Werewolf by Night is a Halloween special that has just started streaming on Disney+, in which a few notable comic book characters are introduced, one such character being Man-Thing. So who exactly is this character and what do they have to do with the special presentation? Well, Twinfinite has the answer for you as this is who exactly Ted, aka Man-Thing, is in Werewolf by Night.
Warning: Spoilers for Werewolf by Night will follow.
Who Is Ted, aka Man-Thing, in Werewolf by Night?
Werewolf by Night features a group of monster hunters who are sent off to hunt Man-Thing in a garden maze in order to become the new owner of the bloodstone. However, luckily for Man-Thing, or Ted as his friends call him, Jack Russell, aka Werewolf by Night, has infiltrated the group with the intent to free the creature, a feat that he is able to accomplish with the help of Elsa Bloodstone. After escaping, Ted returns to help rescue Jack from the hunters, and we last see him sitting in the forest with the werewolf.
Unfortunately, we know almost nothing about the Man-Thing of the MCU besides the fact that he has a history with Werewolf by Night and also has some kind of supernatural powers. So really, the only other stuff we have to go off of has to do with the character’s history in the comics.
In the comics, Ted was a biochemist who became the creature Man-Thing thanks to an accident involving a failed supersoldier serum and a supernatural swamp. That swamp, as it turns out, would lead Ted into one of the Nexus of All Realities, which he would go on to become the protector of, a status that leads into a number of his storylines in which he fights numerous supernatural beings. It’s important to note that we have already seen one of the Nexus of All Realities in the MCU, as that is where Uatu the Watcher was watching the events of What If..? during the animated series.
As said earlier though, we don’t have confirmation on any of Ted’s backstory in the MCU. However, given that he acts pretty human in the special, it is likely that his origin story will be kept somewhat intact in the MCU.
That is everything you need to know about who Man-Thing is in Marvel Studios’ Special Presentation: Werewolf by Night. For more coverage on the Halloween special, there are a few links to other guides included below.
