Who is Doctor Doom, know about the biggest villain whose character will be played by Robert Downey Jr.

Saturday was a surprising day for Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) fans. On one hand, the franchise’s new film ‘Deadpool and Wolverine’ has collected 3669 crores worldwide in its first weekend, while Robert Downey Jr’s return to MCU has made fans happy. Every eye was moist on the farewell of Marvel’s favorite character Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame. But now when it was announced at San Diego Comic-Con that Robert Downey Jr will return to MCU as Doctor Doom for ‘Avengers 5’, it was as if the ears could not believe it. When Robert Downey Jr removed the mask from his/her face on stage, crores of eyes were left watching. But at the same time, everyone has a question in their mind that who is this Doctor Doom? Robert Downey Jr.’s return to the MCU has shocked not only his/her fans but also his/her ‘Iron Man’ co-star Gwyneth Paltrow. After the announcement on stage, RDJ posted a post on Instagram in which he/she was seen with the mask of Doctor Doom. Gwyneth Paltrow commented on this and asked, ‘I don’t understand, are you a villain now?’

Marvel revealed at the pop-culture convention Comic-Con that Robert Downey Jr. is returning in the upcoming film Avengers: Doomsday (2026). After this film, Avengers: Secret Wars will release in 2027. Fans are excited to see their favorite superhero Tony Stark aka Iron Man i.e. Robert Downey Jr. as a villain on screen. Doctor Doom is being discussed everywhere on social media. Everyone has the same question in their mind that who is this Doctor Doom aka Victor von Doom?

Who is Doctor Doom aka Victor Von Doom

Doctor Doom was first mentioned in a 1962 issue of Marvel’s comics ‘The Fantastic Four’. According to this, Victor Vaughn i.e. Doom is actually a scientist from the European country Latveria. he/she is also an adversary of ‘Fantastic Four’s’ Reed Richards, whom he/she met when they were both students. Pedro Pascal has been cast as Reed Richards i.e. Mr. Fantastic and he/she will debut as this character in 2025’s ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’.

This is why Doctor Doom hides his/her face behind a mask

In the comics, it is told that Von Doom gets injured due to the explosion of a machine. Due to this, he/she has to wear a mask and armor. There are scars on his/her face. he/she becomes the king of Latveria and wants to dominate the world. According to ‘Marvel.com’, Doctor Doom wants to control the world with his/her power and wants to prove that he/she is the best. The special thing about Doctor Doom is that besides being a great scientist, he/she is also a master of magical powers.

Doctor Doom’s Battleworld, where the biggest battle will take place

In the 2005 film ‘Fantastic Four’, the role of Doctor Doom was played by Julian McMahon. While in the 2015 reboot of this franchise, Toby Kebbell played this character. This character played an important role in Marvel’s 2015 comics ‘Secret Wars’ and created Battleworld. This is a planet where different universes collide with each other. It is believed that this story will serve as the main plot for the film ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’.

The most loved superhero Iron Man is now the most dangerous villain!

Ever since Marvel announced a new ‘Fantastic Four’ film, Doctor Doom was expected to enter the MCU. But no one had thought that Robert Downey Jr. would play this role. Especially since he/she has been Marvel’s most popular superhero. Obviously, everyone is excited about what the actor who has earned so much fame on screen as Iron Man will do now as the most dangerous villain.

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…So is Doctor Doom the evil version of Tony Stark?

It is also worth noting here that the story of ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is set in an alternate universe, so Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom originated from there and not from the main timeline of the MCU. This also means that Doctor Doom may be an evil version of Tony Stark in the multiverse. Or that Doctor Doom may look like Tony Stark.

Jonathan Majors turned out to be a ‘villain’ in real life, Marvel expelled him/her for being guilty of harassment, he/she will no longer play ‘Kang’

Marvel parted ways with Kang, now Masterstroke with Doctor Doom

There is no doubt that the casting of Robert Downey Jr. as Doctor Doom is a masterstroke by Marvel. Especially when Jonathan Majors’ ‘Kang: The Conqueror’ was earlier being described as the biggest villain. In ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’, it was shown that the biggest battle of the Avengers in the future would be with the biggest villain Kang. Marvel had also announced the film ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ for this. But after Jonathan Majors’ arrest on charges of rape and exploitation, Marvel distanced itself from him/her. In such a situation, Doctor Doom has now come as the biggest villain. Also, now officially the film ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ is coming in place of ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’.