Summary
Doctor Doom is one of the most powerful and ruthless villains in the Marvel Universe, and it seems like he’s already taken down several of his fellow comic book icons during his recentFortniteevent. During last week’s D23Fortnitelivestream, MCU head Kevin Feige confirmed that Victor Von Doom would be the focus of Epic’s next Marvel crossover, right on the heels of formerIron Manstar Robert Downey Jr. being announced as the tyrant of Latveria and scourge of the multiverse on the silver screen.
As moviegoers prepare to see Doctor Doom menace the MCU in the upcomingAvengers: DoomsdayandAvengers: Secret Wars,Fortniteplayers are battling him and his forces in the ongoingChapter 5 Season 4 event “Absolute Doom.“During this latestFortnitechapter, Doom has taken control of the powers of Pandora’s box, and has recruited classic Marvel supervillains like Emma Frost and Mysterio to help him assume dominance over the Island. It thus falls toFortnite’s ever-growing army of players to stop them and liberate the Island, but this may prove easier said than done.
A quick trip through Doctor Doom’s throne room is proof of this, as it looks like he has taken trophies from afew ofFortnite’s Marvel heroes. Naturally the Fantastic Four, Doom’s most hated enemies, are among those being displayed. The remains of Mr. Fantastic are shown rolled into a ball in one display case, the Invisible Woman is trapped in another, and the Human Torch’s heart is being used as a heat source in a fireplace. Most gruesome of all is The Thing, whose corpse has seemingly been molded into Doom’s new throne.
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The Fantastic Four aren’t the only Marvel characters who seem to have fallen victim to Doom, as another one of his display cases houses thebroken helmet of Magneto, the X-Men’s iconic nemesis who recently had his own well-receivedFortniteskin. In yet another lies a fragment of the Silver Surfer’s signature surfboard. Not even Galactus, the devourer of worlds who once threatened the world ofFortniteback in Chapter 2 Season 4, is safe from Doom’s rampage, as his dead body can be seen sticking out of the ocean.
This might not even scratch the surface of Doctor Doom’sFortnitecasualties, as other players have spotted equally grime nods toMarvel characters like Ultron, Moon Knight, Doctor Strange, and Thanos - the latter of which was once the overarching villain of the MCU’s Infinity Saga and one ofFortnite’s original Marvel skins. Now it looks like Doctor Doom has become the dominant villain inFortnite, with a considerable body count in just his lair alone.
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