Marvel Studios' Hall H panel at San-Diego Comic Con 2022 dropped the next four years of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) projects, including a trailer for the next Ant-Man film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. The trailer, which has yet to appear online, confirmed Bill Murray's role in the movie and brought a new look at Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror. But in a split-second shot of the new trailer, the wacky, big-headed villain M.O.D.O.K. is shown. And since the Ant-Man movies typically have a comedic and lighthearted tone, M.O.D.O.K. is a perfect addition.

M.O.D.O.K.'s bizarre appearance -- an oversized head and tiny body in a mechanized chair -- can make him hard to take seriously. He's known for being rather conceited and self-centered because of his unnaturally-high levels of intelligence, which often get used to comedic effect. Even his name, an acronym for "Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing," makes him appear more like a campy villain than a terrifying one. There's a reason why he was one of Gwenpool's most prominent villains in the comics: he's easy to make fun of despite his supreme intelligence and destructive narcissism. But it's M.O.D.O.K.'s absurd character design, name and traits that make him fit well into Reed's little corner of the MCU.

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The Ant-Man films have always been more lighthearted because of Reed’s experience directing romantic comedies like Bring It On and Yes Man. And Luis' long-winded and tangential story-telling style, Scott's growing and shrinking throwing discs and heist-inspired plots all make for great superhero antics that poke fun at themselves and the superhero genre. M.O.D.O.K. fits right into that world, alongside the oversized Hello Kitty PEZ machines and slimy CEO villain Darren Cross. In the short-lived Hulu show M.O.D.O.K., the titular character even frequently made crass and satirical wisecracks about his intelligence or the ineptitude of the Avengers he attempted to defeat, which would hopefully carry over into Quantumania.

Because M.O.D.O.K. is such a larger-than-life character, his absurdities and eccentricities are likely to be the butt of the joke in Quantumania. Reed's often claimed that he likes physical comedy, and it's easy to see how M.O.D.O.K.'s hoverchair and massive face could be a source of humor in the upcoming Ant-Man film. Scott's role as the MCU's joke-loving ''everyman'' puts him in a position to be awed by the heroes and beings he encounters, and M.O.D.O.K.'s absurd appearance could be the source of more of that -- keeping what could be a heavy film more laid-back.

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Although there’s no word on who will be voicing M.O.D.O.K., it could be Jim Carrey, like some rumors have teased, or Patton Oswalt, who played him in Hulu's M.O.D.O.K. As for why M.O.D.O.K. is making his debut so late in the MCU, it could very well be that the organization he's historically attached to in the comics -- Advanced Idea Mechanics (AIM) -- has been kicking up trouble again. AIM made their MCU debut in Iron Man 3 with villain Aldrich Killian, who was attempting to develop the illness-curing tech Extremis. While AIM hasn’t been a serious part of the MCU since 2013, M.O.D.O.K.’s debut means it might return to the larger story.

Quantumania is shaping up to have two villains now in M.O.D.O.K. and Kang the Conqueror. And if the teaser trailer from SDCC teases what Kang’s character will be like, then M.O.D.O.K. will likely serve as the film’s villainous comedic relief. But regardless of who’s voicing the villain or why he’s coming to the MCU almost ten years after AIM debuted, Reed is bound to use M.O.D.O.K.’s offbeat character and narcissistic personality to the fullest for Quantumania.

Catch M.O.D.O.K.’s live-action MCU debut in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, releasing in theaters Feb. 17, 2023.