Last year, the MCU introduced a new animated series named What If…? that explored “What If” scenarios for previous MCU movies. With a second season of the animated series on the horizon, rumored to come out later this year, let’s take a look at some of the possible scenarios Marvel could explore within the infinite MCU Multiverse.
It is worth noting that two of the confirmed What If…? Season 2 episodes are ones that revolves around Captain Carter again and another which explores the Gamora we saw in the What If…? Season 1 finale. With these already being confirmed episodes, they will not be included in the list. With that out of the way, these are 10 What If…? Season 2 ideas that Marvel can have for free.
Warning: Some spoilers for previous Marvel Studios projects incoming.
What If… Maria Rambeau Became Captain Marvel?
What If…? Season 2 Ideas
In Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, we saw an alternate version of Captain Marvel that was Carol Danvers’ best friend, Maria Rambeau. Unfortunately, we got to see very little of this Captain Marvel, besides the fact that she was a member of the Illuminati.
An entire What If…? episode devoted to the origin story of the character could rectify this issue pretty easily. The MCU has a history of correcting previous shortcomings with future installments, The Mandarin being a notable example, so perhaps giving us an episode that focuses on the character may make the appearance in Doctor Strange 2 more impactful.
It’s also important to remember that our version of Maria Rambeau was revealed to have died of cancer in WandaVision, meaning that this alternate version of the character would provide an incredibly emotional moment if she were to interact with the main MCU. With both her best friend, Carol, and her daughter, Monica, being members of the upcoming team, The Marvels, this feels like even more of a possibility. An appearance for the character is almost certainly in the future Avengers crossover Marvel is building towards, likely to be something akin to Secret Wars.
What If… Captain America Ran For President?
What If…? Season 2 Ideas
In Season 1, we got the episode What If… Ultron Won?, in which where Ultron battles the Watcher through many different universes, one of which we can’t get out of our heads. The universe in question shows Steve Rogers being sworn in as president. Questions immediately begin to arise when thinking of this universe. For starters, what scenario led to Captain America wanting to run for president? Something like that is out of character for the one we have grown to know and love in the main MCU, as Steve has never chosen to exactly go down the official path, as evidenced by his reaction to the Sokovia Accords.
A possible scenario may go to Captain America: Civil War, where maybe Captain America chose to side with the Sokovia Accords or perhaps chose to fight the accords more civilly, becoming president in an effort to revoke the Accords.
Then there also comes the fun of thinking about what this episode may look like. How would Steve Rogers deal with politics? Could we have a president that also moonlights as a superhero? Would he be forced to give up his mantle as Captain America? The episode could ask some interesting philosophical questions, so it would be fantastic if What If…? chose to look at this universe in the future.
What If… Quicksilver Survived?
What If…? Season 2 Ideas
Quicksilver is a character that we only got to see in Avengers: Age of Ultron and briefly as a child in a flashback in WandaVision, which is unfortunate, especially given the obvious impact of the character’s death. While his death was not the catalyst, it certainly was a major factor towards Wanda’s “madness” in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. However, while Wanda certainly felt his loss, it is hard for us to totally sympathize as we only got one movie to get to know the speedster.
Also, remember that Quicksilver died saving Hawkeye, meaning that this scenario would likely have Hawkeye die instead, a character who was a mentor figure towards Wanda. What would a world without Hawkeye look like for Wanda?
Would Wanda continue down the same path if she had her brother to help her? Would Wanda still side with Captain America had she not had Hawkeye to pull her into the Civil War? If we’re not going to get a reunion between Wanda and Pietro in the main MCU, then getting an episode of What If…? that revolves around the two would be the next best thing.
What If… Ego Succeeded?
What If…? Season 2 Ideas
Ego was the main villain of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, with expansion being the primary goal of the antagonist. The expansion was a procedure that involved planting his seeds all across the galaxy on numerous planets, where he would also have children with the women on those planets seeking to create a child, as he needed the help from that child to finish his expansion.
Ego’s end goal was to use the expansion process to recreate the galaxy in his image. A question that this episode of What If…? would answer is just what exactly Ego wanted his galaxy to look like.