Avengers: Doomsday just picked up a chilling new rumor that threads directly through the Fantastic Four: First Steps mid-credits scene and straight into Victor Von Doom’s heart. The latest claim suggests Doom’s interest in infant Franklin Richards isn’t only about power; Franklin “reminds [Doom] of his own son,” a beat that reframes that quiet Baxter Building encounter as both tender and terrifying.

That rumor tracks with fresh reporting that places Robert Downey Jr. behind the mask and situates Doom as the prime mover of Doomsday . It also builds on what was teased on screen: at the end of First Steps , Doom appears before Franklin, kneels, removes his mask, and reaches toward the child — a gesture that plays as “touching” and “sinister” in equal measure.

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