NOTE (after reading some comments): If you are convinced that the animation shows are not part of the wider MCU multiverse, ignore this post, as we clearly have a different understanding of what Marvel is doing (both retroactively and moving forward) across all its franchises.

In X-Men '97 Season 2, Episode 3, the ruling Pharaoh is a white Rama-Tut equipped with classic Kang technology. When he first appears, they even play a variation of the Loki theme, making the Kang connection pretty explicit.

What I found even more interesting, though, is that his statues appear to have just replaced those of another Pharaoh. If you look closely, the toppled statues seem to depict a black Pharaoh who vaguely resembles Jonathan Majors.

The easy explanation could be simply that Rama-Tut conquered a native Egyptian Pharaoh and replaced his monuments with his own.

But I wonder if Marvel is doing something more subtle.

Ever since Jonathan Majors was recast, Marvel has had a "Kang problem." What if this scene is quietly establishing that different-looking Kang variants are replacing the ones we saw in the Quantumania post-credits scene? In other words, the Rama-Tut ruling Egypt is not the same Rama-Tut we previously saw, but another variant who defeated him and claimed lordship of ancient Egypt.

This may be a consequence of the ending of Loki Season 2. Loki allowed countless new timelines to exist. That could mean entirely new versions of Kang are now emerging as the dominant variants, while the Council we briefly saw in Quantumania is no longer the inevitable outcome, and they may be defeated off-screen by different looking Kangs.

If that's the direction Marvel is taking, they wouldn't need to ignore Kang or explain a sudden recast. They could gradually introduce new Kang variants, each with a different appearance, especially in alternate realities like the animated universe (which is still part of the MCU Multiverse). I wouldn't be surprised if in some future animation shows, we are going to see a different looking Immortus and Scarlet Centurion ruling some timeline after defeating a Jonathan Major's looking variant.

It could be a soft way of solving the Kang issue in-universe rather than simply pretending the whole Kang phase never happened.

Then, way down the road, we'll have various Kangs popping up in live action shows and movies played by completely different actors.

This confirms even more my previous theory that they WON'T show Doom killing the Kangs (which I always thought would be a cheap solution)

I’ve gone down a deep rabbit hole with this, and there are a lot of “source: trust me” type rumors with all sorts of actors or hero appearances, so bear with me as I present my theory with all of this:

1. Basically anytime with MCU releases, if the diegetic story is the foundation for collaborations with comics, typically many more stakeholders would need to be aware of critical details and spoilers to know what to produce with the merchandise when the film releases. With this in mind, this explains the track record of merchandise and collaborations in the past, spoiling the content of Avengers films. Screen Rant has a great write-up on it. Two examples are Hasbro famously spoiling Vision’s appearance with the action figure weeks before the Age of Ultron and the Death of Groot being spoiled way in advance in Infinity War also with another toy. So to look at the collaborations they’ve been having I’ll tell you why this one sticks out. 
2. From my research, there hasn’t been a Marvel vinyl cover or collaboration to this extent with music since way before the MCU with MF Doom’s Operation Doomsday, being released in 1999. And, even with that collaboration, the sources I could find aren't even sure if Marvel even licensed out the rights to him, since he’s an underground rapper. And that last true official one, was in 1993 with Entombed having Wolverine on the cover. But since the 90s, Marvel hasn’t licensed album art collabs with any bands or musicians beyond songs within their film. For this Rolling Stones album, Foreign Tongues, to be the first in not just the MCU era, but also the 21st century means that there is probably something more that we aren’t seeing if we read closer. No Rolling Stones songs have been announced to be within the films yet either, but this collaboration has to tell us something because a collaboration of this caliber is so unusual. And with this being a collectible item in mind, there has to be something that brings value it as well.
3. And that brings me to my last point, you would think that with the discrete nature of its connection (something that will likely be revealed later… at minimum a song within an upcoming film) there is something behind the heroes they chose, which is also an odd assortment. If Mark Ruffalo/Hulk is not appearing in any future films, then why would he be released in collaborations/promotional material? Same with Wolverine and Hugh Jackman? With Doomsday coming around the corner, I believe this collaboration is the first concrete evidence of an appearance with both Heroes somewhat having plans in the works.

