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- "Story is not written, scholar, and neither is destiny! History is made! Made by the deeds of the strong! The brave! And destiny is forged! The historians, the students, the gray-beards, they come in the wake of the strong and write down what the brave have done! But it is the conquerors who change the world!"
- ―Kang the Conqueror
Victor Timely is a scientist and inventor who was given a copy of the Time Variance Authority Official Handbook by Ravonna Renslayer and Miss Minutes when he was a child, allowing him to invent futuristic technology that could not succeed completely due to the limited resources of the 19th Century. Unbeknownst to him, the copy was bewitched by She Who Remains. During his adulthood, he was encountered by Renslayer and Miss Minutes, who enlightened him with knowledge on the Time Variance Authority itself and intended for him into ruling the organization. However, Timely soon betrayed the two of them, leading to him being brought to the TVA Office by Loki to repair a fully functional Temporal Loom.
Timely joined the Council of Kangs in ruling over the foreseeable realities. Deeming the council's actions to be destroying the Multiverse and motivated by the visions and dreams he received from the TVA Guidebook where he was in absolute control, originating from She Who Remains's spell, Timely sparked the Multiversal War, seeking to conquer as many worlds as possible as Kang the Conqueror. However, the council decided to banish him to the Quantum Realm, where he allied with Janet van Dyne to rebuild his Time Sphere, until he was betrayed after van Dyne discovered his true nature. Kang was once again trapped in the Quantum Realm, using that time to conquer part of it and build an empire in Axia.
Years later, after taking Darren Cross under his wing, Kang had ordered the capture of Ant-Man and Cassie Lang, holding the latter prisoner unless Ant-Man would succeed in claiming the Multiversal Engine Core to escape the Realm with his new empire and enact a new dynasty. However, Kang's attempts were thwarted by a revolution by the Freedom Fighters. In his last opportunity to escape, he had a brutal duel against Ant-Man, which resulted in Kang being shrunken and decimated by his own Engine Core, though his death inadvertently alerted the Council of Kangs about people interacting with the Multiverse, prompting them to take their own measures.
It would later be revealed that Kang actually survived, and ended up absorbing the energy of the core, allowing him to trabel to one point of time, which he used to travel to the future of his home reality and repair his suit. Now recovered, he restarted the war and continued his campaign.
After a raid that brought an alternate Fantastic Four to the Prime Reality, Kang finally turned his attention to them, realizing that if he controlled the Prime Reality, he would have absolute power in the Multiverse.
Kang arrived in the Prime Reality and showed them visions of a supposed dystopian future that awaited that reality, he said he could save them if they surrendered to his rule, to which all the heroes and villains refused. The Avengers, Young Avengers, Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy, Thunderbolts, Eternals, X-Men and Inhumans teamed up to face Kang, but were unable to win, resulting in Kang usurping Loki's throne and becoming the new God of Stories, he took control over the Prime Reality, and defeated all of its variants, except for Iron Lad who was in the Prime Reality, calling himself He Who Remains.
Eventually, the heroes and villains came together again and launched a rebellion against Kang, which also involved other heroes from the other Sacred Timelines. Kang was defeated by a variant of Doctor Doom, who usurped his throne as God of Stories and united all realities into a single reality, Battleworld. Kang was banished to the Far Shore, located outside the Multiverse, where he would spend the rest of eternity unable to return.
Personality[]
Victor Timely is a mild-mannered individual who is not very comfortable with socializing with other people, as seen from his constant stuttering during conversations. He dislikes it when others laugh at his stuttering. However, he is kind at heart and friendly to even strangers, as he excitedly showed his inventions to Ravonna Renslayer and maintained a polite attitude to both her and Miss Minutes, and offered to make hot chocolate for Hunter D-90 even though the latter was a bit hostile towards him.
Timely dislikes partnerships, similar to many other of his Variants, because he holds his inventions and abilities in high regard and is extremely proud of himself, unwilling to share his success and achievements with others, as shown when he refused a businessman's offer to join a mutually beneficial partnership, and when he only agreed to help fix the Loom after learning that it was his work. Though initially friendly to Ravonna Renslayer, Timely immediately betrayed her and abandoned her on a small boat after she proposed that the two of them could be partners and work closely. Despite his pride, Timely deeply respects those with extraordinary abilities, such as Ouroboros, whose TVA Guidebook was where Timely got inspiration from. Their mutual respect was so strong that Timely was the first to initiate a handshake and was willing to be partners with O.B. to work on the Temporal Loom together. Timely may also be sometimes deceptive and sell faulty products or underdeveloped prototypes to customers. He is also a trickster as he tried to say unrelated things and buy time after being captured by Renslayer in the TVA.
