Avengers: Doomsday Highlights MCU’s Power Level Shift
With Avengers: Doomsday introducing a new major villain, the rising power creep in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) has caused notable challenges. The film needs to establish Doctor Doom as the MCU’s most powerful character, but recent MCU films have made that difficult.
MCU’s Growing Power Levels
Since Avengers: Endgame, the MCU has significantly increased the strength of its heroes and villains in each installment to outdo previous movies. This escalation has reached a stage where it complicates making new characters, like Doctor Doom, feel genuinely threatening.
Challenges for Doctor Doom
The MCU must portray Doctor Doom’s immense power, but the established high power levels make it tough for a man in armor to stand out as a serious threat after a decade of evolving characters.
Notable Powerful Characters and Entities
- The MCU has introduced powerful groups and beings such as the Council of Kangs, the Celestials, Mephisto, and Galactus.
- Among heroes, Carol Danvers is depicted as overwhelmingly powerful, to the point where the MCU kept her away from Earth during Avengers: Infinity War.
- The Hulk was so strong that the MCU reduced his power by making him intelligent, limiting his unlimited strength.
"Doctor Doom has to appear all-powerful, but the MCU has made it hard to make a man in armor seem any kind of threat after the past decade of movies."
Marvel faces the challenge of addressing this power creep, though with Avengers: Doomsday imminent, it may be too late to fully fix the issue.
Author's Summary
The MCU’s escalating power levels make it difficult for new villains like Doctor Doom to stand out, posing a significant challenge for Avengers: Doomsday.