When The Watcher assembled his Guardians of the Multiverse in What If...?, many fans were confused to see Gamora among the heroes hand-picked by Uatu. She hadn't appeared in the animated series before that point, though we'd later learn her episode had been postponed.
That was a result of the pandemic, of course, and the formidable Gamora Variant will now take centre stage in What If...? season 2.
We've already caught sight of Iron Man decked out in a very colourful Hulkbuster armour, and a new Hot Toys action figure reveals just how crazy this "Sakaarian Iron Man" looks.
It's previously been reported that, in this reality, Thanos sends his daughter Gamora to kill Tony Stark following the events of The Avengers. That somehow leads to the billionaire ending up on Sakaar where he cobbles together arguably the most unique armour we've seen in the MCU to date.
"What happened was we originally had an episode planned for earlier in the season that was a fun, light-hearted, living breathing Tony Stark-centric episode with Gamora," Head Writer A.C. Bradley previously revealed. "However, due to the COVID pandemic, one of our animation houses was hit incredibly hard, and the episode needed to be pushed into Season 2, because it would not be finished in time."
"I think everyone’s going to be surprised by the way Gamora gets that armor, and how her relationship with Tony evolves, because they’re obviously good friends in that bit that we see...It is a promise of more stories to come."
Despite it once looking like What If...? season 2 would debut in 2023, 2024 now looks more likely (some online scoopers have gone so far as to suggest it might be pushed as far back as 2025). We've also heard the series will only run for a total of three seasons during the Multiverse Saga.
Take a closer look at What If...?'s new Iron Man armour below.