Doctor Strange 2 Is Hiding Its True Villain - Theory Explained
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness may well be hiding its true villain — is the Elder God Chthon the real foe facing Doctor Strange and the Scarlet Witch? Excitement is building for the next Marvel Studios movie, the Doctor Strange sequel — the continuation of the multiversal epic that's been running through Phase 4 of the MCU. The Doctor Strange 2 trailer appears to tease that the multiverse will be broken open as a result of the spells Stephen Strange cast in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is surely ironic given they included erasing Strange's own memory of Peter Parker.
The Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness trailer eemed to set up multiple villains. It features a shot of Doctor Strange in battle against Shuma-Gorath — one of his most fearsome enemies from the comics, although apparently renamed Gargantos in the MCU. Alternatively, the Doctor Strange 2 trailer suggested Stephen Strange himself could be the main villain, with a glimpse of the dark Doctor Strange from Marvel's What If...? and ominous dialogue pointing to the idea Strange is up against an evil variant of himself from another dimension. Either would fit well with the film's multiversal themes, and it's easy to see why Marvel would be attracted to either story. A rogue variant of Doctor Strange would be the ultimate mirror image villain, while in the comics Shuma-Gorath has consumed countless realities, and Doctor Strange proved himself worthy to become the Sorcerer Supreme when he defeated Shuma-Gorath in battle.
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But Marvel Studios is known for its secrecy, and it's unlikely the Doctor Strange 2 trailer has actually revealed the film's real main
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