Due to She Who Remains' plan to use Timely as his successor, Loki's attempt to fix the malfunctioning Temporal Loom and Sylvie Laufeydottir's determination to kill him and any potential sucessor of She Who Remains, Timely is initially quite confused about what was going on when he was pursued by three different groups. As a person living in the 1800s, Timely was initially frightened by Loki and Sylvie's superpowers and called Loki a "wizard", and since he was unfamiliar with the workings of artificial intelligence, mistook Miss Minutes' deactivation as her stuttering. Timely was also amazed by the workings of a hot cocoa machine.
Although initially appearing to be scared of Loki and members of the TVA, Timely bonded with them quickly after experiencing life-and-death situations with them and appeared to form geniune friendships with the TVA crew, especially Loki and Ouroboros, as shown when he and Loki embraced each other and celebrated when they thought they had fixed the Temporal Loom. After they realized that the Loom still failed, Timely was deeply apologetic, showing his true emotions.
As Kang the Conqueror, Timely was extremely ambitious and power-hungry. Before his exile, he had conquered a number of realities and killed countless heroes to establish power. He held no empathy for the people of these timelines and simply massacred them all. In his own twisted way, he believed that conquering the multiverse was to save it from his Variants in the Council of Kangs and prevent incursions from happening. In this sense, he believed that he was doing the right thing and justified his killings and murderous rampages with a “royal purpose”. Kang, due to his instability, was vulnerable to self-deception, since the main justification for his actions was that he saw a creator god of realities by destroying others. Kang even stated that if he couldn’t escape the Quantum Realm, all of reality would be destroyed by his Variants, showing that this Kang truly believed himself to be doing the right thing. Even after being banished, Kang conquered the Quantum Realm which was essentially his prison for eternity, and built his own empire on top of the homes of the original inhabitants, displacing them and forcing them to group as Freedom Fighters, showing that he held no empathy for other people and cared only for his own interests and desires. He also grouped a giant army which he used to monitor and force the inhabitants of the Quantum Realm into oppression, and to wipe out resistance entirely.
On the surface, Kang was calm and collected, merely showing a desire to escape the Quantum Realm and initially helping Janet van Dyne return to her own timeline to see Hope. He pretended as a traveler lost in time and hid his true nature from van Dyne until the latter found out his true plans through touching his Time Sphere. Beneath this calm and controlled demeanor was a ruthless and cunning conqueror, prone to losing his temper when he did not get what he wanted, as he had been trapped in the Quantum Realm for so long and wanted to leave desperately, to exact revenge on his enemies and to conquer timelines. As his plans to start a new dynasty were foiled by Ant-Man and his allies, Kang became increasingly violent and desperate in his ways and decided to kill Ant-Man and his family even though he promised to spare them if they delivered Kang what he wanted.
Kang held deep enmity for the Council of Kangs who imprisoned him and swore to burn them out of time. This desire of revenge against his enemies was his greatest weakness and blinded his rational mind, preferring to beat Scott Lang ruthlessly for foiling his plans instead of just escaping when given the chance to do so. This also made Kang prone to emotional outbursts when he suffers from a defeat. Kang saw normal people living in different timelines as lesser beings and worthless to him. As Kang possessed the ability to travel through different timelines and universes, he was essentially erased from the equation and thus was able to see the Multiverse in its entirety, consisting of countless timelines. Kang sees himself as superior and that others' lives do not matter as they cannot see beyond their universes. He viewed timelines as simply as new lands to conquer so as to "preserve peace" among timelines. Kang was also deceptive, as shown from how he hid his true nature from van Dyne in the Quantum Realm and merely masqueraded as a traveler lost in time, gaining the trust of van Dyne so that she could help him rebuild the Multiversal Engine Core to allow Kang to continue his conquest after escaping.
