MCU Multiverse Guide: Every Term, Concept, & Location Explained

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The multiverse is officially the centerpiece of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's future, so here is a guide to every key term, concept, location, and event. Marvel Studios has dropped teases of the multiverse existing for years, but Phase 4 and beyond is where audiences finally see the possibilities explored. Loki looked at the multiverse through the eyes of Tom Hiddleston's character after he evaded the Avengers' capture in an alternate MCU timeline. Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness continued to look at other universes, while Marvel's What If...? explored how the MCU could be very different if certain events unfolded differently.

Speculation about the multiverse's growing importance in the MCU has been prominent for several years. 2016's Doctor Strange mentioned the existence of the multiverse, while there was an expectation for Spider-Man: Far From Home to explore it too through Mysterio. Even the Avengers' time travel missions in Avengers: Endgame had some significant multiversal implications, such as creating a universe where Thanos and his army vanished in 2014. Phase 4 is where Marvel Studios finally began moving beyond the restraints of the main MCU timeline, giving them the opportunity for some big creative swings, such as bringing back Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man, Patrick Stewart's Professor X, and more.

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The MCU's multiverse is now confirmed to be a central part of where the story is going, as Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars are officially the two-part event Marvel is building towards. Just as how the Infinity Stones and Thanos were integral parts of the Infinity Saga, the multiverse and the overarching villain