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The Avengers Doomsday cast lineup is finally here, and, as expected, Jonathan Majors is out. The fired Marvel star won’t be reprising the role of Kang or any of his multiversal variants. But don’t think that the MCU is doing away with supervillains just yet. Robert Downey Jr. is making his grand return, but not as Iron Man. This time, he’s stepping into the role of Doctor Doom, the new main villain. A new theory suggests that Avengers: Doomsday isn’t wiping Kang from existence; it’s using him as a stepping stone for Doom’s rise. And that might explain why the film’s title shifted from Avengers: The Kang Dynasty to its Doom-focused rebrand.
Jonathan Majors was found guilty of assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. But long before his legal troubles, Marvel had gone all in on making Kang the ultimate multiversal menace. From his debut in Loki to his game-changing role in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, Kang’s presence cracked open the multiverse and set the stage for a Thanos-level threat.
According to a ScreenRant theory, the MCU already built a clever loophole: variants don’t have to look alike, though they forgot to apply the same rule with Kang. Just take Spider-Man: No Way Home, where three Peter Parkers had completely different faces. That means Marvel doesn’t have to erase Kang; instead, they can just recast his variants with different actors. Quantumania already introduced the Council of Kangs, featuring endless versions of the villain. By leaning into that, Marvel not only sidesteps the Majors controversy but also keeps the multiverse concept fresh and unpredictable. Thus, instead of being limited to a single performance, Marvel could turn Kang into a multiversal force made up of various powerhouse actors.
A new Avengers: Doomsday theory suggests that Doctor Doom isn’t just a villain—he might actually be trying to undo Kang’s chaos. According to a Reddit theory, Doom wants to restore the Sacred Timeline, just like He Who Remains tried to before Loki destroyed it. Here’s the twist: Doom may believe that Kang’s meddling robbed him of the power he was meant to have. With both Kang the Conqueror and He Who Remains gone, the multiverse is slipping out of control. Doom sees this as his moment to take over, forming his own team of heroes and villains to restore order on his own terms.
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One fan theory compares Doom to The Count of Monte Cristo. In the classic story, Edmond Dantès is betrayed by his closest friends, imprisoned, and then returns as a wealthy mastermind to get revenge. Now, imagine a Tony Stark variant from another universe who made a huge mistake, they explained. “Maybe he created his own Ultron.” Instead of dying a hero, this Stark was betrayed and locked away by his fellow Avengers. After escaping, he gives himself a makeover as Doctor Doom, a brilliant but vengeful genius out to punish the Avengers of the main MCU timeline.
If this theory is true, Avengers: Doomsday is laying the groundwork for Secret Wars. In the comics, Battleworld is a planet made from pieces of different universes, where Marvel’s biggest heroes and villains fight. According to the theory, Doom could use the Void (the TVA’s dumping ground for erased realities) to create his own version of Battleworld. If this works out, rather than Doom feeling like a last-minute replacement, he becomes a direct result of Kang’s downfall. With Avengers: Doomsday hitting theaters in 2026, it’ll be interesting to see if this theory holds up.
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