Kang also exerted an extremely condescending manner to both his subjects and his enemies. Considering his cruelty to M.O.D.O.K., Kang only viewed his subjects as pawns to achieve his own goals as he killed Darren Cross immediately after Cross changed sides and became worthless to Kang. He only saved Cross as he saw what Cross could do for him, viewed Cross as a mere replacement for van Dyne in helping him escape, and treated Cross harshly, demanding him not to speak in his presence. To his enemies, Kang was much crueler, using his powers to render his enemies unable to move and forcing them to work with him, such as forcing Ant-Man into working for him after torturing his daughter Cassie in front of her father, and warning Ant-Man that he would have to see Cassie die endlessly if he didn’t comply, showing Kang’s tendency to mentally torture his enemies into submission. During the uprising, Kang brutally killed many Freedom Fighters without a thought even when the rebels escaped. Kang looked down on Ant-Man, stating that he only “talked to ants”, and underestimated his abilities during the Uprising in Axia as he didn’t expect the heroes to be able to beat him at all, Kang himself having killed countless Avengers from different realities before. Even as ruler of the Quantum Realm, Kang did not show any empathy to the inhabitants whose homes were displaced by Kang himself, and chose to rule with an iron fist, viewing them as lesser beings and thus neglecting their freedom. He also mercilessly killed many members of the Freedom Fighters as they attempted to thwart him in the Uprising of Axia.
Despite his ruthlessness, Kang seemed to at least have retained some honor, as he offered to change the timeline of Janet van Dyne such that she would not waste decades of time and with her daughter, as his token of thanks for her help in repairing the Time Sphere. He also offered to keep Janet van Dyne's timeline safe from his conquering once he escaped as he sees himself in debt to van Dyne. He seemed to truly see van Dyne as a friend, at least before van Dyne turned against him and joined the Freedom Fighters.
Powers and Abilities[]
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- Kang the Conqueror's Armor Capabilities: Kang did not have any innate powers; instead, he used a neuro-kinetic suit of armor that provided him with numerous abilities that enabled him to channel and harness energies of the Sixth Dimension. The armor was so powerful, it enabled him to go toe-to-toe with superhumans, whilst simulating superhuman conditioning and energy projection. Said to have murdered countless versions of the Avengers, his warrior-oriented mind coupled with this armor made him a fearsome threat to reckon with. Having conquered innumerable alternate universes, Kang the Conqueror was one of the most dangerous beings in the Multiverse and was feared by his own variant selves.
- Superhuman Strength: The armor enhanced Kang's strength to superhuman levels. He was able to flick away Ant-Man and Wasp's combo attack with a wave of his hand, an attack that would have knocked out most of the enemies. He was also capable of grabbing and throwing the inhabitants of Axia during the Uprising with ease.
- Superhuman Durability: The armor enhanced Kang's durability to superhuman levels, allowing him to survive numerous circumstances that would have otherwise killed a normal human. The armor's durability allowed him to survive being knocked away large distances by the Multiversal Engine Core's enlarging, the collapse of his tower, numerous blasts from the Wasp's Stingers, being punched many times against a wall by Scott Lang in his Giant-Man form, being held by Cassie Lang in her giant mode, and being ripped apart by an enormous swarm of technologically advanced ants.
- Superhuman Speed: The armor enhanced Kang's speed to superhuman levels, enabling him to swat Wasp out of the air before she could react and even flick her and Ant-Man away in their miniature forms.
- Superhuman Agility: The armor enhanced Kang's agility to superhuman levels, making him capable of evading and dodging attacks from Ant-Man and Wasp even in their miniature forms.
- Superhuman Stamina: The armor enhanced Kang's stamina to superhuman levels, allowing him to battle against countless Freedom Fighters, Ant-Man, Wasp and Cassie Lang without showing any signs of exhaustion.
- Superhuman Reflexes: The armor enhanced Kang's reflexes to superhuman levels, seeing Ant-Man and Wasp when in their miniature form and flicking them away with a wave of his hand. Kang was also able to accurately fire an energy blast at Janet van Dyne while she was flying away in her miniature form.
- Energy Projection: The armor allowed Kang to fire blue energy from his hands in the form of singular blasts and continuous beams, both of which could knock down or completely disintegrate whoever they were aimed at. The armor also could project energy in the form of a giant blue shockwave that could destroy anything or anyone caught in the shockwave, including entire planets. These shockwaves could also be projected from his force-fields. Additionally, the armor could absorb energy fired at Kang, converting Xolum's yellow energy beam into the armor's blue energy and killing him by redirecting it back into his head.
