What If...? Season 2: The Revelation of MCU's First Original Hero

The Multiverse Revelation

After almost two decades, the MCU has unveiled an original superhero origin story in What If...? Season 2. This groundbreaking season has retconned the power of one Infinity Stone, delving into the Multiverse and exploring timelines where major and minor decisions have altered the course of fate. The recent episode, What If...Kahhori Reshaped The World?, has centered around the fate of the Space Stone and its impact on Asgard and pre-colonial North America.

Odin holds the Tesseract in What If...Kahhori Reshaped the World?

The aftermath of the Asgardian destruction is not the focus of What If...? Season 2. Instead, the fate of the Tesseract, as it is sent toward Earth and affects a region in pre-colonial North America, is depicted. The tip of Surtur's world-ending sword splits the Tesseract, unleashing the power of the Infinity Stone within. This has reopened questions surrounding the true capabilities of the MCU Infinity Stones.

Kahhori and Atahraks glow and look determined in What If...Kahhori Reshaped THE World?

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The Unique Powers of the Tesseract

While submerged in a subterranean lake in North America, the Tesseract exhibits its most recognizable power: transporting those that come into contact with the water to an Elysian paradise, replete with the powers of the Space Stone. The Tesseract also imbues them with a plethora of superpowers, differing from previous Stone-borne powers in the MCU.

Kahhori levitates a beast in What If...? Season 2

This revelation has significant implications, particularly in comparison to how the Maximoff twins and Carol Danvers received their Stone-borne powers. The Space Stone imbued all those who came into contact with it in the lake with identical powers, unlike the Mind Stone's effects on Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. The Mohawk people displayed the same abilities of super speed, telekinesis, and agelessness, suggesting a unique unity within them.

Kahhori stops a barrage of canonballs with her powers in What If...? Season 2

The MCU's First Original Character

Kahhori and the superpowered Mohawks of the Sky World represent the first original characters in the MCU. Their debut was a significant milestone, marking the franchise's creation of brand-new characters without comic book origins. The episode's writer, Ryan Little, collaborated closely with the Mohawk people to create these characters, ensuring their authenticity and faithfulness to Mohawk heritage.

Kahhori Glows in front of a portal in What If...?

Kevin Feige played a pivotal role in this creation, affording the Mohawk people as much autonomy as possible. The characters' authenticity is underscored by Feige's reliance on the Mohawk people and historians for their creation. The introduction of Kahhori and Atahraks raises intriguing Multiversal questions and hints at the potential for their reappearance in the wider MCU.

Kahhori Levitates fruit with her powers in Sky World in What If...?