What If...1872?

"What If...1872?" is the sixth episode of the third season of the Disney+ streaming television series, What If...? and the twenty-fourth episode of the series overall. The episode was written Matthew Chauncey and Ryan Little, after a story by Bryan Andrews, Matthew Chauncey, and Ryan Little and directed by Stephan Franck and Bryan Andrews. It premiered on December 27, 2024.
==Synopsis==
In a universe where the heroes of the MCU live in the Old West, Shang-Chi and his pistol-packing partner, Kate Bishop, traverse the frontier, saving the innocent from the evils of The Hood.
==Cast==
===Main cast===
*Jeffrey Wright as The Watcher
*Simu Liu as Shang-Chi
*Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop
*Wyatt Russell as John Walker
*Meng'er Zhang as Xialing
*Walton Goggins as Sonny Burch
*Allen Deng as Kwai Jun-Fan
*Jason Isaacs as The Eminence
===Guest stars===
*Terri Douglas as Additional Voices
*Matt Yang King as Additional Voices
*Dave B. Mitchell as Additional Voices
*Andrew Morgado as Additional Voices
*Fred Tatasciore as Additional Voices
*Debra Wilson as Additional Voices
*Matthew Wood as Additional Voices
*Shelby Young as Additional Voices
==Notes==
* This episode is inspired by the Marvel 1872 comic series.
* This episode is similar to "What if... The Avengers Assembled in 1602?", in that it shows a universe with the heroes living in a different time period; however, while that episode was due to a Time Stone anomaly, this universe came into being naturally.
* This marks The Hood's debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, ahead of their proper introduction in Ironheart. However, in this case, it's someone else taking on their identity.
* Kwai Jun-Fan is described as having some "iron fists". In the comics, Kwai Jun-Fan is the first person to hold the title of Iron Fist.
* This episode confirms that Alligator Loki is indeed a real variant of Loki Laufeyson, with their version of Thor being Throg.
* One universe shown is of a pirate universe, featuring Crossbones as a pirate.
* One universe shows a variant of Ultron programmed to perform show tunes.
* Shang-Chi is summoned by ringing a bell ten times, likely a pun on the Ten Rings.
* Among the tech on the train are items from Stark Munitions, Hammer Steel, and Cross Manufacturing.
* Sonny Birch's hypnotic watch is suggested to have come from The Red Room.
* Before they ride out, Shang-Chi tells Hawkeye, "The sun's getting real low". This is the phrase that Black Widow uses when she needs to calm Hulk down.
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==External links==
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Category:What If...? episodes