Scott Lang’s Time Warp & Kang’s Plan: The Quantum Realm Connection
If there is a question "Why 1 Hour in the Quantum Realm = 1 Year in the Real World?"
We now in Endgame that Ant-Man, aka Scott Lang, was trapped in the Quantum Realm for five hours, but when he emerged, the world had moved forward five years. For MCU fans, this is a hint that the Quantum Realm is far more dangerous than we thought.
Scott Lang (Ant-Man) may not have realized he'd been isolated in the Quantum Realm for five years, but his experience revealed the fact that time doesn't flow normally there. This led Hulk and Tony Stark to debate the time travel paradox in Endgame, arguing that it occurs naturally in the Quantum Realm, based solely on the laws of physics, without any machines or mystical elements. So, why are there paradoxes in the Quantum Realm?
Is the Quantum Realm Really Not a Microworld? Or Is This a Time Gap, Kang?
Marvel has always portrayed the Microworld as a small world, explored with Hank Pym's Pym Particle technology. But after Quantumania and Loki, a different perspective emerged. This idea says the Quantum Realm is not just a tiny, microscopic place. It's something bigger and more complex. The TVA can't control it because time doesn't work the same way there.
When Kang was banished to the Quantum Realm for a punishment, he learned about its intricacies. From there, Kang discovered a loophole and a cunning plan to exploit the Quantum Realm. Kang built an empire that no one could touch. If one hour equals one year, how long would it take Kang to build an empire, and what could he do in that time? This is Kang's intelligence, and it's no coincidence. Meanwhile, the TVA was busy simply trimming the flawed timeline.
Other events in the Quantum Realm indicate More Than Just a Small World
Another incident occurred in Ant-Man & The Wasp, where we saw that Janet van Dyne had been trapped in the Quantum Realm for 30 years, while time itself had also passed 30 years in the real world. She disappeared during a mission to stop a missile in 1987, trapped in the Quantum Realm. She was rescued by Hank Pym and Scott Lang around 2018. Unlike Scott Lang, who only spent 5 hours there, the outside world had moved on 5 years.
What actually happens in the Quantum Realm?
- Unlike the original timeline, the Quantum Realm has its own time dimension.
- In the Quantum Realm, time doesn't stay the same; it moves differently based on how deep you go into the layers.
- We speak of "time dilation" in real-world quantum physics, but in the MCU, it's not as extreme.
Why can't the TVA control the Quantum Realm?
In Loki, we learn that the TVA acts like time police or guardians, making sure time flows correctly. Whythe TVA can't interfere with the Quantum Realm?
The Quantum Realm itself is outside the main timeline because the TVA operates according to the "Sacred Timeline," and therefore the Quantum Realm doesn't operate according to that rule.
- Kang learns more about the Quantum Realm. In Quantumania, because the TVA doesn't detect it as a variant, he uses it as his base.
- Regarding Loki Season 2,the Quantum Realm is a loophole in the system, the TVA can cut off branch timelines.