Marvel Just Made Shang-Chi’s Ten Rings/Kang Theory More Likely

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Marvel just made the Marvel Cinematic Universe theory connecting Kang to Shang-Chi's Ten Rings more likely to be true. One of the biggest mysteries to come from Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings was the origin of the Ten Rings weapons. Utilized by Wenwu for most of the movie, the Shang-Chi never explained where they came from, instead teasing a few different possibilities. It was not until Shang-Chi's post-credits scene that Simu Liu's MCU hero learned of the beacon the rings contained and the tease that Wong, Captain Marvel, and Bruce Banner could not identify what they were made of.

The mystery surrounding the MCU's Ten Rings allowed many theories to emerge. Those who looked towards the comics wondered if they belonged to Fin Fang Foom, while other theories pondered connections to the Eternals. One of the most fascinating Shang-Chi theories speculated that Kang may have created the Ten Rings. The theory builds on the hints that Ta Lo is connected to the multiverse, while their power of granting their wielder eternal life would be fitting for Kang the Conqueror. While the theory became popular, the suggestion that Kang made the Ten Rings still felt a bit far-fetched considering how separated Shang-Chi seemed to be from the multiverse stories of Phase 4.

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Thanks to Marvel Studios' massive announcements about the Multiverse Saga, including Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars, the Kang/Ten Rings theory just became more likely. Marvel hired Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton to helm Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, a move that at least somewhat suggests a connection between the two movies will exist. Shang-Chi appearing could do just that,