Robert Downey Jr.‘sDoctor Doomhas the potential to be the most powerful live-action villain of all time when he fights theMCU’s Avengers inAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars.Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warswill provide a conclusion to the MCU’s Phase 6 and the Multiverse Saga as a whole. One of the most anticipated details about Phase 6’s two-part event isthe introduction of Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom, who will fill the role of the Multiverse Saga’s main antagonist and will mark the first time Robert Downey Jr. plays a Marvel character not called Iron Man.
In Phase 6,Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom will replace Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conquerorin the role ofAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars' main villain afterJonathan Majors' 2024 conviction and subsequent firing. Where Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom comes from and what his motivations are is still unknown given that the announcement of his arrival at San Diego Comic-Con 2024 was a complete surprise for fans. However,Doctor Doom could be aspiring to become God Emperor Doom, master of the multiverse, andAvengers: Doomsdaycould be the first step in the villain’s plan to become the ruler of all Marvel timelines.
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Due to the multiversal nature ofAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars, the likelihood of the Multiverse Saga’s conclusion leading to a franchise-wide reboot is quite high. Marvel Comics' 2015 storylineSecret Wars, which will probably informAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars, directly led to the restructuring of the entire Marvel Comics multiverse. More importantly,the Multiverse Saga’s overarching story has repeatedly hinted at a Multiversal War that will affect all existing timelines, with clues spread across titles such asLokiseason 1 and season 2,Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, andSpider-Man: No Way Home.
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Taking the probability of an MCU multiverse into account, Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom could easily display his power by killing several major heroes inAvengers: Secret Wars. Multiple Avengers could sacrifice their lives to stop Doctor Doom and save the multiverse. Once the imminent reboot comes, Marvel Studios could introduce a new streamlined universe where new variants of those heroes are alive again. The original heroes' deaths would still be definitive, but it wouldn’t take long for new variants to replace them, similar to the original Loki’s death inAvengers: Infinity Warand a new Loki variant’s redemption inLoki.
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Marvel characters have it difficult when it comes to final send-offs, as it’s very easy for future stories to put them back in action. Even death tends to be temporary for most heroes and villains, both in the comics and in live-action movies and shows.A franchise-wide multiversal MCU rebootcould be a more definitive method, andAvengers: Secret Warsprovides an opening.A heroic sacrifice could allow multiple Marvel actors to conclude their MCU journey with a bang and without leaving any loose ends. The Avengers' deaths at the hands of Doctor Doom would prove how powerful he really is.
In Marvel Comics' 2015Secret Wars, Reed Richards defeats Doom, but doesn’t kill him.
MCU characters who have either tried to retire or have come close to sacrificing their lives for the greater good could achieve their goals inAvengers: Secret Wars. Heroes like Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye, Sebastian Stan’s Bucky Barnes, Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, Chris Hemsworth’s Thor, and Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk have wanted to live a peaceful life after all their adventures, and characters like Elizabeth Olsen’s Scarlet Witch, Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man, and Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange have repeatedly put their lives on the line. Their deaths would be momentous events in the MCU’s history before a reboot replaces them with new variants.
Doctor Doom Killing The Avengers Could Make Him A Better Final Villain Than Kang
Doctor Doom Could Do What Kang Says He Did
InAnt-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Jonathan Majors' Kang the Conqueror revealed to Scott Lang that he killed countless Avengers in numerous timelines — so many that Kang forgot which Avengers met their end at his hands. Shortly after,Ant-Man and his family defeated and probably killed Kang the Conqueror. InAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars,Doctor Doom’s actions could speak louder than Kang the Conqueror’s words if Doctor Doom actually kills multiple Avengers on-screen. New variants of those heroes could return in Phase 7, but seeing beloved heroes fall before Doctor Doom could crown him as the most powerful Marvel villain ever.
The on-screen deaths of fan-favorite Avengers would be more significant than the off-screen deaths of the countless Avengers Kang allegedly killed
Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom doesn’t have to kill as many Avengers variants or destroy as many timelines as Kang the Conqueror says he did in order to make a bigger impact. A villain’s raw power isn’t directly proportional to their appeal, as many MCU antagonists have already proved. For instance, Loki, Killmonger, and Green Goblin are nowhere near as powerful as Ultron, Surtur, and the Deviants, but they’re certainly more interesting characters due to how well-written and well portrayed they are. The on-screen deaths of fan-favorite Avengers would be more significant than the off-screen deaths of the countless Avengers Kang allegedly killed.
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Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom May Have Little Time To Leave A Mark
Robert Downey Jr.’s MCU return will be a big event inAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars. What will happen to Doctor Doom in Phase 6 is unknown, but considering how he’s set to be the Multiverse Saga’s equivalent of Josh Brolin’s Thanos, Doctor Doom is likely to be defeated. Robert Downey Jr. seems unlikely to be playing Doctor Doom for the long run, both because it would risk tarnishing his Iron Man legacy and because he’s an incredibly expensive actor. So,if the MCU goes through a reboot, Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom could also be replaced with a new variant.
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Avengers: Secret Wars could have one advantage over Endgame if Phase 6’s final team-up event stays true to the heroes' classic appearance.
In that case, in order to counterbalance Robert Downey Jr.’s brief time as Doctor Doom,Avengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Warscould give Downey Jr.’s villain the honor of killing multiple heroes, or having him force multiple Avengers to sacrifice their lives to stop him. This would also flipIron Man’s ultimate sacrifice against Thanos. When a new variant of Doctor Doom arrives after the MCU’s potential reboot, a new actor could play a version of Doctor Doom who shows off his might by tormenting the world’s heroes through various ways that don’t necessarily involve killing them or threatening the whole multiverse.
