10 Steps To Perfectly Bring Dr. Doom To The MCU
Phase 5 Big Bad?
Eventually, Thanos will fall.
When that happens, there will be a massive hole to fill. Somebody will have to step up and fill the mad titan's giant metal shoes. With Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox in late 2017, who better to fulfill the role and major overarching villain than Dr. Doom?
Though most commonly associated with the Fantastic Four, Doom has frequently been a major antagonist for the Avengers as a whole. However, as past F4 movies have shown, drastically changing Doom's backstory in order to make him a generic foe doesn't quite work. If the plans for a solo origin movie for Dr. Doom are going to continue like director Noah Hawley thinks they will, then perhaps there is a chance we will see a true representation of one of the greatest comic book villains of all time on the silver screen.
Rather than creating Doom's entire origin story from scratch, however, there are ways to tweak his background in order to ensure that he slots into the already established MCU canon more efficiently. The film series has plenty of opportunities for someone like Doom to fit in...
10. Switch Up His Country Of Origin
The Victor Von Doom of the comic books hails from a fictional Eastern European country named Latveria. However, there is already an extremely well-known fictional country in that region that has already been established in the MCU: Sokovia. In addition to being the home country of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver, it was also the site of the Avengers' last stand against Ultron, and the host country for the Sokovian Accords, legislation that tore the Avengers apart.
In addition to giving Doom a prior relationship with the Avengers (more of that later), it would also clear up confusion for a casual fan. Rather than having two Eastern European countries with historic architecture and similar accents, we'll just have one. Dr. Doom is given an instant connection to previous movies, and no extra effort is required in order to demonstrate what type of country Sokovia is.
As will be pointed out in later entries, events that have already happened in Sokovia will be essential for one of the most major assets of Dr. Doom that has been completely ignored by the three Fantastic 4 movies: his role as the leader of an Eastern European country.