In Marvel Comics, Doom’s fixation on Franklin is legendary. He views the boy’s near-limitless powers as the key to creating and ruling Battleworld, a twisted reality of his own making as seen in Secret Wars.

Robert Downey Jr's Doctor Doom's motivation for potentially going after Marvel's first family might boil down to Franklin Richards' powers.

Wondering which universe Doctor Doom comes from in the MCU? The Fantastic Four: First Steps credits scene hints at a powerful connection between Doctor Doom and Earth-828. With Franklin Richards’ powers drawing attention and Latveria’s presence confirmed,

Dedicated Marvel fans will spot a Doctor Doom Easter egg in The Fantastic Four: First Steps during a scene at the United Nations.

Robert Downey Jr will be introduced as Doctor Doom in Avengers: Doomsday – but what if he’s not the real Doom?

First Steps surprisingly left off a character featured in the trailers and director Matt Shakman is explaining why they were cut from the film!