Avengers: Doomsday Theory Undoes The Ending Of Spider-Man: No Way Home With A Major Twist
Spider-Man: No Way Home’s ending set up a new direction for Tom Holland’s Peter Parker, but a major Avengers: Doomsday theory shows how the Marvel Cinematic Universe can walk back on that decision. After many complaints about the Multiverse Saga feeling directionless, Marvel Studios ditched Kang the Conqueror and his variants, choosing to cast Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom, the franchise’s new main villain. The character should appear in at least three upcoming MCU movies, with Doctor Doom reportedly set to debut in the Fantastic Four reboot before starring in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.
Since Doom will reportedly only appear in a post-credits scene in the MCU’s Fantastic Four movie, the villain’s first major role in the franchise will come in Avengers: Doomsday’s story. That movie will formally make him the biggest threat in the Multiverse Saga, and as such, the character will go up against many of the franchise’s heroes. This includes Tom Holland’s Spider-Man. However, Peter Parker should have a different reaction to meeting Doctor Doom when compared to most of the other Avengers, and a new theory shows how Spider-Man: No Way Home’s ending can be affected by it.
Avengers: Doomsday Theory Has Doctor Doom Helping Peter Parker
The MCU Can Use RDJ’s Casting As A Story Element
Doctor Doom was the natural replacement for Kang the Conqueror when Marvel decided to drop Jonathan Majors and his MCU villain. However, no one expected the studio to go after Robert Downey Jr. for the role. The fact that the actor is famous for his Iron Man role has raised alarms, as that could mean Marvel is using the multiverse to make Doom a Tony Stark variant. However, that does not seem to be what is in play. When RDJ was revealed to play Doctor Doom, one of the directors of the next Avengers movies called him Victor von Doom.
Despite seemingly being Victor von Doom, due to RDJ’s casting, the Marvel villain inevitably has the same face as the MCU’s Iron Man. That should lead to some emotional moments when heroes who were close to Tony Stark discover the face hidden by Doctor Doom’s mask. One of the characters that is bound to have the biggest reaction to that reveal is Tom Holland’s Spider-Man, as Downey’s Iron Man was his mentor, and his death had a major impact on Peter Parker. A new Avengers: Doomsday theory has Doctor Doom exploiting that connection to his advantage.
Doom’s manipulation of Spider-Man could be the key to convincing other heroes that he is good in Avengers: Doomsday.
According to the theory by Reddit user Fluid-Bell895, Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom could use his vast knowledge of magic — which the character could have in the MCU, just like in the comics — to reverse Doctor Strange’s spell. This way, Doom would be able to get Holland’s Spider-Man to trust him, as Peter would be happy to see all the MCU’s heroes and his loved ones remember who he is. That would effectively undo Spider-Man: No Way Home’s ending, and Doom’s manipulation of Spider-Man could be the key to convincing other heroes that he is good in Avengers: Doomsday.
