With the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday, it’s crucial that Doctor Doom is established as the most powerful being in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But looking at recent MCU films since Avengers: Endgame, it’s clear that power levels have increased dramatically, making it difficult for any new villain to feel truly imposing. Marvel has consistently upped the stakes by making heroes and villains stronger in each movie, but this has led to a situation where everything feels so powerful that it undermines the impact of introducing a genuinely threatening new character.
Marvel has a few potential solutions to the issue of characters becoming too powerful, but it may be difficult to implement them with the new Avengers: Doomsday movie coming soon.
The MCU Has Made Its Characters Too Powerful
Doctor Doom needs to seem incredibly powerful, but it’s become difficult for the Marvel Cinematic Universe to make a character in armor feel threatening after introducing so many overwhelmingly powerful beings. In recent films, we’ve seen threats like the Council of Kangs, the Celestials, Mephisto, and Galactus. As for heroes, Carol Danvers is so strong that the movies had to send her away during Avengers: Infinity War. Similarly, the Hulk was made smarter to limit his strength, effectively weakening him.
With Sentry now part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and considering his immense power in the comics – especially when controlled by the Void – the stakes are incredibly high, as he could potentially destroy everything. The arrival of the Fantastic Four, along with Franklin Richards – who recently demonstrated the ability to resurrect the dead in The Fantastic Four: First Steps – and the potential inclusion of powerful figures like Professor X and Jean Grey (as The Phoenix), means the power levels of Marvel’s heroes are reaching unprecedented heights.
It’s hard to see Doctor Doom as a real threat when characters like Sentry could destroy him, Professor X could control his mind, or Franklin Richards could simply change reality. And that’s before even considering the immense power of Doctor Strange or the potentially returning Scarlet Witch. After the Avengers: Secret Wars storyline and the MCU’s reboot, it’s difficult to imagine any villain being truly frightening when heroes with such incredible abilities exist.
The MCU Desperately Needs To Nerf Its Heroes To Level The Playing Field Again
The Marvel Cinematic Universe needs to find a way to balance the power levels of its strongest heroes. While Hulk’s power has already been toned down by making him more intelligent, it might be time to remove him from the active team – perhaps by having him lose control and become a solitary wanderer. As for Captain Marvel, keeping her off-Earth is a simple way to prevent her from interfering with villains’ schemes.
Okay, let’s talk about how Doctor Doom could handle some seriously powerful players like Sentry and Franklin Richards in Secret Wars. Honestly, looking just at those two Avengers stories, it’s not as complicated as you might think. Doom could easily control Franklin Richards if he’s the one who uses him to create Battleworld – keeping him under wraps wouldn’t be a huge stretch. As for the Sentry? That’s even easier. Doom just needs to exploit Bob Reynolds’ deep-seated insecurities – we’ve seen it work before, even in the comics with Norman Osborn and the Dark Avengers. If Doom offers Bob a convincing promise of help, he could potentially keep the Sentry’s powers locked away entirely. It’s a clever way to neutralize two incredibly dangerous threats.
So, what’s next for the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Avengers: Secret Wars? Following the comics, Marvel might completely remove Sentry and Franklin Richards from the picture. If Franklin loses his abilities or his memory of them, he could regain them when necessary, but wouldn’t be a major hero otherwise. As for Sentry, he could simply withdraw from the world, only reappearing when a truly massive threat emerges – similar to his role in World War Hulk.
Dealing with the X-Men presents a simple fix. Either leave Professor X out of the picture entirely, or limit his powers like they do in the comics. For Jean Grey, avoid giving her the Phoenix powers and simply portray her as a strong, ethical psychic. Alternatively, the MCU could skip Jean Grey altogether and introduce less powerful mutants to prevent characters from becoming overwhelmingly powerful. Ultimately, Marvel needs to rein in its strongest heroes and villains, or future threats won’t feel meaningful or engaging.
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