
Associations: | Council of Kangs |
Status: | Alive |
First: | The Avengers #8 |
Actor: | Jonathan Majors |
Kang is a fictional dimensional conqueror & super-villain and a recurring antagonist featured in comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in the "Kang, the Conqueror!" story from The Avengers, Volume 1 #8 in September, 1964. A version of Kang also appeared in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, first as He Who Remains in the season one finale of Loki, and then as Kang the Conqueror in the 2023 feature film Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. In both projects he was played by actor Jonathan Majors.
Biography[]
Abilities[]
Equipment[]
- Molecule expander
- The Molecule expander is a high-powered technological item that has the ability to altar the size of molecules within an object, causing them to expand. Likewise, the affected items mass and density will also increase to direct proportion to its size. Kang can activate this device through triggers in his glove.
- Spectrum-inverter
- The Spectrum-inverter is a high-powered technological item from the 30th century. Developed and utilized by the conqueror known as Kang, it is basically a sensory tool that enables a user to perceive objects in varying degrees of darkness. It is a long cylindrical object that Kang maintains inside of his Opti-view lab.
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Kang was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.
Appearances[]
- All-New, All-Different Avengers 13
- Avengers 8
- Avengers 23
- Avengers 130 (In flashback only)
- Avengers 267
- Avengers 268
- Giant-Size Avengers 4
- Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 1
- Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 2
- Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 3
- Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 4
- Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 5 (In flashback only)
- Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 9 (In flashback only)
- Quicksilver: No Surrender 3 (In flashback only)
- Thor 140
- Thor 282 (In flashback only)
- Uncanny Inhumans 0
- Young Avengers 2 (In flashback only)
Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes
Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania
- Loki: Glorious Purpose (Behind the scenes only)
- Loki: For All Time. Always