Doctor Strange 2 Hid The Perfect Set-Up For X-Men Vs Avengers
WARNING: Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness introduced several concepts that could prove crucial to the future success of the MCU, and the film may have provided the perfect set-up for an adaptation of the popular comic series, Avengers Versus X-Men. First referenced in Doctor Strange before playing a large part in both Loki and Spider-Man: No Way Home, the multiverse is undoubtedly the key model around which the MCU’s Phases Four and Five will circulate. The theory states that there are an infinite number of universes, some similar and some different, and after Doctor Strange opened a gateway between them, the MCU has begun to explore the potential for cross-universe travel.
This idea played a huge role in Doctor Strange 2, with America Chavez granting the sorcerer the chance to move between universes – albeit, not at will. While the concept is freeing for the future of the MCU, Doctor Strange 2’s Illuminati warned against the risks of consistent multiversal travel, stating that meddling in an alternate universe either via travel or dreamwalking could result in an incursion event. As shown in the universe of Sinister Strange, an incursion event results from one reality colliding with another, pulling apart the structure of each universe in the process.
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Such an event could prove disastrous to the MCU’s main universe, though the prospect of a collision could open doors for the franchise to introduce characters and storylines that have long seemed impossible. One such instance could see an incursion event being used for the introduction of the X-Men – characters who have not
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