The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is entering a new era, the era of the multiverse, of different but parallel timelines. This era will last from phase 4 to phase 6 (2020 – 2026), with two closing events, Avengers: The Kang Dynasty and Avengers: Secret Wars . And then, it is difficult to say what kind of stories Marvel will bring to its works.
Marvel Studios is a master at teasing future projects, and it wouldn’t be too surprising that right now, they’re preparing for the MCU in the “post-multiverse” era. In it, a villain of the 5th stage will most likely be the premise for the next big event after the story of the multiverse ends.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will bring the evil High Evolutionary to the big screen
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 is the second Marvel Studios movie in 2023, and could also be the last journey of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the MCU. The first trailer of this blockbuster has revealed the appearance of the High Evolutionary villain played by Chukwudi Iwuji, one of the quite unexpected and highly anticipated villains in the 5th phase of the MCU.
First appearing in the comic book chapter The Mighty Thor #134 , published in 1966, High Evolutionary has brought fans a lot of fascinating stories in the Marvel comic universe. The most prominent of them is probably the Evolutionary War, when he embraced the ambition to create a race at the top of the evolutionary chain of the whole universe.
Although the main theme in phases 4, 5 and 6 of the MCU is the multiverse, not every project is released to serve this theme, such as Moon Knight or Werewolf by Night. Unlike the first 3 phases, Marvel Studios seems to be looking to exploit more aspects of its cinematic universe to pave the way for many other ideas in the future.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will probably be such a work when not delving into the multiverse element. Instead, the appearance of High Evolutionary will probably be a launching pad for the MCU to enter stages 7, 8, 9 with new ideas, the idea of the war of evolution.
Evolutionary War is one of the most epic events in the history of Marvel comics
Evolutionary War is one of Marvel’s largest crossover events, with the participation of many big superhero teams such as Avengers, X-Men or Fantastic Four. This story begins with the return of the High Evolutionary after a failed suicide attempt. Since then, he has dreamed of reforming and maximizing the potential in human evolution to help humans become the most powerful race in the universe, surpassing even terrifying beings like the Beyonders. These are the same guys who stole the planet filled with the High Evolutionary’s previous experiments and kept them in a museum to satisfy their curiosity.
During the Evolutionary War, the High Evolutionary sent his army to Earth to accelerate human evolution. His plot drew attention to almost all the superheroes on the blue planet, thereby leading to a fierce war taking place on a global scale.
This war is pushed to a climax when the High Evolutionary plots to build a bomb that can transform the entire genetics of all living things and life on Earth with a single attack. However, his plan was destroyed by Hercules, the god of power of the Avengers, and also a character who was introduced into the MCU through the credits of the blockbuster Thor: Love and Thunder.
How did Marvel Studios “tease” Evolutionary War in the MCU?
In terms of scale and grandeur, Evolutionary War can completely become the next big event of the MCU, after the multiverse era ends. After phase 6 ends, Marvel Studios will have a lot of different superhero teams, including Avengers, Fantastic Four, and possibly the X-Men, Young Avengers, Midnight Sons or West Coast Avengers. Related characters such as High Evolutionary, Hercules have also appeared in the MCU in turn.
Besides, phase 4 of the MCU has also planted a lot of seeds in different projects to be able to sprout into this war. For example, in the original, there was a time when the High Evolutionary sought help from the Eternals – an immortal race that currently has little to do with Marvel’s multiverse theme. In addition, when attacking Earth, the High Evolutionary aimed for New York City first, thereby attracting the attention of Spider-Man and Daredevil, two of the superheroes who will remain with the MCU for one year. long time.
The main setting of Evolutionary War is Savage Land, a prehistoric land that appeared briefly in the blockbuster Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, when Stephen Strange accidentally traveled through many different universes. In addition, Man-Thing, the character appearing in the Werewolf by Night movie, is also related to this event, when the High Evolutionary seeks to prevent alien forces from polluting the human genetic code. through the Nexus of All Realities – the intersection of all realities.
In addition, in more modern storylines, Evolutionary War often involves the vibranium-rich land in Wakanda – the country that currently plays a very important role in the MCU. This world’s second hardest metal is a key element in the High Evolutionary’s plan to create the genetic bomb mentioned above.
In short, it can be said that all the necessary pieces are gradually revealed to create the overall picture of Evolutionary War in the future.
The High Evolutionary plot will be revealed in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will bring the Guardians to Counter-Earth, a clone of Earth created by the High Evolutionary to conduct experiments “New Man” – a race created by combining animal genes with humans. In the original, the Beyonders stole Counter-Earth to display in their museum, thereby further fueling High Evolutionary’s ambition to create a super-evolved race . will also dig into the origin of Rocket – one of the old experiments of this evil.
High Evolutionary probably won’t be the main antagonist of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. This role belongs to Adam Warlock, who was psychologically manipulated by him to become the guardian of Counter-Earth. As the trailer for this blockbuster shows, the Guardians will go through especially difficult moments when they have to confront Warlock, one of the most powerful entities in the universe, before realizing that the High Evolutionary is the one standing. after everything.
If exploiting such a scenario, Marvel Studios will achieve two big goals: First, to bring Adam Warlock to the big screen to prepare for the multiverse war in Avenger: Secret Wars . And the second is to clearly explain the plot to change the human genetic code of the High Evolutionary, thereby paving the way for the Evolutionary War event in the later stages of the MCU.
