MCU: 10 Characters Who Could Lead The Avengers Against Kang The Conqueror
4. Wong
For all of the reasons outlined in the Doctor Strange entry and more, it could be Wong that takes the Avengers through the gauntlet of different universes to fight Kang. Stephen may have been a prodigy in the realms of the mystic arts, but he is not the Sorcerer Supreme.
This title falls to Wong, and whether or not this really was a technicality thanks to Strange being dead for five years, it doesn’t make it any less true. He is a powerful sorcerer, he has risen through the ranks in Kamar-Taj, and now stands alone atop the mystic pyramid.
It seems that Wong could potentially already have started this particular journey, taking the Phase Four equivalent of Nick Fury’s role through Phase One. The Avengers are on the ropes after fighting Thanos, and they need someone to assemble a new team. Enter Wong.
He has already had interactions in Phase Four with Bruce Banner, Captain Marvel, Shang-Chi, Katy, Emil Blonsky, Spider-Man, and of course Doctor Strange, and he has been confirmed to appear in She-Hulk. This could lead to conversations with both the titular character, and Matt Murdoch. You could form a decent iteration of the Avengers from these names alone, yet alone who else he may recruit between now and 2nd May 2025.