Doctor Doom is set to be the villain in Avengers: Secret Wars, but using him in both Doomsday and Secret Wars presents narrative challenges, including establishing his rivalry with Reed Richards and handling Robert Downey Jr.'s casting.
01Summary
- 01Doctor Doom will be the main villain in Avengers: Secret Wars, replacing Kang the Conqueror after earlier plans changed.
- 02Robert Downey Jr. is cast as Victor von Doom, though Marvel has not confirmed if the shared face with Tony Stark has in-story significance.
- 03In the 2015 Secret Wars comic, God Emperor Doom kills Thanos by tearing out his spine and rules Battleworld until Reed Richards confronts him.
- 04The Fantastic Four: First Steps credits scene shows Doom approaching Sue and Reed's son Franklin, leaving their history unexplained.
- 05Reed Richards' victory over Doom in the comics relies on years of resentment, which the MCU must establish in limited screen time.
02Why it matters
This matters because the success of Avengers: Secret Wars depends on audiences caring about Doctor Doom as a villain, not just seeing him as a replacement for Kang or a gimmick due to Downey's casting.
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