Spoiler Warning! I’ve Cracked the Script for Avengers Doomsday: Why Doctor Doom is Actually the Savior
Preface
In Avengers: Doomsday, Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom isn’t just a villain—he’s a savior. He unseats Loki, the God of Stories, from his throne at the end of time, but his motive isn't mere universal domination. With the official release of Thor’s character teaser, we now have three previews to piece together. My conclusion? RDJ’s Victor von Doom is a complex figure whose reasons for wreaking havoc across the Multiverse might actually be... moving.
A Deep Dive into the Three Character Trailers
1. Captain America: The Legacy and the Branch
To understand Steve Rogers’ teaser, we have to revisit the end of Avengers: Endgame. After returning the Infinity Stones, Steve chose to stay in the past with Peggy Carter, creating a new branch in the timeline—a reality where they grew old together. The Russo Brothers (directors of both Endgame and Doomsday) confirmed as early as 2021 that this created a parallel universe.
The teaser opens on a quiet country road in East Atlanta, Georgia. Steve pulls up to a house on a motorcycle; the ring on his finger confirms his marriage to Peggy. We see a montage of him packing away his scale-armor suit and picking up a baby with fatherly tenderness. It looks like a "happily ever after," but in MCU trailers, editing is everything. This could easily be a scene of Steve saying goodbye to his family to face a new threat.
As for the baby? In the comics and games, Steve has several descendants. The most likely candidate is Sharon Rogers (an original character from Marvel Future Fight), the daughter of Steve and Peggy in a world where Steve was never frozen.
If it’s a boy,it could be Ian Rogers (Leopold Zola), a child Steve rescued and raised as his own.
Or we might even see a nod to the Earth-1610 (Ultimate Universe), where Cap’s son becomes a villainous Red Skull.
The teaser ends with a countdown: 12 months until Doomsday. The official poster features the iconic 'A' logo against a backdrop of a circular stained-glass window—reminiscent of a throne room or a fortress. With green light flickering outside and magical runes etched into the frame, it screams Latveria. It suggests Doom has seized the Citadel at the End of Time, reshaping Loki’s "World Tree" into his own fortress.
2. Thor: The Prophecy of Love
For those who missed Thor: Love and Thunder, Thor adopted Love, the daughter of Gorr the God Butcher. Resurrected by Eternity, she possesses a fraction of the cosmic being’s power.
In her teaser, Thor has returned to his short-haired look. The atmosphere is tense—they are hiding in a cabin that blends New Asgardian modernism with Norse rusticism. Love appears ill, and the core message is clear: Doom is coming. According to reliable leakers, Love’s connection to Eternity allows her to sense the Multiversal collapse before anyone else. Doom’s actions are threatening the very fabric of existence, and even cosmic entities like Eternity are no longer safe.
3. The Crisis: Incursions and the "Server Crash"
The MCU is facing a "server crash." Following the time-travel shenanigans of Endgame, the Multiverse is destabilizing. We are heading toward Incursions—the collision of two universes. As seen in the Time Runs Out comic arc, heroes are forced into a moral nightmare: do you destroy another Earth to save your own, or let both perish?
Rumors suggest Doomsday will peak with a collision between Earth-616 and Earth-10005 (X-Men/Fox). We might see an "Avengers vs. X-Men" scenario where the Illuminati (Stark, Strange, Reed Richards) take drastic measures to protect their home. Per the leaks, Loki has replaced the Beyonders in this version of the story. Doom will likely usurp Loki’s godhood to become God Emperor Doom, stitching together the fragments of dying worlds to create Battleworld.
4. The Betrayer and the "Kidnapping" Theory
There are whispers of a traitor within the Avengers. While leaks suggest it isn't Steve Rogers, the finger points squarely at Doctor Strange. In the 2015 Secret Wars comic, Strange serves as Doom’s Sheriff/Vizier, believing Doom’s Battleworld is the only way to avoid total oblivion. Given the MCU Strange’s history with Incursions on Earth-838, he might view collaborating with Doom as a "necessary evil" for survival.
Another theory suggests Doom is hunting the Avengers' children—Love and Steve’s child—to exact revenge for the "Butterfly Effect" their time travel caused his own life. However, the more likely "Key Child" is Franklin Richards (son of Reed and Sue), an Omega-level mutant capable of restructuring reality. He is the "reset button" Marvel needs.
5. The Ultimate Twist: Doom the Tragic King
Here is my "high-octane" prediction: Doom starts as the hero.
RDJ didn’t return just to play a mustache-twirling villain. He thrives on "complicated characters." In my version of the script, Doom tries to use Franklin Richards’ power to stop the Incursions and save his nation, Latveria. He isn't motivated by ego, but by a sovereign's duty to his people.
Only when he realizes the Multiverse is beyond saving does he turn to Loki’s power. He accelerates the "Doomsday" to salvage what he can. He creates Battleworld not to be a tyrant, but to preserve a remnant of existence from total void. This makes him a "Thanos-level" threat with a sympathetic core—a man who lost everything and is willing to become a monster to save a fragment of his world.
Conclusion
As Kevin Feige has hinted, Secret Wars will lead to a soft reboot of the MCU. Classic characters like Iron Man and Cap may be recast or reimagined for a new era.
By bringing back RDJ as Doom, Marvel is playing its ultimate trump card. As Doom himself might say (echoing Thanos): "Fine, I'll do it myself." RDJ’s gravitas, combined with the tragic grandeur of Victor von Doom, is exactly what the MCU needs to reignite the global box office. Get ready—the end of the world is just the beginning.
