[MCU Theory] I have a theory on what makes Doom formidable - he was pruned by the TVA (hence his absence from the F4:FS film) & escaped The Void à la Stark from Ironman 1 "TONY STARK BUILT THIS IN A CAVE!... WITH A BUNCH OF SCRAPS!" - & he is responsible for Franklin Richards's powers.
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A fan theory argues Doctor Doom's MCU absence is explained by TVA pruning — and that his escape from The Void mirrors Tony Stark's cave ingenuity, setting up a Multiverse-collapsing endgame.
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Theory Briefing
- A Reddit theorist argues Doom was pruned by the TVA, explaining his absence from the Latveria delegation in Fantastic Four: First Steps.
- Like Tony Stark building his suit from scraps, Doom allegedly scavenges The Void's junk to escape and harness Alioth's multiverse-ending power.
- Doom's endgame mirrors Fringe's Season 4 villain: storing catastrophic energy in Franklin Richards and forcing heroes into a kill-the-child moral dilemma.