Who Is Kahhori? The MCU"s Newest Superhero Explained

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Summary

Kahhori is a brand-new character introduced in What If...? season 2, with no basis in Marvel Comics, making her one of the most significant original MCU characters.
Kahhori presumably gains her powers after being exposed to the Tesseract, a.k.a. Space Stone, which means she may have abilities similar to Carol Danvers, a.k.a. Captain Marvel.
Kahhori's storyline in What If...? season 2 will likely span multiple episodes, allowing audiences to get to know her properly, see her team up with other heroes, and potentially lead to a crossover into the live-action MCU.

Kahhori will be introduced as a new MCU superhero in Marvel Studios' What If...? season 2. Based on the Marvel Comics series of the same name, What If...? explores alternate realities in the MCU's multiverse, investigating what might have happened if pivotal choices in the MCU's history had been made differently. The series was in development by Marvel Studios Animation in September 2018, and What If...? season 1 premiered on Disney+ in August 2021, featuring many returning actors and characters from the MCU's live-action stories. However, the highly-anticipated What If...? season 2, set to premiere on December 22, 2023, will also introduce a character never seen before in the MCU.
While What If...? season 1 introduced audiences to variants such as Peggy Carter's super soldier Captain Carter, T'Challa's Star-Lord, Doctor Strange Supreme, and an only child version of Thor, What If...? season 2 is set to debut more exciting heroes in the animated universes of the MCU. A 1980s Avengers team including Hank Pym's Ant-Man and T'Chaka's Black Panther, a version of Nebula working with the Nova Corps, and a version of Tony Stark who traveled to Sakaar will all be featured in What If...? season 2, as well as a brand-new MCU hero. What If...? season 2's trailer provided a first look at the MCU's newest upcoming superhero, Kahhori.
Marvel's Kahhori Is NOT From The Comics

What If...? season 2's Kahhori is a brand-new and original character for the MCU, having no basis in Marvel Comics whatsoever. This isn't the first time that Marvel Studios has created original characters for the MCU, as the likes of Phil Coulson, Darcy Lewis, Layla El-Faouly, and Miss Minutes were all created especially for the MCU. However, Kahhori's power set and storyline in What If...? season 2 perhaps make her one of the most significant original MCU characters, as she will introduce viewers to a culture that has seldom been represented on screen, and hark back to the early days of the MCU by being connected to the Tesseract.
Marvel's Kahhori History Explained

It's unclear which of What If...? season 2's nine episodes will introduce Kahhori to the MCU, but some of her character history has already been revealed by Marvel Studios. One episode of What If...? season 2 will explore what happens when the Tesseract falls to Earth and lands in the sovereign Haudenosaunee Confederacy before the colonization of America. The Tesseract will transform a lake into a gateway to the stars, and imbue Mohawk woman Kahhori with some extraordinary gifts. The episode was created by Ryan Little in collaboration with members of the Mohawk Nation to ensure cultural authenticity, and will be delivered in the Mohawk language.

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