MCU Phase 4: Predicting Every Major Character That Will Join
7. Namor
Marvel Comics
First Appearance: Motion Picture Funnies Weekly
Of all the characters no one seems to have a clue if Marvel owns or not, Namor has to be the most perplexing.
While DC might be beating Marvel to the aquatic punch with Aquaman, Namor the Submariner was actually the first Atlantean superhero on the block. He's fought during the Second World War, led an invasion of Wakanda and has helped prevent the end of the world more times than the Avengers would care to admit.
As a mutant, Namor also bridges the gap between the X-Men and the other side of the Marvel Universe, and with James Wan's Aquaman set to usher in a tidal wave of water-themed theatrics (not really), Marvel are likely to be keeping a watchful eye.
At this stage, it looks as though we can assume that Namor is back with the House of Mouse, in which case it's likely that he's on Marvel's shortlist for a future film. As one of the company's more complex characters that also gives cause for excitement, especially if his introduction does mark the beginning of the X-Men's ascension to the MCU.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