- Telekinesis: The armor gave Kang telekinesis, which he could use through various hand gestures, allowing him to move, rotate, and even slowly crush whoever it was targeted at. Kang could also completely remove all motion from a moving object, freezing Janet in place and Jentorra's spear in mid-air. He also used this ability against Scott Lang and Cassie Lang when they were imprisoned, torturing Ant-Man and his daughter to force them into working for him.
- Force-Field Generation: The armor allowed Kang to create blue force-fields, which could temporarily withstand large swarms of enemies such as technologically advanced ants or intense explosions such as the enlarging of his Multiversal Engine Core to massive proportions.
- Portal Creation: The armor gave Kang the ability to create blue portals to wherever he chooses. He created a portal to the Multiversal Engine Core directly so that Ant-Man could help him shrink and retrieve the core for him.
- Platform Creation: The armor allowed Kang to create circular, blue platforms made of energy that allowed him to levitate in any direction, or allow him to get to the battlefield from his throne room by levitating down and attacking his enemies.
- Technopathy: His armor was able to interact with ambient technologies around him emulating a form of technological interfacing. He was able to unlock the cell that had held Ant-Man and Stature during his conversation with them.
Abilities[]
- Genius-Level Intellect: Being a version of Victor Timely, Kang has massive levels of intelligence. Able to manipulate, outmanoeuvre, outsmart, outfight and outdo any threat and opponent, he is a force to be reckoned with. In time, he was able to create a massive empire with just his armor as a starting point, including aircraft, weapons, architectural marvels and other equipment that he needed, after being left stranded in the Quantum Realm without a way to escape. He is also hinted to be smarter than his variant selves, with Rama-Tut's inquiry to Centurion if he was truly deceased proving that he may be capable of faking his own death.
- Master Tactician: Kang, being a Conqueror, is an extremely seasoned tactician. Before being banished to the Quantum Realm, he had already used tactics and power to destroy and annihilate timelines. After being banished, he posed as a harmless traveler to gain the trust of Janet van Dyne so that the latter could help him rebuild his Multiversal Engine Core. After regaining his a fraction of his powers and his suit, Kang easily became the ruler of the Quantum Realm, putting down a number of revolutions led by the Freedom Fighters and other inhabitants. He also built his own army and warcrafts to prepare to enact his dynasty when he could escape.
- Master Scientist: Kang was definitely gifted in the sciences and other similar disciplines as his variants, whereby his mastery of them had enabled him to discover inter-dimensional travel and advanced technology. Being a scientist from the 31st Century, his mastery was probably higher. Kang was aware of phenomena such as Incursions and the Multiverse and had great knowledge of them.
- Master Engineer: In the art of invention and the understanding of machinery, Kang was an undeniable master. From his armor to the Time Sphere, from the epic scale of his Empire to his weapons, aircraft and technology, his mastery was evident. His armor was able to simulate superhuman endowment with his Sphere capable of multiversal travel.
- Master Combatant: Kang was a master in hand-to-hand combat. Known to be a warrior and a creature of conquest, he had conditioned his mind and body to be more of a military commander, rather than an exploring scientist. He had trained to the peak of mental and physical conditioning and was a damning threat in unarmed combat. He was able to defeat both Ant-Man and Wasp, even whilst utilising their shrinking ability. They were no match for him in hand-to-hand combat. He also defeated Ant-Man in a one-on-one showdown with minimal ease. Kang dominated the latter with his formal combat skills, leaving Ant-Man bloody and bruised, whilst incorporating combos and downable punches to the body. Kang's combat form is so superior he almost killed Scott in the process of their showdown. He was said to have murdered countless variants of the Avengers, who have gifted warriors in their ranks.
- Master Marksman: Kang was a master marksman. He was able to accurately shoot thousands of Freedom Fighters without missing. He even managed to blast Janet van Dyne out of the air, despite her being shrunk down and a significant distance away from him. His hand-eye coordination was so greatly developed that he was able to perceive a shrunken Ant-Man and Wasp and swat them aside, when they launched an attack against him after claiming his Core from them. During the Uprising, he was able to vaporise a revolutionary who was charging towards him without even looking at them.
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