The MCU has consistently excelled at transforming a minor arc into a major storyline. Moreover, if one compelling fan theory proves true, ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ could be the true starting point of ‘Avengers: Doomsday’.
At the center of this multiversal domino effect is Doctor Strange, whose attempts to fix Peter Parker’s life might have unknowingly provoked the wrath of the MCU’s next major villain, Doctor Doom.
Doctor Strange’s Multiverse Spells In ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Might’ve Put A Target On Earth-616
As Marvel fans brace for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’, many have wondered how Victor Von Doom will be introduced. This new theory answers that question with poetic precision. It showcases that Doom’s vendetta against Earth-616 may be rooted in Doctor Strange’s catastrophic multiverse spells from ‘No Way Home’.
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It also includes the events that unfolded in ‘Multiverse of Madness’. If true, this gives the MCU a clever way to connect its latest phases. To understand how this domino effect begins, we need to revisit ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’. After Peter Parker’s identity is revealed to the world, he asks Doctor Strange to cast a spell that will make everyone forget. However, as we know, the spell goes haywire. It causes cracks in the multiverse and pulls characters from other realities into the MCU’s main universe, Earth-616.
While Strange ultimately fixes the chaos by casting another spell it causes the world to forget Peter Parker entirely. But the initial damage has already been done. Universes were breached. Realities were temporarily stitched together, and fragile cosmic boundaries were shattered. Onscreen, it was epic. However, offscreen, it may have been the moment that put Earth-616 on Doctor Doom’s radar. According to this theory, Doom may perceive Strange’s reckless tampering as a multiversal threat. After all, if one universe can casually drag other beings through space and time due to a botched spell, what’s to stop it from causing a larger-scale catastrophe?
Scarlet Witch’s Multiverse Of Madness Rampage Adds To The Chaos Doctor Doom Wants To Avoid
If ‘No Way Home’ started everything, then ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ only increased its intensity. This time, however, it wasn’t a corrupted spell, it was the Scarlet Witch. In her desperate pursuit to reunite with her children, Wanda Maximoff tore through the multiverse, leaving a trail of destruction. She decimated the Illuminati of Earth-838, brutally murdering the defenders of that world, including characters like Reed Richards and Professor Xavier.
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And she did all of this with no regard for the cosmic consequences. To an outside observer like Doom, these aren’t isolated events. They are patterns. Patterns that point to Earth-616 being an unstable, dangerous anomaly in the multiversal landscape. Doctor Doom is often portrayed in the comics as someone who believes he alone can prevent chaos and that order must be imposed.
And here’s the twist that makes this theory even more compelling, Doctor Strange, the one man who might be able to explain or de-escalate the situation, is gone. At the end of ‘Multiverse of Madness’, Strange leaves with Clea to fix an Incursion in another realm. This means he won’t be there to offer clarity or defense when Doom inevitably arrives with accusations.
