Return Robert Downey Jr. To Marvel Cinematic Universe Now it’s official. The company announced the return of their fetish actor at the recent San Diego Comic-Con. They did so with a splashy panel that confirmed for the first time that the brothers Russo They returned to make the next two films. The Avengers. Then the new title of the first of them was revealed: Avengers: Judgment Day. And finally, it has been confirmed who will play the legendary villain. Doctor Doom (Doctor Death).
An army of people dressed as the character came out on stage, and one of them, dressed differently, stepped forward. When the mask was removed, the face of the actor who had given life to the character for over a decade was revealed. Hombre de Hierro. Robert Downey Jr. returns with a “different mask.” But will he also be a different person in the franchise or will he continue to be Tony Stark? This is the great mystery that his establishment as an antagonist has raised.
The superhero died in Avengers: Endgame in 2019, completing the perfect arc of development. However, the discovery of the multiverse has opened up the possibility of the actor returning as a variant of another alternate timeline. These rumors have been circulating for years, and he himself Robert Downey Jr. He repeatedly advocated for such a possibility. Eventually, it was announced that it would be Doctor Doomwhose real name Victor von Doom.
Change of bodies
One way Marvel could explain this is Hombre de Hierro And Doctor Doom split face Robert Downey Jr. that the villain belongs to another universe. In that case, it is very possible that Victor in fact it is an evil and dark version Tony. This wasn’t confirmed during the San Diego Comic-Con announcement, but it’s something that’s happened more than once in the comics.
The most obvious example is a cartoon. What If? Iron Man: Demon in the ArmorThe story takes place on Earth-11029 and follows two characters who switch bodies at a university after an experiment orchestrated by a villain. Tony (in Doom’s body) is expelled from college. But the hero’s ingenuity allows him to rise in Latveria and become the ruler of the fictional country, making it one of the great world powers.
In this situation, Rock decides to try to put an end to success Tonywhich leads to a confrontation between them with alternate versions of their armor. Tony wears a classic suit Doctor Doom but with red and gold colors. Victor wears a suit Hombre de Hierro but green and silver. In the end, Tony wins and decides to leave the body Victor instead of returning to his own. The villain has ruined his reputation, so life will be kinder to him anyway. So he officially assumes the identity Doctor Doomalbeit in the form of a hero, not a villain. It could be a back door Robert Downey Jr. to the saga.
Malignant variant
Another possibility is that Tony Stark from some universe, eventually becomes evil and takes on the role of Doctor Doom. This also happened in comics. For many, it was the first time in Marvel Team #2published in 2004, this Earth-5012 story tells of a universe devastated by a war with the evil Skrulls. Titan. Many of the Avengers died and Tony He became a very radical and extremist person. So much so that he even faced Reed Richards because he considered him a burden and a problem for humanity.
In his fight against the Fantastic Four, he used armor with a mask very similar to the one the Fantastic Four wore. Doctor Doom and ended up killing Human Torch after it burned his face. This Iron Maniac eventually travels to Earth-616, where Reed Richards the main universe confuses him with Doctor Doom At first glance. Although he never calls himself that, the resemblance is more than obvious.
Another comic book example happened a year earlier in the comic. Exiles #3The action takes place on Earth-42777, in this universe. Tony Stark He is a psychopath with no empathy. His equally clever plan was world domination. An opportunity he saw after the war between humans and mutants broke out. Secretly, he allied himself with Magento and then betray him and win the favor of the planet by becoming President of the United States.
Later he also secretly entered into an alliance with Doctor Doom so that Latveria would attack the US and thus have an excuse to end democracy. In the end, the two did indeed run into each other and Hombre de Hierro killed the leader of Latveria. But in the battle Victor This left him with a completely disfigured face. Besides, Tony He decided to claim the mantle Doctor Doom. Again, we don’t officially know the identity of the villain, but rather what he calls himself. Iron MonarchBut their similarities both in appearance and in character are obvious.
Any of these three stories could be a great opportunity to justify a return Robert Downey Jr. To Marvel Cinematic Universe. It is also possible that the brothers Russo to come up with a completely or partially new story about Tony Stark this makes him take up the mantle Doctor Doom. Or, logically, it is possible that it is Victor von Doom have nothing to do with Tony and the actor simply puts himself in the place of a completely new character in Avengers: Judgment Daywhich will be released in cinemas in 2026.
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