What If.... has finally concluded with its third and final season, it left us with a tease that is hopefully resolved or expanded upon in the near future. I need my Star-Lord Shang Chi!!!!
The variants teased in Season 3 are full of potential and these 5, in particular, deserve to be revisited! Anyway, let's dive through the variants shown and discuss which of them can and should be revisited down the line.
1. Samurai Ghost Rider. We need a Ghost Rider in the MCU. Be it in the Johnny Cage version or the Robbie Reyes one, we need the Spirit of Vengeance and his ghostified mode of transportation. A Ghost Rider in feudal Japan or the Age of the Samurai is a story that Marvel must expand upon. After all, the Ghost of Tsushima and Shogun have shown that the world loves tales of ancient Samurais.
2. Blade - The Vampire Hunter of the Night. Confirmed to be in the Marvel Zombies show, we have high expectations and hope to see a worthy Fist of Khonshu and Daywalker. Also, we need a Blade at this point, for obvious reasons.
3. Weapon Thanos. Something we couldn't have possibly even imagined. A Thanos who got the Adamantium implants and perhaps became an X-Man is exactly why the Multiverse exists. Plus, a good guy Thanos screaming "bub" and getting into bar fights is what we need in 2025.
4. Maestro Supreme. One of the deadliest combinations ever put together. Maestro, the evil version of Hulk with all of Hulk's strength, Bruce's intelligence, and none of the moral goodness, and a Sorcerer Supreme? A rival to Strange Supreme and a threat to the Multiverse. So..... we want him!
5. Jubilee/ An X-Men as the Herald of Galactus. With Galactus and his most famous Herald, the Silver Surfer confirmed to appear in the Fantastic Four movie, the sky is the limit for alternate versions of Galactus' Heralds. From Jubilee, Cyclops, Jean Grey, Logan or any other X-Men to even characters like Daredevil, Shang-Chi, and Howard, any and all of them are rife with potential. Hopefully, we have a Heralds of Galactus as a Disney + series, exploring how the universe would be different if Character X were the Herald.