WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the Loki Season 1 finale, "For All Time. Always." now streaming on Disney+.

While He Who Remains, as played by Jonathan Majors in the Season 1 finale of Loki, is a variant of Kang, he's not exactly Immortus.

Loki director and executive producer Kate Herron spoke to Deadline about the shocking arrival of Majors in the episode and what it means for the future of the MCU. And while she doesn't know all the details -- "I don’t know their plans. It’s a question for Mr. Feige," Herron said when asked about Nathaniel Richards -- the director did clear up one question.

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"Kang is the variant, but he’s also not technically Immortus," Herron said. "It’s a bit like Sylvie, right? She’s a unique character in relation to our story. He Who Remains is in the comics, but the version in our show was very different. He’s closer to Immortus, but he’s a unique character for our story. But Kang is a variant of that character."

The director also made clear that she doesn't know when the show will return for Season 2 -- Herron won't return for Season 2 of Loki -- but she did discuss how introducing a version of He Who Remains was always the plan.

"I remember when I started, there was discussion, but honestly, the writers, Kevin Wright our executive producer, said He Who Remains was the person they met at the end of time," Herron revealed. "That was always our North Star we were going for, really for us, the bigger question was would we be allowed to do this. It’s such a big character to be launching. It really informed everything across the TVA, whether they were good or bad. The cut we have of the show is the best cut."

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In the comics, He Who Remains isn't connected to Kang, but he does create the TVA after surviving a multiversal war. With Phase 4 of the MCU clearly setting up the expansion of the multiverse, it's a savvy move to simply merge the more obscure character with Marvel's most popular time-traveling villain. But just like Majors' character teases is true of the MCU version, the Kang we meet in the comics is one of many variants. Others include Immortus, a future version of Kang, and Nathaniel Richards, the real identity of all Kang variants and a descendant of both Reed and Sue Richards and Doctor Doom.

All six episodes of Loki's first season are now streaming on Disney+. Season 2, while confirmed, does not yet have a release date.

Source: Deadline