Multiverse (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Marvel Cinematic Universe setting composed of alternate universes
The multiverse is a setting within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise. Based on the setting of the same name from the Marvel Comics, it is a collection of infinitely many alternate realities and dimensions. First explored in the film Doctor Strange (2016), it is revisited in the film Avengers: Endgame (2019) before playing a key role in Phases Four, Five, and Six of the MCU, which constitute "The Multiverse Saga". The MCU's multiverse centers on a universe sometimes referred to as the "Sacred Timeline", which also describes a bundle of closely aligned, infinite timelines that do not lead to the emergence of a Kang variant. Initially, branched timelines were generally "pruned" by the Time Variance Authority (TVA), until Sylvie kills the TVA's leader, "He Who Remains", allowing the multiverse to be freed and new branched timelines to fully form. Following this, the TVA, under new management, instead nurtures and observes these new universes. Some of those universes are considered separate from the "Sacred Timeline" but are still monitored by the TVA, such as Earth-10005.
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