Marvel Toy May Tease A HUGE MCU Hero Debut In What If...? Season 2
Potential spoiler for "What If...?" Season 2 ahead
Though many of the shows on Marvel Studios' upcoming Disney+ slate are brand new, there are some returning favorites to look forward to. Alongside "Loki" Season 2 is "What If...?" Season 2, which will surely bring with it an update on the Guardians of the Multiverse in addition to several new stories from across the infinite timelines out there. If a leak of one of Hasbro's new Marvel Legends action figures is to be believed, then Marvel Cinematic Universe fans will get a look at one of the biggest heroes in the Marvel Universe in this batch of episodes.
On July 13, @MarvelLegendsHQ posted a picture of a new figure from the "What If...?" Marvel Legends subline: Goliath. Clad in black, blue, and white, the suit very much resembles the Ant-Man suits worn by Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) in the "Ant-Man" movies with a color scheme inspired by the comic Goliath suit. This all makes sense considering that in "Ant-Man and the Wasp," we meet Bill Foster (Laurence Fishburne), who worked on Project G.O.L.I.A.T.H. with Pym before their falling out. Foster's print counterpart has also famously taken on the Goliath name on the pages of Marvel Comics.
Therefore, it's safe to assume that an animated Foster will appear on "What If...?" Season 2, and unlike his live-action equivalent, he'll actually suit up as Goliath on screen. Then again, it's not necessarily a given that Foster will be the one behind the mask.
Any number of people could be the What If...? Goliath
Under the assumption that this Marvel Legends leak is accurate and Goliath is indeed set to appear on "What If...?" Season 2, it's more than likely that Bill Foster will be the one in the suit. After all, he has already made his MCU debut and has specifically stated that he was once the towering Goliath, so this would be a fine way to expand on that brief mention. Then again, there are several characters other than Foster who have operated under the Goliath name in the comics — some of which have been in the MCU for some time.
The first person to act as Goliath was Hank Pym, which isn't too surprising given that Pym Particles are responsible for the hero's size alteration. Then, Clint Barton — better known as Hawkeye and later Ronin — took on the mantle for a time while Pym operated as Yellowjacket. After Barton, Foster adopted the name, having previously worked under the aliases Black Goliath and Giant-Man. However, Foster's Goliath run concluded during the "Civil War" storyline when he was killed by a cyborg clone of Thor known as Ragnarok. Erik Josten and Foster's nephew, Thomas, have also become Goliath.
Regardless of who's in the suit, if this leak is to be believed, it'll be great to finally see Goliath appear in an MCU production proper via "What If...?" Season 2.