MODOK Explained in 30 SECONDS! #shorts #mcu

Welcome to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, M.O.D.O.K. The Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing — or M.O.D.O.K. — heads into the MCU in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, kicking off Phase 5 with a super-sized adventure into the subatomic Quantum Realm. Size-shrinking superhero partners Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and Wasp (Evangeline Lilly) won't face off against M.O.D.O.K. until Marvel Studios' Quantumania hits theaters on February 17th, but new merchandise from Funko has revealed M.O.D.O.K. as he appears in the Ant-Man threequel. The Quantumania line of Funko Pop figures also has a full-bodied look at another killing machine: the time lord Kang the Conqueror (Jonathan Majors).

Quantumania is "going to be more epic than a normal Ant-Man movie is going to be," former Marvel Studios senior visual development artist Anthony Francisco, who designed the MCU M.O.D.O.K., previously told Looper. "It was so fun because he's one of my favorite characters that I would draw when I was younger, with him fighting [the] Incredible Hulk. That's what I used to draw ... They knew I was going to do justice with the [way the character was presented in the] comic book. [Producer] Kevin Feige really liked the takes I had on him, and I can't wait to show it."

Who Is M.O.D.O.K.?
In the comics, M.O.D.O.K. was A.I.M. agent and technician George Tarleton, who was transformed into the living computer originally known as M.O.D.O.C. (Mental Organism Designed Only for Computing) by the scientists of Advanced Idea Mechanics. From his hovering Doomsday Chair, the intellectually superior mutate with an enlarged head has been opposed by Captain America, Iron Man, the Hulk, and the Avengers, who have thwarted M.O.D.O.K.'s repeat attempts at world domination.

He's sometimes worked alongside other evil geniuses — including the Leader, Doctor Doom, and the Mad Thinker — as part of the big-brained bad guy super-group known as the Intelligencia.

While the identity of the live-action M.O.D.O.K. in Quantumania is being kept under wraps, old rumors claim the face beneath the gold-plated mask is a familiar one for fans of the Ant-Man franchise.

Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathryn Newton, and Jonathan Major, Marvel Studios' Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania is in theaters on February 17th, 2023.

With his enlarged size, the scientists designed a chair for MODOC that not only gave extra support to his body but also boosted his newly found psychic abilities. The enhanced abilities gave MODOC a more intense desire to fulfill his own ambitions. In short order, he turns on his creators and becomes MODOK, the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing.

Historically, the being had many contacts with other MCU protagonists and antagonists. He becomes a major antagonist for Captain America after a run-in during a rescue mission. The relationship is long-running and made the being a little short-sighted. MODOK also has a history with the Hulk and his associates. He even has a romantic relationship with an associate of Banner. It doesn’t pan out well, but rather than kill her, he returns her to normal.

MODOK has a history with Namor and Doctor Doom as well. Namor was taken prisoner after a battle went wrong, which forced his associate Doctor Doom to rescue the mutant. This was a lost battle for MODOK when the two went after the Cosmic Cube. The device was used to blow up the base, providing a means for the two to escape.

A. I. M. already made an appearance in the MCU with Aldrich Killian as its founder and CEO. However, he was killed in Iron Man 3. He became relevant again when he was mentioned in Shang-Chi, which makes A. I. M. relevant as well. With their company already established to still be in existence, a version of MODOK is a plausible concept.

The technology already exists in the MCU to some degree for mental-computerized combinations. Doctor Zola, also a Captain America villain, had his brain essentially implanted into a computer system. This could be the basis for MODOK’s concept to come to fruition. While Zola may have been blown up, the plans and research behind the computer brain likely remained intact through digital copies.

With Ant-Man 3 taking place mostly in the Quantum realm, the Multiverse could also come into play. Taking a more robotic approach to the character, a different earth could develop the robotic being and send him off. Seeing as Kang is a known heavy hitter in the movie and that MODOK is “designed only for killing,” the man could bring the being in as a means to an end. The possibilities for MODOK are wide-ranged and could vary in importance.

No matter where Ant-Man 3 takes the character, it likely isn’t the last we see of him. Considering how the future of the Captain America films is being kept under wraps, this could be a setup for Sam Wilson to get his own unique major antagonist.

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