Ever since the news broke at San Diego Comic-Con that Robert Downey Jr. would star in "Doctor Doom", Marvel fans have been speculating whether 's role is similar to the Iron Man Tony Stark he previously played. Related? Now, a brand new theory may be able to unravel this mystery for us, and the root of this theory actually comes from the little-known mystery of Tony Stark's life experience in the comics.
Marvel officials have repeatedly emphasized that Robert Downey Jr. plays "Victor von Doom" this time. This seems to deny the speculation that Downey will play a dark version of Iron Man who becomes Doctor Doom.
However, many fans still firmly believe that the character is somehow connected to Iron Man. After all, with Downey's acting skills, if it wasn't to continue the legend of Iron Man, why would Marvel spend so much money to invite him to return?
Based on this, a new MCU theory came into being. This theory neatly blends two perspectives, allowing Robert Downey Jr. to play the legitimate Doctor Doom while still maintaining some sort of mysterious connection to the Iron Man character. The key to this theory lies in the mystery of Tony Stark's life experience.
comic Tony was actually adopted?
In the 2012 Iron Man comic series, a shocking truth was revealed: Tony Stark was actually the adopted child of Howard and Maria Stark. It turns out that the Starks have been trying hard to have a second child, but have never been able to do so. At the same time, this adoption story also involves the shocking fact that Tony has a secret brother - Arnold.
The 2016 international version of the "Iron Man" series even revealed that Tony's biological parents were agents of SHIELD and HYDRA respectively. This doomed romance eventually led to Tony's mother handing him over to SHIELD before he was adopted by Howard.
The reason why Howard and Maria concealed the identity of their eldest son is quite bizarre, involving an alien and Arnold Stark's fatal disease. In short, Tony was adopted as a healthy "surrogate son" to deceive the alien, and Howard and Maria truly loved him as their own.
What really matters to this new MCU theory is that Tony Stark was adopted. Is Tony from
mcu adopted?
In the MCU movie universe, all signs strongly suggest that Tony Stark is indeed the biological son of Howard and Maria. In Iron Man 2, Howard called Tony his "greatest creation" in a video message he left to his son.
In "Avengers 4: Endgame", Tony traveled back in time to 1970 (the year he was born) and had an in-depth conversation with his young father Howard. Not only did they discuss Malia's pregnancy, but Tony also offered some parenting advice to soon-to-be father Howard.
Despite this, some attentive viewers still found some details in this conversation that suggested that Tony might be adopted. Although this speculation seems far-fetched, considering the infinite possibilities of the multiverse, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that Tony Stark was indeed adopted in a certain parallel time and space in the MCU.
The mystery of Tony and Doctor Doom's life experience
Based on the above analysis, a bold theory came into being: In a certain parallel universe of MCU, Tony Stark was indeed adopted by Howard and Maria as in the comics. But he later discovered that his true identity was Victor von Doom.
This setting allows Robert Downey Jr. to play Victor von Doom while maintaining a connection with Tony Stark/Iron Man.
Of course, this theory can also be reversed: Victor von Doom was adopted, and his biological parents were actually the Starks.
Either way, this bold idea from the comics gives us a new perspective, beyond previous Iron Man/Doctor theories such as "The Notorious Iron Man", "The Demon in the Armor" and so on.
This setting of a mystery of life experience is undoubtedly a fascinating plot direction. Whether Tony was once Doctor Doom, or Doctor Doom was once Stark, it will lay a unique background story line for the important villains of the MCU in the future. .
As the fifth phase of MCU deepens, we look forward to the reveal of this mystery. No matter what the final result is, the return of Robert Downey Jr. will inject new vitality into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Let us look forward to this "Iron Man"'s new interpretation on the screen!
