When Loki’s first season came to a close in 2021, Marvel finally felt like it was getting back on track in a post-Endgame world. Until that point, Marvel’s Cinematic Universe felt rudderless — but the introduction of Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors) gave the franchise a fixed point to build its new saga around. Loki teased the beginnings of a multiversal conflict with Kang, and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania brought the antagonist (and his many, many variants) center stage.
