Avengers: Doomsday

A disgraceful new theory suggests that Doctor Doom could prove his salinity inAvengers : Doomsdayby kill Tom Holland ’s Spider - Man , which could unleash an even bully scourge on theMCUafterVenom : The Last Dance . Robert Downey Jr. was confirmed to be amount back to Marvel at 2024 ’s San Diego Comic - Con , but his recast as iconic Marvel villain Doctor Doom has evoke questions for the MCU . While this choice has been controversial , Robert Downey Jr. ’s appearance as Doctor Doomcreates some exciting opportunities for Marvel Studios at the ending of the Multiverse Saga .

Doctor Doom is expected to make his MCU debut inAvengers : Doomsday , and since he ’s billed as the primary opposer of theRusso brothers’DoomsdayandSecret Wars , he ’ll need to make a huge impact on the MCU mighty out the gate . A Modern MCU theory presents the perfect way that this can happen by oppose Doctor Doom against Peter Parker ’s Spider - Man . This would produce a fantastic full - traffic circle import forRobert Downey Jr. in the MCU , and could also lay up a dissimilar supervillain for another Phase 6 movie .

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Bringing Robert Downey Jr. back to the MCU as a formidable new villain means Marvel Studios has the chance to recreate off the connections between Downey Jr. ’s former role of Tony Stark ’s Iron Man and the MCU ’s other heroes . Perhaps the most prominent of these was Iron Man ’s bond paper with Spider - Man . Stark mentored Peter Parker after recruiting him to facilitate fight Team Cap inCivil War , so Stark ’s death had a immense impact on Spider - Man . Doctor Doom having Tony Stark ’s facewill likely have a similarly - massive core , and a new theory shared byComicodigymakes this even worse .

The theory suggests that Peter Parker could beEarth-616 ’s Anchor Being , a concept first heard in 2024’sDeadpool & Wolverine . Wolverine was Earth-10005 ’s Anchor Being , kick in to that reality ’s worsening surveil his death inLogan , and Doctor Doom may set out to kill other Anchor Beings in an movement to save his world from incursions inAvengers : Doomsday . This puts Peter Parker ’s Spider - Man in Doctor Doom ’s crosshairs , andhaving Robert Downey Jr. ’s Doctor Doom pop Tom Holland ’s Spider - Man would contribute to one of the MCU ’s most intense and emotional consequence .

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The Russo brothers have latterly suggested that both of Marvel Comics’Secret Warsstorylines from 1984 and 2015 will pep up events inAvengers : DoomsdayandSecret Wars . This has raised hopes that some ofSecret Wars’most iconic instant will be seen in the MCU , including Spider - Man develop his bootleg exotic costume , which occurred during the 1984 event . Upon his return to New York , this ignominious costume was revealed to be the Venom Symbiote , allowing one of Spider - Man ’s most iconic villain to debut , and this could also take place in the MCU .

In Sony ’s Spider - Man Universe , Venom saved Eddie Brock ’s liveliness on numerous occasion , andComicodigy’stheory posits that the Symbiote could do the same for Peter Parker after he ’s killed by Doctor Doom inAvengers : Doomsday . After Tom Hardy ’s sashay into the MCU in 2021’sSpider - Man : No Way Home , a piece of Venom was leave behind , and this small piece might have been growing in power and size in the geezerhood since . Avengers : Doomsdaycan mark the culmination of this maturation , bringingSpider - Man and Venom togetherfor the first meter in the MCU .

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Venom: The Last Dance Introduced New Lore For Venom’s MCU Debut

2024’sVenom : The Last Dancemarked the conclusion of theVenomtrilogy in Sony ’s Spider - Man Universe , and wrapped up Eddie Brock ’s storyline by having him become permanently separated from a seemingly - dead Venom . New lore was introduced that suggested thatVenom and Eddie Brock ’s bail created a " Codex " when Venom brought Brock back to life sentence , which is a new MacGuffin that proved very important toThe Last Dance’sstory . This could also become essential to the MCU if a novel reading of Venom saves Peter Parker ’s life by bring together with him .

Venom : The Last Dance hinges around something experience as a leaf-book - a construct that also crops up in Marvel funnies regarding the symbiotes and their traditional knowledge .

Venom : The Last Dancerevealed that the Codex inside Eddie Brock was necessary to freeKnull , the creator of the Symbiotes , from his imprisonment on Klyntar . Brock ’s Codex was seemingly destruct when Venom left him and sacrifice himself , which presently means there ’s no elbow room for Knull to break free . However , a newfangled leaf-book being make by Venom and Spider - Man soldering inAvengers : Doomsdaywould surely get Knull ’s attending , and since he ’s a multiversal threat , this turn of events would fit perfectly into the Multiverse Saga .

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Avengers: Doomsday Theory Teases Knull As Spider-Man 4’s Primary Villain

Spider-Man 4’s Villain Hasn’t Yet Been Confirmed

Despite being one of Marvel Comics ' most terrifying and dangerous recent supervillains , and his live - action debut inVenom : The Last Dancebeing very exciting , Knull ’s bouncy - activity future has n’t been confirmedby Sony Pictures or Marvel Studios . Since Sony ’s Spider - Man Universe is now over after the disappointing button ofKraven the Hunter , Knull should make the move to the MCU right , and this debut can be bait by the creation of a newfangled Codex inAvengers : Doomsday . This would set up Knull as a central figure in Marvel ’s follow pic , 2026 ’s much - anticipatedSpider - Man 4 .

Andy Serkis portrayed Knull inVenom : The Last Dance . Serkis previously appeared as Ulysses Klaue in the MCU’sAvengers : Age of UltronandBlack Panther , and he was also the director of 2021’sVenom : get There Be Carnagefor Sony .

Destin Daniel Cretton’sSpider - Man 4will catch up with Tom Holland ’s Peter Parker after the effect ofSpider - Man : No Way HomeandAvengers : Doomsday . Since everyone has forgotten Peter Parker , Spider - Man will need new allies in his Phase 6 subsequence , and he ’ll be take on new , presently - unknown villains . If he bonds with Venom inAvengers : Doomsday , both the Symbiote and his Lord would make splendid choices for villain inSpider - Man 4 , open more weight to Knull ’s SSU debut , and exploring the continued shock of Doctor Doom ’s destructive actions in the MCU .

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