Marvel has shown with the first trailer for Avengers: Doomsday that the heroes must face a new powerful villain. To do this, Thor assembles a team, but it doesn’t exactly consist of the cream of the crop of the Avengers.
Finally, a first look at Doctor Doom can be seen, who takes on the role of Thanos in the upcoming Avengers: Doomsday. The first trailer shows how powerful he is. With just two fingers, he can stop Thor’s attack with Stormbreaker.
As seen in the trailer, Thor is building a team of heroes to face this opponent. However, he already admits: They need a miracle. Looking at the options he has, it doesn’t seem promising.
The powerful defenders of Earth are missing
Which heroes can help Thor? Although Doctor Doom is not usually an overwhelmingly powerful villain, he seems to be much stronger than Thor in Avengers: Doomsday. He could be God Emperor Doom
, who ripped the spine out of Thanos in the Secret Wars
comic event.
Looking at who can support Thor in the trailer, the situation for the Avengers looks rather bleak, as the available heroes are not exactly the stars of the universe:
- There are (if Captain America counts) 4 super-soldiers: Captain America, US Agent, Red Guardian, and Winter Soldier.
- Shuri as Black Panther brings the powers of Wakanda, and Namor also seems to be involved with his kingdom.
- The Fantastic Four are visible.
- Shang-Chi brings his magical martial arts.
- Ant-Man, Ghost, and Falcon at least have equipment.
- Yelena has no powers at all.
- Some mutants are also shown: Professor X, Magneto, Cyclops, Gambit, and Mystique (though it can be doubted whether Magneto and Professor X will really be fighters).
The strong powerhouses of the heroes are currently missing: Scarlet Witch is apparently dead after the end of the second Doctor Strange, and there’s no trace of Doctor Strange himself, nor of She-Hulk and Captain Marvel. The Hulk is not seen in the trailer, but he at least shows up in the new Spider-Man.
Loki is also seen, but due to his new role as the god who holds the timelines together, it is unclear whether he can directly intervene. Since the entire multiverse seems to be threatened, Loki will likely play a role.
Comparing all the heroes, Thor is probably the strongest one confirmed by the trailer. However, he also seems to have no chance against Doom, which is a bad sign, as tricking Doom is also a difficult undertaking. No matter how much one likes the films and characters, the currently available heroes seem more like losers
in terms of their powers.
However, there is a character who is theoretically more powerful than Thor, but also poses a great danger to humanity.
The dangerous secret weapon of the heroes
Warning: In the following section, we spoil the ending of the film Thunderbolts.
Which hero could still pose a threat to Doom? In the 38th second of the trailer, a figure can be seen on the left corner. That must be Bob Reynolds, who is part of the new Avengers. He appeared as Sentry in the film Thunderbolts and is officially returning according to IMDb.
Marvel itself explained in a trailer (via x.com) that Sentry is stronger than the entirety of the previous Avengers. In the film, he showed that even super-soldiers stand no chance against him, and in the comics, he is said to have the power of 1 million exploding suns (via Marvel.com).
So one should be able to make something of that, right? No. Due to his mental instability, The Void is hidden within him. This is another personality that wants to destroy everything. In Thunderbolts, he could effortlessly dissolve countless people into thin air. Although the new Avengers were able to stop him with the power of friendship, in the end, he could no longer use his powers.
Even if he could do something to Doom, he would be just as great a danger to humanity.
What do you think about the Avengers’ chances, and which hero do you think is still missing from the film? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments. For many fans, Thanos is regarded as the archetypal villain, but there are still other threats to the universe: 7 Marvel villains who could take on Thanos.
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