Spider-Man: No Way Home
Warning : This post check SPOILERS forSpider - humans : No Way Home .
While it may not impress some fan , Marvel has just affirm that Benedict Wong ’s Wong is theMCU ’s Sorcerer Supremeand not Doctor Strange . That should arrive as a surprise to those who expected Benedict Cumberbatch ’s master of the mystic arts to follow hisWhat If … ?arc and become The Ancient One ’s replacement . ButSpider - Man : No Way Homeestablishes that Strange is still on his path to wizardly growing .
Though Marvel was reluctant ab initio to institute magic to the MCU , Doctor Strange really opened the floodgates , even allowing for a retcon ofScarlet Witch ’s powersafterAvengers : Age Of Ultron . Yes , other characters had shown magic powers - like the Asgardians - but there was n’t quite the same story dynamic or expansive macrocosm that Scott Derrickson’sDoctor Strangeintroduced . That side of the universe brought in dimensional manipulation , time torture , fast travel , and arguably the most powerful soul in the MCU in Tilda Swinton ’s Ancient One . With her end , it was wide expected that her protégée , Doctor Strange , would follow her path .
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ButNo means Homeconfirms that Wong became the Sorcerer Supreme afterAvengers : Endgameand took up the exalted placement rather of Strange . unusual rather bitter distinguish Peter Parker that Wong was given the location on a technicality because Strange himself was blipped out of cosmos for five age . The suggestion there is that Wong does not deserve the furtherance - and Strange does quite openly bemock him as fumbling - but is it a fair assessment ? Is unknown not just blind to his own inadequateness as a Sorcerer , despite the great satire of Benedict Cumberbatch ’s magician ignoring his own disruptive path to magical art ?
Why Wong Is The Sorcerer Supreme In The MCU Not Doctor Strange
On reflection , Wong being the Sorcerer Supreme makes sentiency , return Strange ’s comparative deficiency of magic experience and the fact that he was install as the protector of theNew York Sanctum Sanctorumin Phase 3 . Narratively , it also fits , given that Strange is impulsive and volatile enough to mould the spell that riptide opened Spider - Man ’s multiverse despite Wong on the face of it warn against it . He is far from the finished project , and would arguably be too powerful to carry on any sense of scourge against him in Marvel film going forrader if he was the Sorcerer Supreme . WithDoctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madnesstrailer already tantalize Strange ’s groovy scourge - evil Doctor Strange himself - the idea of danger is a hugely of import thing to preserve .
To put it in even dewy-eyed terminus , Wong deserves to be Sorcerer Supreme more than Strange . He antecedently held the position of Kamar - Taj librarian , and while he was n’t good enough at his job to stop Kaecilius gazump it , his magical artistry is not to be call into question . He direct the masters of the mystic arts against Thanos on their coming back after Hulk ’s snap inAvengers : Endgame , and proved inShang - Chi ’s mail - credits scenethat he has become a fundamental part of the unexampled Avengers team for phase angle 4 and beyond . unusual , meanwhile , still palpate like a powerful loner , and the close thing to Iron Man ’s replacement as the MCU will ever see . He has pregnant increment in personal terms to get to Wong ’s story , even if his magical office level has massively increase since his MCU debut . AndMultiverse of Madnessarguably needs him to have some capacitance for making mistakes to really amp up the drama levels .
Even the Ancient One draw the tune at predicting Strange ’s future , rather prefer to point out his weakness to goad him on to train his powers . And on her death , a index vacuum was created that Strange was n’t quick to step into and Wong was seemingly forced to . After all inDoctor Strange , Wong confirmed that Earth was left in grave danger on the Ancient One ’s demise : " You might have a gift for the mystical arts , but you still have much to learn . Word of the Ancient One ’s death will broadcast through the Multiverse . Earth has no Sorcerer Supreme to defend it . We must be ready . ” While Wong has later on found clock time to take on someunderground engagement nightclub work inShang - Chi , he clearly dedicated himself to being ready . Unfortunately , the reservation inNo Way Homehas also just made it far more potential that Wong will have to die for Strange to realize his ultimate fortune .
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How Doctor Strange Can Become Sorcerer Supreme In Multiverse Of Madness
Wong ’s role as Sorcerer Supreme is already confusing , throw his appearance inShang - Chi . first , his participation in the hole-and-corner fighting tournament and honestly odd family relationship with Tim Roth ’s returning Abomination does n’t sit with expectations of the Sorcerer Supreme ’s responsibility . Indeed , Wong say inNo Way Homethat he can not see to triviality like Strange ’s sustenance of the Sanctum Sanctorum in New York because of his " high duty " , so him step out to fight for a purse against a contrary super - soldier is funnily illogical . append to that the wayShang - Chi ’s post - creditsseems to lay Wong up as a sort of Avengers recruiter and there are more questions , though Wong being Sorcerer Supreme alter the dynamic of that tantrum and makes the threat of the Ten Rings lighthouse all the more marked . presumptively , Wong will step away from that to deal with the threats found in theDoctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madnesstrailer , perhaps bringing him into contact with a more immediate menace . The shot of him in theDoctor Strange 2trailer looking badly wounded and bloodied for certain suit with that danger , and sadly , that ’s arguably the sound way for unusual to become the next Sorcerer Supreme .
While the Sorcerer Supreme is functionally immortal - as the Ancient One was - they can be shoot down by more nefarious thing than disease and honest-to-god age . So Wong could well be in danger and the Sorcerer Supreme title has draw between candidates on the death of the incumbent in the comic strip ( and indeed now in the MCU ) . The just news for Wong is that the deed of conveyance of Sorcerer Supreme can also be surrendered to a more suitable candidate , which might well happen inMultiverse of Madnessif Doctor Strange proves his mettle and morals . He still has a long way to go ifSpider - mankind : No Way Homeis anything to go by , but it ’s potential Wong come out alive to help Shang - Chi investigatethe Ten Rings beaconif he does carry off it .
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