Doctor Strange 2: Secretly Setting Up a Terrifying Multiverse Team for the MCU!
Doctor Strange 2's Ending: A Multiversal Tease That Could Change Everything
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022), starring the awesome Benedict Cumberbatch, was a wild ride through the multiverse, setting up many huge MCU events for later! Even though Doctor Strange has been absent from the screen since, that movie laid groundwork that might be extremely important, especially concerning Phase 6! We’re going to uncover a potentially terrifying team, a possibility teased in that mind-bending finale: prepare for those massive multiverse implications. This entire story will explore that wild potential hidden within that specific scene from that 2022 film.
Doctor Strange is a key player in the Multiverse Saga, especially considering that crazy Phase 4 multiverse team-up with Spider-Man. Now, after facing the evil Scarlet Witch in that multiversal showdown, Strange has knowledge crucial for Phase 6! Cumberbatch has already teased appearances in Avengers: Doomsday and Secret Wars (via YouTube); it really makes one eagerly await what those amazing finales will deliver. This also hints at an upcoming Doctor Strange 3. And adapting those crucial comics storylines such as Time Runs Out and Secret Wars (2015) – all of this implies how some extremely famous, iconic multiversal characters might soon appear; potentially making Multiverse of Madness even more significant than its box-office success!
Doctor Strange and the Black Priests: A Terrifying Alliance?
These crazy-powerful beings are in Marvel Comics, introduced in New Avengers (Vol. 3) #2 (2013) which started Time Runs Out (before Secret Wars). Recent speculation is amazing: this possibly hinted at in Doctor Strange 2's ending. The main speculation comes from that specific exchange between Doctor Strange and Clea (Charlize Theron). Clea’s line (“We need to stop the incursion”) directly mirrors the Black Priests' main goal. And even Clea herself could be among their members; even if we haven't yet officially learned anything about their organization.
The Black Priests were always mysterious; these individuals aren’t necessarily considered "alive." They just pretend to be, they seem to be created by the multiverse, like its guardians, something we've never actually encountered within the MCU. They operate outside conventional realities, thus introducing them is incredibly challenging and must be planned extensively to be introduced well and with that added nuance to ensure the audience members don't end up feeling like these things are nonsensical. We might possibly see the origin of such individuals explored within Phase 6.
The Black Priests and Marvel's Secret Wars: A Path to Destruction?
Their approach was to stop incursions by destroying alternate universes. This brutal plan didn’t endear them to the public! That goal was similar to those of both Illuminati and Cabal. And these resulted in catastrophic results – almost complete destruction; despite these efforts and failures, however, these various strategies used will prove quite valuable to Doctor Strange during the events planned in the upcoming Secret Wars, as those moments demonstrated important insights concerning the multiverse; particularly regarding how incursions work; hinting toward possibilities.
Doctor Strange's involvement makes the reveal and implications quite significant: that this possibly impending Black Priests’ arrival might be teased much earlier – almost a clever foreshadowing!
We even see those extremely dramatic impacts made to the multiversal MCU. This isn't simple! The rules concerning incursions changed completely – yet Doctor Strange 2 introduced two Strange variants using the Darkhold (causing incursions!), demonstrating the various approaches that can change realities.
Clea's Dire Plea: Pushing Strange to the Dark Side?
Doctor Strange always fought to protect Earth and the universe. And the events that transpired before this might change everything: Clea asks Strange to help prevent incursions; it really puts things in perspective, particularly concerning the importance of both this plea and Clea’s possible motives – something this entire speculation relies upon! What if Clea is working with those all-important Black Priests? That adds intense drama; she’ll need Strange to destroy a world!
Earth-616 Strange might find this utterly impossible. But some Strange variants embraced the Darkhold and caused incursions, making it very much likely that that kind of change could potentially come for the Earth-616 Doctor Strange, too! Even What If…? showcased that!
The Multiversal Avengers: A Team-Up for the Ages?
In Marvel Comics, those Black Priests teamed up with the Multiversal Avengers; discovering them near that Black Priests’ base while searching for incursion causes. A hugely awesome team – and getting this specific team could easily follow. Their MCU incarnation might be very different, though.
Considering some previous heroes went into hiding (or got replaced), there’s already room for these Multiversal Avengers on the main MCU timeline.
Conclusion: Doctor Strange 2’s Seeds of Multiversal Madness
The Black Priests' arrival sounds crazy – but Doctor Strange 2 might have cleverly foreshadowed them! Their emergence creates potential, intense conflict – and hints at an epic team-up with the Multiversal Avengers! All of that sets up Phase 6 with immense excitement! That cliffhanger ending in that 2022 film had tons of implications; many might not realize this but that seemingly insignificant moment may lead to seriously huge, impactful consequences later, which demonstrates the creative opportunities created through careful planning in those earlier movies.
