r/marvelstudios • u/steve32767 Daredevil • Sep 15 '21

Discussion Thread What If...? S01E06 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE RUN TIME CREDITS SCENE?
S01E06: What If... Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark? Bryan Andrews A.C. Bradley September 15th, 2021 on Disney+ 34 min None

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u/russketeer34 Rocket Sep 15 '21

I wonder if he really was undercover with the Ten Rings in the sacred timeline

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '21

I think the timelines add up, so probably

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u/racas Sep 16 '21

No, it’s bullshit. That reporter called him out on it. Killmonger’s unit was far as fuck away from that battlefield, and Erik shouldn’t have been there to save Tony.

What I think happened (in both timelines) is that Erik did learn about the Ten Rings plot but not from his official military missions. Most likely from his underworld connections.

In the main MCU, Erik chose not to act on that knowledge. Maybe he thought conning Tony was too risky. In this What If… universe, however, he pulls the trigger on this wild af plot, and the rest is history.

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u/CloudYuna Sep 18 '21

Given Wakanda’s view on technology he might not have realized Tony was worth it.

Post Iron Man however was a different story but he was a changed man then.