Doctor Doom’s Master Plan Could Set the Stage for Secret Wars in the MCU

Marvel Studios is building toward something huge, with Doctor Doom possibly playing a central role.

With Fantastic Four and Avengers: Doomsday on the horizon, Doom’s influence could extend far beyond just being a villain—he may be the catalyst that sparks Secret Wars.

Let’s break down how this could all unfold, considering the MCU’s current trajectory and Doom’s extensive comic history.

In the comics, Doom is a master of manipulation, orchestrating events far beyond the understanding of those around him. This ability fits seamlessly with the MCU’s current focus on multiversal chaos.

In Fantastic Four, Doom could start with smaller schemes, using a mix of technology and magic to target something cosmic—perhaps Galactus or the Power Cosmic. While his actions may initially appear isolated, they could set off a chain of catastrophic events.

But here’s where things get truly intriguing: Doom has a long history of wielding time-travel and alternate-reality technology, making him a perfect candidate to set the stage for Secret Wars.

In Avengers: Doomsday, Doctor Doom could use leftover technology from Kang (or something even older) to stabilize his home country, Latveria, while protecting it from the multiversal collapse happening around him.

In trying to secure Latveria, Doom might accidentally cause damage to other timelines, leading to the kind of chaos that sets the stage for Secret Wars.

This all ties into Doom’s obsession with power. In Fantastic Four and Doomsday, his actions could trigger events that draw the attention of powerful beings like the Beyonder or the Living Tribunal.

Picture Doom messing with things like the Quantum Realm or pieces of Kang’s destroyed multiverse. His experiments could tear reality apart, causing different universes to clash and eventually leading to the Battleworld scenario seen in both the original Secret Wars (1984) and its 2015 reboot.

Doom’s motivations make this even more interesting. In the comics, he doesn’t just want power for its own sake—he believes the world needs him to survive. This could make him a more complex character in the MCU.

He might think he’s the only one who can fix the multiverse, believing that collapsing it under his control is the only way to save it.

At first, his actions might seem noble, possibly gaining him some allies or even causing division among the Avengers and the Fantastic Four.

Ultimately, Doom’s experiments could accidentally—or purposefully—trigger a massive cosmic conflict, setting up Secret Wars. Maybe his meddling with reality attracts the Beyonder to Earth, or Doom tries to unite the fractured multiverse, thinking he’s saving it, only to create Battleworld.

Doom’s obsession with Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four could drive him to prove he’s better than them, pushing him toward becoming a major multiversal villain.

What makes this theory so interesting is how it ties together Doom’s personal goals, his long rivalry with Reed Richards, and the larger chaos already building in the MCU.

Doom wouldn’t just be another villain; he’d be the mastermind behind events so huge that they set up Secret Wars. It’s the kind of story Marvel is great at telling—complex, connected, and full of explosive moments.

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