Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania: Burning Questions

After seeing Ant-Man & The Wasp: Quantumania, here are burning questions I have. Some are questions that still have yet to be answered while others are new questions that have been raised after the events of the movie. From this point on SPOILERS ABOUND. If you have not seen the movie yet, please turn back now.

Who does Sonny Burch work for?

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This still has not gotten answered yet. I am not surprised but I still want to know who he works for. Is it Norman Osborn? Could it be Kang? Is it Obadiah Stane?  Could it be someone from the Ten Rings? Justin Hammer? Who knows when this will get answered. It may be awhile for this one to get an answer.

Is M.O.D.O.K. Fate Sealed?

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Quantumania revealed that Darren Cross was indeed still alive. Kang found him and turned him into M.O.D.O.K. which stands for Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing. M.O.D.O.K. did Kang’s bidding and set out to kill Cassie Lang after Cassie broadcasted a message to the Freedom Fighters to fight back against Kang. After their showdown Cassie tells M.O.D.O.K. it is never too late to change. Later on M.O.D.O.K. helped the heroes when he used his powers to take down Kang’s shield that was protecting him against a bunch of giant ants. Once the dust settled M.O.D.O.K. died but was able to see Hope one last time and say goodbye to Scott, Hank, and Cassie. Given M.O.D.O.K. is a major character in the comics having ties to AIM as well as dozens of villains, my question is, is he really dead? Is this really it? This was the first MCU appearance of the character. Is it really a one and done? With Marvel, you know never know. I think this is not the last of M.O.D.O.K. and we will see him again at some point. Since there is a multiverse there could always be another variant of him. An eviler variant since this one ended up doing something heroic for a change.

What happened to Janet’s powers?

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In Ant-Man & the Wasp it was hinted that Janet Van Dyne had become very powerful while down in the Quantum realm. Once she made it out of there, she had taken away Ghost’s pain by simply touching her. This was not further explored in this movie. Janet was a badass in the movie. It never mentioned her abilities at all if she has any or if what she had done with Ghost was just a one time thing. It could have worn off once she got used to being back in the real world.

Who was Agent Jimmy Woo’s informant?

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This was not answered. Agent Woo had an informant who vanished in the town Westview in Wandavision. Agent Woo was not able to get into Westview because Wanda had put a hex surrounding the town where no one but her could get in and out. By the time of the Wandavision finale, it was never revealed who the informant was or why they were an informant to begin with. Marvel stated this would be answered later on. I was thinking it would be this movie since Agent Woo is in it. After seeing the movie, Agent Woo is only in one scene, and he does not talk in the scene. It’s a scene of Scott Lang and him at a restaurant. It is part of a montage of Scott Lang revealing what he has been up to since Avengers: Endgame. Woo was never seen again throughout the rest of the movie. Knowing that, that would explain why this was not answered. I don’t know when Agent Woo will appear again. This will have to wait for down the line. Perhaps it could be answered in Agatha: Coven of Chaos since the bulk of the Westview residents will be in that show?

What happened to X-Con?

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X-Con was a security company run by Luis, Kurt, and Dave in Ant-Man & the Wasp. It was already said Dave would not be in Quantumania due to the legal issues T.I. is involved in. Kurt and Luis were also not in the movie either. However, David Dastmalchian who plays Kurt played a different character in this movie. Is Ex-Con still in business? Were they alive during the blip or did they blip out leaving the company in financial ruins? Maybe this will get answered in either a spin-off Disney Plus show or Special Presentation, or it can be held off until Ant-Man 4.

Where are Ghost and Bill Foster?

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Ghost and Bill Foster were a big part of Ant-Man & The Wasp. They have not been seen since. It was announced that Ghost will be in the Thunderbolts movie. We may get answers to what she has been up to in that movie. There is always the slim possibility she could show up in something beforehand. Bill Foster knew Hank and Janet and was Goliath back in the day. It has not been stated when Bill Foster may show up again. It is possible he could be in Thunderbolts. Maybe he could show up in Captain America: New World Order. Maybe he is in Secret Invasion. Who knows? I think minimally we will at least get answers to where Ghost is and what she has been up to in Thunderbolts.

Are Shang-Chi and Ms. Marvel connected to the rings?

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After the trailers dropped for Quantumania, fans pointed out the rings featured in the trailer surrounding Kang’s city looked similar to weapons used by the Ten Rings in Shang-Chi as well as Ms. Marvel’s bangle. It was not answered if there is a deeper link between the objects. I think it will get answered at some point. My best guess would be The Marvels or Shang-Chi 2. Ms. Marvel is in The Marvels. Minimally we could at least learn more about her bangle.

Is Kang really dead?

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By the end of the movie, it appeared that Kang died when Scott and Hope fought him off with Kang getting electrocuted with the energy pulsing through the energy core for the Time Chair. The device got destroyed. Even in the midcredit scenes the other Kang variants had questioned if Kang was dead? When the movie ended Scott was not entirely sure if they defeated Kang. That alone seemed to suggest Kang is not really gone. Also, Avengers 5 is called Avengers: The Kang Dynasty. I think it is safe to say Kang will be back. I think that will get answered in Loki season 2 at the earliest.

How do the events in the season 1 finale of Loki fit in?

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By the time Quantumania ended, it did not reference the events of Loki at all. However, Kang did not get free in the movie. I always thought once Kang was freed it would be at the moment that Sylvie had killed, He Who Remains. This may not get answered until season 2 of Loki.

Is the Post Credits Scene its own scene or is it an existing scene?

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This is not that big of a deal. It is just something I want to know. The post credit scene shows Loki and Mobius in a crowd. A variant of Kang comes on stage. This scene could be its own thing that was filmed for the movie or this could be a scene that is in season 2 of Loki. Most of the credit scenes in Marvel movies are their own things where the actors had to film a specific scene for the movie. There have been a few times where a credit scene was a scene from another project. The first Ant-Man had a credit scene that was a scene from Captain America: Civil War. Doctor Strange also had a credit scene with Thor that was from Thor: Ragnorak. One way or another this will get answered in season 2 of Loki. The scene itself will either be in an episode of season 2 or not.

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