A fascinating MCU Theory suggests that the casting of Robert Downey Jr. How Doctor Doom will likely change a key Thanos line Avengers: Infinity War. After the Mad Titan when he finally collects all the Infinity Stones, Infinity War Includes Thanos’ fight to claim the Time Stone which features an epic sequence where he goes head-to-head with Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. This results in one of the Mad Titan’s most poignant lines, one that will probably take on a whole new meaning Avengers 5.
As announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Robert Downey Jr. Avengers: Doomsday. He will probably be the big bad in Avengers: Secret Wars too. With that in mind, one of Thanos’ best Infinity War Those lines to Iron Man will likely take on a whole new meaning now that Downey will be playing Doctor Doom in the MCU.
Robert Downey Jr’s return as Doctor Doom changes Thanos’ “I hope they remember you” line
The Avengers may have to reconcile doom with the Iron Man they once knew
While fighting with Iron Man, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange and a number of the Guardians of the Galaxy on Titan, there are several sequences where the Mad Titan gets to fight Iron Man directly. Thanos not only acknowledges that he has long been aware of who Tony Stark is, but he also shares his respect for Iron Man despite Stark’s efforts to prevent him from erasing half of the life in the universe.. As such, the interaction also provides one of Thanos’ best lines:
“When I’m done, half of humanity will still be alive. I hope they remember you.”
Although the line is strong, it is still harder Avengers: Endgame After Iron Man gives his life using the Infinity Gauntlet to defeat Thanos and his forces. However, the argument can be made that the line could soon take on a whole new kind of meaning in light of Robert Downey Jr. After all, one can imagine that some of the Avengers will probably have a hard time reconciling the new villain they will soon meet with the hero they remember, especially if he has the same face.
Why RDJ’s return as Doctor Doom will change The Iran Man’s legacy whether he’s a variant or not
New mask, same task (and same face)
Ultimately, it doesn’t matter if Robert Downey Jr. Plays an actual Victor von Doom in the future of the MCU or some sort of Tony Stark variant that became Doom instead of Iron Man. Iron Man’s legacy will be affected either way. By casting the same actor, Marvel Studios invites new ways to look at Iron Man’s legacy as a hero. Hopefully, that’s why Marvel cast Robert Downey Jr. In the first place, with an intentional reason for casting the same actor for one of the biggest supervillains of all time.