Will Doctor Doom Be The True Villain Of The Multiverse Saga?

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Marvel Studios recently made headlines at San Diego Comic-Con with an absolutely massive reveal — Fantastic Four will be the first film in Phase Six of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will end with Avengers: Kang Dynasty and its sequel Avengers: Secret Wars, the final film in the newly branded Multiverse Saga.

In the wake of this news, many fans expect that one of Marvel Comics’ greatest villains, Doctor Doom, will be making his MCU debut sooner rather than later. Not only is he the arch-nemesis of the Fantastic Four and a longtime rival of Kang the Conqueror, he also served as the main antagonist of the Secret Wars comics. In fact, it’s quite possible that Doom could prove to be the true villain of the entire Multiverse Saga.

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Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby in 1962 for Fantastic Four #5, Doctor Doom is one of the most enduring, iconic villains of the Marvel Universe. Because FF was essentially Marvel’s flagship title in those days, Doom quickly made a name for himself as Marvel’s greatest supervillain of all. As such, he soon became a nemesis not just to the Fantastic Four, but to all of Marvel’s heroes as well, clashing with Spider-Man, the Avengers, and more. And while the FF have become less popular in real life over the years, Doctor Doom’s status as Earth-616’s biggest bad guy has never gone away.

For a perfect example of this, just look at the original 1984 Secret Wars miniseries, written by Jim Shooter. In this famous storyline, a cosmic being called the Beyonder transports Earth’s greatest heroes and villains to a patchwork planet called Battleworld. The Beyonder declares that whichever side wins will be rewarded with their hearts’ desires.