@combatsporrt The music perfectly encapsulates the state of his career, devastation of his punches, the recovery process from bearing his punches, and the slow amount of tattoos that were drawn onto his body. Almost a poetic tank, magneto.
🥹 Oleksandr Usyk on Anthony Joshua:
“Now he’s my big, big brother. Not my rival, not my opponent. He’s my partner. My brother.
Anthony is a champion. He doesn’t have belts now, doesn’t matter. Champion is a man who never gives up.”
(via @CDaly15)
“I could ne’er take to the trade of a smith of engines; for each time I did reach beneath the hood, I did but worsen the ailment thereof”. @RuinYourDayNow
The Central Offer
Doctor Doom does not ask for loyalty.
He offers survival.
His proposition is simple:
“Your universe will die.
Help me choose which ones don’t.”
This reframes Doom from tyrant to arbiter of existence.
Who Would Realistically Side With Doom (and Why)
1. Reed Richards (Reluctant Alliance)
Reed understands incursions better than anyone.
If the math proves unavoidable, Reed cooperates to minimize loss, not to rule.
This mirrors Secret Wars (2015), where Reed and Doom’s philosophies collide.
Conflict: Reed wants fairness. Doom wants control.
2. Namor
Namor has already committed mass destruction to save his people.
He prioritizes sovereignty over morality.
Doom offering Wakanda/Atlantis-level protection is a believable hook.
Logic: “The surface world can burn if my kingdom survives.”
3. Scarlet Witch (If Alive / Redeemed)
Wanda has rewritten reality before.
Doom offers structure to power she once wielded emotionally.
He frames his plan as preventing endless suffering.
Risk: Doom exploits her guilt, not her ambition.
4. Spider-Man 2099 (Conditional Support)
Miguel believes some universes must die.
He sides with outcomes, not ideals.
Doom gives him an enforcement mechanism for inevitability.
Tension: Miguel enforces rules; Doom writes them.
5. Loki (Philosophical Opposition, Strategic Neutrality)
Loki sustains the multiverse but cannot dictate outcomes.
He understands Doom may be technically right.
He refuses to side with Doom—but may refuse to stop him.
Key point: Loki preserves stories. Doom edits endings.
Why Heroes Would Betray the Avengers
The Avengers model fails when:
There are too many worlds
No solution saves everyone
Delay equals extinction
Doom offers:
Decisive action
A single authority
Guaranteed survival for some
At that point, siding with Doom becomes triage, not treason.
What This Does to the MCU
If heroes choose Doom:
“Villain” becomes a political label
Final battles become ideological, not physical
The audience is forced to ask:
“If Doom is wrong—but everyone else is dead—does it matter?”
This is why Doom works better than Kang:
Kang enforces time
Doom chooses who deserves existence
Endgame Consequence
When Doom wins with allies:
He doesn’t conquer the multiverse
He condenses it
Survivors owe their reality to him
That debt is the real power.
Final Thesis
If characters side with Doctor Doom, the MCU stops being about heroism and becomes about who gets to decide the future.
And the most terrifying part?
Doom may be the only one willing to decide at all.