Marvel's Doomsday Sparks Outlandish Fan Theories Amid Studio Secrecy
Marvel Studios has masterfully crafted a promotional campaign for Avengers: Doomsday that reveals almost nothing, relying on atmospheric teasers with minimal dialogue and cryptic visuals. This strategy aims to prevent fans from deciphering the plot prematurely, as the film is not set for release until December. Historically, Marvel has faced similar challenges, with Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame plots being deduced early through trailers, toy leaks, and casting clues.
Russo Brothers' Brief Foray into Fan Speculation
In a surprising move, the Russo brothers, returning to direct the next two Avengers films, launched a website section dedicated to crowd-sourced theories about Doomsday. However, the project was swiftly removed, fueling speculation that a fan might have accurately guessed the entire storyline. This incident has only amplified the wild theories circulating online.
Doctor Doom: Tony Stark's Evil Doppelgänger
One popular theory suggests that Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom will initially appear as a heroic figure, leveraging his resemblance to Tony Stark to gain trust. Fans believe he will propose a solution to the multiverse crisis, only to betray that trust by imposing his own authoritarian rule on Earth-616, establishing a throne from which he dominates the universe.
Steve Rogers' Timeline-Shattering Choice
Another theory posits that Steve Rogers' decision to live a quiet life with Peggy Carter after Avengers: Endgame did not merely bend time but shattered it entirely. This choice allegedly created an unstable branching timeline that leaks chaos across the multiverse, setting the stage for Doomsday's conflicts.
Doom's Hunt for Multiverse-Destabilizing Children
An extension of the Rogers theory, hinted at before the Russo brothers' video disappeared, suggests that Steve Rogers fathered a child whose existence threatens the multiverse. Doctor Doom is theorized to be hunting this child, along with other powerful offspring like Franklin Richards, to eliminate them from the timeline. Chris Hemsworth's Thor has fueled this idea by discussing legacy and his daughter's future in teaser footage, implying a grim scavenger hunt for problematic superhero progeny.
X-Men's Chaotic Introduction
Rather than a traditional origin story, some fans speculate that Doomsday will use multiversal instability to retroactively introduce the X-Men. In this scenario, characters like Professor X and Magneto emerge not from another reality but as a glitch in the universe, appearing as if they had always been part of the MCU.
The Ultimate Reset: Deleting the MCU
The boldest theory proposes that Avengers: Doomsday will serve as a controlled demolition of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With narrative bloat from numerous films and Disney+ series, fans argue that Marvel might reset the entire franchise, clearing variants and loose ends to relaunch with a cleaner slate, possibly leading into Avengers: Secret Wars. This would allow Marvel to start anew without the complications of past storylines.