Let me know what you guys think!

Am I the only one who thinks Marvel completely blew what could’ve been the biggest theater reaction since the portals scene in Endgame?

Don't get me wrong, I'm hyped to see Robert Downey Jr. back in the MCU. But man, imagine sitting in the theater completely blind, watching the Avengers fight Doctor Doom, and then the mask finally comes off to reveal Tony Stark’s face. The absolute chaos in the cinema would have been legendary.Instead, they announced it at SDCC a while back, probably just to secure box office faith after a rough patch. So now, instead of enjoying a massive twist, we’re all just sitting here doing mental gymnastics trying to figure out how they’ll explain it.

Are they going with the rumor that he's a Victor Von Doom variant who just happens to look like Tony? Or is Doom actively manipulating an alternate Stark into thinking the 616 Avengers destroyed the multiverse?The Russo brothers said this is going to be one of the more mature MCU movies, so my expectations are still high. But I really hope RDJ’s star power doesn’t overshadow the character of Doom itself.What’s your take? Is this going to be a masterpiece, or is it just a massive multi-million dollar nostalgia trap? Let's discuss. 🍿

Been thinking about this for a while. Every other time Banner was in danger Hulk showed up immediately. But in Infinity War complete silence. I don’t think it was fear, I think Hulk was done being treated like a weapon. Made a short breaking it down, curious what the community thinks.

https://youtube.com/shorts/RToJS9WnJkQ?si=sbwTMd6JuQIix0Mo

I mean just imagine the original villain from the first saga meeting the new (Tony Stark look alike) powerhouse of the new saga and suddenly his spine his quickly ripped by him...

Plus recreating a scene from the comics and making it look more epic!

Alright so we all pretty much expect Sadie to play jean grey but let me drop this idea real quick.

So in almost every scene we see her in, she's covered almost head to toe. What if she's actually playing Rogue. She discovers her powers early on and learns that touching normal people renders them unconscious, maybe she killed someone holding them for too long or touching them for too long which is why she's so covered up. Maybe she finds a telepath who hasn't discovered their powers yet but she touches them and absorbs their powers and is able to manipulate people like Jean does.

Now let's talk about frank and peter. Neither are trying to hurt her, Frank is trying to protect her(maybe she reminds him of his daughter), Peter is just trying to stop her from hurting his neighborhood. Eventually the 2 realize this and work together to try and stop her.

Let's talk banner now, rogues powers will render a human unconscious. What if she touches banner rendering him unconscious and hulk comes forward as he almost always has to protect banner. But this isn't smart hulk anymore because banner is unconscious so it's savage hulk that comes out instead. Maybe he looks grey because of the unconscious banner.

It's probably still jean but I like the idea it could be rogue

With Marvel seemingly moving toward a soft reboot after the Multiverse Saga and the X-Men expected to play a major role going forward, I've been wondering what happens to the Inhumans.

I've always loved how Marvel has so many different civilizations and races. It makes the universe feel much larger, more diverse, and more alive. The Inhumans have so much potential, yet outside of Inhumans (which didn't exactly leave a great impression) and that infamous appearance in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, they've never been explored in the media. Ms. Marvel in the comics is also an Inhuman, but that was also changed to introduce the mutants.

If Marvel decides to revisit them, what direction would you want them to take?

Personally, I'd love a story that leans into the politics of Attilan and the Inhuman royal family, something similar to Dune or even Black Panther. I think that side of the Inhumans is far more interesting than simply introducing them as another group of superpowered people.

It could also be a good opportunity to introduce or reintroduce the Illuminati in the main MCU, especially if Black Bolt is properly established this time.

Just don't want that they make them look like a generic copy of the X-Men 🙏🏻🙏🏻.