Marvel revealed at the pop-culture convention Comic-Con that Robert Downey Jr. is returning in the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday (2026). After this film, Avengers: Secret Wars will be released in 2027. Fans are excited to see their favorite superhero Tony Stark aka Iron Man i.e. Robert Downey Jr. as a villain on screen. Doctor Doom is being discussed everywhere on social media. Everyone has the same question in their mind that who is this Doctor Doom aka Victor von Doom?
Who is Doctor Doom aka Victor Von Doom?
Doctor Doom was first mentioned in the 1962 issue of Marvel's comics 'The Fantastic Four'. According to this, Victor Vaughn i.e. Doom is actually a scientist from the European country Latveria. He is also the adversary of 'Fantastic Four's' Reed Richards, whom he met when both of them were students. Pedro Pascal has been chosen to play the role of Reed Richards i.e. Mr. Fantastic and he will debut as this character in 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' in 2025.
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This is why Doctor Doom hides his face behind a mask
In the comics, it is told that Von Doom gets injured due to the explosion of a machine. Due to this, he has to wear a mask and armor. There are scars on his face. He becomes the king of Latveria and wants to dominate the world. According to 'Marvel.com', Doctor Doom wants to control the world with his power and prove that he is the best. The special thing about Doctor Doom is that apart from being a great scientist, he is also a master of magical powers.
Doctor Doom in Marvel Comics
Doctor Doom's Battleworld, where the biggest battle will take place
In the 2005 film 'Fantastic Four', Doctor Doom was played by Julian McMahon. While in the 2015 reboot of this franchise, Toby Kebbell played this character. This character played an important role in Marvel's 2015 comics 'Secret Wars' and created Battleworld. This is a planet where different universes collide with each other. It is believed that this story will serve as the main plot for the film 'Avengers: Secret Wars'.
The most loved superhero Iron Man is now the most dangerous villain!
Ever since Marvel announced the new 'Fantastic Four' movie, Doctor Doom was expected to appear in the MCU. But no one thought that Robert Downey Jr. would play the role. Especially since he has been Marvel's most popular superhero. Obviously, everyone is excited about what the actor who gained so much fame on screen as Iron Man will do now as the most dangerous villain.
…So is Doctor Doom the evil version of Tony Stark?
It's also worth noting here that the story of 'The Fantastic Four: First Steps' is set in an alternate universe, so Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom originates from there and not from the MCU's main timeline. This also means that Doctor Doom could be an evil version of Tony Stark in the multiverse. Or Doctor Doom could look like Tony Stark.
Jonathan Majors turned out to be a 'villain' in real life, Marvel expelled him for being guilty of harassment, he will no longer play the character of 'Kang'Marvel broke ties with Kang, now Masterstroke broke ties with Doctor Doom
There is no doubt that casting Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom is a masterstroke by Marvel. Especially when before this Jonathan Majors' 'Kang: The Conqueror' was being described as the biggest villain. In 'Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' it was shown that in the future Avengers' biggest fight will be with the biggest villain Kang. Marvel had also announced the film 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty' for this. But after Jonathan Majors was arrested on charges of rape and exploitation, Marvel distanced itself from him. In such a situation, now Doctor Doom has emerged as the biggest villain. Also, now officially 'Avengers: Doomsday' is coming in place of 'Avengers: The Kang Dynasty'.